LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1528, 28 March 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr H. A, Young, Stipendiary Magistrate at Gore, has enlisted for active service.

The Awahou sailed on Sunday for Greymouth. The Queen of the South also left the wharf on Sunday, but could not get out and returned to the wharf. She will sail this afternoon for Wellington. The death is reported by cable from Melbourne of Mr David Mitchell, father of Madame Melba. He was a building contractor, and erected some of Melbourne’s most notable structures, including the Exhibition building. He was also largely interested in pastoral properties.

“This is the last day on which a fine of 10s will be imposed in these cases. The winter is coming on now, and in future heavier penalties will be imposed—the fines will go up and up.”—Thus said Mr J. W. Poynton, S’M., at the Palmerston Court yesterday to those convicted of riding bicycles after dark without lights.

Several business men of ’Auckland were astonished to receive, a tew days ago, payment in full in a bankrupt’s estate, money that they never expected to handle, in view of the fact that the bankruptcy in question dates back for about ten or twelve years. The explanation is somewhat romantic. It appears that the bankrupt’s son was killed in action at the landing on Gallipoli, and in his will he provided for the payment of his father’s creditors from his estate, and this has been done. The son’s action is all the more noteworthy in view of the fact that, in addition to the bankrupt having gained his discharge, the debts had been wiped out by the Statute of limitations. Women are playing a prominent part in harvesting in Southland this season, driving reapers, stocking, and stacking. Wives and daughters of farmers are turning to with a will, and some of them are receiving the standard wage of is 3d an hour. Fortunately the weather has been perfect, so their arduous task has not been rendered unpleasant by wind and rain. Never has better harvest weather been experienced in Southland, and never have crops been so uniformly good. The sudden death occurred on the Te Aro Wellington railway station platform on Sunday afternoon of Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Turner, wife of James Frederick Turner, cabinet-maker, of 17, Lome Street. Deceased had been nurrying to catch a train for Petone, and while seated alongside her husband she suddenly collapsed. She received every attention, but when Dr, Beard arrived he pronounced life to be extinct. Mrs Turner was 57 years of age, and she leaves a grown-up family. The harvest-thanksgiving celebrations in connection with the local corps of the Salvation Army took place on Sunday and were conducted by Captain Foster. Last night the Levin corps provided the programme. ‘ Their baud played spirited selections in Main Street and also imthe hall. Songs, choruses and elocutionary items kept things going merrily till about 10 o’clock, after which a Dutch auction was held when most of the harvest gifts were quitted at satisfactory prices and with good natured banter. Mr Hornblow conducted the sale. To-night the proceedings will be continued and a further programme submitted. At Sealey Creek, near the old Moonlight Diggings on the West Coast, there is at present a plagud of opossums. Introduced from Australia, the marsupial has thriven, and is now in such numbers that it has become a pest, raiding the farmers’ gardens and orchards. The colder climate of the Dominion has improved the value of its fur. and the New Zealand opossum skin is said to be much more valuable in the market than the Australian. But it is protected, and the farmers in the district invaded by them recently sent a petition.to the Minister of Internal Affairs asking for the removal ot the protection. The Department concerned soul an inspector over to the Coast to report, and his account ot the matter is under consideration.

It id understood that a number of Canadian firms that had arranged to obtain wool supplies from New Zealand this year now find themselves in the predicament of not being able to secure delivery, not because the wool is unavailable at this end, but owing to export prohibition. Within the last lew weeks the New Zealand Government has, at the request ol the Imperial authorities, prohibited the export of wool to any place except the United Kingdom, and as no exemption was made regarding the British Dominions, Canada has to be treated for the time being in just the same way as the United States. Apparently no particular reason has been given by the Imperial Government for requiring this general prohibition, the assumption being that our wool is all wanted by the British and French Governments for clothing the troops. Meanwhile, Canada is in the position of not being able to obtain any wool supplies from New Zealand.

Several pieces ol furniture arc advertised for sale.

A scheme tor the establishment of a municipal bakery at Hastings has been shelved.

