LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1793, 23 February 1918, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In the Auckland T e pid Baths this week', Miss Porothy Farnuhar broke her own Xew Zealand record foe i’OO var.ds by fiye seconds—-time, Imin 5 §-o^. Af the Auckland Supreme Court, Mpry Rush?. alias Haslett, was sentenced (Q five years’ imprisonment for having performed a'n illegal operation on Elsie M f h'a? ; iand. The stall-holders in connection with the Manawatu Hut wish to thank Messrs Styles and Matheson, Lfd- Oxley, Walker and Furrie, and J. Holder for /ggny useful gifts towards the effort.

Mr L. J. Furrie will take up liis duties as head teacher of the local State school on April Bth.

The Foxton Junior Football Club acknowledge with thanks a donation of 10s from Mr W. Bock.

A deputation to the Education Board from Bainesse about tho school building undei’took to advertise for a conveyance for 40 children to Oroua Bridge. Towards the tulip garden surprise packets, in connection with the Manawatu Hut effort, Messrs Collinson and Cunninghame most kindly donated 23s worth of gifts. The young ladies in charge greatly appreciated such material help.

A rumour was circulated yesterday to the effect that an accident had happened to a Foxton motor party at the “Devil’s Elbow” on the Turakina hill, and that one of the party was seriously ipjured. We have made enquiry, but cannot trace any foundation for the rumour.

During his address at Napier, the Rev. Howard Elliott said that although a large number of the offi‘cers at the head of our police force were Catholics, the force had done its duty well, ami in paying a tribute to the sergeant at Feilding, he said no man could have been more assiduous and courteous than Sergt. Cahill at the Feilding meeting. ’

In reply to a suggestion that “all of German blood” should leave the Ministry, Hon. Arthur Myers has declared that he is a natural born British subject. His mother was born in Germany and emigrated to Australia 70 years ago. She has no relatives in Germany. His father’s family has resided in England for over 200 .years.

Next week will he a busy time for newspaper business men, who are assembling' from all parts of the Dominion to attend the annual meeting's of the Press Association, the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association, the Master Printers’ Assetciation, the New Zealand Branch of the Empire Press Union, and the New Zealand Federated Newspaper Proprietors' Industrial, Association of Employers, at Wellington. His Honour Mr Justice Chapman gave his reserved decision on Monday in 1 lie case in which the Wairarapa Automobile Association contested the validity of the by-law of the Gyeytown Borough Council, limiting the speed of motor cars to 12 miles per hour. It was contended tnat the limit was unreasonable, and His Honour upheld the contention. A similar case in connection with the Petone Council’s by-law was similarly decided. The decision is one of very considerable importance, as many boroughs throughout New Zealand have by-laws of the same nature.

Some little time ago the Buller Hospital Board advocated the nationalisation of the medical profession. In this connection the Minister for Public Health (the Hon. G. W. Russell) has now written to the Wellington Board as follows : —“I have to stale that this question has, received careful consideration, but it is thought undesirable to raise the large issues involved at a time when so many medical men are absent on war work. The question is really one for the electors of the Dominion to deal with at the next general election, as nothing could be done without legislation.”

Referring to police witnesses when delivering judgment on a case in the Petone Court on Thursday, Mr McCarthy, S.M., said:—“The police are a body of men who have been selected with great care from respectable members of the community, Their object is not to harass the public, ’ but to detect, crime. I am faced in the Court with a blank denial of the police evidence by interested parties. A constable may sometimes speak an untruth, but the occasions are very rare. Unless the Court is prepared to accept the evidence of constables, even when it is contradicted by interested parties, cripie would go unpunished.”

The following appointments have been confirmed by .the Wanganui Education 'Board: —Foxton, Mr L. J. Furrie, headmaster; Fiizherhert East, Miss J. I. Galloway, assistant; Kai Iwi, Miss E. McCormick, assist ant; Brunswick, Miss M. A. Williams, assistant; Manama, Mrs Milligan, second assistant; Terrace End, Miss E. IT. Dons, 9th assistant; Malaroa, Miss M, Mason, assistant; College Street, Miss L, Murray, 8(:h assistant; Moutoa, Miss Limbrick, assistant; Croftori, Miss Ferguson, 2nd assistant; Kiwitea, Miss E. Clarke, assistant; Lytton Street, Mrs Popps, sth assistant. Mr McNnb was appointed agricultural endet at a bonus.

