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North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13935, 18 July 1917, Page 4

Ycderday morning the north express bore on their' way north about s 75 wounded soldiers and men on leave who had landed at Dnnedin from a transport on llnnday. The majority of the men haij 'rem the Egyptian sphere, several lit /iiig taken part in the memorable Gaza fight. ' An Oamaru boy returned invalided, in the person of Ser-geant-Farrier Hugh Diver, of Eden street, j ••

J yihe annual football match between teams of the Waitaki Boys' Higli School and ■ Lincoln College was contested in Chmtchurch on Monday, and resulted in a substantial win- for the Waitaki team—l2 points to 3. Whqnit. 13 remeiAered : that' the' College. team is cne of the strongest in Christchurch and outmatched their opponents' in length of years and in weight the win is- all fhe.inpre creditable, ■ The School team was in good'form, and excelled themselves in ftheir methods of defence, which proved very effective in repel-. Jing;,Collcgp,aJteeks. A try .was gained by Ilargreaves, Kerr converting." The latter also kicked a penalty goal, and the remaining points were added by a potted goal by Hazlitt.

I ( • .Tho'huniorons burglar has been at it. again in Dunedin, this time manifesting a touch of eompaßßion.. .Two ladies, opening their Indus' outfitting 'shop in. Princes street south on Monday, found no need for keys. The front door gave .way'•nt> avouch.. They, hastened to the. till, and there it stood, the contents taken out and left intact. There was only;-10s, and the money lay (jn the counter, aa though it had been lifted and counted. Perhaps the unauthorised Jntriuicr was seized with a thought that it would be mean to take so little.

At the close of the lecture on "Light'! on Saturday night the Christclnirpl) ei'tv electrical engineer was askoil if there was any means of overcoming the danger of glaring headlight?. Prefacing his reply , with the remark that a motorist used bright lights for liis own protection,'' Mr Stark said'that the first remedy: was to light the city streets so well that headliglu would be unnecessary, and a "dimmer" would be employed. ..The difficulty was nl.=o, overcome,..by the use of a lens with a series of refracting angles, In an upward direction. Another solution was to tip 'the lamps forward, so. that'they-would' not shine as high as a .man's eyes, , • u■ • , ' ■ '

The heavy'demand by the North Ctago'Hed 'Cross Society for cases in which to pad; their supplies of goods .sent forward -periodically for use in the military hospitals has caused a. de'Pticii of-tlieir' present supply of caseSi The,.society uses, about, one hundred petrbl cases per month, and the executive desires to appeal to ine proprietors of uiotor garages, and others who may 'have sucli eases, and can spare them, to keep up the necessary supply. As the cases'must'bo securely fastened before , being sent away it : would gently assist the .M Jrijss workers if thoso saving, cases for their purposes could preserve the,lids of -the cases' intact 'as far;aa possible, For. Chronic Chest Complaints. • ' • \\oocla• weut Peppermint Owe ■ ' ' 1/o,' 2/6.

"Tlii! treasurer of the North- Otago Patriotic -FumldcoiiTS to acknowledge a second donation ul. 4.1.1 rum .1.11. It. towinds tlio tialvatkm■Army .Fund. v

The following is'the .draw fftr the referees to jtct in matclles to be played to-morrow:—Athletic v. Gallery, (it 1.15 p.m. lit King George's Park, Mr W. Connell; Athletjc yExcelsior, at 3 p.m. at King George's Park, -Mr F. W. Ougley; High School A and High School B, at 3 p.m. at the School grounds, Mr M. K. McCulloch; • primary schools' match at Tokarq Park at 3.15 p.m.; Mr J. Gerrie.

In connection with the concert' at Haliipdiiu on Monday night, very , valuable assistance,was rendered to the .effort by MrS Carmichael, of Kia Ora, who, in addition to contributing a song entitled,"Marching to the Front," for whichy-she was' deservedly endored, she sold a large number ofublceta for the concert, ami her effort was greatly appreciated by the Hampden folk.

In regard to the special appeal of the Presbyterian Church of. New, Zealand for £15,000 to add to the capital of the Beneficiary Fund of the Church, n Press Association message from Christchurch states that Mr W, H, Hose, who lias undertaken to raise this money, and is at present visaing the various congregations throughout the Dominion, has collected over £10,400 to date in the southern portion of the South Island.

