LOCAL AND GENERAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIV, 12 July 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Our Christchurch correspondent wires (hat Jack Flaherty,.a young attendant at .the. Jubilee Memorial Home, Woolslon, has just drawn a £SOOO prize in Tact's. He only took one ticket.. He was brought up on tho West Coast, and his ambition is to travel and see the world, and particularly to sec tho Melbourne Cup : run. Major H. S. Robinson, N.Z.S.C. left for the West Coast this morning, for tho purpose of attending parades of territorials and senior cadetsat Hokitika, Runanga, Greyraouth, Westport and Reef ton. At the last named three places, all Defence department Stores will be chocked anj books audited. This is m accordance witn the latest organisation winch requires a thorough inspection periodically. The following Nelson candidates were successful at the recent State exam,nalion of Nurses Tns Day, A ida Hammond ; partial, Gwynneth Thomas (medical). An interesting lantern lecture is o be given by Mr W. F. Worley tomorrow evening in the Baptist Schoolroom, on California. Mr Worley recently returned from an extended visit to this State arid his lecture will be worth hearing. •

“That, owing to the main - primary products of the Dominion being at present rwacticallv worthless, the Government be asked, to extend the moratorium for such further period as it may consider necessary after 31st December, 1921, more especially with respect to fixed mortgages,” is the form of a remit from Hawkes Bay to he considered at the coming conference of the New Zealand Fanners’ Union. In connection with bank interest, a remit is to ue moved by the Southland delegates urging the Government to lake stops to pievent any further increase in tho rate. Another euchre tournament.'and dance will he held in St. Mary s Hall, Manuka street, on Friday evening next at 7.45 sharp. ' Complete and satisfactory arrangements have been made to ensure patrons a most enjoyable evening. Attention is directed to the advertisement re the formation of a ,la. dies’ auxiliary committee in connection with the Richmond Y.M.C.A.

The talk of the Town! The beautiful Hand-made Luces at 6 yards lor 5/11. Worth-Ml to 3/(3 yard. Hustle for they’re nearly all gone.-—Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co. 7 -' Messrs E. Cuiin and Co. will conduct an extensive auction sale ot carpet squares, rugs, crockery, etc. at their rooms on Thursday next. See advertisement.

At- the 5/11 Sale! 40-meli Georgette Black, White and Colours, ojll yanl. Ladies’ splendid Hose, Black or u nite 4 pairs for 5/11. —Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.*

Dr. T. Cherry, formerly Professor of Agriculture tit the Melbourne University, chums to havo i discovered a method whereby piuus insignis timber can be made suitable for butter boxes. The wood is steamed, then coated with paraffin wax, and it) is claimed that no odour was noticeable after the butter bad been in tbe boxes six weeks. As pimis insignis yields approximately ten times the timber per acre .as our native bush, and is' likely to be the only hhnber available in quantity for any purpose in 20 years dairymen ns well as_ fruitgrowers will bo forced to use this tinnier to _ box their products. Plant Finns Insignis. —H. G. Kingsland, ’Wakefield.* Your pick for 5/11! Ladies’ stylish Trimmed Ready-to-wear Hats at the 5/11 Sale.—Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.*

Never attempt to wash Bakers’, Printers’, Painters’, Blacksmith’ and Creamery workers’ clothes without “No Rubbing” Laundry Help, 1/-packets.—-J. Wood nod Sons, Ltd.

That more stringent action should be taken to. deal with disloyalists is to be urged by several provincial unions at the annual conference of the New Zealand Fanners’ Union, to be held on 26th July. Remits on tile matter have been drafted by Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, and Poverty Bay. The Taranaki union is in favour of deporting to the lands of their nativity those persons who incite the public to acts of disloyalty and violence, and desires that the law should be amended so as to prevent seditious or disloyal persons from sitting in Parliament. Explaining the non-appearance of_ the display of meteors which was predicted for the end of last moptli, Professor 11. W. Segar writes: —“The expected star-shower did not eventuate. It appears from literature recently arrived j that it was hardly expected, in conse-j quence of later observations and calculations. Tims Nature, of 12th May. 1 says: ‘Comet Pniis-Winneekc has been deviating from the predicted path with unexpected rapidity, and the following revised orbit lias been deduced from observations on 12th, 16th, and 26th April. . . . It will he noticed that (hej perihelion point is now placed well outside the earth’s orbit, which makes the occurrence of a meteor shower somewhat doubtful.’ ”

