NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1644, 30 November 1916, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

A great honour lias been conferred on a young soldier-farmer, aged about twenty-three years, from the Pallia tua district, son of Mr Edward Martin. Writing on the 30th September from, Kantara, Egypt, to a friend, Tpr. Harold Martin, of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles, modestly states; “The other day I was sent for to the orderly room, and the adjutant marched me in before the colonel. At tirst I wondered what was the matter, and what the colonel could want with me. As soon as he saw me he gave me a smile, and I knew it was all right. He then informed me that 1 had been awarded the Russian honour of the Order of St. George, for distinguished service in the field. When 1 was leaving the colonel’s tent the adjutant came up and asked me if I thought he was marching me in as a prisoner, or what? As yet I do not know its equivalent in English, but tbe colonel said he thought it was the first one to be won by any member of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces.’'

A sensational burglary took place at Wanganui in the early hours of Thursday morning. According to the Chronicle, the burglars, who had carefully planned their scheme, forced the skylight on the roof of Messrs Chrichfcm and Newman’s premises in Ridgway Street, and obtained access to the interior of the building by means of a couple of ropes. The burglars were evidently connoisseurs in high-grade footwear, concentrating their attention on an English-made line which has a reputation for finish and durability, Stock to the value of about £SO was taken, and the cash register also received a visit, where the nocturnal visitors got some stamps, hut no cash. Finally the burglars apparently made an exit with their swag out of tbe front door into Ridgway street. It is also believed that the burglars must have removed the stolen goods in a cart or motor-car, as the quantity of hoots could scarcely have boon taken away by any other moans.