Manawatu Herald THURSDAY. JANUARY 24.1918. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1780, 24 January 1918, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY. JANUARY 24.1918. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Miss Honore, teacher of the pianoforte ;ind theory, resumes leaching on February I.lth, Address; Norhiton Rond.

Mr J. Mills, cadet at the local post office, hits been transferred to Wellington telegraph oliice, and Mr Not tie, cadet, of Eeilding, will replace him. The court-martial of Lieut.-Uni. onel Hamiurt Turner, concerning the escape of German prisoners from Moluihi, sits at Auckland on the 2 ( Jth inst.

The Palmerston Efficiency Trustees have boon successful in placing 23 school hoys in positions on farms to assist in the harvesting opera(i.-

Sergeant Davidson, of the Permanent Staff of Featherslon Camp, was arrested at Masterton on Sunday, on a charge of exhibiting indecent pictures in the street to a young girl. He Avas brought before Mr Kerr, S.M., on Monday, and remanded till Friday, bail being refused.

Captain Erie Crofts, a late medical student at Dunedin, who was engaged to mam - Iris Jardine, daughter of Mr Ernest Jardine, M.P., fractured his skull on the eve of his wedding by falling down the stairease of an hotel in London. He died at Charing Cross Hospital. He was the holder of a Military Cross, and had been twice wounded in France. It has been stated by the Minister of Defence (Hoh Sir James Allen) that 50 per cent, of the men who go into the Cl camp become lit for active service. He said further; “The lesson we are learning from the Cl camp will have to be implanted in our civic life after the war. It is too important to lose sight of the fact that we can produce physically lit out of unlit men.”

A deserter, Louis Horace James, was arrested at Manakau'and taken to Wellington on Friday. He escaped from the 35th Reinforcements. It is understood that circumstances have arisen which may result in the postponement of Hon, A, L. Herdman's resignation.

A special meeting of the Foxton Borough Council will be held tonight, at 7.30 o’clock. Business: Town Hall.

“The man’s physically unfit,” said the constable, at a hearing of a Court case at Otaki on Friday. “He certainly doesn’t look it,” was the retort by the S.M., “but, after all, the Boards appear to be turning tlown a lot of our strongest men.”

In the course of the hearing of a somewhat sultry case in the Magistrate’s Court at Masterton on Friday, Mr W. Kerr, S.M.„ commenting upon evidence of certain witnesses regarding immorality, stated that the condition of morals in the Dominion appeared to be at a shockingly low ebb.

Jolm Rigby, aged 45, after being missing for some days, turned up at bis farm residence, at Dannevirke, and banged himself. He arrived from (be South Island six months ago. An inquest was held, and a verdict returned that be met his death by hanging, there being no evidence to show be was mentally deficient.

The British Admiralty reports that the Goeben, the Breslau, and some destroyers came into action against British forces at the entrance of the Dardanelles on Sunday. The Breslau was sunk, and the Goeben, once more, escaped, but she was beached, badly damaged, at Nagara Point, in the Narrows. The Goeben was afterwards attacked by naval, aircraft. Our losses were the monitor Baglan and a smaller monitor.

New Zealanders who remember the visit of Eugene Sandow, the famous strong man, to the Dominion about 12 years ago, will lie interested to learn that he is reported to have been shot in the Tower of London for espionage in (lie early stages of the war. It is said that his (our of the world, when he visited New eZaland, was in the interests of the German Government, copious information being furnished with regard to every town visited. Up to dale, Now Zealand has mobilised in camp no fewer than ’107,000 men for sendee in the Expeditionary Forces overseas. Of these, 88,000 have sailed, for the front and 10,000 are still in the training camps in New Zealand. The balance (0,000) have been discharged for medical unfitness discovered upon further examination on entering camp or during training. The above figures are exclusive of the officers and men maintained on the home establishment in the various forts and Defence officers throughout New Zealand.

A soldier lay dying oi' liis wounds. As 1 lit* doctor leaned over his bed, (he man whispered, “Hold my hand.” A few seconds later lie let go the doctor’s hand, smiled, and apologised for the weakness of his request, and died. 1 jit tie daily bedside scenes such as these mostly jiass unrecorded, says The Hospital. Nevertheless, they are the true glories of war, before which pomps of national triumph fade quite away. They show the martyrdom of the spirit before the savagery of blood and iron, (he conquest of the soul over the weakness of flesh. They bring a sure promise of the ultimate victory of the spirit, and of the immortality of the soul.

