LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1740, 26 July 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Among the severe eases in recent casualty lists appear the names of Privates P. J. Kelly and M. Lenihan, of Poston, The Queen of the South, from Wellington with general, arrived this afternoon. She' will sail again for Wellington to-morrow afternoon with a cargo of hemp. Mr M. Moynihan, of the Club Hotel, Shannon, drew the second prize of £I,BOO in No. 1 TattersalTs .sweep on the Grand National Hurdles. Up to (he present the Police Department lias not appointed a successor to the late Constable Hanlon at Pox ton, and Constable Woods is having a busy time. A man belonging to the Hamilton military district, who was drawn in the ballot, -was arrested on warrant; on Monday by Constable Burrell, in the backbloeks of Horoeka, over 30 miles from Pahialua. He has been handed over to the military authorities. A soldier in a neighbouring district (says the Palmerston Standard) was being farewclled at a social. The chairman, in making him a •presentation, incidentally remarked that so far that particular district had escaped inclusion in the casualties. Next day the speaker was advised that his own son had been killed in action. The Hon. A. L. Hardman assured the House on Tuesday that the people were being fully taxed, and he ventured to say that at this period of the war there was no more happy or prosperous portion of the Empire (Hear, hear). .Millions of money were rolling into the country, and there was no more blessed or prosperous or fortunate people in the world than the people of New Zealand. Jessie Moir, a boardinghousekeeper of Palmerston South, was lined £SO for sly-grog selling, 1 George Wilson, for delivering liquor having reasonable grounds to suspect it was intended for consumption, was fined £2O. The Magistrate said systematic sly-grog selling had been indulged in. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 1/0 and 2/6.

The Fox ton Girls’ Guild forwarded to the British Hod Cross depot, Wellington, yesterday, one ease containing the following; —8 Flannels, 12 pairs tlannel underpants, 2 flannel bed jackets, 80 towel face washers, 7 treasure bags, 15 handkerchiefs, 2 Ink. scarves, 4 Ink. face washers, G pairs Ink. sox, 2 pairs Ink. spiral sox, 2 pairs Ink. ted sox, 24 swabs, 17 suits pyjamas, 2 balaclavas.

An emphatic defence of the dairy farmers was made by Mr Vernon Reed in the House of Representatives. Mr Reed remarked that the dairy farmers were very anxious to know what their position was going to be, because of the great shortage of ships. Members of the House had inferred that the farmer was not paying his taxation. What the dairy farmers objected to was that any tax should be a class tax.

A Gazette Extraordinary was issued on Tuesday night proclaiming that no!withstanding anything in section 4 of the Military Service Act, a Native reservist who lias been married in accordance with Native custom on or before the first day of -May, 1915, .and whoso marriage is for the time being subsisting, shall bo a member of the Second Division of (he Native Expeditionary Force Reserve.

A deputation representing Palmerston business men, district local bodies and school committees, waited upon (he -Minister for Education at Wellington on Monday, and urged the erection of a Girls’ High Sch.ol at Palmerston. The Minister appeared favourably impressed with Ibe request, and promised lo endeavour to have a grant placed on the estimates for (hat purpose.

Al flic; Kaikohe (Whangaroi) Magistrate's Conrf on Saturday, a Dalmatian named Paul Bolica, on a charge of having' criminally assaultml a girl under 15 years of age, was committed for trial at the Supreme Court, Auckland. Bail was allowed in two sureties of £2llO each.' Sergeant Powell prosecuted. Botica’s cousin, also a Dalmatian, having the same surname, was commit - led for trial on a similar charge at Kaikohe three weeks ago.

There are various definitions of ‘'friend, - ' luu that given hy a witness in the 'Wellington Magistrate's Court: would be hard to beat, as regards originaliiy. “This man is a friend of yours B’ queried the Sub-In-spector. Witness (with emphasis) : “No, ho is no friend of mine; 1 haven’t drank wilh him in my life. Why, I don’t like the man." In upholding his own eharaefer, (lie witness said lhal, in 14 years, lie had only been run in three limes,

Speaking with considerable emphasis in the House on Tuesday, Mr Forbes advocated that the extra taxation required for the purposes of the war should fall on the proper shoulders. The additional money made out of the war, lie said, must receive, the heavy taxation. When (he Budget came down lie hoped it would contain the most drastic system of taxation, and ho was sure the majority of the people would ho pleased.

“It has been suggested that now America has come into the war New Zealand's contribution will be hut a drop in the ocean, but we have to remember that it is the last man and last drop of blood that counts. Besides, what of New Zealand’s example to her big sister Dominions 1 ? If wo cry enough it will, no doubt, have the effect of disheartening the bigger Dominions,” —Air H. F. von Haast, at a Wellington meeting of the War League.

A envious story is related regarding a man who enlisted for active service, giving his age as 44 years. He passed the training tests successfully in camp, and had been up on final leave. His wife went to Wellington to see her husband before he left fur the front, and when chatting with one of the officers she chanced to mention her son at the front. Booing asked her husband's age, she replied, “55 years,” and as a result of her frankness look' her husband home again for being over ago.

Margaret .Jones, a young woman, appeared in the Dunedin Police Court on a fdmrgo of escaping from Te Oranga Industrial School. She got away from the escorting matron at Christchurch railway station, and remained at large for throe months. She was then captured and brought to Dunedin Police Station, where she again escaped and was not located for three weeks, during which time she was married to a returned soldier. Her arrest interrupted the honeymoon. The ease was remanded for a week, bail being refused.

