LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1615, 26 September 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tl)e monthly meeting of the loc: Slate School Committee will lie he this evening.

Owing to the number of applications that have been received for the loan of the borough roller, il was decided at last night’s Council meeting, on Ihe motion of the Mayor, seconded by Cr Coley that in future a charge of 2s (id for the first day and Is for every additional day la* made for same. The Levin Patriotic Society lias asked Mr Ait ken to reproduce his concert in aid of the funds of the Levin Society, in that town on October sth. Mr Aitken has decided to accede to the request,*and will notify a rehearsal of all those taking part at an early date, A special meeting of the Borough Council was held last night for general business. There were present : The Mayor (Mr Alt’. Fraser), and Crs Coley, Freeman, Bryant, Simmons, Stevenson, McColl, Henderson and Thompson. At last night’s Council meeting Cr Simmons drew attention to the manner in which the Whirokino bridge was recently re-decked, which he considered was quite unsuitable for present day traffic; tin* running boards were placed 100 far apart. He moved that the Alanavvatu County Council he requested io rectify same. This was seconded by Cr Henderson, ami carried.

Another of the all 100 rapidly diminishing hand of pioneers passed away quite recently at Aramoho in the person of Mrs dames Bouthcombe. The deceased lady arrived in Wanganui with her parents in 1840 from New South Wales, her father being Mr Witt. Spear Bussell, of Bussell Vale, Aramoho. The late Mrs Sotilheombe leaves a family of eight children: Messrs W. H. Southcomhe, Pa lea ; I’. E. Soiitheombe, Wa verier: Mrs Sykes and Mrs A. B. A. Dickie, Gonville; Airs C. Lewis, Palmerston North. There are also 35 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

At last night’s Council meelinj; correspondence was read advisin'; that at the request of (he present contributing bodies the (lovcrnmenl lias set tip a Commission to re-ap-portion the cost of mainlaing Hie road through the Alanawatu (Jorge and the upper and lower Gorge Bridges thereon. The Pahiatua County Council, on behalf of Hie contributing bodies, lias asked that several counties and boroughs (hat have no I hitherto borne any liability should he cited as parlies with a view to their inclusion. The Foxlon Borough is One of the bodies proposed to he cited, as it- is claimed that Hie road and bridges are used to some appreciable extent by traffic originating from or making for Hu* area over which Hie Foxton Borough Council exercises authority. The question as to which local bodies will he cited is to he decided at a preliminary meeting of the Commission to be held at Palmerston North on Octoger 11th. —It was decided on the motion of the Mayor, seconded by Cr Coley, that Air J. P. Innes, solicitor, Palmerston N., be requested to represent this Council in objecting to the inclusion of the Eoxton Borough in the liability for maintenance of the Manawatu Gorge road and bridges. Difficult breathing, due to Nasal Catarrh, can be promptly relieved by NAZOL. Its penetrating properties kill the germs of Catarrh. Use the Nazol Inhaler.

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Tho name »'l' Ah' Smith, of the F)(i;u'h, "as inadvertent ly omitted IVom I lie list of those who placed their ears at the disposal of the eoiieort company free of: cost, to assist in carrying performers to Olaki.

In another column .Mrs Fraser calls a meeting for to-morrow afternoon, in the Council Chamber, in furtherance of the scheme propounded by Mrs L. A. Abraham, of Palmerston X., in connection with the Show. All patriotic workers are invited to attend.

Sergt. I*. H. C. Bennett, D.C.M. (formerly of Palmerston North and Wanganui), who has been in hospital in England off and on for some months, and has lately been on the Headquarters Staff in London, is now pronounced fit for duty, and will proceed to the training establishment with the view of returning to the front. Sergt. Bennett won his D.C.M. in Gallipoli, where he was wounded. A few months ago he underwent a second operation for the removal of a bullet from his hip, and he is now quite (it again.

A dear old lady had been presented with a parrot from the Congo, and she was showing it to her old gardener. “You know, Joseph, that the parrot comes from Congo, and Congo parrots an* so intelligent that they are almost human. This bird whistles ‘Home Sweet Home’ so beautifully that the tears run down its beak.” Yes, mum,” quoth Joseph, “I know them parrots from the Congo. 1 used to ’ave one, and it whistled ‘The Villiage Blacksmith’ so beautiful that sparks used ter lly from its blooming tail.” “That will do, Joseph; you may go.”

