LOCAL AND GENERAL

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11784, 23 August 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

TTi2 cricketers' bandage class w.h resume its or.-rrntienn in ti; ' interests cf the Red Cross. At the Colosseum en Saturday evonin- Caotnm V.\ 11. I'etiit, X.a. M.x... will (-diver a Icc.Mrc on '* \ e.ncivei D'seasiv' Tho meeting, which is c;e of .1 series arranged by the- >.crtn Canterbury llosr>:tai Board ior nublic education, will be open to-men only. The Minister of Defence ha? specially released Captain Petal from duty fit- F»Pth,Tsio:i camp in respond to tho board's renuost. After inspecting th? Provincial Council Buildings i:i Ciiristehurch a re-w d . a<io. the Hou Y\'. rraser, ..Ip:s..er • * Public Works, stale-1 to Mr 1. G. E , M P. that be intend to do ln~ iitmc*. to preserve all the and historical characters of the bTH.dtngs.meluding the \v.vrf--n part as well as t.'e stone part, 7>iri"g last se--on Parliament. Mr Ell comn!amcd to thMinuter that the work of repainting the wooden nan Ird hsen po=ti>tnctf too lons and that the surface of tne timber wa<Tested to the efforts of the wither. "Mr Ell states that most of tlv> wooden nart is heart of totani ind hea-t of black nine, two erceptmnnlly o;ir--hie timbVs. ar,d he csprss-es ar oninion if it is prrpcrlv c—; for, it will last for fifty rears ™p-_ * 1o C nl Pn"inp-r and nrchitrct of me P"b Ho Works D?nzrtmmt have msdo_', c'-eful rf tV br,, i«sidp i a renort to the with .an esti- \ mate of the cost of repainting. A desve hnrinf? been <^f s information as to the mecak *lci mav be earned bv soldiers for -•- ' r vice the. Secretary of the Alar Orieo announced on June 26 lhat the rnodn" in question are the fol oiy.ng :-l i.e Victoria Cross.-The conditions miu- r which this is awards are well knoi. n. Up to the present date eighths ctona Crosses have been awarded m tha present war to warrant officer.-., noncommissioned officers, and Th« Military Cross is awarde.i tor "distinguished service in iec ot war " and mav be won by warrant otf:,. o is a s well as bv commissioned <:tof rank not above that of captain • 130 warrant officers nave received tho Military Cross up to elate. ihe Distinguished Conduct Medal is awarded for individual acts of aistiitgui.hed conduct, and for derot:cn to dtny m the field. Thi; medal nas been earned bv about 01-50 warrant ofiieers, noncommissioned ofScers and so.diers during the orescnt war up to aaie.. tec Military' Medal, which was instituted come two months ago, is awaretcd to uon-commisdo:icd and *>la crs for individual or associated aces or bravery in the held. Abciu 1,00 ot th»«e have been conferred, up to date. The General War Modal, the is,t:e or which is not decided until peace has been concluded. A Dauedin lady relates the story of how she cured her son of infantile paralysis when he was about two or three y«rs eld. says the/" Star.;" '■ *t came to him m cnttiag ms leeui. H 3 wss affected from the- iv.n uowm One leg shrank badly. I ruooe:. him well I with turpentine and oil, anc ba^u-a ! the lower parts th:ve or four- tunes a j day in dean ocean wawr that wo car--1 r; cd in froiv. the beaor. and ncaied i l stoc-1 his foot in tho- to* wctor an,. j wbbed it in- Alter a wmle 1 cailea in Dr Cougbtroy. r.nd be sa:d I ecu d . 1 cot do anvthinp so I perseve.ed Uvith and in irom sw j to twelve mom-is L to get about. Li.: L:-e. V one leq. bit shrunkc-n, mu ue , S nolo I for his work, and is now over u..rg iive years ot age." ' na'-raiiua. a rcprcsp.n.a».\ t -l .-io !.«t.„." ««w the man himself. ue Lhvw'np his trousers and siir.wod oue l;:: the -her Uve Jelnivder irihe that i«!f»tn-.»r ha- ic-i ;.■•'! '■;■•;''■,• j have no rn, "K: 1 ,^." have a bit ot .-'■.- •- ■.- • ' VJli ". ' t ~.,. . ..;,.-..r ;., -vorrj ! hours >tre.-s. L.i._ --• •-, j i b :T-n o^&ruh-,::libe"y^st 6 : hviih tho hot --•.-;,■;':'-'. c °3 I the - -'v 1 - *"- ls V, "^ I " rW- - ve/k«. i'io ftilc -ble tc j : » -? hr w.V -bv t --V -• hed be-- ill for about, .C' 1 '-=" •- "-. . _ j tour mwntn*. i —...... to 'ct tuc ' , t ., - v- *■ •- 1 ■" "ii vo:t may ' aive thorn private.;.' riy i e aa^ I addrrss." | .i-rho Giory of the Gar-k-P..'' llra^ j [)nrv x .; ( ;id -l:'«:al :r.v-.ci ro:'.s. ,n 121 varieties, for present sow:n::. are- now o v <. .e iit. Messrs iia>c.e. aim I Fi.-l;eria« r s, Cashel &t:tvt._ catalogue with instrue'tiuiH lov i.'-ro'viiiy;. application. - v