LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17179, 5 June 1919, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

I There km a keen demand for fat cattle ! at. WcstfxHd yesterday. The quality was I not up to that of the previous week, but i prices showed a further advance. Choice 'ox beef made from '£2 lis to £2 12» per : 1001b, prime £2 7s to £2 10s 6d, and cow i and heifer £2 to £2 as. The sheep pens | were well filled with a good class of muti ton. Extra heavv 'prime wethers nie.de from £2 2s 3d to £2 10s 6d and heavy [prime £1 12s 3d to £1 17s 6d. Extra heavy prime ewp.s realised £1 16s to £1 18s 3d, heavy prime £1 12s to £1 16s 3d. Lambs brought from 18s 6d to £1 12s 3d. Heavy vealrivs made from £3 15s to £5 sk. Large- choppers and 'baconers brought from £4 15s to £6 7s 6d and porkers £3 15s to £4 9s. Evidence of the extent of buying and selling of house property was supplied to the One-tree Hill Road Beard last even-, the clerk reporting that during the last 14 months 123 transfers had been made ,on the Ixvml's register. " How land agents multiply!" remarked a member. A titter, Mr. Daniel Harrison, employed by Messrs. A. and (i. Price, was admitted to the hospital yesterday afternoon suffering from an injury to 'one of his knees- The injury 'was caused through a bar of iron falling on him. Today is the third anniversary of the death of Karl Kitchener. The late fieldmarshal left England in H.M.S. Hampshire on June 4, 1916, en route for Prtrograd. and was drowned off the west coast of the Orkney Islands on the evening of the following day, the vessel striking a mine and sinking within 15 minutes. Earl Kitchener was seen eoing to the quarter-deck with a naval officer, and shortly afterwards the captain called to him to go to the forebridge, near where the captain's boat was ready to be lowered. Whether Lord Kitchener entered the boat or not, or whether any bo.it got clear of the ship, was never ascertained. Of the ship's company, 12 men, who were saved by means of raits, were the only survivors'. The Karl Kitchener Memorial Fund was inaugurated hv then Lord Mayor of London in aid of disabled < officers and men in the army, and over; £300,000 was raised within nine weeks. ! 'Die Reliff Committee of the. Auckland I Patriotic Association, according to the ! annual report of the executive, personally j investigated 2366 capes in the year ended J March 31 last, and expended £5714 9s j 9d, involving 3261 pajments, The tor- i ruination of the war had favourably j affected the work of this committee, tho number of cases requiring assistance being a decreasing number. However, there were many cases that would require -at- I tention for 6cme time to come, which | came within the special province cf the J committee. It had done invaluable work ' since August. lal4. and by the sym- I pathetic interest of its agents has earned the heartfelt gratitude of many thousands of Auckland residents. The cased brought before the committee were of so variable ! a character that no inflexible scheme, of i Government assistance could adequately I ™pc with them, hut the results of nearly ] five years of war proved Hint the policy of the association in the matter of relief to those suffering as a consequence of war renditions had been productive of most beneficial results. The representation in the Pence procession of factories whose employees have retributed to the Red Cross Fund, has lately been sought by Mr. I*. I". Ri.kford, Mganiscr. who has written to these factories asking the monthly subscribers to :he Red Cross Fund to take part. It is I

suggested that card group shall ho header! by a banner giving the name of the factory, mentioning if possible the work done for the oauce, those taking part t.i wear i a red cross on a white band on the left I i arm. I An entertainment for the children of die Auckland men who have been on sen ice I will be given by the Soldiers' Dependents' I Committee of the Women's Patriotic I League, on July 2. This will lake the form of a "Peace" tree, to take the place of the Christmas tree entertainment to have been given last December, which was post poncd on account of the endemic. A tree with presents for the children will be erected in the Town Hall, and a children's prolamine will also lie nrwnlcd. This] entertainment will be primarily for the children, and will take the place of the | afternoon for wives and mothers given every two months by the committee. j A number of large Auckland firms ; whose premises are not on main street;, have decided not to illuminate them dur- j in,' the peace celebrations, on the ground | that the display would not readily ho seen. The question n! securing the linan<ial help o| these firms was brought tip ' by Mr. (.'. F. Biekford for consideration at the Peace Celebrations Committee meeting yesterday afternoon. Mr. Packford said lie thought it it, pity that these linns' contributions should be' lost. Some of them were opposed to spending any I j money on illuminations, but others: I would undoubtedly have done so had the | ; result:, warranted it. On the motion of; I Mr. .1. 11. litmson, the mmmiltoe deeded j Ito leave the matter with Mr. Bickfoid, I ; who could approa-li these firms with a I , view to securing a donation toward.- the! , ilhniiuati. of other parts of the city. ' I The building by-laws of the One-tree [Hill Road Board having been considered | : ; out of date, the board approached the ! 1 An.klaml branch of the New Zealand i Institute of Architects ivcpifsting its | as.-:.-lance in flaming new one-. At last 1 evening'!- meeting of the board a reply ' ' '.•..(.- received stating that the institute j j would be plea-ed to assist without . i < barge, and had appointed the chairman !' .and \iceehaiiman to meet the board's!' i commit tee. Mr. Clark suggested that! three .-1.-iv.-s o| building certificates should !l be issued, >~-, that future buyers might he:'. safeguarded to -nine extent i- .in ex- ■ , p1.e1ati..,,. j_ The proposal |, r the amalgamation of ! l the borough, of Biikenhead and North- '') cote '.mi- the sc.lije. I (,( a report from a i 1! joint committee of the t'-ui , ■am, ils pie- !<■ "•"I'M I" Mi- Hoi;,..head My last even- \, log- The ~.(„„, i,.,-,,mnierio'-'d that the "'""ii of amalgamation should |„-1 seriously considered at a conference of \ both council., early in .lulv. The r.iii'cil ! adopted the report. am the Mayor. Mr. ! .1. P. Mcl'hail, was eiii),oweied toairangel the dare „f the proposed conference, after ..inferring with the Mavor of Northc).. ■' .Mr. A K. t'ireenslade. ' " j T'ccnt;, five e!r-!.ir--r!y,|;-i,,.„ ■ ~'„;. ],< ■■■ '■' '""' I'm," chained at 111,- m:iit:.;j.»' « cipply depot '" fhn,tclni,ch, The reveuie I ,'| derived by the City Council from the tale ~ of power for these vehicles is £1000 a - year. -