LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1570, 29 June 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Till- local Sl.iito s«*ln»*>l will break up for (he midwinter holidays —one week —to-morrow. The monthly sitting of the Magistrate’s Court will be held before Mr J. W. Poynton, S.M., to-morrow. The Oroua and West Coast Meat and Produce Company’s freezing works at Aorangi will close down on Friday of this week until further notice. This stop has been taken by the company owing to the ruling prices for stock exceeding the Government’s prices for export. Star. On Thursday evening next, Miss Adela Pankhurst will deliver a lecture in the Coronation Hall, on “The True Meaning of the Women’s Movement.” A cordial invitation to he present is extended to all. The chair will be taken at 8 o’clock. The Rev. J. A. Luxford, C.M.G., Chaplain to the New Zealand Forces, who left with the Main Body of the Expeditionary Force, and was wounded on Gallipoli, losing a leg as a result, has been appointed principal chaplain on the New Zealand Headquarters Staff in Loudon. He will reside at Walton-on-Thames.

Mr Roosevelt. has declined nomination as (ho Progressive candidate for the Presidency of the United States, and urged his followers to support Mr Hughes instead. The hooking of seats for “My Old Dutch," to he screened at. the Town Hall on Monday next, should constitute a record for a picture entertainment, judging by the number already hooked, and intending patrons are advised to secure seats by hooking at Mrs Teviotdale’s. Special features of Monday’s change of programme at: Puller’s will he tin* singing of the song “My Old Dutch,” during the screening of the picture, and special orchestral music consisting of six instruments. The Senior Inspector presented an encouraging report on the manner in which the Montessori methods were being taken up in a number of schools in the Wanganui Pducaiion Board’s district although there were glaring instances of the system being blocked by out-of-date or inefticienl headmasters. Two eclipses will occur next month. On July 15th there will he a partial visible eclipse of the moon, which will he partly visible in New Zealand. On July 30th there will he an annular eclipse of the sun, which will he. visible here as a partial eclipse. ‘■’ln all (he large cities of America the people are keen tor war with Mexico, but in the interior the feeling is luke-warm.” Such was the opinion expressed by Mr Luke Manor, who is now on a. visit to Auckland, in discussing the prospects of war between the United States and Mexico. The Japanese training squadron consisting of the Iwate (970(1 tons) and Azuma (10,118 tons), under Rear-Admiral T. Matsumuva, which is at present in Sydney, will extend its visit to Wellington. The dates of arrival and departure of the ships cannot be published, nor can their destination. A report on the open-air classroom result at Wellington South school was made to the Wellington Pducaiion Board on Tuesday. The report was to the effect that children taught out of doors showed (by comparison with (hose taught inside) increase in height and weight, and immunity from minor complaints, such as colds.

“Certain i( is that wo cannot keep going on in I lie ceaseless round of raising wages, shortening hours and imposing further restrictions, and I respect fully suggest that the hotter course is to call a halt before the inevitable smash comes,” said Mr W. Pryor, representing the employers before the Arbitration Court in Christchurch a few days ago. Wlu'ii soiiH 1 Canadians were recently digging a new line of trenches behind their line, unites an officer, a jar was found in which were 200 silver crowns. The coins, which were in a line state of preservation, bore dales between 1745 and 1747 — a period in which heavy lighting was taking place over the same ground in danders. Each member of the working parly was given one of the coins, which are now worth about £S. Some of the party, not knowing their value, parted with them for ss. The lirsl of the series of socials under (he auspices of St. Mary's Church will take place in the Masonic Hall to-morrow (Friday) night. Those who patronised these functions last year will recall the happy social reunions, and will no doubt give (heir patronage again this year. The floor will receive l special attention for dancing, and Miss While has been engaged to supply the music. Refreshments will be provided. Admission, gents 2s (id, ladies Is (id. It is stated that prominent dairymen in the Cambridge district have expressed 1 Ik* view that it behoves (he (loverninent to take into serious consideration the position of the dairying industry. It appears that at the present time the Covernment demands not loss than 25 per cent, of each company's output of cheese. In the case of the Cambridge Cooperative Dairy Company the difference between the price received from the Covernment and that obtainable in the open market represents for (he season a loss of £4OOO, or, in other words, a direct average tax of £27 per supplier.

