LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1637, 14 November 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr -Justice hid wards will preside at the Palmerston Supreme Court sessions next week . Accounts amounting to £327 were passed for payment at last night's Council meeting. ‘A\e can buy sheep here for 2s, and an old shirt purchases «juite a lot of stuff,” writes a British soldier in German Bast Africa. It was decided at last night’s Council meeting, on the motion of Crs Bryant and Simmons, that the sand cutting near the cemetery he widened,

Recent enlistments include Messrs H. Evans, labourer, Foxton, and A. Burr, flax hand, Foxfon.

The daily cost of the war to the Central Powers is estimated by the Wall Street Journal (New York) at £7,100,000.

According to (he Government Statistician, tliere are 4,084 men in the first division of the Expeditionary Force reserve in the Mauawatu recruiting district.

During' the month of October 4-1 head of cattle were impounded by the ranger, and eight head were! “arrested” and afterwards handed over to the owners.

The challenge bowling match for the (told Stars between Foxton (challengers) and Shannon (ladders), postponed from last week, will be played at Shannon to-mor-row afternoon.

The anniversary sendees in connection with the local MethodistChurch will be held on Sunday next, and a concert will be given by the children in the Masonic flail on Wednesday, the 22nd instant.

Before Mr J. W. Poynton, 5.. M.. at Palmerston, yesterday. John Plights, for driving a motor ear along Main street in a negligent manner was mulcted in 20s and 0s costs.

George Crowther, John Hindi, Hector McLean, and Charles Hazeldine, recently found guilty of attempting to break out of Terrace goal, Wellington, and violently as-

saulting a warder, were sentenced In two year.--' imprisonment with hard labour, and the throe firstnamed declared habitual criminals.

The scarcity of labour in the country was referred to by the Child'Justice at (he Supreme Court in Wellington. He said that he had had a letter from a friend engaged in the farming industry, who said that it was impossible jo get men even to cut scrub, till hough he was prepared to pay them Is per hour and their board and lodging.

Parents are invited to inspect the pupils at work at (he cookery class on Monday, 20th inst.. and at the woodwork class on Friday, 2-ith inst., at the Town Hall supperrooms, whore the classes are held. Afternoon tea will be served at the cookery class by the girl pupils, at which a charge of fid will be made, the proceeds to go towards the working expenses of the class. The instructors will be pleased to see as many parents and others present as can make it convenient to attend.

The result of the bean-guessing competition for a pair of pillow slips donated to the Red Cross fund by Mrs Fraser, resulted in live persons guessing within one number of (he total, viz., -122. N. Gibbs, Mr Langdon, and S. J. Barnett each guessed 421, and Airs Greig and Miss Edwards 423. The ' linal drawing will take place at (he Patriotic Shop ;it b. 30 pan. next Saturday. Mr:- Kempster conducted the competition, which netted £lfj for the funds.

The following little story of tl front trenches is contained in a Ie tor from a British soldier servir in France: The Saxons used 1

have a chap with them named Paul, who had a lovely voice, and used to sing all the latest songs. He was easily heard in our front trencher., and his songs were enjoyed by our fellows as well as by the Germans. One day, when things were quiet, there were no songs to listen to, and one of onr men called out to the Germans: “Tell Paul to sing." Back came the answer, preceded by a string of guttural German curses: “You sehuled Paul vestei'dav."

Mr P. Roydhouse, one of the Education Depart meal's physical iii.-l riielors, is at present visiting the local Stale school for the purpose of giving instruction to the pupils in this important branch of their physical development. Onr representative saw the instructor at work this morning with a squad id' girls, and they went through the various exercises very well. Air Roydhouse possesses the happy knack of quickly gaining the confidence of the children, and works litem tip to enthusiasm. As a diversion In- demonstrated some simple ju-jitsu grips which the girls may tin(l useful if they become possessed oi' obstreperous husbands.

A splendid record in voluntary enlistment was retVrrcd io l>y Air Ivor lla/.ell, secretary of I lie Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and .Joiners, ai ;; meet inn 1 in Christ - cliurch. Air lla/.ell s;iid (according to I lie News) ihal most members of his organisation were opposed (o conscription, and many of llicm expressed their feelings by coming forward and volunteering. There were 3,000 members in N’ew Zcal;ind, and 1,000 —one in live —were liu'hling in France. While the bulk of the members did not favour conscription, they were loyal to the voluntary principle. lie had had personal and practical experience of volunteering', lie was too old for the ranks, but years ago he was in the Kith Lancers, lighting against the Zulus. lie remembered a notable scene when the second Boer War broke out. At a parade of his regiment the commanding ollicer said that volunteers were needed for the ranks, and asked those willing lo volunteer to give one step forward. Fvery man present stepped forward. Fie had live sons. Four were married, and one was a boy. All the married sons were in France, and he had recently received a letter from his youngest son, saving: “Dad, I’m looking forward to the time when 1 will be able to join my brothers at the front.”

