NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10136, 26 November 1918, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Mr J. Castle, of Newtown, intends to 'be a candidate at the Wellington Bouth by-election.

Instructions have been issued to telegraph, offices to-resume acceptance of Government and full ordinary rate messages for the .United Kingdom and Europe via Pacific.

There are now twenty public inhalation chambers in and about Wellington. Mr C. Oreighton Hale, Government inspector, is visiting' these chambers continually.

"It is a]J very'well to blame drink, but drink only b'rih'gs' out what is in a man," said Mr IP. V. Frazer, S.M., yesterday to a defendant who excused himself fbr_ theft by.saying he had been drinking. . .

The Mayor of Auckland (Mr Gunson) has telegraphed to the Minister for Public Health as follows: "The Makura is due in a week. She lias been delayed owing-io—influenza at coaling ports. I hope you will not allow her to berth until your officers have reported fully to you, and if influenza is on board that you will consider suitable" restrictions regarding quarantine, if necessary. The community is very sensitive regarding oversea ships."' ..'

The telegraph office advises that telegrams at urgent rates will be accepted from Taumarunui to all stations north of that town, but telegrams at urgent rates only are being; accepted for all other offices, including the South Island, Gisborne',' and offices' of the Bast Cape. Wellington"and "offices in the South Island are only accepting messages 'at urgent rates for all stations north and'south'of Wellington. The ordinary rate only refers to offices north of Taumarunui.

Dr. Fyffe, president of the British Medical Association, ' communicated yesterday with the Minister lor Public Health, stating that possibly one of the reasons-why women were not coming forward more readily to help in the influenza hospitals was that the question of remuneration had not been made clear. . The. Hon. G.W. Russell has replied that recently when the women were advertised for in all the papers of New- Zealand to assist in combating the epidemic, it was announced that 10s per day would be paid to all persons who wore employed fi. -J? , hos P ltal s with the approval of the Public Health Deportment

As vour friends, will not look after you during your remand—and I cannot blame them—you had better go to the Salvation Army Home." said Mr F. V. Frazer. S.M.. to a young woman yesterday who was charged with theft. "I would rather go to jail than the Salvation Army Home," replied the accused. "I "said" that if ever' I got into trouble I would go to jail instead of a home." "Why, have you been there?" asked the macistrate. "No, but girls who have been in the home have told me." was the answer. The magistrate said he was sorry that the defendant had been listening to the talk of some jrirls. The defendant would be well looked after at the home, but if she would not eo there he had no alternative but, to send her to prison. If she should change her mind the matron would at once send her to a home. '