LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1792, 21 February 1918, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A message from Christchurch says the jury found Winifred Carrick not guilty of the murder of her infant child. Among those who recently passed the Public Service senior examination is Henry Berthold, son of Mr and Mrs Berthold, of Foxton. ■R. Sipilh, J.B years of age, was killed at Weber through the horses he was driving bolting. The deceased was employed as a teamster by the Cpputy ooupgil. It is underr stood that he came from MusseL burgh, Otago, During th.e hearing of a charge of alleged manslaughter at PaL merslon, His Honour Mr Justice Edwards, commenting very strongs ]y on the practice of children double-hanking on bicycles. He considered thgt it should be provide ed for in the thereby rendering offenders liable. Sir James and Lady Wilson have just heard that Major R. A. Wilson, 116 Seige Battery, R.G.A, (Bob), has for the second time been mentioned in despatches, those of Sir Douglas Haig published in the London Gazette of December 11th, 1917, for Jus % the Messines attack and battle. ' ‘ *’ ' ‘ DESPONDENCY Is often caused by indigestion and constipation,, and- quickly disappears when Cmuidjerlain’s Tablets are taken. For sale everywhere.Advt,

In the Auckland Supreme Court, a youth named Alexander Alderton, for indecent assault on a child, was sentenced to three years’ probation under stringent conditions. At the Palmerston Supreme Court on Tuesday, Margaret Coy-was acquitted on charges of shooting at her husband, Alfred Coy, with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and with causing actual bodily harm. A Waihi resident (Mr W. J. Pawn son) has been advised that he has drawn a prize in the City of Paris Bonds of so many thousand francs, representing ifTEnglish money close upon £I,OOO. He has also been advised that the money had been safely invested, and that the principal and interest will be forwarded after the war. „ The death took place in Wellington on Saturday of Mrs Herdman, wife of Mr Justice Herdman. Deceased was a daughter of Mr Marsden Smith, of Dunedin, and was married to Mr Herdman in 1896. A family of seven children has been left, three daughters and four sons, of whom the eldest is on active service, while another son goes' into camp within a month or two. The following goods haVe been included in a case forwarded by the Foxton Girls’ Guild to the British Red Cross Depot, Wellington: —74 towel face washers, 11 treasure bags, 23 handkei'chiefs, 7, h.k. face washers, 1 h.k, sleeveless sweater, 1 h.k. body belt, 1 pair h.k. bed sox,-7 pairs flannel shorts, 1 pair h.k. mittens, 9 flannels, hospital shirts, 6 pairs pyjamas, 6 h.k. balaclavas, 11 pairs h.k. sox, 2 pairs heelless sox, 1 pair h.k. spiral sox, “You can’t tell me anything •about rearing a family,” said the Hon. G. W. Russell to a deputation from® the Palmerston Hospital Board at Wellington on Monday. “I haw brought up a family of fourteen,” continued the Minister, to the astonishment of - (hose present. We can say this, without fear of contradiction, that no gentleman who has tilled the portfolio of Minister for Public Health has endeavoured to do more to protect child life than the Hon. G. W. Russell.

The Military Service Board gave its reserved decision 'in an appeal by Robert Laidlaw, manager of the firm of Laidlaw Leeds, Ltd. The case is regarded as one of great importance. The board granted exemption sine die, on the ground that the management cannot he delegated to another, that very large capital is involved, in that private persons and monetary institutions had lent large sums to the firm, and it would he a great loss to them if the appellant were removed. Mr Holland, the Labour candidate for the Wellington North seat, is the champion of the conscientious objector. Does Mr Holland remember the waterside strike in 1913 ? A number of conscientious objectors to the strike resumed work on the wharf. Mr Holland and his firebrand crew denounced them as “scabs,” and they were subjected to persecutions beside which the treatment of military consieentious objectors pales into insignificance. How beautifully consistent of Mr Holland! Recently Annie Casey, of Invercargill, while returning from her mother’s to where she wgs employed, disappeared, but turned up later, making allegations upon which a young district farmer, Samuel Muir, was arrested upon a charge of rape. The case was tried yesterday, when the girl and eight others gave evidence, Mr Hanlon (Dunedin) addressed the court, after which the Magistrate XMr Cruickshank) dismissed the case, remarking thirty Jfrpra the girl’s statement it was (dear to him she could have avoided the accused’s attention if she had desired to.

Professor |L D, Bedford, of Otago University, lost hig life op Sunday morning while bathing ip (he. Mail* Pool in the still waters of the Hatea River, Whangarei. Dr. Bedford was on a lecturing tour in the porth, pnd arrived af Whangarei on Saturday. On Sunday morning he went into ha|he, pnd another bather who hpd jus) left the pool hom'd ('vies of distress and returned to see Mr Bedford disappear. Efforts at rescue were unsuccessful, and the body was recovered two hours later. The late Dr Bedford was 40 years of age, and had had a distinguished career. Professor Bedford was horn at Leeds, Yorkshire, apd game to New Zealand with his parents ip }BBfi. From Ist March there will be no more free couipler lunches ip hotels throughout Victoria. Many previous aifejppts to effect fids saving in the -working costs of hotel management have been made (says the Melbourne Argus), but-owing to the difficulty■ of obtaining unanimity amongst those concerned the efforts have resulted in failure. Past experience lips proved that mutual agre.ements arrived at by licensed victuallers bpyo not been adhered to, hut a solution of this difficulty has been found by an appeal to the Brewers’ Association of Victoria, which has depided to refuse to supply beep to., any hofelkeepep who breaks the agreement regarding the provision of counter lunches. UNNECESSARY EXPENSE. Afjute 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 anti’diarrhoea Rembfiy-'is at hand. A dose of this remedy will relieve the pain before tlie doctor could’ arrive. Eor sale everywhere^ '-idvst: 1 ” - ‘ 1 " U ,v !

' Following the example of Ohakune, Raetihi is forming a bowling club. A jui’yman in his shirtsleeves is rather on unusual sight, but owing to the oppressive conditions a juryman at the Palmerston sittings of the Supreme Court asked for, and obtained permission’ to remove his coat. That France is surely, though may be slowly, recovering her industrial' resources is indicated by the fact that the output of coal for the first-half of the present year amounted to 13,105,019 metric tons, which compares with 10,626,544 metric tons for tluf corresponding half of 191 G. About 40 per cent, of this output comes from the departraent of the Pas-de-Calais, It is probable that the output for the year will reach 28 million metric tons, as against 20 millions for last year, . It is estimated by pearl experts that the Star of the West pearl,jiow on view in Melbourne, is worth at least £40,000. The gexxx was found thi'ee months ago off Broome (W.A.), in fairly deep water, by one of Mr James Clark’s luggers. Mr Clark is a well-known pearl-fisher, who had been fortunate off the Northern "Territory for some time. Things got rather slack, and he sent portion of his fleet to the northwest coast of Australia. The Star of the West was found in a comparatively small oyster. Some years ago Messrs ;■ Newman and Co., of Melbourne, in whose window the pearl is displayed, were themselves interested in pearl-fishing, and maintained a large fleet off the coast near Broome. They have found several pearls quite as large as Mr Clark’s, but none so beautifully marked. The Star of the West is exactly 100 grains in weight, and in shape it resembles an egg-dx’op flattened just sufficiently on the point to enable it to stand upright and balance. Its symmetry is one of its features, while from the outlook of (he connoisseur its great value lies in its wonderful skin and colouring. It is described as real Oxiental, and has a slightly warmish pink glow. The finders state that they are not anxious t<> sell, but Mr Newman thinks that eventually they will take the pearl to America, where people will bo more ready to purchase it.