LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1776, 15 January 1918, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

William Eandell, of Palmerston North High School, is included in the list of Junior University Scholarships, being ninth, with 3,58 G marks,

Messrs S. H. Signal and Claude H. Speirs will leave to-morrow for the Cl Camp. Acounts amounting to £779 9s 2d were passed for payment at last night’s Council meeting. During the month of December,, 13 head of cattle were impounded by the borough ranger, the driving fees totalling 11s.

The only man who should not advertise is the man who has nothing to offer way of commodity or service, and such a person is a dead one —whether he knows it or not.

The United States production of ships, last year was 900,200 gross tons, double the amount in. 1910. During last year submarines sunk five million tons of shipping.

There were present at last night’s Council meeting:—The Mayor (Mr J. Chrystall), and Crs. Henderson, Bryant, Hurley, Walker, Stevenson, Thompson, Me Murray, and McColl,

George Gordon, while I’iding a bicycle down hill at Riverton, suddenly lost control, and ran over an cmbanbupnt, sustaining severe injuries to his head. He died two hours later. The Council last night went into commit tec to deal with the question of leasing or otherwise dealing with the Town Hall. On resuming business, the following resolution was passed, on the motion of Crs McMurray and Bryant:—“That the Town Clerk obtain information in regard to a supply of pictures, and have same for a special meeting to be called on a dale to be arranged.”

Two well-known Wellington residents were arrested on Friday and placed as prisoners of war on Somes Island. One of them is J. Sehloss, who has been in business in Wellington for a number of years trading under the name of Leonard and Co., indent agents, Mercer Street. Sehloss is a German by birth, and arrived in Wellington 27 years ago. The other prisoner is Herman Zocller, a commercial traveller.

'The Cemetery Committee made the following recommendations at last night’s C onncil meeting: That a small gate, 3ft. wide, be procured to form a double gate at the eastern entrance to the cemetery; that the hill in the cemetery cutting where fascined be planted with suitable ice plant in the proper season; that the increase for grave digging fees as asked for by the sexton be nor granted. The recommendations were adopted.

A peculair find was made by Mr Frank Arbon, of Kornako (17 miles from Ashhurst) on his farm just after the heavy gale of wind in Christmas week. On going over the farm he discovered a full-grown albatross, which measured 9 feet (i inches from tip to tip. The bird had been dead for about two day-, and the upper third of the wing had heon badly smashed —probably from contact in the darkness with the telephone wire under which the turd was found.

For Iho father of 14 children to bury his eldest son on the Held of battle cannot be a very common occurrence (says the Southland Times). That sad duty was performed, though, in the case of the late Pte. E. \V. (Ted) Pullar (Military Medal), of Grove Bush. Pte. Pullar was 25 years old, but his father is also in the ranks of the New Zealand' Expeditionary Force, having left with the 11th Reinforcements. The son fell on 12th October, a week after he secured his decoration, and his father, who was in the same part of the line, assisted at the last rites.

The younger generation of New Zealanders may suppose that the political interest of (he Dominion in Samoa commenced with the seizure of the islands in 11)14. This is far from being the case. As early as 18S.1 Sir George Grey introduced a Bill with a view to incorporating Samoa with New Zealand, all the leading chiefs desiring such a union. The Bill* was necessarily reserved for the Royal assent, and was deferred by (he Colonial Olliec, leading the ‘‘New Zealand Herald” to complain whimsically two years later (hat “the chances now are ihat the Bill alone will remain for us, but Samoa will belong to Germany/’ Let us hope that this prediction will not be justiusd a second lime.

