LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 44, Issue 134037, 3 January 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

For bookmaking while employed in a hotel bar, Leslie Stebbing was fined £30 at Auckland.

A man who had been living with a woman for eighteen years was lined £5 at Auckland yesterday for posing - as single.

The Eight Hon. W. F. Massey stated yesterday that the question of New-Zea-land's representative at the War Council this year has yet to be considered by tho Government. The matter would c'orao before Cabinet at an early date.

The outbreak of infectious diseases in tho Lismore district has now been practically stamped out (according to the Ash burton Guardian). No cases have been notified in the board's district for several days.

.The-"Free Press" states that at the Balclutha Court a first offender for drunkenness was convicted rind discharged. Defendant had spent the night iv the lock-up. When arrested he had £2.'J-t in. his posesssion.

It is perfectly clear that Mr Lloyd (Jeorge is destined to become the victim of a phrase. lie has told us that he never expressed the." intention of "giving the Germans hell," but it is no use protesting. Walpole did not say that "every man had his price," but people will go on attributing the cynicism to him to the end of the chapter. Wellington did not say, "Up, Guards, and at 'em!" but tlie words will be attributed to him till t-bes end of time. Even tlie Kaiser declares ihat. lie never used the phrase, " contemptible little :tnny."

An instaii'-e of the absurd sugar red tape at. (Tome \v;is quoted at a meeting hold at the Cannon street hotel under the auspices "f the London Chamber of Commerce recently. A pound of sugar was sent from New Zealand to a soldier in England. Tho man immediately received two ofiicial forms from the Sujjar Control Board, which he was told must lie (Hied in it' lie wished to receive the simar. Al the same time he -was warned that if lie diil till in the forms he would lie liable to be prosecuted for attempting to import an article the importation of which was prohibited except under license. "That man asked me what he should do," said Mr Tredwin, w.ho related the story. "T told him to do without his sixpennywortli of sugar, but. to retain the forms and send them to ! he Christchurcli Museum as an exhibition of the red tape with which we are hound.''

Tho Berne correspondent of the "Idea. Na/ionale" states that among the latest stories of iliiidenburg is that feelings of jealousy ami personal dislike between him and the Kaiser have reach ed an acute stage. It is asserted that Germany's military hero permits himself the utmost freedom iti criticising the policy of the Kaiser, nnd makes no effort to hide his contempt i'or the Hmperor'.s military incompetence. For a long time the Field-Marsha J lias neglected to consult the Kaiser on military operations, and latterly he has not even troubled to send reports to him- The Emperor, it is said, lias many times reprimanded Jlindenburg for his great discourtesy, and to General Ludendorff has fallen the thankless task of smoothing over the differences between the two. For the Crown Prince and other German kings and princes Hindeuburg openly evinces a profound disliko. It is further declared that in Court circles the insolence of llindenburg has become intolerable, ami that ho is cordially bated by the Empress on account of his "incredibly gross manners."

Japan, fighting Germany with the Entente Powers, has been living in luxury and extravagance heretofore absolutely unknown to her people. The food supply is being shamefully wasted, states a Japanese journalist iv an article sent from Tokio to the "New York World." Tea houses throughout tho country are doing an unprecedented business. The only way to reserve a room in any tea house is to reserve it a month in advance. War millionaires and ship millionaires have bc-cu buying summer villas and country houses until no summer villa in Japan is vacant to-day. Many millionaires have rented cntiro hotels in summer resorts. One recently gave a tip of £700 to a maid in an hotel in which ho stayed ono week. Other millionaires are following the* example of exorbitant tipping. Dinner parties costing £10 to frlO a plate are frequent in large restaurants. One restaurant in Osaka refuses to serve any dinner under £5 a plate. An orgy of money-making - and money-spending is on. Tho Japanese Government has not levied a special war profit tax. Government officials will not impose such a tax, because they themselves are getting rich off the war. Every member of the family should drink KOLA-NIP. It adds vim and vigour to the constitution. Snappy—■ delicious—wholesome. Buy a bottle to-day. Hotels and stores. Masterton Ladies! Your enthusiasm for '"NO RUBBING" Laundry Help does you credit. We stock it.-β-11. Boalo and Co. * A couple of "lunatic" anecdotes that show sanity . At a Fancy Dross Ball given to the inmates of a Mental Hospital, a visitor was amused by the remarks of an inmate concerning his fellows: "They're all balmy, but you see that chap there, he thinks he made the world. You know very well that I did it. " Now, here's another. A gang of mental deficients were working, and the attendant was a little fellow about 4 foot something. A passer-by said to him, "Why, if these fellows get together they could easily overpower you and do a get-away." "Yes/ , said the little one, "but if they had the sense to get together they wouldn't be iri t j here. ,. Which illustrates the mildness but sanity of the Corcoran claims. Not talking tall talk about the supreme style, stuff, and sewing in Corcoran Clothing, but the claim of satisfaction , or money back. Not trying to run a little, work-room and making the profit of a few suits pay for overhead expenses' that can be split over five times the quantity. Organising, getting together ith men who can produce clothes cheaper and more efficient, and specialising on correct cut, which is the first'test and the final fact that sticks in the memory of every man. We have a motto, "Correct Clothes at Cash Prices. It's a food one. isn 't. it? —Corcoran, Clothing Store, Queen Street, Mn«rtnrtnn. •

