LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1600, 19 August 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Old Lady (wln> has just heard bis tale of woe) : “Ah, poor man. yon must indeed have gone through some dreadful trials!” Mr Uotime: “I believe ter, mum —mi' what’s more, mum, I was always convicted !”

The Commissioner of Taxes notifies (hat all persons who have derived excess protits during the year ended March 31st last; must notify their election relating to standard income and furnish the necessary returns bv October 7fh.

The local post office will he open from 7 till half past eight |o-nighl for the purpose of selling' war certificates ami the issue of forms of appliealion for investment in war bonds. The re-opening is for the eonvenienee of the jmhlie who are unable to attend during ordinary money order hours.

The annual children’s ball, held under the auspices of All Saints’ Ladies’ Guild, will be held in Ihe Town Hall on Tuesday, August 29th. Half the proceeds are to be given to the Belgian Relief Fund, and in order that as much as possible can be handed over there will be no prizes for fancy costumes Ibis year.

Mrs Stunned, of Foil ding, and late of Foxt.on, has no less than live sons on active service, and has just received a cable from a son who is with the Tenth Reinforcements that he had met his three brothers in France, and all were well. The liftli son is in camp, preparing to leave with one of Ihe early reinforcements. The record of the Slunuell family will surely take some beating. Mr R. T. Betty lias just landed a large shipment of footwear direct from the manufacturers, inspection of which is invited, included in the stock is a good selection of the famous “Fquity" footwear, the makers of which are contractors for the Government supplies to the troops. Mr Betty holds the sole agency for the district for this wellknown brand of boots and shoes.

A curious record of money —a hag of 100 sovereigns—being buried in the ground and forgotten, is given in (he .-teeount of the death of Miss Eleanor Jones, of Aramoho. The two Misses Jones (one died a few months ago) were orchardists, and lived on the same property for sixty years. Some years ago they built a new house, and during 1 the removal operations the hag of sovereigns was found. One of the sisters had pul it away and guile forgotten the eiremnstanee. *

Mr IB A. Dixon, who has tilled the position of cashier at the local brand) of the Bank of New Zealand for just on five years, and who has been transferred to Waipuknrau, was yesterday afternoon the recipient of a presentation from local clients of the Bank. The presentation was arranged by Messrs IV. Bock and L. Freeman, and took the form of a roll of hank notes, in place of it purse of sovereigns, which in these times are unobtainable. The presentation was made in the manager's room by Mr Freeman, who, mi behalf of the Bank's clients, expressed regret at Mr Dixon's departure, and wished him every success in the future. Mr Symes, bank manager, also wished the recipient a successful career. Mr Dixon feelingly responded. Opportunity was taken to introduce Mr Jackson, of Wellington, Mr Dixon's successor, to those present. Thi' suspension bridge that .Mr Dawson is about to erect for the big Flax Company at IBmgiotu across the Manawatu river, will have a span of lad feet, or !>d feel longer than (he Mailing bridge at the Bower Unit. The towers of reinforced concrete will have three arches, and will reach a height of fifty feet above the deck. The roadway is ten feet between the wheel-guards, and a tram line across the Indigo will carry a load of eight tons of llax at a time. The Joists and decking will be of totara and hardwood. The bridge will bo suspended on sixteen cables, each having a breaking strain of 55 tons, or SSII (mis in pll, so fhat it will be practically unbreakable. Mr Dawson’s estimate of the weight of the bridge is 75 tons. The exceptionally high price oDsteel and iron will add to the cost, but Mr Dawson, who is invariably most accurate iu his estimates, believes it will be completed for about fJJIOO. He means to make it the largest, tipcat and strongest suspension bridge iu New Zealand.

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

Mr F. I’onii, editor and proprietor of the Otaki Mail, accompanied by Mrs Penn, is a visitor to Foxton for the week end.

Probate lias been granted in the estate of the late John Stevens, of Palmerston North. The estate was sworn at £50,000.

