The Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, l916. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1601, 22 August 1916, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1916. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The booming' of the guns on perilous of Ihe AVestern IToal can ho distinctly heard across the Channel at Margate, and inland along the Konfish coasl.

A ])loasani feature of Iho ovouing service a I (he Presbyterian Church lasi Sunday was the choir's rendering of Hie anthem, “My Voice Shalt Thou Hear.” The soloist was Miss Phvllis Me Murray.

Applications, (dosing at 7 pan. on the t2Bth instant, are invited by (he Borough Council for the combined positions of inspector of nuisances, lire inspector, dog registrar, ranger and lamplighter, at a salary of per week.

The largest Catholic Conventior in the history of the United States opened at Xew York on Sunday, when (he Pope's blessing was rear to 20,000 delegates. Three American Cardinals, the h’evs. Earley, (Jibbons and O’Connell, were present .

Mr -Justice Chapman sentenced Edward Ernest Culliford to six months' imprisonment at Wellington on Saturday for the theft of postal packets at Nelson. Prisoner confessed that lie had invested the stolen money on “Tatiersalls." Prisoner was a married man with a fa mil v.

Boy .lames Landless, an exjockey, was charged at (he Wanganui Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, with not attending partides. He did not appear. Landless is 22 years of age, is described as one of the worst shirkers in the Dominion. The Magistrate deprived him of all civil rights for live years.

Mr R. T. Belly has Just landed a large shipment of footwear direct from the manufacturers, inspection of which is invited, included iti the Mock is a good selection of (be famous "Equity" footwear, the makers ol which are contractors for the (iovernment supplies to the troops. Air Betty holds the sole agency for the district for this wellknown brand of bools and shoes.

"As an example of pal Holism the action ol a Master),on resident will lie hard to heal,” stated Councillor temple at a meeting hold on Friday night in connection with the war loan. “This man bad four sons at the front, and in order that be might subscribe to the war loan bo had borrowed money at the bank at (i per cent, for which be will only receive 4f per cent, interest.”

When sore throat, cough, or cold assails, \ ou’ll Jind one treatment never fails; Mis fragrant, certain, soothing, sure, AV orld-famous Woods’ Peppermint Cure. In every home it comes to stay, Its patrons multiply each day; Once used all other they abjure, Preferring AVoods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 18

Aii advertised’ wants plain sewing. William Joseph Greemvood, a fanner at Mount Wellington (Auckland), hanged himself by a strap from a window. He had been depressed for some time.

Mr John Alex, floss, a commereial traveller in the employ of Messrs Briscoe and Co., hits died from fracture of the skull sustained through falling' against a couerete wall on the Napier Parade. Tie wits forty-three years of age.

The British have made a most successful advance on the Somme, from Thiepval 1o Guillemont, it distance of eleven miles, including the taking of an important ridge overlooking Thiepval. The lighting developed into one of the most: important and snecessful halites that hits yet I a l;en place in the West, and (tic way has been paved for further progress.

Ifegarding' the purl students are playing in the war, il is estimated

that 71) per cent, of students in (Treat Britain are under arms, while in Prance only invalids ami students under age are now to be found at the nniver.-ilies. It appears that the Bnssian students have not yet been called tip. On the oilier hand, il is estimated that the Germans have 40,000 and I lie Autsrians 25,000 students under units.

Mr (i. Huntley, of! Foxlon, received word from Fngland recently of the deulli el' his eldest brother, Mr rimrles S. Huntley, aged -10 years. Deeensed was in the Home Defence, nnd was on duty at Favershnui nt the time of the explosion (in April Inst) at the munition works there. He wns among the injured, nnd wns removed to the Chatham Ilospit:i 1, where he died. The lute Air Huntley wns accorded n militnrv funeral.

“We have been (old that there are no such things ns principles in polities," said Mr Lionel Curtis in his address at Auckland recently, quoting the view of one of his critics, “There are not, in New Zealand nl any rate," interposed one of Ids audience. “Of that," retorted Mr Curtis, with a smile, “1 cannot speak, but I say that there are principles in politics —principles which are good enough for you and me, and I will give you one straight out—(hat in a free community (here should be no taxation without representation, a principle of which he proceeded to show the application."

In discussion at the Palmerston Xorlh Philosophical Society's meeting last week - . Mr 1. H. Hill, M.A., expressed the opinion, which he said might be doubted in some quarters, that the disappearance of tin 1 moil from New Zealand wns largely brought about by the violent earthquake phenomena which convulsed this country many year’s ago. Volcanic and earthquake upheavals were among the must effective means for the destruction of organic life,*as was evidenced by the

TaraAvera eruption, which destroyed so many people in the vicinity ol' Rotomabaua.

