LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1510, 15 February 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Messrs Bolland, Inspector of Accommodation, and Middleton, Sanitary Inspector, are at present on a tour of inspection of the flaxmills in this district.

A twenty minutes singles tournament will be played on the local croquet lawns to-morrow afternoon, for a trophy presented by Mrs McColl. Play will commence at 2 o’clock.

On the local bowling green to-morrow afternoon the holders of the Nye Ferns, will be called upon to defend the trophies against a rink skipped by Mr D. Whibley.

The Queen of the South after crossing inwards on Friday afternoon stuck at the Fishermen’s Point. She was lightered, but did not get oil until Sunday afternoon, reaching the wharf at 5.30 o'clock. She loaded hemp and sailed for Wellington last night. Mr A. A. Brown’s flaxmill at Waikanae, was totally destroyed by fire at an early hour on Saturday morning. It is believed that the outbreak was caused by the gas plant igniting some tow. There was no insurance and Mr Brown is a heavy loser. At last night’s Council meeting a petition was received from the residents of Thynne Street asking that a footpath be formed along the north side of that street. —In accordance with the standing orders the petition was allowed to lie on the table and will be dealt with at the next monthly meeting of the Council.

Commenting on the collecting of the county rates, the chairman of the Horowhenua County Council, at the meeting on Saturday, said that the ratepayers were in a better position at present to pay their rates than they had been in the past, and probably better than they will be in a few years to come.

At last night’s Council meeting Mr T. W. Mitchell, sanitary contractor, applied for an increase in wages of ten shillings per week. — On the motion of the Mayor, seconded by Cr Henderson, it was decided that the increase be granted and that he be granted two weeks holiday each year provided he arranges for the satisfactory performance of his duties during such holiday.

Goods of unquestionable quality, backed up by sound value and prompt delivery, that’s what we give every housewife who buys here. You practise true economy by dealing at Walker and Furrie’s, Foxton.

A harvest thanksgiving service will be held at the local Presbyterian Church next Sunday morning.

Accounts amounting to ,£302 12s yd were passed for payment at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council. During the month of January 21 head of cattle were impounded by the borough ranger, the driving fees amounting to thirteen shillings. The attendance shield at the local State School was won last week by Standard IV., with an average attendance of 97.6 per cent. The average for the week in all classes was most satisfactory, 359 out of a roll number of 390.

There were present at last night’s Council meeting : The Mayor (Mr A. Fraser) and Crs. Whibley. McColl, Stevenson, Simmons, Bryant, Henderson and Thompson. Apologies tor absence were received from Crs. Freeman and Coley. The Rev. C. C. Harper, late Archdeacon and vicar of St. Peter’s, Wellington, and formerly of Palmerston North, has been appointed to the rectory of St. Mary’s, Newington, South London, which is in the gift of the Bishop of Southwark. Since his arrival in England Mr Harper has been locum teuens at Upper Avon Vicarage, Pewsey, Wiltshire. A smart piece of work was accomplished the other day by Mr C. Morse, manager of the Tokomaru Timber Works. He left Tokomaru Bay at 6 o’clock in the morning in his car, accompanied by six men, travelled 22 miles to his destination, the Manutahi saleyards, cut out his job, which was the erecting of an office there (dimensions 30ft x X2lt) and brought back his men in time for tea at 5.30 p.m. A mass meeting of flaxmillers, convened by the Manawatu Flaxmill Employees Union, was held at Palmerston North on Saturday afternoon. The meeting was convened for the purpose of considering ways and means ot securing higher wages in view of the increased cost of living. After discussion it was decided to ask the Flaxmillers’ Assoc ; ation for a conference to discuss the subject, and a committee was appointed to represent the Union at such conference.

