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North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 14173, 15 July 1918, Page 4

The Nay",n, bound from San Franciscn.(o Wellington, put into Napicron Sal m'day'morning. Tlie Xavua was. short of coal. '•'""'. .. When on a visit, to Oaninru recently; Mr W..11. Rule, Wellington,, secured ; from Messrs Symington' and Tnrvcya trio of' Black-red Game bantams. Two' of these birds were exhibited at the' Wellington show. last welt, each" so-' curing a first award. The trawler Wclca ran into and dam-; agwUfessK Mchardson's steamer Tan-*J garoa, which was moored at the wharf in the inner harbour,' says a Napier message. A' hole was'-ripped in the Tangaroa, and a fire engine had to be-1 used lo pump out the water and keep the vessel afloat, The damage ia eathnated nt £SOOI A Press inessagc-staios that llic judges appointed by Hie Baeing Conference have dismissed the a])-' peal of V ft Young, a jockey, from the decision of the Wnugflnui District mitlee in.the ease of the horse Ibex, and have ordered further investigation to he made by the Manawatn Eacing .Club.

A Christchnrch lady lias written the words of a song, !o be called "The Copper Trail," which is being set 'to music by Mr It. A. Home. 'lt sll \xHie stflwlarrt song of tlic trail, and be sung at'all concerts. It will'also'toe. sung liijjhtly at tho'Opera .House filler's vaudeville home), and the Williamson management have promised to it .during the''Christchurch pantomime season, ' ,

It is said that .the/ only automobile, mulling on pneumatic, lyres in flermnny is Kaiser Willielni's, Even Von Iliiidonbur).;, T.uilendorfT, Von Mackeiisen, and the Ciwh Prince are denied this luxury, and 'are eninpelled to bump along' on lyres tilled with rags, compressed cork, and paper, The special technical representative of-an American company, who recently returned to the United Stales ifrmii F.urope, is reported to have said itliftl in jiime countries of Kiimpo tyres are not in he hadat all, except at fabulous prices, while petrol is worth more than champagne.

News of the destruction by firo of the. Livingstone Hotel, .occupied by : Mr ■Gliomas Croft, -was received on Satuv-:; day, the.fire taking.place at?half-past'-eiflit thai; morning. It is understood the building, a very old one, is a. total Joss. No further pnrfcicnte are vet available. • I ....... ■ I'esterday 's mission services at: St, Paul's drow very large congregations, especially at the young people's service. To-night the Missionor, Mr John Bissett/ has a particularly.''interesting story to tclVto which all are earnestly invited to listen. Service will. com-; inence at aqaarter to.'ciglit, and will ; lio preceded by a prayer meeting, beginning at a quarter past, seven.

A Chrisk'linrch lady has written the words of a song,, to be'called /%o Copper Trail," which is being set to music by Mr 11 A. Horne.Jt will 1)0 tlie ( standard song of tho trail, arid bo sung at all concerts. It will also be sung nightly at tho Opera House (Fuller's vaudeville homo), and tbo Williffmsou management liayo promised to introduce it during, the Ohrislchurch, pantqmine season. - • . ' '.-•; .

;■ ■Soldiers' Settlement at Beiimbre,. according tp.,;rcports: emanating.,from thu .settlcrs' ; :ln>that..di^trict ) promises (despite thej opinions' expressed at the outset, that the holdings were cut'up into too small sections).to be a complete-success. Nearly every man on the settlement is prospering, and reports good progress Every section is now, occupied, and no-holder scetn's inclined;to accept .what appears' tempting 1 offers. \

'' National efficiency is a fine word, but it does not geem to "find itself"in water-front operations.' Several tons of cargo recently offered:;'here .for. shipment to Bydnc) r , but two empty steamers, left here for Newcastle "national efficiency" did' not .seem to realise that the cargo might.easily have been carried in those , vessels, ■■. even though its acceptancej niay- Have nieani a few days', delay in loading.'■ dntH.discharging. ". ', , ...,;'.'■ . ■'".■'

' That jt\is not wise to. be careless in, little things: a local resident ■found 10. his cost' a few days v ago,.(says the .Mataura Ensign). .Some;,three' mo'ji'hs ago ■he left oil a .holiday to the.'Norlh Tsland, and in .the natural course of things gavethe local Defence Office his future address; Some weelcs ago he .returned to his home in Gore, brit overlooked the .necessity of informing-the'Defence ari-| thorities. at tho' ho had been staying that he intended to retnrn home. lii tlio meanlime : .he was. called, up for medical examination, did not appear, and could not be found. 'Warrants for \ his' arrest were issued, and. after some little time reaclied.Gpre, where'he, was : .arrested, and ■oseprted- to .the pqljce ( ' station to explain. Ar visit to the: ()e.i ffiiico Office at Inyercnrgill and medical examination classifying- hinv.o2 saved.: him from.iii awkward sitiintion. •

Figures indicaii/ig v the ■ of 'Americal's ...Support in c.opeetioii with IVo (i W£ir?were ; f^ivei\ rA! j VS f iuslow': American Cnusiil-Gcnoral, at", the Auckland Orphan''.; v ,Glub tin Saturday evening; He said.-ttfo - States had now an army of • a.K-leas}.' 1,00f1,000 man on,'tlm Western- front;' The .Republican Government, had; made ..loans- 'totalling .1:5,000,000,000, of which/ had been lent tothe.Allios, the shipping put into .commission', since; the.', war 'started aggregated 1,000,000 tons. Last .Thnrsdny~lndependftnee!;Day—PO ; vessels had been launched;on' the. Pacific, Slope. In connection 'with h'ei' Army, ■America had 'requisitioned tho services' of 20,00*0"doctorsy-:.40,0^10-vnurses', and 200,000 men had- hoen enlisted for, lied Gross work. Mr Winslow. predicted the orid of tho war in>ix months'time, and he'■ concluded, bj'.-'rnpeiitiiig; one -significant phrase of Mr Wopjjrow ..Wilson '3 last American Independence Day oration:" What we seek is .the-reign of law based upon the eojisen't'of the governed and sustained by.the, organised opinion of mankind."

During the last, passage of .the Moera'ki froni! Wellington ; to Sydney,- service was held on .board'-';:on'■ '-:Sun3ny/.-' both' morning and ovoning/flmMhe offertory wnsdovoted to the relief, of-the shipwrecked seamen of .the, Wiinihcra. One of the. saloon passengers asked !the- officiating minister to suggest that, in addition, a' concert be held on the following day (Monday],. an<l;.thp.pr'o(!eeds added to the Sunday offertory,(M 12s); and still another suggested.tho. taking of a,subscription:list.round the saloon passengers, offering to head the list him•self. These suggestions were acted upon, with tha result that a further sum of nearly £23 was added to the fund, whic'« totalled over £ill at the close of ih-. concert. This amount .was. handed to Hie captain by.the,promoters, for the relief of the wrecked seamen of 1.112 steamer AYimmera- as a thank-oft'erinjjj lo Almighty God for. their own immunity from (he perils of the deep, The, captain, in returning ihanks for Ihis contribution to the funds of the Royal Humane Society for tho relief of siunwrecked seamen, staled- that, owing'Ui (he -casualties at- sea occasioned by the war, tho society required every j-cnuy Hint could be raised to meet (he (tomands upon its .resources. .