LOCAL AND GENERAL

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11508, 2 October 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A Crime the* the World! will not ' |[( Forgive." This is the title of a superb S' Jjanoramio photograph which will ap- ' Ifljear in next week's " Canterbury j|slmes" of that portion of the French '. I'trity of Rheims, in which is situated J| the cathedral which was ono of the* architectural ornaments of the world. 'J: .The photograph was taken towards the -. s'ead of July, and it proves beyond all '|P question that the Germans deHboratedestroyed by shell fixe, from a dis- *■ «fttaaoe of several miles, this magnificent ffbtuJdiog Except in the immediate) "*idbJrfcy of the cathedral tho buddings* faro nstwuched. It is a remarkable pho!tograp« «nd one that is destined in| ' histories of tho war to portray Gernmnt ■ vandalism and utter wantonness. " The ; New Majwit-Arms" is the title ' other interesting snapshot of the illustrated section of the "Canterbury Times." In this picture will be seem three soldiers equipped for trench warfare. One is begoggled and muazleol Against German poison gas, while the g others are laden with bombs and hand If jSWWnades and carry also a steel slasher .-_ --and revolver. Bach bears also a steel skulll cap and steel breastplate. The ; Turkish sniper has proved a great nuis- • to our troops on the Gallipoli pen!i insula owing to the admirable manner ! in which he has screened himself with JbJiage and consequent difficulty in lor j j&'fcing him. A photograph will empha- ] I "Ifeetnas point. It shows a captured Turk- '* i Visa snipei almost completely hidden in I iaaniroa? referred to. Another fine I l will .show, our armoured ■.. I janbtoir-cars making an attack on the : I jjtarks in one of the thrusts on AoM i 3&1&'. There wiD be many other picj I tares depicting notable incidents in the ji I Liraur zone, also about one hundred and! k'l Jttigibt photographs f of our troops men- :"•■ vtioaetS in casualty lists from the Dar- ■ «23fepM^' S9 « Several pictures will be deK voted to the new goldfield on the How- >■- in the Nelson district. This 'f I|asS 7is eateaedlirjgly rich and quite a r l, mth.haa set in. Many old-time West .y.)Mi Cbasti dvntars, who have been farm- £. ingT for years, have gone to the How- {. «ro River, and it is confidently antii- cimted that larffie quantities of gold f' Tpfi ho reoovereoj. Nuggets weighing i\\ J m» to Soa have been found in mctbers. \-: will be a fine half-page photoi' iifEph <rf *^ e officials and (r. 1 took part in the Band' of Hope r toion aamial competitions festivil, teji -w©3 otiier pictures of general iniwrl], S. The "Cantwrbury Times" will be |" <srßase on Tuesday next, from noon. r< : iThe photograph published in last '" ~«*'« the late Trooper ;-'■" jQJnrw'ay gave the wrong Chrietiau Y iwne*' Sis fall name was Frankl?h '-' \sfoaes Oonway, and he was the second k ■ : djfa of Mr "William Conway, of 36, I 'Mil Road, Spreydbn. f-. > prate superintendent of the fire brigade £ • : & received a cheque for £5 5s from if "iSgßSsre Booh and Co., carriage build- %. ' era, Ittrtres High Street, in recognition 'f . <n the brigHders services at a fire in !• 1&B firm's Jaotory on Sunday. In a J4- ■. dprering letter to the secretary of the *■' lApard, Messrs Boon and Co. express i- ra ' fc i* * OT appreciation of tfmmn j QoTmniiwioner H. Hodder, the comf of all Salvation Army operaf: 9Mf IMnBs ia New Zealand, assisted by II TSfisHjcr Newby, will conduct special |1 Siassetings at-the Sydenham Hall, BatIM Street, to-day and to-morrow. if! jjjb the afternoon the Commissioner will f* %ive Mo popular lecture on "Japan: m JR» Peopier and Customs." The Mayor Q&r H- Holland) will preside at this ||Ug-ggth«riTig. Y-'T} .The eeoretary of the Canterbury § and Breeders' Association has ii"S&»eßived letters from the Right Hon t'WStr Joseph Ward, the Hon G. W. Rusand Messrs G. Witty and' H. T.*J. • \ ,4Thacker, M.P.'s, aoceptxng the invita-|-V ,j, "iion of the association to attend the |x patriotio trotting carnival to be held \C - ,Ott Saturday next, and stating that I nil be present if their parliary dufcias allow them. The pro-* lbs for the carnival will be on iriy next week, iiag to e brother in Wellington, rant officer in the Australian Medical Corps refers to one of bin mates on the voyage to i aa twing " at once a very pracmd a 'very sentimental sort of He is in the siege brigade with oeUent caance of being cut up iter get to business. He has t his heart to me about the sori parting from his wife (to whom s married a fortnight before j), and it seemed to have got him at least for a few days. But omes in his very practical torn, noticed him stewing at a shortbook even when he was too sea- > eat, and wondered- why an arsergeant going on active service be worrying about such a thing. e told me a few days ago that e learning Pitman's so that in rent of him being cut up about gs he would be able to work for ing in spite of it. What do you of that for practical foresight?" le relative position of our imand exports, wliich is the chief lling element in the state of the money market, is an unpreoel one," states the " New Zealand Review""; "for the twelvemonth j with August 31 our exports d the record! total of £28,005,436 omn impolrta only totalled n.,243, leaving a handsome sur--f £8,754,193. In ordinary times ei surplus would mean a supply ney more than the local market oomfortabty find suitable investfor. However, oonditions are ohanged through the war, and it i easy to raise loans outside the Bon. The Government is raising i of j£2,000,000 locally at 4} per ree of inoome tax, and this, with raal outsdde interest obligations to t, will absorb a fair proportion of arplus. It appears to us, howthat there will still be an ample r of fundß available for all ordmlusiness requirements. Mortgage are liable to be somewhaij firmer partly to the higher standard &s set by the Government loan, [so i» the fact that the provisions e Moratorium Act make this of business a less favoured form eebment than formerly." ie weeks before Mr Massey ani>d his intention to introduce legisin Parliament to debar alien ■ subjects from teaching in New id, a remarkable episode happenono of the Wellington schools, , has since been under the considn of tha Secret Defence CommitA teacher of German extraction i, by the way, had two, brothers mp at the moment training for ,f the reinferca'aant drafts—was cting a senior chvis when the leslrned for some on. the war a progress. It is allied that t.ie sr impressed upon his th' hat they were not to 3 being told about German baiand excesses. Then he w«it_on iprove the occasion by asssm/'.)'. whatever was said against xl\ ans, serious allegations reste-t st the British troops in conrec vith the Boer war. The man had hus far in his discourse when the ■en took a hand in the perfonr.With one accord they interruptm; they refused to allow him to ly further, and finally, after shv.r- ---' God Save the King," they broko e class. Tho incident was brought : the notico of the Secret. Dofenc:> nittee, and while the matter v.t. , ; considered tho training of tin; er's two brothers, in camp is said ve been temporarily suspended. it never-failing cough and cold ly—''NAZOL 31 —is specially goo;! hildren. AVise mothers keep ic u Moat-ecoiiomical 1 60 doses, la

