LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1737, 6 October 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr W. 11. Ferris, chief hemp grader, was in Foxton this week. air G. 11. Whibley, who is flaxmilling in tho Tc Aroha district, is on a health-recruiting trip to Foxton.

The usual monthly meeting of the Borough Council will be held on Monday next, at 7.30 jj.m. Business ; Ordinary.

The community '"of St. Mary's Convent have , recently added a chapel to the building, which will be opened to-morrow afternoon.

Owing to a combined service being held in the Town Hall to-morrow evening, there will not be any evening- services in the Anglican, Presbyterian and Methodist Churches. -

Colonel Theodore Poosevelt, speaking at the New York City Hall, declared that “organisations like the lAVAV. are -.criminally aiding German propaganda in this country/'’ adding: “Let us make those who oppose obstacles to' the success of the Avar feel that they are unhung traitors.”

Wo give a final reminder of the combined intercessory service to he held in the Town Hall to-morrow night, at 7 o’clock. The singing will lie led by the combined Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian Church choirs, under the conductorship of Mr R. T, Betty. A short address will bo given by the Rev. W. Raine. A collection to defray necessary expenses will be taken up. Hymn sheets will he provided.

“The fact is this —that you can’t get servants for love or money, because a silly notion exists that it is better to work in a store and dress a little better,” remarked Mr L. M. Jsitl in the House of Representatives on Thursday night. That may he (rue in part. The Now Zealand girl, however, possesses a spirit of independence, backed by a good average education, and domestic service is repugnant to her.

-V blinded cx-soldicr of St. Dunstan’s, whose two glass eyes and undisfigured face well conceal the calamity that has overtaken him, tells how the kerb in Oxford Street “took the wrong Avay.” Ho found himself in the middle of the thoroughfare, hooters blowing and motor ’bus drivers swearing at him, while he, recalling Sir Arthur Pearson’s hints, was saying over to himself, “What would Sir Arthur do now?” By the time he was assisted to a doorway he thought it wise to (dose his eyelids, whereupon a misguided woman, having asked him whether he had been to the Avar, pressed a sixpence into his hand.

One of the oldest, if not the oldest of the native-born residents of Wellington, Mr Geo. Tattle, died at his residence in Lipman Street on Thursday, at the age of 75 years. Mr Tattle was one of the first white children born in Wellington (says the Post). Mr Tattle leaves a widow and an adult family of six sous and four daughters. By next month Mr Tattle would have celebrated his fiftieth year of married life. One of his sons, Private Philip Tattle, who was the schoolmaster at Longbush, Wairarapa, when he enlisted, was killed at Gallipoli. Ho left with the Main Body, and was one of the heroes who overran their orders and lost their lives in the famous charge on Bth May, 1915,

The annual general meeting of members of the Eoxton Racing Club will be held in the Council Chamber on Tuesday evening next, at 8 o’clock. Business; To receive the annual report and balance-sheet, elec-, tion of officers, and general.

The Ministser for Defence announces that the remainder of the 28th Reinforcements has reached their destination safely. There is only one New Zealand transport at sea now carrying troops. The first portion of the 29ths have reached their destination.

The Dandies played to a fair and keenly appreciative audience in the Town Hall last night. In point of alround merit the company was not up to, the standard of previous companies. The bill-of-farc was versatile, and nearly every item was encored.

Eleven more soldiers at Trentham Camp have been found guilty by district court-martial on charges of disobeying lawful commands given by their superior officers, and have each been sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for eleven months. i

The representative of the Commcr-; cial Auxiliary Company, of Wellington, was in Eoxton this week, and interviewed tradespeople in refer-; cnee to outstanding trade accounts,; In conversation with our representative, he stated that the credit sys-i tern in Eoxton was very elastic,; Considerable sums were placed iii his firm’s bauds to collect.

The Dominion’s net war pensions liability to the 31st March last was £257,771. On the 30th September’ it had increased to £150,000. Tho gross annual value of the pensions granted to the end of September was £582,951, the total claims dealt with being 7,390 soldiers and 1,083 dependents. During September 012 new claims were received.