The Oaonui Dairy Factory (New Plymouth) was totally destroyed by fire early on Saturday morning, also a quantity of cheese. The buildings and contents were insured for Arthur Roddy, a middle aged man, charged with indecent exposure in the Basin Reserve, Wellington on Saturday morning, was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment. Two sharp shocks of earthquake were felt at 3.10 a.m on Sunday. The direction seemed to be from north to south. Shortly after midnight last night, about 12.20, another slight shock was experienced. William Leslie Hepburn, aged 33, while engaged painting the Tahiti in Port Chalmers dock on Saturday fell from the scaffolding to the dock floor, and received injuries to the head from which he died the following morning. At the local police court before Mr Hornblow, J.P., William J. Lilias, arrested on Saturday night and charged with drunkenness, and Danid Rafferty charged with a similar offence last night, were each fined 5s in default 24. hours.

The police arrested at Ngarere (Eltham) yesterday a soldier who gave his name as Gerard, but whose real name is believed to be Michael M’Cann, charged with stealing, at Hawera, a bicycle, overcoat, boots, and suit of clothes.

Yesterday afternoon Privat 6 Joseph Healey, who is at present in Foxton on his final leave, was made the recipient of a presentation of a wristlet watch with radinn face by his fellow employees at Mr Bock’s mill. The presentation was made by Mr A. Smith and the recipient suitably responded. The Irishman’s Creek station, in the Mackenzie Country, consisting of 23,530 acres, with stock, was submitted to auction as a going concern in the estate of the late E. H. Reid. Bids began at and at ,£13,000 the property was knocked down to Andrew Grant, subject to acceptance of the bid by the trustee.

A settler in the North Auckland district has had one ot his sons killed at the Dardanelles in an endeavour to rescue some of his comrades, who had been cut off. Another son will leave , with the nth Reinforements. Still another is in camp at Featherstou. The fourth sou is already on active service as a gunner, and the fifth is serving in the territorials. The sixth son is a boy scout, and the father has offered himself for service with the forces.

The late Mr F. L. Aspinall, of Taradale, left the following legacies : Napier Soldiers’ Club ,£2OO, Wounded Soldiers’ Fund ,£2OO, H.B. branch of Society for the Health of Women and Children £2OO, H.B. Children’s Home £2OO, St. John Ambulance Society £2OO. Taradale Town Board (for improving or extending the lighting system) £350.

Mr Thomas Boyd, senr., a resident of Napier for over half a century, is dead, aged eighty years. He was born in Perthshire. At the age of eighteen he joined the 70th Foot Regiment, and later went through the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny. Subsequently he sailed for New Zealand, where he served through the Maori War. In this connection he took part in several skirmishes in Napier, and at the battle of Oraarunui. He has left a family of eight sons and four daughters.

The funeral took place at Palmerston yesterday of a very old and respected resident in the person of Mr William John Baylis, at the age of 68. The late Mr Baylis came out to New Zealand 40 years ago in the sailing vessel Howrah, landing in Wellington in the year 1876. He. resided there lor a number of years, coming to Palmerston 25 years ago. He leaves a widow and grown-up family, including three sons and four daughters, Mr William George Baylis (Rongotea), Mr R. Baylis, Mr J. Baylis (Levin), Mrs W. Short (Palmerston North). Mrs J. Parker (Foxton), Mrs W. Pike and Miss V. Baylis (Palmerston), to mourn their loss.

A “Peeping Tom 1 ’ of a particularly despicable nature was before Mr 1). G. A. Cooper, S.M., at tbe Wellington Magistrate’s Court yesterday, in the person of John Deuahy. The charge against Deuahy hardly indicates its true nature. It was that he unlawfully damaged a bathing shed at Lyall Bay to the extent of £i. The structure happened to be a ladies’ shed, and the damage was ia the form of holes cut through the flooring, which enabled Denahy to see inside, Deuahy pleaded guilty. The reputation given him by Chief Detective Boddatn was anything but good. He was penniless and homeless, and a term of imprisonment would do him good. His Worship imposed a sentence of one month’s hard labour, without the option of a fine.

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