The Oamavu Telegraph .School is seeking new quarters—temporary, it is presumed, A contract has just been let by the Public Works Department to Messrs A, Gillies ami Sons, contractors, for alterations to the Chief Post Office in connection with the new automatic telephone exchange shortly to be insialled, It is necessary that several heavy beams be laid down on the first floor of the building to provide support for and to lessen the vibration of the new exchange machinery, It is at present uncertain where the telegraph School will be, quartered during the necessarv alterations, .

eventuated from the inter

rogn.ions of the Oamani police force on' Monday, night, when, in accordance With concerted action throughout the Dominion, the local • constables issued forth in quest of any unwary or neglectful reservists who had not in their possession their enrolment cards. The picture show, billiard rooms, and various other places where reservists were wont tii congregate were visited, and: the query, "Are you enrolled?" was in every case answered satisfactorily,, as there were no defaulters reported.

Mean thefts are reported froii) lime to time, but one of which a Dunedin paper' has' been"informed readies the lowest depth, A shrine was recently eroded on the outside wall of St, Mary's Church, Morni'ngton, and in it is a- till lie t containing the mimes of men connected with St. Mary's who have gone forth to the great light now being waged. Included in this list are several *who have laid down their lives for their country. The 1 custom, which is much appreciated, is to have a vase of fresh flowers always in the shrine, On Saturday some choice narcissi which arrived from the north were placed in the vase, but on Monday they .had disappeared, having been stolen early that morning or on Sunday night. The shrine is well out of the reach of small children; so that it cannot be attributed to the thoughtless act of anyone not old enough to know better.

. Interest attaches to the following clipping from the Sydney Morning Herald:—The Federal Prime Minister intends to introduce a short Bill-into Parliament at an early date to amend the. Public Service Act with the object of removing the age limitation for re-' turned soldiers desirous of entering the clerical division of the service. Under the present Act the maximum- ago'of candidates for the clerical division is feed at twenty-five years. It is proposed to permit any member of the Expeditionary Forces with a satisfactory record to submit himself at the examinations for candidates if he is not past the age of fifty-one. On the.suggesiion of the Acting Public Service Commissioner (Mr Edwards), Mr Hughes has approved of the amendment of the Act being anticipated. All future examinations will, therefore, be open to returned soldiers under the age of fifty-one.

A man named Hugh Wishart has good reason to congratulate himself that he is in the land of-the living at present. Ju:t about two hours prior to the departure of the U.S.S. Co.'s collier Knknpo from Oamani last Wednesday morning Wishart, who is a sailor on the vessel, was seized with an acute nttnek of appendicitis. The Kaknpo was delayed two hours,\ and the unfortunaie man was immediately conveyed to the Public Hospital, where lie v,•asoperated upon. He-is now in a safe condition and well on his way to recovery. Medical opinion at the time stated that it was "touch and go," ,and as exemplifying the perils of seafaring life, had the sailor developed I lie/attack after the vessel'sileparture no power on. earth could have saved him.' ■

• The National Reserve .commenced its Red Cross shooting contest, last night at the Drill Hall. There'was a very good attendance, twenty-one members competing, Following afe the scores of 'those registering forty-five and upwards':—W, Wilson 41), J, Millen 49, J.; McNarrv 48, A. Moss 48, R. Ilinkley 47, G. Doran 47, E. Meldrnm 47, G. Grenfell 'lO, W. Gillies 40, J, Ironside 4G, J, Wilson 45,' 11, Maude 45, J, Newson 45, A. Stubbs 45, and W. Whyte 45. At the conclusion of I he shooting Captain, Whyte. took the opportunity of making a presentation 011 behalf of the Be'serve to Reservist George'Gronfell,' who leaves for /Trontham with the next draft of reinforcement' Captain Whyte wished him the best of luck and a safe return. Reservist Grenfell suitably iosponded, and cheon were given-for the departing ©ember. - . .

; "I am not giving away nay political suert'irf," sitiil Mr'J. T..M, iloiusby in the Jluiisc tif "bill , tlu'le is si gcjoii'ili'al ut( the political situation of New Zealand. •\Vc are not, the friends we ."-pretend to be.'But can't we put aside. . .every - thing, so as to do. somdthnijj for the returned men'? There lire men-in this House who have propertied on every , fifty acres of whiclr a family.could fea maintained; but' liovr many of 'them arc going to-do: anythingl for the returned soldiers'/" ■

la the anti-shouting legislation effective f The Hon, A, L, llerdman (Minister in charge of the Police Department)" states that it has not been ascertaiufiN that ■ regulations,laraj ; - not' capable pf effective and there is no reason for believing r that they are. not being enforced. A number of prosecutions for breaches of the regulations have taken place, and in ninny instances substantial fines have been inflicted, which «re reported to have resulted in a better observance of the law. The, police have special instructions to take steps to enforce the regulations. -. • , , . j V.