The Rev. J. 11. Brediu made an eloquent appeal in the Presbyterian church on Sunday morning on behalf of foreign missions. The Rev. .Mr Bredin spoke generally of missionary work in China, India and the Hebrides, and quoted the public utterances of British statesmen in connection with the splendid work accomplished. He said there should nol be any spirit of competition between home' and foreign missionary work. New Zealand did not know what poverty was, and prosperity a hounded. Out of our fullness avc could spare something for the spread of Christianity and all it stood for, among the heathen nations. .

Through the enterprise of Mr Smith, Foxton will la* included with other important centres in New Zealand in the screening of the French Government’s film depicting the lighting around Verdun. The picture will be shoAvn locally for one nigh I, next Monday, and will come here in charge of a special operator. This official film was presented hv (he French GoA'ernmenl to Baron 11. S. de Malaussenc, Avho also received the coveted Cross of the Region of Honour for gallant services. The tilm accompanied the hero on a recuperating trip to America, and from there it was secured for Australasia. Tin 1 length of the film is 7,000 ft., and gives vivid and impelling scenes taken under (ire in a trench separating the enemy hy only eighteen feet.

Says the Levin Chronicle: —Foxlon’s amateur entertainers, to the number of forty performers, passed through Levin yesterday afternoon in motorcars on their way to Olaki, where they gave a performance last night in aid of Olaki’s patriotic funds. Their enthusiasm and sacrifice in travelling all the way to Olaki at their own expense, and then handing the proceeds to the Otaki people is to he commended. They have offered to do the same for Levin, and it is hoped to have; a monster turnout here early in the coming month, when the proceeds will he devoted entirely to the Levin Patriotic Society’s Wounded Soldiers’ Fund. The performance, which is a particularly bright and attractive one, brought in over £s(l at Foxton just recently, and the performers were received with great enthusiasm.

A giant New Zealander enterei the crowded interior of a, No. 3; Richmond omnibus in Fleet St rue yesterday (says the Loudon “De

spafeh” of August 13). He tool a seat and then opened an enormom

brown paper bag containing severa pounds ot large, ripe gooseberries Heated next him was an elderly mat. perfectly dressed in morning coal

iml si Ik hat. The gooseberries wort Ibnist invitingly before him. He

ooked at them astonished and cm

barrassed. “No, 11 1 <-111 k you!" be suit! abruptly, and (lieu looked up and saw who il was. "Oh, (hanks awfully,” he shimmered, and took a gooseberry between bis “loved hands. The New Zealander “Tinned

and passed the bag round. Pre-oc-•upied, reserved Londoners, who never exchange a word with any-

body in this city of strangers, found themselves discussing this pleasant, friendly soldier from overseas, who

bought it the most natural thing in he world to pass round a bag of gooseberries in a London omnibus.

n the Strand a fashionably-dressed vomau who entered the omnibus vas completely taken aback by the

sight, of tile hag that was immediately put before her. Then she understood, and she said, “How very kind—thank you so very much!” And all those Londoners actually smiled.

Your Spring Cleaning will he considerably lightened if you have fresh Brushes, Mops, Pails, etc. We can. supply all your needs at low prices. Walker and Currie, Foxton.

Avoid imitations of NAZOL—that honest spcciiicfor coughs and colds. No other remedy will benefit you so quickly as the genuine NAZOL.

Alliens describes a stale of anarchy in Greene. The King’s ju-es-lige is gone, M. Venizelos holding equal ]io\ver, which Constantine does not challenge.

In the Magistrate's Court at Christchurch on Saturday, James Boyne was fined £2O and costs for selling milk containing 0.5 per cent, of water.

Fifteen Zeppelins raided England on Saturday, and thirteen returned, one being destroyed and’ the other captured intact, with the members of the crew. As a result of the raid there were 127 casualties.

His Excellency the Governor Ims tarnished the following information with respect to the work of the New Zealand Hospital Ships:—The Maheno has carried, up to 17th September, l!)l(i, in her two commissions, L),t)3l; the Marania, 10,157, or perhaps rather more, to 15th August. Total: 25,788.

A blackguard named Thomas Francis McMillan was sentenced to a long term of imprisonment at Wellington on Friday for preying on women. His practice was to get money out of them after a promise of marriage. Tic had two convictions against him for similar offences, and there are several other instances.

