LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1791, 19 February 1918, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr W. H. Perris, chief hemp grader, is at present in Foxton. The Education Board has appointed Miss L. McMillan as pupil teacher at the local State school. It is estimated that there is about £161,000 worth of cheese in the Patea grading store at the present time.

A home source of potash has recently been discovered in the due dust obtained from blast furnaces, so an official statement says, and the supplies of this dust will go far to counteract the deficiency of potash from other sources.

The Wairarapa Age has it on good authority that the Wairarapa seat is to be contested at next election by a well-known Wairarapa settler and sportsman who has been serving his country since shortly after the outbreak of war, and who was recently awarded the Military Cross,

For the quarter ending September 20th, the net earnings of the tinited States • Steel Corporation amounted to the trifling sum of £240,000,000. This was all the poor, overworked owners bad left after they had been cruelly robbed by the Government of something like £12,600,000 on account of war income and war excess-profits tax, and the usual interest charges to bondholders had been deducted.

About half-past five yesterday morning a tire was discovered in the Foxton Cordial Factory, owned by Mr A. AV. 0. Stevenson. The tire when first seen had a fairly good hold in the office, and was spreading to the wooden front of the main building, the walls of which were of brick. A few willing workers fought the flames, and succeeded in keeping them from that part of the building in which the engine and most of the plant was housed. The rest of the building was gutted, practically the whole of the stock, which was a very large one, being destroyed. Mr Stevenson is a heavy loser, the damage exceeding £3OO, and there being no insurance whatever.

The first application in Mew Zealand for the cancellation of a publican’s license under the AVar Regulations was made in Queenstown last week, when Inspector Fouhy, of Invercargill, applied before the Whakatipu Licensing Committee for the cancellation of the publican’s license held by James Christie Knowles, of Glenorcry Hotel, the Southland Times reports. Accused had been three limes convicted for breaches of the Licensing Act. After hearing the defence by Mr L. Turton, the committee retired. On again taking their seals the chairman (Air G. Cruickshank, S.M.) intimated that the license was cancelled, the cancellation to lake place on Oth March.

Professor Dybowski rend a remarkable paper at the Academy of Agriculture in Paris recently, on what is described as a veritable war plant —namely", the sweet sorgho (Sorghum valgare saceharatuni). From the stalks of the plant, which grows 6ft. high, and in appearance resembles maize, from 4 to 15 per cent, of sugar is obtained, and in addition fodder for cattle, material for paper, dye-stuff, and seeds yielding excellent flour. In the Paris district the yield of sugar is from 4 to 5 per cent. In China it gives 3 tons of sugar from about acres, 4 to 5 tons of pulp for paper, and from 7 (o 10 lons of grain. From the envelope of (he seeds colouring matter ranging from violet grey through red to lino browns is obtained. I) grows to perfection in districts like the valleys of the Rhone and (he Garonne.

The funeral of the late Air Demitrie (Don) Lazaretto look place on Sunday, the services at the residence of Mr and Mrs IV. Neville, with whom (he deceased had lived for the past 12 years, and at the graveside being conducted by the Salvation Army. Special reference was made by Mr Hart to the upright life that; (ho deceased gentleman had lived, being loved by all with whom he came in contact. The late Mr Lazarette was 64 years of age, and was horn in the Union Islands. He came to New Zealand about 17 years ago, and has resided the whole time in Foxton. About eight years ago lie hud to undergo an operation, from which he never properly recovered. For the past two months ho bus beep unable to get about, but he bore his troubles with great fortitude. He was always straight and upright in all his dealings, and his death is regretted by all who knew him. OLD AGE, Old age, as it comes in the orderly process of nature, is a beautiful and majestic thing. It stands for experience, knowledge, wisdom, counsel. That is old age as it should be, hut old age as it often is means poor digestion, torpid bowels, a sluggish liver and a general feeling of ill-health, despondency and misery. This in almost every instance is wholly unnecessary. One of Chamberlain’s Tablets taken immediately after supper will improve the digestion, tone up the liver, and regulate the bowels. That feeling of despondency will give way to one of hope and good cheer. For sale everywhere.—Advt,

The week night service will be held in All Saints’ Church to-night, instead of to-morrow night. The Queen of the South, from Wellington with a cargo of general, is due this afternoon, and will sail again for the same port at 5 p.m. to-morrow, with hemp. British imports for January increased by £8,465,757, exports decreased by £5,194,607, and re-ex-ports decreased by £5,240,635, compared with the previous January. Enoch Richards, a storekeeper at Waipaoa, Gisborne, was found dead with his face downwards in a drain on Saturday evening. He left town by the afternoon train, and must have disembarked at the first station, as he was found dead shortly afterwards. There are no suspicious circumstances, Messrs Collinson and Cunningharae, Ltd., have donated a beautiful screeen, and Messrs C. M. Ross, Ltd., a supply of silks, which have been made into a ,charming cushion, for competition in connection with the Manawatu Hut effort. Both are on view at Mr E. Healey’s, chemist, where tickets can be purchased. These competitions will remain open for a fortnight.

