MANAWATU

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 129, 25 February 1919, Page 8

MANAWATU

■ At a meeting of the Palmerston North branch of the Farmers' Union, held 011 Saturday, Mr. H. Vile was elected, as delegate to tlio sub-provincial executive. The comment of Mr. Justice Chapman ou the fact that XI a day seemed to be quite an ordinary wage for a working man in the Manawatu district, has, according to- a Palmerston paper, elicited the information that iu numerous cases tiie earnings of even unskilled labour, is considerably more. Recently a pnddocker at a flaxinill drew tho nico little sum of JioG7 for 33 weeks' work, which works out at ,82 lis. per day, it there were 110 work on Sundays. Homo time during Saturday, night or early Sunday morning a quantity ' of jewellery, watches, etc., was stolen from ilr. H.Mortensen's . shop window Su Main Street West, Paliiicrston North. A diamond glass-cutter ,was used, a hole some sis inches in diameter being made in tho window. The value of tho articles stolen is estimated at i.bout ~i!5O. It is apparent that eoiuo determined efforts will have to bo made by local motorists to protect themselves trom "joy. riders" and thieves. Quito recently Captain Smith's car was' taken from a Palmerston,street and found in Shannon; Mr. Pillan's car was removed front tho Opera House; an individual walked into a local garage and removed a car -which was subsequently found in another part of the-borough; some mischievous person slashed the tyres of the car of Mr. liurxell, on a visit from Feilding, and other incidents of a similar kind have been reported to the police. The latest and most barefaced incident, says tlio-"Mana-watu Times" relates • to the disap-. pearanco of Councillor Spooner's car. Between 7 and 8 o'clock on Sunday night Councillor Spooner backed his car into tho lane between the railway lino and Cole's Buildings while ho went inside to participate in a theosophical meeting. He locked the. automatic starter and put tho key in his pocket. He was astonished on coming out to find that the car had disappeared. After a connection, of over 11 years with tho Boys' Training Farm at Wei'|iroa, Mr. and Mrs. AVilliams liavo left for Auckland, where Mr. Williams has accepted a position with the special schools 'branch of the Education Department. Prior to their departure, Mr. and Mrs. Williams were made a presentation, on- behalf of the farm, by tne manager, Mr. Marry-aft, who expressed regret that two such valued members of tne staff ! were leaving, but wished them all liappiand prosperity in the north. - During tho past two years .-C225 has been raised by the sale of flowers at tho Otaki Railway Station for Red Cross purposes. In all? a total of over .£4OO has been raised since the beginning of tho war by the" sale of flowers.