LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 16824, 29 November 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A cable dated the 17th. stated that the Gane v. Gillies • appeal had been dismissed. It should have been Gillies v. Gane.

About 11.30 last night an alarm of fire was raised, the scene proving to be Mrs Stokes Store, opposite the Avenue School. It was there that a, fire occurred on Sunday morning.

A message from Paris statee that Carpentier has been mentioned a -third time in despatches for his work as a signalling scout during the recapture of JDouaumont. He has been decorated with the military medal. "He does not drink, follow racehorses, or gambling in any way," said a constable in testifying to a young man's good .character at the Wellington Supreme Court (says the Post). "That makes him unique/ 5 remarked the Chief Justice.

It was suggested to the Auckland Acclimatisation Society at its meeting the other night (reports the New Zealand Herald) that an industry in black opossum skins might be started arid turned to the advantage of returned 'soldiers.

A further consignment of 550 tins of Xmas "Smokes" was despatched by parcel mail by the Military Hospital Guild yesterday. A few more tins are still available, and orders should be left with the lion, secretary (Mrs E. H. Suistsd) immediately.

A Palmerston man with a dreamy reminiscent look in his eye, discussing wool prices and the anxiety of some of the wool kings to exact payment for the last hair, recalled the time when he went to Makuri and bought a woolshed full of the golden fleeces for 3d. per pound—and lost- money on them I —("Manawatu Times.") Writing to her mother in Wanganui some time ago, a Red Cross nurse said that the hospital ship on which, she was engaged was much larger than the Marama, but compared with the Britannic, alongside which it was lying when the letter was being written, it jooked like a tiny tug. The Britannic was the beautiful hospital ship torpedoed by the Germans a few days ago. Mr Clement Wragge lias prepared a special weather forecast for the year 1917, especially referring to all coastal districts between East Cape and Cape Colvilie. His opinion is that the year will prove distinctly good, particularly in the matter of rainfall. Speaking of the recent abnormally wet season, Mr "Wragge says it was due to titanic wireless waves hurled into the solar system Jjy tremendous upheavels and huge cycloneß lately operating in the sun. It might be thought that by this time there would have been little or no sale for German goods in a British community, and ttat military camps would have set an example in excluding Hun wares from their precincts. This does not appear to tan tb,e case, however, for a few days ago a pocket-knife, branded •'Hudson Company, Germany," was shown to a press representative, with the statement that it was purchased at Trentham camp, and that any number more of the sa!m,e article could be purchased at the sajne price without any secrecy being needed. •'

Great interest is being taken in the patriotic sale of work, produce, etc., to be held on Friday afternoon at the xSt. John's*1 Hill School. All arrangements are well in hand and there will be many useful articles on the stalls. The ladies in charge have already received miuch encouragement and all who are willing to provide saleable products are requested to leave them at the school on Friday morning. The sale opens at 2.30 p.m. and afternoon tea, ice creams, etc., will be procurable.