NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14128, 3 July 1916, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

, • r*-- - Tho vita?' statistics for Nelson for the month of June record 26 births, 13 deaths, and 9 marriages.

The annual meeting of the Nelson Horticultural Society will bo held at the Institute at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday next, when members are specially requested to attend.

Owing to the unfavourable weather on Saturday afternoon, all football and golf matches were postponed. For the same reason the Brook Pierrots did not make their appearance in tho city streets on Saturday evening in aid of the Silver Bullet Cannonade.

Mr S. Blomiield, secretary of the Nelson Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, received word on Saturday from the Health Department that the Education Department was prepared to grant tho use of a school building at Richmond for the housing of the in-mates'of-the Alexandra Home fora period not exceeding six months.

The Undcr-Socrotary for Mines has advised the Wardon (Mr J. S. Evans) that the first sittings of tho Warden's Court in the Howard district will be held at the schoolhouse, Glenhope, on Saturday next, on the arrival 'of th« rnormug train. A large number of applications which have been held over pending the fixing of a place of hearing will be dealt with.

"Should the nature of soldiers' woundsbe published?" was a question asked of the' Defence Minister in the House of Representatives by Mr. L. M. Isitt. He could not see, he said, what good purpose was thus achieved, and he suggested that for the future these particulars should not be pub-; hshed in the Press, but conveyed ■privately to the people concerned. The Hon. J. Allen said he agreed that this course might be.followed, and he would see to it.

A German in Wanganui who is receiving superannuation from the Government told me himself that he had annually sent to the Fatherland money as a contribution to the Gernuaji navy funds," said Mr T. B. • .Williams at an anti-German League meeting (reports the "Wanganui Herald"). Mr "Williams went on to say that he had himself brought the matter under the notice of the authorities, but no action had been taken.

The kelson Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Association's show was. brought to- a dose on Saturday, and' was attended during the day and evenino- by a large crowd.of visitors. Mi- Jeffries' (ivightband and Co.) trophies were won by Mrs Ben Lewis and Hockey Bros., tor the best utility hen and spangled game pullet respectively. Other specials, including two from the New Zealand Carrying- Company (Cooksey afttl Co.), were allotted, Mr R. A. Hamilton wm mng for tho best canary m the novice section.

"The efforts of pacificists conscientious objectors, Socialists, and all people wno claim a superior morality make to hinder the supply of men and material to carry on the war can only be explained by confusion of mind I hey do not know what they are doing I hoy are helping, to save the German military machine, which is the negation of all their ideals. The othnations must either submit to it or resist it. If they submit it is supreme; it they resist they must fight it with the only weapon that can touch it "— '•Nineteenth Century."'

The efforts on Saturday evening o f Mr Alexander Wilkie, of Port^Vl son, with ''Kaiser Eill" and Z V*t S" bnn?' to r ai - ¥ fußds to JjJ extia comforts for the old people of the Alexander Home, which 4 d^troved byfu-e on Thursday, night, ™£ed "Rlily .successful, the sum of £7 2s 6d being realised. The effigy of the aMiSwT rt'P the nrxt .0 the Bank of Ne W Zealand ad the function having been "officih ■ ifTw y:f w,- Lock ' a m^";^^»^^Sr^ and thus help a good cause. The p?o-----dietary of the board, yesterday

An exceptional y neavy ,seuth-ea.st lxoms. Trees were blown down, a telegraph post came down in Milton street and some damage was done to windows and glasshouses. One gust roared uown \Vaimea robd just before 4 o'clock on Saturday morning, and brought c!o;.vn a trea near Mount street. O^ld nun i-ell 011 batuiday, and the hills near tne city had a light mantle of snow. ihe weather changed again yesterday, being mild anc ] beautifully

Bro. lv. Oliver, second .steward of the I Apuam, m the course of an interview j with it "Liverpool Daily Post" representative, gave some interesting particulars with regard to the capture of that vessel. "A Prussian officer saw that. 1 was wearing a Masonic charm " be .said, 'and remarked, 'You are a brother of mine.' -Pretending at the same time that I did not know what 110 meant, he tedded me on' Masonry He was quite satisfied, and I took him through the tairci-class accommodation whereupon he stated, 'Masonry has saved the lives of the members of the iippbm.and the captured tramp steamers, .as I find that the .captain of the t-prbridge, the captain of the Drombesy, and of the Trader are brothers. You are going to be put into a port of saicty, and 110 lives will be lost; but! should we meet a British cruiser we will signal, '"We have British prisoners c,i war on board/ and should they show tight all tonds will have to abandon the ship, and the Appam will never F o oack to Liverpool, as she is/a German war iDiize." '

.i^r?^^ 1 meeti:Qg of parishioners of All Saints' will be held in the schoolroom to-morrow r evening.

A meeting of the Lady Liverpool Cqmmifctee will be held in Hallensteins' rooms to-morrow afternoon at 4. o'clock.

Tlie body of a man was loiind floating in the Wellington harbour on Friday near the Thorndon Baths. Tlie man was apparently 60 years of age, and he was wearing a blue vicuna coat and vest, light striped shirt, with soft collar, saddle tweed trousers, land stout laced boots. Two receipts made out to "J. Wilson" were found in the pockets.

