LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15183, 31 March 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the recent annual meeting of the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association at Wellington the; serious position created: for the newspapers of the Dominion by ; the enormous increase in the cost of, 1 printing paper was discussed >and it was unanimously resolved that on increase in the selling price of papers could nq longer be avoided. As a matter of fact the New Zealand proprietors were slow to act, Paper began to rise within a few months of the outbreak of war, and some: newspapers in Britain and Australia increased their selling E rices long ago. The /London Tiroes as made two increases—in tke first place from Id to l}d and then to 2d. For fcwo/years the New Zealand proprietors bave bprne the loss thpmsclves, but they are now faced with a position which makes it imperative that an increase should be made without further delay. The resolution of the NewZealand Newspaper Proprietors’ Association was carried unanroously for that reason, and the rise will take effect frian Monday next, April 2, when the selling price of" the Wanganui and West Goast -papers will be 9d per week to subscribers, And 2d per copy for casual sales. The increase is not as large as it should be,: perhaps, but. if is the desire of the proprietors tp share the burden ofthe increased cost of paper with their subscribers- An increase of 3d per week in the cost of bis paper is a trivial matter to the individual subscriber, but on the total circulation of a newspaper it will go part of the way at least towards meeting the enormously increased cost of newsprint paper, and other added expenses. A Sydney cable states that Mr Wade has been appointed Agent-General. The establishment of a maternity ward at the Denniston Hospital has now been finally determined upon.. The members of the Medical Association have agreed to a regular levy for the support of the institution. At the annal meeting, of the Canterbury Law Society, held on Thursday, a motion than no holiday should be observed for, race meetings during the period of the war was carried unanimously. ' > During his description of the affair, at Rua’s-settlement when the police arrived, counsel for the defence in the perjury charges said; “Just imagine an army of Irish policemen rushing round . Hamilton and 'chasing you with : loaded guns—what would you do?” The King was visiting a' wounded officer the. other day, says the Sunday Chronicle, and listened with pained interest to a*i recital of some, of. the enemy’s barbarities on the Western front. “These Germans are' swine,” said His Majesty, with great heat. “Would you be astonished if I told you,” proceeded Mr Lundon when crossexamining Mr Cnllen, ex-Police Com--fnissioner, at the Hamilton Supreme Court at the Maori perjury trial this week—“ Not from you,” replied witness, “I wouldn’t be astonished at anything you told me.” : A defendant in a debt case at the Court recently told the Bench he and his wife ajid children were living on 25a a week and free house. , “Well, you ought to get .£3 a week to travel round the country and show the people how it can be done,” ''commented the Beach. Counsel suggested, the National W : cieucy Board should get hold of the man at once. In connection with the shortage of paper throughtont the world, it is stated authoritatively that a considerable additional tonnage will be available in Canada this year, owing to enlargement of works and installation of additional machinery at some of the mills. When the snow is gone some large and influential companies, lately organised, will commence the' construction of paper mills in Canada, Dick and Jimmy were spending a few days with their grandmother, who spoilt them, as grandmothers will. ,Ona night they were saying their prayers, and little Jimmy vocierated his petitions to the Heavenly Throne in a voice that could be heard a > mile. He was teling the Divine Providence what he wanted at Christmas, and his enthusiasm in the cause got on his brother’s nerves. “What are you praying for Christmas presents so loud for?” interrupted Dick. “Tire Lord ain’t/deaf,” “No,” whispered Jimmy, “but grandma is.” “This is a peculiar„ situation,” commented Mr J._ S. Evans, S.M., chairman _ of the First Canterbury Military Service Board, at Christchurch, when the board had before it a case of a man who was reported to have died after he sent in his appeal for exemption from military service., “If we' allow the appeal, his name will go back into the ballet, and if we dismiss it he goes into camp!” , The board decided to dismiss the appeal. N ’ “How many hours did you say appellant worked ?” said Mr of a- farm, manager at Masterton, who was appealing for the exemption of a farm labourer in his employ. “Sixteen hours,' sometimes,” was the reply. “And what wages do you -pay mm?” asked Mr Poynton. “Thirty shillings a week. “Thirty shillings a week,” echoed Mr Poynton. : “No wonder you do not. wish him to go to the war ! ;I quite agree with you that he is an invaluable man to you in those circumstances.” A dairy? farmer stated at the Appeal Board in Palmerston on Thursday that, with his brother, he was milking 125 cows, and a brother who had- a larm up north as milking- 60. Captain Walker said a case was' mentioned at the Board a few days ago where a farmer and sister were milking 70 cows between them, and also milked 30 cows every day for a relative who had an adjoining farm. This showed what -' really could be done when, people put their minds to it. It was an example to be followed by many ipore at. the present time. _ ■ For some considerable; tiin© the question of the management:of the Stewart Bequest lias been the subject of dls•'ussibn between the Government, /anganui Borough Council/ and the' Piunket Society. ' While the Minister for Public Health (the Hon. :W, 6. Russell) was in Wanganui, opporunity 'was: taken to again discuss the matter with him. With this end in ‘view a conference consisting- of .representatives; of the bodies mentioned, together with the Hospital and .Charitable Aid Board, met; It is understood that the ter favours the Borough, Council retaining the trusteeship, and vesting the control of the trust in the Hospital Board/ who in turn would utilise the .services of the; Piunket Society in -connection with ' the administration and' management of the home2