Mr Geo. Coley notifies the public that persons found trespassing on what is known as Cameron’s railway reserve, at Ilimatangi, will be prosecuted without respect to persons, and all permits arc now cancelled. Mr Coley states that this course has been necessary to prevent people from removing, cut firewood from the reserve.

The transfer of the funds of tho West Coast Farmers’ Patriotic Fund, Shannon Belgian Belief and Patriotic Society, Manakau Patriotic Society, Otaki Patriotic Society, Waikanae and District Patriotic Society, Ihakara Patriotic Society, Levin and District Patriotic Society, and Parnparaumu Patriotic Society to the Ilorowhonua County Patriotic Association for administration is gazetted. One of the vagaries of the ballot came to light on Tuesday. One of those called up—Archibald McDonald, joiner, York Street, Dannevirkc —will not answer the call, having given his life for his country many months ago, as a volunteer soldier in France. “It won’t trouble him much,” remarked his brother, “but it is better to have mistakes like this and make sure of getting everyone rather than that some of the eligible* should slip through the military fingers.”—News.

Saturday’s Gisborne Times says: A capital record of war service for one family has to be recorded con-, sequent upon the passing as medically Jit of William Wilkin by thq Medical Board recently. The new recruit makes the ninth member of his family to go on active service, eight of his brothers being already in Prance. Private William Malkin belongs to an old and highly re-, cpected family of the Akaroa district. He has been engaged for some lime upon contracting work in this district. i

“The stand I take up,” calmly rc-; marked an appellant, George Ron-* ner, engineer, of Wellington, at the Third Military Service Board, “is that I refuse to go to camp at all.”“Then in that ease,” said the Chair--

man of the Board (Mr W. 11. S.; Moorhouse), “there is nothing to do but dismiss the appeal and communicate with the authorities.” Renner said that he would not fight against the Germans, as his parents were German, but became naturalised in New Zealand before lie was born. It was merely a mutter of principle

Prizes were recently awarded to two Lincolnshire farm labourers by the County Agricultural Society, as parents who had brought up 25 children out of 35 born, 20 of these, hoys and girls, being out at work. One family consisted of 10, and the other of It) children. The value of the prizes is not stated in the account given, but it is to be hoped that they were substantial ones, likely lo make things easier for both fathers and mothers. Frizes were also awarded to two men Avho had been in service 47 years each in a single place, and to lavo women servants who had been 28 years each in one family. MOST DANGEROUS OF MINOR AILMENTS. Of the minor ailments, a cold is by far the- most dangerous, not in itself, hut the serious diseases it so often leads 10. Pneumonia and consumption always start with a cold.; When you have a cold you are much' more likely to contract the infectious diseases such as diphtheria,scarlet fever and whooping-eouglu Colds are easily cured; in Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is famous for its cures of this most common ailment, and is pleasant and safe to take. "Why take such desperate chances when so reliable and trustworthy a medicine may he obtained for eightceupcnce. Foi; sale everywhere.—Advt. . .«

