LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 17, 22 January 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Telegraph Department advises that the Maori, Mararoa, Manuka and Dogra are within wireless range of Wellington to-day.

In order to meet the convenience of the owner of the land on which the tent was located, the mission services conducted by the Church of Christ, Richmond, will be continued on the Church property, Queen street, until further notice.

The istjeamer Wiltshire, with foitythree New Zealand officers and six hundred men on board, was expected to arrive at Fremantle yesterday. The officers and men have been taking part in the Palestine campaign.

Mr T. A. H. Field, iM.P., has received word that the Board of Trade is visiting Nelson on Thursday evening. The Board will meet a deputation of fruitgrowers at 7.30 p.m, re the increased* price of timber for fruit cases.

The Auckland -Star states • The police are again taking steps to check the practice of small boys of running trolleys and “scooters” down the footpaths of steep streets. Three lads were brought before the Juvenile Court on Saturday morning and admonished. Sub-Inspector Wohlmann mentioned, as an instance of the danger of the practice, that the other day a small boy on a “scooter” ran into a team of horses, which came suddenly from a right-of-way, with the result that the boy was very seriously injured. Mr J. E. Wilson, S.M., stated that if warnings had 1 no effect action would have to be taken to have offenders placed uneven probationary Control. The parents of the boys in the case under review were ordered to pay 7s. costs apiece.

Now that Australian prisoners of war have been released from Germany, and have reached England, the true picture of German brutality is being painted. Private W. Birch, formerly employed on the staff of the Melbourne Age, while a captive in Germany, sent letters and postcards to his relatives, but for obvious reasons refrained from even hinting at the treatment to which he was subjected. A recent letter received from him in England, dated 22nd November last, says:—“ Just a few lines to let you know we arrived in« England again, and not sorry, either. It has been most dreadful'. It is now that the true facts will come out from the boys about the way they have been treated. As for myself, I am not too good yet. lam going into hospital again for a while. I was struck with a rifle, and it did me no good, but it will not be long l am better and on my way to Australia again, I nope, after being through the trials I have been. We were the first to land' an England from Germany, and they gave us a lovely reception.”

An Invercargill soldier who arrived home quite recently tells an amusing tale against himself. When'seeing the sights of the Old Country he became friendly with a winsome English girl to whom he unblushingly recounted graphic dccsriptiong of a fabulous sheep station of his in a place called Invercargill. Later on, when away for a holiday, the young lassie dropped across another “digger” who also hailed from the southern city. Unfortunately for No. 1 this unsuspecting party, when saked the natural question: “Do you "know ?” said; “Why, yes, I know him well. He worked in a shop in Dee street,” The ultimate result was that the fictitious squatter received an epistle from the lair maiden, fairly bristling > With righteous indignation. “It was so piquant, so absolutely full of acid,” he says, “that I kept it . as a souvenir of the great war.”

In a letter read at the last meeting of the Wairau Hospital Board (reports the Marlborough Express) ifie Sisters of Mercy returned a cheque for £lB, for* warded to them in recognition of the services they rendered ut the hospital during- the outbreak of influenza. The payment was made in connection with the sys'.em of allowances for epidemic workers. The Sisters thanked the board for its consideration, and, saying that they were pleased to give their services gratuitously, asked the board to apply the money to ihe benefit of the hospital or some such similar object, as it thought fit. Miss K, Barnett, of Tua Marina, returned a cEeque for £5. The Board expressed its appreciation of the action of the donors. of the fine work dong by the nursing staff during* the influenza epidemic, the board voted bonuses of £ls fox* the matron, and £lO for each nurse. The to-al amount voted is £lB5. An extra week’s holiday was granted. 1 The of thfe bpai’d paid warm - tributes to the courage" l and willingness that marked .the-'- conduct of the staff during their trying ordeal. The hoard has also decided to erect a headstone over the grave of Nurse Melville, who fell a victim to the influenza epidemic while she was nursing at the hospital.

•Mr William Boyce Buller (son' of tho late Rev. James 'Buller, and l brother of the late Sir Walter IBulfer, of Wellington), died in Auckland on Wednesday. He was born in the Kaipara district on 23rd May, 1847, and was educated at Wesley College, Auckland; Toomath’s Grammar School, Wellington; and Christ’s College, Christchurch. After four and a half years in mercantile offices, he entered the service of the Bank of New Zealand, and in 1874 was appointed • accountant to the JCimaru branch. In 1879 he was transferred to Dunedin in the same capacity, and) a year later was appointed manager of the New Plymouth branch. After five years in Taranaki he was again removed to Dunedin, this time as manager, and in 1892 he was appointed senior assistant inspector of the bank. H© succeeded the late Mr T. Murray as Auckland manager, a position he held until ho retired some years ago.

