LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1558, 1 June 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Xews Iki« boon received in Wellington that Captain Gillman, of the s.s. Matalua, who was killed at St. John’s on the 13th March, met Ids deatli while endeavouring' to save the ship’s papers. He was accorded a naval and Masonic funeral, which was largely attended. At the Magistrate’s Court on Fri-. day, Mr J. W. Poynton, S.M., delivered judgment in the case, Police v. C. Henderson and J. Cunningham for allegedly keeping their shop open on Sunday. The evidence was taken on March 31st, and the .Magistrate reserved his decision. On 1 riday Mr Poynton dismissed the case. Ho said that to get a conviction (here must be evidence of a sale, and there was no suggestion that, any goods were sold on the day in question. Don’t leave the lightness and digestibility of your scones and cakes to chance. Use SHARLAND’S Baking Powder —it is bound to rise. Buy wholesale from Laidlaw Leeds’ Catalog ; it’s free.

The Wanganui Education Boards s(aff lias been most anxious lo do its part in the Wig straggle now taking place in Europe, and it is interesting to note that up to the time the annual report now in the hands of (lie printer, was written, 45 members of Ihe Board’s service have proceeded to (he front, or are in (raining. Five of these have made the extreme sacrifice.

A Waipnkurau resident had rather an exciting experience (he other evening, says the Press. Standing in the dining-room of his home, both he and his wife were startled by a sharp crash. Examination proved that it small bullet had passed through the window leaving a. welldefined hole in the glass. The missile could not have missed the occupants by much. The matter is in the hands of the police.

Two workmen, Boberl Jackson (married) and Arthur Napier, were drowned in the Waikato river at Kangiriri on Monday. They were employed by McLean and (’o., bridge contractors, in construction work on the new bridge to cross the river at (his spot, and were engaged removing a winch when the

punt became entangled in a wire rope and was upset. The bodies have* not been recovered.

The Hi. Hon. the Prime Minister has replied to the request of the Ended Federation of Labour that the Military Service Bill be referred to a special committee of the House, to (he effect that Parliament will be given sufficient time to thoroughly minsider the proposals contained in the Bill. “I am certain,” Mr Massey adds, “that the provisions of the measure will commend themselves to the legislature, and that the Bill will be agreed to without any difficulty.”

If you are :i married man uml occasion should arise when her attitude towards you is of terse,brusque order, all you have to do to make her smiling; and happy is to say : “Do you know, my dear, they can't hang' a man with a wooden leg ?" It’s the national debt to a hayseed that she replies that she didn’t know il, and wonderingly asks “why." You I hen reply in dulcet tones : “Yes, il's a fact ; they have to use a rope as usual."

At a festive gatherig not a thousand miles from Taranaki, two farmers from waybaek were overheard exchanging news of their respective sons away at the front. “My boy went away a plain private, and Ims got it high commission already." said one. “My word, that's good," w.us the reply, “what is he !" “He’s a lance-corporal," was tin' reply, none the less amusing to the eavesdropper, in that farmer No. 2 was none the wiser, and was puile satislied that his friend was Ihe father of one verv close to a field-marshal.

Mr R W. B. Cirevilie, of the Dairyman, in an open letter to the Board of Trade, published in the Host, points out (hid it lakes 251bs of milk, testing 3.(i of butter fat, to produce one pound of butter, which is retailed in Wellington at Is 7d per lb. This is, roughly, 2i gallons of milk ; 2t gallons of milk is retailed in Wellington at ss. The same amount of milk made into cheese is worth half-a-crown at the present prices. This shows, he says, (hat of all the products of milk in iVew Zealand butter is much the cheapest. According to the New Zealand Times a certain body held a reunion at (iodber’s last week, in the course of which various toasts, including that, of His Kxcellency, were given. The account states that “songs and music followed, and a most enjoyable meeting terminated by singing the National Anthem and “Adldltt shdlua shrdlu." We confess we do not; recognise the latter chant. Is it a modern rendering of “Yip i addi,” or was it something not altogether unconnected with the various toasts that were drunk ?

New Zealand soldiers wli<> have been in England since January, and wiio have experienced the succession dl‘ blizzards said to have been the worst fur 50 years, will, says a writer from the New Zealand base camp at Hornchurch to a friend in Wellington, have a keener appreciation of the mild winter of their homeland than they have hitherto had. The writer stated that he made a trip to Staffordshire that usually lakes about 2 ; , ! hours, but. he had to leave during the height of a blizzard, and the journey took 12 hours. The distance was 100 miles. All the way along, the telegraph poles were either lying full length snapped off half-way up. Snow fell heavily all throughout the journey, and was lying so thick that the head of the train could not be seen three carriage lengths away. A. soldier, aged 30 years, was partially buried by a mine explosion in July, and in the hospital he was found to be deaf and dumb, states the Lancet. Three weeks after admission to hospital he was given gas for a tooth extraction, the surgeons hoping that the shock of the anaesthetic might bring back the man’s speech. No improvement followed until November Ist, when after a day off with some friends the soldier eame back to the hospital in a very excited state, shouting, and obviously under the influence of drink. His power of speech remained perfect when he became sober, but the deafness persisted. Three, weeks after the patient was given gas and ether. While recovering from the anaesthetic, the surgeon repeatedly' shouted to him that he could now hear, and when lie regained consciousness this was found to be the case, See cheap rates, front pages Laidlaw Leeds’ Wholesale Catalog. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, for Coughs and Colds, never fails.

