Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1918. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1854, 18 July 1918, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1918. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The First Wellington Military Service Board commenced a silting at Palmerston to-day. The (,)ueen of the South, hemp laden, sailed for Wellington yesterday‘afternoon, and is due back again with general on Saturday morning. George Starich Milan, a Serbian, pleaded guilty at the Dunedin Police Court yesterday to seven charges of burglary. He was committed to (he Supreme Court for sentence. The complete list of the Magistrates retiring on superannuation comprises Messrs Bishop (Christchurch), Kettle (Auckland), Burgess (Auckland), Loughnan (Blenheim), Barton (Gisborne), Haselden (Hawera), Hutcheson (West Coast), and Reid (Marton). A very pleasant social afternoon was given by Mesdames Jas. and F. Robinson in the Town Hall supperroom yesterday afternoon, in aid of All Saints’ Sewing Guild. Afternoon tea was dispensed, and competitions indulged in, interspersed with vocal and musical items. The names of the 5,000 men drawn in Tuesday’s ballot are to be published in a Gazette on Wednesday next, July 24. The Gazette will contain also the names of men who have become available in the First Division and Classes A and B of the Second Division. What is NAZOL ? The best best Cough and Cold Remedy in the Dominion. No cold is NAZOL-proof. Sixty doses 1/0. Refuse substitutes.

A sharp frost was experienced in this (listrial this morning.

The Patriotic Shop on Saturday next will he conducted hy’l he men.

The Borough Band has consented to play outside the Town Hall tomorrow night.

Our attention has been drawn to the accumulation of drift wood around one of the piles of the Shannon bridge. This should be removed without delay.

Charles Begg, 30 years of age, died in the Christchurch Hospital from the effects of injuries received iii a motor cycle collision near (be centre of the city. Deceased held a responsible position in the city electrical department.

Of those drawn in the last ballot, the following have been passed as lit for active service:—Messrs A. E. Burling, P. E. Fitzsimmons, E. S. Saveli, Abrham Smith, Alfred Smith, and B. F. Spencer, and Messrs G, Greig, AY. F. .Moorman and R. .). Turkington have been classed C2.

During the past week the Medical Board, which is sitting in Palmerston, lias examined 200 Second Division reservists. Of this number 07 were passed (it for service, and 102 were classed 02, (he balance being placed in B 1 and Cl classes. Of 17 First Division men examined, 10 were passed lit for service, six were classed C2, and one 81. The Palmerston Borough Council Inis passed the following resolution: —“That the Council urge upon the Government the necessity of conscripting the labour of all enemy aliens in the Dominion, and that they be employed on urgent public works and be paid the same rate of pay as our soldiers on active service.”

The following motion, moved by the Mayor, was carried at Tuesday’s meeting of the Palmerston Borough Council: —"That the deputation to wait on the Minister shortly be authorised to lay before him the desirability of having the sole control of (he Gorge road and upper and lower fridges placed under the management of a board of control with a view to greater efficiency and economy, and that the appointment be made from the local bodies interested.”

Many people have been surprised by the very large proportion of men weeded out by the Military Medical Boards as physically unlit for ms live service. Among the most surprised is the Minister -of Defence (Sir James Allen), who remarked to a deputation at Wellington this week that the largeness of the percentage of rejects (about (10 per cent.) was impressed on him every day. “Tlnv first thing we must do,” he said, “is to improve the physical standard of the young men.”

A motor car, coniaiiilng jewellery valued at £2,500, 1 he* property of Mr J. Rosenberg, a wholesale jeweller of Sydney, was stolen in Ihe city, and was later found abandoned at Stanmore. The robbery was of the most daring' character. Mr Rosenberg left his motor ear in broad daylight in George Street, while he entered a shop. lie was absent for ten minnles. and on. returning' found the ear had disappeared. Before leaving i| he had locked the switch-box, but the eai; hi tings, being standardised, the thieves were able to unlock it.

