LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1693, 31 March 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the local Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning the assault case, James McKnight v. Phoebe Andresen, in which complainant charged defendant with assaulting him on February 17th by striking him in the face with her clenched fist, and which had been adjourned from the previous sitting, was called on. When the charge was read out to her, and she was asked whether her plea would he guilty or not guilty, defendant stilted that she did not understand the charge, and asked for an interpreter. As there was no interpreter present, the Magistrate had to adjourn the hearing until next Court day.

Listen to Isitt, M.P.: —1 am a regular visitor to our Christchurch Turkish hath. Every race season 1 meet (here a number of jockeys, and very civil, courteous lads they are. So thin that one would think they could not possibly become any thinner, they are there to lake a few pounds of (lesh off their skeleton frames. Lying; on (he benches in the hot room, sometimes blankets covered over to speed the process, they endure for hours an experience that must be very trying, and one would think in the lung run injurious. Parched with thirst, they would give much for a drink of water; but that must not be. Already lighter than an ordinary woman, they must still further reduce their weight in order to help Sir George Clifford’s patriotic effort to produce a type of horse that will lend to our cavalry mounts the size, strength, and endurance that will carry a 13-stone man and his accoutrements on a forced march or across rough country in a 10-hour pursuit of the enemy.

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It is not generally known that there is a contingent of Japanese with the Canadian troops. They number about a hundred, and were settlers in British Columbia when they volunteered to fight against the Germans.

A New Zealand soldier on furlough says he found Paris almost entirely devoid of men of military age, but he happened across a few English and American business men. The Paris tramcars were driven bv women.

Certain charges will be preferred by the Crown against the proprietors of tlie three Wellington newspapers in respect of alleged breaches of the War Regulations in that they published information concerning certain oversea vessels. The cases will be heard on Monday.

There is likely to be a triangular contest for the Napier Mayoralty. Two candidates are in the field against the present Mayor (Mr Vigor Brown, M.P.). One of the candidates is Mr fan Simson, who contested the Hawke’s Bay seat against Sir John Pindlay.

At the Wellington Magistrate’s Court yesterday, William ProudJ'oot was charged with causing tin indecent document to be exhibited in a public place, namely, a shooting gallery in Manners Street. The document in question consisted of a photograph entitled “Scenes Eccentriques du Moulin Rouge,” The defendant was fined £5.

Mrs Elizabeth Craig' Burns, of Roslyn, who died last week, .was 05 years of age. She had been in the Dominion for 45 years, 40 of which were passed in the Roslyn district. Tier family consisted of 11 sons and one daughter, and there are 145 descendants in all —52 grandchildren, 77 great-grandchildren, and live great-great-grandchildren.

At the recent Methodist Conference the Rev. W. Rowe, of Foxton, was set down up to the second reading of stations for Johnsonville, In order to meet a special re(|uest, the linal reading fell to Rev. N. Turner. Since conference, the Johnsonville appointment has fallen through, and the President, with Rangiora’s concurrence, has offered the Johnsonville appointment to the Rev. W. Rowe, who yesterday wired his acceptance of same.

At the Palmerston SAT. Court on Thursday, the Ashhurst Patriotic Sports Club sued S. G. Peek for 2s (id, the value of a Jamb. The ca.se arose out of a weight-guessing competition. Defendant’s son and another person each guessed the correct weight, but defendant’s son was under the impression that his was the only correct guess, and he took possession of the lamb, and authorised his father to sell it. The magistrate reserved his decision. At the local Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, before Mr Kenrick, S.M., judgment for plaintiffs was entered up in the following undefended civil cases: Foxton Borough Council v. Elsie Webster (separate estate), claim £1 Ids 7d, costs 7s; Walker and Furrie v. A. Chamberlain, £3 7s 3d, costs ss; W. F. G. Scott v. Tuna Rori, £33, costs 395; R. Moore v. C. A. and F. Spring, £lO 4s 2d, costs 38s fid, and A. R. Osborne v. Edward Hannah, £lßs 4s Od, costs 15s. At the local Magistrate’s Court yesterday, George Irwin was charged by the Dog Registrar (J. McKnightj with keeping a dog of a greater age than six months and not having same registered. When the case was called, the Dog Registrar stated that defendant had registered the animal since the summons was taken out. The Magistrate said this did not free him,from liability for not having it registered at the right time. Apparently he had been warned, and would not do anything until the summons was issued. He would record a conviction and ordered defendant to pay costs,

The latest classification list of the General Service issued by the Public Service Commissioner contains some 5,900 names. Of this number -Hi per cent, of Civil servants receive salaries not exceeding £lO5 per annum, 75 per cent, do not exceed £220 per annum, 83 per cent, do not exceed £2OO per annum, 90 per cent, do not exceed £315 per annum, whilst the remaining 10 per cent, are more fortunate. This group includes permanent heads of Departments, technical experts, and professional men in the State Service. From these salaries deductions ranging from 5 per cent, to 10 per cent, are made for superannuation, which, of course, is for the ultimate benefit of the ollicer.

