LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1716, 24 May 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Auckland provincial district lias raised £(il 2,00(1 for various patriotic purposes, including £390,000 i'or the provincial patriotic fund and other objects of a general character, £120,000 for Belgian relief, £90,000 for the Navy League funds, and £B,OOO for the Bed Cross fund.

Damages to the amount of £384 have been awarded by an Auckland jury to Ivan Black, land agent and farmer, at Mama, W’hangarei, against Alex. Gordon Mackenzie and Bichard Sissons Mackenzie, farmers, in an action brought to recover £1,084 damages for alleged malicious prosecution on a charge of cattle stealing.

Mr G. G. Bell, who, prior to enlisting for active service, was associated with Air B. Moore’s local legal practice, has been admitted into partnership in the legal linn of Hampson and Davys, of Rotorua, Matamata and Morrinsville. Mr Bell will be the resident partner at iMalamala. While in Foxton Mr Bell made many friends, and those closely associated with him predicted for him a brilliant legal career. His Foxton friends will wish him every success. The sudden acquisition of wealth does not disturb “the even tenor of the way’’ of some people, says‘the Poverty Bay Herald. A Alaori avoman in Gisborne last week had over £I,OOO in notes tied in a silk handkerchief fastened to her waist. Until a pakeha friend called her attention to it, some £2O notes could be seen bulging out from the “wad.” Another Maori woman had over £l7O concealed in her clothing, and others had greater or lesser sums in their possession.

Patrick .Nolan, an engine-driver, employed at Messrs Kealing and Pekin’s llaxinill, .near Mercer, was found unconscious beside his engine on Thursday last. He was taken to the Waikato Hospital, where he died on Saturday without regaining' consciousness. At the inquest medical evidence showed that death was due to a fracture of the skull. Mr Pekin, who found the deceased unconscious, said he surmised that Nolan had been on top of the engine, oiling up, and had fallen, striking a beam alongside. The deceased was a single man, 30 years of age.

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At the local police court this morning, before Mr Hornblow, J.P., Harold Simms was convicted and iined 5s for drunkenness.

The Acting-Prime Minister (Sir James Allen) has received advice that the first portion of the 23rd Reinforcements has reached its destination safely.

In the Christchurch Police Court, Daniel Stevens, licensee of the Marine Hotel at Sumner, was fined forty shillings and cos'ts for refusing to supply meals to two carters from Lyttelton at 9.30 at night.

The Christchurch City Council on Monday night carried a motion endorsing the motion passed by a public meeting in Dunedin urging in the interests of national efficiency that the hours for (he sale of liquor should be from 8 a.m. to (i p.m. The Mayor was also asked to convene a public meeting 1 in support of the movement.

Members of the Otaki Town Board, comprising Commissioners A. W. Tattoo, If. H. Olliver, F. 11. Bright, and H. Nicholson, accompanied by Mr S. Jickell, C.E., of Palmerston North, have made a trip to the forks of the AVaitohu river, with a view of.' Mr Jickell making a report on, the stream as to its’ possibilities of supplying Otaki township with a water supply. In consequence of the recent rains, an abundance of water was found five miles out of the township, at an altitude of 515 ft., and even with a long spell of dry weather (says the Otaki Mail) the stream should prove sufficient for an excellent supply. The temperature at the “forks” was found to be (>3 degrees.

Writing to The Post, a correspondent makes these comments: “In view of the fact that three motor ear' parties have met with serious accidents on (he Paekakariki Hill within (he past week, it appears (o he high time that (he authorities took in hand the completion of (he Ppper Hutt-Waikinae road. There remains hut about three miles of road formation and two small bridges (o erect (o complete (ho work. The road, which for many miles is bounded on both sides by beautiful and rare native bush, is a nice easy grade, a,ml would be a, boon to motorists. The distance from Wellington via the Upper 1 lu(t-Waikanae road is (he same as (he route taking in Paekakariki Hill, so (he gain to motorists would be very great.”

Hast Sunday afternoon (writes the London correspondent of the Post, under date 71 h March), Mr Massey was going to Walton-on-TJiames, (o visit the hospital, when he met with a nasty mishap. lls was accompanied in his Daimler car by Miss Massey, Colonel Ilardie Neil, N.Z.M.C., and Air F. D. Thomson (private secretary). As the ear was going through Chelsea at a moderate speed, a small car driven by a lady suddenly emerged out of a cross-street. In order to avoid a serious collision, the chauffeur of Mr Massey’s car [lulled right round on to the footpath, and crashed into the doorway of a. butcher’s shop, but not in time to avoid indicting some damage to the small ear. Air Massey’s Daimler was somewhat badly injured, and the front of the shop very much damaged. Fortunately all the occupants escaped without a scratch.

