LOCAIL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1435, 12 August 1915, Page 2

LOCAIL AND GENERAL.

Mr Hornblow is arranging a concert programme party to lake to the Rangiolu camp, and will be pleased to receive the names of those willing to assist with the programme. A football match will be played on the racecourse ou Saturday afleruoon commencing at 3 o’clock between a local fifteen and a team from Motuiti. A charge of sixpence will be made for admission, and the proceeds donated to the Girls’ Guild. At Monday uight’s Council meeting Cr McColl asked that the Cemetery Committee should visit the cemetery as at present it was “a disgrace.” Cr Coley said he had visited the cemetery on many occasions, and he would like Cr McColl to point out to him where the “disgrace ” came in. It was decided that the committee meet at the cemetery on Friday at 1 p.ra.

New Zealand is providing war pensions for soldiers' widows on a generous scale that makes our allowance look positively niggardly in comparison (says the Glasgow News of May 14th}. As a man with a brogue was heard to remark in a suburban car: “With a pension like that coming to his wife, a soldier wouldn't care how many times he was killed.” SEE CHEAP RATES, FRONT PAGES LAIDLAW LEEDS’ WHOLESALE CATOLOG.

2 A writing from Egypt t to a friend in Sydney says : 1 “ This expedition is a wonderfuf t advertisement for Australia, We I are so well equipped and paid that 7 the ‘ Tommies ’ say it must rain 1 money out there. Everyone I • see is * going to Horsetralyer after 1 this ’ere brawl is settled.’ One 1 chap said, ‘ Why, yon fellers get ? as ranch as our bloomin ’ 1 generals.’ ” 2 The Eadies’ Guild on Tuesday , sent away another largo case of articles for the Belgians. AlJ though the guild is concentrating 2 most ot its efforts in working tor 2 the Wounded Soldiers’ Fund, they 1 still have some funds in hand for Belgian relief, and will send a 1 case of goods for this fund with ' each troopship. All the money | collected for the wounded soldiers 2 is expended in this direction only, 1 and the purchase of material lor the Belgians is made with money in hand, contributed solely for Belgian relief. A special feature of the concert 2 last night was an exhibition of 1 step dancing and comic items by s Bugler Bolton, who is without . doubt a past master in this class , of entertainment. Mr Bolton was ; for 16 years associated with some > of the largest theatres in England and the Continent, anti was one r of the largest salaried performers t for his class of work. As Mr . Bolton puts it, he gave up chasing t dollars to chase Turks. It is to , be hoped we will see more of this 1 popular entertainer before he ; leaves New Zealand. The Mayor desires to thank the 1 Eadies’ Committee who worked ; so well in arranging and superr vising the afternoon tea, tea, and 3 supper to Bandsmen and others 2 at the Town Hall yesterday, also I the members of the Foxton Girls’ ■> Guild, who waited on the guesls. I' Special thanks are owing to Mr i W. C. Smith the manager of 1 Fuller’s Pictures, who was tin- ■ t'ring in his efforts, and whose 3 ability and courtesy in bout of the ) hall did so much to contribute to 5 the great success attained, the f staff are also thanked for their t services, grateful thanks are also I tendered to all those who lent, 1 gave and assisted at yesterday’s 7 iunctiou. Information was received at noon to clay that a fresh casualty list was being issued which included the names of the following officers, with an additional thirteen officers whose names were un- ’ obtainable: Colonel Malone, officer in charge ot the Wellington 1 Infantry Battalion ; Major F, Chalmers (Wellington Mounteds), ■ Captain Houlker and Eient. 11. 5 M. Wright (Canterbury Bat.), ‘ Eieut. Mackesy (Auckland 2 Mounted), Capt. C. Hay, Lieut. 1 McKay, Eient. Nisbet (Otago 2 Bat.), Colonel Manders (Army * Medical Corps), Eieut. C. C. 2 Bauchop (Otago), Eieut. Furzy ’ (Wellington), r Mr G. Huntley has received a . letter dated June 24th, from ! Lance-Corporal W. Howe, an ex- . pupil of the local State school who . was wounded some time ago at 1 the Dardanelles. Lance-Corporal Howe is at present an inmate of ' the First Southern General Hospi- | tal, Birmingham, England, and . his many triends will be pleased to learn that he is now making good progress towards recovery. ! In theconr.se of his letter he says that a bullet wound in the head caused temporary paralysis of the [ the right side, hut the wound is ’ healing up very well, and the p effects are passing off. He con- | Unites. “We are not living in great ’ luxury here, but we get good at- | tention from the doctors, and ’ especially from the sisters and nurses This is not the hrst hospital to which I came. After four days ashore at the Dardanelles I was wounded and shipped back to Alexandria, and alter len days there was brought to England, and have been here about five weeks. Am now able logetabout slowly, and went to a conceit given in the orderly mess room this afternoon, so that is a good sign.”

We have been asked by the Mayor to acknowledge the fob lowing additional gifts in con nection with entertaining the visitors from Rangiotn camp yesterday ; Mrs Gibbs, cakes; Mrs J. Ross, cakes, scones ; Mrs Thompson, sponges; Mrs Saunders, cakes ; Mrs Hooker, pikelets; Mrs Symons, cakes; Mrs Hughes, mixed cakes; Mrs G. Edwards, cakes ; J. W. King, cakes; Mrs Hislop, cakes; Miss Edwards cakes; Mrs Henderson, cakes ; Mrs Cunningham, cakes ; Mrs Teviotdale cakes ; Mrs Daniel, cakes; A Friend, cakes; Mrs Rough, cakes; Mrs A, Speirs cakes; Mrs Gabites, cakes ; Mrs Walker, cakes; Mrs H. Signal, cakes; Mrs Harvey, cakes; Mrs Henricksen, cakes; Mrs King, cakes ; Mrs Baker, cakes; Mrs Neylou, cakes ; Mrs Moore, sponges; A Friend, cakes; Mrs Hore, cakes ; Mrs Wilks, cakes; Mrs Rand, cakes and sponges; Mrs G, King, cakes ; Mrs A. K. Speirs, cakes ; Mr Rimmer, butter, biscuits, 50 bags ; Mrs Knewstub, cakes ; Mrs P. Jackson, cakes; Mrs Symes, cakes, pastry, coffee and jam; Mrs Stiles, cakes; Mrs Bryant, cakes; R. Easton, cakes ; Mrs Seabury, cakes ; Mrs P. Robinson, cakes ; Mrs Ball, cakes ; Mrs de Ridder, cakes; Mr Hopper, cakes ; Mrs J. Walls, 10 dozen cakes, not 3 dozen as appeared previously. Should any names be omitted it will be understood that the mistake has occurred through no name being forwarded with the cakes, and any omissions will be rectified in a future issue. For Chrome Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure 1/6, 2/6