What are men doing for clothes is answered by. Dee and Sons. Order cine of our best hand-made Tailored! Suits, and keep it for special wear, and it will last you five years; and have also orie of our go-between Tailored Box Suits, 70s to 86s. These save your best Suit, and they look smart, wear, and fit well. This is the Dee way of helping men keep down the high cost of living/ It’s a sure way of saving a few pounds a year. We can prove it. so give us two iniriutes just to; shoiv-how well we. have solved-the Suit problem. It's a money-caving prepetition at Dee and, Bon’c.*

Everyone urged to sing their cheeriest songs now that th© war is over and the flu flying quickly away; and oh! the joy of it. “No ißubbing” Laumvry H»p; *oW obtainable from all itores at 1b pei racket;, containing sti<Uient for seven weekly * waitings •

A paragraph in the Guardian says that at the conclusion of a case heard! at the Ashburton Magistrate’s Court last week, in which the defendant was charged with offensive behaviour in a railway carriage, the Magistrate remarked that there was far tod much drinking going on in trains. Travelling so much he saw for him seif the extent to which this undesirable practice w,as being carried odt, and in any cases of this kind that came before him he would make the fines very stiff.

Not the least interesting feature of the bowling carnival to be held in Sydney at Easter will be the presence of a representative New Zealand team (writes “Jack High” in Sydney Sun). Mr A. J. Whitehouse, local manager of the carnival, fs now in communication with Mr Victor Casey and! other New Zealanders, and it is understood that a powerful sixteen is being collected to cross the Tasman. The New Zealanders will not be able to participate in the A.8..C. events, which are to be restricted to members of affiliated associations, but the presence of the top-notchers of each of the Australian States in Sydney would enable a strong Australian team to be pitted against the visitors in a series of test matches.

“Standardised boots” have not yet taken definite shape. Samples will be submitted to a conference of manufacturers at Dunedin soon, and the Government’s proposals will be considered. “The objection of the boot manufacturers about the price leather will have the attention of the Board of Trade.” says the Hon. W. D. S, Macdonald. “If it is found that the price of leather has (been raised without just cause, then the price will have to come down again. I agree with the manufacturers /that unless the price of leather is to be kept steady the scheme will not work. As soon as the JJoard of Trade comes back fro mthe West Coast ( this question of the price of leather will be investigated.”

A somewhat interesting communication regarding the stae, of affairs in Holland has been received from the Consul-General for the Netherlands at •Melbourne by Mr M. Copeland, ViceConsul at Auckland (states the Star). It states that in consequence of the scarcity of food the Government considered it advisable to limit a s much as possible the number of foreigners coming to the Netherlands. With that end in view it has been decided that no Netherland consular visum should be placed on any passport of a foreigner who intends to go to Holland without such Consul having received official authorisation, to do so beforehand. This makes it incumbent upon the consular officer to apply for authorisation and answer certain questions, of which a list has been forwarded. These include particulars as to the profession or trade of applicant, age, place of birth, residence, nationality (and if naturalised elsewhere, to be stated), also references to persons in the Netherland, object of journey, proof of same, length of visit, and means of subsistence. Photographs of applicants also required to Cje forwarded. No separate passport is necessary for children under 13 years of age.

Dr. Cumpston, Federal '• Director of Quarantine, (stated tin Mlelbourfic last week that the Commonwealth quarantine authorities recognise that there may be a recrudescence of the complaint in the Commonwealth in about twelve months. All necessary precautions to prevent infection would be taken .Experience would probably show that this recrudescence would take place in the various. countries within a year after the original outbreak, but it would not be likely to have such fatal result©.

