LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1596, 10 August 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The usual monthly meeting' of the Paxton Borough Council will he held in Ihe Council Chambers on Monday, August 14th, at 7.30 p.m. Business, general.

The .Palmerston .North Borough Council has declined to permit a private property-owner to use the name “Anzac" lor a street he is forming. Tin- council decided to reserve (he name lor its own use.

A novel suggestion—that the New Zealand Parliament should present a, Speaker’s chair tor use in the new Parliament Building being erected in Canada —has been made by Mr Massey, will probably lie carried out.

The impicst in the Jell - rev case at Taumarunni has been completed, and a verdict returned that David Jeffrey committed suicide and killed his two children whilst temporarilv insane.

Mr P. Mcllardy, chairman of the An/ae Art Union, will traverse Uamblon Willis, Manners, and Cuba streets, Wellington, on Saturday next, and give away halfsovereigns to persons who, on re(|iiesl by him, can produce an Anzac. Art Union ticket.

Willi reference in correspondence addressed in Mrilisli and New Zealand prisoners of \v;ir interned in Turkov (lie Costmasler-tleneral announces lluil urrangements luivo now been made whereby the Turkish censors will puss to (he prisoners letters not exceeding two pages ol! nole paper. At the same time persons desiring lo eorrespond wilh the prisoners are warned that short eonunnnieations will he nnieh juo.ro likely to reaeh the addressees prompt ly.

In anticipation of the war lasting over the coming European winter, the Commonwealth Defence Department is providing the Australian troops with leather jerkins, sleeveless, with the wool entirely removed, and lined with llannel. The new garment, is designed to keep out wet and cold, and d, is not likely to become dirty, as in the case of sheepskin vests with the wool on. Patriotic workers will be afforded an opportunity of supplementing the Depar tmejital su|iply.

Our groceries never vary in quality—you are always certain of obtaining the best at the lowest prices. —Walker and Eurrie, Eoxton.

A farmer on the Woodville side of (lie Gorge lost 70 head of cattle in the recent Hood.

To-night and to-morrow night, at tlie Town Hall, the world’s most popular comedian, Charlie Chaplin, will appear in a o,oooft. comedy entitled, “Tillie’s Punctured Romance.” This picture has been repealed many limes in all the chief centres, and is recognised to be Charlie’s absolute masterpiece.

The annual congregational meeting of the Eoxton charge of the Presbyterian Clmreh was held in (he sehoolroom last evening. Reports were presented from Session and committees, and together with the balance-sheets were adopted. A full report of the proceedings will appear in our next, issue. A Hi-year-old lad named Fronshegger, who wand cred away from his home about three miles south of Cbarleville, Queensland, has been found on the Alice Downs. He bad (ravelled nearly 00 miles, ami was very little (lie worse for his live days' exposure, during three days at least of which it is said he had neither rest nor drink. His case discloses most, extraordinary stamina for a child of lender years. Tim track hore evidence of bleeding feet, (hough the little fellow at (IS miles was going strong. Sixty horsemen were in pursuit, scouring the country in all directions.

Tim London Times’ correspondent ill Amsterdam states Unit thousands of; leaflets have boon distributed in (.lormany out it led “Gorman People, Wake up!" and containing (bo following; statements: “Yon are fighting’ for a Kaiser who oppressed Lnrope long before the w.ar; for tiio Crown Prince of Prussia, whoso amusement is war; for the Crown Prince of Bavaria, who incites the murder of defenceless prisoners; for a Government and Chancellor who are your oppressors, and the tool which inis destroyed Germany’s morn! credit in the whole world.’’

At the hearing of an appeal ease in the Supreme Court at Christ - church I lie question was raised whether the police, when searching premises supposed to he used for the purposes of helling under warrant, had the rigid to open letters found on those premises addressed to persons other than the accused persons. His Honour ruled that the police could open such letters, which were still actually the property of the sender until they were out of his control, which they would be when posted. When posted they would automatically become the property of the person to whom they were addressed. If the police, when searching premises, eould break open cupboards and boxes, they wore surely entitled to break open a letter.