The Palmerston Times, in answer to a correspondent, writes: “Your argument is alright at first glance, hut it is as full of holes as a eollander. For every punter you can produce who has made money out of “spotting em,” we will show you a couple of hundred who owe a score at the grocers. For every betting man you can produce who has got a terrace of houses, we will show you two score of fat hookies with scarlet vests travelling firstclass and living on the fat of the land. Sir George Clifford is “doing no harm,’’ certainly, hut the animals he mostly gets his winnings from don’t wear manes. They grow wool, and say baa in chorus to every word their master speaks. The punter is just such another animal. He is tender when young, easy to muster, and makes no unnecessary protest about losing his fleece ”

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The Queen of the South arrived at 3 o’clock this morning from Wellington with general. She will sail again this evening for Wellington with hemp.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has initiated a pure-living campaign. At a Queen’s Hall (London) meeting the clergy was urged to encourage early marriages, break down parents’ objections. More babies were wanted to repair the wastage of war.

Caterpillars have not troubled farmers in Taranaki for many years, but the other day a huge army of the vermin suddenly emerged and.made a descent upon a. line paddock of maize just out of New Plymouth. When they had finished their operations nothing but the stalks were left.

In the course of his war article Lord Northciiffe comments upon General Godley, and says that to him “his New Zealanders are naturally the apple of his eye.” The Elthain Argus adds: “We wish the noble Lord had gone further and told us whai the New Zealanders think of General Godley—it might make interesting reading.”

Says a New York paper: —Any young swain can say “good-night” to his fair lady in 1.5 minutes, the faculty of Barnard College for Girls believes. A sort of Dan Cupid timetable has been arranged by the faculty, and Barnard girls are now living and loving by schedule. Among the rules arey “Callers must go at 10.30, fifteen minutes extra for goodnights in the reception hall. No lowered lights when a man comes to call. Automobile rides are prohibited. Six inches of space must separate dancers. No girl can dine in a cabaret.”

There is a knowing grape thief in Ihe environs of Foxton, and he has a special liking for the grapes grown by Mr Riddle. The thief visits the grape house on Sundays during Mr Riddle’s absence at church. In order to unfasten the locked door, portions of the glass in the frame have been repeatedly broken. The thefts have been going on for several seasons, and always on the. same day. It is probable that, the miscreant will yet be trapped and made to pay the penalty he so richlv deserves.

Following upon the announcement of an increase in (he selling price of the Wellington City and provincial newspapers, from the beginning of next month, the Dunedin* and Invercargill newspaper proprietories have decided to increase the price of the daily papers to lid. On the AVcst coast an increase to 2d is announced by the Greymouth and Hokitika daily papers. The Grey River Argus states that “if we lose the support already accorded to us through the increase to 2d per copy, the paper will cease publication in the near future.”

An indication that the Allies have an abundant store of shells and ammunition is contained in a cablegram received from a large lirm of manufacturing jewellers in London, it is well known that the services of working jewellers were requisitioned by the imperial Government for work in munition factories, and the message states that the Government has now releatA a great many workers, and U[ ( >. London firm in question, having again secured the services of their employees, is now able to fulfil orders for the jewellery trade.

On Wednesday, I wo letters reached Mr Bates (says tfie Post). One of; them, a somewhat rambling epistle, to which the sender had not troubled to sign his name, was from a person who, according to himself, knows considerably more about meteorology than the Dominion Meteorologist does. The other letter was of a totally different character. It was from a sheepfarmer, who, after expressing his gratitude to the Meteorologist for his weather forecasts, which ho said he had found of the greatest use, notified Mr Hates that he was sending down pi quarter from one of the lambs the forecasts had safeguarded!

