LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 15974, 17 November 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A London cable states that Arthur Hacker, the artist, was found d*xd on the doorstep of his residence. V A Sydney cable states that the ]% steamer Dilga, built at the State dock-' I yards ho the order of the Commonwealth Government, has been launched. “1 do noli believe in State control for anything,’ - said Ur McLeod at his meeting at Carterton. It generally means a lot of soft jobs.”

Sir Robert Hill, lecturing before the Royal Society of Medicine, disclosed that the British casualties at the .Litland battle were (50U killed and (571. wounded.

Members of the Horticultural Society are at present making an attractive diw-' play of roses in Messrs Rice and Co.'s window, and will make another exhibition in Messrs Purser. Ltd.’s windowon Wednesday and Thursday next. Two .territorials were brought’ before the Magistrate, Mr Wyvern’ Wilson,

S.M., for failing to attend parade. One, G. C. I uffin, was fined the maximum

--5, and the other, G. Chambers, was fined JOs, and ordered to pay costs. ‘With a population of approximately 80,000, Honolulu and the island of Oahu have banks and trust companies with assets of more than ,£8,000.000, according to a .stiiLunont recently compiled. Tho island's banks have deposits of almost X’6,000,000.

Bernard Shaw states that he will not accept the Australian Socialist Partv's invitation to lecture m Australia mi; his own terms. He says he. knows of no Socialist; party which is in a position to be so magnanimous as to offer such terms. If it had been the capitalist party he might have ludieved it.

Attorneys for distilling interests in Louisville, Kentucky, won another victory in a fight. on wartime prohibition. The Federal court judge announced the holier that the Jaw was miconst.itteionaJ, It is proponed' to wok the issue of an injunction ientraining the Government from interference with, the sale of liquor that has paid tax. With a view of encouraging children to take an interest in animals and also to practise kindness to them, the Christchurch committee of the Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has decided to award to Canterbury schools engrossed certificates as rewards for (tie, best essays Jrom the upper standard-; on the subject "Kindness to Animals.'' “The employer has no right to take. Imys back at night for work when they should have l>con at parade,’’ said Magistrate Wilson at the Court this morning, in reply to an excuse put forward on behalf of a Territorial for not attending drill. The excuse was that live youth had been kept back at work at night on an urgent breakdown job.

A J end on cable stoles that the Premier informed the deputation lhau naval and military advisors must, examine the dangers of a .surprise' attack beforo the Government commits itself to tho Channel Tunncll. If the report is favourable the Government wH! be willing to give general support. If otherwise, it would accept no responsibility.

The virtual restoration of pre-war suburban railway services was announced 1-y the Prime Minister at Papa, kura on Saturday. He said he had that day been informed of the chief changes, which, he remarked, were a pretty decent instalment. He thought; the new services would be, run by Christmas. He could promise then* would be Sunday trains, Au Invercargill telegram slaws that Miss Ella Marchant, M.A., headmistress of St. John’s Girls’ College, died suddenly during the night from heart failure. The deceased was for about sixteen years headmistress of the Otago Girls’ High School, and relinquished the position to engage in religious work in Christchurch. She was regarded as one of tho greatest authorities on educational matters in the Dominion.

Tho case of a young Maori woman who was before the Magistrate a few weeks ago on three charges’of theft, was finally disposed of by .Mr Wyveni, Wilson, S.M., to-day. ' Sentence was jxistponed by the Magistrate on the first occasion, and then on two subsequent occasions on account of the nonappearance of the girl. She did not appear at to-day's Court, and his Worship fined the girl ,£3 on the first charge, and ordered her to come up for sentence within six mouths on the other two charges. The lack of common gratitude which is displayed by some people is positively astounding, and a newspaper runner had an instance of this thrust upon him very forcibly recently at Christchurch He was on his cycle, doing his round, when he saw a. handlag lying on the road. He stopped, picked up the brig, and on opening it found it stuffed with#various documents and a mini tier of bank notes. Uc put the hag in his earner and rode on, and shortly met a car being driven furiously in (lie opposite direction. The car stepped, and the occupant, asked if the cvclist had seen the lost bag. Ac he described it and its contents, the runner handed it over to him without demur. Not only was no reward forthcoming but to crown all the man in the ear asked for a paper, got it, and drove off without paying for it!

During September of lust year Corporal W° A. D'Oridant, of the Now Zealand military police, was tried by courlmartal in Wellington on a charge, of having “knowingly made a false accusation'’ against Captain Charles Gray, assistant provost-marshal for the Wellington distinct. The accusation was that Captain Gray had been drunk on August Ist, 1918, while on duty. The corporal was found guilty and sentenced to 20 day's detention and dismissed from the forces in disgrace. He has now been reinstated, granted an honorable discharge, and given a year’s pay by the Defence Department. He has received 'a promise that the record of his conviction shall be expunged from his personal file. Captain Gray left the services of the Defence Department last year.

It is 'disclosed that the vessel purchased by the Poverty J>av Farmers' Meat Co., Ltd., is tho Admiral Codrington, of 10,800 tons. Mr W. 1). Lysnar, cliairman of the company, states that his company paid cash for the’ boat, through the assistance of the shareholders and the resources of the company, and that possession was taken at Port* Said on tlie 7th iust., with its full crew and in running order. The , boat is being sent to Colombo to pick J up a cargo for Australia, whither she • proceeds to carry out an engagement which was made prior to her purchase Vo mt a full cargo of Imperial produ«r from Australia to England. Bis com- ■ pany will, however, from now on derive the benefit of the full earnings of the boat, and they have now absolute control over her. When loaded the boat will draw 28fti. 4in. a