LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1650, 14 December 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr George Philps, of Kongolea, has disposed of his farm to Mr >S. Hammond, at £SO per acre.

Concerning the wreck Of (be Slormbird, Messrs Marshall and Hutton, ihi* Wanganui Harbour Board's solicitors, intimated at the last meeting of the Hoard that: they had received a writ from the owners of the vessel (the 1 Wellington and Wanganui Sleamsliip Company), claiming £7,000 damages.

Considerable amusement was caused at the meeting of the Manga hnnga Drainage Hoard recently, when tenders for a contract were opened. One contractor intimated that bis price was “one shilling per chain lower than any oilier tenderer." The offer was ruled out of order. —Te Aroha News.

Mr H. P. Lethbridge’s line property at Turakina has been disposed of to Messrs O’Neill Bros., of Kakalihi, who propose utilising the farm for fattening purposes. The price paid is in the vicinity of £(!((,(Kill. .Mr Lethbridge retains the homestead, with about, DO acres. —Bedding (Star.

Xol long ago Air Theodore Price made £1.(10,(100 in live minutes during a panic on the Xew York (s*l ton Exchange. <hi the same exchange Mr Joseph lloadlcy idea red £200,000 in a quarter of an hour, and before .the day (dosed had added £BOO,OOO to his “pile." Air llarriman is said to have made £400,000 on the Xew York Exchange between breakfast and luncheon.

A Kakaia correspondent, writing to the Ashburton Guardian, slates that a Kakaia couple who were married 121 years ago, and have spent 42 years in Xew Zealand, have reared a family of nine children. All but one are married, and there arc 15 grandchildren. To show tin l healthiness of the family, it may be staled that (he first death occurred this week in the decease of a baby grandson.

In the Hurd quarter of DUO there were IoS boys and 88 girls on the roll at the Palmerston High School, a total of 2-1(1, as against 204 in 1014 and 210 in 1015.' 'The average attendance .for the year was 230. College House ims been full during Ihu whole year, the average number of boarders being 31. The health of the boys has been good, and the school is fortunate in having (wo such experienced house masters as Air Murray and Air Anderson. The formei' has enlisted.

At a, representative public meeting held at Hokitika, the following resolution was moved by Hie Mavor, and supported by prominent, business men and members of local bodies: —-"'This meeting, recognising the necessity for the resources of the country being organised to bring the war to an early and successful conclusion, favours the utmost, use of the manhood and wealth resources of the Dominion, and supports (he enforcement of (he Military (Service Act or any additional means to obtain the early attainment of the -Allies’ objective.’’ 'The resolution was carried unanimously, those present, singing the National Anthem, it was also further resolved to communicate with local bodies throughout (be Dominion suggesting that similar resolutions be jmssed.

Just landed, a supply of HrndesAlills hooks. Only a limited quanti-ty.—-Walker and Fame. *

The Presbyterian Ladies’ Guild spoilt an enjoyable afternoon at iho residence of Mrs iMeAlurray ycsterda v.

Answering a direct quest ion us to wiion ilu‘ Second Division is likely Id lie ended up, lion. .James Aden said prodaldy not ('or another ten nmnl hs.

A slight shock of earthquake was experienced locally a! Id o'clock on I uesday night, and (here was a fairly severe and prolonged shock a I 12.45 p.ni. yeslerdav.

A meeting of rate]layers in (he Aloutoa Drainage District wid lie l |4 *l«l in Dr. Wad's woolshed on Wednesday next, at 2 pan., i„ deal with Ihe question of the diagonal drain.

A (ire at Ihe Temukanui mill, Tokomaru, destroyed about £BOO worth of fibre. There was no insurance. An outbreak was discovered at about 11 o’clock at nighl, and was apparently extinguished, but broke out again at one o’clock next morning. While in conversation with Mr IT. ■I. If. Okey, Al.l *., in Wellington on Friday evening, the Don. W. D. S. MacDonald. Minister for Agriculture, staled that nine ships would he leaving Xew Zealand this month, and each of these would take a certain amount of dairy produce and meal. At present, said Mr Macdonald, there were four ships in sight for January, and he hoped this number would be increased.