Captain Kelly, of the Waiwera, now in Wellington, stated that enemy submarines are now careful to keep clear of merchant ships armed for self-defence. The arming of all vessels would mean a heavy tax on munition factories for gnus. Captain Kelly says that most of the bigger ships travelling in tlu> danger zones carry one nr two guns; for protection. Probably it was due to a. shortage of gnus that all vessels were not armed. With Ihe methods employed by the enemy, and the sinking at sight policy, there was no advantage in not being armed. Captain Kelly stales that the training of gunners is not difficult, and it would he possible to do without a special guncrew. Rees, the gunner on the Clan M’lulyre, which had put up such a good light aga iust the Moewe, was one of Captain Kelly’s crew, and learned the principles of gunnery from him.

At a certain oflice in Wanganui, says the Herald, within the precincts of the town, where marriages are occasionally formalised, there is a big placard on which is printed in bold letters the words, "Am L a. shirker.' Am I sheltering behind petticoats?" On one occasion before public attention was riveted on the compulsion clauses of the new Act, a man and a. maid happened along there to be united. The man seemed to be more than usually concerned, and his eyes continually drifted —again.-t his will, it seems —to the placard. After the ceremony he was heard talking to an acquaintance. “Well, 1 never fell so ashamed of myself in my life as in that ollice. 1 couldn't keep my eyes off that placard in there. Hy (leorge, it’s true, too! Anyhow, I’m going along to enlist right now!” And he did.

Tin' Hon, Mr Russell, speaking in the House on Monday night in respect to the Military Service Bill, said that it was no doubt true (hat some shirkers had up to the present avoided registration, but they would come in automatically under the Military Service Act. Directly the enrolment of the first division was proclaimed, and he understood that would be very shortly, those men would he given fourteen days iu which to enrol; and if they failed to enrol they would he subject to severe penalties. If a man neglected to send in his registration when required under the Military Service Act, he was liable to prosecution, and when convicted he would practically become a conscript. The Hon. W. H. Herries: Employers are liable to penalties, loo.” Mr Witty: “That ought to be made widely known, because the employers may be innocent.” Mr Bussell: "The fullest publicity will be given to it.”

hor Bronchial Coughs, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. bee cheap rates, front pages Laidlaw Leeds’ Wholesale Catalog.

Mr Smith announces another star attraction for Saturday afternoon and evening, at the Town Hall, “Hearts in Exile,” a 5,000 ft. drama, adapted from the late James Oxenham’s novel of that name.

The Patriotic Shop will be open as usual on Saturday, and will be in charge of Mcsdames Korr-llis-lop and Kellow, who will be pleased to receive gifts of goods for sale. Another guessing competition will be held for a sheep presented by . two anonymous donors. The sheep will be on view in JVtr h oodroofe s shop to-morrow and Saturday, and guesses will be sixpence each.

In the list of Companies registered appearing in this week’s Gazette is the following:—Opui Fibre Co., Ltd. Registered as a. private company, August 4th, 1910. Office, Rangitikei Street, Palmerston N. Capital, £12,500, into 12,500 shares of £1 each. Subscribers; Foxton — A. J. Gibbs 3,000, A. J. Kellow 500; Palmerston Xurth —11. Seifert 1,500, A. W. Akers 1,500, L. Seifert 1,500, 11. Akers 1,500, G. C. Keeble 750; Wellington —A. E. Mubin 1,500, L. Goldfinch 750. Objects: To carry on the business of tlaxmilicrs, etc., and to enter into certain agreement dated July 24th, 1010.

On the third reading of the Appropriation Bill, Sir Joseph M ard (Poslmasier-General) said, in response to an interjection hy the

Hon R. H. Rhodes, that ho hoped to bo able to take up the question of the eabio service with the Pacific. Cable Company, and to secure the adoption of a cheap code system for the benefit of business men and of soldiers and their friends. The hale Sir Ilennicker Heaton believed in cables at Id a word, and he might have been rigid. Personally, he himself went as far as cables at (id a word. At (id a word the cables would be fully employed night and day, and he thought that they would pay better than they did now. A member: “The rabies would have to be duplicated.” Sir Joseph Ward; •‘Well, so they ought to he, os a matter of safety.’’ He would <V> what he eould to have the change made.