LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1843, 22 June 1918, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A fierce gale at Auckland on Thursday night caused a good, dealof minor damage. The Harbour Board’s floating crane at Devonport got adrift, and carried away part of the Cable Board’s wharf.

Speaking in the Prussian Chamber of Deputies, Herr Hoffman (Independent Socialist) declared that Germany had uselessly sacrificed half a million men since the 21sfi March (the date when-the Western offensive began). Burial and marriage fees have boon advanced by 10 per cent, in the Sheffield district. A local clergyman in his parish magazine stated that a wife will now cost more, and advises his parishioners to stay single “and save money.” The Wanganui Education Board has accepted the following resignations of its teachers: —E. Moyle, Ist assistant, Kakahi; L, J. Chapman, 10th assistant, Campbell Street, Palmerston N,; L. Flavell, 2nd assistant, Durie Hill, Wanganui; A. H. ■ Maclean, acting head teacher, Fitzherbert East.

A sale of work will be held in All Saints’ schoolroom on Wednesday afternoon and evening next. The arrangements are in charge of the. Ladies’ Guild, who have a nice assortment of goods for sale, including plain and fancy goods, cakes, sweets, produce and flowers. Afternoon tea and supper will be obtainable.

Leave of absence was granted by the Education Board to the following members of its teaching staff: —• M. F, Clarke, assistant, Kiwitea; M. L. McCulloch, assistant, Westmere; G. G. Small, head teacher, Hurleyville; M. Cave!!, assistant, Aramdho; E. Seeker, assistant, Bulls; A. M. Henderson, assistant, Bulls; B. Curham, assistant, Alton; 11. Smith, sole teacher, Great ford; J. King, assistant, College Street, Palmerston North.

Three deserters from military service, arrested at Maori Creek last week, were taken to Greynumlh and handed over to the military authorities. They were hiding in the bush, and when called upon by the police, gave no trouble. One of the trio had been hiding for 10 months. It is believed that these self-imposed outcasts of society have been assisted by civilians in their food supplies, and also in keeping their whereabouts secret. It is reported that huias have put in an appearance on the shores of the lake near Te Kinga within the last week or two (says a correspondent to the Grey Star). A number of these rare birds have been seen on several occasions by local residents. As this bird is now becoming very rare, and promises in a short time to become extinct, it is to be hoped that those few will not fall victims jo the guns of the so-called sports.

The record, milk and butter-fat production for "a Nexv Zealand cow has been established by a member of the Friesian herd of Mr J. Donald, of Wanganui. This coav, .Westmere Princess Pietertie, gave up to the end of May, under semi-official testing conditions, 23,8991 b. of milk and 9331 b. of butter-fat, and she then had txvelve days to go to complete her year’s Avork. This cow’s milk tests 4.3 per cent, of fat, and the English champion 3.27 to 3.50, so that for butter-fat production the Nbav Zealand champion should easily lead. A Hobart firm of jam manufacturers, Avho have uncompleted contracts for seven million pounds Aveight of jam, discharged 400 employees at the end of May, OAAung to the lack of tinplates. Only recently a cargo of 4,000 tons of tinplates Avas lost, and 750 tons of the plates Avere consigned to the Hobart factory. For the last month this factory has been kept going by loans from the Melbouxme factory. There are several consignments on the Avater, including some plates ordered from America two years ago, but it is not knoAvn when the first of these is likely to ari’ive.

With feet soaked in a mustard bath, Poor Grandpa crouched beside the hearth, And gasped so hard and looked so

glum, Despite three lots of steaming rum, That Grandma, anxious grown- for him, Exclaimed at last to Uncle Jim—- “ This dread suspense I can’t endure, I’ll send for Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.” 17

Trappers in the Alexandra (Otago) district arc reported to have had a good season, and some large cheques have been paid out. One trapper’s cheque last month was in the vicinity of £IOO.

Another pea rifle accident is reported from the south. On Sunday last a boy at Kaitangatn hud been out shooting. When he returned, bis little brother picked up the pea rifle, which was loaded, and while playing with it pulled the. trigger, the bullet entering his face. The injured lad is now: in Dunedin .Hospital.

An appellant on Thursday explained his religious objections by stating that whenever be saw blood he fainted, while when be sighted a corpse he collapsed, says the Auckland Star. The chairman suggested that a little experience might get appellant over that physical condition, but be addedJhat he himself had a brother who was similarly affected when be saw blood.

A partial eclipse of the moon will occur on Monday next, 24th inst., When in the middle of the eclipse, about one-seventh of the lunar disc will be observed. The details of the eclipse are as follow :Tlie moon enters the penumbra at 7.30 pan., and the shadow at 9.16 pan.; the middle of the eclipse is reached at 9.25 pan,; the moon leaves the shadow tit 10.40 pan., and the penumba at 11.17 pan. ’ On Monday evening next, at the Wellington Town Hall, His Excellency the Governor-General will present a number of decorations and medals. In cases where the winner of the medal or decoration has since died, the next-of-kin Avill be the x’ecipient, Mr P. E. Daniell, of Foxton, will, as next of kin of his son, the late Captain G. E, Daniell, N.Z.F.A., receive the Military Cross won by the late Capt. Daniell.