The Ecilding Star says that a ralher serious accident happened to Mr E. Short, the well-known stud breeder, at his farm, Parurangi, this weelc. He was holding a young horse while a boy was trying to mount it, when (he animal lashed out and kicked the lad. Mr Short made an endeavour to save the lad from furl her danger, when he was himself kicked and knocked down. While on the ground he was severely kicked in the head and rendered unconscious. Medical aid was called immediately, and later on Mr Short regained He will probably be laid up for some time.

Xo cold is XAZOL-proof. And no cough and cold remedy is so economical as XAZOL. Eighteenpence buys GO doses —more than three a penny.

Wanted Known: The Store where quality and value lead is Walker and Furrie’s. The best of everything—always.

In conversation with our representative, the Chairman of the Manawatu, County Council (Sir James Wilson) said the Council was faced with a grave difficulty in respect to the repair and maintenance of the Foxton-Palmerston road between Bainesse and Rangiotu. He was aware of the bad state of the road, and had suggested a loan to carry out improvements. Sir James agreed that-most of the traffic on this arterial road was from districts outside 1 lie county boundary, and agreed a portion of the upkeep should bo borne by adjoining boroughs.

Mrs Luke, the Mayoress .if Wellington, will visit Foxton to-morrdw . (Friday) afternoon and meet the lo- ' cal womenfolk in the Town Hall supper-room at 2.30 o’clock. (Mrs Luke will deliver an address on various phases of patriotic work of interest to the ladies. Admission will be by silver coin, and afternoon tea will be provided for those repairing it for the modest sum of (id. ■ The funds so raised will supplement 1 he money in hand for the Christinas (lift Parcels for soldiers and sailors. It is hoped that the local womenfolk will turn out in good numbers.

A young soldier and his -wife, who were married the day previously, attended at North London Police Court recently, and complained that the man’s mother and sister bad ‘‘called (hem names.” Mr Heddorivick (the magistrate) : “Did the mother forbid the marriage?” The wife: “Mo, but she was jolly annoy'd wlu'ii die found out that the allowance from the War Cilice would be slopped, and that 1 should get it instead. Then the sisters turned upon me, and 1 was everything that was bad. They did give me a time of it.” Mr lieddenvick: “Shall I ■.’■rant a summons or send a solemn policeman to caution your mother and sislers-in-!aw?” The wife: “Oh, do - end a policeman.” Mr Heddcrwick ; "Yes. Let a solemn policeman caution those people.”

A. wrestling emilesi for £25 a-sicle and the ehampionship of New Zealand loot; place he!ween Joe Gardiner, light-weigh) champion-of New Zealand, and Die. Woods, 2!Hh Specialists Company, in the Feathers!on Town Hall on Monday evening. Fie. Woods was hilled as an ox-light-weight champion of England. The conditions were the best two out of three falls, or if at the end of one hour one fall had been secured by ■me of the contestant's Unit fall would constitute a win. The American toe-hold, and the double-hammer-lock were barred. Sergeant ,'d'Leod, of the military police, w-faif is a well-known Xew ZcahimpvpßOsller acted as referee. In .f} ie con . eluding 1-5 minutes a,.-f'all was awarded (o W oods.-Woods later declared that lie desired to win the championship hy four straight falls, and challenged Gardiner to meet him at an early date. 'Gardiner accepted, and it was agreed to allow all holds, including jn-jitsu. No date has been fixed for the match, although a purse of £SO was agreed Dr. Thacker, speaking in the ™ House on Tuesday, Contended that the men who went away with the Main Body should lie given a holiday. The men had no chance to complain, but he had received letters which showed him that the men wanted to come home; and lie contended that with the men at our command it was possible to give them leave and still supply reinforcements for the next eighteen month-. Dr. Timelier went on to speak of the rale at which we were sending our men away —29,000 a year —as against a wastage of 0,000 a year; and he contended that that warranted us in curtailing our reinforcements. He argued (hat there were a I present at the front -10,000 of our men; it would take Ax m seven years to waste that number; and he urged that the War Dfiice did not know what was the pc-itiou of New Zealand if we sent away our Second Divi.-ion men. We r. mild have no men to fall hack on, : m to produce the primary product:-. Furl hoi', lie suggested that the dmin tin' despatch of the next con tin gent was an intimation that the Onvernment was climbing down in regard to the sending away of our n - inforeemenfs, and, perhaps, funking the wages they would hav<- opay to the men of tho Second Division. The Chairman of the local Sialc School Committee, speaking a.- one of (he deputation to the Minister 1 ■»r Education, urging the establishes n 1: of a Girls’ High School al Palm- r- ■ ton, said it had been suggested ;C ilie Foxlnn primary school should he raised to the status of a District. High School, Personally he did not agree with Ihe suggestion hecau.se the local children who qualified for secondary education could he much better catered for at the well-equip-ped and efficiently staffed central, institution at Palmerston. He add- -> ed that (he opinion had been freely expressed that the Department had squandered too much money on socalled country district high and technical schools. Palmerston lent itself to centralisation, and would he believed, he made an important centre of education in the future. “Oh, Clarissa, my dear, come quickly here! I’m certain poor baby is dying— It’s always counted a fatal sign When a croupy child ceases crying.” “Oh, talk sense, Tilly! and don’t be . silly ’ * . off He’s improving, for I’v()-”jade sure — y * Come close and peep at the darling asleep! He’s had Woods’ Peppermint Cure.” 16 ,

An amendment of the law is under consideration, slated Mr Massey, in the House of Representatives yesterday, in reply to a question by Mr Vernon Reid, member for Bay of Islands, as to whether he has yet had the opportunity of considering the provisions of the Unlawful Associations Amendment Bill introduced into the Australian Parliament by Air Hughes, aiming at the destruction of the TAVAV. and kindred institutions, and providing for the deportation of undesirables; and whether he will introduce into Parliament a measure having similar objects ?