LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1327, 21 November 1914, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The pig for the guessing competition at the Carnival was given by Mr Moheky, oi Moutoa, not Mr Newth, as previously stated.

Miss Clarice Walsh netted the sum of 10s 6d, sale of buttonholes at the carnival, which amount has been added to the fund.

The children who took part in the Maypole dance at the recent Carnival were entertained by Mrs Hornblow last night, and spent a most enjoyable time.

At the Wanganui Show this week, Mrs Healey was awarded first prize for pickles, v.h.c. for Madiera cake, and 2nd prize for child’s woollen coat. The attendance shield at the local State school was won this week by Standard 11., with an average attendance of 98.7 per cent.

Palmerston District Hospital Board has decided to call for applications for a matron who is a certificated nurse to take charge of the Old People’s Home.’ We received the following telegram from the Rev G. Y. Woodward yesterday ; Well done, Foxlon! Results of Carnival magnificent!”

The services in connection with the Methodist Church will be conducted on Sunday both morning and evening by the Rev. W. G. Maslin. A service will also be held in the afternoon at Oroua Downs. In the decorated ambulance cars at the recent carnival, Mrs Hillman was awarded first prize (7s 6d donated by Dr Kerr-Hislop) and Miss Perreau second (5s donated by the Rev C. Palmer, Shannon). At I,evin on Thursday, Mr J, W. Poynton, S.M., fined Hector McDonald and costs £1 13s, for assaulting Ronald McDonald. In a private prosecution in connection with the same case, defendant was ordered to pay costs, £2 9s. Mr H. Satherley, of Foxton, was awarded two first prizes, also a special prize and the Kempster gold medal for bis exhibit at the Manawatu A, and P. Association in the Australian Terrier dog class.

To morrow’s services at AH Saints’ Church will be found iu another column. The morniug service will take the form of a memorial service in memory of the late Field-Marshall Earl Roberts. Special hymns will be sung, and at the close of the service the Dead March in Saul will be played. The country service will be at Moutoa.

James Flercuer, manager of the Taupiri coal mine at Huntly, was arrested by Detective-Sergeant Cooney at Huntly on Thursday, on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the recent disaster at the mine. He was brought before the Huntly Court and remanded till November 27th. Bail was allowed in self of ,£l5O and two sureties of au equal amount.

The Carnival Committee desire to acknowledge the following donations to the fund : Enos Tanner £1 and a watch, which realised £3 2s 6d, F. S. Easton £1 in lieu of sheep, Mrs Langley sent. 10s; W. Nye refund of prize money, 7s 6d, which was donated by the judge of this event:, Geo. Huntley 2s 6d, Miss Eric Easton 3s, sale of flowers.

Maudie pouted much at Bertie, To his great surprise ; P’raps she’d heard of him and Gertie

Swapping gladsome eyes; But the thing that did upset her, Made her glum and dour ; Was that Bert had dared forget her, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 4 For Cash at Kelly’s: 61bs sago for 1/-, bibs, tapioco for I/-.

A meeting of the Carnival Committee will be held in All Saints’ schoolroom on Monday evening next, at 7.30 o’clock. Mr W. H. Field, Reform candidate, said at Thursday night’s meeting, in reply to a question that he was not in favour oi the abolition of the Upper House.

Mr W. H. Field, Reform candidate will address the electors in the schoolhouse, Moutoa, on Thursday evening next, at 7.30 p.m., and also the electors at Himatangi in the Oroua Downs schoolhouse on Thursday evening next.

The Mayor wishes us to state that Mr Martin assures him that it was not he that used the offensive word “ rats ” as an interjection to a remark of Mr Field’s. The Mayor willingly accepts the assurance, and wishes to make this clear to the public.

In his address in the Coronation Hall on Thursday night, dealing with the question of the cost of the war to this Dominion, Mr Field said he was not in favour of a war tax, but would support the raising of a war loan, the cost of which would be borne in the same proportion by the citizens as was the case in all other loans.

We acknowledge with thanks a series of postcards from Messrs Ern. Huntley and Reg. Barber, depicting the procession, carnival queen and guard of honour, and other incidents connected with the recent carnival. The pictures are excellent souvenirs ot the affair, and should find a ready sale. The nett proceeds accruing from sales up till this evening will be handed to the carnival fund. Postcards may, however, still be obtained.

The Waverley and Queen of the South both sailed on Thursday night, the former for Westport to load coal for Foxton, and the latter for Wellington. The Wootton with general from Lyttelton, arrived yesterday morning. On account of the heavy sea on the bar she was unable to get away again for Lyttelton last night and it is doubtful if she will be able to sail to-day. The Kennedy with coal from Puponga arrived to-day and the Queen of the South from Wellington with general is expected to-morrow. At his meeting on Thursday night Mr Field was asked what he considered should be the minimum wage. In reply the candidate said that in the past eight shillings per day had been considered a fair minimum and that the following quotation was well-known in respect to New Zealand’s working hours and wages: “Eight hours work, eight hours play, eight hours sleep and eight bob a day.” Mr Field said, however, that he did not think eight shillings a day was sufficient and considered the minimum should be nine shillings. This brought from a lady member of the audience the following: “How large a family do you think a working man could support on nine shillings per day ?” The candidate said it was impossible to answer the question as it would depend on the family’s mode of living. The lirst questioner had not asked him what was a living wage, but what he considered should be the minimum and he thought this should be increased from eight shillings to nine shillings per day. The questioner true to her sex, determined to have the last word and said that she had a family of six, which it was impossible to feed and clothe decently under ,£4 per week. It is needless to point out that special courts are set up to fix wages not political candidates.

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