At a meeting of the Wellington Headmasters’ Association on Saturday it was unanimously resolved: —“That in the best interests of the children the headmasters feel it is their duty to decline to take any further part in organising or supporting street or house-to-house collections by children for any purpose whatever.”

Al the general meeting of the Rotorua Chamber of Commerce it was unanimously resolved .-—“Thai' represent al ions he made to the Government asking that prison la hour he utilised in making and maintaining (he main arterial roads of the Dominion, and that the various Chambers, county councils, and automobile associations be circularised asking for their support in this matter."

The Postmaster-General announces that uniform rates of one shilling, two shillings, and three shillings, for three, seven, and eleven pounds weight respectively, have been iixed for all parcels addressed to Xcav Zealand soldiers on active sendee, whether in Egypt, -France, or Mesopotamia, the. same rates also applying to parcels addressed to New Zealand sailors on hoard the Philomel or other warships manned hv Xcav Zealand crews.

At the dairy company's meeting held recently not a thousand miles from the Stratford district, one of the shareholders present had no time for experts. ‘‘Look here," he said, “these here experts have told us we are going to make a fortune out of the whey hy making it into kerosene." Xeedless to say, everybody laughed except the speaker, and it was some time before he Avas convinced that they made casein, and not kerosene, out of the Avhey (says an exchange). At the same meeting another shareholder moved that the directors “eat the whey.” After the laughter had subsided, the mover still stuck to his guns, hut explained that he intended to say “heat the avlica’."

In connection with the re-alloca-tion of the cost of maintenance of the .Maim wain (forge road and bridges, which a Commission has been set up to deal with, the Pahiatua, County Council took a tally of the trallic through the Gorge during the months of November, December and January, with a view to ascertaining what districts the majority of the traflie came from. The following were the chief contributors, the totals given being the number of vehicles that passed through the Gorge from the districts named during the three months. Counties; Pahiatua 428, Woodville 341, Oroua 27(i, Dannevirke ISO, Kaminga 128. .Boroughs: Palmerston North 1,510, Dannevirke 4.1 S, Woodville 411, Pallia (ua 301, Wellington 317, Maslertou 170, Feildiug 107, Hastings 133, Napier 122. Foxton’s total was 38, made up of 5 bicycles, 0 motor cycles and 27 motor cars.

War’s effect upon the labour market is brielly referred to in the animal report of the Wellington Industrial Association. “It is .satisfactory to read, ” states

the report, “ that Mr I’. W. Rowley, tSeeretary of Labour, reports that ‘tradesmen have had an exceptional year, employment being regular owing to record weather conditions and to the great demand lor various classes of the Domin-

ion’s “nods.’ Let us here point out that if those of our people engaged in manufaeture demand New Zea-land-made goods when making their purchases, they will do much to remove the reproach that importations

>f what they are manufacturing

ire excessive. The report goes on -o say that .‘an unusual feature

has been the extensive employment of girls in the place of men in various avocations, notably in banks? It can truthfully be said that during the war our women saw their opportunity and seized it. ‘Noble 7 is tiie expression we would use when referring to the work undertaken and well performed by our womenfolk, and done so as to enable our men to go to the war. i J roud indeed should our nation be of her women-

folk. In so many eases they are performing duties which hitherto have been considered beyond their sphere. We are reminded, however, of the adage, \\ hat will a woman not do for the one she loves.’ ” The report notes also the increase of boy and girl labour this year on account of the Avar, and the introduction of machinery.

Mr R. Rimmer, who hits enlisted, advertises household furniture for private sale.

At all the Roman Catholic churches in Wellington on Sunday a collection was taken up on behalf of the poor and destitute of Dublin. The response was everywhere highly satisfactory, the total being about £3OO.

A Press message from Napier states that the diver’s report on the Tongariro is unfavourable to the continuance of further salvage operations. Both halves of the ship have broken up, and it is impossible to conduct operations on a paying basis. The small coastal vessels standing by have been recalled.

Mr A. Lazarette received a telegram this morning conveying the sad intelligence that his grandson, David Sturrock, aged ten years, was accidentally drowned at Christchurch yesterday afternoon through falling over the side of a boat into the Avon. The deceased, when a baby in arms, was awarded the first prize at a baby show held in Victoria Park, Foxton some years ago.