The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, February 8, 1916. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1507, 8 February 1916, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, February 8, 1916. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A considerable number of people from all parts of the district, visited the local seaside on Sunday. The usual monthly meeting of the Foxton Borough Council will be held in the Council chamber on Monday next, 14th inst., at 7.30 p.m. Business: general. There is a probability that Archbishop Cerretti, Apostolic Delegate from the Holy See, will visit Palmerston shortly. I fancy the proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one. —William Shenstone.

The following recruits for the Thirteenth Reinforcements left Foxton for camp this morning : Messrs H. Jones, McGrath and Moore.

Messrs Mounsey and Co., will conduct a clearing sale of household lurniture on behalf of Mrs Lyon, at her residence, Lady’s Mile, to-morrow at 1 o’clock. At the local police court yesterday morning, before Mr Ho.rnblow, J.P., Alfred Bode, arrested for drunkenness, was convicted and fined xos.

A meeting of the Moqtoa Drainage Board will be held on Thursday, 10th inst,, at 7.45 p.m. Business ; Tenders for drain cleaning, and general. A wedding of local interest, is to be celebrated at Jthe beginning of next month. The prospective bride is one of Foxton’s most popular young ladies. The bridegroom is a well-known Fketahuna business man.

Referring to the ravages of the borer (dry rot), a Christchurch auctioneer stated recently that nearly 90 per cent, of the houses in Christchurch coming under his examination contained traces of the pest, as did 75 per cent, of the pianos submitted to his inspection. The borer, he concluded, generally attacked pianos or wicker chairs first.

J, M. Kelly’s price for flour should appeal to you—2s’s, 3/9 : 50’s 7/3 ; ioo’s, 14/-.*

A well equipped hearth is one of the distinctive touches that mark t;he well furnished room. If you are seeking anything in the way of Fenders, Fire Irons, etc., it will pay you to inspect our splendid range of artistic designs. Our value can’t be beaten. Walker and Furrie, hox ton.

Mr and Mrs Byron Brown, who have resided in Otakl for many years, leave for Wellington shortly to take up their residence there. Something should be done to prevent the sand drifting through the cutting at the end of the road leading to the river lorshore at the seaside. The sand is banking up in front of the sections in locality/and forming hillocks. The annual meeting of the Wanganui District Oddfellows will be held at Foxton on Thursday next. The delegates will arrive on Wednesday, and will be entertained at a social in the Masonic Hall, in the evening. Mrs W. A. Robson, of Foxton, received cable advice last week that her brother, Private L. A. Kyle, of the Ambulance division of the yth Reinforcements, was dangerously ill in the 4th Auxiliary Hospital at Heliopolis, and almost simultaneously a telegram that her mother was seriously ill at Hastings. A petition is being signed by residents of Thyune Street praying the Borough Council to construct a footpath on the east side ol the street. This street has almost its maximum number of buildings, and a footpath would be a great couvienence to residents.

On Sunday Mr W. Symons picked up a bottle on the beach containing the following: — “Troopship Argyleshire, Saturday, April 10th, 19x5. If anyone should get this note kindly send it on to the address below :• Mrs E. Sinclair, ‘Kanabone,’ Alt Street, Waverley, Sydney,”' following which was a message for the address as above. Mr Symons has posted the message as directed.

We regret to. record the death of the three-year-old sou of Mr and Mrs T. W. Spring, of Thynne St. which occurred after a brief illness early on Sunday morning. The cause of death was bronchial pneumonia. The funeral took place this afternoon, the service at the house and graveside being conducted by the Rev. W. Raine. In common with their many friends we extend our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved parents.

The Patriotic Shop was again open on Saturday, in charge of Mesdames Harvey and Aitken and Miss A. Collins. The following contributed gifts for sale : —Mr W. Bullard, Mrs Harvey, Mr Hughes, Mrs F. Robinson, Mrs KentJohnston, Mrs Greig, Mrs John Robinson, Mrs Preston, Mrs Raine, Mr Crawley (Dr Wall’s), Mrs Healey, Mr Bangs, Mr Kempster, Mrs A. King, Mrs James Robinson, Mr George Huntley, Mr Bowe, Mrs Stevenson, Mrs Kellow, Mr W. H. Smith, Mr Freeman, Mr W. Ross, Walker and Furrie. Next Saturday the shop will be in charge of Mesdames Mandl and A. Ross.

A head-on motor collision took place on Sunday morning, between two cars travelling in opposite directions on the Beach road. The accident happened at the turn of the road where the Dady’s Mile junctions with the Beach road: at which spot some lupins obscure the view. The car coming from the Beach was occupied by Mr and Mrs Woodroofe and child of Palmerston N., and the other car was occupied by a I,evin resident and his wife and son. The front axles of both cars were broken, and Mrs Woodroofe and her child were thrown forcibly to the ground and were severely shaken and bruised. The bend where the accident happened is a sharp turn, and the road requires widening at the spot and the lupins cut down.

Recent legislation requires detailed information tor Income Tax return and the average farmer has become convinced of the necessity ot knowing exactly the resulting profit or loss on his daily transactions. In order to meet this need the Farmers’ Union Trading Association, Utd,, of Auckland, have designed a simple yet comprehensive system of keeping accounts, so that the return tor Income Tax may be easily and accurately compiled, while at the same time the farmer will be able to keep a complete record of his transactions for his own information, from which he may know what his crops have cost him to produce, or his dairy to run, so that generally he may be able to calculate his profit or cut his loss by controlling waste and reducing his cost, thereby Increasing his margin. The book is issued at a nominal cost, and the first edition has been practically taken up, it being widely admitted that It is just what was wanted. We have received a copy of the book and recommend every farmer to procure a copy. Orders should be accompanied by remittance of 3s rod and should be addressed to the “Manager, Farmers’ Union Trading Association Utd., Box 598, Auckland.”

Mr Ashmead Bartlett, arrived at Auckland by the Niagara, en route to Sydney. In an interview he said it still remains true that the Western front is the key to the whole situation. The actual result of fighting in the Balkans matters nothing.” It was eight weeks on Friday -since a boy named Reginald Dick, aged five years, whose parents reside at 10 Sydney Street, Petone, mysteriously disappeared from the foreshore. In spite of every effort put forth by the local police and friends of Mr Dick, not a trace has been discovered ot the missing boy. A fire occurred in Wanganui on Saturday night in Corrie’s Buildings, Ridgway street. The Hedditch tailoring and outfitting shop was completely gutted, as was a similar shop of Mr G. D. Jones. The premises of Mr W. Corrie, solicitor, Messrs Crichton and Newman, bootmakers, and Mr Bent-field, cycle agent, were badly damaged by water.

A well known Palmerston business man in the person of Lieut. A, M. Wightou, whose

name has been on the waiting list for active service for some time, has been called up for special duty. He leaves Palmerston on Friday and expects to leave the Dominion very soon afterwards. Lieut. Wightou already has long war service to his credit, having served in South Africa from 1599 to 1902. The Breakwater Hotel at New Plymouth was completely destroyed by fire last night. The origin is unknown. No one was in the house when the fire was discovered. The building was owned by Thomas Knowles and insured for in the South British and in the Norwich Union. C. A. Sanson, the licensee, had his stock and furniture covered by in the Norwich Union"

Although the board has appointed several pupil teachers to the.local State school, they have not taken up their duties, and as a result extra work is imposed upon the short-manned staff, which is not in the best interests ot the children, particularly at the beginning of the year when so much individual attention has to be given to pupils. The Board is suffering from a shortage of teachers, and pupil teachers prefer appointments near home.