It is notified that the morrow ..(Sunday) at Sail the be deroted to the church buildup yjSP ; MBI The present position of the ftod out in another ' .38 /In ■ another column,, the . Pußlici vice Commission invites ,iwicajMi*. for, and gives partkulars. positions as draughting cadets 'Lands and Survey Department - “Let us," says president, Wil&uV--v'i/ “etapd by the nations"'that “liPljfij to be stood by." To which London’l.vyVi Bystander 1 adds; “Tee,-let's! Bnt now. It’s no use standing by amLby.-" 1 Hie Railway Department has a prehensive announcement in colum relative to the special railway. v]-;, arrangements for the Easter boUdhy !£&’. ‘ season, which intending travellers,-]- '■ should take note of, A considerable number of "home / vice” men are at present employed 1 on the permanent staff at the FeaweifflM!' ' Camp, and this number is likely to.be increased in the near future.-, ■ • ' Richard Black, a second offender for ~ drunkenness, was convicted and 's► { charged by Mr J. G. S. Hewitt, S.|f., C in the Magistrate’s Court this morning, , A prohibiten order pas also issued against Black ’ y During the hearing of the perjury . charges at the Hamilton Supreme Court, , this week, his Honour said to Mr lain* don, counsel for the defence, “please confine : yourself to the, point of investigation, you have been doing very "well up to thatipoint." ■,This remark caused. smiles in Court, in which counsel fo* » the defence joined. 1 The” season for shooting fallow deer in this district commences on Monday, and -will be open until May 15th. ‘ The 1 herds are reported to have considerably, ■- increased during the past few years,. ■ ' and some pood heads have been, at the back of Parakino lately. Thirty licenses are to be issued this year, and ‘ a license -entitles the holder f 0 shoot „ • ; two stags of not less than four points* The Acclimatisation Society draw attention to 'the fact that as the first day .- . of April (to-morrow) falls ona Sunday, it is illegal to shoot until Monday; this day thus being the legal opening of the deer-shooting season. Licenseholders are therefore warned 1 against *a l breach of the Government .rebulatiom, a copy of which is being served to every y license-holder at the Post Office when, shooting licenses are "issued. The Hon. W. G. Bussell (Minister of Internal Affairs) who has been on' a brief visit, to Wanganui, .left for Wellington this morning. During his stay, Mr Russell had a very busy time attending to departmental matters. He remarked to a reporter-that he was greatly impressed by the evidences of progress and development in the little city. • The Minister also remarked that the outward signs of prosperity were reflected in the official statistics. Speaking of the subject of life-saving ■in the schools at the annual meetingvol the Royal Life Saving Society at Wellington; Mr G. S. Hill said that he had received a letter from the Hon. J. A. Hanan (Minister- of , Education), whostated that he was ' much impressed with the value of the teaching or swimming. v v Ho was prepared to Approve of the inclusion of . amending provisions in -the syllabus of instruction, for public schools, making the teaching of swimming during the summer months practically ' -compulsory where facilities existed. •• A would-be volunteer at Masterton was being put through some before a Military Service by Sk ■ elderly but active lieutenant-colonel bf 5 the Medical Corps. He was very - anxious to get through, as he had" several times previously rejected. - After participating in a variety of exercises with singular inelegancy he was curtly , informed , that -he had 1 been rejected. “Rejected! What for this time?" yelled the infuriated ■ enthusiast. “Plat feet,", was the reply. “Look here, you want kangatoos; you don’t: want men," wag the disrespectful answer; andrthe reject flung mmeelf out of the,room. All private parcels which are being sent through the N.Z. and British Red Cross Somety to France and Egypt must be-left with the local hon. secretary, at the sub-cehti© rooms, by this (Saturday) evening? The rooms will be open all day and evening for receiving same. As the’ parcels will be * packed l m cases, it is necessary that the desired destination, Egypt or France,, as the case may bo, should be marked on them, the usual address, “care G;P,O. Wellington," being insufficient in this instance, as the 1 parcels are not fprwarded through that channel.Mrs Suistcd, therefore, asks that the senders of parcels already; received, who have not stated the country of destination, should commwncatt, with her in order to facilitate delivery,. Anyone who happened to be in Bond Street, Dunedin, shortly after 9-odode on a recent evening would have thought that pandemonium had been let loose, > remarks the Otago Daily Times., .A well-known Dunedin merchant, was ob- - served to be running to-adff fro,making , . desperate thrusts with his umbrella at a rdt in the roadway; another gentleman, who is not unknown as the manager of a local bank, vented his • ing spirit by frantic blows with bid walking stick; a hardware ' manager,,-v casting behind him the lack of agility brought'by years, butted into the fray > ith his hat; another gentleman, who holds a responsible position on the Harbour Board, vainly tried to “put 'itt’ tha. - A boot”; and several others assisted hy^.-/ loudly applauding the" efforts of their?*--; * confreres to bring about the downfall? 1 ■’ of the wily toe. In and out'-of 1 the hustling,hallooing crowd of eldm ducked and dodged a number of telegraph ' , boys. Th« rat was killed.