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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

If the further increase to 15s per day is granted by the millers it would represent an increase of between 60 and 70 per cent, on the award minimum. The first meeting of the Foxton branch of the Presbyterian 'Women’s Missionary Union will be held in the schoolroom to-morrow afternoon, at 2 o’clock, A reminder is given of the Paddy’s Market which is being conducted by All Saints’ Ladies’ Guild, to be held in the Town Hall to-morrow and Thuradu; . Fresh supplies of Lettuce daily at Walker & Fume's, *

■ Otaki possesses a morbid thief, who burgled one of the cottages at the hospital and slide some poison. Air 11. W. Richmond left for Dunedin yesterday to see his mother, who is seriously ill. A social and dance will be held in the Catholic schoolroom on Friday evening next, in aid of the Irish Stall at the forthcoming Catholic Bazaar. Prices of admission as usual. Sir James Wilson, chairman of the Alanawatu Hospital Board, staled at the hoard, meeting on Thursday that 30 eases of tuberculosis were expected to return to Now Zealand in a few days. The death is announced of Air Philip Rush, one of Alarlborough’s earliest settlers, and for many years associated with (ho Marlborough Racing Club, both as handicapper and president. It was stated in the House of Representatives by the .Hon: G. W. Russell that there is at the present moment at Napier a lady, 93 years of age, who is the only living person who witnessed the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. The original War Loan \va J for ,£22,000,000. Sir Joseph AVard (Minister for Finance) stated recently that the second part of the loan would not be floated until about the end of Ala re h of next year. The amount was not yet fixed. That depended on (he subscriptions that came forward in the meanwhile. The Conciliation Commissioner (Afr AV. H. Hugger) has been investigating (lie facts of (he llaxmilling dispute. Out of about 1,000 members of the Flaxmills Employees Union, only about -100 attended the recent mass meeting, and (ho voting on (he question raised was about equal. Alesdames Richmond and Desmond, wlio are responsible for the Irish Stall at Che forthcoming Catholic bazaar, arc responsible for (bis week’s social in SI, Mary's schoolroom. The proceeds of the social arc in aid of the stall fund. Judging by the sale of tickets, this week's social bids fair to be a record. Much lias been said concerning flic methods of raising patriotic funds by means id! carnivals, art unions, and (he like, and some lime ago the Victoria College Graduates’ Association passed a motion calling upon the Government to abolish the system. The Wellington branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute lias approved of the action taken by tin, l kindred body. Tlk> Hon, Air Herdman referred in the House to the law relating to bookmakers, which was at present defective, and until it was altered, making betting punishable by imprisonment, tin’s nuisance would never be pul down. The police were doing their best to cope with the evil, and even under I lie present disadvantages they last year secured f!5 convictions and collected £2,592 in tines. In the House of Representatives Air J. A T igor Brown (Napier) urged (hat Coromandel granite should he used for the* tombstones to be erected over (lie graves of New Zealand soldiers. The Hon, G. W. Russell said la* was afraid (hat oAviug to the largo number it would cost an enormous sum to erect the tombstones in Coromandel granite. The stone that would probably be decided upon would be of concrete, with a slab of marble, in a suitable position, on which would be engraved the name of the soldier and oilier particulars. An unusually fine record of surrender in the war interests can be claimed on behalf of the family of (he laic Thomas Graham, who was well known in Clinton, whose seven sons are with the Expeditionary Force. Taking these sons in order of seniority, Thomas is in camp with the thirty-third reinforcements, Charles went with the fifth, Alex, is away with the twentythird, Frank enlisted in the fourlfi, Peter is in (he twenty-eighth, William is in the (hirly-tirsj, and Robert is in (be twenty-ninth. Air W. T. ATmng, general secretary of the Beamon’s Union, speaking to a press representative in reference to the strike on the coastal vessels, said: ‘'There are now some sixteen vessels of the smaller class involved in the trouble. These will not very malcrially affect the carrying trade of Urn.country, which can be very successfully maintained by other vessels now in commission, by the and, so Jar as the trade between Fox (on and Wellington is concerned, I am advised that motor-lorries arc carrying it out to some extent.” Two more pupil- of (he Canterbury Aviation School (1 {(tt-s Brodie, of Rangitafa, South Canterbury, and E, T .Sutherland, of Wanganui) passed their Hying tests on Saturday, and will he drafted into (lie Royal Flying Corps. It is staled that Sutherland will be the first Maori to enter the Itoyal Flying Corps. The conditions laid down by the Imperial Government provides that a candidate must be of pure European descent. Communication, however, was established with the Imperial authorities on the point, and they agreed to accept as a pilot any candidate with Alaori blood, provided ho was not a full-blooded Alaori. Before going out in cold, wet weather, take NAZOL on sugar. This will keep coughs and colds away. Thousands use NAZOL. Sixty doses 1/6, Why bother making cakes when there is such a good assortment at PerreauV?

