LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1509, 12 February 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is estimated that the national wealth of Holland has increased by a billion guldens since the war began—a gain of about £l2 per capita for the population.

“The men who growl (concerning their tests) are mostly the men who water their milk,’’ said a delegate at a factories’ conference at Eketahuna. There was a chorus of “hear, hear.’’ An uuuaturalised German was arrested in Masterton on Wednesday for failing to report himself, as required by the war regulations. He will be taken to Wellington, where he will probably be interned on Somes Island.

“Joe Powelka is here in the Dardanelles,’’ writes a soldier to his father in this district. As the writer of the letter and Powelka knew each other fairly intimately in their boyhood days in Kimbolton there should be no question of mistaken identity.—Settler, At Thursday’s meeting of the District Hospital Board, the local representative reported that the health officer had received information of a case of infantile paralysis at Foxtou and he was instructed to visit and report on same.

Lieutenant Berg, who with a prize crew brought the Appam to Newport News, says that the raider Moewe removed .£40,000 worth of gold bars from the Appam.

The flaxmill workers meet in conference at Palmerston N. this afternoon “to consider the everincreasing cost of living, and to arrange ways and means ot obtaining a rise in wages to counteract same.”

Mrs F. Robinson, president of the local Ladies’ Patriotic Guild, received an acknowledgment from the Camp Commandant for the case of calces sent to the men at the Rangiotu camp some time back. The cakes were distributed to the men in hospital. The Kennedy sailed for Wellington at midnight on Thursday. The Queen of the South, with general from Wellington, crossed inwards at 2 p.m. on Friday, but stuck at the Fishermen’s Point. She has been lightered, and should reach the wharf on to-night’s tide. She will load hemp and sail again for Wellington on Monday.

The Golden Bay Times states that a very valuable discovery has been made —a lode from 30 to 100 feet thick, carrying silver, gold and copper in payable quantities. The prospectors are from Thames, the Waihi Company have sent them over to examine the property, and if their report is favorable the latter company will take the matter in hand. Continued rumours of dissensions in Cabinet and a general feeling of a crisis pending were mentioned to the Hon. J. Allen, at Hamilton. He laughed and said he could not understand what gave rise to the rumours. He knew of no trouble amongst Ministers and assured the people of the Dominion there was no crisis.

It was reported by Mr F. Pirani at the Education Board meeting on Wednesday that the Board had met with some difficulty in obtaining probationers, the applicants preferring to enter the service as pupil teachers. The same difficulty was met with in other parts of the Dominion. It was considered that the problem would be solved by raising the status of probationers to that of pupil teachers, and it was decided to write to the Minister of Education making this suggestion.

Some three weeks ago a female visitor to the Eketahuna district from Wellington created something of a stir on the Palmerston railway station by proclaiming in a loud voice the alleged virtues of the Kaiser and the hope that Germany would win the war. The incident was duly reported to the proper quarter, and the unpatriotic one is to be brought to book, and will make her appearance before the court in the course of a few days.—Standard. The temperature in one or two class-rooms at the local State school since the reopening has been very high, and it is almost impossible for the children to do anything like justice to their work. The ventilation of the school is very bad, and while certain improvements in this connection have been effected, it still remains unsatisfactory. The committee is considering the necessity of erecting folding doors on the northern outside wall in order to flush the rooms on that side. In the meantime some of the class work will be taken in the open air, and seats are being borrowed for this purpose.

New Zealand is apparently “ under the eye ” of the Germans. A contemporary quotes the following paragraph from the Luneburgerheide Nachrichten, a German newspaper As soon as Germany has command of the seas, which will be before long, we would advise our Government to turn its attention towards an island named New Zealand. It would not take much to get possession of it, because they have only boys as soldiers, and are too far away from Britain to get any help from there. It is a very fertile land; it produces an enormous quantity of butter, cheese, beef, mutton and wool, all products much needed in our country. The country is also rich in gold, coal, oil and other minerals. The first nation of the

world—Germany—ought to be in possession of it-”

Mr Klnnear, of Messrs Kinnear and Sons, rope and twine manufacturers of Melbourne, was on a visit to Foxton to day. A German wireless message claims that Germany has captured nearly 1,565,000 prisoners of war, 9700 guns, and 3000 machine guns.

