NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9091, 9 July 1915, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

The work accomplished by Professor Cardston in connection with the Carnival was highly eulogised by the Patriotic Society executive at its meeting last evening, and a bfmus of £250 was unanimously granted him, while the sum of £5 was set aside for the purpose of presenting him with a souvenir.

The local office of the Huddart Parker Company has. been, advised by cable that the Ulimaroa left Sydney at noon yesterday for Wellington and Lyttelton- The vessel has 64 saloon and 71 steerage passengers on .board, and the cargo for Wellington totals 675 tons. The Ulimaroa should arrive here on Monday next. The election of an elective member of the Government Railways Superannuation Fund Board, . to fill the vacancy caused hy the resignation of Mr R. M. Isaacs, a representative of the first division, resulted as follows: —First. Division: North Island— Eugene Casey 456 (elected), Charles Philip Ryan 443, Henry . Patrick Stanaway 120,' Frederick Charles George Huso 113. Mr J. Mclntosh (trea surer) informed the Patriotic Society’s executive last night that the amount in hand was £61,444’ 18s Bd'. The Mayor (Mr J. P. Luke) had a further sum amounting •to £11,600, which would bring the total to £73 044 18s Bd, This did not represent the full amount collected, as further sums had yet to oorae in. It was estimated on the night of the Coronation that the sum of £74,000 would be realised, -and it is now expected that the amount will be greater than that. “That it be a recommendation to the clergy of the diocese to forward the K. of K. pledge as much as possible in their parishes at this time, following the example of the King.’ The foregoing' is the text of a motion placed before the Diocesan Synod yesterday by the Rev. A. L. Hansell. Several speakers supported the principle of the proposal, laying stress on the patriotic virtue of such action on the part of those who were unable to take places on active service. An amendment was accepted to add the laitv to the clergy in the scope of the resolution, and, thus amplified, iu was carried unanimously.

It was proposed at the Patriotic Society meeting last night to grant a bonus to Messrs Collie. Lewis and^ McIntosh. the two secretaries and treasurer respectively of the society, tor the immense amount of work they had done in connection with tho Carnival, but these genltlemen refused to accept anything for their services, which were given willingly for the cause. On Mr Hill’s suggestion the members of the executive decided to max© them a presentation out of their own pockets. Others who were expressly thanked for their services were Master White ("who is to be presented with a souvenir). Messrs Fanconrt, Price, tVatkins, Captain Hooper and - the Amokufa boys, and the Boy Scouts, all of whom rendered valuable assistance.

Regulations for the payment of subsidies on voluntary contributions to University colleges are published in the “Gazette” issued last night. They provide that- subsidies shall be payable only on condition that the contributions are made available for one or other of the following purposes‘The provision of sites and buildings as approved by the Minister, and the maintenance and improvement thereof; the provision of necessary equipment of a more or less permanent character for the work of the college classes, including the establishment, maintenance, and improvement of college libraries, or (as approved by the Minister) for the physical training of students; the establishment of scholarships and bursaries, and the reduction or remission of fees; the payment of salaries in whole or in part for professors or lecturers in subiects aptmoved by the Minister; the establishment and maintenance of college hostels or residential houses for the accommodation of students attending the college, provided that any such hostel or residential house is vested in the college authorities and is wholly under their control, and that the conditions of admission thereto and residence thereat are approved by ihe Minister for the purpose of subsidies.

The Patriotic Society have set Up » committee consisting of vthe inner executive to draft a constitution propaxatory to registering the society. Messrs G. P. H. Davidson and G. D. Hewitt have donated a gramophone and records, valued .at £33, for the Use* of convalescent soldiers m hospitals.

Arrangements have been made foi the corporation official tree-planting on Arbour Day, July 14th, to tako plac« on the Tinakori hills. The public are invited to the ceremony.

A strong north-west gale was raging in Cook Strait last night. The small steamer Aorcro put back to Wellington at 2.30 o’clock this morning through stress of weather.

Money order and postal correspondence for the Kew Seed Company, 14. Victoria parade. Satidycombe road, Kew, London, has boon prohibited by the Postmaster-General.

The- Sunday morning car on the Oriental Bay route is to he discontinued owing to the very limited patronage received. The average number of passengers per trip during the last three months was four. Mr J. Dykes informed the Patriotic Society last evening that the gross takings from the Carnival concert organised by the Savage Club amounted to £Bl 7s, and the club had decided to pay all expenses. The information was received with much applause.

