“KULTUR” & MORALITY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1467, 2 November 1915, Page 2

“KULTUR” & MORALITY.

Wi? have to thank the Rector of St. Augustine’s, Dumbarton, says the Scottish Chronicle, for an interesting sidelight on the home life of our friends the enemy. Tie quotes from Dr Thomas Smith, whose book “The Soul of Germany” (Hutchison and Son) gives some figures which go far to explain Louvain. Dinant, and many other tragedies of the piesent war. The following statistics show tlie average annual convictions for crimes recorded in ten years in Groat Britain and Germany. German population, 67,000,000 ; British population, 48,000,000. German. British, Malicious ,v felonious wounding 17 2 ( r 5 3 1,262 Murder 350 07 Rape 9,381 216 Malicious damage to property 25,757 35 S Illegitimate births 178,115 37,041 Divorce petitions 3°i34° 9 6 5 The above figures reduced to a common basis for ten million of population give the following proportions : German. British. Malicious & felonious wounding 25,694 263 Murder 51 20 Rape 1,400 40 Malicious damage to property 381 74 Illegitimate births 26,584 772 Divorce petitions 3,036 201 The British figures are from the Home Office publications, and the German figures from those of the Imperial Statistics Office, Berlin ; so they may be taken as final and conclusive.

There was a large congregation at All Saints’ Church on Sunday night, when the service was conducted hy the late vicar, the Rev. G. Y Woodward. The manager of the Town Hall invites tenders, to close at noon on Saturday next, for the right to sell sweets during picture entertainments. Those who loaned uniforms to the Girls’ Guild for the recent entertainment are requested to call for same at the residence of Mr Syrnes, Bank of N.Z. The auction sale of furniture and effects at the residence of Mr Geo, O. Barber, to morrow, will commence at 12 noon sharp not 1 p.m. ns previously advertised. The Mayor received a telegram yesterday, stating that one invalid (probably a Box ton member) was reluming ex Willochra. The Mayor has wired for fuller particulars. British casualties, which to October 9 are officially slated as 193,c00, may he taken as half-a-million for fifteen months of war. 01 these over a fifth have been incurred at the Dardanelles iu six months. The following meteorological particulars for the month of October have been supplied to ns hy the local postmaster, Mr A. Hawke. —Rain (ell on rt days, the maximum fall, 1.14 inches, occurring on i«Sth ; the total for the month was 3.20 inches. Mr McKenzie, of the Presbyterian Assembly’s Youth of the Church Committee, will deliver au address to the local congregation in the Presbyterian Church this evening, at 7M5 o’clock. Experts predict that a Norwegian’s invention will revolutionise telegraphy. An automatic photographic electric apparatus enables any number of words to be telegraphed simultaneously. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Borough Council will be held iu the Council Chambers on Monday next, Bth inst., at 7.30 p.m. Business: To consider applications re fire inspector, lamplighter, dog registrar and ranger, and general. Mr P. G. Jackson is an enthusiastic disciple of Izaac Walton and since the season opened has had a good deal of success with the rod and Hue.' On Saturday last he bagged the maximum twenty in a stream near Levin. Most of the fish were caught with the red governor fly. The employees of the Malta! and Papakiri mills, appreciate the work of the Ladies Patriotic Guild, aud every pay day deduct a sum from their wages to assist the Guild in its work on behalf of the sick and wounded soldiers, among whom is numbered several of their mates. A local man with a family of five young children has enlisted (or the front. Perhaps his example will shame some of the single slackers to enlist. In every community throughout the Dominion as each batch of reinforcements leave, the slackers become more marked. T. A. Durran wishes to announce that the AUCTION SALE of balance of goods in the estate of Mr W. Gibson will be continued on SATURDAY NEXT, November 6th., in the Cecil Cafe premises, without reserve, at 2 o'clock, when a quantity of High-class Jewellery, Silverware, Gold and Silver Watches, Guns, Rifles, etc., will be sold regardless ot cost.* From the Registrar General's quarterly return it may tie gathered how little foundation there was for the war babies cry (says a Home paper). The number of illegitimate births in England and Wales in the three months ended June 30 last was 9644. For the corresponding period of 1914 (before this country dreamt of war) it was 9977, or 333 more. An officer representing the Education Department is about to make an extended tour of the Dominion, starting with the North Island, lor the purpose of examining mentally deficient children and collecting information regarding their numbers and whereabouts. Parents arid persons who know of such children will be invited by advertisement in the newspapers to communicate with the officer in the various centres. The Ladies’ Patriotic Guild will meet on Saturday afteruoou of this week in the Council Chambers Instead of Friday, when the goods provided as the Guilds quota ot the equipment for the Hospital Ship will be packed and forwarded. In this connection we are asked to remind all who have work in hand to send iu same on Saturday afternoon. The public if they so desire may inspect the articles on the afternoon mentioned. You ought to know where to obtain your grocery or ironmongery needs by now. Walker and Furrie offer good quality at special values. Farmers and flaxmill employees are recommended our new special waterproof boots. We guarantee them. R. T, Betty* Please note m another part ot the paper we are advertising crockery ot all descriptions at reasonable prices. We expect a call from you Walker and Furrie, Provision Merchants, Foxton. Girdle scones and pikelets are all the rage. Perreau’s specialise in these lines. When you want anything for your household you cannot do better than call at Walker and Furrie s. Lividty and attention always given. Why give your children cold lunches when they can get a hot steak and kidney pie at Perreau s for threepence.

At the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court, the Magistrate, Mr 11. W. Bishop, in fining John Sadler /,20 and costs for selling milk with a 32 per cent, addition of water, said : 'This is the meanest form of dishonesty I know of. To sell people milk containing milk one-third water in these days of increased cost of living is simply contemptible,” A special feature of Wednesday’s change of programme at Fuller’s Pictures is a charming romance of the imagination, founded on Tosti’s famous song, entitled, “Good-bye, Summer,” During the screening of the picture the song will be sung by Miss Doris Signal. Special orchestral music has also been arranged.