The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, DECEMB. 16, 1916. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1651, 16 December 1916, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, DECEMB. 16, 1916. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

W'e acknowledge, iinil hearlily reciprocate, 'season's greeti tiffs from Mr Dal. Skellen. The lm*aking-ap ccremony and disl rilml ion of prizes in conned ion with (lie local Stale school will take* place on Tuesday aflernoon ae.vl. Among (lie prize-winners- at the Dalmersion Mil'll School (his year appears (he name of Florrie-Chalk, who was awarded 2nd class prize in Form lII.a. The head teacher of the local Stale School desires to acknowledge donation of .€1 from Mrs ■John Kohinson towards the school prize fund, al-o two books from Mr (ieo, Coley. On the charge of -elling bread under standard weight, a baker was lined £2O and costs at the Patea Magi-trate'.- Court rer-c-mly. It was proved that 20|b of bread was .12 oz-. 'lion. There are 25.0U0 emu-- of cheese in -tore at Patea. and eon-iderable dtttiesjty nexperienced in -e----},rod-.;-e ■ -.v."y tr-an New Zealand. Tan ve,..r- :L- a-nntad optpui Tr; - g. : v„ r.r.rr.-r.i ■ •input '• -tst-.-t M..-trr:-.n Conntv v'vvtv : v.ar-ftv Mr Williams) ■■ • - tit- Ma-ter-!.V, g-.', ; ;:.v,vs;.v. t tie eUsC . ifw: Fr.r-stehmvh. V. s.v. a great pity :he ■ itad tt-at been settled out of court. Co’.v.t'.r.'.'.tant > Mory was not sudieiontiy corroborated to warrant his graining her an order of separation, and. he -ngge-ied that an agreement of separation should he entered into between the parties.

The I’osj >ays; "Six of the men who were summoned to appear before the Me.lieal Hoard at Wellington for compulsory sendee failed to show up." Commenting on the ahove, the Feilding Star saxs: “We have heard that when the notice to appear before the Hoard was presented to one of a family of six eligible sons in the Feilding district -he ealmly lore up (lie notice and threw llu l pieces away. In front of the delixering ollicer, ton! When' does lhe Defence Department's threat to make an example of such

At the silling of the Military Service Hoard in Maslerton an appellant slated that if he could gel a manager to lake over his farm he would willingly go to the* trout, lie was afraid that even it he got u married man he may he called up in six months' time. “II married jneii have Id lie called up in six iminlhs' lime y.m need not worry about your dairy farm. Vonr dairy farm will not he worth tuppence it it comes to that," said Captain Walker. “II il is any information to yon, it xvill he.* roughly, twelve months before any married man is called upon Hi go into camp."

(hi Thursday the Wanganui Education Hoard nnaaimoasly decided to support the following resolution, passed by (he Taranaki Education Hoard: "This Hoard expresses its convict ioa that I he provision of ade<piale educational facilities is as essential to the encouragement' of liaek-ldoeks settlement as it is to the securing of good citizenship, and earnestly urges upon the Uovernmenl the .folly of niggardly expenditure on education. It emphatically protests against the continuance of a policy of exaggerated economy, believing Unit (he existence of a Stale of war, so often pleaded ns an excuse for refusal oi application for grants for new schools, especially on the frontiers of settlement, really provides a cogent, reason for enthusiastic attention to the education of the rising generation.'

Wauled Known, —(Joint! ;lll(l SOI! nil t Ji<j seasonable ,l<Vni(s and Coniccl ions, and all I lie good tiling's lo oal, Ilia) we have secured s[)eoinll.V I'or 'Xmas.—Walker and Kiimf, i ,l oxlun.

IjiS'hl rain fell throughout, the district last night, hut not enough to revive parched herbage.

A very line example of the confect loner’s art is on view in Mr M. Perreau’s window —a three-decker wedding cake.

Feilding carried a loan of £7,000 on Wednesday for an extension of their electric lighting ami power scheme.

A committee meeting of the local Horticultural Society was held last night, and general business transacted.

in recognition of his services as conductor for the recent anniversary services, the children of the Methodist Sunday school will make a presentation to Mr R. T. Betty at (be Church at 3 o'clock (o-morrow afternoon.

At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, H. H. Procter, on remand, pleaded guilty to being drunk whilst in charge of a horse and trap, and also with being found in possession of liquor (five bottles of beer) whilst prohibited. A tine of £2 was indicted on the first charge, and £3 on the second charge.