Several of the sisters from the Pahiatua Convent visited the local sisters to-day. The visitors Came through by motor car and return this evening. The hospital report issued by the Defence Department yesterday contained the name of Private J. G. Honore, who was admitted to the Pont de Koubbeh Hospital on the sth instant, suffering from rheumatic fever.

An interesting article, describing one of the many acts of German organisations in America to discount Britain in the eyes of the United States and to create doubt as to the sincerity of our relations with that country, is published on the fourth page ot this issue. The funeral took place on Friday at Greylown of the late Mrs Duncan Cameron, of Moroa, the eldest daughter of the late Mr A. Gillies, the well-known pioneer and philanthropist of the Lower Valley. Among the mourners were noticed the deceased lady’s only brother, Mr H. Gillies, of Palmerston North, Sir Walter Buchanan and many other Wairarapa scions of old time pioneers. Monday next will see the official opening ot the new harbour at Motueka, a port which has made great progress during the last decade. The Anchor Company’s steamer Nikau will have the honour of being the first vessel to enter the new harbour, and she will break a ribbon which will be stretched across the entrance. The growth of Motueka is largely due to the big trade in fruit which has sprung up in recent years, but the district also exports wool, hops, butter and a little hemp. Far too many risks are taken by parents as well as children in riding with a small child on the front of a bicycle. A little girl of 7 or 8 years ot age was riding on the handle bars of a bicycle yesterday at Feilding, the occupant ot the saddle being only a little older than the one who was getting “a lift.” The younger child came to grief, and it is feared that she has been seriously injured internally as the result of the fall says the Star. According to the London Daily Mail ot 3rd January, the growing frequency of cases of infant paralysis in and about London Is regarded gravely by doctors. “Formerly one saw a case of infant paralysis very occasionally,” said a children’s specialist, although widespread epidemics had been reported abroad and in America. No very detailed rules for its avoidance can be laid down. Every cold should be looked on as a possibly serious ailment and the patient should be kept in bed out of all draughts until tho'oughly convalescent. Over fatigue and exposure to wet and cold are held to be the predisposing causes.” Says the Wairarapa Age : —lt is reported that during the last two weeks enemy subjects have been arriving in New Zealand, and have not been interned. An Austrian girl of prepossessing appearance, and a keen conversationalist, arrived at Wellington by a recent ’Frisco steamer. She was, according to our informant, who travelled by the same steamer, detained by the police on her arrival, but when she stated she was going to be married to a man on the West Coast, she was liberated. The enemy spy system is so farreaching that the Government should take no risks whatever. It should not permit enemy subjects to land under any pretext. Two singular but uu fortunate mishaps, connected by the one piece of timber, occurred in Feilding on Thursday, says the Star. Mr W. Dunn, employed at the Feilding Sash and Door Company’s factory, was operating a length on the circular saw when his hand came in contact with the saw. It was very severely lacerated, and Mr Dunn will be lucky i; he does not lose his thumb. The timber was afterwards taken across the road to Mr W. Wilkinson’s yard, where Mr W. Christie was putting it through the planing machine when he, too, got his hand caught. He had the index finger broken in two places and the top of the middle finger cut off. It is stated that Mr Christie was talking of the previous accident when he caught it himself.

Three residents of Ngato found on the Makara beach last Sunday a bottle containing the following message:—“H.M.N.Z.T. No. 37, 9th January, 1916—150 miles out. Just losing sight of good old Maoriland. 6 p.m. To the finder of this message : Please insert in New Zealand papers : %ady helps wanted badly by five forlorn soldiers in stateroom 67. If not obtained within two days, we will get out and walk.’ Good luck to you all. (Signed) L.-Corpl. W. Inder, Marton; E.-Corpl. 1,. G. Emeus, Marton ; E.-Corpl. A. E. Dean, Waipukurau ; E.-Corpl. A. N. Tod, Stratford; Pte. R. H. Richardson, New Plymouth. 10th Platoon. B. Company, 9fk Reta" forcements.” There were also en; closed three notes from men on the Maunganui to their friends and relatives. Five threepenny pieces and four stamps were sent to pay postage.

Quality is the keynote of our grocery and provision stock and the importance of quality cannot be overlooked where the household food is concerned. You won’t get a better grocery service anywhere in the district than at Walker and Furrie’s, Foxton.