The sharpest earthquake for many years occurred at Invercargill at 3.15 a.m. yesterday. Tho direction was north, to. south, and. tho duration five seconds. Clocks were stopped, but no damage was done.

An. Irishman,, who had long boen out Wost, returned to Ireland after the recent rebellion. Walking down Sackville Btreet with a friend he gazed at tho destruction wrought during those daya, then quietly asked: "How long have you had Homo Bule?"

Italy is probably the only country in Europe where there has not been a single strike of any importance during the past two years. It is also a notable fact that since tho .beginning of the war not a single; Italian newspaper..;has been seized or suspended. ;,..■

The Amborley correspondent of the "Lyttelton Times" states:—Enquiries and personal inspections concerning the ravages of that much-dreaded peet, the caterpillar, go to show that-it is making such inroads ou the standing crops that farmers generally arc cutting oats in many cases quite green. .The. pest has travelled over large areas already, and is still .-journeying and ravaging the district. • The districts suffering most are Amberley,,Broomfield, Oraihi, Leithlield, Balcairn and Softon. An unprecedented increase in the. ratio oi ? boy babies to girl babies born in England and Wales is noted in the vital statistics for the years .1914-15 and 1915-IG. In the $ear from July Ist, 1914, to Juno 30th, 1915, 415,205 boys and .'{99,409 girls were born, the ratio being 1040 to .1000. The explanation is that women who are extremely fatigued through arduous labour, such as workingten hours in munition factories, tilling fields, and acting as drivers of street cars, can became the mothers of male children only. Gynecologists of renown have, agreed that such is always the result. A telegram to the Australian papers states that Sir Arthur Yapp (Director of Food Economy), addressing a food economy meeting at HolJoway (England), ' was much interrupted with shouts of " What about the profiteers?" Finally he complied with the demand to visit, a local shop at which it was alleged that the food regulations were daily broken. A mass meeting convened by tho shop stewards at Woolwich Arsenal resolved upon calling upon tho Government to overtake the food supplies, declaring that the position is most serious, and. that it is impossible for munition workers to work under the present system of food distribution. The Bradford Trades- Council has resolved to recommend a general strike unless the food is equitably distributed . }Ir Winston Churchill, presiding at a Boy Welfare Conference in England in October, made this .statement: "The scythe, is swinging to and fro, cutting, its swathes, and each year a new and terrible toll is taken. We cannot tell when the awful motion will cease, but wo know that tho day will come when, suddenly—quite suddenly—as uncontrollably as it began, the scythe will stop, aiid then you will see a clear line drawn between those who have been precipitated into the abyss of war and have suffered in mind and body these terrible, experiences, and those who have been arrested, as it were, upon the very verge. Those will be the boys, the youth, the new generation, the intact,' uns'hattered generation, at once the hope of the future, the .judges of the. past. They need your care and that of all who wish to see the fruits of this groat struggle not cast away.' - Currency is given by the Auckland Star to a' statement by Mr Clement Wragge that, never in the course of long years of observation has he seen the sun ho abuormally active as it is at present. On Thursday he observed fifteen storms raging in the solar photosphere. This unusual state of affairs ,he. states, is surely indicative of meteorological and seismic disturbances in various parts of tho world. He warns the public to watch the cablegrams with regard to reported storms and unusual occurenc.es. He states that he has reason to believe that the coining hurricane season will bo more pronounced over the islands and along Queensland, likewise all the north-west of Australia. He states, further, that ho lias reason to believe that the tropical disturbances will pass further south than is usual, and that before April, Jvprth Auckland may be more or less affected, thereby.

