LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1741, 28 July 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A most enjoyable time was spent by those who attended the euchre party held under the auspices of All Saints’ vestry in the' schoolroom on Thursday night. The more land they get the more they want,” said Mr \Y. T. Jennings in the House of Representatives. “It is,” he added, “ the same sort of thing that happens to a man who becomes addicted to alcohol.” The Address-in-Reply debate was concluded in the House on Thursday. Mr McCombs’ amendment in favour of reduced reinforcements was rejected without a division. The Address-in-Reply motion was adopted.

Members of the Territorials are notified by advertisement that they must attend parade on Monday night, at 8 o’clock.

It is officially stated that the Government is considering the question of proposing another war bonus for public servants this year. It is stated by the Marlborough Express that since the beginning of the season 13 whales —most of them of large size—have been captured by the Tory Channel party, or one more than the total for the whole of the previous season. “I hear of the case of a man’who, with one stroke of his pen, made a profit of £7,000 on goods which he had purchased before the war began. That is the man I want to sec taxed.” —An opinion expressed by Mr Jennings in the House of Representatives.

Owing to Dr. Mandl's illness, and unavoidable absence under treatment, Foxton, for the time being, is without the services of a resident medical man. Dr. Bryson, of Levin, who is acting as locum for Dr. Mandl, has to work the two districts, and is kept exceedingly busy.

“I have come across cases in which girls under l(i years of age have been left with soldiers’ pay and the soldiers’ mother left to starve,” said Mr Nosworthy in 1 he House. Tie urged that the Government should take steps to bring about a different slate of,affairs. A First Division farmer in (his district, who was drawn in the ballot, sold his stock and farm and made every preparation to go to cam]), when he was given to understand that he had been placed in a different class, and would be required for home service only, later on, —Feilding Star. ■ The Queen of the South, from Wellington willi a cargo of general, arrived at 2 o’clock on Thursday aflernoon. The wet weather interfered with discharging operations, and she is still here, but will sail for Wellington to-morrow with a cargo of wool.

A girl aged fourteen months, daughter of Captain A. Whitney, died as the result of eating quinine tabloids which her father kept on a tabic in a bottle for his own use. A doctor stated at t-lie inquest that the tabloids were very sweet and agreeable to the palate. If a child of fourteen months swallowed two or throe the result would be fatal.

Mr Brook - Held, M.L.A., of Sydney, has been lined £IOO or six months’ for stating during the recent election that lie would not light for the Union Jack. He would only spill blood for the red flag. All the miners at Broken Hill (Brookfield’s stronghold) ceased work as a protest. A meeting of several thousand was hold outside the Court, where red flag songs were sung, “Thai is unmitigated snobbery and u very rank in justice,” said Mr A. S. Malcolm (ClullTa), in referring lo (he fact that (he Education Department makes an allowance lo teachers who join the Expeditionary Force with commissioned rank, but pays nothing in the case of privates and non-commissioned officers. A teacher who becomes an officer has his military pay made up lo the amount of the salary he previously received.

“It would have been very much belter for many of our religions if they had not put their faith on paper. 1 never yet knew anyone who could swallow the Westminster Confession of faith in its entirety.” —Sir John Findlay, K.C., at the Military Service Board on Wednesday during the hearing of appeals on behalf of Iti conscientious objectors belonging to the sect known as the “Tcstimonv of Jesus.’'’

At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, before Mr AY, G. Kenrick, S.M., judgment for plaintiffs was entered up in the undefended civil cases 11. C. Patterson v. V. AAT’ight, claim 18s (id, costs 7s, and J. IT. Fargar v. H, Grey, £-1 (is 4d, costs 10s. In the judgment summons case IT. AV. Richmond v. Peter Reihana, after hearing judgment debtor’s evidence as to his earnings, the Magistrate declined to make an order.

Mrs Eliza Ann Foster, a very highly respeeded resident of Dunedin, passed away on Tuesday morning, in her 100th year. The deceased was born in Cornwall on June 13th, 1818, and with her late husband, Mr H. A. Foster, and their younger son, Mr 11. C. Foster, came out to New Zealand by the ship Mary, landing at Port Ciialiners on April 11th, 1840. She had thus been a resident of Dunedin for 08 years.

The many Foxlon friends of Mill. Billens, of Palmerston N., will regret to hear that he met with a painful accident on Thursday evening. He was knocked down by a taxi cab, and rather badly shaken. The ear struck him in the hack, and he was dragged some distance. Mr Billens was conveyed to the liospi. tal. He is over seventy, but has a vigorous constitution, and it is hoped no permanent injury will result.

