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North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13664, 5 September 1916, Page 2

The Chief Postmaster advises that the Postal Department will he prepared to accept War Loan Certificates for safe custody from to-day. The Mayoress (Mrs W. H. Frith) acknowledges receipt from Mrs Reid (Elderslie) of eight scrap-books, for the Walton-on-Thames Hospital, The Rev. Rapata Tahu Fotiki Haddon will lecture at Enfield this evening, and at. Wesley Church, Eden street, to-mor-row evening at 7.30. on "The Story of My People: A Maori on the Maoris." A meeting of the Athletic Football Club was held last night. After full discussion it was decided that, as the club was unable to secure a sufficient number of junior players, and in. view of the fact that several of the present players would be going away on active service shortly, tho club should withdraw from the competition for the present season.

There was a 'humorous side to the situation'at a big Wellington hotel on Monday (says the Post). Three young men, with plenty of money and an alleged sense of humour, entered the bar each Willi a £2O note iii his hand, and each aslted for a sixpenny Ifls (id change in each case. They got the change, but the hotclkeeper had a busy time before he could deal with their wealthy necessities.

The latest Gazette received contains a long list of funds approved under the War Legislation Act of last, session. The following arc the approved funds in North Otagoi North North Patriotic Fund, Samara Red Cross Society, St. John Amlrolanee Brigade (Oa'iiiarii division), and the North Otagn Soldiers' Fund. The Wnimato branch of the South Canterbury Patriotic War Relief Society also appears in the list.

Constable Palmer arrested a .young woman at Papakaio yesterday on a charge of theft of a gold ring valued at ten guineas, the property of Mrs Grier, of tht Railway Hotel, Kurow. Accused appeared before Mr George Brownlee, J.P., at the Police Court yesterday afternoon, when she was remanded to appear at the Magistrate's Court to-morrow, Bail was allowed accused in liev own recognisance of £2O miii! one surely of £2O.

The secretary of the Otago' Educational Institute received a letter from the Assistant Director of Education on Friday saying that, if local arrangements would permit, he would address teachers and others,, interested in the grading scheme on Friday evening, September 2L', and on Saturday morning meet teachers only, for a fuller discussion. The address'will liejllnstrated by a series of tables and graphs shown by means of a lantern. Mr Caughey purposes being in Dmiedin some days before the lectures, when details will be worked out.

The local,post ■office officials report that, there was a brisk'demand for War Loan Certificates on Friday last, Ist insf, . A large number of investors in the Post Office Savings Bank who had evidently not been disposed to sacrifice the month's interest on their savings, readily transferred a good proportion of their account info Loan Certificates, and throughout the day the staff was kept busy attending to investors and were obliged to work on far into the night to complete their returns. The additional amount invested in Bonds, applications for which closed definitely on the Ist inst, was not large, as evidently most of those willing to take up that class of investment had already done so before the extension of the period for application was announced,

■ The usual monthly meeting of the Oamani Athenanuu Committee was held in the Institute last evening. There were present: Messrs W, 11. Rose, president (in the chair), Prs Whitton and Hargreaves, Messrs' L. E, Haines, A, Headland. A. G. Creagh, Jno. Waugh, J. M, Forrester, A. Hamilton, H. Grenfell, W. W. Beswiek, and A.,Gow (lion, secretary). The president'reported on behalf of the visiting committee that the varionsjijntters relegated to it, had been attended to. Messrs Haines and Gow were appointed a, visiting committee for the incoming month, It was resolved that tenders be invited as usual from subscribers for the magazines. The committee decided to invest £240 of the Post Office Savings Bank deposit account in war .loan certificates. The librarian's report showed there were 301 subscribers on the roll. On the recommendation of a subscriber it was resolved that the Xeiv York magazine "Life,'' be ordered. Accounts totalling £27 HI/7 were duly passed for payment.

