LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1639, 18 November 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Presbyterian Bible Class held an “open night” last night, when a most enjoyable time was spent. In the Wellington Supreme Court Edward Alfred Forman, for housebreaking and theft of jewellery to the vahn l o( £41(1, was sentenced to six years imprisonment, on Tlmrsda v.

At a kit-giving eeremony in Napier, the Mayor, Mr 4. VigorBrown, ALP., in talking of some of the noiieomhalants. said that “too many are doing nothing, making huge war profits, and growling when (hev are taxed.”

Oar High Commissioner in London has been compiling a return of Die number of N ew Zealanders serving at the war in Imperial Forces oilier I ban Die New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Hi.s fists aro incomplete, hut in September last the total was 713.

A large sale of sheep has just been reported, Mr Charles Hanson, proprietor of the Waiouru sheep Nation (70,000 acres) having disposed of his Hock at a price approximating £39.000 cash. Mr Hanson was a member of the Ist Zealand South African Contingent, under Brigadier-General Jvohin (then Major). Ho represented New Zealand at the late Queen A ictorm's funeral, and was a member of King George’s (then Prince ot Wales) Body Guard on Mis Majesty s visit to New Zealand. Air Hanson is now enlisting as a private.

Wauted Known.—lt pays to purchase your groceries at Walker anil Eurrie's, where stocks arc fresh and up to the highest standard.

The services at All flints Church to-morrow will ho as follows •—g a.m. Holy Communion, H ii.m. Litany ami Holy Communion, 7 p.m. Evensong; 2.30 pan., Maio(iri, Holy Communion. In those times of high pi'ioos, housewives should lake advantage of the opportunity a Horded T'oxton residents of buying them meat at absolutely bedrock prices for cash at the shop, Hoodroofe has reduced prices by ILL per lb lor beef, and LI per lb. for mutton, areduction that will be welcomed by residents generally.

A small sale of work, m aid of the funds of All Saints’ Church, will bo held in All Saints' schoolroom next Wednesday. Those who attend will Ibid many useful things to buy on the Guild stall. In addition there will he fancy goods, also “sweets" and “produce” dulls. Afternoon tea can be obtained. The. sale will be open both in the niternoon and evening.

The Sunday school anniversary services in conned ion with the local Methodist Church will be held • o-morrow, at 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. Special hymns and anthems will be sung at all the services by tho children under the conductor-ship of Mr It. T. Betty. The preacher at all the services will be the Le\. All Boyes, of Palmerston N. On Tuesday evening the annual social and prize giving' will take place in the Masonic Hull.

Shirkers were sot a wortuy ox ample by one mar. who registered in Christ church on Wednesday for active sorvico (says Iho Cross). Ho is a rolurnod soldier, who has “done his hit," and has three children, hat he could not rest conical when ho ,'e;u( daily lII' the heavy shortages al present existing in the 22nd Hein forcemeats, and knowing Iha I ids comrades at the front require the assistance of every man possible to assist thorn, he has again enlisted.

A good joke was carried out at a fa lie v dress function in .Masterlon on Friday night, at the expense of a popular lieutenant from Feaiherstou (minp. One of Masterton’s well-known young gentlemen made-up as a girl, and was such a good imitation that many present —including the gallant soidiei — paid great attention to the demure one. So taking was the young “lady” that the Soldier of the King offered to escort her home —the offer was counettishly accepted!

The Kev. <j. K. Aitken, of Melliven, who has come north to attend the annua! assembly al Wellington, is paying a (lying visit to his old parish. He has been invited by the minister, and lias consented, to take the ('veiling service in his old pulpit at the local Presbyterian Church to-morrow night, when an opportunity will he afforded the congregation of once again hearing him, and meeting him after the service. The morning service will he conducted by the Minister, Hev. .1. 11. Hredin.

A prominent lloekowner in the Xgapa rn district expressed the opinion (--ays 1 lio Oinnnrn Mai!) flint the hifor lids district would be under .100 per cent, average. Xot withstanding this, there are one or two fortunate farmers who have exceeded (Ik l one lamb per head. One Hock of 500 tallied out 1112 per cent, of land):-, and another ■jot the excellent return of 140 per cent, from a Hock of 000. The mortality among ewes has been more severe than usual, and a (i per cent, loss- is reported in one instance.

Siivs the Railway Review: —The one gleam of hope in the Xew Zealand situation is that the Hon. W. D. S. Macdonald, the Liberal Minister who has been entrusted with Mr Massey’s duty of controlling the Board of Trade, is encouraging (hat. hitherto sterile body by carrying out souk* of its recommendations. Exploitation by the Hamilton bakers has been stopped, and it was duo to ihe Minister's concern for the soaring of butler, and the facts placed :\t his disposal by the Board of Trade*, that a limit was set to the upward movement. So far, so good. We hope that whatever the result of the legal proceedings, he will keep his guns trained on the butter producers, and tackle the meat proliters, too. Mr Macdonald is (o be commended for the good start be has made, (hough (he lavish expenditure of butter profits on telegrams of protest may discourage him. He should not forget that railwayman, who have nothing !■> spare for telegrams, appreciate the line lie seems disposed to take.

