LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1515, 26 February 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Queen of the South, with general from Wellington, arrived at 1.30 p.tn. yesterday. She loaded hemp, and sailed again for Wellington at midday to day. The Kaikoura Star says that the recent rains coming on the warm weather have had a remarkable effect on mushroom growth around the district, some paddocks being almost white with them.

Yesterday (says Wednesday’s Hawera Star) was “ rent day ” for the Maoris, and many ot the Natives, it is stated, received very substantial cheques, in some oases for and and even New regulations, just gazetted, prohibit any alien, or anyone on his behalf, without the consent of the Attorney-General, making application to the Supreme Court for probate of the will, or lor letters of administration of the estate, of any deceased person. It is also provided that no executor, administrator, or trustee, of any estate shall, without the consent of the Attorney-General, distribute any part of the estate to any beneficiary or creditor who is an alien enemy.

The President oi the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association, in his address at the annual meeting at Rotorua, relerred at length to the difficulties in connection with the supplies of paper, emphasising the seriousness ot the position. He also referred to the question of the extra freight on paper and the increased charges on press telegrams. Regarding paper, he pointed out that many offices were short of supplies, and the position was becoming more acute every day.

Upon enquiry, a Post representative was informed by the authorities that steps have been taken to remove all alien enemy subjects from the Public Service of the Dominion. Technically speaking, there might be a very few instances, such as in the case of representatives ot subject races of Austria, where men (who have been long periods in the Dominion) have been allowed to remain, but in each of these cases the strictest enquiry has been made by the Aliens Board, which is still active in its operations.

The Foxton Ladles' Patriotic Guild consigned the following three cases of goods yesterday : (i) Case to High Commissioner, London, to be handed to the Servian Ambassador. (2) Lady Liverpool Fund, Wellington ; 14 scarves, 16 pairs hand-knitted sox, 2 balaclavas, 5 chest protectors, 2 pairs mittens. (.3) Military Hospital Guild ; n pairs pyjamas, 27 under- vests, 9 under-pants, iS day shirts, 1 dressing gown, 1 nightingale, 15 bags, 4 eye bandages, 7 face towels, 3 face cloths, .9 pillow slips, 3 quilts, 1 pair slippers, 1 pair bed socks, 7 body bandages.

At the Wellington Magistrate's Court yesterday, Martin McGovern was charged with ill-treating his sou of nine years of age in such a manner as to cause him unnecessary suffering. The defendant explained that the boy had been reading Nick Carter novels, and had become quite unmanageable. His Worship said it was an extraordinary case. The father seemed to have done all he could to restrain the boy. Chaining him up was not a proper way to keep the boy at home, but at the same lime he thought the father was almost justified. As there was no evidence of wilful cruelty, the case would be dismissed.

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Mr Geo. H. Stiles is at Auckland, attending the Methodist Conference as the representative of the local Methodist circuit. In the Auckland Police Court, William James Barman was fined £4O, and James Lye .£SO, for illegal betting on a racecourse. A girl, 16 years of age, died at the Pahiatua Hospital on Thursday night of infantile paralysis. Deceased was admitted to the institution from the country when in a critical condition. A fire broke out in the Makerua swamp about 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday, but by the vigorous efforts of Mr Maslin, the manager of the swamp, and a band of willing workers, it was got under about midnight. About 600 tons of Mr Seifert’s flax was destroyed.— Chronicle.

A meeting of Palmerston citizens convened by the Mayor decided to assist the Government recruiting scheme. A committee was set up to enrol men tor active service. It was also resolved: “That, in the opinion of the meeting, the dependents of soldiers killed or disabled should be entitled to pensions as by right.” At the forthcoming local Horticultural Society’s Autumn Show, Miss Una Carter, of Wellington, will donate a medal .for the best collection of cookery made from her recipes by the children who attended her lecture. In order to win the medal there must be not less than three competitors. The Society hopes that the class will be well filled.

The output of hemp in this district at present must constitute a record, all the mills being in full swing and the accommodation at the local grading stores is fully taxed. This week a very large number of bales have been forwarded to Wellington by rail, the shipping space available to that port being insufficient to cope with the demand.

At the residence of Mr Hedley Wilton, at Raugiotu yesterday afternoon, Mrs H. X,yall was made the recipient of a silver tray, neatly engraved, by the Presbyterian congregation, to mark their appreciation of her services as organist. The Rev J. H. Bredin made the presentation, and Mrs Lyall suitably responded. Mrs Byall is leaving Rangiotu with her husband, who has been transferred to the head teachership ot the Longburn State school. Mr Justice Cooper gave judgment at Auckland in regard to the Gisborne Borough Council proposal to borrow from the Auckland Patriotic Association. The borough received authority from the ratepayers to raise a loan to be repaid in thirty years. The Auckland Patriotic Association, is willing to lend that amount, but must be repaid in ten years. , His Honour decided that the borough council had no power to negotiate for a loan to be repaid in less than thirty years.

“ I have come in contact with eligible young men recently and 1 have found them as close as the proverbial oyster,” said one speaker at Thursday’s recruiting meeting at Palmerston. “They have shown a diplomacy that would do credit to a statesman. It is impossible to obtain a direct answer from the country. The majority ot them are from the country. The town itself is depleted of eligibles as the most enthusiastic have already gone to uphold home and Empire,”

The distribution of prizes at the Rangiotu State school took place yesterday afternoon. Brief addresses were made by the Revs Fortune and Bredin, who distributed the prizes. Mr Jewell, Chairman of Committee, presided. At the conclusion, Mr Eyall, head teacher, who has been transferred to the Lougburu school, farewelled the children and gave them some good advice. Afternoon tea was subsequently dispensed by the ladies, in the hall. In former years annual sports have been held, but owing to the war the children decided to forego inis part of the festivities and hand the money to the Patriotic Fund.

