NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10560, 10 April 1920, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Amended regulationi made by the New Zealand Institute of Architects wore gazetted this week.

Owing to tho bad weather the annual meeting of the St John Ambulance Association, fixed for last evening, was postponed till next Friday.

■ Regulations relating to tho introduction of live stock, undamesticated animals, etc.,, from New Zealand into Fiji, wore gazetted this week.

In this week’s ‘‘Gazette’’ Colonel G. F. C. Campbell,' Secretary to the Treasury, acknowledges receipt of the sum of £1 10s, forwarded to tho Railway Department by a person unknown as conscience money to tho Now Zealand Government.

A proposal submitted by the Dunedin City Council to tho ratepayers for raising a special loan of £162,000 to augment the city water supply by bringing in the waters of the Leo stream, was rejected at a poll of the ratepayers by 2467 votes to 801.

The outbreak of influenza which caused the Wellington College to close down a day earlier for tho Easter holidays as now on tho wane. There are still a number of students absent from tho college, but it is anticipated that the attendance will get back to normal after) the week-end.

.The inaugural lecture of 1920 session of tho Workers’ Educational Association -will ho delivered by Professor. T. Hunter in the Concert Chamber, Town Hall, this evening. Professor Hunter will speak on the W.E.A. and current social problems. A series of lectures and addresses is being arranged by tho association to cover a period of about six months.

As an of the increased cost of raw materials in tho engineering and allied industries, the following figures wore mentioned at a sitting of the Con. dilation Council *t Christchurch Landed cost of pig-iron per ton, 1916, £4 16s; 1920, £l7 10s. Bar iron, 1910, £8 10s; 1920, £32 10s. Wages havo increased 117 per cent, during the same period, it was stated.

"It is filthy language; the most terrible I havo over heard. The acouced will be fined £l, or in default one month’s imprisonment, and he will also be prohibited.” Such was the remark and the decision of Mr P. L, Soilings, S.M., at tho Police Court yesterday, in respoct of » charge against W. Thomas of using obscene language within the hearing of passers-by in Elizabeth street.

Tlie Palmerston North Hospital Board has adopted tho recommendation of the medical staffing committee regarding tho honorary medical staff. Dr Peach has been appointed consulting surgeon, and Dr Putnam senr., surgeon. Applications are to be received for two surgeons and two phvsicinns on the honorary staff. The scheme also includes tho appointment at a later date of a radiologist, an car, ©ye, nose, end throat specialist, and a bacteriologist.

The Government fishing launch Nora left Auckland on night in search of the missing scow Ivahu.

The iCorinthic will arrive in the stream this morning, and, if a clean ship, will berth at No. 1 south. Queen's Wharf.

Thirteen tons of granite from Run, nuke Island, Foveaux Strait, presented by the Hon. J. Topi Putuki, M.L.C., for the AVar Memorial in Christchurch, has been received.

Mr J. Oliver recently threshed, on account of Mr A. Keane, Springfield, Me.thven, 82 2-3 bushels per acre of Solid Straw Tnncan wheat. This in claimed to be a record for the dis. trict.

Tourists who have visited the hoi springs at Holenfivillo speak highly of the healing qualities of the mineral Waters, especially in rheumatic cases. The springs arc becoming so popular that the AVairemata -County Council has decided to spend £ISOO on a Hcheine of drainage. The sum of £20,000 is to be spent on the main road in order that visitors may motor right through from Auckland.

Mr C. Branigan, Stock Inspector at Ashburton, states that the holidays, combined with operations of shooters and trappers, have militated against the best results being obtained for the rabbit-poisoning campaign this year. Moreover, feed is very plentiful this autumn throughout the county. The poison, however, has been effective on the bare country and in the riverbeds.

Railway Department now appears to be taking on the business of the Defence Department and the Magistrate’s Court,” stated Mr M. J. Mack (general secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants) to a “Times*’ reporter yesterday. ’‘At> shown* by the latest punishment-sheet, the Railway Department is fining men from 5s to 10s for not appearing at Territorial parades in uniform or for failing to attend parades. This (declared Mr Mack) ceems to be militnrism run riot.”

A man saw an announcement in an Ironmonger's shop the other day as follows:—“Iron sinks,’’ and ho went jn and told the man that he knew that iron sank. “Yes,’’said the man : “And time flies, but wine vaults, acid drops, sulphur springs, jam rolls, grass slopes, and music stands; Niagara Falls, moonlight walks, sheep run, Kent hops, and holiday trips; scandal spreads, standard weights, India cubber tirca, the organ stops, and the world goes round, trade returns.” The customer bolted. Then he returned, put his head in at the door, and remarked: “Yes, I know, and marble busts.’’,

A serious fire occurred on Mr Edgar Somerset’s farm,, Norton Downs, Aifii borley. Tho fire started in some scrub country near Mount Grey, and, fanned by a strong nor’-wester) the flames soon reached the homo plantations. AH the moans available were tried during the afternoon to get the firo under control, but towards the evening the wind increased to a galo, and the homestead was only saved after a fight which lasted all night. An implement shod and adjoining buildings were totally destroyed, along with several, implements. Three stacks, containing sheaves, were also burnt.

