LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1549, 11 May 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The infant sou of Mr Arthur Parkinson was killed instantly at Whakatane by the motor car in which he was (ravelling with his parents capsizing over a bank, on Wednesda v.

A well-known Hawke's Bay farmer informed a Tribune reporter that fencing work was costing IMO a mile more to-day than at the beginning of (he war, mainly owing to 'the increased coM of wire.

Pointing;-out to his audience in Wellington the dry ocean-beds of the moon, Mr ('lenient Wragge stated (hat a lime will surely come when the Pacific Ocean will run dry. “Lord, Lord !” he exclaimed. “What will the Onion Company do then ?” (Laughter.)

The latest Gazette notifies that several areas of land have been reserved for returned soldiers. They include 21,000 acres of pastoral land in Otago, 128 acres in the Takapau district (Hawke’s Bay), and 707 acres of settlement land in Peathersloii count v.

The amount of capital invested in land, plant and buildings in connection with the New Zealand boot industry represents a little l more than £10!) 10s per head of the workers engaged in (he industry. The sum is higher by £45 per worker than the investment in the same industry in Australia. The only criminal case heard in (he Supreme Court at Palmerston on Tuesday was that of Joseph Smith, charged with indecently assaulting at. Palmerston on February 17th, a female child of six years. The evidence was of too disgusting

a nature to publish. Smith was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment.

The Imperial Supplies Branch, up to yesterday, has distributed £!),- 143,704 for meat, consisting of 710,08!) qrs. beef, 8,045,732 sheep, and 4,37(5,42(5 lambs ; also £845,474 for 12,725 tons of cheese and £28,083 tor 151 tons of seheelite ore. The Supplies Branch is now distributing butter purchased by the Government for troops and transports, and will manage the export of kauri gum. A meeting of the committee of the Foxton Racing Club was held on Tuesday night, when it was decided to donate the sum of £350 from the profits of the recent race meeting to the Patriotic. Fund, to be allocated as follows : Local fund £2OO, Red Cross Fund £SO, Hospital )Ship Fund £SO, and Belgian Relief Fund £SO. Last year the Club donated £l5O for patriotic purposes, and the £350 voted on Tuesday night brings the donations to the Patriotic Funds up to £SOO.

When next you bake scones, rolls, or cukes, use SHAKLAND’S Baking Powder —and watch then; rise ! Costs less then others worth more.

A British General of high rank, who has boon on tlk* Western front since the out hernk of the war, writes to a friend in Masterlon in most optimistic terms regarding the prospect of the near future.—Wairarapa Age.

The success of Iho Akaroa butter factory during the period since it was opened.in September, 1914, lias been highly satisfactory to the management and suppliers (remarks the Akaroa iMail), the price paid out for the last six months being Is 2d per Ih for hutlerfat, and that lor last winter Is 4d and Is 4d per Ih. The whole of (he output graded by the Government expert lias been graded lirsl quality.

A dairy farmer in the district gives it as his opinion that the share-milkers just now have the best end of the stick. They are, he states, getting two-lift hs of the milk returns, 8s in the ,I‘. Consider, he adds, the ease of a man paying £7O an acre for his land, and you will see at once that the sharemilker is. on the best wicket. —\Va ima t e Witness.

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Foxton Harbour Board, Air J. A. Nash eulogised the work of both the ehairnjan of the Board (Mr P. J. Hennessy) and the secretary (Air W. Bock). He said (he assiduous way in which the secretary had discharged his duties in the interests of (he Board must commend itself to all. Mr Bock was purely actuated by the interest he took in the Board’s affairs, and the speaker had no hesitation in moving the granting of a bonus of £25. The chairman and other members made similar complimentary references to the work of the secretary, and the motion was passed unanimously.

Considerable excitement was caused in Green Island on Saturday afternoon through a bullock, which was being driven through the township, becoming very excited. One man had to seek safety by climbing a tree, several others jumped or hurriedly got through a fence, which (he bullock immediately charged. It is said (hat one man, who has never claimed to rank as a high Jumper, cleared a hawthorn hedge* without touching it. Another individual, who endeavoured to stop the animal, thinking that it was merely breaking away, would probably have been killed had he not slipped in endeavouring to run out of the way. The Buxton Girls’ Guild forwarded to the British Bed Cross Depot, Wellington, yesterday, one case containing the following 11 knitted face washers, 2(i towel face washers, 14 soldiers' hold-alls, 1 pair knit led bed sox, 2 pairs knitted sox, 1 pair spiral sox, 2 pairs woundedfoot covers, (i housewives, (t pnirs knitted mittens, 2 knitted scarves. 2 balaclavas, 4 knitted chest protectors, 4 nightingales, (! flannel bed jackets, 2 flannelette operation gowns, 3 day shirts, 70 swabs, 2!) handkerchiefs, 17 flannels, 17 pairs pyjamas, o pairs shorts, HO roller bandages.

A voiin*’’ man who enlisted in Napier lasi week was arrested as a lunalie al large (liree hoars after 1 lie doctors had passed him as medically (it. Tin l recruit in question is now an inmate of the Porirua (Mental Hospital. His main obsession was that he could move pictures by hypnotic surest ion. He endeavoured to give demonstrations to (his effect in various parts of the city, and later still was observed vigorously tearing’ up paper into small pieces opposite the local [lost office. He later attracted (be attention of the police and was arrested. The man in question is stated to have been released less than a month ago from Avondale.