In December. 1915, the number of male immigrants landed in New Zealand was 1545, as against 19SS In December. 1914; the number of female emigrants, 1459, as against 1340, and the total number of immigrants was 3007, as compared with 33:8 for the previous December. The number of Government-assisted immigrants, included in the above figures, was iSb, as against 107 no December, 1914. The excess oi immigration over migration for December, 1913, was toe;-, the excess for the previous December being 1347. The above figures are exclusive of troops ot the expeditionary forces.

Vcstoulay. at the local State school, Mr Poynton delivered a lecture to the senior pupils of the Slate and Convent schools on interesting facts concerning New Zealand geology. The pupils listened with interest throughout ,the lengthy lecture, and no doubt have derived much benefit therefrom. At the close of the address Mr Poyutou donated to the school the excellent geological map of New Zealand with which he had illustrated his lecture. This he had some difficulty in getting framed with honeysuckle (rewa rewa), one of the woods which he mentioned as being found also in Antarctica. The head teacher thanked Mr Poynton for his most interesting address. He wished to place on record his appreciation of the great help Mr Poynton had been to the school in the past, and he hoped that that gentleman would again favour the school in ,tfce near future.

A slight earthquake was felt locally, at about 9.5 this morning.

On the fourth page of this issue will be found a report of the very interesting lecture delivered by Mr Poynton, S-M., in the State school on Thursday evening.

“ What on earth are two Zepps and a cloud ?” she asked. That’s the order I’ve just taken from the last soldier to come in, and I won’t tell him to translate.” She guessed it herself, and she proudly served him with two sausages and a poached egg.

At the Palmerston North sittings of the Supreme Court on Thursday, a verdict of not guilty was returned in the charge of alleged theft of a heifer preferred against John McCotter. John McKenzie, charged with the alleged theft of 50 fowls and five ducks, was also found not guilty. There are 52 cases of scarlet fever at Bottle Lake Hospital, Canterbury. This is the largest number recorded at the hospital at this time of the year. Three families account for nearly onefourth of the total, there being five from one family, four from another, and three from a third.

At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, G. Tozer and G. Findlay were charged with using threatening behaviour in a public place, whereby a breach of the peace was occasioned. Tozer did not appear, and Findlay pleaded guilty under provocation. In the case against Findlay a fine of £r, with costs ys, was inflicted, and Tozer was fined £2 and costs 7s. The drought on the East Coast is almost as acute just now as it was twelve months ago. In chatting with an Age reporter a wellknown Masterton sheep-farmer stated that unless there was a heavy downpour of rain within the next seven or eight days he intended to depasture his sheep on the back roads of the Forty Mile Bush, and had already engaged a drover with this object in view. At yesterday’s sitting of the Magistrate’s Court, J. M. Kelly proceeded against J. Ropiha to recover the sum of ,£52 7s, representing the balance ot an account of ,£B2 7s. Defendant admitted owing £l4, but said that the balance was for wire netting that had been returned. Plaintiff stated that the wire netting in question was made to defendant’s order, and the merchants from whom it was obtained would not take it back, but where holding it oh defendant’s account.' After hearing portion of the evidence the Magistrate adjourned the case for a month.

Cooking and woodwork classes are to be started in connection with the local State school. Arrangements have been made to hire the supper-room of the Town Hall, where the classes will be held. The cookery class for girls will be held on Monday of each week, but the date of commencement has not yet been decided. The instructress will be one of the Board's experts. The woodwork class for boys will be conducted on Fridays. These classes will also be open to pupils of the Convent school. The Mayor, on behalf ot the Council, has promised to instal a gas stove.

The sooner- corporal punishment is abolished in the the better,” said Mr G. J. Garland, chairman of the Auckland Education Board, in the course of a recent interview. He added that he had held the opinion for the past 30 years, and had seen no reason to change it. Corporal punishment, except for very grave offences, such as lying, thieving, or grave misconduct, should not be tolerated in the service, as a teacher has a remedy by securing the expulsion of the offender from the school. He knew of schools where corporal punishment had not been resorted 4 to for thirteen years, and of others in which -it had never been inflicted. The work in such schools had been shown to be excellent.

Almost every district has its strong mau, whose feats of strength are recounted with bated breath a Taranaki paper). Qkoke, however, possesses one v-cuag fellow, quiet and unassuming, whose prowess would take some heating. A wagon go; stuck with a load oi wool, and while others i were debating hew to shift the j load he suggested that they should ! catty the bales up the hill, about 1 a sivc-chain journey. The idea was rather laughed at. but he soon set all doubters to rest by carrying I tour bales on his back in as many j trips—no mean effort, as most ot them weighed individually over 400115. The monthly sitting of the Magistrate’s Court was held before Mr j. W. Poynton, S.M., yesterday morning, when judgment for plaintiff was entered up in the case of G. J. Adams v. W. C. Healey claim £5 4s, costs 13s 6d. In the judgment summons, VV. H. Gunning v. John Broad, judgment debtor was examined, alter heating which an order was made for the payment of ,£l2" ids rod, forthwith, in default 13 days Imprisonment, order to be suspended if amount is paid in monthly instalments of £2. In the judgment summons J. M. Kelly v, Thomas Chamberlain, there was no appearance of judgment debtor, and no excuse tor absence, and an order was made for the payment of £6 10s 7d by instalments ot £2 per month, in default seven days imprisonment.

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