NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14875, 25 September 1918, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Hie Havelock Harbour Board has decided to erect a small cool store at its wharf, for the. reception of dairy produce. ' • * i

The next sittings of the First Canterbury Military -Service Board in Nelson will be held on October sth and 7th commencing each day at 10 a.m '

Hie British Post Office, the cable companies, and the Pacific Cable Board notily that they have discontinued advices of non-delivery or re-diroction of soldiers' Expeditionary Force messages {hi.b .m s.). g>

The Helping Hand Shop is having an egg day on Thursday. " The Wakapuaka collector will bring an egg crate for tho convenience of residents who are donating eggs.

In future, the Defence Department ivill provide military funerals at the expense of the State for members of the Novr Zealand Expeditionary Force who dio while on indefinite leave without pay, or leave without pay in lieu of disfharge if their deaths are due to disabilities contracted in the service or aggravated in the service so as to cause such deaths, provided such deaths occur within twelve months of such leave being granted; also in cases of i:idigoncc. It is most important that the nexfc-of-kin apply to the local office tor funerals at tho department's expense borore burial. • •

Ihe. next-meeting of the ' Matariki farmers' -Union will "bo held in the Tui School on Saturday, the 28th instant. A beautiful piece of Italian sculpture, included in the exhibition in aid of blind French soldiers entitled "The Bather," has been purchased and presented to the Wellington Art. Gallery by Mr T Shailer Wcston

■ < - .. 'I,'"; ft , bpecial attention is called to the provincial convention' of the W.p.T.U. to be held in the Methodist, Hall next Tuesday, October Ist. The business meetings, from 9.30,t0 ]2.30 in the morning and from 2 to 4.30 in the afternoon, will 'be open "to all interested in the Union. There will ho a public meeting a-t 7.30 p.m., when Mr F. G. Gibbs has kindly consented to give' an address on "Educational jJet'orm." The public, both men and women, are invited to show their interest in this most important subject by their attendance at this meeting. A special invitation is given to teachers and to the parents of children attending the public schools.

At a sitting of the Magistrate's Court yesterday, Mr E. C. Lovvey S.M. presided. In the judgment summons caso Wakefield Motor Supply Stores (Mr Uheek) v William Greenough an order was made for the payment of the debt, £6 13s 4d, forthwith, in default 14 days' imprisonment in the Nelson Police Gaol. Several defended actions were adjourned to 'various dates to suit the convenience of the parties engaged.

At the annual meeting of St. Mary's Home, Auckland, Bishop Averill spoke. of the' urgent need for enlightenment and tr-Aining among the young. ' 'It is' not on'y the conditions of the home. however, that should be improved; but that. of school life," he said. "This is bno of the worst sources of immorality at the present time. In the course of my travels in the country I have been made jiiva re of so shocking that if one dared to stand'uj>'and proclaim them ths public would absolutely rebel and cry j 'These, things must not be.' However, this is not a matter that our Government cares to interest itself in. although if tkere were only even a [ittle leligious training in the schools, it would give the teachers some ground upon which to appeal to the children under their" care."

Motueka.: Early next month we-close down the business recently purchased from Mr Jas. A. Wallace. You still have the chance to secure Drapery and Clothing at Bargain Sale prices.—Trathen and Co.* V .

At tho Lyttelton Magistrate's Court, before Mr S. E. -McCarthy, S.M., Benjamin Parkin, wharfinger in the employ of the Railway Department,. was sentenced to two months' imprisonment, 1 without r,he option of a. fine, for.theft of coal valued at £1 } the pi'opertyof the Union Company. ,

Motueka: The time is getting very short. Shop will be closed about the 12th October. Get j-our drapery supplies now.—Trathen's Sale of Jas. A. Wallace's Stock.*

A. strong .indictment of conditiorisexisting; among tha boys and girls'of the community, and of a great defeat in the Dominion's criminal Taw was voiced-'.by several speakers at the St. Mary's Home> annual meeting (says the Auckland "Herald'^): The subject was introduced in the annual report, in which Archdeacon Mac Murray stated that the number of applications from girls for admission, and the youth of those applying, were very alarming symptoms of the times. There had been cases where children of 13 had come to the home as expectant mothers. Speaking upon this point Miss Hancock, superintendent, said: "Again I wish to draw attention ,to that. iniquitious. clause, inj our criminal law; under'which a man guilty of an offence against1 a girl under J. 6 escapes scot free unless prosecuted within ..jjis months .after his, offence/. Often:; the .crime- is?hidden unffil after that, tho unfortunate child■•'■being"-deter-.'. red by.,aliame from-dtelHiig .even7 :"hfef parents what has happened. Withih tho last 10 years no fewer than 30 girls under sixteen years of age have become mothers at the home; and in only one case have we been able to secure a ! conviction against the man!" At present, tho speaker continued, there were 1 36 girls in the home, nearly all between 15 and 20 years of age, and.quite half of tJiem^belajy the average ofrerdinary intelJigenntj and "capability."

Motueka: Future drapery prices will l)e tar more serious than most people imagine. They, are so serious that we aro closing our Motueka shop. We have sufficient stock for our main shop at Nelson, but not enough-to supply both branches.— Trathen and Co * j

\ oters in this electorate are being asked to sign a counter petition to that circulated by the N.Z. Alliance. Before laonig so examine, this counter-petition on behalf of the liquor and see just what it asks and what it involves,. In the nrst place it claims' to ask for a '<fair just, and reasonable poll." This is how, it proposes to secure it: Every voter is to vote for one issue only, and no issu« is to bo carried unless it secures a raa-' jonty of the total votes ?cast on -the" three - These provisions- -give Liquor,-a 3to 1 chance—long- odds, with a veng^anee.: 500.000 electors would probably vote on the issues. Suppose' that 250,000 favoured National Prohibition, 150,000 voted for National Owner-1 ship, and 100,000 voted for National: Continuance—what happens ? Cont'inu- j anc;e wins, for no issue has secured a! majority of the total votes ,cast. Thisi is the petition the Trade asis- elector^ te sign.. By extending the issues it uses its old method of splitting the votes and secures for itself another loase of., life. Remember these fact}? when you are asked to sign the Liquor Traffic's Petition. Do your part—sign the Alliance Monster Petition for a poll this year on a straight issue—the National Efficiency Board's Recommendation after an impartial investigation which heard evidence from every side and class.

The kelson Acclimatisation Society notifies 'that the trout-fishing season will open on October Ist. , Within the last six montiis the .Patriotic Society in the Rai Valley have j adopted a very practical method of assisting the men who go to the front from that district. They forward to l™£ /ft n at tho front lOs worth of i.M.C.A. coupons monthly, aud when ;a man \ comes back they make him a ..present of £10. < This is in addition to , a send-off; gift of the value of £4 or • £5, w/uch usually takes tlie shape of a I wrist watch. The necessary money has to be raised as it is required, as ;the iiai Valley society have no funds in S nalJ d, fo, r the PurP°se. A sum of £900 .which the little district subscribed went to headquarters at Blenheim, whence grants are obtainable only for soldiers who are in need. The Rai Valley j Patriotic Society aro holding a carnival lat Carluko to-day, with tne object of .raising money for tho carrying O n of i their work. ' to