A( the annual meeting of the Palmerston North Bowling Club on Monday night, Mr J. A. Nash read a letter from Mr •!. R. Stansell, of. Lya.ll Bay, Wellington, stating that (lie writer intended to present a shield to the Manawalu centre for annual competition in commemoration of the death of his son, Major L. D. Stansell, who was killed while lighting in France. The entrance fee was fixed at 2s (id, the proceeds to go to the Sick and Wounded Fund. It was decided to write to Mr Stansell expressing the (dub’s svmpathy with him in his bereavement. In his report to the Minister of Public Health, the Inspector-Gen-eral of Hospitals, touching on venereal diseases, says;—“May I he permitted to record by congratulations at your determination to introduce at an early date the legislation that is urgently needed to limit the spread of venereal diseases in these Islands. Though the prevalence of these diseases in this country is much exaggerated, there is no doubt that the time is most opportune for putting into force many, if not all, of the recommendations of the Royal Commission which has just issued a most valuable report in this respect.” For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

A Gazette Extraordinary issued on Tuesday declares the notes of the following banks to be legal tender for a further period —till December 335(, Iblb:—Bank of New Zealand, Nalionnl Bank of New Zealand (Limited), Union Bank of Australia (Limited), Bank of Australasia, Bank of New Bonlh Wales, and Commercial Bank of Australia (Limited).

Some years ago the owners of the Bushy Park Estate, near Palmerston, in Otago, offered their property to the Government Land Purchase Department, and the offer was de-c-lined, (he price being then about £5 per acre. This same property was sold the other day to Mr Molhuish, of Christchurch, for no less than £35 per acre. The pi'operty is between 1,500 and 1,(500 acres, and was owned by Mr R. M’Kenzie. A rather unusual claim tor expenses was made by a complainant in the Dunedin .Juvenile Court a few days ago. When asked if he claimed expenses, he said he wished to he paid for the loss of two music lessons as the rseulfc of injuries received to his head through a shot from an iar-gun lired hy another hoy. The magistrate, Mr IT. Y. Widdowson, S.M., allowed expenses to the extent of 10s (id.

A credible authority informed a business man of Christchurch that a most peculiar position of affairs prevails in American shipping centres regarding the sale of freight space. If appears the agents of a vessel about to sail advertise so many tons of freight space for sale, and the highest bidder gets it. He in his turn sells the space, in smaller lots, of course, at an advanced rale, and thus the cost of freight mounts up.

Anti-Cerman feeling must be pretty strong in Fiji, judging by a letter received here (says the Auckland Star). The writer states that nine out of ten of the eligible men of the little white population of Fiji have volunteered for active service. He adds; “If we had only been eligible every man would have gone. At last they are getting rid of the German storekeepers here, hut some only. Here they are making vast fortunes under our Hag and protection, and it is lime something was done. They all go about with a fat smile on their ugly mugs. Goodness knows why they are not all sent away.” A New Zealand soldier in France, writing to a friend in Nelson, mentions that up to the present he believes that he has received every parcel that has been sent to him. The reason, lie stales, is that they have all been small parcels, and have been sorted into the mail bags with the letters. He says that one cannot expect bulky parcels to come in the same way, and he adds that there must, he thousands of these somewhere, as soldiers have received advice of their having been sent, but have never got them. From (his it would seem that the best way to ensure safe delivery is to semi small parcels in preference to large packages.