During the debate on the Military Service Bill in the Legislative Council, the Hon. A. T. Maginnity expressed opposition to the religious objectors' clause. The Roman Catholics had n conscience, and no more believed iiv committing niirder than any of the sects to whom it was proposed to "grant exemption. Yet many of the Catholic priests had gone into the firing-line. The Hon. W. Beehan: There are 60,000 of.tLem fighting in France. Mr Maginnity asked what the people who wanted to be exempted would do if ait enemy came to our shores. Would they simply lie down and be killed?

The-'"Mercantile'Gazette" reports the. registration of the following company :—Kelson District Fruifcpaeker.:;, Ltd.-^Oapital> £20.000, into 20,000 shares of £1 each. ' Subscribers: Nelson—Charles H. Chamberlain 216, R. B. Jackson 500, Edwin Smallbone 150, W. S. Snodgrass 250, W. A. Dee 50; Stoke—Albert Gilbert 110, Frederick J. Hall 50, W. G Russell 140; W&kefield—Geo. D. Lyon SO. Objects: To deal with and market all kinds of fruit and to control the supplies po that the consumers will receive their fruit cheaper and regularly.

■ Replying to a question by the Hon. A. T. Maginnity in the Legislative Council, Sir Francis Bell stated that in the opinion of the Government the time had not arrived for the transfer to the National War Funds Council of all war funds in the hands of trustees. Over 300 societies had supplied information required under sections 9 and 10 of the Wiar Funds Act. There we-:e probably at'least 100 societies that had neglected to supply the information. Every effort was, however, being made to secure it. There were 400 balancesheets to December 31st in resnect of various funds which had been received, and the Audit Office was dealink with them, and they would be laid before Parliament in due course.

In the new factory law of Japan 12 hours a_ day is the maximum number of working hours provided for kiibour•ers, and, although petitions have been filed by some factory owners for the privilege of extending the working day to 14 hours, the question will have to undergo further investigation before such privilege is granted.

The Otago Branch of the British and Foreign Sailors' Society Las been formed to caiTy on the work so long and ably conducted in Dunedin by the l&to Mr A. R. Falconer undei the auspices of the W.C.T.U. The society is distinctively evangelical in its principles, and inter-denominational.

! The best flour made in Dunedin (writes Mr W. Aitken) costs the grocer £12 15s per ton for fifties, and £13 for f,vi-ity-":•■-">, v.'\ rl is srld jvncl delivered to anywhere jn the City and suburbs i at 6s 9d and 3s 3d, showing iai profit of 4>-d and 3d per bag respectively; and a coupon' is- also given with it, representing a cash discount of 2-|d per cent.

Mr J. Crawford Anderson moved at the Otago Anglican Synod that the report of the Cost of Living Committee 'be adopted. He admitted that the rel>ovt was rather bald, but there were niiany snags in the way. Some, of the parishes did not stand up to their'responsibility to maintain their clergymen decently, and he would like the pay in all the country parishes to have a minimum fixed. The motion was earned without discussion.

At t!;e Magistrate's Court on Saturday, beioi-e Mr J. S. Evans, S.M., a inaii named Patrick McGill pleaded gui:tj- to the following- charges, and was dealt with as stated:—Resisting the police in the lawful execution of their duty (convicted and .fined 20s) ; damaging a-helmet of the \ahie of 11s 6d, the pi-operty of the Ne\7 Zealand Government (convicted and ordered to pay the value of the helmet); refusing to leave licensed premises, to wit. the Exchange Hotel, he being a prohibited person, when reqiisted to do so by the innkeeper, when his presence there ■would subject the innkeeper to a pen•alty imdr the Licensing Act (convicted and fined 20s, with 7s costs); and_ being found on licensed promises during the currency of a prohibition: order (convicted and fined 20s, withj costs 7s). Sergeant Barrett stated! that the defendant refused to leave thej hotel when requested to do so by the licensee, who know him to be a prohibited Verson, and when Constable Berthelsen, who had followed him in, told him to go out, he caused a disturbance, and the Police had difficulty in arresting him.

The Bishop of Waia,pu fias issued a statement regarding his action in connection with the "combined services" on Anzac Day. He points out that while the position of the Roman Catholic Church is acknowledged by the military, authorities the Anglican Church has been denied its rightful position. Ho says:— t("Vv<y were denied our rightful position; we and other religion,-, bodies «ere classed together as Protestant sects, and our historic position n« a branch of the- Holy Catholic Church, which lies at the very foundation of our existence, was denied." When Anglican chaplains at the front protested against combined services, the Officer Commanding in replying used the combined services held in New Zealand as a lerer. "It seemed to me too." adds Bishop Sedgwick, ''to be inconsistent if, while protesting against •the enforced combined service in our re-rntorial camp, T. myself took part in or encouraged any form of combined sorvice at pucli a juncture." He agrees with the Private's pronouncement that Anglicans as individual citizens caa take part in combined services on occasions of national or civic commemorations.