Considerable dissatisfaction was expressed at a meeting of poultry farmers at Levin at tlio state of the'egg market, which is about 100 per cent, lower than this time last year. The meeting decided, after discussion, to form an association, to be called the Levin Poul-try-keepers' Association, which shall have for its object the linking-up of all poultry-keepers along the const to see what can bo done to establish a distributing depot for the association. It was decided that a strong protest be scut to the Welington agents against the _rise in commission. The rise is Irom o to 7fj per cent. When a man goes to the Magistrate s Court to apply for a reduction in the amount he is paying, under an order, towards the maintenance of his wife, he needs to bring with him sound argument. The applicant, Frank Williams, but nob the argument, was at the Magistrate’s Court at Wellington yesterday. Asked by Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., on what grounds the .application was nfade, Williams stated that he could not keep up the payments owing to the fact that employment was not constant. broke in the Magistrate, “aren't' you keeping another woman?” The answer was inaudible at the press table, but was obvious from the Magistrate s comment: “The application is refused. You must cut out the luxuries.” f ‘We are all endeavouring to provide adequate wages and decent conditions for workers,” said Mr Justice Frazer yesterday at the Arbitration Court, at Auckland, “but wc cannot ignore economic facts.” The remark was in reply to Mr A. O’Neill, advocate for the Ironworkers , Labourers’ Union, who was endeavouring to show cause for an increase in labourers’ wages. It had been stated by an employer that machinery produced in the Dominion had to compete with imported manufactures, and if wages were increased the price of local manufactures would become higher than the price of imported articles. Mr Justice Frazer said these conditions had to be considered in framing tlie terms of any award. In legislating for workers care had to be exeis cised not to legislate industries out of existence.

’ Charged at the Ashburton, Court this morning with defalcations from the borough funds totalling £p4, Janies Henry Alfred Fodder, lately acting-Town Clerk, pleaded guilty and was committed for sentence. No pail avus applied for.—Press Association. At a sitting of the Warden’s Co/urt this morning Mr A. Conlon ivas grjnh od a renewal of a license. George Pankin applied for a coal prospecting license over property on the Hope Saddle held by him ‘ on rcneAvjable lease. Mr Evans, Warden, said' the position in regard to these licenses w'as doubtful, and the application would bo referred to the Minister. He again intimated that ■ the Coijimisstoner of CroiA’i) Lands must be notified iu regard to applications for licenses.

Under the Health Act of 1920 the words “charitable aid” wore , dteleted from the title of Hospital BoarA-yfor, the purpose of removing charity as far as possible .from/ this branch of a Board’s tfc New Zealand Journal of-Health). tA circular lias been sent t o’Hosp ita 1 Bo a I'd s advising them to discontinue;' the tehuar “Charitable Aid Committee,/' 5 . a,nd feubfstitute therefor the term* “Social //Welfare Committee.’ 5 Somp .Hoards A heivo, already adopted this designation ioj: such committees of their Boards. is .also. suggested that such-, cxpi'dsSjons/ .as “financial assistance” or, “granting bfi relief” should be used instead of such | expressions as “giving of charitable aid.” 5 j and that the tern “pecuniary relief ’ could be used when it was desiredto differentiate such relief from medical relief. The Department’s opinion is that all such matters ■ should lay deait j with by the\Hospital Boards, and incases of misfortune due to no fault on ( thc part of the person needing assistance that any objection to applying to Hospital Boards should be removed. Such objections generally have their origin in a disinclination to apply to a “charitable” organisation. -/H present far too many applications for assistance are received by the Government, and at every turn the Government is faced with a request to undertake activities which are entirely the function of Hospital Boards.

“I like to respect the Sabbath day whatever else happens,” said _ John Meiklc when defending an application by Charles Henry Horry for possession of a tenement in the Auckland Magistrate’s Court. The tenant complained that Mr Horry whistled ‘Yankee Doodle’ on the Sabbath. Meiklo had been four' and a-half years in the house, which was bought by applicant. He let the new owner’have tho use of a part of tho house. There were twelve people OCCUpyiug a seven-roomed dwelling. The applicant stated that Meiklc promised to get out of the house. Meikle denied that he promised to get out in a day oy two after tho purchase. The house had been sold four times in three months. The prices were £750, £950, £I3OO, and £I4OO. He was at .present paying 17s 6d for the use of three rooms and a kitchen. He had been 56 years in New Zealand, and the applicant, a recent arrival, paid £l5O deposit to buy the- house over his head. Counsel: “You delight , in court cases?” Witness’: “I do not. It was you who brought me here. 1 You delight in the law, because ‘it’s your living.” Mr Poynton said Meikle’s children were all earning, and Horry’s were not. It was evident the present condition could not continue. He would alow Meiklo six weeks in which to vacate the hduse.

To-morrow at the 5/11 Sale! 7 (only) Ladies’ Umbrellas 5/11 each. Ladies’ Stylish Sports Hose, Black and Colours, with fancy check and striped designs, 2 pairs for 5/11. —Auckland Clothing ami Drapery' Co.*

Considerable interest )is being shown in connection wit hthe/ Nelson Horticultural Society’s offefr to the City Council to finance thd establishment of a rose garden in /the City. _ The Queen’s Gardens has-been mentioned as the site for snclf a garden, but tiie ultimate selectio/i will be a matter for the Council. The Society’s proposal is that it /hall raise the necessary money for v,he purchase of the rose dishes, the /Council thereafter taking full charge of affairs. It is intended that the /takings on Daffodil Day shall go to /the Rose Carden Fund. Since the* inception of the popular Daffodil Di/iy the proceeds have been devoted to) war fund purposes, ■with the exception of last year, when jit was held in /aid of the Carnardo (Homes. A Daffodil Day in aid of a ’ local rose garde/n is expected to 'be a 'particularly pufpular movement. A deputation froyn the Horticultural Society will wajft on Die City Conned on Friday eve/ning next (,b discuss ,Uio proposed ros</ garden, HMIMII ■»^'~ | Min»llW|,,|,i, J ***' /