The city fish market was under discussion at the City Council meeting last night, but the subject was dealt with in committee- At the conclusion of the meeting no announcement on the matter was made to the press representatives. •

Judgment was reserved by the Court of Appeal yesterday in the case of Miss E. M., J. Brogan v. the Public Trustee, arising out of a claim for £B3B wages alleged to bo due from the estate of the late William Monarty, storekeeper, of Carterton. In reply to a question from Councillor G. Frost, the Mayor stated last, night that the city engineer’s estimates included a proposal for the better lighting of Upper Willis street. Councillor Frost remarked that, in his. opinion, and in that of many people, the present lighting was a disgrace. Saying that ho had visited the camp at Trentham, Mr D. McLaren informed the Patriotic Society executive last evening that 600 pairs of hose were, needed by the men immediately, ino Ixosq he saw were practically factory rejects, and ho would not give JJd a pair for them.

Notice has been gazetted that the registrations of the following unions have been cancelled under the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act: —The Hikurongi Coal-miners’ Union, Hikurangi; the Wnro Employees in Coal-mines (other than Engine-wrights Deputies, Underground Firemen, and Undorviewers) Union, Hikurangi. Tenders for the erection of police headquarters in Wellington have been dealt with as follows by the Public Works Department;— Accepted: Trevor Bros., Ltd., Wellington, £36,483. Doclirod: Howio and Matthews, Wellington £36,834; Campbell and Burke, Wellington, £37,895; J. and W. Jamieson, Christchurch, £44,705. Thomdon Esplanade is, according to Councillor J. E- Fitzgerald, a positive eyesore to the city. Ten years ago, ho says, it was a. beautiful walk, and today is a monument of neglect. Thu Mayor promised last night that the city engineer and the reserves committee would consider the matter of its beautification.

After inquiry into the question of wandering cattle in the suburbs, the outlying districts committee of the City Council has recommended that the city engineer be empowered to mako such arrangements as he considers necessary to deal with the nuisance, and report later as to the action taken. The recommendation was adopted last night.

With reference to the hundred doctors that tho Now Zealand Government has been asked by the Imperial authorities to supply, the Minister tor Public Health states that, owing to tho number of medical officers that.wijl no required for our own reinforcements during the nest twelve months, and the shortage that would be occasioned in the Dominion by sending many more doctors to the front, he is unable, except under very special circumstances, to recommend the .Minister for Defence to sanction applications from the Dominion to ioin the Boyal Army Medical Corps in England. Closing hours for chemists’ shops and hardware shops in the city of Wellington have been gazetted as follow,; Chemists: , On. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 8 p.m., and on Fridays at 9 p.m.; provided that on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve the closing hour shall bo 11 p.m., and that on each of the six working days immediately preceding Christmas Eve tho closing hour shall be 9 p-m. On the statutory half-holiday chemists' shops may reopen trom 7 p.m. to 9 p-m. only for the supply of medicines and surgical appliarcos. Hardware shops: On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 6 p.m., and Friday, 9 p.m.

The intention lying behind the use of an expression always has a great deal to do with its actual meaning. For example, a man may be called a rascal in a jovial tone by his - intimate friends and not resent it. hut when such a term is used by a stranger he naturally becomes indignant. Such a distinction cropped up in the Magistrate’s Court vesterday morning, when Edward Bloomfield was charged with using a not very choice expression in an hotel. A constable was,within hearing and promptly apprehended him, When brought before Mr T). G. A. Cooper. S.M.. he pleaded that he had used the words “with the best of intentions” and not in their literal sense. The magistrate convicted him and ordered him to come up for sentence when called upon. The freight-car was referred to again at the City Council’s meeting last night. Councillor W. H. Bennett, at whose request a return of the car’s expenditure and revenue was presented at the previous council meeting, said that the car was not paying when all just expenses were debited against it. The service should either be taken up thoroughly or dropped. Councillor li, McKenzie remarked that the carrying of bulk goods was the most remunerative branch of ihe car’s activities. Councillor W. H. P. Barber raised the aspect of fairness,' asking was it fair for the council to compete against_expressmen who paid an annual license fee? Other councillors were strongly of opinion that the corporation should either go into the carrying trade thoroughly, or else* cease to carry for profit at all- There was no resolution before the council, but the discussion arose as the result of correspondence received from citizens.