At last month’s Council meeting the Town Clerk was instructed to conmmiii,ciite with the Public Works Deportment, asking if it would lie feasible to utilise the water from the proposed Shannon hills hydroelectric scheme for a (own water supply. The following from the Un-der-Secretary was read at last night’s meeting; —“I am informed that the mere passage of (he water through Ihe turbines would not injuriously affect the same for domestic purposes, but whether or not the water is otherwise suitable is a matter, for analysis, and one with which this Department is not concerned, and cun offer po opinion. I am also advised that the fall from the machine discharge to mean sea level is about 210 feet, and it is a cpiestion as to whether or not this would be sufficient head to suit the requirements of Foxton. This letter must not be taken as any indication that the water would of necessity be available for your use, as until our scheme is fully developed and we have full particulars as to how you propose to deal with the water, by reservoir, or otherwise, and what provision your .Council would make to compensate persons who may be injured by being deprived of the water of the present stream, no promise whatever can be made in the matter.”

A Carterton young man re " jeeted for military service on account of his proportions. H e turns the scale at 22 stone.

The supply of labour tor the harvesting operations in the Marlborough district is considerably, in excess of the demand.

The Masterton County Council has a debit balance of over £4,000. So strained are the finances of the council that it has been decided to defer the acceptance of tenders for various metalling works.

A special meeting of the Borough Council was held last night prior.to Ihe ordinary meeting to tlx the weekly half-holiday for the current year. It was decided that same he observed on Wednesdays, as in the past.

The Government has decided to have motion pictures of the military (raining camps and other military places taken shortly, the idea being to preserve in the National Museum these records of New Zealand’s share in the war. It is understood dial the lilins, when completed, will be shown in this and in oilier countries.

A reservist who appeared before the First Military .Service Board at Auckland, stated he could neither read nor Avrile. lie had four children, and asked to be placed in Fj 'Class. Upon examining the family Bible, which the appellant produced as proof of his claim, the board discovered that he was over military age, and consequently granted him tola! exemption. The appellant said he was not sure of his age.

All (he butter manufactured in the Auekhiml district during last dairying season, a considerable portion of which remained in eool storage until recently, has now been shipped, and dairy farmers will now receive the film 1 payment on the season's output. In some instances the amount to be distributed is large, the New Zealand Dairy Association’s final payment of Igd per lb. on butler-fat alone involving a total disbursement of about £80,00(1, The names of the balance of the men in Class A of the Second Division of the Expeditionary Force Reserve, together with First Division accretions, who are being called up this month for military service, will be published to-day. The balance of Class A (married men without children) comprises 3,800 men, and the accretions to the First Division (men come of age, etc), are expected To number between 700 and 800.

“The Anglo-Saxons are. now working together side by side, and it is glorious to think that we are .-landing together for the freedom of the peoples of the world,” remarked Professor T. C. Trucblood, of .Michigan University, in an address at Wellington on Sunday. “Until we cut out the plague spot of Central Europe, or at least until it is purged, it will he impossible for the peoples of this world to live in peace.”

A property owned by Mr J. M.’Combs, M.P., was submilted atrauction In Christchurch by Messrs Tonks, Norton and Co., by order o£ the Registrar of the Supreme Court. It consisted of half an acre of land, and a five-roomed bungalow, at Clifton, Sumner. The sale was a mortgagee’s one, default having been made in the payment of a principal sum of £250 and interest to the extent of about £57. The property was sold to Mr T. Ballan for £325.

A motor cycle accident, which terminated fatally, occurred on Saturday afternoon at Northland (Wellington). Adolph John Scliulenburg, of Creswick Terrace, was driving a motor cycle with a side-car, when the machine went over an embankment and fell a distance of fifteen feet. Mr Scliulenburg had his skull fractured, and was admitted (o (he hospital on Saturday, at 5.45 p.m. He died there without regaining consciousness. Deceased was a married man, 34 years of age. His parents reside in South Dunedin.

One Second Division reservist who appeared before the Firs! Auckland Military Service Board expressed an objection to serving (he colours until all the single men were called up, hut was (old (hat all the single men in the country had been conscripted, and were either exempted, rejected, or on service of some kind. Appellant could not supply any names of First Division men who had escaped, information that the Department is a 1 wavs pleased to have at any time, so he was satisfied (says the Star) that he was suffering from some delusion in the matter.

