LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1128, 2 August 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The services in All Saints’ Church to-morrow will be at 8 a.m,, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The local vital statistics for July were: Births, 9 ; marriages, 2 ; deaths 2.

Owing to the after effects of vaccination, a number of local children have been compelled to absent themselves from school.

A smoke-concert will be held by members of the C.E.M.S. and their friends on Tuesday evening next. A committee consisting of Messrs Crowe, Boyes and Entwistle have the matter in hand.

Mr J. S. Dickson (member for Parnell,) has asked for a return showing the cost of heaters, carpets and soft beds for the use of English officers now in camp at Palmerston North.

The Foxton Bowling Club’s euchre party and dance will be held in the Masonic Hall on Friday evening next. The committee are leaving no stone unturned to make the affair a huge social success. The services at the Methodist Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev. J. Crawford, the newly appointed Methodist minister to Shannon. Hearty invitation to these services are extended to all.

It was decided at Wednesday night’s meeting of the Borough Council, that in future all purchases up to £2 made from the Borough office must be for cash, and all accounts are to be strictly monthly.

The following are the percentages of attendance at the local State school for this week: — Standard V., 93-4 P er cent - ; St--111., 89.5 5 St. IV., 89.4; St. 11., 85.9; St. L, 85; St. VI., 84.7; Primer 111., 83.8; Primer 11., 82.8 ; Primer 1., 73-3-

Owing to a local scarcity offish, Mr M. Perreau has made arrange* ments'with the Napier Trawling Co. lor regular supplies of fish, notifies that fish suppers at Per reau’s Buffet will ia future be a speciality.* C. M. Ross and Co.’s Clean Sweep Sale still continues, and to-day they are quoting a line of Sealette Fur Sets at 5S Hd. Others at equally low prices. Ihe whole of their stock of furs to be cleared regardless of usual prices. See advt. on page 3.*

Fruit trees iti local orchards are in bloom, which indicates a very early spring.

A general meeting of the Foxton Borough Band will be held in the bandroom on Tuesday evening next.

The borough workmen are making good progress with the concrete kerbing on the north side ot the Avenue, between Manchester House and the bowling green.

The Queen arrived • with a general cargo trom Wellington this morning and will leave for Wellington to-night. The Kapiti arrived this morning coal-laden from Piiponga and will sail again for that port to-morrow.

A man, carrying a swag and staggering under the influence of liquor, was arrested in town yesterday afternoon. At 'the police court this morning he was convicted and discharged and ordered to leave the town. Mr Hornblow was the presiding justice.

Brigadier Carmachiel, of Wellington, will deliver a lecture on the life of the late General Booth in the Masonic Hall on Thursday evening next, 7th inst. at 8 o’clock. The lecture will be profusely illustrated, and will deal with the life of General Booth from childhood to the memorial service.

Au inquest was held before Mr Alf. Fraser, coroner, yesterday morning, touching the death of the infant child of Mrs Sarah Wright. Evidence was given by the mother, Nurse Eeask, and Dr Adams. A verdict was returned that death was due to asphixia as a result of overlaying, in accordance with medical evidence. The services in the Presbyterian Church to morrow will be conducted by the Minister, Rev. J. M. Thomson, M-A., both morning and eveding. The morning portion for the children deals with an exceptionally interesting part of the Pilgrim’s Progress, viz., “His Journey up the Hill of Difficulty.’’ .Young men are are specially invited to the evening service. The service at Oroua Downs in the evening will be conducted by Mr Chrystall.

At the flaxmillers’ dinner at Palmerston on Tuesday, Mr H. J. Boeken, the fibre expert from Europe, made reference to the report presented by Mr Cohen to the Government seven years ago, on the Manila hemp process, and stated that what Mr Cohen predicted then was borne out to-day—-the process for milling Manila hemp had not improved, and the production was not increasing.

The local agency for the world famed “Ford” motor car. has been given to Mr Chas. Simmons, of the Foxton Cycle and Motor Coy, who announces that a thorough schooling into the manipulation and general management of the cars is given free to all purchasers. After putting aside all prejudice, and considering the question thoroughly, it must be admitted that the “ Ford” is easily the best proposition for the man who wants a serviceable and reliable car that is both inexpensive to run and easy to manage. A car that is easily managed has a decidedly longer life than one that is easily damaged by inexperienced or rough handling. The “ Ford ” car embodies this advantage above all others. Full particulars and demonstrations on application to the local agency.