The Tlorowhenna County engineer reported at Saturday’s meeting, in reference to the Wbivokino riding, as follows: —The main road for a mile or two south of Levin requires a great deal of maintenance; it just about keeps a man with a single horse and dray all (he time patching to keep it passable, Borlnnateiy, the gravel pit is not far away. The worst parts of the Levin to Buxton road have been re-formed and metalled. There is little more, than half the metal that was provided laid, but the road is now fairly passable, and will have to wait until other more pressing work is done. Since (he trimming up of the Fox ton road was finished, 1 have had the. men round the district roads. 1. have now got the men making a crossing at the Kimberley road ford over the Ohan. There is a good deal of protection work to be done-(here if we can get boulders carted.

An unusual point has been raised in an Auckland district appeal ease. Robert Whitten was convicted at Paeroa on a charge of allowing cattle to stray in the borough. Against this decision he appealed, mainly on the ground (hat the summons was issued by Mr P. Brenau, J.P., who was u member of Hie Borough Council, and Deputy-Mayor of the borough, and as such was interested in the result of the prosecution. Dr. H. D. Baraford, who appeared for the informant, contended that a justice in issuing a summons was performing a purely Ministerial act, and not a judicial one, and it, therefore, followed that such act was not invalid, even if interest was proved. Mr Justice Cooper said that the point had an important bearing on the administration of the Justices of the Peace Act, and that he would take time to consider his decision.

The big red lamp of Chemist Keat Shone out along the rain-soaked street; While all within glowed warm and bright, In contrast to the gale swept night. The customers were frequent, 100, Keat still a steady trade could do; For wise was he, and made that sure By “pushing” Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure 9

You couldn’t do better than bUy your horse-covers at Walker & Furrie’s. Price only 32/- for the best.*

The Otago Early Settlor*’ Association recorded 195 deaths of: old identities during the year ending on April 30th. All arrived in the colony prior to 1804. The average of the total of their ages is a fraction over 80 vears.

The small boy is provided for in the new Unit Bond by-law. It is provided that it shall be an offence against the by-law if anyone “wantonly or maliciously disturbs an inhabitant by ringing any door bell or knocking at any door of any house adjoining the road, or by blowing any trumpet’or horn, healing any drum or gong, using any other noisy instrument or ringing any bell on the road.”

During the hearing of certain cast's at the Palmerston Magistrate’s Court on Monday, in which Chinamen were charged with selling tobacco on the statutory half-holi-day, the Magistrate (Mr W. G. K. Kenrick, S.M.) suggested (he desirability of having tobacco sold under license. Mr A. A. Waite (Inspector for the Labour Department) who prosecuted, said the Department was of (he same opinion, and had been endeavouring to have the law amended with (hat aim in view.

Statements have recently been made as to the prevalence of mice in some part’s of Wellington. At a local meeting (he other night a nurse stated Unit about 2 o'clock one morning, last week, while driving to Karori in a motor car she noticed swarms of mice crossing the Karori road, in the neighbourhood of the viaduct. The car was stopped for a few minutes, and the mice were plainly visible by the road light and the car lamp. The mice appeared to be making for the Karori tunnel.

Sir Jiimes Allen staled at Wellington on Tuesday that the shipping of reinforcements would revert immediately to the rate which preceded the increase of the past, few months. It is understood that owing to the reinforcements for mounted rifle troops having been temporarily reduced, and owing to the irregularity of the transport accommodation available to lake men to Egypt, the Defence •Department may find it possible to grant a certain amount of leave without pay to men in this class. The taking of such leave will be entirely voluntarily, as there is more than sufficient work for the troops in camp. An eloquent tribute was paid to the laic Father Dore by Mr C. A. Loughnan at the social to Mr It. M. McKnight, at Palmerston on Monday night. Mr Loughnan said that Father Dore was one of those men who represented Ihe best in mankind. lie had possessed all those qualities and virtues (hat made the British soldier, that had made the British Army what it is, and what the British Nation was to-day, and what it will be for all lime. Father Dore’s gallant service and self-sec-rifice would always be remembered, and the part he had played in the most stupendous struggle for the safety and preservation of (he world.