There was a long discussion at a meeting of (he meeting of the Canterbury Trades and Labour Council at Christchurch on a proposal to protest against Mr P. C. Webb, M.P., being subjected to military service. Finally the following motion was passed, a strong minority voting against it“ That this Council supports the miners in their demand for the exemption of Mr P. C. Weld). M.P., from all military service in consequence of the inability of the Government to till Mr Webb’s position, and that every member of Parliament he as ked to resign, and plaee his position in the hands of his constituents at a byeelection if drawn in I lie ballot and before asking for exemption.”

Mr and Mrs J. K. Htansell eelebrated their golden wedding at Lyall Bay on Wednesday week last. Miami Mrs Stansell are well known in this district, Mr Stansell having been twice Mayor of Foxton, and having been in business also in Shannon tor some years, where he took an energetic part in the development of (he district. He arrived in New Zealand in 1858, Mrs Stansell, whose maiden name was Miss Cecilia Popplcwell, having arrived seven years earlier, The family circle numbers 17 children and .18 grandchildren. One son was killed in the war, and another goes to the front shortly. Messrs J, R, G. Stansell (Levin), W, F. Stansell (schoolmaster at Tlalcomhe), and A. J. Stansell (Palmerston North) are sons; Mrs Vickers (Levin), and Mrs Lodge (Ashburton, hue of Levin), are daughters. IMPORTANT TO ALL. Is there anything infill this world that is of more importance to you than good digestion? Fjpod must he eaten to sustain life, and must be digested and converted into blood. When the digestion fails the whole body suffers. Chamberlain's Tab-, lets are a rational and reliable reliever of indigestion. They increase the flow of bile, purify the blood, strengthen the stomach, and tone up the whole digestive apparatus to a natural and healthy action. For sale everywhere.—Advt.

In the interprovineial cricket match, Wellington defeated Canterbury by seven wickets. While bathing in the river at low tide on the river foreshore at the seaside this week, a female got into temporary difficulties, but was assisted out without mishap.

A concert will be held in the church at the Beach 1 ' on Tuesday evening next, commencing at 7.30 o’clock. Admission one shilling, children half price.

Another pea-rifle accident is reported. A Christchurch boy named Worthy was loading his little gun, when it went off, and the bullet entered his right leg. He is now in hospital. The flaxmillers in the Auckland Province have formed an association, to be known as the Northern District Flaxraillers’ Association, Mr J. K. Hynes, late of Foxton, has been elected president.

There were between 300 and 400 motor cars on the race course on Tuesday, admission being paid for at the gates for 300, and the balance was made up of members’ cars, etc. There was also a very large number outside, including cars plying for hire. The marching and stirring strains of the local Borough Band on Tuesday last wore very favourably commented upon by the public. W e understand that an attempt is to be made to provide uniforms for the bandsmen, which we hope will he successful, as the band is a deserving local institution.

A number of people were una ware of the fact that local business places were to be closed yestei'day afternoon as well as portion of Anniversary Day, and were disappointed at not being able to procure certain commodities. A district resident called upon us yestei’day and spoke her mind freely upon unannounced holidays.

On the local croquet lawn yesterday, Mesdames Parkes and Woods defeated the holders of the Awahou Mallets, Mesdames Bryant and Evans, by live hoops, after what was undoubtedly the best game yet played in this competition. Prior to their defeat yesterday, the holders had been in possession of the mallets for about six weeks.

At the Hamilton Police Coux’t on Saturday, James Hamilton Murphy, .alias Percy Holmes, who was formerly a clerk in the employ of the Bank of New Zealand, Hamilton, was charged that in October, 1915, he committed the theft of £2OO, the property of the bank. Accused, who was arrested at Christchurch, was remanded till 2G(h January, The following notification appears in Trentham Camp orders: — “The Camp Commandant has pleasure in recording his appreciation of the action of Corporal J. P. Madden, 39th N.C.O.’s, in pluekily rescuing, in the Boat Harbour, Wellington, on 13th January, 1918, a boy who fell into the water from a dinghy. This prompt: action possibly averted a fatality.”

Some years ago a life-sized portrait of the Kaiser, mounted in a massive gilt frame, was presented to His Majesty King George Tuhou 11., of Tonga, as a gift from the German Government. For a number of years this picture adorned the walls of the palace at Nukualofa, being much admired by the Germans who at times came to pay their respects to His Majesty. Close to hand, apparently acting as sentinels, were busts of departed greatness —the late. Emperor Frederick of Germany and the Iron Chancellor, Bismarck. These latter did excellent service as hat racks on festive occasions. Some time ago, according to a recent number of the Tonga Government Gazette, a request was made by the British Government for the removal of the picture from the palace. The matter was brought up at the last scssison of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, when the Premier informed the House that the picture had already been removed. In a dismantled condition, the picture lorn from its gilded frame, it was recently seem in one of the rooms of the Government, olliees in Nukualofa, the figure of the Kaiser turned in disgrace to the wall.