The Methodist Synod (Hawke’s Bay —Manawatu distviet) is being hold at Palmerston X. this week. The Fox;nil representatives are the Rev. W.' Rowe and Messrs J. Chrystall and E. Walker.

There were present at last night's Council meeting'; The Mayor (Mr A. Fraser), and Crs Bryant, Stevenson, Mi-Coil, Whihley, Coley Freeman, Simmons and Thompson. An apology for absence was received from Or Henderson.

Mrs Wyeth yesterday received a- telegram from the Minister for Defence advising that her son Hideman A. J. Wyeth had been wounded in the right thigh, and embarked for England on September 28th. This is the second occasion on which Hide-man Wyeth has been wounded.

The Awahoii, which has taken up :he (jhieen of the South's running while that vessel is on the slip, was to have sailed from Wellington for Fox(on last nigh'., with a cargo of general, but owing to trouble with the lireinen her departure was delayed. Sin- will leave Wellington to-night, and is due here 10-mor-

Matters in connection with the Town Hall were dealt with in committee at last night’s Council meeting, and on resuming business, the following motion was passed; “That the Xew Zealand Picture Supplies, Ltd., be informed that owing to their nominee failing to take up the least- of the Coronation Town Hull llie Council will look to them for the due performance of their least-."

When charged will) being drank ,ifid disorderly, and asked what ha had to say for himself, the prisoner ga/cd pensively at the./.1’., smoothed down a remnant of grey hair, and said: “Your Honour, man's in-

humanity to man makes eountiess thousands mourn. I’m not ;is debased as Swift, so pro/ligale a.-. Byron, as dissipated as Poe. so debauched as ——" “That will do!"

timndered I lie Bench. “Ten days. And, officers, lake a list of I hose, names and run ’em in. They’re as had a lot as he is."

Chiefs of the Xgati-Tuhavetoa tribe and snh-trihes —Te Hiraka Pine, Te-ITenhea Tukino, and Topia Kingi, and Chieflainess Ngahiiut—wailed on (he Native Minister (lion W. 11. Ilerries), the Acting Minister of Lands (Sir Francis Bell), and tin' Hon. Ur. I’omare, with the magnificent ofl'er of 30,0(10 acres of land in the Ohaokoa hloek (between Taihape and Napier) for settlement by returned -Maori soldiers. The gift. it was explained, was intended to lie unconditional, and irrespective of the tribes to which the returned Maori soldiers belong.

A bottle containin';' the following- message was picked up on the f’oxton beach on Sunday last by Mrs If. D. Port, of Polmnginn;— Ship, s.s. Port Piric; time, l/lli/l-l, noon; latitude, -if deg. 17 south; longitude, 124 deg. IS east; wind, west moderate; sea, westerly moderate; ship sailing from London to Adelaide; signature. A. K. Jolly, muster. Message when pieked tip to be forwarded to Commonwealth Meteorologist, Central Wen (her Bureau, Melbourne. Information being collected in the interest of science for the study of oeean currents."

A hen the question of fixing the price at which the portion of the Target Reserve required hy the Racing Ciuh should be placed under oiler to that body came up for de-> vision at last night's Council meeting, the Mayor moved that the Connell go into committee, contending that as it was a matter of (inanee it was not advisable to deal with it in open Council. One or two Councillors opposed the motion, hut on being put it was decided to go into committee by live votes to four. The voting was: For: The Mayor, and Crs Coley, Simmons, McColl and Bryant. Against: Crs Whibley, Freeman, Sievenson, and Thompson.

The hearing of the case in which it was alleged that Alice Han, a barmaid at the Imperial Hotel, committed a breach of the anti-shouting law. was continued at the .Magistrate's Court, Palmerston, before Mr .1, W. Poynton, S.M., yesterday. (Silas Eoeke gave evidence as (o tile occasion when the alleged offence, was eommilted. Witness and his friend each paid for 1 heir own drinks, and wore not shouted for hy anyone. They did not have soft drinks. Hi- Worship dismissed the case, and in doing so said he would utter a word of warning’ h> those int that breaches of I In* regulations would be severely dealt with bv him.