One of the most extraordinary somersaults ever performed by a newspaper in New Zealand is that for which the Grey River Argus may claim credit. Just prior to the first ballot for the Grey election it wrote :—“ As for the Social Democratic candidate, we assume that not cne of those who have .escaped being inoculated by the virus of Socialism will vote for one of the most unreasoning, selfish and tyrannical combinations that a free country could be cursed with- It is impossible to hope for a cessation of the prevailing industrial unrest so long as Labour continues to subsidise servants to become its masters and sow the seeds of the degrading and pernicious doctrine that employers and employees are natural enemies fixed by the laws of creation.” G,n the day following the first ballot, the Argus came out with an article strongly supporting the Social-Democratic candidate.

Mr Bolland, of the Labour Department, accompanied by Constable Woods, visited the accommodation at the fiaxmills in this district between Monday and Thursday of this week. They report that the accommodation provided for the employees at Whitaunui and the Poplar mills is first-class and far exceeds the regulations. Bungalows are erected at these mills, each to accommodate 12 men, two men to each room. The rooms contain Iron bedsteads, wardrobes and other appointments with entrances from the verandah. Each bungalow contains a large lurnished sitting room. Water is laid on and the sanitary arrangements in the lavatories are all modern and the drainage leads to septic tanks. The dining rooms are situated in separate buildings, and are lurnished and equipped equal to anything to be found in 3 country hotel. In two mills the state of affairs were adversely commented upon but no doubt the owners will comply with the regulations before the season opens. Wanted—The people of Foxton and the surrounding districts to know that. A. de Lueu, tailor, of Palmerston North, will call on anyone with samples upon the receipt of a postcard. Costumes from £4 4s, Suits from £4 10s.* .

Mr P, C. Webb, M.P. for Grey, was sworn in as a member of the House of Representatives on Thursday. Messrs Payne and Robertson, M’s.P,, were his sponsors.

Mr Wilford’s Gaming Amendment Bill, providing for an unlimited number of totalisator permits for one day clubs, has been killed.

It has now been proved beyond all doubt that the body found in the Gorge, Woodville, is that of the late Mr H. Woodard, who disappeared in 1909. Mrs Woodard arrived from Auckland, and has identified a silver shirt stud, artificial plate, and boots as the property of her late husband. The inquest will be continued to day. In our report of the discussion at Wednesday’s meeting of the Borough Council in reference to a water supply for Fox ton, the Mayor is reported to havcsuggested writing to different engineers, and getting rheir prices for purchasing a report on the Shannon scheme. This should have read “for furnishing a report on the Shannon scheme.

At the Gore S.M. Court J. J, Meikle, of Epsom, Auckland, was charged on the information of his wife, Jane Meikle, of Tuturau, with destroying an order of the Court made in Auckland to provide her with maintennnce, the arrears amounting to .£2B to July. After evidence was given by Mrs Meikle, the Magistrate made an order that J. J. Meikle be imprisoned for one month in Mount Eden gaol, Auckland, to be released on payment of There is no development of modern industrial efficiency more interesting than the recent experiments in putting human energy to the most productive use. On this subject the Broken Hill (N.S.W.) Miner says:—“lt is of no advantage to anyone that a man shall work twice as hard as necessary to do a given quantity of work. If a job can be done comfortably in four hours, why labour over it for eight ? That is the principle of the new scientific method of economising labour. It is clear that if the quantity of manual work now done in eight hours by one man can by a more saving use of his muscles be done in half the time, there is a fine prospect opened up for higher wages and shorter hours, and more comforts generally. It is a very shortsighted person who would oppose any increase in human efficiency. To do this would be on a par with opposing the use of machinery. If the antimachinery party had been successful there would be no mines nor city at Broken Hill to-day, and those who live here, if alive at all, would be existing on that low scale, so close to the brutes, which was the average lot of the manual labourer before machinery was brought into common use.’’

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