The of the South, with general from Wellington, arrived at midday yesterday. She will sail again to-night for Wellington with hemp, and is due back on Tuesday with general. Rifleman Con. Burgess, late of the Foxton Stale School staff, who was recently reported wounded, is in hospital in London. His injuries are flesh wounds, and ho is progressing favourably.

Lieut. George Massey, son of the Prime Minister, who left New Zealand iis a platoon commander in the Rifle Brigade, and who tuilil recently has been in the 1 reunites with that force, has been appointed adjutant to Ids battalion.

Captain Pritchard, a famous Welch international footballer, litis died from wounds. He played in ilie historic “All Blacks’* match at Card ill, when the Welshmen heat the New Zealanders, their only defeat on the tour.

A Wanganui lad who is a prisoner in Turkey complains that while the Australians and Engiisii soldiers are receiving money from their homos, the New Zealanders are only getting money distributed by the American Emhassv.

Tlie I'Touch Imvo captured Lieutenant Vou Hissing, sun of Iho tyrant of Belgium. He is believed to be idenlical with the Melbourne Savage Club spy. General Von Hissing, fa I her of the lieutenant, is tin; German military governor of Brussels, and was one of the principal figures in tiro murder of Xurse On veil.

Referring to war problems at a meeting in Wellington Ibis week, Mr J. Xicklin referred to the work done by men who stayed at home. He honoured the man at the front, but he also honoured the landlord or merchant who refused to make a profit out of the war. The latter was a rarer product. He had yet to meet the man who, in the face of Ihe Government’s hailing, hesitating, overdue claim to 45 per cent, of rear profits, had suggested that all should be taken, it might be paradoxical, but it was a harder thing sometimes to live for one's country limn to die for it.

While lecturing in Auckland on ‘‘Physical Fitness in Women,” Dr Elizabeth McDonald laid peculiar stress (says the Star) on the fact that little girls up to the age of 12 or 1.3 should not he coddled any more than boys. They were just as strong naturally as boys, and it was the mistaken idea that they were fragile which brought cm many nervous troubles. There would be fewer nervous children if there were quieter mothers. The lecturer spoke strongly upon the stupidity of examination'; for young children, and instilling into their minds the fear of failing. Study should be a pleasure to an ordinary intelligent child properly taught, and not the dread bugbear which causes children to talk about their lessons in their sleep.

New Zealand -to rarely heads a column of international statistics that when it does su the occasion should not lit* passed unnoticed. It docs so in a very striking t'ashiou in an article hy the Countess of Selhourne in the dune “National Review." the text of her articles in the Rcgi-I rar-Oeneral's statistics is concerning infant deaths. Figures for eighteen countries are given, showing the death-rate of infants in the first year of their lives. New Zealand has easily the best record, with an average of only 5.8 deaths per 1,000 over the triennium 101012. Norway comes next with (iti, then Australia with 71, and Sweden with 72. The remainder of the list is; Denmark 100, France 102, Switzerland 107, United Kingdom IDS, Netherlands 110, Finland 113, ’Ontario 110, Belgium 1-1-0, Italy 141, Spain 104, Cermany 107, Austria 102, Hungary 105, Russia 214,

Speaking at the war anniversary meeting in the Melbourne Town Hall the Acting Prime Minister (Senator Pearce) said they could look hack over the past year and fee! encouragement front the survey. Australia had played a worthy part in the war, both in men and money. The naval expendilare -for the year 1015 was £4,440,000, and for the year 1015-10 it was £(i,7(>o,000. In addition £2,000,000 had been received in freights, and £10,000,000, and in 1010 £32,408,services rendered. These amounts were paid into the revenue, and respenl. Thus the total naval expenditure was £14,200,000 to the Cud of the linaucial year, 1010. The military expendil tire in 1015 was £10,000.000, and in 1010 £32,408,000, a total of £43,104,000. The combined naval and military expenditure for the two years was £57,008,000. It was a worthy effort, of which the people of the Commonwealth might well he proud. The people had shown during the past few days that they were prepared to provide still further the sinews of war by subscribing £21,500,000.

■Messrs A. King and Co. have a thauk.s notice in this issue. Air I\. N. Speirs has a thunks notice in this issue.

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