The Manawatu Herald. Thursday, July 10th., 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1120, 10 July 1913, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Thursday, July 10th., 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Au old man named Milne was found dead at Manakau on luesday.

Arrangements are being made to tender Sir Joseph Ward a public reception at Wellington upon bis return to the Dominion.

The usual monthly meeting of the Borough Council will be held on Monday next, 14th inst., at 7.30 p.m. Business: General. The s.s. Queen of the South is expected to-moirow with a cargo of general merchandise from Wellington. Mr M. O’Brien, District Health Officer, visited Foxtou yesterday in connection with a number of infectious diseases that have been reported in the borough.

Whilst leaving his house on Tuesday morning the Hon. W. F. Massey slipped and sprained bis ankle, and as a result was unable to attend the House in the evening.

At the local police court yesterday, before Mr Horublow J.P., a first offending inebriate was convicted and discharged. Another offender, who failed to appear, was fined 10s—the amount of his bail.

A great deal of interest is being shown in connection with the coming of the Children’s Ball which will be held on Thursday next, under the auspices of the All Saints’ Ladies Guild. In the statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the local Borough Council for the current year which appeared in Saturday’s issue, the item, “miscellaneous on the expenditure sice should have read /6 14s yd not 14s yd. Mr Alf. Fraser has been returned unopposed for the southern ward on the Wanganui Education Board, and Mr D. H. Guthrie for the central ward. Messrs Luxford and O’Dea have been nominated for the northern ward and the election of one member takes place on the 28th inst. A fire in Lambtoa Quay, Wellington, on Tuesday night destroyed the Otago Buffett and the premises of Messrs Hood Bros, drapers, and Grimmett’s Lambton tea rooms and also gutted the building occupied by Boucher, cycle agent. At the Roman Catholic Congress at Plymouth Archbishop Bourne, advocated the establishment of an international press agency for the circulation of catholic news. Matters were published to . the discredit of the church. They were not necessarily intentional, but were the result of incomplete information.

At the Unity Congress, it was resolved that no official of the United Uabour Federation shall receive more than weekly, with ios a day expenses, plus travelling fares. The following nominations for office were then received; For President, Messrs W. T. Young and E. J- Howard ; for Vice - President, Messrs W. Parry, T. Bloodworth, M. Fagan, j. Dowgray, S. Boreham, W. Hampton. Messrs R. Semple and P. H. Hickey were elected organiser and secretary - treasurer respectively, unopposed. It is impossible to avoid the conviction that the Unity of Labour Conference, from which useful results were expected in the direction of progressive democratic evolution, has utterly failed to achieve the combination and solidarity contemplated by the conveners. The only unity that has been accomplished is unity on paper. The Congress has been captured by the extreme socialist element, which is obsessed by aims of a destructive rather chan a constructive character, and which proclaims the barbarous method of the syndicalist strike in preference to the more peaceful and reasonable resort to arbitration. N.Z. Times. For Influenza take Woods’ Ureat Peppermint Cure. Never fails, i,o, 2/6.

With this issue Mr F. Gabites, cash draper, distributes an inset drawing attention to the fact that his Winter Sale has commenced, and giving a few quotations which will prove beyond doubt that as usual this is a genuine sale. If you do not see what require in the circular, pay a visit to the shop and ask for it. To buy at Gabites is to save money.* Mr T. G. O. White, of the clerical staff ot the local railway station, recently received notice of his transfer to Levin, and his place here was to be taken by Mr Stedman, of Cross Creek. Advice has now been received that on account of Mr Stedman being unable to get a house locally the proposed transfer has been cancelled. Another instance of the scarcity of dwellings locally, there not being an unoccupied house in the borough.

We regret to record the death of Kathleen Margaret, 14-months old daughter of Mr and Mrs F. Vertongen which took place at the Palmerston North hospital on Tuesday. The child had only been ill for two or three days, suffering from diphtheria and was removed to the hospital. The funeral took place at Palmerston Noith yesterday. At the last meeting of the local Borough Council, when the question of the formation of a footpath on the north side of the Avenue Road was being discussed, Cr Speirs suggested that the path should be formed 16 feet wide. Cr Speirs states that in Hamilton the footpaths are made this width and it gives the streets a very attractive appearance and there is a saving, after the initial cost, in the general upkeep of the streets. The first cost would, of course, be greater and it was on this account that the local Council decided to adhere to the smaller width. We have been shown a copy of a petition addressed to the Borough Council, and signed by residents in Johnston Street and other streets in that vicinity praying that some steps should be taken to prevent householders from draining cess pits into the Awahou creek. A similar petition, addressed to the District Health Officer, has also been handed to the local representative on the District Hospital Board, and this will be brought forward at the Board meeting in Palmerston North today. The local Inspector of Nuisances made mention of this matter in one of his reports to the Borough Council recently, and it is to be hoped that some action will now be taken by the body as cases of typhoid, scarlatina and diphtheria have been reported in the borough. Arbor Day this year falls on Wednesday next, but no definite steps have yet been taken locally to celebrate the occasion. The Chairman of the School Committee conferred with the headteacher yesterday, and it was suggested that the day should be celebrated by the planting of trees by the children. If it is finally decided to do any tree planting, no belter spot for the purpose could be found than the old Maori cemetery at the north end of Main street, which at the present time presents anything but a lovely appearance. By the planting of suitable trees and shrubs, and the expenditure ot a little money, this could be converted into a beauty spot. Perhaps the Borough Council will take the matter up and arrange for the celebration of Arbor Day by the planting of trees by the school children.