Readers are reminded of the effort being made in the Masonic Hall to-morrow to raise funds for a Manawatu Hut. Stalls containing produce and flowers, sweets, cakes, and plain sewing, have been arranged. Afternoon tea, in a marquee erected alongside the Hall, and ice cream, will be obtainable. Visitors should see the beautiful garden where splendid surprises can be purchased. Music will be supplied by Mr Betty’s orchestra and the Borough Band.

A number of occupiers of house properties in Hastings were charged last week with neglecting to keep fruit trees clean as required by the Orchard and Garden Diseases Act. It was urged by some of them that they had sprayed the trees with the proper remedy, hut the Inspector of Orchards said it was not so much a question of spraying as of control. None of these was a commercial orchard, but lie had to ask that exemplary tines lie imposed if only to protect the commercial men. According to the evidence, some of the trees were very badly affected with codlin moth and San Jose scale. Dines with costs were imposed ranging from £2 to ss.

An extraordinary affair occurred in North Canterbury on Wednesday afternoon, a motorist being stung into unconsciousness by a swarm of bees. As a party of motorists were returning to Eangiora from Christchurch along the line road at Flaxton (states the Christchurch Sun), they came upon a motor-car, the driver of which was lying on the side of the road in a delirious state. The disabled man was recognised as Mr Harnciss, representative of (he New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd., at Amberley. When returning home he had been attacked by a swarm of bees. The occupants of the second car rendered first aid, and Mr Harneiss was taken to a hospital, where he received medical attention.

The Teviot Estate, recently bought by the Government for £75,000, consists of 12,440 acres. Possession is to be taken at the end of March. The tixed intention of the Government is to reserve this estate for returned soldiers. As there is plenty of other land available for the returned men —Gladbrook and other estates—nothing will be done in the way of disposing for perhaps a year. By this time, in all likelihood (says the Dunedin Star), our soldiers will be back in thousands. Meanwhile the Government will keep the farming going. It is satisfactory to learn that the estate is in excellent order. Since the date on which the Public Trustee look charge on behalf of the owner, fully 120,000 rabbits have been killed or captured. Mr R. T. Sadd (Chief Commissioner) found on his recent visit that of the freehold 390 acres are in oats and 493 acres in uirnips, while of the leasehold there are 455 acres in turnips and 435 acres in one-year-old ryegrass, which will be allowed to ripen and (hen be stripped for seed. On the lower portion of the estate some of the land is rather light. The Phantom block, which is towards the eastern boundary, is land of exceptionally good quality, and well watered. The proposal is (o give independent access to this block by a new* road, and to cut it up into small farms. Another estate which is to be put aside for returned soldiers is the Westcott Settlement, It is in the Tuapeka County, on the main road 'between Beaumont and Roxburgh, two apd a-.half miles from the post office at Ettriek. The area is 1,835 acres. The settlement will be cut up into twenty allotments. Sixteen of these holdings are to be small, varying from seventeen to fifty-seven acres. These are suitable for fruit-growing, and presumably will be used for that purpose. The other four allotments, intended for mixed fanning, vary in size from 211 acres to 400 acres. It is probable (hat the Westcott Estate will be open for application towards the end of next month. UNNECESSARY EXPENSE. Acute attacks of colic, diarrhoea, and dysentery come on without warning, and prompt relief must be obtained. It is not necessary to incur the expense of a physician’s services in such cases if Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy is at haijd. A dose of this remedy will relieve the pain before the doctor could arrive. For sale everywhere. ■—Advt, .

Hon. William Morgan, M.L.C., an old resident of Die Gisborne district, who for a long time was connected with educational matters, died yesterday, after a lengthy illness. The late Mr Morgan was born in County Kildare, Ireland, in 1851. He married in 1876 a daughter of the late Mr Geo. Browne, a Customs official of Liverpool, England. He arrived at Port Chalmers in 1874. He removed to Gisborne in 1883, and filled several public positions in that towri7 He was appointed to the Legislative Council in July, 1914.