There will be a short evening servieo in All Saints’ Church to-night at 7.30 o'clock.

The vital statistics for the borough of Foxtou during the month of May were : —Births 5, deaths 2, marriages 1.

The sequel to the “Prisoner of Zenda,” “Rupert of Hcntzau,” will he screened on Monday, June sth, for one night only, at the Town Hall.

At. the Patriotic Concert, on 'fuseday evening, Mrs Preston and Miss N. Robinson will supervise a stall for the sale of sweets.

The local business people will observe the King’s Birthday on Monday next, instead of Saturday. The State school will also observe a holidav on Monday.

Another excellent production will be screened at the Town Hall on Friday and Saturday, “Gretna Green,” featuring the irresistible Marguerite Clark.

r fhe Secretary to the Post Office noli ties that private messages for members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces in France or England should be addressed “Vanquisher,” London.

Until the condemned Sinn Feiners were led out recently, there had not been an execution for treason in the United Kingdom for nearly 100 years. The last to provide a job for the executioner were the Cato street conspirators, who in 1820 proposed to abruptly end a Cabinet dinner by making dead meat of the diners. John Frost, the Chartist rioter, William Smith O’Brien, and others were sentenced afterwards, but escaped death. The last trial for treason was that of Arthur Lynch, M.P., the amazingly versatile Victorian who fought as a colonel on the Boer side in the South African war.

A visitor to the Howard (Westland) rush reports there are about 90 men on the ground, most of whom are making good wages. The rush has assumed the aspect of a small township. t Substantial residences are being built, with many modern improvements and conveniences,'all of which are evidence of the miners’ faith in the Held. The terrace?-, which give promise of a very large extent of rich country, are still unprospected, the miners being content with the returns from the creek. The ground is very heavy indeed, and the boulder- ha veto be raised by means of a derrick, etc. 'fhe held gives some promise of permanence, and when capital is brought into it, some highly remunerative claim should be the result.

Some !(>(-:(i children have the liump of destructibilily abnormally developed. An empty house appears to be sueh a rare sight to them that they consider it has no right to exist. Stones are thrown at the windows, and the report of broken glass creates a glad desire for further destruction, until every pane is shattered. Not content with this, the door pannels are subjected to a fttsilade. We are informed that damage as staled above was done to an unoccupied dwelling recently. The owner of the property stales that he knows the boys who did the damage, but in bringing 1 them before (he Magistrate the parents would suffer, and they are not in a position to make good the loss, A sound birching should prove a deterrent.

Some figures given in the Statist showing the linancial strength of England are truly staggering, and calculated to strike a chill into the hear! of the Herman Treasurer. Our contemporary urges that before the war the aggregate income of the country was some £2,400,000,000, of which some £200,000,000 was paid in taxation. The professional class and one or two industries have been seriously injured by the war, and the high income (ax is a heavy burden upon persons thus injured. But the great majority of the nation is enjoying a period of very great prosperity. The profits of manufacturers, farmers, colliery owners, ship owners, and others, are quite unprecedented, and the incomes of working-class families have never been greater. The Statist, therefore, calculates that the aggregate money income of all the individuals comprising the nation is now over £3,00(1,000,000, of which about £450,000,000 may be taken in the coming year on the present basis of taxation. Hhould the taxation be increased to £000,000,000, or threefold wlrat it was before the war, the money income of the country after the new taxes have been taken will be much greater than was the money income after the payment of taxation prior to the war.

NAZOL is not a mixture or drug, but a scienlilic specific which never fails to releive the worst cold. GO doses cost Is Gd. The season has now eome for hot steak and kidney pies—a good meal for school children. —At Perreau’s.* Unlike cough mixtures, NAZOL goes direct to the seat of trouble, and quickly soothes and relieves. No (-old is Nazol proof. Its the precautions we take against impure foods that makes housekeepers feel safe in buying here. On the value and quality basis we invite your trade. —Walker and Furrie, Foxton. Money cannot buy a more effective remedy for coughs and colds than NAZOL. Wise mothers give it to their children. Is Gd buys GO doses. See cheap rates, front pages Laidlaw Leeds’ Wholesale Catalog. Why bother making cakes when there is such a good assortment at Perroau’s 1*