On Thursday, October 14, under the auspices of thb Canterbury Egg Circle, Mr F. Ward, Hornby, will deliver u lecture on tho " Hatching and Roaring of Chickens," in tho Boys' Gordon Hall. Mr Ward is an experienced poultryman, and Avill prove, educative in this subject. There, will bo no chore© for admission, but a collection will ho taken in aid of the Canterbury Patriotic Funds. Several gilt sittings of oggs will also bo auctioned on behalf of tho fund. A Press Association message from Wellington states that Dr Albert Harding Porter, a'well-known medical practitioner ia Auckland, was arrested there yesterday o-n a char go that lio intended to. leave tho Dominion without making adequate provision for his wife. Ho-was remanded to appear in Auckland. Counsel stated that accused had settled some money on his wife and the amount requirSu for maintenance was tho only matter in dispute. At tho quarterly meeting of tho St Albans, Rechabixo Tent held on Wednesday. Brother I. Marshall was appointed a representative/ on tho board of control of the Rechabite Band. Considerable discussion took placo on matters affecting the band, and also on tho hospital bed scheme as set down by the advisory board. Tho secretary announced his intention of giving a trophy to the member securing the most accepted candidates prior to March 25, 1916. Probate was granted by his Honor Mr Justice Stringer at the Supremo Court this morning in the following estates :—John S. Cowling (Mr Salter), Victor R. Cauchman (Mr Salter) and Maurice 0. Moore (Mr Butler). Letters of administration wero granted in tho estates of Julia H. Johnson (Mr Beswiok). A motion for executors' commission in tho estate of Charles Hurst (Mr Thomas) was reforedto the Registrar to import. Tho Christehurch Pigeon Club mot in the new club room, Colombo Street, on Wednesday night. A club show was held, with the following results:—Any variety Frill (IS entries)—C. Walden 1, J. G. Waller 2 and 3. Any variety Tumblers (12 entries)-—J. and A. C Trowbridge 1 and 3, C. Walden 2. Any other variety fancy pigeon \o entries) — C. Walden (with a Magpie and a Dragoon) 1 and. 3, J. G- Waller Cropper) 2. The club decided, to disqualify during its pleasure an exhibitor who had faked an exhibit vx order to qualify it for a young class ax the show held by the oiub in May last. The annual meeting was fixed for Wednesday, October 13.