Don’t forgot to visit the Jumble Stoll at the Paddy’s Market. It * contains things many and varied. There is sure to he something to please yon. ( . Saturday last was the anniversary of the battle of Piers, which plunged a large number of New Zealand families into mourning by that episode in the great Somme offensive. A record price was established at the fortnightly stock sale at 13a 1clutha (Otago) when a line of ewes in lamb, owned and .bred by Ari£* Adam King (Stoney Creek) brought the high figure of £3 (is. The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Sargeani Art Gallery at .Wanganui will be performed by the Governor-General at Wanganui on Thursday. The building is to cost some ,0-15.000. A man named Joseph Ernest Gunn, a miner by occupation, whoso age was 50, was burned .to death at; Blackball some days ago. His hut was destroyed by tire, and his charred body was found among (he embers. 11c was a son of Mrs T. N, Gunn, of Cobden. A farewell social was tendered to Limit. Weston Barber at Te Iloro on Friday night, when the attendance was large and representative of (In 1 district. Daring the evening l vocal and instrumental items werq rendered, and added materially tor the harmony of the evening. The dairying season has opened exceptionally well in the -Rongoteai (listriel so ..far as (he milk supply is concerned. The output at lh(J Mongolea factory for August was a record for the Jirst mouth of the season, heating the previous record, by over four tons of butler. The! factory is paying Is (hi net to (ho suppliers for August lm(ler-fa(. 'The (tore branch of the Amal- * gamaled Society of .Railway ..-Servants has resolved to urge their cx*7 eentive to make immediate representations to the Government for an im-rease of wages of at least two shillings per day per member through the cost of living and the failure to keep tin 1 price of commodities at a reasonable level. Writing to Ids parents from a port of call, a Dunedin marine engineer lints refers to a standardis-od-huilt steamer: “I bad a look over one of the standardised ships, of which you have probably heard. She was built entirely in .Japan, with the exception of her feed water healer and pumps, in 80 days, and, considering (hat fact, she looks all right, though (lie chief engineer did not seem to like her too -welt.” Kanarhana Wirihnna. a .Maori, and David de Silva wore charged at the Palmerston SAL Court yosterday with behaving in a violent man- ™ nor in a railway carriage.-and with breaking a pane of glass valued at 12s (id. On the first charge Do Silva was convicted and fined 13s and 15s costs, and 5s and 7s on (he second' J charge. Wirilmna, who admitted the ofi'enees through an interpreter, was convicted and fined, on the first charge 5s and Court costs 11s, njM. ordered to pay (is 3d for the damage, 2s (id interpreter's fee, and Ids 2d witness’ expenses. On the charge of violent conduct,,lie was lined 20s, 7s costs, and 2s (id interpreter’s fee. The Kopntaroa Ladies’ Committee for the Lady Liverpool and Airs Pomare’s Maori Soldiers’ Fund have made arrangements to give an on-: terlainmcnt, similar to that given, recently in Levin and Foxron, at the: Druids Hall, Shannon, on Thursday, the 271 h instant. The performers are all Natives, and include some of the best talent in the Wellington province. The entertainment at Poxton and Levin were given hefoivj packed houses, and in (he opinion of all who attended, were the best of their kind yet seen in this district. The cause for which the entertainment is being organised is iff very deserving one, and no doiild; will he well patronised by the public of Shannon and district. (Ji A feature of Paddy’s Market, to ; he held in the Coronation Hull jo- fiftj morrow and Thursday under {hujya auspices of All Saints’ Church, he the Sweets Stall, This stall be under tin' management of dames Healey and Gower, and whole of the sweets to be offered sale will bo home-made. Those es have prepared a very large sort meat of sweets of all some of which our represent a (i’vq '' 4 * laid the pleasure of .sampling res ecntly, and consequently is in a, position to recommend same, as they are of a very line (pmlily. A speciality is being made of supplying sweets in tins ready soldered to be sent to friends at (lie (Toni* These tins will he on sale at the ITa 11 at from ninepence to two shilling?? each. The Wellington Education Bos U'd’qjP 1 " proposal to terminate the school coarse at the age of twelvq year- was discussed by the WeT-r-|( lington Brandi of the New Education Institute on Monday; evening. Mr 11. A. Parkinson mov* cd that l lie proposal was contrary'. to tin; best interests of Hie children* N ami therefore to the people of fihe Dominion. Air Poster seconded, and v (he mot urn was carried. It wad N stated during the discussion that \ the proposal would take from 45,000 to 50,000 from the schools. The victims of the KauangaroS t J tragedy, who are inmates of thi| Wanganui hospital, arc progressing favourably, 4 NAZOL is not a mixture or syrup —but a breathable remedy. Tackl-f , es coughs and colds by direct acV* tion. No cold is NAZOL-proof. GO closes 1/G, ]