The Patriotic Shop was open on Saturday last, and was under the control of Mesdames Mandl and A. Ross, who desire to thank the following for gifts Mrs H. Thynne, Mrs C. Symons, a Friend, Mrs Mandl, Mrs A, Ross. Jim Burr, Harry Burr, Vivian Ross, Mr Bullard, Mrs Peter Robinson,' Mr Stiles, Mr Hughes, Mrs Kent-Johnston, Mrs V. Withers, Mrs C, Robinson, Mrs F. Robinson, Mrs John Robinson, Mr John Robinson, Mrs James Robinson, Walker and Furrie, Mrs James Rough, Mrs Thynne (Levin), Mrs Harvey, Mrs Frank Proctor, Mr Lumsden, Mr Raine, Mrs Preston, Mrs Greig, Mrs Aitken, Mrs Campbell, Mrs Kellow, Mrs King, Mrs Hudson (Moutoa), Mrs Stevenson, Mrs Newth (Moutoa), Mr W. Ross, Mrs F. McCarthy, Mr Greig, a Friend, Mrs Tyson, Mrs Pearson. The shop will be in charge of Mesdames Raine and Preston on Saturday next. Mr A. H. Boyes, a late esteemed Poxton citizen, has been dogged with ill-luck in an attempt to serve his King and country during the present crisis. As is wellknown, Mr Boyes has taken a keen interest in military affairs, and up till his departure was o.c. in the senior cadets. He offered himself for active service, and so as not to be hampered in his laudable desire, disposed of his lucrative local dental practice. Although his qualifications for the dental corps were equal, and we may say without fear of contradiction, superior to many of those accepted, backed by a period of military service, yet his application was not successful. Mr Boyes then offered his services in the infantry, and after two medical officers had examined him he was returned as medically unfit, owing to a knee trouble, the result of au accident when playing hockey as a boy. Naturally, Mr Boyes is keenly disappointed, and now he intends to settle down again to his profession, probably in the Marlborough or Nelson districts. In speaking to the motion in reference to Compulsory Service at last night’s Council meeting, Cr Henderson said that his remarks at the last Council meeting had been misreported. He had stated on that occasion, that there were wealthy men in the country who had not contributed either meu or money in connection with the war, but he was reported to have said that there were wealthy men in this district, who had not contributed either meu or money. He was of opinion that the- people of this district had contributed very well, and in making the remarks he did he was not referring to any local people.—ln connection with the above we may say that our reporter claims that Cr Henderson was correctly reported on the previous occasion. We have no doubt that Cr Henderson meant to say “wealthy men in this country,” but what he did say was “wealthy men in this district.”

SEE CHEAP RATES, FRONT PAGES L AIDE AW LEEDS WHOLESALE CATOLOG. See the large assortment of Chocolates and Fancy Sweets at J. M. Kelly’s.* SEE CHEAP RATES, FRONT PAGES LAIDLAW LEEDS •WHOLESALE CATOLOG.

The ordinary meeting of the local State School Committee will be held at 8 p.m. on Thursday next.

The request of the residents of the Ladies’ Mile tor another lamp in that locality was granted at last night's meeting of the Borough Council, and the lamp will be erected on the boundary ot the Borough and the Manawatu County, and the County Council asked to pay half cost ot same.

Mr C. W. Adams writes to the Post to say that the statement that “spraying with arsenate of lead is the only effective remedy for the moth yet introduced,” is a delusion, as a much better plan is to hang up a small pickle bottle in each apple tree, with a mixture in it to trap and kill the codlin moths. “To prove this, I will give you my experience. In 1906 I planted a small orchard at my residence in Bellevue road, Dower Hutt. The codlin moths did not find out my orchard till 1911, and in the autmn of 1912 I lost fully half my crop of apples by the codlin moth. I was then given the following recipe by a lady friend . Dissolve a large tablespoonful of treacle in a quart of hot water, add three-quarters of a tablespoonful of ordinary vinegar thereto, and fill each pickle-bottle one-third full of the mixture. The next season, 1913, I don’t think I lost three per cent of my crop, and last season, 1915, I did not lose 1 per cent. This season I believe I shall probably lose a little more than 1 per cent., as, not being in good health, I have not replenished the bottles as often as required, the bottles, in many cases, being filled with a solid mass of insects. X have never sprayed against codlin moth, as it seemed to me such a hopeless job. The instructions are : Commence spraying as soon as the fruit has set, and continue at intervals of 15 to 17 days until three weeks before the fruit is gathered. That is from October or November till March ! IE there were no other method than this, I should give up growing apples altogether.” When you buy your groceries at Walker and Furrie’s, you may rest assured that you have received the best. Thar’s the only kind this store sells, and prices in every instance are cut to a fine point. SEE CHEAP RATES, FRONT PAGES LAIDLAW LEEDS WHOLESALE CATOLOG.