Wanganui's municipal enterprises are proving very remunerative. The gasworks receipts for the year were £37,500, or £1,021 better than the preceding year. The "■mss profit for the year was no less than £14,407. Por (he 44 years' period of municipal administration, the gasworks have made a total prolit of £104,780 His, and of (his amount £20,205 has been expended on new plant, and £27,000 applied to the relief of rates. The production of gas has gone up from 28 million cubic feet in 1012 to 117 million cubic' feet in 1015. The tramway credit balance on the year just closed stands at £450. During the seven years of the tramway’s existence the ears have carried 15,000,201 passengers, and earned in fares £lOl,OOl 12s lid.

Some 200 milt’s lo (lie soulli of lilulf is Campbell Island, an oldlime sealin';' and whaling' resort, wliieh is now an extensive sheep station. The island has an area of about 43,000 aeres, and at (he present. time carries (>,BOO slice]) and 1,55!) lambs, a total of 8,35!). During the past seven years, the station, which was leased by Caplain 'fucker, Gisborne, has been controlled by Norton Brothers, seven in number. The Bluff Press states that the whole seven returned to Bluff by the Hachael Cohen last week, to go to the front with the 17th Reinforcements. The seven brothers immediately set about, enlisting, and in so doing they created a New Zealand record. They were the sole population of Campbell Island, and so they have the magnificent response of 100 per cent, of the total population. They will be attached to the contingent from Pic ton, whence they all hail. Information as to the whereabouts of a bay mare, bay gelding, and chestnut mare, is advertised for. A hint for the housewife. Make washing a pleasure by purchasing one of our splendid little washing machines. Price 7/0. “Hard work made easy.” Walker and Purrie, Provision Merchants, Poxtou. Por Children's Hacking Cough, f oods’ Croat Peppermint Cure.

Tho annual meeting of the Tlorowhenua Rugby I’nion will ho hold at Levin on Saturday night. A dance, in aid of the 'Wounded Soldiers’ Lund, will ho hold in the Masonic Hall to-morrow night. Admission, gentlemen Is (id, ladies Is. A girl named Maggie Parker, whose pai'ents reside at Wellsford, died yesterday while chloroform was being administered at a dentist’s room in Auckland.

Sub - Inspector Marsack and Lient.-Colonel MacDonald visited Eoxton to-day for the purpose of making enquiries in connection with (he (wo foreigners arrested yesterday.

Constable Woods left for Wellington yesterday afternoon, where he will he a witness in the charge of alleged attempted murder and suicide against Ernest Devoin at the Supreme Court there.

Mr P. d. Hennessy was unanimously re-elected chairman of the Eoxton Harbour Hoard at the annual meeting of that body held on Tuesday, on the motion of Messrs E. denks and d. A. .Nash.

Another case of infantile paralysis is reported from (he West Coast —a child flute and a-half years oi iige. The Department of Publii Health reported yesterday afternoon that the Wellington Healtl: District had a clean sheet for Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Awahou left the wharf yesterday afternoon, but stuck in the river near the Fishermen’s point, and is still I here. When she gets off she will sail foi* Greymouth to load coal for Wanganui. The Queen of the South will not load general at Wellington to-morrow, as was expected, and is now not due here until Mondav.

Mr W. H. Field (Otaki) has given notice to ask the Minister for Railways whether, in the interests of the health of (he people of the city of Wellington, particularly the health of infant children, be will make an earnest attempt to come to some terms, satisfactory to the Railway Department and the Wellington City Council, for the immediate erection of the long-con-templated and urgently needed clearing-station for milk to be consumed in the city.

On Sntimliiy evoiiin«i - Koxloii folks who si mik'd I ho, heavens, hy cinmco or intent, ohsorvod :m aslroiioiiiicn 1 phonoinoiioii of moro Ilian usual interest in (ho shajio of a conjunolion of! Venus and the moon. The former was then almost at her maximum brilliancy, being twelve times as bright as Sirius, (In' brightest lixed star. The moon and the planet were seen in the north-west before sunset very close to each other. They continued to approach until (1.10 p.m., when the distance between Venus and the moon’s limb was less than one-tenth of the diameter of the latter. Venus was completely occulted by the moon for a period. Venus shows phases like the moon, and the telescope at present -shows her to be slightly less than half full. On this occasion the full outline of the moon was perceptible, because it was exactly four days old, and in such a position that the otherwise dark portion of its surface was faintly illuminated hy •‘earthshine.’’

A peculiar impounding ease was dealt with at the .Magistrate’s Court at Christchurch last week (says the News), when the poundkeeper of the Waimairi pound was charged with failing to detain two horses. It appears that two horses were impounded hy the police on November 2nd. Shortly afterwards a Mr Unify complained to the police Unit two of his horses had been stolen. The two horses impounded were Duffy's, and they had been reported in the pound hook as “destroyed.’’ They were afterwards found in possession of private people. The. pouudkeeper slated that the animals when brought to the pound were in such a state that it seemed likely, if sold, the juice obtained for them would not pay for their keep. In accordance with the Act, as he read it, he was empowered to destroy. The police stated a pouudkeeper could only destroy such animals under an order from a J.P., and the dereliction of the pouudkeeper cost him £1 and costs.

For children's coughs and colds )lu i most reliable remedy is “NA7A)\j." Ready for use when bought. AlTords quick relief. 00 doses eosls Is (id.

The Housewife’s Friend ! Tlie Little Wonder indoor Clothes Line ! Ni> sensible women should be without one this winter-time. Walker and Furrie, Provision Merchants, Foxton.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, for Coughs and Colds, never fails.