A scheme Ims been sol on font in New South Wules hy menus of which till (he girls’ schools of Hint St,nle will co-opernte in providing n hnilleplnne to -swell the number nlrendy sent to the thenlre of wnr hy New South Wules, Knelt hnltleplnne costs €2,700, and its (here nre 150 girls’■ schools in the Stele, the average nmount to he raised in each school is CIS. While ninny schools will not he nhle to raise quite so much money, (here nre others who nre in it position to obtain, more thnn (hiit amount. The name suggested for the New South Wales girls' schools battleplane is “Kookaburra” —an essentially Australian name. The scheme Ims been taken up with great, enthusiasm by most of (he schools throughout the Slate.

The hnv uoav provides for the Government granting advances to discharged soldiers to enable them to acquire residences. Several applications of this mil nre Avere heard hy the Otago Land Board, says the Dunedin Star, and in some cases the board resolved to recommend that (he full amount of the loan he granted, Avhilst in oilier cases the price asked for the property avus considered 100 high. It: is just as Avell that the Act provides for the approval of a responsible body. All discharged soldiers are not gifted Avilh business ability, and if there Avas not somebody to he consulted it might happen that such a man Avould, for lack of experience, buy foolishly, and find that he could not keep his engagements, thus saddling the department Avith a had spec. The findings of the district courtmartials'held at Trenthain Camp on ,Bth July, to try the Larkin brothers are uoav promulgated as folloAv: Pte. J. Larkin, details (late 31st Reinforcements) : found guilty of (1) deserting His Majesty’s service; (2) when in confinement, escaping; (3) deserting His Majesty’s service; (4) losing by neglect his equipment, clothing, and regimental necessaries. Sentenced to detention for 18U days; stoppages, £8 5s sd. Pte. R. E. Larkin, details (late 31st Reinforcements) ; found guilty on a similar charge. Sentenced to detention for 180 days; stoppages to pay for deficiencies in kit amounting to £3 7s lid. In each ease the sentence is mitigated so that if the accused embarks for active service outside New Zealand, then upon arrival at the final port of disembarkation, the unexpired portion (if any) of his sentence shall be remitted-.

For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 1/0 and 2/6.

The Government has hough! 2,000,000 bushels of wheat in Victoria to make up lhe shortage in various parts of Now Zealand.

During June the Discharged Soldiers’ Information Department found employment for 181 men. The head office,, Wellington, placed 104, Auckland 24, Christchurch 12, Dunedin 15. The number on the Employment Wanted Register on 27th June was 539, including 150 at Auckland, 117 at Christchurch, 14 at Wellington, and 43 at Dunedin. The majority of the names at Auckland and Christchurch were recentIv listed.

At a sitting of the Military Appeal Board the other day in a wellknown Hawke's Bay town, an applicant asked for time to allow him to arrange matters on a 500-acre section. In the course of examination (he man stated that before becoming a farmer he was a telegraph operator. “1 suppose,” said the chairman of (he Board, “you find your labours harder now?” “Oh, dear, no, sir,” replied the appellant, “there isn’t nearly so much work to dodge now!”

Amongst the Maori tribes of old there.were no Second Division Leagues. “In regard to military duty,” said Mr Elsdon Best, during the Course of a lecture in Wellington on Tuesday night, “every man was ready at a minute 1 * notice to defend (he commune. Let but the signal lire gleam, on a far range, or the doleful booming of war trumpets resound through the forest, and every able-bodied man seized spear or patu, girded up his loins, and, in single tile, the group contingents swung out upon the war trail that leads to victory, or the broad way of Tune to the spirit world. Nor did the Second Division man stay to claim another 3s a day. He Jumped right into it. And what is more, Mrs Second Division went along, too. She went to cook the dinner. And vou know what the dinner was.”