A. correspondent of the "Sydney Daily Telegraph,- , ' writing' to the. editor, says:—''Permit me to draw attention to a remarkable fact in the entering- of Jerusalem by General Allenby in .'i peaceful manner, i.e., without iiring a. shot into the city. Tho word 'Allenby' is a combination of three Hebrew words, with extraordinary significance. 'AT moans 'God/ 'Leu' means 'lodges' or 'dwells,' while, 'by' means 'with me.' Thus the word 'Allenby' signifies ''God lodges with me.' Truly, this is significant of the relief of Jerusalem by the God of Israel, and brings to light the prophecy of Isaiah (as Handel's 'Messiah' opens)—-' Comfort ye, my people; speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and say unto her.that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned.' And as Daniel declares that 'God rules in the kingdoms of men, and givoth it to whom ever He will, , it must, indeed, be gratifying to.Jews to know that He has given the British Empire preference of such an accomplishment, and has restored peace to Jerusalem by a general bearing such a remarkable name. ,. An ideal drink with meals or between meals, is a little KOLA-NIP in a glass of aerated water. Pure—healthful. Snappy and full of twang. Try it to-day. Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica and Lumbago are amongst the most common and yet most painful diseases. RHEUMO is a scientifically compounded remedy, which removes the cause—excess Uric Acid —and thus , seldom fails to cure. 2s 6a and 4s 6d. Time was when tho future of NewZealand was supposed to bo chiefly bound up in its gold resources. Those were the days of the Otago and West Coast rushes. Since then agriculture, on a big scale, and sheep and cattle raising on an equally large scale, have opened up new avenues to wealth. Later came the founding of our industries, and that these latter are destined to play a tremendously important part in the progress and; development of the country, who can doubt f Take one of these industries alone— the tobacco industry, and see the strides it is making. Gold Pouch tobacco grown and manufactured, iir the; Bay district, is'now in general use all over the Dominion, and the demand has increased at such a stupendous rate that the manufacturers can no longer cope with it. It is tins evident that the smoker prefers tho local product to the imported article, chiefly, it would appear, on account of its smaller percentage of nicotine, while it is a milder and healthier smoke. The price has not been advanced. Gold Pouch as well as Three Diamonds are still obtainable at a shilling per pouch. *

On tho occasion of a.recent froeroitinjjf demonstration in Brisbane there wero three ears in tho. procession' yhieh traeted particular attention,,' bore tho notice, " Fragments from. France," and all the passengers were men who had lost limbs fighting at the front. The noxt car was labelled "Fragments for Germany," and was crowded with, recruits ready to go forward and .help the men in the firing line. Lastly came, "Fragments in Australia ,, —a sorry spectacle, depleting, in dummies, the tired cigarette smokers who support tho verandah ppata in every city, totally or seemingly bo,. of the fact that there is a /vyar at all.

The American Expeditionary Foree is completely self-supporting, and draws nothing from France except air, water,, fresh vegetables and eggs. The noldiers eat the best white bread, and all the> flour comfiß from America, as does the frozen meat and everything else in the way of supplies, including the iron ration of bacon and. biscuit, and even milk. The Americans do not, therefore, impose any very severe strain food supplies of the nation whose guKs they are, and, moreover, they are briaging over locomotivee, carriages, trucks and railway plant to increase the possibilities of railway traffic on the French lines. . ■ .

The German press is adopting an inspired attitude, holding that the honour* of war in the East African campaign rest with the Germans. The "Kolnischc Zcitung" says: ''There is little roason for rejoicing in London and elsewhere. Colonel Lettow Vorbeek is not yet vanquished, and we hope that he will still hold out for a long time. If after his immortal deeds he should be compelled to lower his (lag and our last colony should thus really bo lost, onr enemies must know that the pledges which we hold in Europe will thereby be made doubly precious. "With these pledges we shall win back the tropical soil wo need and intend to have for our future economic life."

The chance of entering on a permanent military career in India is'attracting many veteran Anza.es*. The India Office is offering inducements in pay and allowances, and is holding out'the expectation of rapid promotion. Sixteen officers and nine non-commissioned offimg. have been transferred, and sixty Jiave applied for positions and are likeljf to be accepted. Tho non-commissioned, men will, take a cadet course at Quetta, drawing the pay of a British private unlil they qualify for commissions. The Commonwealth is now offering-a limited number of permanent commissions, Imt distinguished, civilian fighters are likely to be lost to Australia unless the India Office is outbidden.

