The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1916. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1627, 21 October 1916, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1916. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Education Board has decided to close schools on December 20 for the Christmas vacation and re-open them on the .‘list January. January.

The Hon ,T. -Mien, Minister for Defence, was advised by cable on Thursday night that the Kith Reinforcements are all in excellent health.

Yesterday the Levin Co-operative Dairy Company paid out between £-1500 and £SOOO, for butler fat supplied during September. This is at the rate of eighteenpence per lb. of but ter-fat.

Xew Zealand soldiers who participated in the capture of Flees speak with enthusiasm of the magnificent work of the Maori Pioneer Battalion in constructing saps in newly-captured ground.

.Mr Massey, Prime -Minister of New Zealand, visited the St. Dunstan Institute for the Blind, lie was greatly impressed with the efforts there made to enable blinded soldiers to gaiii a livelihood.

-V remarkably good programme has been arranged for to-night at the Town Hall. The World Film Co. and Metro Co. are both represented by a 5,000 ft. drama each. “Rosemary" and “Sins of Society,” respectively. A very line scenic picture of the Waikato River is included among the supporting items.

Special arrangements have been made for the screening' of Charlie Chaplin's masterpiece, “The ShopWalker," on Saturday afternoon and evening l next, at the Town JinlJ. JMr Smith points out that Foxfon is tiie first town in New Zealand in which this picture is being shown without an extra admission charge. Seals may be booked at Mrs Tcviot dale's or by ringing up 'phone BS. .V social will hi* held tit Coxian on Tuesday, .‘{lst inst., under the auspices of (he district committee of the Fox ton charge of the Presbyterian Church. This is the first social of tin's nature attempted, and it is proposed to hold similar socials at the other centre's later. A good concert programme is being arranged. and refreshments will be provided. The admission charge will be Is, children half-price. It is staled by the Gisborne correspondent of 1 lie New Zealand Herald that a (Queensland buyer has spent £(1,000 in the purchase of Aberdeen-Angus cattle in the Poverty Bay district, and on Saturday next a herd of 115 stud bulls and heifers is to be shipped to Brisbane, this being one of the largest shipments of stud cattle sent from New Zealand. Last year the same purchaser took 50 head from Poverty Bay, and the cattle found much favour in Autsralia, being a breed that splendidly stands the droughts common to Queensland, and having the further advantage of maturing early. The secretary of the Holiday Association notifies that ail business premises will be (dosed on Monday (Labour Hay), and will remain open all day on Wednesday.

The Education Board has sanetioned a grant of £lO IDs sd, being half-cost of recent work carried out at I lie school by (he Commit toe.

A teacher who wrote to the Wanganui Education Board objecting to the pupils “saluting (he flag,” on the ground that it was idolatorv, is to be asked to carry out the Board's inst ructions.

All I lie cottages at the seaside have been taken up for the Christmas holidays, and it is anticipated that the number of visitors to the local popular resort will constitute a record this year.

The borough roadmen are giving Main Street a new coat of tar and sand. The recent wet weather will interfere somewhat with the work. The work previously done stood the lest admirably, and greatly improved Main Street, at the same linn* overcoming the dust nuisance. The whole of the main thoroughfare is to be completed.

A remarkable coincidence is provided by the case of Private C. W. Sullivan, who prior to enlisting was employed by the Auckland (las Company. The Xew Zealand Herald stales that Sullivan was wounded on the Gallipoli Peninsula on ‘27th September, IDIS, and word has now come to hand that he has again been wounded in France, (he date of his receiving his second wound being also 27th September, exactly one year later.

Hairdressers in Wellington are contemplating an increase to Is in the price of a haircut. The reasons given are lhat the tobacconist branch has lately suffered owing to increased wholesale prices which had not been passed on to the public. The last hairdressers’ award also raised wages by 5s a week and provided for shorter hours, but the effect of this was not at the time fell by the public. It is probable also that the retail price Iml of tobaccos will be revised shortly.

To all the Dominions in their special difficulties Sir John dellicoe's message should come as a stimulus to more strenuous efforts, says the Post. He asks them to go on as they have begun. He does not venture to ask them to do more than before, but to maintain the same standard necessarily becomes increasingly difficult with every month that passes. An increased determination is called for on the part of every one of us, and if that is forthcoming the last phase of the struggle will prove even more glorious Ilian the first.

7\t last meeting of the Education Board the following proposed appointments were sanctioned; —Makohine, Tangiwai, and Pipiriki, Misses Cordingly, Cordon, Fowler and Dryden. Utmvai, Miss Hall; Apili, Miss L. Buy; Torero, -Miss Keane: I? a urban, Miss Stevens; Taonui, Miss Foote; Awahuri, Miss Fletcher; Xew bury, .Miss Minogne; Kakahi. Miss Stubbs; (lien Oroua, Miss Ferrell; l.ytton street, Mr Johnson; Halcombe, Aramoho, Campbell street, .Sanson, Misses Bead, Dabinell, Dnrie and Bell; Sanson, .Miss -Malcolm; Kimbolton, Miss King.

A delightful story is told in the first birthday number of the Hazelte of the ,‘ird London General Hospital, Wandsworth, regarding a newly-ar-

rived patient with a bullet wound in the arm who was examined by one of tin; most distinguished ornaments of tin 1 medical staff. “Thai’s all right,” said the doctor. “I’ll have you well again soon." “Thank yon,” replied the patient, “but I was going to ask permission to go out and see a specialist about it." Given permission, the patient proceeded to (own with his purse stuffed with bank-notes to consult (he best surgeon in England—and was ushered imo tim presence of the very gent lonian whom he rashly scorned at Wandsworth!

