Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1918. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1846, 29 June 1918, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1918. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

This morning’s frost was the severest yet experienced this winter.

The Rev. J. H. Bredin will conduct the services, at St. Andrew’s Church, Palmerston N., to-morrow.

There will lie. no meeting of the Girls’ Guild on Tuesday evening next, July 2nd.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the local State School Committee will be held on Monday evening, at 7.30 o’clock.

The Queen of the South, hemp laden, sailed for Wellington at 11 o’clock last night, and is due hack again with general on Tuesday.

The services to-morrow to be conducted in the Salvation Army Hall will be of a special nature, and will be conducted by Adjutant Baylia.

The Rev. Alex'. Doull, M.A., of St. Andrew’s, Palmerston North, will conduct the services at the local Presbyterian Church to-mor-row, at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The Premier of Victoria, Mr H. A. W. Lawson, in a policy speech, said that the Government would not impose new taxation. Six o’clock closing of hotels would be made permanent. The Minister for Defence has been advised of tlie safe arrival at its destination of the transport on which embarked the 36th Artillery, the 36th Engineers, certain infantry details, and a party of aviation cadets.

"There’s many a good heart..beats beneath the blue tunic of a police officer.”—Mr F. V, Fraser, S.M., at the annual meeting of the Presbyterian Orphanage and Social Service Association, when dealing with his work in.: the police courts. You couldn’t do better than buy your horse-covers at Walker & Furrie’s. Price only 32/- for the best,*

A meeting of the Fox ton Harbour Board is convened for Thursday next, July 4th, at the Council Chambers, Palmerston North, at 11.45 a.m. Business; General and loan matters.

Colonel Graham and Captain Kells refused to embark in the boats from the ill-fated Wiramera, and went down with the ship. The chief engineer walked off the Wimmera as she sank, and was rescued bv an already loaded boat.

The Returning Officer for the Education District of Wanganui notifies that Messrs A. Fraser and J. K. Hornblow have been nominated for the election of a representative of.the Southern Ward, and that the election will take place on the 17th proximo.

Astronomically we are in midwinter. The old saying is that as the day lengthens the cold strengthens, and probably that will lie so tins year, but from now on the sun will be coming back, and that is the 'main consideration. William Ferrott, aged 20, and a man named Steele, aged about 40, were fishing, in a small boat in Kangitoto Channel, Auckland Harbour, on Wednesday night. When getting .the anchor up the boat capsized. Ferrott clung to the upturned boat, but Steele stripped and swam ashore. He returned with assistance in a Defence launch, but there was no trace of Ferrott or the boat.

Mr T. A. Duncan, on behalf of the principal woolgi’owers of Hunterville and district, telegraphed to the Acting Prime Minister: “We, with many other woolgrowers in this district, desire to leave the disposal of our wool entirely in the hands of. the Government, having the utmost confidence that Mr Massey and Sir Joseph Ward will make the best bargains possible with the Imperial authorities on our behalf.”

Norton Thompson, solicitor, of Hastings, has been committed for trial on the following , charges:— (1) On or about 29th July, 1916, stealing a sum of £530, the property of Gotfriecl Albert Petrowski; and (2) with, on or about 19th December, 1917, receiving from Henry Northe the sum. of £166 13s 4d on terms requiring him to account for the same to Gotfried Albert Petrowski, and that he did fraudulently omit to so account for the same, thereby committing theft. A sale of work, organised by the ladies of All Saints’ Church Ladies’ Guild, was held in the schoolroom on Wednesday last. The effort was arranged with the object of raising funds for repainting the church, and it was entirely successful. There were three stalls, and each was tastefully decorated. The Guild stall was in charge of Mcsdames A. S. Masfon, Ball and Harper. The cakes and sweets stall was looked after by Mesdames Davis, Kirkley, and C. H. Symons, while the , choir girls-had charge of the produce and flower stall. Refreshments, both in the afternoon and evening, Avere under the supervision of Mesdames John and C. E. Robinson. Altogether, though small, the effort Avas very successful, though (he inclement Avcather in the evening militated against a large attend- » | nn "°-

