LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1455, 5 October 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dr Mandl returned from the South Island at the end of last week, and has resumed practice. A Russian newspaper reports that Austro-Gerraan prisoners in Russia to September 17 totalled t,oon,Soo.

Dr Wilson (Hastings) and Dr Bernau (Napier) have accepted positions on the staff of the Marama, the new hospital ship. One-ninth of the rateable property in the Otaki Town Board District is owned by Maoris.

The Finance Bill received the Governor’s signature on Saturday, and those sections relating to taxes, which have no specified operative date, come into force at once.

We give a final reminder of the social to be held In All Saints’ Schoolroom this evening under the auspices of All Saints’ Ladies Guild. The concert programme has been arranged by Mr Betty and includes some excellent items and the ladies of the congregation will provide refreshments.

A New Zealand soldier writes ; I asked one good natured looking Maori how he liked this place— Egypt. He answered, “Not much ; too hot and dry.” “But what about Malta?” was the next question. He rolled his eyes upwards as he replied, “Pub every five yards !” A correspondent of a Northern journal, commenting upon a recent heavy list of casualties to New Zealand soldiers, makes a point of the fact that of 42 soldiers of the Auckland Mounted Rilles killed in action over one-third of the men were married.

The principal Bills of the session are all war measures —the Finance Bill imposing the war taxes; the Loan Bill authorising the raising of a local loan of >£2,000,000 ; the National Registration Bill providing for a war census of the male population ; and the War Pensions Bill fixing the scale of pensions payable on the death or disablement of members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces. These measures were all put through with practical unanimity. There was a good house at Fullers’ Pictures on Saturday evening, when an excellent film programme was screened. An added attraction was the appearance of Bugler Bolton, the wellknown comedian attached to the Trenthara Regiment, who contributed several items. His dancing, except for a few steps, had to be abandoned owing to a sprained ankle. Mr LTornblow also recited the recruiting poem, “A Call from the Trenches.”

In the createst miltary career that the world has ever seen —a career t hat occupied some twenty years and ravaged almost all Europe with fire and sword — Napoleon is credited with the slaughter of 5,000,000 people. The man who was responsible for the present war will probably have surpassed this reconi before he sees the end of it. In two years the total loss to Europe in lives destroyed or maimed will certainly have exceeded 10.000,000, and nobody expects that the war will have run its course in less than two years, A slaughter that would have staggered even Napoleon will soon be to somebody’s credit, says the Wellington Post. The Otaki Mail rattles the Horowhenua County Council for appointing a permanent clerk without calling applications for the position. The person so appointed has declined to fill the position, and now the district papers are passed over in re advertising applications for the clerkship. The Mail rightly comments : “All previous advertisements in connection with such positions have always appeared in the district papers, and we are therefore forced to the conclusion that the local papers have been purposely passed over as a punishment for their temerity in censuring the Connell for the unbusinesslike and unprecedented appointment made by the Council at its last meeting. We feel convinced that the great bulk of the ratepayers will resent such miserable tactics by the Council, or whoever is responsible, and we can assure the councillors that no amount ol boycotting will prevent our denouncing any actions of the Council which we deem inimical to the best interests of the ratepayers.”

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A meeting of the Ladies Croquet Club to have been held yesterday afternoon, lapsed for want of a quorum.

The Russian newspapers report that the Austro German prisoners in Russia to 17th September totalled a million.

Money moves in circles. The idea of endeavouring to gauge the circumference of the circles occurred to a young man in Christchurch 12 years ago. He marked several coins and set them adrift. After a few months one of the coins—a half-sovereign—came hack to his hands when employed at Westport. Only the other day the marker, now a business man in Dannevirke, was surprised, when counting up his day’s takings, to find another of the set —a half-crown this time—in his till.

The usual monthly meeting of the Foxlon Borough Council will be held in the Council Chambers on Monday next, nth inst., at 730 p.m. Business: Notice of motion by Cr T. Henderson to rescind the following resolution passed on July 12th, 1915, “that the footpath from the static along Liddell Street be forme and properly metalled ,on th western side and that a footpath be formed and metalled from Duncan to Watson Streets on the north side, both the above footpaths to have concrete kerbs - ’ ; notice of motion by Cr J. Stevenson : “that the footpath from Avenue to Robinson Street along the west side of Russell Street be kerbed with concrete and the top dressed with tar before two inches of metal is put on’’ ; and general. A young and very determined New Zealander, eight years of age, reported to his parents the other day (says the Christchurch Press) that he had visited the C.D.C. Recruiting Office, and after gravely executing a military salute, had asked to be enrolled. He gave the information that he had a brother and a cousin at the front “killing Turks,” and he wanted to go, and if he could do nothing else, he would carry bread to those in the fighting line. He left the office with the idea firmly fixed in his mind that he had been accepted, and that he would, in due course, receive a gun, or a sword, or a revolver.

