The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, April 1, 1916. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1530, 1 April 1916, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, April 1, 1916. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The parade of the nth Reinforcements takes place at Wellington to-day.

The vital statistics for the month of March are : Births io, deaths 5, marriages 2. The Queen of the South, hemp laden, sailed for Wellington last night. The Awahou, with general from Wellington, is due to-morrow.

The collectors in connection with the local Patriotic Society’s bos scheme will commence their second round of collections next week.

To-day is All Fools Bay, and the youngsters have been privileged to take liberties with their elders, and have been up to the usual time-honoured pranks.

The death .has occurred at Palmerston North of Mr Alfred Charles Haycock, after a long illness. Deceased was the third son of the late Mr Charles Haycock, of Nelson, and brother of Mr Ernest Haycock (of Feilding) and Mrs George Beard (of Kimbolton). He had been a resident of Palmerston for 15 years past, and was formerly engaged as a builder. Deceased, who was 48 years of age, leaves a widow. The meteorological particulars for Foxton for the month of March are; Rain fell on seven days, the dates and amounts being : 17th, .04 inch ; 20th, ~14 inch; 21st, .06 inch; 22nd, .04 inch ; 23rd, .01 inch ; 24th, .26 inch ; 28th, .04 inch. The total rainfall amounted to .59 inch, compared with 3.40 inches for the corresponding month of last year.

In imposing a fine of and costs on a Wellington dairyman yesterday for selling watered milk Magistrate Cooper said : It was well - known how deleterious watered milk was, especially when given to children. The Legislature looked upon the offence as serious, and it certainly was so. Although he would not impose a very heavy fane it would, never- 1 theless, be substantial. Some time since Mrs Rough handed an Egyptian souvenir (brought home by her son, Trooper John Rough), to the Ladies’ Patriotic Guild for competition. Mrs Kempster undertook to carry out a bean-guessing competition in connection with same. This has realised the sum of 2s 6d. The number of beans in the bottle was 381. The nearest guesses were 380 by J. Wilson and J. Heppner, These two guessers will draw for the prize at the Patriotic shpp this evening at a quarter to eight.

FOR RHUEMATIC PAINS. When troubled with rheumatic pains, get a bottle of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. Massage the affected parts with it twice a day and experience the great relief which it affords. Once you are acquainted with the good qualities of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm you will never wish to be without it. For sale everywhere.—Advt.

The ordinary meeting of the local School Committee will be held at 8 o’clock next Thursday evening. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning W. Dunbar pleaded guilty to riding a motor cycle on the footpath and was fined ios with costs 7s. In the case against Charles Simmons for driving a motor car without a light, a plea of guilty was also entered and a similar penalty was inflicted.

Members of the Military Headquarters Staff at Palmerston N. are to be entertained at a weekend at the local seaside from this atternoon by Messrs Holben and Bailey. A special programme has been drawn up, including boating and fishing, and this evening the visitors will be entertained at a dinner and social evening at Mr Holben’s seaside residence.

It appears a foregone conclusion that the early closing of liquor bars will be universal throughout Australia in the very near future. The proposed hour of closing is 6 p.m. Already there are indications of a similar agitation for early closing of liquor bars in this Dominion and the writing is on the wall. Probably nothing definite will be done in this country until Australia finally settles the question.

Mr H. Tremewan, a well-known Ashhurst settler and an old West Coaster is on a visit to Fox ton, and is the guest of Mr C. Hunt. Mr Tremewan was on the Coast in the “ roaring days.” He added regretfully that very few of the old miners are now alive, and all but two of his old mates have passed to the‘‘great beyond.” Mr Tremewan took up land in the Ashhurst district, about 30 years ago, and is now enjoying a wellearned rest from his labours.

Last year the Town Clerk, besides getting in all his rates, put up what may be termed a record when he had all his books ruled off and his balance-sheet ready for audit before he left his office at 5 p.m. on March 31st, the end of the financial year. Again Mr Kent-Johnston has done good work by putting up a similar record to that of last year, having had the books and balance-sheet ready for the audit inspector last evening, had he come along.

A charge of using a cancelled half-penny stamp was preferred against a woman in the Magistrate’s Court at Wellington yesterday. It was stated to be the first case of its kind brought for some time. Inspector Hendrey said that the charge was laid under the Post and Telegraph Act, Section 87, which provided lor a penalty up to £SO. He had been asked by the Department to press the matter. It was evidently a deliberate attempt to defraud the country, because the cancelled portion of the stamp had been covered by a new penny stamp. Mr D. G. A. Cooper S.M., said the offence was a serious one, and imposed a fine of £5.

The Stratford correspondent of the Taranaki Herald writes: — “At the sitting of the S.M, Court on Friday, one Harmel, of Whanga, labourer, was fined £3 or 22 days in default, for obscene language. For a similar offence, one Wilson, of Stratford, returned soldier, was reprimanded merelyThe man was in uniform, a circumstance that aggravates such an offence tenfold, and was, moreover, the guest of the Indies’ Croquet Club at a function for patriotic purposes. Such misplaced leniency is calculated to encourage the rakshly-inclined among our soldiers in the belief that the King’s uniform is a cloak for irregularities of all sorts.”

Will the native birds of the Dominion shortly be but a memory, consequent on the murderous proclivities of stoats, weasels and terrets ? A member of the staff,of the Otago Daily Times, who has just made the overland trip from Bake Wakatipu to Martin’s Bay, on the West Coast, had ample opportunities of studying this question, and he gave it as his opinion that the native birds are doomed. On the trip referred to, through forests of birch which once echoed to the music of song birds, there was a most noticeable absence of bird life. From Elfin Bay to Martin’s Bay the overland party did not see cae tui. They saw about three “mockies” and a similar number of tomtits, and one Maori hen crossed their path. A kaka and some native pigeons were also noticed, and at nights the call of a few moreporks was heard. One night at the Middle Hut the subject of the absence of the birds was brought up. The Messrs M’Kenzie (who have lived all their lives at Martin’s Bay), Mr E. H. Green (who has spent most of his life in the same 'locality, and on the West Coast), Mr J. Fellow (Bake County inspector of works) —residents who could be considered qualified to pass a thoroughly convincing opinion on the cause of the diminution of bird life were unanimous in the view that the stoats, weasels and ferrets were killing out the birds. There are no rabbits in Holly ford Valley, but there are plenty of the animals which were brought to New Zealand to kill them out.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds. Never fails. Hewlett and White’s famous English white shoes are now in stock at R. T. Petty’?. The best selection yet offered locally.' l ' SEE CHEAP RATES, FRONT PAGES LAIDLAW LEEDS WHOLESALE CATOLOG.

A four-roomed cottage at Shannon owned by T. Lind and occupied by W. Shearman, flaxmill hand, employed at Dalziell's, was destroyed by fire yesterday. All the furniture was saved. The fire originated from a washhouse during Mrs Shearman’s temporary absence for a few minutes.

A correspondent expresses the opinion that, judging by the number of boys and girls of tender years who are seen about the streets almost every night, there must be a lack of parental control. We agree that there is evidence of too much juvenile freedom in Foxton, and if parents are lax they must bear the brunt of future mischief, Loitering under shop verandahs by juveniles is far too common.

For Children’s Hacking Cough Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

Our extremely moderate prices afford many opportunities to the housekeeper, who is always welcome to inspect our showing ot crockery and hardware without obligation to purchase.— Walker and Furrie, Foxton.

SEE CHEAP RATES, FRONT PAGES LAID LAW LEEDS. WHOLESALE CATOLOG.