The following appointments were confirmed at the last meeting of the Wanganui Education Board: —■ Campbell Street, head teacher, Mr H. B. Ryder; Waipuru, sole teacher, Miss C. M. Orr; Aramoho, 4th assistant, Miss Q. Haxwell; Feilding D.H., 2nd assistant, Miss M, D. Daniell; Manunui, assistant, Miss A. Weasa; Patea D.H., special assistant, Miss C. B. Lehndorf; Victoria Avenue, Bth assistant, Miss E. L. Short; Manutahi, assistant, Miss K. L. Tarrant; Ohakune, Ist assistant, Mr C. P. Bates; Ohakune, 2nd assistant, Miss A. E. Clemanee; Keith Street, infants, 2nd assistant, Miss D. Hart.

A recent issue, of the Dunedin Star contained the following; An example of military officiousness was experienced by our reporter, who was on duty at the send-off to the 42nd Reinforcements, Though he was perfectly well known to the officers in charge, and his bona tides vouched for by His Worship the Mayor and a City Councillor, the stalf' officer said that the reporter must leave unless he was in possession of a pass. The military policemen who escorted our representative off the station were merely doing (heir duty, doubtless, but it seems a pity that a little common sense could not have been exercised hv those in authority.

It is generally supposed that that well-known member of the Scolopaeidal family, the snipe, whieh frequents our shores in the summer and autumn, migrates, when winter comes, to far-away Siberia, and (here are men in Southland who stale that they have seen these birds mustering preparatory to setting forth on (heir long trip. It came as a surprise, therefore, when two flocks of snipe were observed at the Riverton beach recently (says tho Southland Times). When they are here at so late a date, it looks as if they are going to follow the unusual course of spending the winter with

Mr W. M. Hughes, speaking at a luncheon in London, tendered to Mr Cook and himself, as the Australian representatives at the Imperial Conference, said Australia, after four years of war, had no reason to he ashamed. She had sent a-’great army, which, judged by any standard, was entitled to be called great in numbers. As to valour and achievement, Australia claimed no more than bore a fair comparison with any unit of the great Allied armies. The men who wear our uniform" need not doff it before any other soldier, no matter under what banner he tights. (Cheers.) Aus-» tralia was where she was on August 4th, 1914, and would he there whether the Avar lasted a month, a year, or ten years. It avus after the visit of the medical examining board, and five of them had congregated in a Taranaki “pub.” to celebrate their “victory.” There avus a “duel” beside them, and he took notes, Avhieh duly reached the military authorities. A few days afterwards the Avhole five Avere asked to report at a central place, and, before they actually realised.what the nature of the command was, they were put through their paces and classed as “A” passes. They had had no opportunity of taking liberal doses of spirits before breakfast, and indulging in record stunts, and in camp they noAv are, a little chagrined, and reflecting, no doubt, upon the ill luck that brought them there, but doing their best to make up for “swinging the lead” before the original examining medical board.-—Ta-ranaki News. -

SICK HEADACHE. This is usually caused by a disorder of the stomach. Take a good dose of Chamberlain's Tablets, and to-morrow you will feel all right. For sale everywhere,—-Advt.

The local court house and police station arc being re-painted and renovated.

A memorial service will be held in the local Methodist Church to-mor-row evening in connection with the late Mr Osborne., The Rev. Mr Harding will conduct the service.

The Wairarnpa Freezing Works have practically completed operations for the present season. The quantity of stock slaughtered has been considerably greater than that of last year. A good deal of the lower grade moat has been canned.

A Wellington Quaker, who having conscientious objections to a military life, was sent to the Weraroa Slate Farm'on the soldier’s allowance of 5s a day, became so tired of (he farming life that he enlisted for active service, and is now at Tren t ham.

A distinguished analyst was given a sample of tobacco found on a Gorman prisoner (says “Clubman” in the Pall Mall Gazette). He took it; home and subjected it to a searching analysis, and found that it contained hops, twigs and leaves of fennel, cow’s lungwort, mint, virvain, wild oats, briar and reeds, pith from the elder tree, scraps of bark, cheese scrapings, and brown paper ! A delicious sample of what can be done to replace pork as a table delicacy comes from Dunedin, where the art of curing and smoking legs of mutton has been brought to perfection. There is little difference if any between the regulation pork ham and the mutton ham, and what there is undoubtedly is in favour of the mutton.

Aii additional advance of £3,000,000 is to be made by the British Government against meat in cold store on Imperial purchase account. This payment will comprise about £337,000 (a 75 per cent, advance) on last season's meat, about 450,000 carcases, and £2,663,000 (about 48 per cent, of the value) on this season’s meat in store at 31st May.

A party of nine persons, eight of them women, came before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., at Auckland, for not having registered as aliens within the time prescribed for such registration. Six of the women were British-born, but had married aliens. Two of them had sons at the front, and they were convicted and discharged, while the seven other defendants were ordered to pay 9s costs.

