LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16914, 29 July 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

A large English, American, and Expeditionary Force mail, consisting of 1689 - 1 bags, is due to arrive this morning by " the R.M.S. Makura. If she arrives at an i early hour it has been decided to detain - the suburban letter-carriers until tho ] Auckland portion has been sorted. The Southern portion of the mail will be sent 3 South by the Main Trunk express to- ' night. ' Injuries to tho head were sustained by •- a young man named Ronald H. Coutts, a through falling from a moving car in Grey Lynn last night. He was admitted to the hospital. Mr. Coutts is a farmor, living at Whangarei. 5 Three accidents occurred in the King's 1 ColJege-Grammar School football match " on Saturday. Philips, a King's College I man, sustained concussion, and was car- - ried off the field in an unconscious con- . dition. Farquhar, another King's player, i. received a nasty knock on the knee, and was compelled to leave the field, while ' Leo Kronfeld, a Grammar School player. 1 received a kick on the back of the head t which caused Flight concussion, and dazed him. He played out the first spell, but then had to retire. a To-day is the 21st anniversary of the wreck of the Huddart-Parker Company's steamer Tasmania, which struck an un- . charted rock off Table Cape. Mahia Peninsula, on the east coast. The vessel was on her way from Auckland to ( Napier, and owing to the extremely thick weather had been unable to work the port. ' of Gisborne. Ten lives were lost, those ( drowned being stewards and pantry hands. The honours gained by old boys of the Auckland Grammar School in this war 1 are numerous. The full list is as M- , lows:—V.C.. 1: C.M.0., 2: D.5.0., i 6; Military Cross, 30: D.C.M. 7; Meritorious Service Medal, 1; Military Medal, ' 14; 1914 Star, 2; mentioned' in despatches, 32. ; The work done by tho commercial travellers of Auckland in assisting patriotic and charitable objects was described by Mr. ) W Garrett, president of tho Auckland , Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen's Association, at a social gathering of that body on Saturday night. During the , past 18 months, he said, the association I had collected a total amount of £17.680. This was made up as follows:£1250 for 1 (ho Y.M.C.A. appeal, £300 for the 1 Women's Patriotic League, £3030 for the . Bay of Plenty hospitals, £4500 for the Northern hospitals, and £8500 for the Red Cross. It was also mentioned that out of 600 members in the association, 90 i had actually gone to the front and eight , has lost their lives. Anniversary services were held yester- ■■ day in connection with St. Paul's Church, ■ which can now trace a history extending over 77 years. The foundation etone of the original church, which stood at the foot of Princes Street, on a site long ago cut j down in connection with the reclamation works, was laid on July 28, 1841, by | Captain TToh=on, the first Governor of New Zealand. Yesterday's morning ser- j vice was conducted hv the vicar, the Rev. C. A. R. Watson, who, in the course of his sermon, traced the historv of tho parish from its beginning. The Yen. Archdeacon Hawkins. late chaplain to the forces, preached in the evening, and dealt with the subject of Maori missions. There was ako a children's service in tho afternoon. A deputation from the Auckland Grammar School governors, consisting of the Hon. G. J. Garland, M.L G. Mr. IT. H. ITnton. and Proe=«or A. P. W Thomas, will leave for Wellington on Wednesday evening, to interview the Acting-Prime Minister in regard to the finances of the school. Tho legislation of 1914 in re7ard to the endowments of secondary schools has materially hampered the board, and the purpose of the deputation is to endeavour to obtain some relief in the matter. Tho fortnightly korero of the Auckland Savage Club was held on Saturday night. The executive of the Devonport Orphans' Club were the special guests. The Gover--1 nor-Oeneral, the Earl of Liverpool, was , present in the capacity of a member of the hapu. Brother W. G. Fletcher presided, A brass tablet which has been placed in the Mount Eden school to the memory of the late Raymond Preston, has been unveiled by the Mayor of the borough, Mr. C. Hudson. The lad Preston,' who was 15 years of ago, lost his life in a boating accident off Point Chevalier beach. A dinghy containing the deceased and his two younger brothers was swamped but Raymond, by means of an oar, Kept his brothers afloat until his strength failed and he sank. Another lad who went out saved the two young boys. A vacancy on the Franklin County Council has been created by the resignation of Mr. C. A. Hille, the representative of the Mercer Riding, who has removed to Katikati. The jubilee of the Auckland Grammar School will be attained next year, the institution having been opened in May, 1869. Seeing that so many " old boys " of the school will bo absent with the forces, it is improbable that such a celebration of the event will be undertaken as would have takon placo in other circumstances, but it has been suggested by the headmaster, Mr. J. W. Tibbs, that the Old Boys' Association should approach the Board of Governors with a proposal that the jubilee bo marked in some appropriate way. The fourth anniversary of the outbreak of war will be observed next Sunday in j Auckland, as a special day of prayer. I The Anglican Bishop of Auckland, Dr. I A. W. Averill, will conduct the service at St. Mary's Cathedral at 11 a.m., and I invitations to be present have been sent I to the Mayor, Mr. J. H. Gunson, Colonel G. W. S. Patterson, officer commanding the district and staff, the chairman of the Auckland Harbour Board, Mr. H. 1). Heather, and other officials. The bishop ' has also notified all other churches in his I diocese to hold intercessory services. At j St. Patrick's Cathedral intercessory ser- j vices will be held throughout the day, and tho following Thursday a Requiem Mass will be held for those who have fallen in the war. Other denominations will also hold special services. The operation of by-laws affecting motorists will be discussed at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Automobile Union, to be held in Wellington on Friday next. Tho report of the union states that at one period of the past year the experiment of fending tho amendments of by-laws to the local association controlling the district affected, was tried. It was found, however, that Ws system was not altogether satisfactory, and' the appointment of a "lawyer-motorist" as a "revising barrister" its suggested. Such an official, it is thought, might render good service by perusing all by-laws submitted, with a view to advising what action, if any, should be taken by way of protest or objection. Christmas gifts are again to he sent this year by the Church Street school, Ponsonby, to the old boys of the school now at the front. With this object in view a sale of work and produce was held on Saturday afternoon, under the direction of F.,j headmaster, Mr. J. ('. Dickinson, and the teaching staff, and proved an unqualified success. The schuol grounds were decorated with flags for the occasion and crowds of pupils with their parents ami friends attended, and after about four ; hours' activity all the stalls were cleared, , the sum of £110 being realised. Among tlii- many helpers were Misses d'l.lli and Merrett and Mei-dasnes Roach. Wool- 1 ler. Short and Hunter. 1 The "Tribute to France" movement in ( Auckland will take the form of a direct appeal, instead of a ball and carnival, which was first suggested. A resolution to thin effect has been carried by the l committee, on the motion of the Mayoress Mrs. J. H. Gunson, seconded by Mrs. F. I Fitchctt. The opinion was expressed by | i the mover and seconder that a ball would 1 not be appropriate at the present time. ] The form of the appeal will be discussed i at the next meeting of the committee. (