“In Saturday mornings issue, page a, column III.," Avrites ."Mr J. T. Marshall, to (ho Dominion, “is published a clipping from a Sydney paper of a Lone Pine story. In .lauuary, 1.8(15, I was returning to Lnglaml in the ship Conflict, from Calcutta. 1 distinctly s;iav my Li I her beside me and awoke. If was 5..‘i() o’clock in the morning, and my going on deck so early was commented upon by the olticers of the ship, and was the subject of conversation til breakfast. On arrival in Scotland 1 learned that my father had died at 11 at night, the difference of time between home and where 1 was being li 1 hours. I shuuhfadd that 1 catered the matter in my diary, and the time which 1 verified when visiting the ship in London doeks.”

A visitor to Puxlon yesterday was (he Rev. Titos. Port'd(, who for many years was master ot 1 lit*. (Ireytown and Pea liters! on schools. The Lev. Mr Porn'll is in his 7thlt year, hat is remarkably well preserved. Ilis visit recalls .old times and past school days. llis ex-pup-ils are scattered far and wide throughout I lie world, while many of diem now occupy high positions in various professional walks of life in this country. The Rev. Mr Port'd l, although an ordained Anglican clergyman, transferred his life's work to the leaching profession. His manliness, and upright character, hacked by a quiet, dignity id' manner, had a wonderful inllnenee for good on the hundreds of lads who passed through his hands. He was a stickler for punctuality, and woe betide the erring scholar without reasonable excuse who dandled to school behind lime. The townspeople could set their clocks to (he correct, time by the ringing of the school bell, and every moment of the time-table was faithfully carried oat. lie needed no teachers’ Appeal Court to back him in (lie work he loved, and every child got tail- play. No child was punished in hot blood, but when punishment was meted out it was only after the wrong-doing was carefully explained and there Avas no half-measures in that respect —but that was seldom necessary. The failings of a, child were never held up to the ridicule of the class. The Kev. Mr Porritt was also a keen military enthusiast, and his cadets always Avon pride of place at the district annual reviews. Mr A. Hawke, local postmaster, and Mr Horublow, are tAvo ex-pupils of yesterday’s visitor.

AVanted Known. —AVe now have fresh stocks of Yates’ Garden and A'cgetabie (Seeds in various sized jmckets. Buy now. Walker and Purrie, Poston.

The Queen of the South, with general from Wellington, is due tomorrow afternoon. She will sail again for Wellington on Thursday night with hemp.

Mr Lloyd Ueorge, in a, recent speech, said be is satisfied with the way things are going, and declares that the nippers are getting a grip and soon we will hear the nut eraek.

A peculiar coincidence happened in Franco a little while ago. A New Zealand soldier who bad been at the front for some lime was talking to another soldier, who was writing at the time, and saw his own surname on the envelope, which was addressed to a lady. He asked the writer where lie had come from. The writer replied, “Upper Tutaenui, Marlon. Where have you come from?” He replied, “Urom Turakina, New Zealand. That is my sisler lo whom you have addressed Ihe letter.’’ The soldier knew the •dsler, hnl nol the brofher, as he !i: i.! gone !o Ihr war before Ibe other soldier had become acquainted with Ihe familv.

All local bodies are from lime lo time exercised over the wandering stock nuisance. That it is nol easy to find a remedy is evidenced by the fad that 1 lie Councils in this dist riel arc si ill after years of experimenting, making experiments. .Hangers have been tried with varying success. The county roadmen are now being employed for the purpose, and at Kimbolton on Saturday 1 In' Kiwitea Comity Council gave authority to (heir roadmen to represent the Council officially as rangers, '(’he following resolution was placed upon the Council’s records: “That the Fngineors and roadmen he authorised (o impound slock found straying on fenced roads within tiie county."

General Godley has written t«< a resident in Kangilikei about Colonel Voting', ns hollows: “Yon must all of you lie very proud ol‘ Col. Young, Hie Marlon man. You realist 1 no doubt dial ha has got lliree rewards, the G.M.G.. the D. 5.0., and the Legion of Honour, and he has earned every one of diem most I horongiilv. fie has proved himself to he quite one of oar best oflieers. and has always been in die thick of (‘very light that we have had —the landing, the light when die Mew Zealand Brigade went down to Cape Holies, and die Bailie of Sari Bair, and the evacuation.” Dr A. A. Martin writes also: “He is out here commanding die (Janterlmrys —is a Lieut .-Colonel, a C.M.G., a D. 5.0., and a Legion of Honour. Had a

walk round his front trenches yesterday. He is just the same genia soul.”