Loss of self-respect, loss of the good opinion of a community, loss of employment, loss of liberty, may be the punishment of a man who does not comply with the provisions of the Military Service Act. The law stipulates that, men who are not registered under the National Registration Act of last year must enrol liy September Hi, and that men who arc already registered must inform the Government Statistician if they have changed their abode since registration. Neglect to report such a change may make the Reservist liable lo a charge of desertion. The authorities are giving Reservists all possible encouragement and facilities at any and every post office to do their duty voluntarily; but il is important for- men to remember that the Act provides heavy penalties for a breach. In every case under the Act. onus of proof is on the defendant. A plea of ignorance will not be acceptable as an excuse, because elaborate precautions are being taken by posters, placards and lantern-slides, advertisements and other statements in the press, to explain the position thoroughly. Prompt action is the way to avoid trouble,

The following are the local Customs returns for the month of August:— Customs £721 6s lid, miscellaneous £ll. light dues £34 13a Id; total, £767,

Under the will of the late. Louis Davis, of Palmerston, retired farmer. the sun: of £->. i has been bequeathed to the fund for the benefit of dependants of British sailors killed at the Dardanelles.

The following will represent the Excelsior Football Club in the match at Timani on Thursday next, 7th September: Winsley, Spo.id, Williams, Hopley, Crisp, Mitchell, .[lain, Sprague, Macaulay, McMurlrie, Kerr, Wilson, Bruce, Russell, Watson. Emergencies: MeLeod, West. Kielev.

The OamaruFirc Board at ils meeting yesterday had before it the question of the. appointment of a caretaker for the Brigade station, and in keeping with a previous resolution decided to appoint if possible a returned soldier to the position, The final'.decision in the matter was left to the local members of the Board.

An Auckland Press Association message states that Charles Sheard, a returned soldier, who had been an inmate of the Avondale Mental Hospital since April 28th, escaped from that institution on Saturday. His dead body was found in a small creek on the hospital property at 10.30 yesterday morning. He was aged' thirty-five. An inquest will be held to-dav.

The Gazette issued last night in Wellington contains an Order-in-Council, whereunder provision is made for the attorney, agent, trustee executor or administrator, being a member of the Expeditionary Force, absent, from the Dominion oi) the King's service to delegate his powers and duties to the Public Trustee. Further Orders-in-Council prohibit the export of platinum and wattle bark.

At yesterday's meeting of the Oamam Pire Board the question of water supply for. fire-prevention purposes on the higher levels within the borough was again discussed. Several members expressed opinions that the residents in the particular areas affected were not fully seized with the fact of the inadequacy of. the water supply in the case of tiro. It was stated that a good part of the smith hill, and also the hill residences in the north end of the borough were, only provided with pipes sufficiently large'enough for a purely domestic supply of water. The Superintendent stated that in the eases of some fires to which the brigade had been called the plant had been useless and members had been unable to do anything for lack of a sufficient water supply. Tn reply to a question the chairman stated that while the scheme for improved reticulation for which the borough had accepted tenders would probably improve matters in some localities, it was not designed for fire-prevention purposes, and there would still be a large ared of the borough without of subduing an outbreak of flify

A display of the work done by the various branches of the North Otagn Red Cross Society was made in the Ambulance Ifall o\Saturday, chiefly for the purpose of giving the country members of the Soicety an opportunity of seeing the work done in other centres than their own. The work embraces almost every class.of requisite in the shape of clothing, bandars, swabs for the military field or base hospital, or convalescent hospital. The display given on Saturday was a revelation of the tireless energy with which • the women of North' Otago have applied themselves to the work on behalf of the sick and wounded men at the front and in the Home hospitals. The goods are arranged so far as packing is concerned in a manner that makes for the gretcst economy in handling when they reach their destination. Bandages, swabs, and such like articles are packed in certain numbers, according to the average requirements of cases, which greatly minimises the work of the hospital orderlies, and the systematiction adopted has been reduced to a line art. A farther display of the work will be made at the Ambulance Hall to-day, when the members of (he Society' will be pleased to receive and show visitors interested the nature of the work that, is being carried on so successfully and withal in such a truly patriotic spirit,