Referring to criticism from tho Wanganui Committee of the appointment of a headmaster to Queen’s Park .school, Mr Pirani, at the Education Board meeting on Wednesday, said it was entirely unjustified. Complaint had been made that the first assistant at Arampho had been passed over in favour of a Palmerston teacher, jiotwithstand-, ing that the former was considerably higher in the promotion list, He pointed out that the of the Gonnpitiee bad iphtaken the Aramoho teacher for an assistant of the same name at College Street. In regard to the coinplahjjt' that only one name had been sent to the Committee for the Queers Park appointment, h.e explained that the Act of 1914 provided fop that course. The exaepjio/j to the Ohakune appointment was unfair, as jhe position was only temporarily vacant, and the teacher sent there was, like his predecessor, being given a ebunce of proving himself.

Wanganui’s oldest resident, Mr Edward Hines, celebrated his 93rd birthday on Wednesday last.

The annual picnic in connection with the Presbyterian Sunday School is being held in the Park today. :r

At yesterday’s sitting of the Magistrate’s Court judgment for plaintiff was entered up in the casrj R. Moore v. W. Andrescn, claim £2 18s 9d, costs 10s.

Waste not, want not. It is stated that one ounce of tea wasted daily im each New Zealand home means 455,000 101 b. boxes each year. Four ounces of flour wasted daily in each New Zealand home means the total yield of 10,000 acres of land. Four ounces of meat wasted daily by each household in New Zealand means the loss of 26,000 prime fat bullocks yearly.

The Hon. G. W. Russell, in addressing a gathering of early settlers at Wellington, said that many of our early settlers were foreigners, who had helped to make the country what it is to-day. We wished to make our country great in the future. “It cannot be done by saying that we-are going to close our doors to population,” said the Minister'. “We must open our doors.” (Applause.) After a trial of one and a-half days, the jury failed to agree in the charge of alleged theft from the person preferred against Walter James Donghi, of Awahuri. The jury retired at 12.40, and returned at 5 p.m. His Honour, Mr Justice Edwards, fixed the now trial to take place at the next sittings of the Palmerston Supreme Court, bail being fixed as formerly accused in £2OO and two other sureties of £IOO each.

A concert will be held in the Town Hall on Thursday, March 21st, in aid of St. Mary’s Church funds. Amongst the artists who v, ill contribute to the programme will be Miss Teresa McEnroe (Wellington), New Zealand’s premier mezzo-soprano, and Mr Fred Burke (Auckland), the John McCormick of New Zealand. The price of admission will be 2s and Is, and tickets are now on sale.

A Palmerston resident, who was staying at Fosters Hotel, Wanganui, on Thursday, states that life tiro broke out in the upstairs portion of the building, just as the guests were assembling for dinner, and the flames spread with such rapidity that none of the boarders were able to rescue their effects. The hotel was crowded with visitors, including a number from Palmerston, anjl one lady lost all her jewellery, which she had left in her room.

At the local Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr AV. G. Kenrick, S.M., F. Godinagh admitted driving a waggon loaded with fibre by way of Main Street, between the junctions of Ravensworth Place and AAliarf Street with Main Street, contrary to a resolution of the Foxton Borough Council made under the authority of Section 11 of the Public' AA'orks Amendment Act, 1910, and publicly notified as provided by the aforesaid section. The Magistrate inflicted a fine of 20s, with costs 7s.

Mr Braddock concluded a school mission at Shannon yesterday. About 200 childi’en attended daily, and the missioner informs us that the work is to be carried on. Mr Braddock returns to Boston foxthree days, until Wednesday, and will hold three Bible readings at 3.15 p.m., in the Presbyterian schoolroom, and 7.80 p.m. meetings on Monday and Tuesday, in the Presbyterian schoolroom, and Wednesday in the Methodist Church. He will then commence a school mission at the College Street school, Palmerston N.

Mr Holland, in an election speech at Wellington the other evening) said: “-The Evening Post twits Mr Webb with regard to military service. Let nxe put this question; How many of its proprietors have gone to the war? I understand they are within the militax-y age, and these men have got plenty of money; even if they got killed, their families would suffer, mentally of course, but they would not suffer from poverjy {he same as (he wives and families of working men. Those ar'o the men'who are always shrieking at (he other fellows and stand in the way of offering decent conditions (o the men who volunteered.’’ It might interest Mr Holland, says the Post, to learn these f^xcts: That two of the proprietors of the'Evexiing Post are u( present on |ietive service ip France; another has enlisted in Australia, and another voluntarily offered his services in New Zealand in the early stages of the wax’, and was turned down four times by the Medical Board, whilst the son of a member of the firm is serving in Egypt. Of these five who have responded to the country’s call, three are married men with families. 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. Thaj;' is oljf 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? ip almost every instance is wholly ppqepessary. One of Chamberlain’s Tablets taken immediately after sppjxer yyill improve the digestion, tone‘up the liver, and regulate the' bowel*. That feeling of despondency-will give way to one of hope and good cheer. For sale everywhere.-—Advt.