Bcference to (lie visit, to Britain of the Prime .Minister, (In 5 Bight Hon. W. E. Massey, and the Minister for Finance, Sir Joseph AVard, was nnide on Saturday, at Auckland, hy the IL’m. Arthur M. Myers. “Our two leaders, as you know, have been attending- a war conference at Home,” he said, “and lately 1 have heard some comment on the length of time they have stayed away. When, however, the public hear of the important and onerous duties which have been engaging (heir attention (hey will realise that they have been doing yocman service not only to New Zealand, hut to the Empire. As one result: of (he war conference,” added the Minister, “there is going to he a convention of the various parts of the Empire every year/'

Improvement is reported in the condition of the It) year-old youth who last Monday underwent a brain operation at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Mountain Bead, with the consent of the Cabinet, says the .Auckland Herald. It is now believed that the patient is out of danger, though Jus progress towards convalescence will necessarily be slow. Unremitting care is still essential, and this he is receiving from the surgeon in charge of the case, and the nursing sisters and staff of the hospital. The operation was performed with (ho object of removing brain pressure, due to a fall when the lad was about five years old, to which were attributed certain acts committed by him subsequently. Great interest is being taken in the case by the authorities, owing to the bearing a successful result of the operation may have upon the future treatment of criminology in New Zealand.

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Mr W. 11. Ferris chief hemp grader, was in Foxton to-day.

Empire Day was .fittingly celebrated at the local State school today, on the lines suggested by the Education Board. The flag was saluted, this afternoon, and the children were addressed by the Mayor (Mr John Chrystall). Mr G. Bickan, flaxmillcr, of 13a 1’clutha and Mat aura, is at present in Foxton. Mr Bickan is making a four of inspection of the llaxmills in the district with a view to installing up-to-date machinery, similar to that in use here, in his mills in the South Island.

The monthly sitting of the Mag-’ istrate's Court will be, held before Mr W. G. Kenriek, S.M., 10-momnv. Among the eases set down for hearing are two charges of alleged assault, several eases under ihe Licensing Act, and a number of civil cases.

A man cuts Ins linger nails on an

average once a week; at each paring he removes a sixteenth of an inch; a quarter of an inch a month, or three inches a year. So between his twentieth and fiftieth years, thirty years in all, he removes 7ft. Gin. of nail. The finger nails on the right hand grow more rapidly than (hose on the left.

The population of Berlin, in January, was declining at the rate of 300 per week, with practically the same ratio in England. The cessation of war does not decrease the death-rate immediately. For years after thi* Eranco-Prussian war the death-rate increased. It takes

nearly twenty years alter a great war for (lie death-rate to lie restored to (lie normal average.

The Wellington Post asks: When are the authorities going to enforce the provisions of the Military Service Act in seeing that every man of military age is on the roll. As nearly nine months have elapsed since the enrolment of the Reserve was proclaimed, it is argued (hat the authorities have 1 had ample time in which to take vigorous action in this direction.

That the Nelson district contains a number of long-lived residents is evident from a report, which appears in The Mail of an “Old Folks at Home" gathering at .Richmond last Friday afternoon. The Mail says: —“On an analysis of the. audience of some 150 persons, - most, of whom claimed to have seen at least (id summers, it was discovered that there were present no less than IS over 70 years of age 10 over 75, (i over 80, 3 over 81, 2 over 82. Tiie “queen" of the assemblage proved to be a great-great:-grantU mother —Mrs Haycock. Of thoso longest in (he district, there were 21 over 50 years’ resident, l(f over 55, 14 over (it), 8 over (55; (i over 70, 3 over 75. Mrs Smith was acknowledged as prize-winner, with a score of 70. Mr TunniclilTe was also awarded a beautiful bouquet because he had been in the Dominion for 70 years. The double event for (he couple longest married and “still going strong” was won by Mr and Mrs Fitlall. Mr Alackay aged 82, having been converted in Nelson Hospital at the age of 17, was hailed as the holder of the longest Christian record. Mr Mackay gave a number of interesting facts connected with his arrival and early life in New Zealand, and produced a framed ’picture depicting his family with all its farm belongings about to embark from a, Scottish port.