Xumhers of young 1 men under twenty-one are anxious to leave powers of attorney in regard to their affairs in New Zealand while they are away on active* service, but at present (hey cannot legally sign a binding deed, except a will. Recenlly Air W. 11. Field, ALT’., sought to remedy this. lie has now received the following reply from the Hon. A. L. llerdman, Attorney-Gen-eral: —"I have carefully considered your letter of (he Kith instant with reference to the execution of powers of attorney by members of (he Expeditionary Force who may be minors. J agree with the view expressed by you. and provision will probably lie made to meet such cases when the Whir Regulations Amendment Bill is in Committee. (Sgd.) A. L. llerdman."

The (rial of the “prophet" Run in the Auckland Supreme Court Ims already broken the Auckland record for length of hearing, which was held by tin alleged benzine stealing case a few years ago, when II days were occupied. The defence in the Rua case has some 30 witnesses in all, many of them being natives, and as only three of these have been taken it must be well into July before the end arrives. Counsel for the accused is expected to take up two days in addressing (he jury, the Crown Prosecutor will require one day at least, and the summing up of His Honour Air Justice Chapman will follow. Even when the Rua case is over there are live other natives to be tried for alleged complicity in the events at Ataungapohatu, and as these men are to be dealt with separately, there will be a decided Maori atmosphere in the Supreme Court for some time to come.

The donlh occurred suddenly at Shannon on Tuseday evening of Helen Kiln Guslofson, the live-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Guslofson, of Shannon. An inquest was held yesterday before Mr A. Fraser, district coroner. The mother of the child stated that on Tuesday morning she did not seem well, and was not sent to school. She complained of a sore throat, and did not eat anything all day. Witness had a look at her throat, but could see nothing wrong. Just before six o’clock in the evening witness picked the child up, as she thought she had had a tit, and wrapped her in a blanket, and sent for a doctor. The doctor, on arrival, said the child was dead. Dr Bryson stated that he arrived at the house about 7 o’clock and found the child dead. He held a post mortem examination, and found a diphtheric patch on the tonsil. In his opinion, the primary cause of death was diphtheria, and secondly paralysis of the heart.

Referring to the Awahou riding in the annual report of the Manawatu County Council, the report says: The extra Ad for general purposes will increase the General Rate to 13d. The finances of the riding sire not strong, but it is hoped with economy the sibove rate will suffice. During last year the Council received £l3O from the Horowhenua County Council, being accrued contributions to cost of maintenance of Eoxl on-Shannon road, under agreement of last year. During the present year, in conjunction with tlit? Kawa Kawa riding, a large culvert will require to be replaced on the Palmerston-Foxton road. The special rates for interest on loans over the Whirokino division requires to be collected again this year.

A eheerfnl letter from a New Zealand soldier in Era nee states that the* troops are comfortably billeted in houses, and that the people are very good to them. He says: “We are not far from the front. We can hear the big gnus from where we are. This country is quite different from Egypt—all green Helds; much cleaner, and no niggers to worry von. . . I enjoyed the soup tablets very much; we had them coming up in the train. Wine is very cheap here; 1 suppose on account of its being made in the country. I hope to get leave to go over to England after we have done onr time in the trenches. I suppose things are very quiet in New Zealand with so many men away; but, they are all wanted, every one of them.”

An incident which displayed some contemptible features occurred on Lamhton last Saturday, says the Times. Two “knuts” were standing on the edge they passed, and uttering rapid remarks intended to he heard, though ostensibly engaged in an earnest personal conversation. While employed in this pleasant pastime a returned wounded soldier hove in sight. He had been wounded in both legs, and with the aid of two crutches was painfully making slow progress along the pavement. On coining abreast of the two “knots,” they turned insolent and jeering eyes on the disabled ope, and when he passed they burst into a roar of laughter, one being heard to say to the other, “There's another ‘mug.’ ’’ Happily, a passer-by witnessed the incident, and stopping before the two specimens gave them a verbal dressing-down from which they were glad to escape. A goodly crowd of people had gathered, and the hurried departure of the two “uasiers” was greeted with a hearty cheer. Woods’ (treat Peppermint Cure, for Coughs and Colds, never fails.