The ratepayers of Palmerston North rejected by 844 votes to 728 a proposal by the borough council to borrow the sum of £IIO,OOO for fne following purposes:—(l) £46,000 for the purpose of completing the construction of an electric tramway, on the overhead-trolly system- over a route of about ojt miles, together with the necessary equipment: (2) £54,000 for the purpose of completing the construction of the electric lighting and power plant within the borough; (3) £SOOO for the purpose of extending the electrical reticulation within the borough;. (4) £SOOO for tho purpose of purchasing electrical fittings and stock. An Australian soldier who, according to orders, posted while ho was on duty in Egypt, was made a corporal, received increased p3y .accordingly, amounting to £133, but it transpired that he was promoted through an error made by a typist. Tho Minister for Defence sued for tho recovery of £123, but the Chief Justice dismissed the plaintiff’s claim. His Honour said that th© onus of proving that defendant had not been promoted rested on plaintiff, and plaintiff had failed to satisfy him that the promotion did not take place. Plaintiff's claim was dismissed. Judgment was given for defendant on that, with costs, and .also on his counter-claim of £92 18e 9d, for 25 per cent, balance of pay as corporal retained by the Minister, with cents.

The report of tho director of tho Boy's’ Institute states that the members range,in ago from nine to eighteen years, and, at the end of the year tho number of active members was In regard to swimming (apropos of tho tepid bath), the director says: “Dux 1 members have made such good use of the baths that our best swimmers are looked upon, as no mean opponents at the district and Dominion, championships. Three of our boyu, namely, H. Anderson, C. Claridge, and S. Atkinson, each won New Zealand champion, ship honours at the Dominion swimming championship meeting recently held at Auckland.” The same satisfactory report is made in regard to many other branches of sport, ambulance work, the cadets, and boy scouts. In addition, the director states that during the year, through the efforts of the Employment Bureau, some 25 boys have been placed in positions, “but at the present time there is each a demand for boys that it is not a ease of finding a post for a hoy, but rathoi to find a hoy for a post.’’

Milton sold “Parddise Lost’-* for five pounds; Handenburg, for enlarging on a theme which has points of resemblance to that of the fall of Satan, gets a Cool £200,000, taking the mark at its pre-war rate. And this covers the American rights alone! Ludcndorff re. ceives £175,0Q0 for his “War Memorics”; von Tirpitz gets £45,000. The. difference is no doubt explained by the fact that von Tirpitz was in office for only half tho period of the war, and consequently has fewer “revelations” to make (says tho “Sydney Morning Herald”). But ho is singularly -lucky all tho same. His hook is interesting as showing the point of view of a naval junker, but its violent prejudices and frequent inaccuracies rob it of historical value. Oethmenn-Hollweg and Helfferich, ex-Chanccllors, have to ho content with a mere pittance of £12,. 500 for their reminiscences. Thus tho publishers are paying these five men almost half a million pounds as an inducement to tell how between them they managed to lose tho war. How much would they have got if they had wonl

The estate of tiho late Mr D. J. Nathan has been sworn for probate at under £60,000. The executors are Messrs F. J. Nathan, P. J. Nathan, and S. Jacobs.

The Eastern Companies’ cable route to the United Kingdom and Europe is now working normally without delay either way; but for the present telegrams will still be accepted at sender’s risk. Full and deferred rate telegrams are now accepted by the Eastern routo.

A wireless message received last evening from the Shaw Savill and Albion liner Oorinthic, en route from London, stated that the vessel will arrive in the stream at "Wellington at 7 o’clock this morning. After pratique has been granted the vessel will berth a,t No. 1, south, Queen’s wharf, to disembark passengers.

A thousand passengers have been carried by Captain Kuan Dickson since the Avra. aeroplanes were put into commission at aookburu. This result lias been accomplished without a hitch of any kind. On the southern flight, Captain Dickeou canted more than 500 passengers during his thirty-one days' absence from Christchurch with Avro No. 4237. This machine is now undergoing an -overhaul, and passenger flights are being made on the first Avro rigged. No. 4242. During the past week 130 passengers were carried fay Captain Dickson, all of them foi fairly extended flights, and it is evident that the shortest flights are unpopular, as they do not include a trip over the city.

At- a recent Wellington South meeting, complaints wore made of telephone rates. The Post and Telegraph authorities state that the reduction in charges that has been promised cannot bo made in-Wellington until the new installation, which was delayed by the war, is completed. At present the whole question of telephone charges is under the consideration of the*departrent, and it is most probable that the'system of charging will bo changed. An annual charge will bo made t<» cover the cost of installation and upkeep—say, from £3 to ■ £4—-and oyer and above that users will bo charged on the number of calls made, which calls will bo registered by a mechanical device attached to the telephone..

The local Jewish fraternity are unable to understand the statement made in yesterday’s cables that rival processions of Moslems and Jews met in the streets / of Jerusalem, bringing ill-feel-ing between them .to a head, and causing the riots reported. Two well-known local Jews stated last night that they could not understand the reference to the processions. The Jews, they stated, were not given to demonstration in connection, with the Easter celebrations; practically the only ceremonial was the feast of Nebie-Moussa (Moses the Prophet), but as far as they wore aware it was not the.custom to indulge in street processions. 'One gentleman stated that as far as ho knew there was no great feeling between the Moslems and the Jews.