LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1640, 21 November 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The late lion. .1 .Dnthie’s estate at Lower lintf, worth about .£30,000, has been sold to Mr W. 11. George.

The monthly meeting of the local Slate School Commit lee will bo held al 8 o dock this evening.

A match for tin* Xye Perns will be played on ihc local bowling green to-morrow afternoon, the challenging rink to he skipped by P. W oods. The lease of flic Target Deserve was submitted at auction yesterday for a period of seven years, and was bought by .Messrs A. King and Co., the present lessees, at a. rental of £52 per annum, the reserve price. The local Horticultural Society is offering two guineas (donated by Mr B. (i. Cower) to be paid out pro rata for collections of blackbirds’, 1 brushes', and sparrows’ eggs gathered within a radius of Him* miles of the Poxton Post Office.

Afternoon lea was dispensed by the pupils of the technical cookery class at (he supper-room of the Coronation Town Hall yesterday afternoon. There were a, number of parents present. The arrangements were carried mu under the supervision of Mrs Woolf, instructress. Those present were agreeably surprised at (lie proficiency displayed by I he pupils.

The Dannevirke News has arrived reluctantly at tin* conclusion (hat though tin* slieepl'nrniers of New Zealand are a line patriotic body of men, the spirit of selfishness is not; entirely obliterated from their ranks, and there are some in quite comfortable circumstances who are prepared to barter for the last, penny for their wool, irrespective of wli.it happens to the nation.

In Hu' Christchurch Magistrate's Court, Arthur I lose, licensee of the Cafe de Paris Hotel, was charged with having permitted treating. Dora Mullins, with having served treated drinks, and Hugh Charles Orahame, with having shouted. Ora ha me was lined £5, and Hie cases against Hu* others dismissed. Hie Bench remarking Hint Hie licensee had taken every precaution and that Hie barmaid Avon Id he given Hie henetit of Hu* doubt.

“I don't wish to appear as an alarmist,” said the Hon. G. W. IlnsselS Vo a Christchurch reporler last week, “hut there is evidently a tendency for cases of eerehro-spinn! meningitis to increase onlside tin; military camps. The latest return, covering Hie week ended Monday last, showed that the total number of eases throughout the Dominion was eight, of which only three were in tin* Wellington district, and, therefore, a! tin* camps. It is possible dial tin* eases reported from Auckland and from Soul bland mav he cases of soldiers on leave, because it is a remarkable fact that up to the present (he civilian papula! ion has been singularly free from attacks o) Iliis diseas,.. The matter is being carefully watched bv Hie of Hie Public Health Deparlineiu, who are preparing reports hi connection with each .separate case."

I in* evening service al Hie local Presbyterian Church on Sunday was conducted by t l.<* Rev. (i. K. Ailken, of Mmhvcn. and formerly mini.-tcf o/ Hie Coxton Presbyterian charge, when i, extended' from Eox'Von to Carnarvon and TiakilJnina, !n :l '"'i'T oddress prior to Hu* sermon, Mr Aiike,, said that it, was live years ago iu Uu , ( ~( V sim . c , he preached his farewell sermon from Hie same pulpit., and sineq that lime many changes had taken place. He missed some onee-fami-liar feces tram the congregation, and noticed many new ones. Hy was pleased to know that Hie charge, in which he would alwavs retain a keen interest, continued Hi make progress. He urged members and adherents to assist the minister hy their prayers and loyally . lUt j prayed that God’s blessing Wou j t | rest upon them. Hi* preached an appropriate ami forceful sermon. A full choir during the offertory rendered the anthem Crossing* Hie Bar.”

Why bother making cakes when there is such a good assortment at Perreau’s ? *

Tho Rev. -I. IT. B rod in left Foxlon to-day i <>r Wellington to at(end (lie Presbyterian General Assembly.

Up to November .151 h, the sale of War Loan certificates throughout the Dominion had realised in all rather more than £1,113,000.

Mr -las. Ross, son of Mr Win. Ross, underwent an operation in a private hospital at Palmerston this morning, for appendieilis. The operation was successful, and he is progressing satisfactorily.

A sale id' work under tlit* auspices of All Saints’ Ladies’ Guild will be held in All Saints’ schoolroom tomorrow, both afternoon and evening. Admission is free, and refreshments will be provided.

The four-year-old sou of Mr G. Whibley bad the misfortune t<> break bis leg nt the thigh on Saturday morning, lie was playing on a hurdle, which fell on his leg. Tim hltle sufferer was taken to the Palmerston Hospital, where he is making satisfactory progress.

The Rongotea Butter Co. is payout Is SLI per lb. for butcr-lat lor October. This payment, however, is subject to the Government levy of jd per 11)., and as the Government made the levy retrospective from September Ist last, suppliers have to submit to two months’ deduction from their chcipics this month. With the levies taken off, suppliers will receive on the average Is -lid per 11). for October butter-fat.

A press represent,-!) ive in Wellim’lon was informed on good authority that it is intended considerably io relax the medical lest-. which have led to tin- rejection of -o manv recruits suffering Horn

varicocele, varicose veins, and !i k>■ troubles. Many of these men* will proimbl v be passed a>- til when their names are drawn in the ballot, and it i,-., therefore, desirable that (hey should know of tlie* relaxed eondilions as quickly as possible, so that lhey may have the ehanee of enlisting before figuring in (he ballot.