The Wellington City Council haadoplcd a by-law with a view to exterminating house Hies in the city The, new regulations provide (hat Hie occupier of cver\ stable in tin city shall daily spray all manure on or about the premises with the following mixture; Arsenate of *oda, So/., treacle, A pint, water, 20 gallons; or with, some other mixture approved by the City Engineer. The disinfectant shall be applied to the. (‘xieat necessary to destroy all lly larvae. If is farther provided I bat if at any lime lly larvae are found in any manure in the city to such extent that in the opinion of any inspector of nuisances the existence of such larvae causes danger to the public health, the occupier of the. premise's on which such manure is situated shall he guilty of an offence against the bylaw.

On the motion of Mrs Banme, the following resolution was adopted by the Auckland Education .Board at (his week's meeting:—“That (his board strongly urges the Department so to frame the regulations respecting pupil teacher's and probationer's that they may receive their instruction and training during the hours of daylight. “1 have come to the conclusion,” declared the mover, “that there would be an outcry if people in any other industry were sweated in the matter of hours as is the pupil teacher. Many of them are growing girls, and as such they require a certain amount of air and recreation, which many of them are iit present unable to get, owing to the demands made upon them during and out of school hours.”

Wanted known! Dainty Chinaware forms a special feature of our sloeks. We oll'er you the best and most reliable services and pieces at the lowest prices. Walker and Currie. Foxton.

The Intro null Council have groai!y improved I Ik* awkward earner on I lie main road opposite Mr Gibbs’ resideneo.

it costs £2O to break the antishouting laws at Rotorua, £5 at Tattranga, and £1 10s (without costs) at Wanganui. These, says the Master! on Age, are recent magisterial decisions.

General Townshend, the defeudci of Kut-cl-Amara (and now a prisoner in Turkey), has been gazette! a Commander of the Bath. Genera Tombeur, commanding the Belgian.in German Fast Africa, is made a Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.

The capture hy the French of the village of Sailly-Sallisel, north-cast of Comliles, is of great importance, i! being the last natural stronghold on the edge of the Cambrai Plain, and the key to the position dominating St. Pierre Vaast Wood. The French have also gained ground south of Pennine. The enemy admits (In* success of 1 lit* recent French operations.

‘TI seems to mo," said one of Auckland's biggest merchants, ‘‘(hat we are altogether prodigal witli our white pine. The low prices at which it is being sold to Australian buyers is simply courting depletion. Either tin* price should be rnised or the Government should impose a duty on export. This is an instance of the necessity for looking ahead, and it is to be hoped that the authorities see I lie importance of the matter.'’

The {limit:)l Druidic;)! Ritual Con!csi between I lie in No. 3 District, which includes Fusion, Shannon. Levin and Olaki, will he held in the Masonic Hall on .Monday evenini;. All the lodges in the district have nominated teams. In the afternoon a howling match will he played on the local green between teams representing (ho Druids and the Foxlon ('lull.

A well-known London statistician has Just declared that the present war may go on for fifty years. It will not he the want of man power that will cripple Germany. The losses sustained hy the enemy during twenty-two months work out at 1)7,000 a month, and 804,000 in a. year. Each year 780,000 Huns reach the military age, 80 per cent, of which may he assumed, fit for field service. This leaves an annual net loss of 180,000. H these figures, which have been supplied hy a wellknown neutral officer, are correct, Ihe above-mentioned fifty years may see Germany running short of men.

The Mayor lias asked us to draw the attention of our readers to the fact that there is only one week left now to help the Tobacco Fund, as it must; he closed next Saturday. In the event of Mr .Fraser not being in his office, any donations may be left with Mr H. A. Ingle, dentist, who has kindly consented to receive same on behalf of the Mayor. Only i'l 1 7s (id is in hand so far, but we are confident the desired ,C3O can be made up next week. No one will grudge a few shillings to give our boys a little comfort in their cold, wet trenches at Christmas.

The hearing of the charge against Ronald Kennedy and .Frank Franz, members of the 1.W.W., at Sydney, for the murder of Constable Dancan, was continued, on Thursday. The evidence showed that Duncan’s death was the outcome of arresting a member of the LW.W. and the intend ion to arrest Ronald Kennedy on a charge of abusive language in connection therewith. Franz gave* evidence that the Kennedys had arranged for the shooting, and that they threatened'to shoot Franz unless he participated. Counsel explained that the charge against Michael Kennedy would be taken later. Ronald Kennedy and Franz were found gully of murder, and were sentenced to death.

As the result of the ipiarrel between the Wellington Friendly Societies and the local branch of the Bril ish Medical .Association, the societies have brought four doctors from England, who have commenced practice, ’the imported doctors are fully quaiitied practitioners (says a Wellington correspondent.), with experience general practice. The question of registration is unlikely to present difficulties, since the Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon. C. W'. Russell) endorses the action of the lodges, hut the members of the Medical .Association will probably t refuse consultation. The association has opened hostilities by asking how the doctors managed to leave j England at a time when their ser- ‘ vices were urgently required by the War Office. During recent months, owing to (lie refusal to accept the Medical Association’s terms, the lodges have been paying the fees for lodge members on the ordinary scale.