Te annual report of the Administrator of Norfolk Island for the year ended on June 30th, was tabled in the Federal House of Representatives the other day (says the Melbourne Age). Owing to the lack of shipping facilities the exports and imports declined. The local industries are confined principally to lemons and fish, but there are indications that the whaling industry is to be revived. The "total area, placed under cultivation for wheat, Indian corn, potatoes, and other commodities was 254£ acres, while the estimated number of coffee trees is 24,196, and the approximate yield 45,7551b. At the end of December last - the population consisted! of 337 males and 427 females, while the Melanesians in the Mission numbered 114, and the tourists five, making total of 883. The vital statistics for 1817 showed that there were 23 births, 12 deaths, and five marriages. The island celebrated Australia Day, France’s Day, and Our Day} and contributed to many patriotic funds, the total being £ISBO, while the Norfolk Island honour roll contains 78 names of natives of the island and! other residents who enlisted in the Australian and New Zealand forces—d2 Were killed in action, and 12 wounded or incapacitated. The establishment of a wireless station at Norfolk Island is 'being considered by the Australian naval authorities. . In a recent: issue* of the Post there appeared an interesting article by Captain Lindsay relative to the steamer Tasmanian Maid, which was wrecked on the Taranaki coast over 50 years ago when she was racing the Stormbird. Writing to the New Zealand Herald relative to the-history of the Tasmanian Maid, Mr John Law, of Kirikiri, says “There must be « mistake iii the date given of fitting her engines ini London in 1861. In the late fifties she made several trips up the Wairau River to the ‘big bush.’ The ‘big bush’ has long disappeared, and the place is now called Grovetown. Many of the Wairau settlers took passage in her i» attend the Nelson races. This would be about March, 1859. .My father was one of the passengers. She was commanded) by Captain Whitevale, The name of her engineer was Nancarrow. The steward’s name was John Shepherd, who after* wardfe built the Separation Hotel at Big Bush. His hotel has long disappeared. Her next steward was a Mr. James, who afterwards built the Tasmanian Hotel in Kent-street, Picton. It was soon closed, and never re-opened. The Tasmanian. Maid was the first -steamer to ascend the Wairau Rjver. The first steamer I saw in New Zealand was the Wonga Wonga. She towed the emigrant ship Emma Cohin into Nelson Harbour in June, 1856, and I was on board her.”

iMr A'. Gould announce the following sales: —To-morrow, bn account of Mrs I). Wood, Britannia Heights; on Friday next, on account of Mrs Pope, Vanguard-street, " The man who ' supports' the liquor Traffic attempts to reconcile Moderation and Efficiency;- It can’t be done. To be efficient, you nitiet banfeH that hinder?/ 'efficiency. l -T|i& problefe for bu£ines£ men during the next decade is how best to become efficient*. Hear Mr F. Milner, M.A., next Sunday* "evening in the Theatre Royal at 8.15.- He is an eminent authority on) the ' Liquor Problem, having studied /it for 1 many years and is a highly successful man, .with - a spociil,:.'ld?/h'usifiSss? ■''iaea’ and thinkers ‘generally.* '

Ants are a great nuisance in some] A meeting of the Suter Art Societyparts of the city, and. a correspondent will be held at the Art Ga.lery on Friwould like to learn of effective ways day afternoon, to elect officers and arof dealing with the pest. Any’ of our range for a sketch exhibition, readers who can give information on . . . , . , ' th e point would be conferring a favour! Major Robinson was advised to- >y t by forwarding it for publication. that aM, the Nelson and Marlborough r - [turned men who were expected to leave Wellington by the Mlapourika (to-day did so, with the exception of Private Coles, of Blenheim, who. has been admitted as an out-patient at the AuckJand Hospital.

Lambs are beginning to go off fairly well now (writes the Manawatu corespondent of the Farmers’ TJnion Advocate). The best result that I .have heard of was on a farm near Feuding on the Makino. The buyer went into a lot of 389 lambs, he took 383 j that would surely bo hard! to beat. Ewes/ are in fair condition, and will soon ge fat once the lambs are off them, ine new works in the district both at Rakariki and Feild'ing are (both rapidly filling their stores. , Thank goodness, however, the meat has been purchased for another year, and those who have been buying bullocks ait a high price are fairly sure to come out right.

Many Masterton people were much interested in a liquor case which came before the Magistrate’s Court on Friday. The main point was whether a publican was allowed_to supply three bottles of beer to one person without an order) for consumption in a No-li-cense district. The police quoted a rulof the Chief Justice that certain sections of the Act of 1914 were mote stringent than these of the 1908 Act-, and that it was imperative that an order should be given for a.ny quantity of such liquor. Counsel for the defendant submitted that Sir Robert Stout had overlooked the fact that the whole of the section of the Act applied to carriers and agents and not to purchasers, ; The obvious purpose of the section was to prevent indiscriminate sly-grogging. Counsel held, and he had the opinion of Mr C. P. Skerrett, K.C., to back up his contention, that section 8 of the Act did not apply generally, and entitled & person to take a gallon of beer and a quart of spirits into a No-license district- in any one day without supplying an order. The Magistrate reserved his decision.