Femininity lias many traits, and one of them, fortunately rare, is vindictiveness. This was exemplified in a peculiar manner at thu parade of the Kiths in Wellington on Saturday. To prevent the crowd pushing in upon the bandsmen leading the procession anil Jostling them so as to cause injury to their months when playing, some 40 members of I tie (ith Manawatu Mounted K’illes rode at the side and pressed the throng hack, 'fhe gilds who had come to see their soldier friends on the march did not at all lake kindly to the idea, with the result that they got “one of their own back” by the very simple and effective method of jabbing with their hatpins the calves of the passing mounted men! One of the latter told a Manawatu Times reporter thill lie was still feeling the effects of (bis, and probably would for a couple of days (o come.

■ f’or selling short-weight bread a storekeeper at Alangapai, Auckland, has been lined ,C 7 and costs £1 10s. The New Zealand Herald reports that the evidence showed that inspector Shenlon learned that several complaints had been made concerning the bread supplied by the defendant. He visited the store and bought a 41b, loaf. When he weighed it he found that it was 21 ounces short in weight. When the defendant's cart came in he weighed ten other loaves in the baker’s presence, and every one was short in weight, the shortage ranging from hi/., to 5 oz. Counsel lor the defendant pleaded guilty, and explained that the halter baked a great deal of bread for Austrians, who wished it to he exceptionally well baked. The extra, time in the oven caused unusual evaporation in the bread, and this accounted for the loss of weight.

“It's all very line for people to sit ;il the table siinl make huge for--1 tines on paper/’ sail I Mr 3. li. Triggs, the Conciliation Commissioner, at Invercargill lasl week, when .summing up (he dairy .farmer's jiosilion (says the Southland Times). Since the outbreak of hostilities,” continued Mr Trigg, “fencing wire had increased in price .120 per cent., seeds had gone up 50 per cent., while manures showed a, 33 per cent. rise. So much for the increased cost of milk production. Materials used in the manufacture of cheese, again, had risen in price 30 per cent., marine freight was up 35 per cent., while the insurance rates had increased hy 300 percent., with the result that, even with the big rise in cheese prices, the producers last season had made a net profit of only 7 per cent. In 1014-15 they made no extra profit, so that the net gain to the farmerworked out at about 31 per cent, per annum.

Wanted Known.—We can supply you with Yates’ Vegetable and Mower seeds, also garden requisites of every description at lowest prices. Walker and Turrie, Foxton.

The season has now come for hot steak and kidney pies—a good meal for school children.—At Perroau’s.*-

The weather has been very variable lately, with heavy rains, squalls, thunder and lightning, and this morning a hailstorm. Owing to the Hooded roads between Levin and Foxton and Shannon and Foxton, the mail ears have been delayed witli consequent late mail deliveries from Wellington. There has been a good demand loeally for the War Certificates. Up till this morning £8(15 worth have been applied for at the local post oilier, and other applications are pending. Foxton's investments in ilit* War Loan up to the present total between £9,000 and £IO,OOO.

This wet weather one must have absolutely reliable waterproof fool wear. Keep your feet dry by getting a pair of “Dolphin” hoots (guaranteed waterproof) from 1L T. Tie!jy, who has just opened up a large stock of this reliable brand of bools.

-lust what son of rime rhe tiermans and Austrians must be having now that the Allies have generally assumed the aggressive may he

gathered from the fact that they have l!,l!0(! miles of front lo defend. How long can that line successfully sland the strain?

In consequence of the heavy rain during the past few flays, the Maimwatn river is again Hooded, the low-lying country all along the river being inundated and the road from the bridge to Shannon is again under water. This is (be third Hood in quick succession. The Hood water is very high along the railway iine on the Palmerston side of liangiolu, but so far the service has not been affected.

Some lime ago (in- n.-mic- <it‘ Lieutenant A. Henderson was cabled amore.r those who, hy conspicuously

gallant conduct had earned the distinction of the D.C.M. There is more than one .Yew Zealander of die- name on active service, however, and for a time there was room for doubt as to the identity of the winner of the medal. Ail doubt has now been sot at rest hy letters received at tin 1 end of last week from Lienleimnl A. (I. Henderson, son of Mr It. Henderson, of Dunedin, and a nephew of Mrs duo. Loss, of Thynne Street, Foxlon. Lieut. Henderson riders to the faet that, he has been granted the coveted award, but characteristically makes no mention of anything he did to earn such recognition.