A complaint is made by an officer writing from England to a relative m Auckland that- the New Zealand soldiers, and particularly the officers, are less well paid than the Australians. He states that one cause of' dissatisfaction amongst the N&w Zealand .officers is that when they are wounded" part of their pay is " docked." He himself was receiving 5s & day less, two allowances having been cut off. This is done just when the officers are under much more expense than before. The custom in the Imperial Army, the writer adds, is to pay when wounded, but not when sick. Several New Zealand officers, he says, complain greatly of this matter. The soldiers in the ranks at Rangiotu include many well educated and professional men, and members of well known families (sitateia the watu Herald"). One of the first to greet the parliamentary party which visited the camp on Sunday was the Rime Minister's' son, lately a solicitor paotising in Auckland, now Sergeant Massey. Another member of the party, Ma' L. M. Isitt, was met by his son, a sturdy young sergeant; and yei other members of the regiment are sons of tho Hon S. Thome George and Mr T. M. Wilford M.P. In one small section, when the regiment was first form- | ed, there were, two privates with the degree of M.A'. and. another with LL.B. A Taranaki settler, of Te Whara, recently petitioned Parliament for compensation in connection with land'taken m 1906 for a branch railway. The Petitions Committee recommended that the petition be referred to the Government for further, recommendation and i inquiry. A long discussion ensued upon the report, and eventually the subject was " talked out," being ended by the dinner adjournment. Opportunity was taken of the occasion for some members to denounce a system which they said was growing up of petitioners coming to the Legislature for the righting of grievances which properly should be adjusted in the Law Courts. In this case, it was pointed out, six years had been allowed to. elapse, and no reference had been made to the Law Courts, and no satisfactory explanation had been offered for that course,not being taken. Moreover, it was said that provision for a railway station had been made on the petitioner's land, which it' was believed in time would beoome the centre of a township. This would greatly enhance the value of the land, which already had risen in value by reason of the construction of the line many times its original value. At various times of the year the Auckland provincial branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union sends circulars to its various branches with a request for information in regard to farming ox»ratjions. Some _ fifty branches recently replied to a circular of this nature asking the number of dairy cows in the district, area in oats, increase over last year, area in wheat <md grass, etc. The replies point, to the fact that in the dairying districts there has been a general increase in the number of cows milked. It was estimated that at Otorohanga there were nearly 2000 cows being milked, at Waitoa 4700, in East Tamaki 13C0, and in the comparatively small district ot Katikati 1200. In the areas under wheat and cats, and the area under new grass substantial increases were again apparent. In tho Upper Harbour district there were (i 0!) acres of oats, being an increase of 100 aert-s over last year. At Katikati it was estimated that there, were GOO acres sown in new grass last autumn, at Kumeu 550, at Pongakawa, Bay of Plenty, 1000 acres, and a~ Waitoa also 1000 acres. The programme of the examination for elementary kindergarten certificates proposed to be granted under the authority of the Minister of' Education to student teachers- of kinder-