Tn pre-war days, when a captain managed to bring his ship into safety after unusual exertions, it was the custom of underwriters to see that his conduct received some substantial acknowledgement. It is therefore tho more to be regretted that when vessels are attacked by submarines, and, in spit© of enormous difficulties,-masters manage to get their vessels into port in a bad-ly-damaged condition, little is done to show a proper appreciation .. of their pluck and resource ((says a writer in Fairplay). Several cases have been brought before my notice recently where, apart from any recognition, the master was? paid off ''until such 1/£g as the ship was repaired.' . If on.cc His Majesty's vessels is damaged, officers and crew are not paid off; ana when it is remembered that the mercantile marine is "carrying on" for the sake of the country, it is certainly not quite the thing that mercantile officers should lose their job and their pay.

When the. Hon. G. W. Russell announced some time ago in the House of Representatives that the Dominion Analyst, Dr. M'Laurin, had discovered a method of cleaning low-gr.ido kauri gum, the system was criticised by, "gum merchants, who refused to accept it on the ground that it had been' tried and diecarded years ago. The new method certainly involves the use ofsa.lt, as was done' with the discarded system, but then , are other factors ■ iri Or. M ? L»aurin's invention which satisfy the Gov-ernment-that it will make a revolutionary improvement in the cleaning system, and be a great advantage to tbe North. Auckland gum country. So satisfied is the Government that it has decided to at once proceed with the erection in Auckland of a cleaning plant on a commercial scale. Tho Minister of Internal Affairs witnessed an. experiment with. Ilie new system, whoii.gurn .parties, practically waste, which, could sold for about 16s per cwt.,"wero eH-*>-od so effectively that they were valued at Css per cwt. '. . .

Examined in bankruptcy'at : Sydney, Albert Edward Nash said'that'the cause, of his bankruptcy was losing /his bead through drink. For many' years he was manager in Australia for Walker find Hall, Ltd., Since 1890 be,was 1 an expert in gold and silver ware and silver-plated ware and cutlery. He married in ISSfI in England, shortly : befpre coming to Australia. Ho had beeu living apart from his wife since February last. It was in that month that lie was suspended from his duties with Walker and Hall. At; that time his salary was £50 per month, and, in addition, £40 a month expenses were allowed him while he remained in Sydney. When he left Sydney he had £2 a day allowed instead of £40 a month. He attributed his present position to drinking, particularly, and women. Owing to excessive drinking he became non compos mentis. He* was at that timo drinking three bottles of whisky a day. Sometimes he was on. a spree for as long as eighteen montJis. After opening the Queensland br&ric". he contracted the habit of gcttinApji tho spree. When he was suspended was no shortage charged or admitted. He did not know what he was suspended for.

At the Educational Institute Conference, which was opened in Wellington yesterday, Mr Bakewell (senior school inspector for the Wellington district), described an ingenious and effective method of testing tho normal or abnormal intelligence of children; The littleones, ho said, were put to bail oat a tank, into which water was -running all the time from a tap. The more intelligent ones soon realised that.at: was no good bailing while the water:-was pouring in, and they promptly turned off the* tap. Others took longer and longer periods to realise this; and others, agaia r went on blissfully bailing away and never saw that the task was a hopeless one unless they first turned off ; 'the tap. There were a great many educational bailers, he added. Hβ had been bailmsr for many years, and during the tjtt year he had been bailing for dear "Qq?\ Others of them had been dbin"g ; tJ|b same. It was not that they did not' seethe necessity for turning off the t'afr.' It was that they were not tall enough to reaclt the tap, nor strong enough to turn it" off. But if the public, led by |tno teachers, would rise to tho oecnsibh, ho believed, that they could and would turn off tho tap, and that great educational good would result.

Tho Yankee tournament, held yestorlaLay by tho Masterton Tennis Club, was yon by Maunsell and Mise Molly Bun»v with 15 wins and one loss. Seventeen pairs took part in tho tournament. : The Foxton Kacing Club will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, January 22ml Nominations close to-morrow ■night* with Mr E. Wanklyn. Tho Foxtot Cup this- year is worth 300 soys *md the Anniversary Handicap 170 sovfl. The full programme appears on tho front pageoori r this issue. tAn ABhburton telegram states that an oldcrW man named James Ilarkins committed suicide last evening, 110 stranUled himself with binder twine. Ho left a letter for tho Public Trustee how to'diepeae of his property, and three other letters to friends. He is supposed to have been drinking heavily during the holidays

