NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9692, 21 June 1917, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

The entertainment which is being given by local artists tor the benefit of the wife and family of the late Mr W. I*. Fitzgerald promises to be a "read success. The various .sub-com-mittees arc hard at work selling tickets for the concert to bo given in the Town Hall next Tuesday night, and a record attendance is expected. Tickets are on sale at stationers’ and other shops throughout, the city, and may be had from members of the committee and the secretaries, Messrs A. J. Carlton and Phipps Williams. Tho Licensed Victuallers have opened a fund, and other funds have been started by Messrs 11. and K. Tingoy. Mouthers of the Commercial Travellers’ Chib have subscribed towards tho fund. Over C7O has been collected already. Jupp’s Hand will give a concert at Newtown Park on Sunday. A resolution in favour of 6 o’clock closing was carried with only one dissentient at the annual meeting of tho National Dairy Association at Palmerston yesterday.

The Council of Education met yesterday. The business done was mostly formal and most of the day was devoted to conference work. The council meet again to-day. “Folks may; eall us New Zealand dairymen,’’ said Mr G. Dash in a patriotic outburst at the annual meeting of tho National Dairy Association at Palmerston yesterday, “but thank God wo are Anglo-Saxons.”

In a “Gazette.” Extraordinary issued yesterday is published a lengthy list of companies, firms, and persons declared to be enemies, and also a notice removing certain other companies, firms, and individuals from the enemy list.

In the tepid baths on Tuesday evening the Ladies’, Royal Life-Saving and Swimming Club held a plunging competition (sealed handicaps) with the following result; —Miss I. Jenkins, 1; Miss J. Aiken, 2; Miss E. Buckmastcr, 3. Misses D, Donnelly, J 3. Harper, M. Allen, and D. Harper also competed. A writ has been issued by Messrs Wilford, Levi, and Jackson on behalf of Messrs Downs Bros., of Willis street, importers, against the “John Bull” Newspaper Dropriotary, Ltd., for £2OOO damages for alleged libel in connection with a paragraph which appeared in the issue of “John Bull’s Register” of the 16th, inst. A number of interesting exhibits were on view at the meeting of the geological section of the Wellington Philosophical Society, held at the Dominion Museum last evening. Dr J. Henderson read his “Notes on the Physiography of that part of the Waikato Valley near Maungatautari”; and, jn the‘absence of Mr J. A. Bartrum, M. 80., hie paper, “Concretions: Some recent investigations at Auckland Harbour,” was road by another member. Both papers wore largely of _ a technical character, as was the discussion which followed them.

At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Pig Breeders’ Association, held at the Palmerston Show Grounds yesterday, Messrs J. G. Wills (Taranaki) and L. F. Fetch (Feilding) were elected to fill vacancies on the council of the association. Mr Fetch was re-elected president, Mr John Linton secretary, and Mr J. Cr. Cobbo treasurer. The report showed the finances to he in a fairly satisfactory state. It was announced that arrangements had been made for the printing of the first volume of tho “Herd Book.”

Some time ago the Wellington Freezing Works Employees’ Union applied to the various companies for payment of a war bonus in addition to wages. Tho companies replied that the season was too far advanced to do anything, but a bonus amounting roughly to 10 per cent, would be paid as from October Ist, when the now season opens. The secretary of tho union (Mr M. J. Reardon) has now been instructed to ask that this decision be reconsidered, since it is at this period ot the year, when only broken time is worked, that a bonus is most needed.

The oases in which the Government Insurance Commissioner was sued for compensation as indemnifier in connection with the wreck of the scow Southorn Isles were settled in the Arbitral tion Court • yesterday, by consent. Catherine Cory, of Picton, tho widow of George Cory, a seaman, who was drowned, was awarded £360 and costs, and Benjamin Clifton and his wife, as partial dependents of the late John Richard Clifton, another seaman, was awarded £SO and costs. Mr P. J. O’Regan appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr Treadwell for the Commissioner. Mr J. Lewis, in a letter to the Wellington Patriotic Society, read at last meeting, tendered his resignation as hon. secretary. This action ho wrote, was forced upon him by circumstances. “In my humlble way,” wrote Mr Lewis, “I have endeavoured to do my little oit in connection with the great and terrible war which still rages. I am sorry that my efforts have not met witli the complete approval of all those who have thought fit to criticise unfairly the work of the society and its secretary, and, consequently, .t feel that, to be truly loyal and patriotic to the cause, I must vacate my position, and thus make room for someone more capable. As far as I am concerned, the work right through has been a labour of love, and a slight appreciation of the gallant sacrifices that the sons of the Dominion aro making for tho Mother Country, its Dominions, and the world at large.” It was resolved, on the motion of Mr D. McLaren, that Mr Lewis be requested to withdraw his resignation. At the instance of Mr G. P. Donnelly. the member for Hawke’s Bay, Sir John Findlay, on his recent visit to the district, visited settlement areas between Napier and Hastings, which had been most seriously damaged by the floods. Sir John Findlay, in conversation with a “Times” reporter yesterday, said that the plight of some of the small settlers is pitiable. These men had taken up sections under the Land for Settlement Act, and had been striving to get on their teet for some fire years, and now the flood has levelled and destroyed their fences, covered their pastures with silt, and done damage to their buildings. No feed is available, but the generosity of the neighbours has thrown open their available pastures to the unfortunate settlers, who are small daily farmers. Sir John Findlay intends to make application to the Public Trustee, who has the administration of the estates purchased under the Land for Settlement Act, for advances to enable the settlers to tide over the difficulty in which they are 'how placed. He is hopeful that tn Public Trustee will see bis way to Krant some financial assistance to them.

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