Between 9 and 10 o'clock on Friday night the Lyttelton police*were summoned to a vessel berthed at Gladstone Pier, Lyttelton, where it was stated, a man had been seriously assaulted. On arrival, a seaman named Olf'e Holden was found in the forecastle of the barque, bleeding /Tom knife wounds in the face and stomach. In connection with the fray, a member of the crew named John Christopherson was arrested, and appeared before Hr W. T. Lester, J.P., at the Lyttelton Magistrate’s Court on Saturday morning, charged with the assault. On the application of the police, he was remanded until 18th January. The injured man Holden has since been removed to the Christchurch Hospital in a serious condition.

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Acceptances for all events at the Foxtori'Racing Club's annual meeting, to be held next Tuesday, close to-night, at !) o’clock.

Mr Frank File, son of the late Mr Charles File, the original breeder of Romney Marsh sheep, is at present again on a visit to Few Zealand. He is manager of Mr S. M.Oshor- ; lie’s station at Cooma, N.S.W., and live -years ago purchased some 2,000 / Romney sheep in the Dominion. He came to New Zealand on this occasion to purchase a few stud rams, but was unable to get those he desired, the suitable animals not being for sale. Speaking to a Post reporter, he expressed the opinion that Ihe Romney breed in-New Zealand was changing, taking oh more of the Lincoln character, and was not now suitable for the New South Wales country.

The matter of providing swimming baths locally was mentioned by the Mayor at the conclusion of las! night’s Council meeting. He considered it was the duty of the Council to promote as far as possible the health and happiness of the community, and in his opinion swimming baths in Foxton Were a necessity. He believed that same could he provided without any great outlay, and ’in connection with same Mr Edwards, civil engineer, of Palmerston North, had offered to, outline a scheme and estimate free of cost. He believed the project would receive the hearty support of the citizens. He would move further in the matter at the next meeting. Councillors heartily supported the project.

Two members of the public wore present at last night's Council meeting, and when the Council decided to go into committee, one of them, Mr Jacobson, of Union Street, said he wanted to know when the Council intended to do anything to stop the sand drift on the hill in the street leading from Union Street to Reeve Street. The Mayor said that the Council had other business to transact, and Mr Jacobson could ventilate his grievance by letter at the next meeting. lie should have notified the Council that he intended being present at the meeting. Mr Jacobson said he was tired of the Council’s promises to do something. The sand was drifting all over his property, and if something was not done to prevent it within fourteen days he would take proceedings.

A collision occurred on (he railway line near Awapuni station on Saturday evening between the la.to train from Wellington and a railway jigger propelled by a railway carpenter named James Humphreys, who sustained severe injuries. , The jigger was sighted by the fireman on the engine, and the brakes were immediately applied, but not in time to avoid the accident. After the impact the driver and fireman went round to the front of the engine, where they found Humphreys lying on the cowcatcher unconscious. The injured man was conveyed to the hospital, where it was found he had sustained a fracture of the right thigh and injuries to the left leg. The jigger, which carried no lights, was smashed to pieces hy the force of the collision. Humphreys is progressing satisfactorily^

The question of the alleged encroachment of the borough road on the lands of the Manawatu; (Foxton) Racecourse Trust, which has been before the Borough Council on several occasions, was again mentioned at last night’s meeting. The Mayor said the racecourse trustees now favoured moving the road, as they considered this would he cheaper than surveying and transferring land in exchange for that encroached on. He had made enquiries, however, and from the information so gathered it appeared it would cost about £56 to move the road, whereas the surveyig of the six acres that the Racing Club had agreed to purchase would only amount to about £2B. He favoured getting all the surveying work done at onee, and suggested that each party, Council, Racing Club, and Trustees, should each hear a third of the cost. —It was decided to communicate with the Club and the Trustees, asking if they were agreeablo.