"I happened to come across a. number of young Bhodesian soldiers who were, the sights of London tor the firit time," says a writer an tho Lvening Standard. "I « ni ' ot . th « n } what ho thought the most wonderful thing he had seen. Ho at once replied *' WpU, I was at a music hall last night and a l>i«r dressed-up Kaflir t-anie in and sat down alongside of me in the most n.-itnral way you can think ot. J did laugh. Hβ wouldn't do that in lvhod-

Mr Gouvornour Morris, the American short-story writer, has just visited the French and British fronts iv Franco. Uc believes that tho greatest need of the Allies is more, cannon. "Let tho re be thousands of guns," he says. Then, with graphic touch." ho declares: Wast a way through every tiling. There ■must bo no kick-back left in the bombarded trenches-no hi.Men machine<rnnß. The infantry must advance like <r;trden.'vs out to observe- the larnaw caused' by a hailstorm, (kins .saw men's lives. And, equally with -uns, bombing /planes are wanted to attack the infantry and supplement the land artillery. Germany is buildin.u -them by tho'lhousand; the Allies must build them by the ten thousand. ''

Some new wheat, claimed by tho grower, Mr C. Ortlipp, of Bungowau:oah (about nine miles from Albury), N.S.W.), to bo a variety hitherto unknown, is creating considerable interest. Five years- ago, Mr Ortlipp, who was a sharo farmer, noticed three stalks of wheat, in a growing crop, which stood about 2 feet, above the level of the main crop. He secured the heads and cultivated the grain in a

.small plot. As a result of his continued cultivation, Mr Ortlinn was enabled to sow this year about 14 acres of the new grain, and the result is one of the most" beautiful crops seen in the district. The crop is very uniform, on :a stout stalk, about six feet high, and ','aTTyuig gx>od cars, containin.t: about •ten more rrrnius than the average var•ety of wheat. Last year sent a sample of the wheat to the Wag■_;a Experimental Farm, but received Word that on tho sample submitted the variety could not be named. He has Therefore decided to name, the wheat ' 'Ortlipp's , Buugowannah. ""'

According to the manager of the toy department of one ot the largest shops in Sydney, fully 2~> per cent of the articles in stock are Australian, the try having gone ahead wonderfully during the last twelve mouths. It is a singular fact that in spite of the supposed shortage of money, the expenditure on toys does not seem to diminish. Last year, when it was feared there would be '■'i. great falling off. there was actually a "JO per cout improvment on the trade of the previous year, and already this year his firm are ahead of last year. The 'tastes of children have undergone a

great change since 3i>l4. In that year tho doman(l for everything suggestive of war, such us guns, pistols, ships of war, soldiers, swords, Hugs and other things, •wiiis extraordinary. They could have sold many more of these articles than .were available, but this year the children, like their parents, appear to be tired of- war and wtir toys. Germany has •lost her toy trade, because articles of ;i better class than sho supplied are now coming from England, America, Japan and Prance.

An Auckland delegate moved at the Education Institute Conference yesterday "that the Education Department "be urged to amend the regulations re -travelling, in the direction of providing for payment for travelling of children who ride to school. " He said that some children attending his school travelled sixteen miles a day—eight miles to school and eight miles back —five days a week, or eighty miles a week in all. Some families had three children travelling that distance in all weathers, jin«J to struggling farmers that meant a big item for horse-feed alone. Another delegate suggested that the remit should apply to.bicycles as well as to horses. The mover agreed, subject to a threemile limit being adopted. A Taranaki delegate moved that the remit should include also proficiency certificate-hold-era travelling three miles or more- to a district high school. The charge for storing a bicycle at a railway station ■was, he stated, 15s 6d a quarter, while for putting up a horse the charge was 2s a day, or £10 a year. The charge for coaching was also about Is a day. This amendment was accepted and the remit, &s amended, was carried "nem con. "

A lost grey gelding is advertised for. An advertiser requires a housekeeper.

A child's tussore silk coat, lost yos l "terday, is advertised for.

Mr Herbert H. Hamilton states in an advertisement on page 1 that he will not be responsible for any debts incurred on his behalf without written authority.

To-morrow (Friday) Mr G .A. Fairbrother will sell by auction in Hope Street, furniture and effects for Mr G. Brunton who is leaving for the South Island. It is stated that the piano is nearly new, and is of English manufacture.

Put it in your cruet—SHAELAND'S MALT VINEGAR. Mellow and mature . Most wholesome and most palatable Vinopar in New Zeabvi'l. In bulk and bottle. All grocer?

