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North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13656, 26 August 1916, Page 4

■ The. hem. treasurer' of the North Otago Patriotic Funds acknowledges the following donations to the Belgian Belief Funjlj; Waitaki Girls'. High School, £ll/4 C.F., £2.' . The SUjuke'g branch of the C.E.M.S.will meet in the Guild Room on Holiday ■evening at eight o'clock, when an address by 'the Bishop of London on "Church in War Time" will be read and. discussed. All men are cordially invited. ■a'to ~;.t, ''■ , '' An unfortunate accident befel the ■ two-and-a-half-year : old son of Mr and Mrs J; Edgar v Ewmg, of Tees street, in the early part of the present week. The child over-balancd from his cot on Monday evening and sustained a serious wound to his-head, and for some days was in a critical condition. A medical .consultation was held on Thursday evening and last night the little sufferer was reported to be slightly improving and hopes were"'entertained of his complete recovery, St. Paul's Ladies' Guild acknowledges with thanks the following contributions:—Miss Ferguson, £l;.Mrs Irving, o/-; Miss;. Spalding, child's frock and knitted petticoat'; Miss Hamilton, .T dresses (returned work); Mrs Emslie, 2.petticoats; Mrs Mitchell, 2 singlets; Mrs Gemmell, 2 balaclava caps; Mrs Jno. Allan, Mrs Miller (Tweed street), and Miss Hewat, parcels of clothing; Misses Craig and Co., nailing and fixing four'cases; Mrs Franklin, 2 pair bootees; Mrs McPhersoii, 3 children's petticoats (returned'work); Mrs Kennedy, boy's coat, hat, and two bonnets (returned work)-. '.■■•.•■•■ A striking illustration of the harmful results of allowing children to face the winter weather insufficiently clothed was given by Dr Elizabeth MaeDonald in the course of a lecture, to women in Auckland on Saturday evening (says the New Zealand Herald). In the- inspection of 1100 children, she had found 22 suffering from permanently affected hearts. • While thej had not actually had an attack of rheumatism, the constant, exposure to cold and chilling of the body, had sown the seed of serious trouble, from which they would suffer permanently. Many of the children she had examined wore nothing but cotton garments, even in the coldest weather, a custom which could not be too strongly 'condemned. An interesting and apparently- not very widely-known point in conned ion with the war pensions scheme cropped up on Tuesday during the sitting of the War Pensions Bqsnl (states the Southland Times). A soldier in evidence cited tlw fact that he was the sole support of his aged parents.. In reply, the returned, warrior was informed that all dependants have a claim to a ponsicf on their own account irrespective of any granted to.the breadwinners. A striking example was furnished later in the day when a'returned man with a wife and three children was allotted a pension of £1 per week, his wife 10/per week, and'each-child 7/6, or a total of £2 12/6 for the family, whereas the maximum pension payable to a disabled man.is 35/-'.per week.' The gold-dredging industry on the West Coast is one which is being hit very badly by present war conditions (says the Greymouth Star). A number of investors were hopeful that, by improving the dredges, installing greater power, and obtaining greater efficiency, a solid ...revival would take place in the industry, It is, however, becoming increasingly difficult, to get crews, while the cost of coal has been, in some cases, nearly doubled; all dredge supplies are at almost famine prices/and ilie foundries are ! ,passing .(lie full 10"'per cen.l. war bonus on to the rate of wages (hey charge up to the companies. Unforluiialely (he dredging companies cannot pass on the increased cos/, of output; indeed, they are getting slightly less for their gold, as they have to bear increased bullion and insurance charges. It is feaiod that a number of West Coast dredges will have to Close down until after the war, : ■''. ■

The |;i,li,«; nf Hi,.. Wishm and Anl-I i'.'iHiiii Ki'il <'io;; tiui'ii'lv will hold lln-ir lirtil, sewing Minding in Ilic Wcslon i I'iililic Hull on Thursday next,. August ' lilsl-, :il " ji.in, There will lie. .'in alow(lmiL supply »l ! material, and as the woi'lc is for the wounded soldiers a cnrilinl invitation is given to all ladies uf the district to come and help. The King has given Mi' J. J. Virgo, field secretary of Ihe D'l.O.A, a message of congratulation and good wishes to the overseas Y.M.C. Associations which he (Mr Virgo) is to visit. Lord Stainfordham (private secretary to his Majesty) wrote to Mr Virgo as follows; "The King, hearing; that you are about to leave on a special mission to the overseas dominions, India and the Crown colonies, asks you to convey to the various organisations of the Y.M.C.A. in those countries his congratulations on their successful work during the war, and especially in eases where they have sent secretaries to accompany the troops to the front. His Majesty trusts that you 'may be successful iifyour .efforts towards bringing about the unification of the forces of the association throughout the Era' pire." In his annual report, on Special Schools, the Minister of; Education states that moneys are on deposit at interest in the Post Office Savings Bank that were earned ; by young people who are, or while under .control were, in situations, or who, though it is advisable to have tliem in residence, arc able to do work of more value than the cost of their keep. The disposal of these moneys is by law at,the.discretion of the Minister of Education, who may direct that payment be made cither to the earner of to the Public Account. 'ln practice payment is made to an applicant who after the control of the school has ceased, shows evidence of good character and that the proposed investments of the money is likely to be to his lasting advantage, At the end of the year the total amount'deposited in.the Post Office.Savings Bank on account of the earnings of young people who are now, or were, formerly under, the control of industrial schools, was £40,173, the Government schools' account having £36,017.-to credit, and the private (Roman Catholic*) schools £4156, The withdrawals from these accounts during the year, were .£3275 and £335 respectively.