The Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, AUGUST 1st., 1916. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1592, 1 August 1916, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, AUGUST Ist., 1916. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

.lolm Melllwrnillt, ;i former, nyed Ui, of Lnbeside, stnyiiuv with friends in Christ ehnreh, wns found drowned in the Avon nonr (Triton bridge on Saturday.

An Ainoricnn despatch from Der--lin reports Hint the Uernians fear Unit Konmania will join the Allies, nnd Unit h’onnmnia's decision is Inme'ing' in Ihe Ini In nee. T'he determining factor will he the military events of the next forlnifUit.

The Pahia Ina Hera hi says: —“ll* the number of witnesses is any criterion, the hearing of (he charges against Win. Toswell, solicitor, for the (heft of trust monies, promises to develop into a second Rua trial; The Department officers have been busy issuing and serving subpoena os, and it is understood over 40 witnesses have been summoned.”

The Mayor notifies that a public meeting will be held in the Council Chamber at 7.!!0 o’clock on Friday, August 4th (the second anniversary of the declaration of war against (iermany), to atlirm the determination to continue the war until the Allies are victorious. It is intended to ask the Borough Band to attend and play the National Anthem at (he conclusion of the meeting.

The following directions are given by a writer to the Sydney .Morning Herald for making “dustless dusters”: Take a teaspoonful each of turpentine and linseed oil; mix with a quart of boiling water. Place the cloths in this, and wring dry. The dust less cloths answer such an excellent purpose in retaining the dust instead of dropping if again in another place, which practically happens with the usual ones, that this hint will be acceptable to any housekeepers.

A social and dance will be held in the Matakarapa meeting house on Thursday evening l , in aid of the Wounded Soldiers’ Fund. During the evening a number of hakas and poi dances will be given, and refreshments will be provided. The launch Taniora will leave the wharf stops for the meeting houses at regular intervals from 7.15 onwards. Tickets of admission are 2s, which includes trip by launch. Ladies will be admitted free both on launch and to *lance.

“'flic genera] public have a very wrong impression of the infectious nature of tuberculosis,'’ said Dr Blackiuore, superintendent of the Cashmere Consumption Sanatorium, to a Christchurch News reporter. “It is, of course, infectious in a certain degree, but one would have to Jive with an infected person or he otherwise very closely associated with him to catch the disease. Some people treat an inmate of this hospital as a sort of pariah, and this very mistaken idea has done our campaign much injury.”

Deal with Walker and Barrie for your groceries, and yon will always be satisiied. Only the best stocked.

Why bother making cakes when there is such a good assortment at Perreau’s f*

Mr .Mini Mrs IT. Hawke, wellknown South Wairarapa residents, are on u visit to Koxton.

The vital statistics for Foxiuii for (lie month of July are: —Births lit, deaths nil, marriages nil.

A special mooting of the Borough Council will ho held to-morrow (Wednesday), at 7.30 p.ra., to strike rates for the year l!).l(i-17.

A number of Koxton people looked for the partial eclipse of the sun on Sunday afternoon. The sun, except for a few seconds in the afternoon, was hidden behind the clouds when the shadow was noticed.

B.ohert Burned, a (laxmill employee at Mr Boss’ mill, met with a painful accident yesterday. While stripper feeding, his right forelingcr got ('aught in the rollers and was taken off at the top joint.

The meteorological particulars lor Koxton for tin 1 month of July :is supplied by the local postmaster, air A. Hawke, are as follow: —Bain fell on 11 days, the maximum fail, .70 inch, occurring on the 31st ; the total for the month was 3.83 inches.

A Samlmr stag, possessing a line head crossed the road this side of Mr W. K. Barber's residence on (Sunday afternoon. It canto from the direction of tin 1 “Bound Bush, ’ and from its languid gait appeared to have been hunted.

Lord Derby, in a speech at Wellington College, London, last week, said: “it will take some time to crush Berman despotism. Although we heard of successes, we must not think the war is near (he end. Some of (he hoys here may he serving before it is finished.” Owing to special conditions of the hire of “Britain Prepared, which will he screened at “Our” Pictures on the 7th and Bth instants, the (dtarges for admission are to he advanced accordingly: dress circle 2s and stalls Is. Seats may he hooked at Mi's Teviotdale’s at no extra charge. The windows of a recently vacated house at the south end of the town have been broken, presumably hy children throwing stones, and portions of the picket fence destroyed. Thei’o has been far too much of such wilful damage of late, and parents should warn their children of the serious consequences of such pranks. Banes of glass which souk 1 lime ago cost 3s fid cannot now he replaced under 12s (id.

Satisfactory arrangements have ItfM'ii made lor the screening of I In 1 film, “Britain Prepared." the most authentic and comprehensive series of war jiiHur<!s which the public lies, or will have, an opportunity of seeing. The (ilm whieh is 7,()00ft. in length, comprises (he entire programme. Appropriate music- will accompany the screening of the film hy Betty’s Orchestra, and Mr Ailken has kindly consented to sing appropriate songs. The Him will he screened at the Town Hall on August 7th and Bth.

A “Print-paper Council" hns boon established by the Herman Hovornment to regulate I lie consumption of ] 1:11 x'T, iind hns just published ;t set of drastic rules. Newspapers are forbidden to increase (heir size beyond the maximum issued in the second week of May, HHb, and also prohibited from issuing ‘‘extras unless specially ‘‘desired by the military authorities tor “joy purposes. Pines up to .CSOO and six months' imprisonment await violators. Abolition of Sunday “extras" and Monday mommy papers is being considered. News comes from Neath of yet another instance of a soldier recovering his speech through laughter. At Easter, Private Harry Baxter, of the Yorkshire Regiment, was one of a batch of wounded soldiers brought to Neath for hospital treatment. lit* was speechless, through shock, and remained so until he attended a special performance for wounded soldiers at Neath Town Hall. One of I lie turns so slim'd his sense of humour that he burst into laughter, and then, to his astonishment, discovered he could talk. Standing up, he shouted in great glee, ‘‘Hurrah! I can speak

The evidence required to convict a man of theft was the subject, of mem ion during the hearing of an appeal case by his Honour the Chief •Justice at Wellington last week. One of the counsel engaged in (he case was contending that it was necessary that it should lie proved that goods were missing, and that, goods found on a man had been stolen; in fact, that ownership of the goods must be proved. Sir Robert Stout drew attention to an authority in which it was laid down (hat a man who broke into a winecellar and (Mine out drunk could be convicted of larceny, even if no wine could be said to be missing.

.Mr W. 11. Field, M.P., who voted against the early (dosing of hotels in the Mouse, has raised the ire of the temperance party in this electorate. At the ((tid'd, Te Horn and iVl anakau churches on Sunday, the following resolution was mirriod; “That, in view of the fact that a previous resolution had been passed urging the member for this district (ilr \V. ii. Field) to do his utmost to secure the early closing of hotels during the currency of the war, we express keen regret that Mr Meld when the War Regulations Bill was before the House last week, failed to register his vote in favour of the reduction of hotel hours; also that we deeply deplore the fact that I ailiament refused to provide for early closing of hotels, and failed to make provision tor submitting 1 the (picsLion to a referendum of the people.”

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