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North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13933, 16 July 1917, Page 4

Tlie lion, treasurer of the North Otago Patriotic Committee . (Mr.C, W, Kent) acknowledges the receipt through the North Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of £1 10s, being the proceeds of the sale of a hide given by Mr D, lsbister in aid of the Y.M.C.A. soldiers' worlc fund. t

Mr Alexander Hall, of Ngapra, has sold that well-known property:" Glcnitter," containing 1000 acre? of good quality laud. The transaction was effected by Messrs Dalgety and Co., ami the purchaser is a resident of the district. .A clearing sale of live and dead stock, at the farm, on account of Mr Hall; is announced for .Friday, August 3rd.

The annual general meeting nf the Oamaru No-Liceuse Association will be held to-night at 7.110 in the Baptist Church, Besides the annual business a musical programme will bo given, supper will be served, and the Rev. >l, L, Robinson and Mr R. Milligan, who attended the annual congress in Wellington, will give an account of the congress, All interested are invited.

A very enthusiastic and pleasant function was carried out at the' Hook School on 1 Thursday afternoon, : the: occasion VB^ , ?iit'l < ?.-l'o.'Mi| l fi.fi#ii% Unff>n Jack and the New Zealand Ensign on the recently erected flagpole, which had been subscribed for by several well-wishing residents of the district. A portion of the pole, wliidi is made of iron, was given by one of the oldest residents, who also supplied the cement' for the base, After the preliminary hoisting of the flags (hey were subsequently lowered to half-mast out of respect for an exscholar, Stanley Bell, who has paid the supreme sacrifice-at'the front. Miss Ford called for three cheers for the members of the committee who were present, and cheers were, given for the teachers. Everyone went home quite pleased at this little touch of patriotism, and a feeling that all at the school goes well. ■

An inquest touching the death of John Marcus Southgatc, who died suddenly cn Thursday evening, was held at the residence of deceased's father at Kakanui on Saturday, Mr J, M. Forrester, J.P,, acted as coroner; and Mr Alexander Elder was chosen foreman of the jury. George contractor, father of the deceased, said fiia son had suffered from epileptic fits at intei> vals for the past five or six years. He hail the lfTSt fit about six months ago, and had been under medical treatment, ever since. Robert Southgate, deceased's brother, deposed that after having tea withJiis brother near Totara, •where they had been working, his brother .had ,two fits, from : which he partly- recovered. Immediately after lie was seized with a third, which'proved fatal. Medical aid waMsent for., Dr Ilargreaves stated that on arrival he jfound ,that death had,taken place. The cause of death was cardiac failure following on a succession of epileptic fits. A verdict in accordance with the medical evidence was returned.

;■ Mr E. West's barn at Airedale was the scene of a most enjoyable function on n recent Thursday evening, the occasion being to bid farewell and God' speed to Private B. Buick, of Airedale, I. who was. down on final leave, The levelling was spent in, dancing, inter- | spersed witli songs by Mr W, Simpson (Papakaio), and two recitations by Mr L. McAnlcy, of Ardgowaii. The music for the dance was supplied bv Mr T. Portis (Airedale), and A, Morgan G. Willetts and Mr T. Portis acting as.M,'sC, . Mr T. McPliee, in presenting Private Buicl; with a fountain pen and safety razor and a set of military brushes, spoke'feelingly of the sterling, qualities of the departing soldier, On behalf of all present, lie i wished Private Buick the best of luck ;and/ safe return to' Airedale, where he would be sure of a warm welcome, Private Buick suitably responded, and thanked all present for thdir handsome presents ami kind remarks. The coin- | pany then sang "For lio's a jolly good ! fellow,". After an excellent supper had been, partaken of, dancing wns kept going, until the small hours. Three .cheers were given for the departing"^soldie)-,' the >,musicians and : Mr ;nnd, Mrs West for' the u,so of tlieii 1 : bavn, and all ! \fent home after having spent a most enjoyable evening.

»i i! } The bni que/now in. part has torn pletul lii'i 'disiharge of tnilbw, and aitii i tiui(H will- eimmii'iii'i! losulnig liaHasjr tli.i.a, weok.j when -slte will proceed «:to til?! WcsD-^oast;^;;'... . -:' v ' Though the public tjfirdcn.s.slill..bent i n wintry ftppojirancc, signs fl'iu '>not wanting of the near approach of Billing, i Hid.llowors of. this season's plants liliving alroaily ■ made, tlibir, In the. next few daya, should be bordered mid beautified, ,_alfoi. i tlie/'soralireness of winter, v.'ith niauji., of, spring flowers,, has been possible by the mildness of the past seaSQii and the copious, rains that have f alien, N and the curator anticipates an easier dibplay of blooms ftnd vegetation .this year to'gladden tile eyes' of tnose who gradens, and Who delight in the , beauties of ■ Nature,.

