LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1421, 8 July 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Presbyterian Ladies’ Guild spent an enjoyable time at the residence ot Mrs Barr yesterday. Some of the farmers are making an early start with their dairying in the Rongotea district. Quite a number of cows have come in already. A Melbourne cable states that butter has advanced to 2s wholesale and 2S 3d retail owing to the decrease in imports from New Zealand.

A searchlight was operated from the Town Hall last night, which threw its penetrating gleams through the darkness. The light was used as an advertisement in connection with Fuller’s Pictures. The monthly meeting of the District Hospital Board takes place to day. In the afternoon the nurses home will be formally opened. The ceremony will be performed by Sir James Wilson, Chairman of the Board. Two more men from Trenthara camp died on Sunday, Private W. Jewell, in Wellington Hospital, from meningitis, and Private Kenneth Caulder, in the Victoria Hospital from measles. Two other deaths were announced yesterday Private A. L. Badger, Christchurch (hemorrhage), and Private Going, of Kamo, North Auckland (pneumonia following on measles). The total death roll at the camp is now 22.

Sixty-nine New Zealand nurses for service in the military hospitals in England are leaving on Saturday in the Hospital Ship. This completes the quota oi 100 which this Dominion was asked to raise, and of which 31 left on May 21 for service in Egypt and the Dardanelles. Included in the number are Misses Mabel E. Jamieson, Bealric C. McLean and Ruth Rhind, of Palmerston. Miss Margaret Davies, also of Palmerston, has been appointed to the nursing staff of the Hospital Ship. Farm work in Southland has been much retarded owing to the snow. Sawmill and bush hands were also affected, and the secretary of the union stated that some Soo men had to cease work in consequence of the weather conditions, operations in the bush being out'of the question. All over the district the mills were practically idle during the whole of the week, and the loss to the men, taking their average earnings at 10s a day, would amount to

A slight error crept into our local in Tuesday’s issue in reference to the Rev J. M. Thomson’s resignation. His withdrawal is in no way due to any impairment of health but solely to the impracticability of working such an extensive charge efficiently and to the fact that he feels he has no longer the nerve required to neg®tiate such bad roads on a motorcycle. His general health was somewhat poor when he came to Foxton over three years ago, but thanks to Dr. Mandl’s skilful diagnosis and treatment he was speedily restored to excellent health, which he has enjoyed ever since. He pays a warm tribute to the healthy nature of Foxton’s climate and surroundings, which he considers easily the finest and best that he has experienced anywhere. If your order is required m 15 minutes —in half an hour —before dinner—give us a call and it will be there. Walker and Furrie. Every time you bake with SHARLAND’S Baking Powder you save money and get better results. All grocers sell it. For Influenza take W oods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails, I/O, 2 16.

The Young Men’s Club meets tonight at 7.15 o’clock in the Council Chamber.

The NevvZealand Shipping Co., Ltd., has increased its donation to the Patriotic Fund to Up to date, the Hon. Sir Walter Buchanan, M.L.C. of Tupurupuiu, Carterton, has contributed over ,£7OOO to the various patriotic funds. For the Wanganui Education Board vacancy, the three retiring members, Messrs G. H, Bennett, F. Purnell, and E. Uixon. have been returned unopposed. At Tuesday's meeting of the Manawatu County Council, Cr W. E. Barber was appointed to represent the Council on tiie Foxton Harbour Board.

The Manawatu County Council at Tuesday’s meeting decided to give permission to each roadman and tramway linesman to graze one horse and one cow on the County roads during the day time. The Borough balance sheet for the year ended March 31st, 1915, lias been received back from the Audit Office, drily certified as correct, and is free from “tags.” Constable Sweeney, who has been stationed at Foxton tor the past seven years, has received notice of bis transfer to Stratford. He will leave Foxton early next week.

The (jneen of the South, with general from Wellington, crossed inwards this morning, but stuck opposite the Fishermen's Point. It is expected she will get off on to-night’s tide.

The famous Corrick Enterlainers are to appear in the local Town Hall ou Thursday next, i t is many years since this talented company visited Foxtou, and their re-appearance will no doubt be greeted by a bumper house. Mr F. Haudricks is in advance. Mr H. Witchell, who was of the chief movers in the formation of the Foxtou Bowling Club and who occupied the position of secretary (or three years and afterwards filled the position of president, has been elected secretary of the Otaki Bowling Club. The local management of Fuller’s Pictures auuouuce two special features tor next week : Charles Dickens ever famous story, “The Chimes,” one of the most delightful books of this great author in animated form, and the greatest travel scenic ever presented, “ Australia’a Unknown.” This marvelous film is an Instructive record of the Hurley —Birtles expedition into the Northern territory, the film which is 3000 ft. in length, being the most realastlc travel scenic the world has ever seen. The local Catholics are to entertain and make a presentation to Mrs R. Hynes in St, Mary’s schoolroom at 8 o’clock to-morrow night. The ladles of the congregation are requested to bring a basket. A programme of vocal and instrumental items has been arranged, and the general public are cordially Invited to be present. We understand that Mr Hynes Is to be made the recipient 0! other tokens of esteem. Mr Hynes and family are leaving F'oxton on Monday for Te Puke where Mr Hynes will engage In the fiaxmilling business on his own account. Mr Hynes has been an estimable citizen, and It is hoped the public will give him a good send-off. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Manawatu County Council the treasurer reported as follows: Bank balances—general account, dr., 5s 3d ; loan account, cr., 2S Bd. Riding accounts available for expenditure : Sandon as Bd, Mt. Stewart rts 4d, Waitohl 13s 9*3, Rongotea is id, Carnarvon ns, Kavva Kawa ,£729 is, Awahou ,£270 9s ?d. The Jam of Nawauagar, better known in New Zealand os Ranjitsinbji or as “Ranji” the famous cricketer, who has been fighting with the British Army, and was invalided home from the front, has been addressing English recruiting meetings. He was one of the speakers at a patiiotlc meeting at Eastbourne, and was greeted with much applause. “It pleases me to think,” he remarked, “that Sussex people do uot forget old friends. It is as a sick man,” he added, “that I have come here and attended your meeting at the request of the promoters to-night. I am going to ask yon to do more than what I have done myself, not only as a feudatory of India, but as an old Cambridge man, and further, as an old Sussex man. I had the privilege on March 10, to be about two miles from Neuve Chapelle, and I can tell you that for about forty minutes we gave the Germans the ‘long handle.’ (Cheers and laughter). But it is not for forty minutes we want to give them the long handle. We want to give them the long handle every day, every week, until we reach Berlin, In order to do that more quickly and more successfully, we want a greater number of men at the front. 1 mean successfully, not merely in the sense ot stopping the war, but in the way of carrying out the pledge that has been given to the whole world by the Prime Minister.” Bad colds and ‘'NAZOL ” cannot exist together. Test this commonsense and certain treatment. Children like it. Sixty doses cost eighteenpence. They’re all doing it, all along the line—worrying the post officials ringing up number nine. BUY WHOLESALE FROM LAIDLAW LEEDS’ CATOLOG; IT’S FREE. A sensible precaution in changeable weather is to take “NAZOL.” Use the Nazol Inhaler for best results. At all chemists.