The Hnwera Star states that a farm near Kaponga, Taranaki, sold to the Government by Mr Parkes on particularly favourable terms, for the settlement of returned soldiers, is now beihg surveyed into sections of fifty acres. The laud wilf sooirbe thrown open to ballot, as soon as possible, with a view' 6f the ■ farms being worked at the commencement of the dairying season though the time' available for getting ready'is short. The Government, it is understood, propose to allocate to each man £SOO for building and for'the purchase of cows,' but at present 1 prices for' building 1 , material and stock thVsiim will'be in-' adequate.

The General Secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association has received the following letter from a wellknown Christehui'ch officer in the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces, who has recently returned from, /the'; "Enclosed please find cheque for £SO in aid of the. maintenance of the association's huts' in Fiance; Having many times made use of the "cocoa bars" at the front, I know I am subscribing to a very worthy cause." The above is eloquent testimony of the efficiency of the association's organisation in the matter of providing ,immediate! qora-,' forts for the men in the firing line.

"Some of our big shops, figuratively speaking," said Mr E, E. Stark at a lecture on "Light" at Christchureh on Saturday night, "bum a hole in the sidewalk, Still, I am not kicking much—they burn the juice," He showed, however, that a very bright verandah light was reflected into the shoppers' eye 3 from the plateglass, so that they .had to approac.li the window . closely to Escape the glare, He. added' that ho was surprised that no man had yet "liungwmt a shingle" as nu 11himinating .enginepr.,. The ..lighting.,of... shop's 1 really a iiatVei 1 for an engineer, although there was no man in New Zealand yet who knew all about it, but a lot were'fumbling with it. ' ■

"}Ve are now Hearing (he close of the third year of this calamitous war," says the annual report of the Wellington branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute, "and it is interesting to note the very large number of teachers, who have joined the colours to uphold the' honour of our Empire. In this education district no fewer than 3o 1-3 per cent, of the male teachers have been accepted for military service abroad,. It now becomes matter for serious consideration whether the teaching profession should continue to be depleted, for according to figures quoted by Captain Walker, the military representative, before the First Wellington Military Board, out of 1078 teachers eligible for military service 525 have enlisted, and only 12 of. the men in the First Division have not enlisted."

"During the last twenty years agricultural and pastoral interests have developed enormously in this Dominion," stated Mr H: D, Hunt in his presidential address before the Council of Agriculture at Wellington on Thursday. "We have now many farmers of substantial means, who owe their present position to the profession of farming. Many of these successful farmers would like to do sometliilig for the general advancement of their calling, and would, I feel sure, be willing to give the use of a portion of their batns, energy and funds to this object if thoy were given an opportunity of doing so. I can conceive of no better way for successful farmers to assist their porfession than, through the agency of agricultural and pastoral associations, and it seems to me that assistance could be obtained if societies laid themselves out for it."

, Arrangements have been completed . with the Imperial Government for the I pecuniary grants payable under articles ~ 775, 782, t the Royal Pay Warrants to holders pf,:, the Victoria Cross, Military Cross, or , distinguished Conduct Medal, to be , paid to those; members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force who reocivo those decorations. Recovery will be made from the Imperial Government through the Treasury. To tliffse soldiers who have received the Victoria Cross, a (special .pension of £lO per a'jinUm is payable from the,date of tlje- act of bravery for which the decoration was gained. An additional pension of £5-is 1 granted for each bar added in eonse- -. | Cjuenee of further acts of bravery, and in the event of ah annuitant being unable to earn a livoliliood as the resuit of old age or infirmity, occasioned by

causes beyond his control, the annuity may be increased at the, discretion; of the yVrmy Council, A soldier awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal or the -Military Cross receives a gratuity of £2O on promotion to a commission or on discharge without pension, If discharged with a pension, he is eligible' for an additional 6d a'day. Applications, for' gratuities will be made to' ihe I Quartermaster-General (4), and applica- ; tions for tho additional pension to, the Paymaster-General. Receipts are , taken in duplicate for recovery'from ( Government. : 7