A pleasant function was .held at. Miss Wijletts' tearooms, Waimate, on Thursday morning, when the committee of the Pl\inl[ot Society tendered.a send-off to Nurse Honeyfield, the departing Plunket. Nurse, and a welcome to Nurse ifljfKee, who succeeds'her* in -.e'Waimlite div trict. Mrs' Hurst, vitoprcaident, of 'the society, 'expressed the. committee's thanks' to Kursc- -Honeyfield for ■ the splendid way in which she .had worked in the interes'ts of' the society.' She also extended a cordial welcome to Nurse McKee. Nurse McKee is a native of Nelson, having received her general hospital training there, and then passed through'the course for PJunket nurses at the Karitane Home, Dunedin. .

; A i very successful meeting of Second ■Division Reservists was held at Kurow on Saturday-night, Mr Barclay prosjd,ing 'ovyr a fairly large aticndaßce. Messrs A. E. Lawre'nci and A, AV. Woodward, representing the' Oamaru executive, attended and fully explained the objects of the Second Division League. . After the addresses, a strong committee was appointed to canvass the district .for members, the movement being given' the most enthusiastic support. . A vote of thanks was accorded 'the Oamaru 'representatives '.for their interest in the welfare of Hie Second Division and their efforts to ..establish a strong branch in North Otago,

A g'od deal of curiosity was aroused by 'the flying of the New Zealand Ensign over the Post Office on Saturday, of-which very few people were able to offer any: explanation. The occasion was, of courstyFrance's National Fete Day—July 14th—and Hags were llown on Government buildings out of compliment to Britain's nolile ally. Had the Government, however, show as much imagination in connection with Saturday's occasion as it did on America Day—when the Stars and Stripes llew alongside ilie British /lag—and- or'(lerod the tri-colour to .be llown-side 'by side with the Bvitisli National (lags, the compliment" would'have been' complete and perfectly understood by everyone. .

On, ;Tliiivs(l(ijf ? evening last, "jin, the=Kakaiiui., Pi'esbjieriim. iCliiirciv,, ft' Bible * class social was given to Private T. G. Tyson, who lias been a member Bible class for a number of years, and has always taken a live interest in all its business, He was presented with a handsome pocket Bible bound in solid leather, The Bey, P. C. fiennie, who presided, spoke of the great regularity with which lie attended church and class, and also of the fine example he set to others. He wished him God-speed and a safe return. There was a good programme, to which the choir contributed three' items. Mr Cron gave a reading, "The Soldier's Return," from "Biglow Papers;" a duet was given by Messrs T. Young and'Eussell Law-' renson, and solos by Miss L.Southgate, and Mr Hugh Mackenzie. Mi;s D. Boaden was the organist. The evening was a profitable and enjoyable 'one. Supper was kindly provided by. the Bible class members and others. v

A ease of apparent maladministration 011 the part of the Defence Department is reported from Tiinaru. _Priv. vate P. Boyd, of Wainiate, who was on" a fortnight's special leave from Trentliam, was three weeks ago, at the sitting of the Military Appeal Court held in Timaru, granted one month's leave, or until the Financial Board had considered his claim for extra financial assistance, in; order t]>a)'he might earn enough money to discharge his liabilities, Private Boyd was hard at work at Waimate in his endeavour to clear his family debts, the clerical officer in Timaru having handed liini |iis ticket-of-leave, last Tuesday lie.was.arrested on a charge of absenting himself from camp without .leave, . The production of the Camp Commandant's and the Timaru ' adjutant's ticket-of-leave was of 110 avail, and he was lodged in Timaru gaol, Upon representations of eye-witnesses of the arrest, Private Boyd was liberated with apologies and excuses from the adjutant who, it appears, hj/d counter-signed the Camp Commandant's warrant for his arrest, knowing at'the same'time that further leave had been granted,

"Serve the Lord with all your heart" was the injunction inscribed on a pictorial card taken home by a scholar from a local Sunday school yesterday afternoon. Doubtless the'exhortation was a good one, and the card was received in the home with gladness; but iomething in the nature of chagrin followed; the discovery that the card was "made in Germany," and hot indignation was. expressed- that such cards should be handed on.', as awards to Sunday-school scholars. Probably the stock from wliiclj the card was purchased was'bought prior to the war, but surely after almost three years of war against Germany, during which time>innocent little children have been barbarously butchered to gratify the blood-lust and appease the fury-of the "Butcher of Berlin," it'is time that British people took a firmer stand in matters T)f tliis sort and refuted absolutely to touch anything German, iiiuch less hand "out award cards,- bearing the imprimatur of' German firms, to Sundayschool Scholars. ■

-r% i > i - 'j, -*■■> * to C Stitdliolmc of Wflimatc, in Ins. ln|wwltli tln| Mtlitaiv Board.on, (in \H (V't iHiiuijiijhyi"!jmif / uL Ma'kbi I k \ Ull hli'li^Tl/HlLtlurtllll'llt ut |U' orftllVljCV ; , , hiud tint 11 bin It bun ilibuih lmd licon iliscovcj'ml, but there apiiears tobe no Biii'li • easy ijioans of lidding the ; country of Ihe'post. ; '• ; ' 4 - 7' .

