The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, September 18, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1448, 18 September 1915, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, September 18, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Private John Watson, of D Company, ylh Reinforcements, died at Trentham Camp Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. He was one of the original spinal meningitis cases, and was admitted to hospital on July 9th. Watson came from Hcddon Bush, Southland. Mr W. A. Low. the well-known theatrical manager who pilots nearly all the leading attractions throughout the Dominion, was in Foxton yesterday, making arrangements for the appearance of George Stevenson’s Fun on the Bristol Company, at the Town Hall next Thursday night. Half-caste Chinese horn in New Zealand are taking their part in the war. There are some twenty of these young men serving at the front ami in training. The family of Sing, belonging to Auckland, is represented by three lads, two of whom have been wounded at the Dardanelles, and one has enlisted and is waiting to be called up. The half-caste Chinese members of the New Zealand Kxpedltionary Force have been contributed by Auckland, Dunedin, and Gisborne in the main. Peter Gunn, of Chicago, will not play cave man with fourteen-year-old Clara Parsons again, at least not for four years. Judge Dolan sent the seventeen-year-old boy to the House of Correction to remain until he is twenty-one. The trial of Peter in the Boys’ Court attracted a large crowd. The boy and girl were found living like prehistoric folk on the hank of the Des Plaines river, West of Chicago. For two weeks they had lived carefree lives, sleeping beneath an old blanket, eating berries, and running in and out among the thick undergrowth that skirts the river. The girl was sent home. The sombre records of the war are brightened by bits of colonial “atmosphere.” The latest story is from the Gallipoli front. An English Majah Dontnkno was passing by a big Australian, who gave the other fellow look for look as the visitor looked hard at the colonial. Then said the Englishman : “I say, don't you Australians salute your officers ?” “ Yes,” was the reply. Another hard stare, then : “ Don’t von know who and what I am ?” ‘ ‘ No,’ “Well, I’m a Majah!” Whereupon the colonial jabbed the ai r with his forefinger as he shot out tire words like bullets from a machine : “ And —it’s—a good—billet old —man ! You stick—to—it!”

The Rev Father Cronin, Catholic parish priest, in a letter acknowledging an invitation to the public welcome tendered to the Rev Mr Erediu, which unfortunately did net reach the secretary until after the function, although hearing Wednesday's postmark, says: “I am very sorry that I will not be able to attend the welcome social to the Rev Mr Bredtn this evening. I have to go to Palmerston on urgent parochial business, and can’t possibly be back before to-morrow night. I can asssure you that I feel quite disappointed at not being able to attend. I hope I will have the pleasure of making the rev. gentleman’s acquaintance very soon.” An apology for absence on account of indisposition was also tendered from Miss Duncan, the oldest member of the congregation. BUY WHOLESALE FROM LAIDLAW LEEDS’ CATOLOG IT’S FREE,

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L has been decided by the directors of the Orona Freezing Company to open the new works at Aorangi on January and. The monthly meeting of the local Stale School Committee, to have been held on Thursday night, was postponed until Thursday of next week.

Britain’s drink bill for the June half-year was eighty-eight millions, an increase of eight millions. Temperance reformers deplore the seriousness of women’s drinking.

Dr. Mancll has been called away to Hokitika, owing to the illness of his father. Dr, Cousins will act as locum tenens during Dr, Mandl's absence.

Included in yesterday’s casually list was the name of 12/21 r Private Alfred Sbermtt. brother ot Mr P. Shcn.dl, of Foxton, who was previously reported as missing, now reported as killed in action. The Queen of the South with geiirial iiom Wellington arrived at 5 o’clock this morning. She will load hemp, and weather permitting will leave again fur Wellington this evening. Mr R, M. Parkes arrived hack in Foxton on Thursday after a visit to his relatives in the Old Country, He witnessed some stirring sights on t he voyage going and coming and is glad to gel back to peaceful New Zealand. The Mayor (Mr Alf. Fraser) returned from Wellington last night, where he attended the conference in reference to the Patriotic Fund. The Mayor also conferred with the member lor the district on several important matters, and was present with the Harbour Board deputation which waited upon the Minister for Railways, re the wharf transfer. Mr and Mrs Jno. Ross received word this morning that their nephew, Sapper W. Gibbs of the Engineering Division, was killed at Gallipoli on August 27th. Sapper W. Gibbs was a grandson of Mrs Gibbs of Foxton. Deceased was a promising and popular young man, and the deepest sympathy will be felt for his relali ves.

