LATE LOCALS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12066, 23 July 1917, Page 5

LATE LOCALS.

The Telegraph Department advises: "The acceptance of deferred cable messages io the United States and Canada via, Eastern is suspended."

Nominations i'oi vacancies on the Tramway Appeal Hoard closed to-day. .Messrs '.). A.Vrostick and (.'. O'Donnoll have boon elected to represent the Tramway Board and tho tramway employees respectively. In connection with Surprise Packet Day next Friday, the Christchurch Timber' Merchants' Association lias undertaken to erect the stalls in Cathedral Square. On Saturday it was stated in error that the Master Builders' Association had undertake)) the work. Last evening the l!cv A. C. Lawry conductod a memorial service a.t the Rugby Street Methodist Church, when reference war, made to the long and honourable, connection of tho late Messrs W. IT. Pr.scoe, George May and Charles Turner with the. congregation. The- sermon was based on the words '• What is your life-''' A crested penguin found on the New Brighton beach, has been presented to Canterbury Museum by Mr W. R. Cooke, ;.])d is in the case for recent additions to the collection. A leaf-insect obtained in New South Wales by Lieutenant 11. M. Hut ton has been presented by Mr G. htich. If is expected that a bronze replic;, of the "Dancing Faun.'' presented by Mr C. Napier, of Dunodi.ii, will lie placed on exhibition in a few days. "Witnesses in Court proceedings, on taking the oath, seem to be unaware, that they are running, a great and unnecessary risk. This was very clearly demonstrator] in the Magistrate's Court, says the Wellington "Tost." .Having kissed tho. Book in good faith, a. witness proceeded to inform the Magistrate ihnt' he was suffering from consumption, a fact that was quite evident from the man's appearance. Iu spit'pr of this, another witness, who followed shortly after, went through the same performance, probably ignorant of the risk he. was taking. Tt is as well to point, out that it is not incumbent on a witness to kiss the Bible; in fact, the officials usually make a point of discouraging the practice. Referring to the part taken by tho New Zealand in the naval operations of the war, Sir Joseph Ward stated in his speech at the New Zealand Club that lie had a firm belief that the reason the. New Zealand came through its naval encounters practically unscathed is that Admiral ITal.sey always wore a. Maori mat, which was presented to the ship for use in grave extremities, says the "New Zealand lie raid." During its first encounter, Sir Joseph stated, Admiral llalsey donned th e mat, and since his promotion he has enjoined on Captain Green its supreme value as a. nniscot. " Green." said the Admiral, "you must give mn your nssuranco that in the event of yoMr goinoj i n t.o battle you will wear this mat, presented by the Maoris." In the Battle of Jutland Captain Green wore that mat, and he declares ho is going to wear it the next time the New Zealand gives battle. m »_