"Talltjng -.about* coiia#luntiov»l,ol)jo«tors," opyu ut, New' t'atjJdior in a'-letter -to .a relative, in Wellington, f'reminds me of. a true story I heard j,he other' day. l • You may have heard it, of (.'ouroe, but here it is. There was .a Booho prisoners'camp in Essex.near where, there, was a large nuihter of ; (!.6's-' (consaientiOus objectors) living. ! The Bodies were usejl^or, Working, the land, aild the c.o's wero 's'eitt to work .witluthem. The result was that {|ie Boshes struck—refused to work with SUc.li scum, Souilds ifleredible, but is perfectly true,"

Unless some good fairy -steps in very, shortly, we are now in sight. Of ;qne-.\ sheet newspapers in the Old Country (writes the London correspondent of the; Times),,' The 'supplies of. raw material for papermaking, practic-,, ally all of which have to be .imported, 1 ' have'' all but" come to a standstill, pi'd many paper-mills (especially cjiief-. ly concerned with supplying nowspaper) > have already closed, The cause of th"%( trouble is'flue in a measure, to the activities of the German submarines, 1 whose depredations it ■ necessary more than ever ' to "devote 'very available ship to dealing with the national food supplies. and! oUrr .absolute necessities of the war,

Writing from Egypt, Trooper Ted Avery, of New Plymouth, saya:—"A cake came adressed to a "Lonely Soldier," and on being ;ope'ned a'note wasfound saving the giver 5 liopild thqt his cake would-not go to a man in the coldfooted Mounted Brigade, but that some deserving soldier in France woitld ,receive it. What price that for cheek? We have been out on this stunt no'w• for over three weeks'; -'during *ljiat tiine one has not had imicii chanci* of hfjyiilg a decent wash and as far as a chaiigo of clothing, well, enough said. I di> not think they have to put up with that sort of thing on the other front, Ifit were possible I am quite willing to change places with any of them. The hot weather is coming round again, and I 'guess we are in for a very hot time |in more places than one at. that.";

Some insight into the experiences of the New Zealand Forces fighting'in ■ Southern ralestine is given in a letter received from a quartermaster-sergeant of tlie Auckland Mounted Rifles, who has been on active service for almost three years, and was through the Gallipoli campaign. Writing .to■ a, friend, lie says:—"There'is no 'use' Worrying on our account about the lack of water, we can manage with very little to ent and drink, without 'inconvenience, because .we have become used to it. One ■ lives on excitement, but lack of sleep -J will kill me. It is very often agony •filter jtaj/?' B lee P, a'" "tfiougli l ' affei* {lid' fa'sMeVhights one not notice it, Durnig the last fighting I did not feel 3leep at all, althougfi we had very little sleep for a week, The sand is bad enough, but I t.hin|j; the dust here 'takes the cake.' Whcj} we came here the country for miles was. ntanding barley and grass, beautifully grecu. In less than a week the horses had eaten every blade of barley for miles round, and now the country white with dust." ' : ;

A prominent business man who occupies a number of honprfiry public position:' in Dunedin, and who is, and has always been, a firm supportei of the Massey Government, informed an' Otygo Daily Times' reporter recently that jje learnt with a great deal of regret th|i the National Cabinet had declined to. Mit the sentences of those men-now in gaol consequent on {heir public of seditious' language. He said that "hi: considered these men could now well Bo let out, as the War Angulations, had been primed up so as to preclude t;hom from going far with the seditious jalk) even- if they were inclined to o|end again in this direction. "But the point that primarily appeals to me," lie concluded, "is that these men fire j]ot offenders in anything like the same de-

gree as the Sinn Feiners, These latter were rebels'pure and simple, I say it, and I am Irishman, The British Government, howeverj has seen lit to capcdl the sentences of imprisonment inflicted on these Sinn Feniers, The Government, on the other hand, declines to release men, the majority of- whom, in my opinion, were foolish in the .use of their language. They were not rebels at anyrate. Anyhow, the police took these men far too seriously. The great majority of the people who listened to their harangues, smiled, ed on." f A compliment to lbcal Industry was disclosed '.'when a steamer docked at •' Port .Chat; mors one morning. Inst woelc. Tljfi local industry in this case is' the manufacture of nonfonling composition fof

vessels' bottoms, and it has been carried 011 fit Port Chalmers for' «Ome littlo time past, with 'good results, Before the war broke out the locally-manu-factured paint experienced , extreme difficulty in getting a "look in" with .imported paints of German brand. This local paint was admitted) however, to be fully equal to the imported article, but its adoption was much hampered. The -difficulties are now., easing some- , whatj- and the steamer which jlocked this jnorning gave local industry' a distinct fillip, for she'was painted with t-lie local production, seven months'ago); and her condition was pronounced to be very satisfactory indeed. There was a slight coating of slime on her ,Jjut nothing in the nature of so-called marine growth, and-the slime was'scrubbed-off with an ease which' showed that tljo anti-fouling paint possessed tlio''body)' • which promotes steaming spoe<;l and pfbvents corrosion of the plating. The'st&te of the vessel's bottom, as an-illusm-tioirofthe merits of - bottom painLwas favorably commeiit?l; X on by shinning people. , ;