LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14745, 26 October 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Svdney cable .states that, the "llospital Sunday” collections totalled £9773 —a record. A Sydney cable states that the Governor has formally entered into possession of tho old Government House.

A New Y’ork cable states that Fifth Avenue was given up for four hours to a parade cf 40,000 Suffragettes. Every State and 20 foreign countries wore represented.

The inland settlers at Kakatahi (Parajvaxa Road) aro working splendidly for patriotic objects, and set an example to much wealthier districts. They have already contributed £2, VI, and as the result of a, sale hold last week another £4OO was realised. A flag was sold and resold, and brought in in all £231). Afr J. T, M. Hornsby, 51. P. for Wairarapa, attended the Waverley-Waito-tara Racing Club’s annual raee meeting yesterday, and during the afternoon delivered a short s] mooli from the grandstand appealing to all young men able to do so to enlist. His remarks were brief, but to the point, and he was given a very fine hearing, and accorded a round of applause, on concluding. By a notice in tho lust New Zealand Gazette the attention of the public is drawn to the opportunity afforded for a limited time only—i.e., twelve months from October 11, 1915—t0 persons, or tho parents of persons, who were horn in New Zealand before the Ilth April, 1015, but whose births have not previously been registered, of affecting a spiyial registration by application to the Regis-trar-General, YVellington. Mr Haselden, 8.51., at the Magistrate’s Court this morning, gave judgment for tho plaintiff, by default, in each of the fallowing undefended eases:—Superintendent State Advances Department v. RauY are, to Mara, £53 15s fid: W. Lewis v. J. Hrvant, £3; I. Saunders v. C, A. and C. B. Cox. £l6 Ids; E. C. Gordon v. F. E. Simraess, £3; I. Saunders v. C. A, and C. B. Cox. £22 2s fid; A. O. Smith v M. Hackett. 15-; Australian Picture Company v, J. Spinks. £2 7« fid; Collier and Co. v. E. M. Robinson, £23 7« fid. The Military Hospital Guild rooms were the centre of activity yesterday afternoon, when a large number of ladies worked rtoadily from 2 p.m. till fi p.m., the result being very satisfactory. At a meetin it of the Committee, it was decided to hold a display of the work before parking the case to be sent early next month to our wounded New Zealanders in Egvnt. The date fixed is Wednesday, November 3rd. when it Ls intended to have a flower, sweet, home-made cakes, and a produce stall. For the latter two lambs have already been promised. Afternoon tea will bo served. Contributions will be acceptable to any of the stalls, the proceeds of which are to assist the Guild to keep no tho good work being done for our wounded. The usual weekly sewing hep will bo held to-morrow from 1 p.m. till 5 p.m.

Tile total proceeds of the St. John Ambulance "Flower Day" for the Red Cross fund amounted to £9O 8s ,jjd, which is very satisfactoiy, considering the numerous calls which have been made on tho townspeople's purses of late. Through the efforts ef Mesdames Jefcoate and Lomas the tea rooms realised £l3 10s fid. sLsdames Doig and Glasgow, with their baud ef workers, were re-ponsible for tho s"m of £ll2 10s fid. The rest ef the money, some .£64 7s 9}d, was the net icadt of sale of flowers from the main d'-p't. The society wisli to thank all who sent in donations of cake and flower’s, and ell who assisted in any way to make the day so successful. To Messrs Ja<=, Thain and Co. and 51, Spnrdle the thanks of the Society ere due for the use of boiler and flower basins respectively, and to Messrs Power and MoTub’s for the use of trays. Miss Mainland gave great n-sistance with the arranging of the flowers. Messrs Lain), Rasmussen, and J. T. Sinclair gave beautiful flowers, and the Brunswick School children also sept in a large quantity. The chairs and Hides were procured from Messrs Purser and Son. sfrs D. Craig gave the lady superintendent a very beautiful old ling to sell for the funds. slr T. C. Webb, conductor cf tho "Messiah,” desires to thank all those who have assiduously assisted in tho rendering of tho work, to tho members of tho chorus for tho time and attention they gave during the past three months, and to those members of tho orchestra who so largely assisted in its success. Special thanks are duo to tho soloists, sladatne Briggs, Mrs Ivo Symes, Mr Sydney Butler, and Mr L. Craig, for their assistance, also to Mrs Redwood for presiding at tho organ, and to Lieutenant Buckley for his trumpet rolo. Its financial success has raeen materially assisted by the kindly help of Mr Meuli in erecting the chorus orchestra free of cost; Messrs A. D. Willis for tickets; Mr T. E. Thomas for decorations: and the Opera House staff for their free services, Mr J. Upton for free use of the organ, Dexter’s, Ltd., for chairs, the authorities of the Technical Gollegc for the important and valuable help in allowing the use of their hall for practising purposes, and to 51 r A. C. Philpot for the valuable help and assistance he hae rendered, both at the practices and at tho performance. Owing to all tickets not being returned yet. a full statement of accounts is not immediately available, but slr Webb hopes to issue the same in a few days.