KOLA-NIP —a temperance drink compound—is unique in its keen natty flavour. Can be given freely to children as well aa adults. Keep a bottle in the house for friends and visitors.

(The cable news m this issue accredited to "The Times ,, has appeared in that journal, but only where expressly stated is such news the editorial ppmxon of "The Times.")

Don't worry about the tea tax. At 2a per lb your grocer can supply you with the famous Desert Gold Family Blend Tea. It is a full-flavoured Ceylon Tea —delicious, wholesome and ficonomical. *

When your blood is over-heated drink 'KOLA-NIP, the cooling tonic with the sratty flavour. Besides being a health jf pi.'.tonic it is extremely refreshing. Mixes well with aerated waters.

Eauulug Effervescent Citrate oH Magneeia make? a very valuable medicine and c palatable drink, keeping the blood and Byst( j m cool. Price Iβ. H. T. Wood, ■FharmHi'ie? and Ch&aaxet (by exmm.), ■fMastei-tmi *

Gooseberries aro very plentiful in Central Otago. in tht> Arrow district cart loads of these berries niay be scon iv tho hedges, and i'ew people take the trouble to gather them. A great quantity of plums also goes to waste every year.

The Fire Brigade was called , out this morning to a fire in the office at Mr T. Wagg's coach factory. The conflagration was caused by the lamp connected with a kerosene heater exploding. A typewriter and some oilice appliances were damaged, but., the lire was fortunately extinguished before the ilames obtained a proper hold.

Router's correspondent with the American Array in France says that General Perahing has issued a. proclamation to his troops, inviting them to liberally subscribe to the French war loan. General Pershing has issued stringent regulations r-egarding liquor and immorality. AH alcoholic, boverages, except light wines, are prohibited, and gifts or purchases of such are forbidden. Drunkenness is promptly punished. All houses of ill-repute at places where the troops debark, or are stationed, are declared out of bounds.

A few days ago a boy armed with an air gun took charge of a portion of the Waipoua. river bed and ordered all boys to leave the territory over which he apparently considered it was his special duty to lord. One little boy, a son of Mr .1. Barnes, of Lansdowne, refused to acknowledge his "lordship," whereupon the boy discharged his air gun, the .pellet striking young Barnes on tho forehead, just missing an eye, and raising a big lump.

K'eitter's correspondent at Paris says that the I'Yenc.h newspapers emphasise that the air raid on Mannheim illustrates the extraordinary endurance of the British pilots, who carried out I lie work iv a temperature of •'(• decrees below zero. The papers say that Sir Douglas Haiti is concentrating the British air forces in order sternly to reply to 1 lie (iernian air raids on P>rifish towns. The Mannheim raid constitutes a magnificent "record.

At the annual coufrrein-p of the New Zealand Educational Institute at Wellington yesterday, Mr l-'iel.lhouse, iv moving a Masterton i lit, "'That inspectors make one visit per year, of which due. notice In , .uiven, instead of two. as at present."' said that a visit extending over two consecutive days, instead of two short visits, would give the inspectors a much better opportunity to juduv of the work (if a school, and a threat deal of the time now" spent in travelling would be saved. Air Purchase said that one visit Avas not enough in the case of young teachers, who needed assistance and advice. Tho real remedy was the appointment of more inspectors. Mr Ballachey supported this view, and tho remit was defeated on I he voices.

A soriiv c>l. , thefts liavt v recently been committed in Sydney banking chambers, flip, similarity of circumstances in all tin , cases suggesting that they have all been committed by the same persons. The thieves havo been operating among the customers at tlie receiving tellers' desks. While a. young woman was waiting at the counter in the Bank of Australasia., :t. stranger .drew her attention to a 10s note, on the floor, suggesting that she had dropped it. She picked it up and then discovered that 11:'»S, which whs at her elbow, had pone. An officer of the Sydney Council went to the head ollice of the Bank of New South Wales without about £;"000 to deposit. He was at the counter arranging his slips prior to paying in the- money, which Tor the most part consisted of bundles of £100 in notes, when something attracted his attention. Glancing round, he noticed a £1 note on the floor, dose to his feet. He stooped down and picked it up, and when he. checked his money a few minutes* later he discovered that one of the bundles of notes was missing. Apparently two men are doing the work. One of them places the note on the floor of the bank, and as soon as ho has attracted the attention of the depositor to it his confederate commits tho robbery ami slips away.