Mr L. M. Isilt. M.P., Inis receiver advice Unit bis younger son. Private Willard Isilt, has died of wounds. Private Isilt was born in Christchurch 22 years ago. lie was educated partly bi England and partly in the Christchurch Boys' High School, and. after leaving 'school, was engaged on the stall of his father’s bookselling and stationery business in ( hrisichnicb. lie was of a very quiet, retiring disposition. but wa> u Wiling mim of line grit ami determination. A siorv That is told of his enlistment shows the staff he was made of. He had offered his services .several limes, and had been rejected because the sight of one eye was defective. L'Jtimately he found a way mu of the dillieulty when} in a boxing boui with a friend, he invited and received a solid blow on the defer live eve. The result, of course, was to close it up, and before the effect had I into to disappear, Private Isilt presented himself for medical examination —and got through, leaving with the 12th Reinforcements.

The Holt Caterpillar Tractor (a similar machine to those nicknamed “tanks” on the Western front),

Seventy-six out of eighty-seven (‘uses of typhoid fever which occurred in a recent outbreak have been traced by the United States Public Health Service to infected milk.

The Imperial Government are offering for New Zealand frozen meat an increase of 7-Bths. of a penny per lb. for mutton and lamb, and ]d per lb. on beef, for the period of I he war, and l-llith. of a penny less I'nr lambs if the prices are fixed for Ibis year only.

Tho ballot for men to complete drafts for the 23rd and 24th Reinforcements continued all day yesterday, and will ho completed today. About one hundred names are still required to be drawn, to till the vacancies in the quotas from South Canterbury, North Canterbury, North Otago and Poverty

.Mr Smith, who has been for the past two years manager of tlir ; town Hall Pictures, has commenced business as a photographer, and ss prepared to execute orders without clients leaving their homes. Samples of work may he seen at Mr Henley s chemist shop, or at the Town Hall, where orders mav bo lell. Mr Smith has had considerable experience in photography, both lor ilhistraled publications and privately, and ail work entrusted to him will be guaranteed to give satisfaction.

An Edendaie farmer who is on a visit to Taranaki in search of farming land, said to an Ell ham Argus reporter;—“l admit that the dairying land around here is excellent, hut the once is tin* high hv 50 per cent. In (he south I can (dear £(i an acre off land which cost me £3O per acre. In the vicinity of Ilaworn I have been asked anything from £BO to £IOO per acre. I don't sav

that a man can’t exist if he pays that price, hut I am certain that he wili ho unahlo to make a fair prolit on his la hour."

A meeting of the .Moufoa Drainage Hoard wa- held last night, all members being present. The Clerk reported the credit at Hank of Xew Zealand to interest account at £1321 os id, and to generai account £2B Os 10d. Accounts amounting to £sl 18s were passed for payment. The matter of the diagonal drain was again discussed, and it was eventually decided on (he motion of the Chairman that a meeting of ratepayers he convened to deal will) the question of this drain being formally included in the Board’s drainage scheme. Tlie Xew Zealand Shipping Company is erecting a water tower ahmgside their dumping shed, for lire prevention purposes. The tower is between (it) and 70 feet high, and the lank will have a storage capacity of 3,000 gallons. Water pipes will he laid throughout the building, and reels connected at various points. The water for the storage lank will he pumped from an artesian well on the premises.

which arrived in Ha sting's recently, has been offered by the importers tithe War Office. The firm has (according - to the Hawke’s Bay Herald) also offered to subscribe £SOO towards the cost of the machine if others would lind the balance, some £12.100. The machine, complete with the three trucks and full equipment, cost £2,000. The reply from the War Office is “Exceedingly pleased accept gift from Hawke’s Bay of tractor and trucks. I uderstand military authorities have space available for shipment.

The Advisory Board of the Federation of Xew Zealand War Relief and Patriotic Societies has accepted the resignation of the Hon. J. T. Paul as chairman. The resignation is the outcome of exception taken to Mr Paul’s attitude in supporting the anti-conscription campaign in Australia. Mr Paul said he vigorously contested the idea that only the conseriptiouist was loyal. Our duty was to use our resources to win the war, hut as exception was taken to his attitude, he thought it best to place his resignation in the hands of (he Board, lu,.accept lug the resignation, the Board placed on record its appreciation of Mr Paul's work thereon.

The (ieneral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand wiJI meet in W ellington next week, when between 150 and 200 delegates are expected to he present. The opening service on Tuesday evening will lie conducted by the Moderator, Rev. W. S. Scorgie, a I 7.30 p.m., and the Moderatorelect, the Kev. K. M. Rybnrn, ALA., of the first Church, Invercargill, will then deliver his inaugural address. During the conference, a number of important matters are to be dealt with by the delegates, including the consideration of an overture from the Wellington Presbytery concerning the union of tho churches. The deliberations of the assembly arc expected to occupy * several davs.