“I tuav tell you something which the majority ol you have not heard before," said the Hon. (I. W .Russell at Chrislehnreh recently, “and that is this: Our Motherland and. her fair Dominions, even long before the war, hail been numa-ed by the foreign spies within them. Early in the war there was a motor ear accident in France. in which some famous spies played a prominent part, ami on them, do you know, there were found plans of every fort in New Zealand. We may truly thank (tod for the protection which our incomparable Navy is able fo a I ford us.’’

The holding capacity of the local gas works has been fully taxed for some lime past, and Ihe tpieslion of supplying additional space Ims been discussed by the Council atvarious limes. The importation of a new holder from England has been out of the (pteslion owing to (ho difficulty of getting delivery in anything like a reasonable time, and the Council lias been on the look-out. for a second-hand holder from other gas works in (he Dominion that have installed larger ones and are desirous of disposing of the ones previously in use. The Gisborne works have one for sale, and the Mayor, Cr Coley and gas work’s manager (Mr Hamilton) last week visited Gisborne to inspect same. They returned to Coxian last night, and their report will be considered til a special meeting- to be held <m Friday evening.

Some time since .Mr Andrew -lonson offered a small cannon which is in Ids possession to the Borough Council, to he erected in the Haig Street Triangle. The cannon was taken from the wrecked Hyderabad, and was in possession of Mr Walsh, now of Hamilton, and was transferred to another owner. A subsequent owner of the property, seeing that Mr douson had the figurehead of the Hyderabad in his garden, offered and delivered the cannon to Itim, where it has rested for upwards of ten or twelve years. Mr donson says when he offered the cannon lit (he Connell he was unaware that it was nol his property until he received a legal notice through the Council to that effect. He desires us to state that lie regrets dial there should have been any misunderstanding on (lie matter. ami lite Council, under the circumstances, has decided lit take no further action in the matter.

At ,i ii exeeu! i\v mcel/ng of ibo Af; 1111 w.• 11 ii I’ ' I 1 xiui Jls Employees’ Puiou held at Palmerston on Saturday the following resolution was passed:—“Thai the executive committee oi; the Manawatu Fhtxiuills Employees’ (.’iiioii demand that the Hull. (!. Wj Russell make a puhlie apology to the people ot’ .Australia, I’m - the slanderous insult uflered by liiui to a reporter of the Xapier Daily Telegraph, by staling (bat the aidi-eonsrrifdiou attitude in Xew South Wales he attributed to two things; The convict taint and (he late .John Norton’s ‘Truth.' Further, we eoitsider it as gross ignorance on the pari of the Alinisler to make sueh a statement; and further, Unit when the lion. G. W. Russell again eomos before his constituents for re-eleetion, this exeeulive pledge themselves to issue a manifesto to the workers in that electorate, railing upon them to show their disapproval of his statement by relegating him to Hie serop heap." Poor Mr Russell, his doom in writ! The next ukase will he issued to the Czar,’

See cheap rates, front pages Laidlaw Leeds’ Wholesale Catalog.

Amongst (lie number of families known as lighting families, the following record of Mr H. W. Clarke, Otorobanga, will ho among the best. Mr Clarke was born in 'Wellington in the li flies, bis father being a, corporal in the (loth Regiment (the ‘‘Bengal Tigers”), which took part in the Maori War. He has a family of seven sons, of whom four were in the Gallipoli campaign.

The Allies’’ attack on Mona stir, which comcnccd last Tuesday, culminated on Sunday morning, whert the town was taken. Throughout tin 1 week the Allies had pressed forward, and a advance by Ihe Russians played an important part. Tin* victors were rewarded with a largo capture of equipment and stores, besides prisoners.

Already the Secretary of the local Horticultural Society has received HIT (>utvies for school work from pupils of the local Slate, school. The f‘ii(ides are for drawing, brushwork, writing, mapping and paper folding. When (he entries for cardboard and plasticine modelling, wood-work and sewing are in, it is ant icipa red that the total entries from the local school will he about 300. The school work will be judged by Mr L. ■). Watkiu, of Wanganui.

His Majesty King George, Queen Mary, Queen Alexandra, other members of the Royal Family, and nianv notable people, including Sir .losepb Ward, were present at the wedding of Prince George of B-.it-leuberg and the Countess Nadu Torby, daughter of the Grand Duke Michael of Russia. The bluejaek<i- of MACS. New Zealand, in which the bridegroom mad'* a tour of the Vv ..rid, ail,icbed a rope to the bridal car and drew it through the, streets.

A well-known Australasian journalist, Mr Thus. U. Rovdlumse, lias wiiium a very interesting- booklet entitled “.V .New System of Govern;nenl —1-Aery Elector in the wliirh should he read by everv student ol polities. In (he foroword the.

author says: Coalition is not permanent cessation of hostilities. It is but a temporary armistice. The armies are still in existence; the leaders are planning future lights, to abolish tin l lights the parties must first cease to exist. That is the essential prelude to the New Era when I lit l business of the comm try will be carried on for the full benefit of the people.’' Mr Roydhottse then sets forth his scheme, which lie contends is the only way to check the advent to power of extremists. Wc are publishing the author's ideas in serial form, the Mrst of which appears on the fourth page of this issue. The booklet may he obtained from Messrs Edmislou and Chantaloiip. Auckland, for (id, post free, and should he read by every student of politics.