In varied themes, of pathos, love and mirth, I wreathe verses round a shrine of worth; To tell all those who nasty coughs endure, All they need is Woods’ Peppermint Cure. For youth or age, for children oxadults, In every case a speedy cure results; Once tried, proved, others they’ll abjure, Purchase only Woods’ Peppermint Cure. 9

“The time has passed,” said a delegate to the New Zealand Automobile Union, “when this body was the unquestioning champion of motors ists. We have absolutely no sympathy with those motorists who disregard the speed regulations as if they were not in force” (Hear, hear).

H. G. Wells’ latest book, “What is Coming?” is being widely discussed by British newspapers owing to its dealing so intimately with the state of polygamy, which many writers hint will become the law of England and Germany after the war is over. After the Franeo-Prussian war polygamy was permitted, and every increase was made a mark of special rejoicings.

The Dimiuion Conference of the Farmers’ Union passed a resolutio»expressing the opinion that the offerof the Imperial Government to pur- *' chase the next season’s wool clip atthe same price and same terms as last year is satisfactory, but demanding that the Dominion Government should stipulate that payment must be made for not weight, namely, no draft allowance, also that valuers should adhere strictly to schedule.

“I think," said Mr P. S. M’Leau, president of the New Zealand Automobile Union, at the annual meeting at Wellington, “that the main highways of New Zealand should bo taken over by the Government, instead of allowing the various sections of the roads to be in the hands of the local bodies. Imagine the various sections of the Main Trunk railway being in the hands of these bodies instead of being controlled by one big Department.”

Sir .lames Allen, replying lo Dr. f Thacker in (ho House of Representatives, said the elassiliealion of wounded was as follows: —Seriously wounded were eases in which (here were grave douhls as In recovery; dangerously wounded were eases who had every elianee of recovery; wounded were eases slightly hurl, in no danger, and with every probability that they would return to the front. When a seriously wounded ease improved, it was then removed lo the dangerously wounded class.

Giving evidence in support of the appeals of the conscientious objectors belonging to the society known as the ‘‘Testimony of Jesus,” appearing before the Wellington Mili- '' I ary Service Board, a witness stated that he had been a member of the body for eleven years. He had been gin enthusiastic member of a rifle dub, but bad been compelled to give it up, as he could not seek thy-tirve of God with a rifle in _lris hand. " “Have yon ever sued anybody in Court?” asked the Chairman (MrH. •). Beswiek), “No, sir,” was the re- £ ply of (he witness, which caused some amusement, “but Fd like to.” In explanation, he said that when he went out; of business a few years ago he had debts on his books amounting to over £250, which he had not recovered, and a man had living in a lion.se of his for five years and had never paid him a 2)cnny of rent. T '

Mr AV. 11. Field asked the Prime Minister whether wliilc in England he was impressed with the necessity of advertising our products more than is being done at the present time. “Yes, I was,” said Mr Massey, in reply. “I was greatly impressed with the necessity of doing more than has been done up to the present.” When the war came to an end we would have to take the matter in hand. Canada and Australia were spending large sums of money. We would have to expend large sums in advertising to keep New Zealand before the rest of the world. “I think wo have been far 100 modest,” ho said in conclusion.

Mr AV. 11. Field (Otaki) has asked the Prime Minister if he has any information as lo the truth or otherwise of the statement recently appearing in the newspapers that persons are already coming from nonconscript Australia to buy up farms in New Zealand which are thrown upon the mark'd by reason of the conscription of our farmers and farm workers; and if it is true that Germans and members of other alien nations are also profiling in the same way, and if these reports arc true, whether no more effective means than at presold exist cannot at once be devised to save the farms of men who are called away to serve their country.

“For many reasons, it lias been realised that with the advent of mechanical artetion, motors are going to play a very important part in the question of food production and development/’ said His Excellency the Governor-General, when laying I lie foundation-stone of the Farmers’ Institute. “And the problem is now how to bring it within the reach of (hose who need it and'who have to consider it both from the financial and practical aspects. The County Councils of Lincoln, Essex, Northamptonshire, and Suffolk, in conjunction with Cambridge University, have curried out demonstrations which arc indicative of the wide interest which is being taken in the subject.” Referring to the same subject, the Prime Minister (Rt. Hon. W. F. Massey) said that motor traction was going to be one of the great factors in the prosperity of this country come, and if they they must have better ro mi. mSFthe war they must go in for a policy of improving the main roads and making them more suitable foij motor traffic. j