LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1702, 24 April 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The last meeting of the local State School Committee, as at present constituted, will be held at 8 o’clock this evening.

The local State school will be (dosed to-morrow, Anzac Day, but (he scholars above St. 11. will assemble at the school at 2 p.m. and join in the procession at 2.30 p.m.

The Mounted Rifles are requested to parade in Harbour St. at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow, in order to take part in the procession which precedes the Memorial Service in the Town Hall at 3 p.m.

At a. Court Martial at Dunedin on the 17th inst., Rhys Tudor Morrisli, of Owaka, the first man here unwilling to present himself for medical examination, was found guilty and sentenced to 5(5 da vs’ dotenti-

Local business people have decided to close their premises at 5.30 as from Monday, 23rd hist. (yesterday). The usual months for the early closing were May, dune and duly, but owing; to the cocal shortage i( was considered advisable to bring the early (dosing into operation immediatelv.

Mr X. E. Baildon, who was at Friday' night’s meeting of the Borough Council appointed to the position of manager of the local gas works, has recently been employed as gastitter and acting-manager during the manager’s absence, at the Waihi works. He is a married man, 37 years of age, and served his apprenticeship with the Auckland Gas Co., Ltd., where he was employed for 13J years under the managership of Mr 11. Atkinson and Mr C. Suggate. He left there to take over (he position of working manager of the Bahiatua gas works, which position he held for four years, resigning to accept a position as plumber under (he Auckland Education Board. After putting in three years in this position, Mr Baildon left and joined the Waihi gas works. Mr Baildon will' lake up his duties in Foxton almost immediatelv.

Mr T. Bowe juur., sou of Mr and Mrs T. Bowe, of Maroriti. who volunteered for active service shortly after the war broke out, was turned down on account of defective eyesight. He was not satisfied that his eyesight was had enough to prevent him getting to the front, and went through a shooting test, and as a result recently sent the following letter to the Officer Commanding the Group Area : —“I volunteered for active service when war broke out, hut was turned down because one of my eyes was slightly affected. Since then I have gone through a .-.hooting test with very satisfactory results, firing twenty shots at 200 and 300 yards, and scoring three bullseyes and the balance tourers. I would sooner volunteer again than he a conscript, and I think it was absurd to turn me down for such a trilling matter. I’m sure I will stand the training, and shoot or stand up to a German as good as the next one. Please advise mu if 1 would stand a chance if I tried again.” Mr Bowe has received a reply from the Group Officer advising him to try again.

If enough is as good as a feast, As pale prigs and philosophers say, We all hope to get that much at least, And without any needless delay. But whatever we get must be good. Of quality potent and pure; More consoling than wealth, and conducive to health, Like Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, I

Holy Communion will be celebrated at All Saints' Church at 10.30 a.m. to-morrow.

Yesterday was the anniversary of the birth of the Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare, who was born on 23rd April, 1564, and who died on 23rd April, 1616. Mr W. 11. Stubbs, secretary of the District Hospital, died suddenly at Palmerston last night. The cause of death was hemorrhage of the brain.

The Awahou, from Wellington, with general, arrived at midday today. She will sail again for Wellington to-moiTow with a cargo of hemp.

A meeting of the committee of the Foxton Bowling Club was held last night, when it was decided to have a “working bee" of members tomorrow to top-dress (he green. Work will commence at nine o'clock in the morning, and all members are requested to roll up and lend a hand.

It was mentioned at the last meeting of the Ilorowhenua County Council (hat some llaxmill hands were making some 20s to 30s a day, while no man received under 12s a day, and some were almost quite inexperienced. A lad of 15 years secured 11s a dav in one mill.

A special meeting of the Ashburton Comity Council unanimously resolved: “That this Council views with great disapproval the action of the miners in their endeavour to hamper the Government at this critical time in our history, and supports the Government in any steps it may deem necessary to lake in restoring order."

Speaking at Wellington the other evening on (he “Physical Condition of School Children,” Dr. Ada Patterson condemned the frequent attendance of children at picture shows. Defective eyesight, for instance, could be attributed to the picture shows, as could several other disabilities. The doctor emphasised the need for as much fresh air for the child as it was possible to obtain.

Mr Robert Greig, the actor, tells a good soldier story. Three soldiers, who had been up in the front line, were walking along a road back to their billets, and each had a Fritz trophy. One had a Prussian helmet, one a sabre, and the third a door-knocker. They were met by some other soldiers, to whom the trophies were shown. They quite understood the sentimental value of the helmet and sabre,, but, asked what an old door-knocker meant. “Well, you see, it’s like this,” said the soldier. “I was knocking at a door of a house within the line of fire, when along came a shell, and blew the house out of my hand!”

The balance-sheet of the local Patriotic Society shows that the receipts from till sources from the establishment of the Society to Mart'll 31st totalled £2,IK) Kss Id. Of this amount subscriptions am! donations was the largest contributor, the total under this head being £1)44 IDs 3d, donations from schools amounted to £29 48s 3d, distress fund donations to £9 (is (id, subscriptions of members £2 5s Od, patriotic shop £622 7s Bd, patriotic boxes £lB6 2s 9d, and special efforts £321 Kis lid, made up the balance. The expenditure totalled £338 11s 9d, being made up of; Payments for relief of soldiers (wounded and discharged) and dependents £Bl 10s Od, payments to other funds £225 17s 4d, and sundries £3l 4s sd, leaving a balance in hand of £1,778 4s 4d. Of this amount £1,250 is deposited in the Post OJlice Savings Bank, £SOO is on tlxed deposit with the Bank of New Zealand, and the balance £2B 4s 4d is to the credit of the Society’s current account with the Bank of New Zealand. The annual report of the Society appears on page 1.

in the course of a letter to Mr \V. 11. Pie!d, M.P, for Otaki, the Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon. G. W. llussell) says: —“With reference to the erosion of the Waikanae River, and to the desirability of the formation of a river board to deal with the matter, 1 have to inform you that if a petition signed by a majority of the ratepayers in the area proposed to be constituted a river district is presented, 1 will favouribly consider the constitution of the district, provided, however, that such district takes in all the lands on both sides of the river that are, or may bo, affected by any proposed protection works. I feel convinced that if a river district is constituted, the County Council should be the hoax'd of such district. You are, however, doubtless aware that a county council has already power to undertake river protection, section 148 of the Counties Act giving a council power to construct public works within or without the county —‘public work’ meaning, amoug other things, the protection of land from encroachment or destruction by sea or river. 1 have given this whole question careful consideration, and while 1 am convinced of the necessity of some action being taken to prevent the further erosion by the river, it is not a case in which the Government can take any action.”

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