A loon 1 resident had two large and two small blankets stolen, and a number of garments, from (lie clothes line, whore they were suspended to dry on Thursday evening. The irate owner, in conversation with ns on the subject, said the small blankets were used on the bed of a little fellow whose father is lighting at the front. He informed

ns that he was the victim of several other recent thefts, including meat and vegetables. He concluded; “I was in the carrying business between 'Foxton and Otaki for 25 years, conveying general merchandise. The merchandise in the conveyances, covered with a tarpaulin, were left in the open at night, staid during the whole of the period I was engaged in the'business I never had goods stolen, and I was using five and six teams. Nowadays everything has to be kept under lock and key.” Our informant opines moral degeneracy on the part of some local people, and promises a warm reception to nocturnal prowlers about his premises in future. The Wellington Executive of the Protestant Political Association has appointed Major James M’Naught, of Wanganui, secretary-organiser for the Wellington Province, says the Post. Major M’Naught (who is a nephew of the late Rev. James M’Naught, D.D., of, Glasgow), has had considerable experience in organising work. In the years 190809 he represented what was then the National Defence League (the late Lord Roberts’ movement) as organising secretary and lectured in New Zealand, to educate public opinion in support of compulsory universal military service for the youths of the Dominion, For three and a-half years he has been area group officer in Wanganui-Marton district, and recently discharged in pursuance of the policy of the military authorities not to retain the services of officers holding field rank, when Staff corps and junior officers, are returning from active service abroad, and are available for Home Service duty. Major M’Naught enters upon his new duties immediately, and will be formally welcomed at a “social.”

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

The heaviest trout eaiight last season in this district were two —,

one 14ilbs. and the other 121hs. — from the Tlorowhcnua Lake. The latter was caught with a fly. Chronicle.

The Otaki Mail says: A wellknown Ofaki resident suddenly jumped on Sunday from Class A to Glass C, his wife presenting k' in with twins —n boy and a girl. He has received many congratulations. It is estimated that the Italians have taken twenty thousand prisoners since the commencement of the offensive on the Piave front. The Italian General Stall' slates that the Austrian claim that the Italian losses total one hundred and fifty- thousand is exaggerated, and are certainly nothing approaching that figure.

“We are passing through a crisis at the present time,” declared the representative of a large warehouse at a sitting of the Conciliation Conned, at. Wellington. “We do not know what the future is going to bring as far as business, is concerned. We cannot; look one month ahead. Although during the past year we have had a. much bigger cash turnover, our turnover in goods has been relatively small.’'

' Mbs Gould, aged ninety, wished to stay on board the Wimmera to make room for some younger women, saying she had lived her life, and that younger women were of more use. She was taken off, and, throughout the hours on the water and the trying tramp over the hills to Wailmehue, with little clothing on and without hoots, she and Mrs Croft, wife of Captain Croft, of the HuddartParker Company, did much to keep up the spirits of the party.

General Maurice, writing in the London Daily Chronicle, says that the importance of Germany’s next effort was inei’eased because a failure, following upon the Austrian defeat, would have the most disastrous consequences. Germany’s policy has been to conclude each year’s campaign with a showy success. Therefore the Germans would be all the more careful in the next attack on the West firont. The present pause meant that the troops behind the lines are not yet sufficiently trained.

Complaint is made by the Sun of the substantial rises in the x’etail prices of groceries in Christchurch: “Following a wholesale increase of 2d per lb., the retail price of mustard has advanced 4d, or Id per quarter-pound tin. Common soaps are now sold at 2s Id instead of Is per bar, and local candles have increased by Id per lb., and, in some instances, 2d. The most unsatisfactory feature is that there is no definite limit to the upward tendency. In some instances the retailadvance is more than the corresponding -wholesale one. The retailors’ answer to this is that they cannot follow in their price list every wholesale fluctuation. When they do increase values, such advances often cover previous wholesale rises which had not been passed on. They also claim that their margin of protil is now smaller Ilian it was before the war commenced, whilst double the outlay on goods is now required of them.” Soap made a rise in price in Dunedin last: week of £4 per ton.

The Palmerston North District Hospital and Charitable Aid Board recently passed a motitnn in favour of free and compulsory dental, treatment for children attending Slate schools. The, resolution was put before the Wellington. Board on Thursday, when Mr F. T. Moore moved that the board support the proposal. The Chairman: “Provided that the cost is borne by the State.” Mr Moore agreed, and amended his motiton accordingly. The motion was seconded by the Rev. IT. Van Staveren. In the course of the discussion, Mr Burn said he knew of a case in which a lady had got quotations from various dentists, and had eventually come to',the Hospital and got the work done for practically nothing. The motion was agreed to.