LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1506, 5 February 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A musical meeting and supper will be held in the Salvation Army Hall, Avenue Road, on Monday night next, at 8 o’clock. Musical items will be given by Major Toomer and Staff-Captain Thurkettle. Admission 6d. The following new books have just been added to oar local public library“ The Life Builders (E. Dejeans), “The Sealed Valley” (H. Footner), “The Lost Prince” (Mrs F. H. Burnett), “The Secret Seaplane” (G. Thorne), "Eltham House” (Mrs H. Ward), “The Rose of Youth” (E. Mordaunt), “The Research Magnificent” (H. Q. Wells). When the Red Feds, talk about equality of sacrifice they get unhappy. Their argument is not only weak, but it lays them open to the question: “What are the Red Feds, doing to make the sacrifice equal ? Then, when one looks at the part of the manifesto which deals with voluntaryism, one finds one sentence contradicts the other. Nothing new, of course; but it draws attention just to show what pearls the Red Feds, compile. Mr Hiram Hunter’s circular said it is certain the workingman has no conception as to what conscription means. The manifesto shows that some do not. —Christchurch News.

Mr John Fuller, of Wellington, was a visitor to Foxton to day.

The offertories to-morrow at All Saints’ Church will be given to the General Church Fund of this Diocese.

The Rev. Father Cronin returned to Foxton yesterday after attending the annual retreat for the arch-diocese held at Wellington this week.

In addition to a splendid programme at Fuller’s to-night there will be screened a film reputed to be unrivalled in the moving picture world entitled, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” adapted from the poem of immortal tame by Mrs Julia Ward Howe.

Mr L. Read, son of Mr S. Read, oi Foxton, goes into camp atTauherenikau on Monday as a member of the 13th Reinforcements of the Mounted Rifles. Mr Read was entertained at his parents residence last night by relatives and friends and given a hearty send off.

At the Magistrate’s Court at Lower Hutt on Thursday, before Mr D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., and Messrs J. Wilkin and J, Cudley, J.’sP. Henry Rowell, manager of the King George Picture Theatre, Lower Hutt, was proceeded against for holding a picture entertainment on Christmas Day, without having first obtained the written consent o*f the Lower Hutt Borough Council. The Magistrate (Mr D. G. Cooper) held that a breach of the Act had taken place, as definite written consent had to be obtained, and defendant was fined 40s, with 28s costs. It was admitted that no objection could be taken to the class of pictures shown. Miss Symes notifies that she will resume teaching on February 17th.