It appears probable that motor ears will boar to the aeroplanes very much the same relationship I bat the bicycle boars to the motor ear (remarks a London paper). For certain purposes the bicycle is much handier than the ear, and there is no (|uostion (hat the vast majority of uses the motor ear will always be more convenient than the aeroplane. Before the aeroplane can .-eriously rival the motor ear it must bo possible to land and to start from an ordinary road. Directly this can be done with certainty and safety the days of the motor ear are numbered, but until it can 1)0 done the motor car will hold undisputed sway. An interesting career was closed in Auckland last week by the death of .Mr John Fox, an Army veteran. Born 75 years ago, he enlisted in the Loyal Artillery in LBfil, and the next year went with his battery to India, lie look part in the Afghan campaign, IH7D-HO, and was in the famous march to Kandahar under the late Field-Marshal Earl Roberts, who til that time was Sir Frederick Roberts, V.C. From Kandahar Mr Fox was sent to Quetta, but was back again after the murder of the British Envoy, Sir P. L. X. Cavagnari, and bis paj'ly at Kabul. In April be was sent wit It bis battery (o (lie Pnnjaiib, .and was ordered next year to Egypt, where he tool: part in (he ha tile of Tel-el-Kehir. The ha 11 cry was afterwards sent baek to India, where be got bis discharge after 22 years’ sendee. From India lie came to Australia, crossed over to Tasmania, where bo remained two and a-balf years, and in 1885 eame to X'ew Zealand and joined I lie Permanent Artillery til Wellington, in whieh be served as arlilieer for eighteen and n-lmlf years. Deceased was the bolder of (lie following decora I ions : Medal for A fghanistan, Bronze Star for Kandahar March, Medal for Egypt, Medal (Imperial) for [dong Service and (total Conduct, .also Medal of Xew Zealand for Meritorious Service.

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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1731, 18 September 1917, Page 2

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1731, 18 September 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1731, 18 September 1917, Page 2

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