NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LXII, Issue 15345, 8 April 1920, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

A Home Mission Festival tea will be held in the Town Hall, Havelock, tomorrow, Friday. The speakers will include the Bishop of Nelson. Particulars are given by advertisement in this issue.

Yestez-day afternoon a young man named Allan Kerr, a returned soldier, employed at Mr S. Y. Wearing's butter factory at Wakapuaka, had his right hand and forearm to the elbow drawn between the rollers of a churn. Fortunately the extra' pressure on the rollers threw the belting off and stopped the machinery, averting a serious accident. As it was, the young man's arm was badly bruised, but no bones were broken.

The Defence authorities have now decided to distribute all Avar trophies which are definitely earmarked as the property of the various units. At present the main class of trophy available for distribution is the machine gun. Numerous applications have been received from time to time from various towns throughout the Dominion for a war trophy, lind these applications have been carefully listed, so as to be available when the distribution taKes place. It now remains for all those local bodies desiring war trophies to get into touch with tlie Defence Office, Nelson, or Defence Office, Blenheim, stating: their requirements and furnishing^ the names of, the executive officers who will be re-; sponsible, and the address to which such trophy should be sent. " !

Last evening the members of the Hospital Board considered the plans for the new fever ward, which were laid on the table by the board's architect, Mr A. R. Griffin. It was resolved that the chairman interview the Minister of Internal Affairs in regard to the Government subsidy, and to ascertain if the department would consider the erection of the fever ward as part of the new general hospital scheme. It was also agreed that Mr Griffin proceed to Wellington to place the_ plans before the Health Officer for his approval. The question of calling for tenders for the fever hospital, the estimate for which runs into five figures, will be considered at a special meeting of tiie board, to be called on the return of the chairman and Mr Griffin from Wellington.

According to' estimates submitted at yesterday's meeting, the Nelson Hospital and Charitable Aid Board will require .to find £8301 for tlie current year, ! towards; avhich the .Government subsidy will provide £4071, leaving £4250 to be contributed by the local bodies. Speaking on the matter, the chairman (Mr T. Neale), said the Nelson Board, past and present, had always studied the interests of the ratepayers coupled with efficiency, and he questioned whether any other boarcl in the Dominion came on* the ratepayers for less. The contributing bodies "in Nelson had nothing to complain of, as they were only being levied on the same scale as last year, whereas in some other districts the cost had gone up as "high as 50 per cent. The estimates were formally adopted.

The Telegraph Office* advises that the following vessels were within wireless range yesterday:—Of Auckland, Makura, Arahtira and Waipori; of Wellington, Marnroa, Maori, Pateena, Mceraki and Corinthic; of Chathams, Athenic, Mahia and Opana; of Awarua, Te Anau.

The Anchor Company announces that the s.s. Alexander has been arranged specially to load at Motueka to-day with export fruit for transhipment to the s.s. Port Napier. She will leave here for Motueka at 10 a.m., and leave Motueka for Wellington direct about midnight. There will be no Anchor steamer leaving Motueka for Nelson to-day.

"If rabbiting interferes with your work, drop your work," seems to be the feeling in and around Kurow just now. especially as those who take a day oft' can with even a pea rifle make more than their daiij^ wage (states the Oamaru "Mail"J. Rabbiters are mostly keeping their skins in hope of increased prices. They have not in reality commenced their harvest yet, as the skins will be at their best in a couple of months. The attraction which ifranny offers had sadly depleted the ranks, of farm hands, and many farmers who at this time of the year were accustomed to make their yearly faunt are kept at work instead.

Mr D. J. B. Seymour, M.A., organiser of the Workers' Educational Association, will address a meeting of citizens at the Council Chambers on Saturday evening on the aims and objects of the association. Tlie Mayor will preside.

In reference to the National Bank notes with the forged signatures which are reported to be again in circulation, Mr Cecil King, the manager of the local branch, informs us that the numbers of the forged notes are from 600,201 to 601,000.

A wireless, message to. the Shaw, Savill Shipping Company states that the Corinthic is due at Wellington on Saturday morning. She has a number of returning soldiers on board.

Growers are notified in another column that bookings of those desiring to export apples by the s.s. Corinthic are to be sent direct to the manager, Fruitgrowers' Federation, Box 88?' Wellington.

Tlie poll of Dunecftn ratepayers on the proposal to raise a special waterworks loan of £162,000 to bring in Lee Stream, resulted in an overwhelming vote against this much-debated project.

The residents of the Middle North had a day of rejoicing on the Ist hist., when the section, of the Northern Trunk line between Ranganui and H'uarau was formally handed over to the Railway Department by the Hon. J. Gordon Coates,. Minister for Public Works, and the first passenger train made the first through journey.

A widow lady had her handbag snatched away while walking in Trafalgar street, Onehunga, one evening recently, and she had to walk home instead of travelling in a tram-car. The bag contained £48 in notes, which had been withdrawn from the Savings BanJi to pay for a tombstone over her son's grave.

Building oxjerations iare proceeding rapidly in Hamilton. During the month of March building permits to the value of £28,310 were issued by the borough engineer. The value of permits issued for the past 12 months is £234,525. Of this amount £145,310 was for dwellinghouses, £85,547 for business premises, and £3668 for sheds and sundry buildings. The population of Hamilton is now about 9000.

An excellent seam of coal was struck at Bevan^s Tunnel at the Liverpool Mine on vVednesday (states the "Greymouth Star"). So far it has been proved at 9ft 6in and is still making. The coal was struck at about 22ft from the mouth of the tunnel. Over fifty boxes of the coal have been sent to Rewanui, and it is said to be of fine quality.

Probably a record in revenue collecting by local bodies has been achieved by the borough of Te Awamutii (states an exchange). At a recent meeting of the Borough Council, the Mayor, Mr L. G. Armstrong, reported that the Town Clerk had succeeded in gathering in the whole of the borough revenue due from every source:—Rates, totalling £5089; rents and licenses £24.82 17s 2d, and £6000 of debenture moneys received. The financial year would therefore commence with a clean sheet in all departments.

A stingaree measuring between two and three feet across the body was speared below the cliffs at the tJremii Beach on Friday (states tlie Taranaki ''HeraJLd"). These fearsome creatures are frequently seen in that neighbourhood, and the one caugjht this week was said to be a mere baby compared with others that have been caught. One that was killed not very long ago is said to have weighed three hundredweight.

The first award for bank clerks so far made in the Commonwealth was an-

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nounced on Friday, March 19, in fhe Arbitration Court, Brisbane., when judgment was delivered on the application of the United Bank Officers' Association" of Queensland. According to the Mclbourne ''Ace" of March 20, the court fixed an officer's salary at a minimum of £200 at the age of 21, rising by an-;* Tiual increments of £1$ to £260, and' f then by annual increments of £20 to ■ £300. The court allowed the matter of a tile classification scheme to stand over. I Female clerks other than those now em-'f ployed would be paid the same salary as l? male clerks. The conrt decided not to:i. alter the existing conditions of work, ip and added that the employers should ; understand that they could not take up the attitude that they would not recog-1 ! nise the association."