At the M agistrate’s Court yesterday, .F. (1. Scott proceeded against Peter Robinson, to recover £3O for a tailclipping machine sold by defendant. There was a counter claim for hire of engine, etc. After hearing the evidence the Magistrate gave judgment for phi in till' for £3O. wit It'costs £4 13s od, and on the counter claim gave Judgment for to 10s (Id, with costs l!)s. Pie. M. Walls, son of Mr H. Walls, in a letter to his parents concerning the Somme fighting, referto the tanks which were used in the British offensive. He writes; -You have heard of the tanks; well. I have been inside one, and also t refuge behind one, one fright: :, night, which 1 will tell you abo'r. later on, also what a wounded Berman soldier who could speak iisb told me, who also took refr.ibehind one of the new lighmachines.”

Speaking at the Fiilmerslon H.j. School prize distribution cemuo.V' on Thursd.iy. the Rector (Mr Vernon) combatted the criticism sometimes directed against the schola--tic svstem. that it should include

more vocational education. He believed that they could start too early with that. It was not the duty of the schoolmaster to make farmers. carpenter.', or professional men. hut to make the boys and girls better intellectually, physically, and morally. >o that they would be better citizens, and so enable them to become better farmers, carpenters, professional men. etc.

At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Mrs C. M. Dawson proceeded against Airs IV. Healey to recover the sum of £5 5s od, and also for an order for possession of dwelling. Judgment was given for plaint ill for the amount claimed, with costs 295, and an order was made for possession on or before the 22nd instant. In the judgment summons ease U. 11. Podmore v. W. Trask, an order by consent, was made for the payment of £7 (is !)<1 by instalments of £2 per month. Frederick Charles who did not appear, and gave no excuse for absence, was ordered to pay E. King £lO 15s 4d forthwith, in default 13 days in Wellington prison, order to be suspended if amount is paid by instalments of £5 per month.

Heplying in the Church Times to press erilieisin of the exemption of the clergy from military service, a New Zealand soldier says: —‘‘During the lasy advance 1 witnessed one of the lines! deeds that was ever done. I saw the padre of the lh N.Z. Brigade tending' wounded soldiers and burying; dead while under heavy shell fire. This chaplain worked as hard as it was possible to work, lie even dug graves and Idled them in again. He made tea for the wounded, and in fact did nil that man could do —this in the pouring rain, 100. 1 have been on active service right from the day war commenced, and 1 have not met a bad padre. One and all are keen on doing all that is possible to do.

I am not a great church- ■ '■oer mvself, but have nothing but the <>Tea test respect for men of the (doth. This war is had enough, but it would he many times worse if we had mil Ihe padres to help us.”

Referring to (hi* recent refusal of the Minister for Railways to pre\enl a railway otlieer I‘roiu takingup a private occupation in his spare lime, the Kailway Ollicers’ Advocate stales: —‘‘In our service, where we are governed by rules and reipilalions to a great extent, wliere counnon husiness reasoning is almost barred, and where at time? we liad members so weighted with railwav concerns that their one idea is Simp, Shop, Shop, continually, until it becomes ingrained, and they become machines, we think it will be found that members' minds would broaden commercially and greatly benclit by the much-needed relaxation of being privileged to dabble in private business or hobbies. There are many business pursuits and hobbies which can be turned to protit in our own time, and which may be taken up without prejudice to the Service or Department, and we 11,ink that the Hon. Minister, in allowing this, will be securing a longsought and needed benefit not only pi the members of the Service, but also to the Department."

Wanted Known.—lt's time now to Ibink about yum- 'Xmas cakes and puddings. W e have fresh assortments of raisins, almonds, peels, sultanas, etc-., and we know w e can serve you best. Walker and Eurric. Eoxtou,

■“Woman is coming into her own/’ said the Hon. J. G. W. Aitken, in the course of an address at the “break-up” of the Wanganui College on Wednesday evening. “For many a long day she has been kept in the background. You girls are going to see great changes. The position of women in the British Empire to-day is totally different to that when I was a boy.” He hoped that the girls were looking forward to a life of work. To-day girls could find occupations in every walk of life. This war, with all its dreadfulness, was going to improve tilings for women. Mr Aitken gave instances of women doing just as # good work as professors in the Universities, and, said the speaker, after all, it is woman who is the greatest teacher of the world. He told the girls that there was a lag field in front of them for teaching. Teachers were wanted badly. He also referred to the-heroism of the women in this war —the silent heroism, as he called it. In conclusion, Mr Aitken told the girls who were leaving this term that the education they had received was only the preliminary. “Education never ceases, it goes on as long as life lasts.”-