The standard merchant ships that Sir .lohn Maclay has ordered on behalf of the State of Great Britain (says the London correspondent of the Glasgow Herald),, are to be vessels of about 4,000 tons gross. Their propelling machinery is to be of about 2,000 i.h.p,, and their speed will be about eleven knots. They are what the average shipbuilder would call “very simple jobs,” although in some quarters the opinion prevails that the simplicity might very well have been carried a good deal further. Only one standard type lias so far as this correspondent knows been ordered; but another design exists, and will no doubt in due time be embodied.

The Stratcord correspondent of the Taranaki Herald writes: “There is nothing the Government of this country is so afraid of as the spending of money on educational facilities, and I am afraid the Government faithfully reflects the attitude of the majority of tjie people. The spending of Iqrge sums upon luxuries and amusements is regarded with the greatest complacency, fait we are easily alarmed at a prospect of having to find very much smaller amounts for useful purposes. For instance, it will be found that a proposal to spend upon the improvements of the harbour another £IOO,OOO, which is £2 a head of Taranaki’s population, will be opposed by men who think nothing of spending twice £2 on a day’s racing. They will give £3OO for a. motor ear and lie awake of nights worrying over the cost of school books,”

Upwards of twenty cases of diphtheria are reported in Palmerston. Owing to the outbreak it has been found necessary to close the Terrace End school.

The price of gas in 'Wellington will be increased next month by 5d per 1,000 feet. The present rate is 7s (id. The reason for the advance is the extra cost of labour •and material.

“Our Engineer tells untruths,’’ said Or. Smith at a recent meeting of the .Stratford County Council. The Engineer replied: “If you were even half a man you would not dare to say that.” Cr Smith; “You abused me at our last meeting.” The Engineer: “You will get a good deal more before I have done with you, you miserable old skunk.”

The statement was made by a witness in a betting case at the Auckland Police Court that “tolaljsator officials habitually altered the figures on betting tickets, that it was a common thing to accept large sums before the time and not put them on the machine till after the bell has stopped, also to alter the clock so that the totalisator closed before or after (he correct time.”

Considerable excilemenl occurred on the I’aekakariki hill on W ednesdny, when a large motor ear bound for Auckland caught lire. The occupants managed to subdue the Jlames, hut, it is staled, left behind a part of their luggage, which contained £IOO worth of jewellery and £SO in notes. On reaching Otaki they noticed their loss, and immediately returned, only jo find no trace of the goods.

People who Taney that when peace is declared there will he a Niagara of American tourists let loose on Europe and that Englishmen can at once visit the Continent as of yore, are living in a Tool’s paradise, remarks London Opinion. For many a long year there will ho passport regulations in vogue, and the mere Tact of the shortage of shipping and hotel accommodation here —as well as the continued high price of food —will operate as an effectual bar to the tripper to or from the light little island. Peace will mean the stoppage ot slaughter, hut war conditions will continue in most other respects Tor a . long time.

A medical man has suggested that in the interests of public health, the Palmerston Borough Council should pul down live artesian wells. Water of the purest kind, lie staled, would then he available for the public, and that they would use it liberally, especially in summer. He remarked that there was no better drink than pure water, and this could lie provided for the Borough by the Council having four or five artesian pipes driven in suitable localities. Hundreds of families would be provided with pure wafer, and to children parfieuhvriv, who consumed so much of it in the hot weather, it would be one of the greatest concessions ihe city Fathers could give them. Adults, also, would appreciate the gift, and, needless to say, remarked the medical man, the town would derive a great gain at a fairly reasonable expenditure of money. (C It was in the open air in the Post ' Office Square, Sydney, that the Antarctic hero shook them up. He had been asked to address a recruiting meeting, and here are some of the verbal missiles he flung at the crowd of 10,000 Australians who listened to him; “I say to you that this call means mure than duty, more than sacrifice, more than glory; it is the supreme opportunity offered every man of our race to justify himself before his own soul. Love of ease, love of money, love of woman, love of life —all these are small things in the scale against your own manhood. The blood that has been shed on the burning hills ol Gallipoli and the sodden fields of Flanders calls to you. Politics, prejudices, petty personal interests are nothing. Fi°’ht because you have the hearts of men, and because, it you tail, you will know yourselves in your

own inner conscience to lie tor ever shamed. And to the women of Australia I would say just this —ho as the women of Sparta, who said to husbands, brothers, and fathers; ‘Come hack victorious or on your shields!' ” Rings true, doesn’t it i Wanted Known: Walker and Furrie help you to practice economy by offering you pure high-grade groceries at the very lowest prices.