The Manawatu Herald. Thursday, November 18, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1474, 18 November 1915, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Thursday, November 18, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Our stait acknowledges wedding favours from Mr and Mrs John Woods, The ordinary meeting of the local State school committee will be held this evening. The proficiency examination is taking place at the local State school to day under the supervision of Inspector Strong. Twenty-four candidates from the State school and three from the Convent have presented themselves. Mr B. R. Gardener, who has been Mayor of Levin since it was constituted a borough, has resigned from the civic chair to undertake the duties of Town Clerk. Henry Gray, aged thirteen years, was gathering driftwood on the Main Road near Tokomaru, when he fell into a hole caused by the recent storm, and was drowned. The Gisborne ratepayers by a two to one majority, authorised loans totalling £93,000, as follows: Waterworks and sewerage £50,000, tramways ~£30,000, electric extensions £IO,OOO, acquisition of Domain £3OOO. The polling was fairly heavy. “ I can’t do much,” said an old lady who has joined the National Reserve, “ but I ju«t drops iu a word. My garden’s back of the tennis club. The young fellers likes to use the backway. So I sits out doing a bit of mending, and when they comes along I says, ‘ Hey, mister, that’s not the way to the recruiting office.’ ” The following entries for school classes at the forthcoming Horticultural Society’s Spring Show, to be held on Thursday and Friday of next week, have been received : —Drawing 95. brushwork 67, writing 104, mapping 25. The schools represented are Foxton, College Street (Palmerston N.), Oroua Downs and Moutoa. The entries constitute a record. The screening of “Neptune's Daughter” at the Town Hall on Tuesday night attracted a full house. By 8 o’clock the sale of ! tickets for the downstairs accomI modation was stopped and very few vacant seats were available in the circle. The picture met with universal approval. Mr Smith has arranged for another premier star picture, “Damon and Pythias” for December 14th. Walkei and Futrie’s motto is '‘Civility and Attention” at all times. No matter how small your order, they are at your service. Only the be-'t goods kept in stock at prices to suit .all pockets. SEE CHEAP RATES, FRONT PAGES JLAIDLAW LEEDS’ WHOLESALE CATOLOG.

A sum of money awaits an owner at this office. I Mr Justice Edwards will preside 1 at the sittings of the Supreme 1 Court that commences at Palmer- | stou on Tuesday nest. Notice to make returns of income from land under the Land and Income Assessment Act 1908, and the Amendment Act 1912 and 1913 and the Finance Act 1915, is advertised by the Commissioner of Taxes. A Press message from Auckland states that Capt. J. A. Wallingford, who was invalided to England from Gallipoli, suffering from strained heart, will arrive iq the Dominion at the end of December. He is unable to return to the front, but will instruct the forces in machine-gun and musketry work. Some of those New Zealand soldieis who were feeling the cold at nights in I lie trenches in midSeptember are writing to their friends for sleeping bags. Perhaps the hint will serve as a means of supplying a further comfort to those who are doing “the most important work in the world,” says the Dominion. “No person shall wilfully break any contract made with the Crown in respect or for the purposes of the present war,” runs a Gazette notice just issued. “No person shall incite any other person to break any contract made with the Crown in respect or for the purposes of the present war; or to discontinue his service under the Crown in any capacity whatever in respect or for the purpose of the present war; or to refuse or lail to offer or render any such service under the Crown.” A love romance arising out of the Lusitania disaster has been recorded. Two passengers on board the ill-fated ship, Miss Gerta Neilsou and Mr John Welsh, have lately been married at Manchester registry office. They met on the liner and became friends on the voyage. When the ship was torpedoed, Mr Welsh brought Miss Neilsou a lifebelt, and helped her into a boat, but she fell into the water, and he dived in after her and rescued her. The bridal pair had lost nearly everything they possessed in the wreck. Mr Welsh’s savings—-a sum of ,£2,000 —were among some of his luggage that went down with the ship. On the Christchurch Railway Station on Monday evening prior to his leaving to catch the steamer for Wellington, Captain Donald Simson was presented with the following statement signed by 38 of the returned soldiers who paraded at the Christchurch races during his recruiting campaign : “ We, the undersigned returned soldiers who took part in Satur- , day’s parade on the racecourse, wish to place on record our fullest