Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1918. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1811, 9 April 1918, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1918. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Parliament opened this afternoon. Accounts amounting to £275 3s 8d were passed for payment at last night’s Council meeting. Next Sunday will be set apart as a day of intercession and prayer on.behalf of the war throughout the Presbyterian Church of the Dominion. The following were present at last night’s Borough Council meeting:—■ The Mayor (Mr John Chry,stall) and Crs Coley, M. H. Walker, ft, McMnrray, J. Hurley, R. Bryant, J. McColl, ,l! W. Stevenson, Thos. Hen- , derson, and ■ Thompson —a full council. Export of butter bought by the Imperial Government is at present suspended, cargo space being required for other purposes. This will enable sufficient butter to remain in the country (to which what is now being made is to he added) to meet winter local requirements. At last night’s Borough Council meeting the inspector of nuisances reported that during last month he* had inspected Main Street, and u good part of the borough, and with the exception of a few small matters requiring immediate attention, the borough Is in .a fair sanitary condition.

At last night’s-Borough Counci) meeting the Library Committee’s recommendation that, the following books be added to the library was earned: —“The Mark of Cain” (C, Wells), “Missing” (Mrs Humphrey Ward). “The Flower of the Dark” (Joseph Keating), “The Secret of the Storm-Country” (G. M. White). At last night’s Council meeting a letter was read from the Manawatu County Council, stating that they could not at present supply the Council with metal. The Mayor sai.d he had conferred with the County Council on the subject, and the foL lowing motion was carried: That the County Council be asked to supply 100 yards of metal to repair roads maintained jointly by both bodies. Cr Coley said he would like to know the. County’s charge for the metal before the Borough Council pui>: chased same.

The question of overhanging trees on footpathscame under discussion at last night’s Borough Council meeting. It was decided to take action against; owners of property so offending. The owner of a section in Duncan Street and the Lady’s Mile is to receive 'final notice by the inspector of nuisances. At last night’s Borough Council meeting a lengthy,circular.was read from the New Zealand Educational Institute, and the following resolution was carried: —“That the Council urge upon the Government the necessity of making provision without delay for improvements and extensions in the education system of the Dominion.”

A. correspondent signing himself “Aggregation,” ’writes to the Masterton Age as follows: —“It is not possibly known that the Wellington Land Board has granted a selectofl on the now famous Tiraumea settlement permission to take up an additional 700 acres, making in all 1,500 acres held by one man. The Land Board must also have known when permitting (his aggregation; that the selector’s father is the owner of thousands of acres almost a. stone’s throw awav.”

The 70th.anniversary of the foundation of the Otago Sett lenient has just passed. The time is fixed by the dale of the arrival in Port Chalmers of John Wickliffe, the faster of the two first ships. She came to anchor on March 23rd, 1848. Ten of her passengers are known to be alive now, viz., Mrs AY. H. Cutten, Mrs J. 11. Johnston, Mr* T. Ferens, Mrs E. Titchener, Mrs E. Griffiths, Miss Mosley, Messrs A. Blatch, T. IT. Blatch, and J. Pinch, and Lieutenant-Colonel Cargill, the last-named in India. The Philip Laing did not reach Port Chalmers till April 15th the same year. The Blundell followed, in September, and the Bernica in December of 1848. They were “the first four ships.” Referring to the opening of Parliament to-day, “Mercutio,” in the Auckland Herald, says: —“It is interesting to note that prior to the present occasion the New Zealand Parliament met in the month of April on only four occasions. Tho first and second sessions of the second Parliament were opened on April 15th, 1850, and April 10th, 1858, respectively, no session being held in 1857. The last session of, the Ninth Parliament was commenced on April 26th, 1887, whilst the ‘short session’ of 1897 was also held in the fourth month. On only one ocasion during a period of 64 years has Parliament met for even a day in the month of March. That was in 1912, when the special session,. which preceded the resignation of the Ward Administration, opened on February 15th, and closed on March Ist.