“The money spent on the war up to the present, would,” said Mr J. W .Poyntou, S.M., speaking in Palmerston the other night, “cut 100 Panama Canals, drain all the big swamps and irrigate all the deserts on the globe. At £IO,OOO a mile, it would make a million miles of railway, or forty times round the earth. This waste could not go on indefinitely, and universal bankruptcy was inevitable if it continued much longer.” Referring lo the alteration of Otaki electoral boundary, Mr AA • H. Field, M.P. for Otaki, writes:—“You will notice that 1 have lost all the northern boundary of ray electorate, including Foxton, Tokomaru, and Shannon, and the whole of the flax mill area. I am exceedingly sorry to have the towns and farming portion of the electorate taken from me, and am particularly regretful about Foxton and Shannon, having at last succeeded in achieving a transfer of the wharf to the Harbour Board, and the establishment of a borough at Shannon, Before saving good-bye to Foxton, I trust that the preservation of the Round Bush may he an accomplished fact.” “It has been suggested that'we have had to reduce the .standard of education in the Slate schools so as to enable the Catholic schools to keep up with our standard.,” said Mr J- Payuc in the House of Representatives, The Minister of Education (lion. J. A. Hunan) replied that, as a matter of fact, he had “stiffened up” the standard for proficiency certificates. The chil-. clrcn in the Catholic schools were examined on the same test. He had held that the proficiency certificate, which enabled a boy or girl to win a free place, was too low, and he bad taken steps to see that boys and girls who went to secondary schools were such as lo warrant their receiving secondary education, “ll’s a way they have in the Navy.” Referring to the death of Captain Easlher, R.N., in Dunedin, a few days ago, the Dunedin Slav says: —“Capt. East her did not lay himself, out as a story-teller, but be bad seen things done in the days when steam was superseding sail in the Navy, and one of his recollections is worth retailing. It relates to the cruise of the Rattlesnake. Bhe once called at a South American port, and was promptly hoarded by a British subject wiio demanded justice. A trader ashore bad swindled him, and laughed at him, and ho, as a foreigner, could get no redress. The commander of the cruiser sent an officer ashore to inquire. the swind|er laughed in his face. Thereupon the commander despatched a boat's crew to enforce restitution, and (hey did-it by seizing an out-ward-bound vessel belonging to the defaulter, unbending her fore-top-sail, taking it ashore, selling it by auction, and handing the British suffice! the amount of his account. In past years the Foxton public has conirilmled sums to the funds of St. .Mary’s Home for Children, at Karori, in which institution there are at present six Foxton children. The practice in the past has been to make a canvass for donations, but this year* as there are so many other calls, a different method is to be adopted. Mrs F. Robinson has arranged 1° hold a social afternoon in the Town Hall supper-room on ■Wednesday next, commencing at 3 o’clock, to which admission will he by silver coin, and the amount collected will be donated to the funds of the Homo. Afternoon tea will fie provided, a.ml a number of competitions have been arranged. The object is a very deserving one, and it is to be hoped that there will be a. large attendance. An important mailer that will come ii]) for discussion at the annual meet lug of members of 1 lie Foxtun Racing Club to be held on Tuesday evening,' next, is the question of altering the date of the annual race meeting. This season, owing to the reduction in racing days, the local Club will only have one day’s racing, and a number of the stewards and members arc of opinion that the meeting would be more successful if the date was altered so as not to clash with Wellington. Foxton has raced for many, many years on Anniversary Day (January 22nd), bid this day being also Hie main day of the Welling!"ii meeting, has affected the local races to some me ten!, it is suggested that the next i.wHing be held a few days a Her \\ c lington, the contention being Hum, it' this is done most of Hm ''or-o> racing at that meeting ! ;l: 1 H rmurds come cu fo !■'<>xt - 1 •• ■ will induce a large - 1 . fhe suggestion a 1 coti.-idt ration, and will ■,] ■!•!! -cd uu Tuesday night. Itt !b" vh,.;, hi si week, states an txcliangc, v ranger, apparently of imsa iry a- c. attracted the notice of Con-fab!.' Douglas, and when challenged -as unable to produce a regist r.- lion or clearance card. On ids being searched a certificate was found in one of his pockets, showing that the man (whose name is Arthur James Flaherty) had been drawn in the ninth ballot on the 4th July at Greynmiith, lead passed the medical examination on the 10th July, and was expected to parade at the Drill Hall. Greymouth, on 22nd August. Instead of doing so, it appears the man at once “cleared out,” and had succeeded in evading his military duties until accosted by the constable at Havelock. After satisfying himself that the man was a deserter, the constable promptly took him into Blenheim and handed him over to the police. It is understood that Flaherty will be tried by court-martial in Wellington.

A meeting of the New Zealand Flaxmillcrs’ Association is being held in Palmerston North to-day, the business being the consideration of the report of the millers’ representatives at the recent conference with the representatives of the men in reference to wages.