approval and support of Captain Simson’s speech and action. We at the same time wish to express our gratitude to the stewards of the Jockey Club for their hospitality.” It was during his recruiting speech at Riccarton that Captain Simson declared that the people of New Zealand should shut down racing whilst the war . was on. A meeting of the committee of management of the local Presby- : terian Church was held last night, when routine business was transacted. Owing to the increased , price and difficulty in obtaining ' asbestos tiles for the roof of the | church, it was decided to hold , over completion of same for the present, a lender for which has, | however, been accepted. It was decided to call lenders at once for painting the outside of the church. 1 Votes of thanks were passed to Mr 1 John Belt, of Palmerston N,, for gift of chinch notice board, and to ! Mr R. N. Spelts for erection ot same. Messrs Barr and Hornblow were appointed to arrange the next social. It was decided to recommend to Session the appointment of another elder tor Eoxtou. The peculiar property in wine when it is red, in beer when it is brown, or spirits at any lime, of loosening the vocal cords, apparently is not confined to those liquors—if a quarter of an hour spent by the borough councillors at their meeting on Monday night is any criterion, says the Levin Chronicle. The particular fifteen minutes mentioned followed immediately the refreshments had been dealt with, and councillors spent it in an informal discussion on the drink problem. The question was twisted round and round, looked at from various angles, and the arguments, from the shrapnel type to the seventeen-inch, were parried with more or less skill. The debaters wandered round Russia, Italy, Great Britain, Australia, Foxton, Otaki, and even in Oxford Street, Levin, in search of arguments, and, still unsatisfied, went back to ancient Egypt and the time of Noah, whose lapse was quoted as an instance of the antiquity of the habit of men getting “tanked” (as one councillor expressed it). As proof of drink’s hold upon some, the Highlander’s prayer was quoted: “Oh Lord, let us have whisky, as much as the water of Loch Lomond, and a cheese as big as Ben Lomond; and, oh. Lord, if there be anything else you can give us, let it be more whisky.” It was an entertaining discussion, and a tribute to the exhilirating effect of the excellent tea and coffee that had been served. We are showing a splendid line of ladies “Equity” shoes, guaranteed quality, latest style. Betty’s Boot Emporium.* Why give your children cold lunches when they can get a hot steak and kidney pie at Perreau s for threepence.

Mr G. O- Barber, who returned from Auckland yesterday, says that Queen Street resembles more a bazaar than anything else, due to the patriotic carnival activities. Tremendous interest and enthusiasm has generated and money is rolling in on behalf of the queen candidates. Mr Aitken held the first rehearsal of his company of performers, who are to give a concert in aid of the local patriotic funds at an early date, in All Saints’ Schoolroom last night. Something good is in store for the local public. The war spirit appears to he animating even the dogs. At midday a vicious encounter took place between two dogs in Main Street. At much personal risk Mr Skillen managed to separate the animals, who both bore marks of the savage encounter. The anniversary services in connection with the local Methodist Sunday school will be held on Sunday next. Services will be held at n a.m. 3 and 7 p.m. A feature ot the services will be the the singing by a children’s choir under the conductorship of Mr R. T. Betty. The preacher for the day will be the Rev. F. W. Bayes, of Palmerston N. On Tuesday following, the annual social and prize giving will be held in the supper-room of the Coronation Town Hall. Quite a touch of mystery, if not of tragedy, attaches to a little locket containing coloured miniatures ot two comely looking young ladies, which was shown to a Christchurch Press reporter the other day. The discovery of the originals of the portraits will probably lead to the identity ot the wearer of them, who is now sleeping his last sleep on Gallipoli Peninsula. The locket was brought back to New Zealand by a wounded soldier, whose story is as follows : One day a dead New Zealander was discovered with no marks of identity except the locket which was hung round his neck. His name could not be discovered, and it was with the object ot clearing up the mystery and returning the trinket to the originals of the photographs that the discoverer brought them back to New Zealand, On the back of one miniature is written in pencil the name Mary M’Kinnon, with some symbols which are not decipherable. Farmers and flaxmill employees are recommended our new special waterproof boots. We guarantee them. R. T. Betty,* BUY WHOLESALE FROM LAIDLAW LEEDS’ CATOLOG; IT’S FREE.