A concert will be given in (be Coronation Mali to-morrow night bv the- pupils of St. Mary's Church. I he lull programme appears in onr advertising columns to-day. The items include action songs, choruses, comic duel, pianoforte solos, and duets, a farce entitled “The Train to Manro, ’ and the second part of the entertainment will be taken up with a cantata in which seven pupils will take part. The children have received a very careful training, and the entertainment promises (o he (d a very high order, and the perlormers should be greeted bv a. bumper house. The prices of admission are 2s and Is, children half-price.

Picture patrons should note 1 hat the current programme at the Town Hall is of a very interesting 1 and entertaining nature, and besides a strong star item, ‘'lris," a drama which should appeal to the popular taste, there is a verv line Pal he coloured nature Jilin, “Some Birds of Foreign Lands,” which was much commented on at the initial screening last evening. The Topical Budget is a good number, and the series ot animated cartoons, “Mull and Jeff on Outpost Duty," were of an original and clever descriplion. dealing in a light but shrewd manner with current topics. The programme as shown last night was much appreciated by the audience.

The mystery concerning (he disappearance of (he little boy Dick from his home in Xo. 10, Sydney Hi reel, Wellington, twelve months ago.xslill remains unsolved, says the Post, The lad, who was live* years old, was last seen playing on the street, along with some other children, in Hie afternoon. As he did not come home, search was made for him, but no trace was found. His parents refuse to accept tin* theory that he was drowned in the harbour.

The Fox (on Girls' Guild forwarded to Wellington on Tuesday one case, containing the following:— ,15(i towel face-washers, 2 h.k. facewashers, LI flannel under-shirts, ti llannel bed ,jackets, 1 flannel nightingale, Jo swabs. S pairs h.k. sox. 3 pairs h.k. spiral sox, 2 h.k. chest protectors, 3 h.k. scarves, 3 pairs Ink. bed sox, 3 balaclavas, (i Poslyn arm slings, It handkerchiefs, 1 tlannelelte day shirt, 1(1 pairs pyjamas, 8 pairs flannel shorts, 3b open-work bandages, o bandages, 1 pair operation stockings, 1 ma nil ail bandage. .1 llannelelle operation gown, old linen, illustrated papers.

Tin' (lax mills are in full working order, and production is heavy all round. In the meantime the problem of dealing- with accumulations pending shipping awaits solution. The London market is linn at £54 10s per ton for good fair on the spot, according to Hie High Commissioner's cable, but (he dillicnlly is to gel the fibre Mona*. What markets other than London are available are £-1 |o £5 per ton lower. For the past three weeks local values are estimated to haw declined, solely on account of tonnage dillicnllies, by £3 lbs to £t per ton on what Hie hemp would be worth on present London values. Average local buying prices are approximately £35 (Os per lon for good fair; £3 i Id,- for high fair, and £33 Ids for low. —Wellington Post. The Government has decided to liberalise the regulation governing the payment of separation allowances to widowed mothers of soldiers. 'The possession by the mother of an old-age pension or some ol her small income is no longer to be a bar to the payment of separation allowance. In it letter to the Advisory Hoard of the War Belief (Societies, (he Minister of Defence ■stales; “Jn further reply to your lei let's of 2011 1 and 21st November, I have pleasure in informing you that further consideration has been given to the separation allowance to widowed mol hers, with the result that it is now agreed to allow a limit of £250 of capilul to be in the possession id' the widowed mother, or an income of is a. week, without a fleet mg her claim to separation allowance. ’The condition that the son without a wife must provide mi allotment for his widowed mol her must be adhered to. The new provisions are to dale from Lsf December, 101.(1."