Dr Martin is to deliver his interesting lecture, touching his experiences at the front, in Feilding shortly. The Star, in referring to this tact, says: ‘‘The members of the Feilcling and District Patriotic Committee are working strenuously to make Dr Martin’s lecture memorable by means of a practical expression of the generosity of the well-to-do folks ot this district, especially our farmers, who have certainly not risen to the occasion and the need in regard to funds for rendering future help to our returned wounded in the same open-handed manner that has marked other farming communities, notably the Wairarapa. Dr Martin has proved himself a true patriot; he has spent himself as a surgeon along the firing front, and now, even in a period of recuperation, he spends himself and his valuable time generously in lecturing to the people. Our rich men and women should show that they also can give generously when the time comes.”

No one who has had anything to do with local public affairs can accuse our worthy ex-Mayor, Mr G. H. Stiles, with being a prosy chairman. By diplomacy he can keep his meetings well in hand and to the point. He is president of the local Horticultural Society and its popular chairman. The committee consists of both sexes and the meetings are always well attended and naturally the male and female minds do not always pursue the same course in matters ot horticulture, home industries, etc. The chairman, in order to get the best results in the interests of the society, is chivalrous and does not impose the strict rules of debate, of which he is a pastmaster. At last night’s meeting the time limit was exceeded and a waiting wag reminded the meeting ot the time by holding up a clock to the window from outside, to the amusement of all concerned. The bint had its effect.

Questioned at Rauglotu on Sunday as to how he liked soldiering, a youthful warrior replied: “ Good-o, in spite .of my getting seven days’ C.B, for overdoing ray leave of absence. Bnc it’s all in the game. We are dying to get away now, and are as fit as fiddles, and ready to take on anything in the shape of Turks or Germans.” Continuing, he said the men had come to regard Rangiotu with a lot of affection. They had nearly all come up from Trentham with coughs and colds, but the congenial atmosphere of the Mauawatu soon disposed of these troubles, and the way in which the troops had been treated by the people of the district was something to be remembered. “ They have sent us gifts without end, and then there were those glorious plum pudding and cake days. Yes, we shall take a lot of pleasant recollections with us when we go, and we would like to let our friends know that their kindness and generosity is not forgotten.”

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Sir Edwin Pears (the noted authority on Turkey) says Turkey will collapse in a fortnight after we are through the Dardanelles. Then there will be a rising against the Government, as the discontent in Turkey is widespread. One of Shannon’s old identities, Miss Elsey, fell down a 36-foot well last week, where she remained for some hours up to her neck in water, nutil she was discovered by a neighbour. She is now very little the worse for the accident, despite the fact that she is old, feeble, and crippled, Reridents who have not yet placed their orders tor gas cookers should not delay in doing so, as only a limited number has been ordered from Home, and the Town Clerk has been advised that the same are on board the “Rang!tira ’’which is due to arrive on the 21st inst, Those who get their orders in first will be attended to in order of priority. The Mayor (Mr Alf. Fraser) received the following letter from the Under-Secretary of Internal affairs to-day "Sir—With reference to your telegram of the 2nd instant, advising that you were forwarding three oases of Christmas gifts for despatch to the troops at the front, I have the honour to advise that these will he taken care of and duly forwarded by the outgoing transports,” A number of young men who have taken care not to enlist, amused themselves at His Majesty’s Theatre, Wanganui, the other evening, with teasing a man who was invalided home from Egypt. The latter waited till the interval, when he gave the ringleader a thorough drubbing, greatly to the satisfaction of a large number of onlookers. — Chronicle. The Petit Parisien, describing the British advance, says: The sight of a human wave rolled up the summit of the hiU like a windswept sea was a marvellous spectacle. The English behind the hillock debouched on Loos, which was defended by a formidable line of trenches. They were exposed to a terrific fire, and seemed to hesitate for a moment. The position became difficult to hold when the Scottish Regiments executed a rapid turning movement, and reached the German trenches, which they occupied, and opened an enfilading fire. Then the dance of death began, for the Germans, who fell like flies, abandoned their trenches and ran towards Loos like hares. Women work hard enough anyhow. It’s right to save them all we possibly can and we have all the necessary cleaning aids that will make spring cleaning a pleasure. Best selections! Best value at Walker and Furrie’s. For Chronic Chest Complaints Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure 1/6, 2/6, Why give your children cold unches when they can get a hot ■steak and kidney pie at Pcrreau’s for threepence. We are showing a splendid line of ladies ‘‘Equity’’ shoes, guaranteed quality, latest style. Betty’s Boot Emporium.* Bad colds and NAZOL cannot exist together, Test this commonsense and certain treatment. Children like it. Sixty doses cost eighteenpence.