The detention of pupils at the* primary sehools after the ordinary hours of work are finished was discussed by the Auckland branch of the Educational Institute last week, The Assistant Masters’ Association had previously suggested that the period of detentiton should be limited to one half-hour,on any one day, and the Education Board asked the institute for a report on the proposal. After discussion, the following motion was carried: “That the Education Board bo requested to prohibit the detention of children during the intervals for play and luncheon and to limit to one halfhour extra work imposed on children in schools before and after the Regular hours.” This to apply to town schools children only.

We clip the following from a Hawke’s Bay contemporary, being an extract from a letter from a Hastings boy in Flanders : —“One of the stretcher bearers is a boy named Kyle —Leo I believe is his name. He bps received the Military Medal for his work, :i)id I would like you to tell his folk, if you run across them, of the way he strikes one. Ha is a huge raw-boned colonial, made of fine drawn steel wire. He knows what it is to endure and laugh at awful fatigue, hunger and thirst, and the terrible deadly mud. I have seen him march info billets at the cud of a long day's journey with full pack and he walked on his toes like a man going out for a holiday. Fear is apparently an unknown quantity to him, and his parents may be pround of him.” Stretcher-bearer Kyle is a brother of Mrs W. Robson, of Foxtop. The secretary of the Foxtou Ladies’ Patriotic Guild has received the following acknowledgement by the War Refugees Committee, London, of a case of clothing forwarded by the Guild recently:—“We have to inform yon that we are in safe receipt of one case clothing from the above Guild. May we ask you to kindly convey our most grateful thanks to all the ladies of your league who have contributed to (his wonderful gift of clothing. The case was full of excellent garments, specially may we mention the many beautiful new nightdresses, chemises, boys’ shirts and children’s clothing. All these things, and everything in the box, are of the greatest value and use to us, and we hope yom will explain to’ your members how very grateful wp pra for this splendid gift. You have sent ys so many beautiful things. With renewed sincere thanks, etc.” FINDS THE WEAK POINTS. •The sudden changes of weather we are having are sure to find the weak point in your system- These are immediately attacked. Colds are most prevalent now. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy checks coughing, relieves hoarseness, and drives out inflammation. For sale everywhere.—Advt-

At last night’s Borough Council meeting the Mayor said that os this meeting would terminate his first year of office, he desired to thank Councillors for their co-operation and loyalty, which he deeply appreciated.. The Mayor also paid a tribute to the Town Clerk and. borough staff.

Sister Annie, a deconness of the Presbyterian Church, employed among the Maoris at Ruatahuna, will visit Foxton to-morrow. She will meet the ladies of the congregation in the Sunday school hall in the afternoon, at 3 o’clock, and will explain the work being carried on among the Maoris. In the evening, at 7.30 o’clock, she will address the congregation on the Maori Mission.

It is notified in Featherston camp orders that children’s allowances payable on account of soldiers em« ployed in actual home service wilt be strictly limited to three children. In cases where children’s allowances have been paid on account of more than three children the men affected will be given the opportunity of continuing at the uniform rate or of returning to. their civil avocations on one month’s notice.

Mr J. T. Levett, of Kelburn, and late of Foxton, has been advised that his eldest son, Sergeant Fran-, cis John Levett, has been killed in action in Palestine, Deceased was born and educated in Wellington, and entered the service of the Bank of New Zealand at Palmerston N. At the end of three and a-half years he joined the staff of Messrs Goldingham and Beckett, in Palmerston North, and was with that firm when he enlisted. He left with the sth Reinforcements, and before going to Palestine saw service at Gallipoli and in Egypt. Two of his brothers have also gone to the war. One of them (Trooper Thomas Levett) has returned to New Zealand, having been accidentally wounded, and the other (Staff-Sergeant Augustine Levett), who went to Samoa with the Advance Party, and left for Egypt with the 4th Reinforcements, is now fighting in Palestine. The late -Sergt. Levett. was wellknown locally, and sincere regret will be felt for the family in the loss sustained.