The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, June 19, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1413, 19 June 1915, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, June 19, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Yesterday was the centenary of the Battle of Waterloo. Miss McKegg, the Manavvatu Queen candidate, is in Foxtou today in furtherence of her candidature. Miss McKegg is now third on the list of candidates. The services in the Presbyterian Church to morrow will be conducted by the minister, Rev J. M, Thomson, M.A., in the morning, and by Mr J. Chrystall in the evening. The Sabbath school will be held as usual in the afternoon. It is anticipated that as a result of Levin’s Carnival on Wednesday about ,£4OO will be added to the Wounded Soldiers Fund, The money will assist Miss McKegg’s candidature in the Queen Carnival. The affair was the most successful of its kind yet held in Levin. Mr Kirkley’s name appears on the list of those who have recently enlisted. Two more of Mr Hornblow’s nephews have also enlisted viz., Mr C. F. Redman, of the Times literary staff, and Mr Reg. Hornblow, of the Kveniug Post literary staff. At Monday night’s Borough Council meeting the Town Clerk said that among the accounts received was one for £2 10s for supplying plans and specifications in connection with the erection of fire escapes at the Town Hall. As this was not authorised he bad struck it out. Councillors expressed the opinion that it was understood that no charge was to be made for the plans and specifications, and even if such was not the case, the charge was excessive. The account was allowed to lay on the table. Perreau’s assorted'fruit pies are delicious. Try them/ We are showing a splendid line of ladies “Equity” shoes, guaranteed quality, latest style. Betty’s Boot Emporium.* Made with extreme care, from'.the finest materials, SHARLAND’S Baking Powder is the purest, strongest and CHEAPEST you can buy. Perreau’s up-to-date tea rooms a popular olace for afternoon tea.*

Miss Moxbam has been menioued as a probable assistant eacher at the local State school. The Young Men’s Club desire to acknowledge the sum of 5s from an anonymous contributor. The drawing (or the Shetland pony will take place in the Town Hall at 9 o’clock to night. Miss Cumberworth, sixth assistant at the local State school, who was operated on for appendicitis at Palmerston last Monday is making a satisfactory recovery. An interesting letter from LanceCorporal McAlister, who was recently wounded at the Dardanelles, will appear in our next issue. To morrow’s services at All Saints’ Church will be found elsewhere in this issue. There will be two celebrations of the Holy Communion. The country service is at Monica. The resignation o f Mr Raikes, as head teacher of the Oroua Downs school, has been accepted by the Board. Mr C. W. Liggins has been mentioned as successor to Mr Raikes. The average attendances at the local State school lor the past four weeks were: 348.8, 373.5, 3747 and 366.5. The average for the whole period was 365.8, out of an average roll number of 405 2. The present roll number is 410. The term exam shows that the school is making satisfactory progress. A magnificent and awe-inspir-ing spectacle was witnessed in the Southern skies by a number of local people on Thursday night. At first it was thought to be the reflection of a great conflagration, but it proved to be a display of the Aurora Australis. It lasted about three hours. The services ou Sunday in the Methodist Church will be conducted by the Rev. W. Rowe in the morning and Mr Hamilton in the evening. The Young Worshippers’ League is now in operation at the morning service and the children are.reminded of their obligation to be present. At yesterday’s sitting of the the Magistrate’s Court before Mr J. W. Poyuton, S.M., judgment for plaintiff was entered up in the following civil cases : Foxton Cordage and Flaxmilliug Co., Ltd. v. J. Puti, claim £5 15s 9d, costs 28s 6d ; Porcy Lumsden v. S. R. Harris, £2 15s, costs 10s ; same v. Fred Charles, £4 13s, costs 10s ; and G. Coley v. J. A, Campbell, £l 7s, costs 10s. In connection with Miss McKegg, the Manawatu representative candidate for the Wellington Carnival Queen, the committee are disposing of a Ford motor car. It had been decided that the car should be awarded to the person guessing the nearest to the total number of votes recorded in the competition and already a large number of tickets have been sold. It has been found, however, that a better return would be forthcoming if the competition were a straight out raffle and the com mittee have decided to adopt this course. Tickets already sold are numbered and will participate in the drawing. The tickets are 2s 6d each and can be obtained locally. There was a good attendance of both active and honorary members of the local Borough Band at Monday night’s meeting, which was convened for the purpose of electing a committee lor the ensiling year. Messrs C, H. Podmore and P. Lumsden were appointed representatives oi the honorary members on the committee and the active members elected the following : Messrs J. Newth and H. Osborne. These four gentlemen, together with the secretary (Mr A. Smith), treasurer (Mr K. Murphy), bandmaster (Mr W. Kbbett) and Crs Simmons and Henderson, representing the Borough Council, will constitute the committee for the ensuing twelve months. At the Magistrate's Court yes terday, Leonard Patrick and Kauri Patea, two prohibited persons, were charged with being found in possession of liquor during tire currency of their prohibition orders. Evidence was given by Constable Sweeney that be saw Kauri drinking out of a bottle and then pass it to Patraika, who, on seeing the constable, immediately threw the bottle on the footpath and broke it. The Magistrate said he did not wish to be hard on the defendants, but they must leave liquor alone when they are prohibited. He inflicted a fine of ten shillings in each case, with costs seven shillings, Mr H, C. Patterson received the sad information on Thursday last that his nephew, Trooper Colin C. T. Patterson, serving with the Canterbury Mounted Rifles at the Dardanelles, had died of gunshot wounds received in action. The late Trooper Patterson was a son of Mr M. C, Patterson, of Picton, and was for some time previous to enlisting a member of the staff of Messrs Martin and Richmond, solicitors. Wellington. He was a man of excellent physique, and of a nature that endeared him to relatives and friends alike, and much sorrow is felt at his death. A brother of deceased also went to the Dardanelles, and some anxiety is also felt as to his safety.