A Sydney man writing from London, relates a little story showing what an important part a “meat card” plays in the social life of the day in unmerrie England. The correspondent says he was strolling through Trafalgar Square one evening not long ago, when he met an old; friend, a very wealthy landowner from the North of England. The Englishman was delighted to meet (he Australian, and insisted upon him having dinner with him. The invitation- was accepted with pleasurc, and the two strolled along to London’s swaggevest hotel for an impromptu meal. When the waiter came, round for the order and demanded the meat cards, it was discovered that the Sydney man had left his at home, and although the host was financially in a position to buy up the whole hotel, he could not secure one ounce more meat than his own card entitled him to, so the meal proceeded with a division of the minute portion allowed for one, and as (here was very little else except fish and a few kiskshnws, the two friends had to console themselves with intellectual conversation.

Hitherto the practice in Australia when the bark is stripped from Hie wattle tree lias been to regard the tree as having served its purpose and to cut it down. “One wattle one crop” has been the misleading theory, but as the results of careful experiments by Mr H. 11. Corbin, B.Cs., the lecturer on forestry at the Adelaide University, it seems likely that the wattle bark industry is to he revolutionised by a. system of treatment which imparts new life to the wattle stripped of its hark (says the South Australian Register). Instead of being cut down to the surface of the ground the wattle is to be pruned judiciously for stripping, and forced to coppice, or send out new growth, which means that it will produce at least a second crop, and perhaps more. Mr Corbin points out that it has been found at the Kuitpo Forest by Forester Durward that about 80 per cent, of the wattle felled coppiced vigorously, and he was satisfied that if skill were exercised in felling, the percentage would undoubtedly increase. “The advantage apparent at present in this coppicing is that, if properly tended and the coppice shoots thinned judiciously,” Mr Corbin says, “the root will produce a fullgrown wattle in about 18 months to two years. The tannin content has not been estimated yet, and it is impossible that the younger coppiced wattles are slightly lower in tannin content, but this probably increases with the falling off in height growth. Investigation of this matter is in hand/* The success of the experiments justifies the belief that the wattle will be proved to he imemnsely more valuable than has been thought. In the past Australia has not been able to produce bark in sufficient quantities for exportation and home consumption in certain years, and the eoppocing experiments are, therefore, highly important.

GOOD ADVICE, * In buying a cough medicine, don't be afraid to get Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. There is no danger from it, and relief is sure to follow* Especially recommended for colds, and whooping cough. For sale everywhere.—Advt.

Worden clerks employed by the Bank of New Zealand ihroughout the Dominion now total 320. “Though in most eases the area of their usefulness is circumscribed, they are doing efficient and valuable work in their respective spheres,” remarked the Chairman of directors, at Wellington. “In every practicable department their services will be utilised to the utmost extent possible

As a rukf

it has been found impracticable to promote women clerks to senior positions.”

The Imperial Government has notified to the New Zealand Government the terms under which tho purchase of wool from the Dominion will he continued. The purchase will be continued during the currency of the wax’, and thereafter for one full year, commencing from June 30th following the termination of hostilities. The price is the same as has been paid during the past; two seasons, the Imperial Government undertaking to share equally any profits arising from sales for other than British Government purposes.

The following extract from the life of that distinguished German, the late Professor Max Muller, written during 1884 and 1885, must greatly interest everyone at the present time“ When one reads the discussions in Parliament one might easily fear for England; but they xire mere fireworks. The nation is of good old stock, and woe to him who forgets this. England will never be conquered, never before the last Englishman, the last Scotsman, the last Irishman—aye, the last Australian, the last Canadian, the last Newfoundlander, the last Sikh —aye, the last Yankee, has fallen. Every man in Europe is now a soldier; England is the only land that has not taken to arming the people. Drive England into a corner, and to-morrow every man is a soldier. There may be jealousies between her colonies, but if it came to extremities the colonies would allow no hair of England to be touched. Even India, which was formerly a danger, has shown that England’s enemies are her enemies.”

Discussing educational matters generally at the meeting of the Wanganui Education Board this week, the Minister • for Education, the Hon. J. A. Hanan, said personally he would like to see in this country the State undertake kindergarten work (reports the Herald). He considered it desirable to get the children at an earlier age than the schools were getting them at present. He indicated that proposals having regard to this matter would be placed before Cabinet. Hq was concerned about the acute shortage of teachers and about the difficulty of inducing brainy boys and girls to enter the profession. This latter was due to the competition of other Government departments which offered higher salaries. He was anxious to sec the national schools kept going and a higher standard of efficiency maintained, especially in the ranks of .the teachers. Ho was pleased to learn that the Wanganui Board had recognised that there was a limit to the number of teachers which could lie taken. He was sory to say that in some districts they bad not taken the same view as (bis board. 110 was sure that the soldiers at the front and the inembers of (be Second Division, if they were asked, would say, “Look after the education of our children.” He was very anxious lest the enlistment of teachers meant that-the little ones were deprived of their birthright-—a. good education.