The cribhage tournament played in Mr Perreau’s rooms on Thursday evening, between teams from the combined Friendly Societies and the local railway employees, resulted In a win for the railway men by 2.S games to 21, Four tournaments have been played between these teams this season, and each has been won by the railway employees. On Thursday night the winners were presented with a box of cigars by Mr Perreau.

“ A presentation in the form of two handsome oil paintings has been make to the Foxtou Young Men’s Club. The pictures have been especially painted for the club by the donor, Mr Aitchison, who, at the club’s meeting on Thursday night requested that the pictures be raffled, the proceeds of course to go the Girls’ Guild. The gift is now on show in Mr Stiles’ window and the raffling will begin as soon as the necessary arrangements have been completed.

It is at present the day of free discussion in the House ot Representatives, shys the Post. Without parly line there is no organisation ot lighting powers, and members bob up in their places and speak as the spirit of criticism moves them. This spirit, as the debates will show, dwells within some, with a fonder affection, than in the case of others. In the last fortnight or so halt a dozen members of the House have enrolled themselves a band of consistent critics. They have carefully scrutinised the various classes of the Ustimates, and performed with all possible dignity the full (unction of a legitimate Opposition. So far, however, there has been no appearance of any combination in the House seriously threatening the National Government, and it does not seem likely that there will be.

A picture of a particularly interesting nature will be screened at the Town Hall on Wednesday next, 22nd inst. (for one night only), when “Will They Never Come ?” the greatest of patriotic dramas, will he presented. This picture had a phenomenal run in Wellington, and was under the patronage of the Governor and Rady Liverpool, the Prime Minister, and the Minister of Defence. In referring to this picture, the Hon. Jas. Allen said; “I think the exhibition of the picture ought to impress upon those whose duty it is to enlist at this time, the necessity of complying with the demands of such duty. Recruiting has been fairly satisfactory lately, still we have to keep the spirit going until the end of this war, and I have no doubt the lesson which is to be learned from this picture will help in this respect. . .” “Will They

Never Come ?” besides being a drama of a decidedly entertaining nature, is a fine incentive to recruiting, and is highly thought of by the Defence authorities.

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Girdle scones and pikelets are ail the rage. Perreau’s specialise in these lines.

Mr and Mrs F. Robinson, Lady’s Mile, received an unofficial message yesterday, that their only son, Frank, who is with the first mounted reinforcements of the main body at Gallipoli, was among the missing. The suspense to the family caused by such a message can be well imagined. Sympathetic reference was made to the fact at yesterday’s meeting of the Ladies Guild, of which Mrs Robinson Is president. We sincerely hope, with Mr and Mrs Robinson’s many friends, that more definite and reassuring news of their son’s safety will soon come to hand.

Mr Brown (Napier) has given notice to ask the Prime Minister if he will make provision in the Alien Teachers Bill to prevent any man or woman whose father or mother was German born being employed in any capacity in any of lhe Government Departments or by public bodies, and to be disqualified from standing as a member of Parliament or being elected to the Legislative Council ; and if he will also make provision that no male whose father or mother was German born be allowed to wear the King’s uniform. Mr Poole (Auckland West) wants to know It it is a fact that the son of a well-known German trader resident in New Zealand has been appointed to the military stall of this Dominion ?

f cannot sing the old sweet songs, Which I should sing to-night; I’ve lost my voice, and have no choice. Because of bronchial blight; But very soon I’ll be in time, And sing thorn all, be sure ; I’ll change my moans to dulcet tones With Wool's’ Groat Peppermint (hue. S

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