NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15687, 14 August 1914, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Tdk offer of one ton of biscuits has bam made through tho Mayor of Auckland) the Defence Department by Bycroft, Ltd

The Government has purchased a &>« tion at Panmuro for a new poß t o ffi!:' which, it is expected, will be erected soon as possible. * The Waipa Racing Club has decide to donate the whole of the profits S from its forthcoming race meetine to 11" Patriotic War Fund. S tho ' The members of the Pakuran™ Emit Club have offered, through the mast£ J the hounds, Mr. Bullock Webster, ttJ. services for Defence purposes. > r Tho Auckland portion of tho Europe-, and American mails, which reached Wei lmgton yesterday morning, via San Fhn Cisco, will arrive by the Main. Trunk eT press this morning. .

A lecture will be given at 1.30 Dm to-day in the Chamber of Commerce bv Mr. R. M. Algie, bis subject beLnc " Th» Law of Nations at War, With SpecS Referenco to Commercial Relations."

An entertainment in aid of the Patriotic Fund will be given by tho Girls' bjjj? Guild on Friday, August 21. The Ju has also made a donation of £5 to%re fund, which is to be expended in th« purchase of chocolate for tho expedition ary force.

The suggestion of the Mayoress that school children should contribute their spare, pennies towards a fund for pr<, v i<j ing chocolate cakes for the troops, ha' already met with a response Yesterday the children of the Meadowbank. school and tho Leslie Presbyterian Orphans contributed 30a for tho " Chocolate Fund"

The Defence Department has made it known through Colonel A. M. liven that 23 motor-lorries will bo required for the . expeditionary force, together with four motor-launches. Any patriotic citizen, or group of citizens, wishing to assist specially in this direction, can- obtain fuller particulars by communicating with Captain C. Rhodes, unit commander of tho Auckland Motor Reserve..

An interesting -paper, entitled "Th« Protection of Maritime Comrnerco by Lighthouses and Wireless Telegraphy'' was read last night by Captain C. C Plunket, Lloyd's ' surveyor, at a meeting of members of the Fire Underwriters' Association. Captain Plunket urged that adequate protection should be given to the mercantile marine navigating our coasts, and especially refened to the necessity for a lighthouse on the Three Kings. He was given a very hearty vote pf thanks for life address.* A discussion took place at. the meeting of the Takapuna Borough Council regarding the removal of a shelter-shed at tie corner of Clifton Road, Takapuna. The Mayor said the difficulty appeared to be that no one seemed to know who owned the shed. Members of tho council expressed the opinion that the shed waj not largely used. Finally it was decided to give notice that the shod must b» removed within seven days failing whici the council would remove it. v