garten .schools who de,-,'re to obtain a diploma for such work is set out in this week's "Gazette." . Tho examination will bo in tho following subjects: (1) Knowledge ot ! child nature (including the elements of hygiene and psychology); (2) nature, knowledge; (3) kindergarten principles; (.4) kinderfcltfi'tm practice; (-3) class teaching; ((J) educational handwork; (7) blackboard drawing; (8) sinking. Tho examinations are to bo hold partly in the month of November or December, 1915, and partly in January, 1910, at the four centres. Candidates before admission to examination for the. certificate must (a) have passed tho intermediate examination or its ■equivalent, or have gained an intermediate certificate; and (b) have completed a course of two years' service and train-i.-iv in a kindergarten-school or ' under the direction of one 'if cognised kindergarten associations of the Dominion, or have completed a service and training of similar extent and character to the satisfaction of - tho Director of Education. No lady should be without Martin's . Apiol and Steel Pills. Sold by all [Chemists and Stores throughout AusWith a c;ood Vacuum Cleaner in IJSO all tho "time, " Spring Cleaning,' will becomo a tiling of the past. • We have the "last word" in Vacuum Cleaners, a strong-suction machine, p P ?ily -worked, having both nozffle and ' bnisli price 4os. Vacuum Cleaners on hire. Hastie, Bull and Pickering, ■ ■ Cashsl _ _ __ a__ V . ~*,..'«ft.._._i_i _~

The Telegraph Office advises that the Waimakariri lS'orth mid .South, the Opihi and the, Wailaui are clear, and that tho Rangitnta and Raka'.a are fishable.

Tho following candidate?; at an examination of a homo nursing class held at Christehurch on September 21 have passed and , a re ■entitled to the home nursing certificate of tho association:— Mesdames Hamilton, Kellaway, Miller, Stubberftold, White and Terns, and Misses Clarke, Coppell, H. Dwyer, Tj. Dwver. Hazelhurst, M. Hunter, Mary "Hunter, Johnson, Marshall, Mahan, M'Catlum, Nioolle, Robbms, Steel, 'Seager, White and Boulton. The number of marks awarded may bo ascertained on application to the office, 119, Worcester Street, Christehurch. A general change of pulpits will take place to-morrow at all the churches of the diocese of Christehurch, when collections will be made in aid of the Church Mission Fund. The fund provides chaplains for the public institutions and assists sparsely populated and needy cures, as well as helping what is generally termed tho homo mission work of tho Church. This year a new departure will take place in that a resident clergyman will go to the Chatham Islands, whereas bei7»*e only a short annual visit was possible. The secretary of the fund is tho Rev C. G. Mutter, to whom donations and subscriptions should bo paid.

Yesterday, at the meeting of the Canterbury Old Colonists' Association, Mr R. Speight exhibited an interesting photographic panorama of Cliristoliurch in tho early 'sixties. He explained that tho picture had been made by pieoing together photographs taken at different times. The panorama was complete, except for one section in tho vicinity of the corner of Armagh Street and Colombo Street. The panorama was taken from the west. Efforts were being made to obtain a picture of the missing section, and Mr Speight stated that he would be pleased if anybody with a photograph of Christchurcli in the early 'sixties would communicate with him. The annual concert in aid of the funds of Nazareth House has been arranged for the Theatre Royal on Monday week, and a particularly fine response has been received by the organiser of the programme (Miss Nellie Hayward) to her appeal to leading artists to give their talents for the cause. Nazareth House has felt the pinch of tho war. The Sisters are entirely dependent on the contributions of the generous publio to feed, clothe and care for their big family of three hundred or so old people and young children. The great number of war funds has drawn a ~ood d'eal ot the customary revenue of special institutions into new channels, and it is necessary for special effort on behalf or. "those" standing institutions which have still to be maintained. The committee which has the concert in hand is headed bv Lady Clifford, with Mr J. S. Barrett as honorary secretary. It has been arranged' that in recognition of the fine work of the Citizens' Defence Corps in recruiting and m helping wounded soldiers that there will be a special sale of sweets and flowers by miniature nurses at the concert, in aid of the corps' funds. Seats may be reserved at the Bristol Piano Company from Tuesday next.

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