Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1918. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1863, 13 August 1918, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1918. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

During the month of Jlily, 33 horses and 20 cows were impounded by tile borough ranger. Accounts amounting to £B4l- .Ids lOd were passed for payment at last night's meeting of the Borough Council. Two tenders were received at last night's Council meeting for carting metal, and that: of Mr E. J. Murphey at 3s lid per yard was accepted. At the local police court yesterday, before Mr Hornblow, J.P., Arthur Bloomfield, charged with drunkenness, was convicted and lined 10s, Foxton's (junta of the expenses of the Otaki Licensing Committee £3l 3s Od), was passed for payment at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council. At last night’s Council meeting a motion/of sympathy with the Town Clerk in the loss he has esustained by the death of his infant son, was carried in silence, members standing. AVe regret to chronicle the death of the infant child of Mr and Mrs Waters, which took place yesterday afternoon, after a brief illness. Mr Waters arrived from camp on leavo on Saturday, and has been indisposed since. Much sympathy will be felt for Mr and Mrs Waters in their trouble.

The next session of Parliament will probably begin some time in October.

Speaking at the Kilbirnie Hall on Saturday evening, Dr Newman, M.P., stated that it was his personal opinion that the war would not be concluded by the end of 1919.

The public is cordially invited to listen to the experiences of two sisters who wgre on duty with a hospital ship, in the Town Hall supper-room to-morrow afternoon, at 2.30 o’clock.

There were present at last night’s Borough Council meeting: The Mayor (Mr J. Chrys(all), and Crs. Coley, Hannah, Bryant, Hurley, Kempstcr, Thompson, Walker, and McMurray. An apology for absence was received from Cr Henderson.

There was a record-output of gas at the. local gas works yesterday, viz., 30,500 c.ft. The amount of gas manufactured fouled the purifiers, which are inadequate. Last month's gas output also constituted a record.

Main Street was enlivened on Saturday evening by Father Christmas and his “pumpkin band,’’ who paraded (he main thoroughfare and look up a collection in aid of the Christmas pudding effort. The amount collected totalled £3 14s (id.

A resident: suggests to us that the Council should be asked to erect a. warning notice to motorists at the intersection of the Avenue and .Main Street. This is a particularly dangerous locality to school children. We pass the suggestion on. Mr John Henry Newton, the oldest inhabitant of Lyttelton, is dead, at the age of 93 years. He arrived at Lyttelton in (he ship Victoria in 1859. He leaves two daughters, live sons (one of which lives at Wellington), 28 grandchildren, and 45 gr ea t - gra n dc hi 1 drew.

.Referring: to the* repairs at present being done to tlio roof of tho Town Hull, the Mayor said last night Ihal Mr Hofmann was making a splendid jolt of same. The cos! to date was something over £l4, and it would only eo,-t a few more, pounds to complete the work. —The Council authorised Mr Hofmann to complete the work.

A letter from the secretary of the School Committee was read at hits night’s Council meeting, asking that the sanitation charge of £8 10s (id be reduced to £4 5s Od, as had been done last year, and that this reduction he made an annual one. — It was decided, on the motion of the Ma yor, seconded by Cr Coley, that the Council’s grant in reduction of sanitary rale to State School be made the same as last year, from £8 10s Od to £4 5s Od, but does not deem it wise to commit future Councils, as suggested in the School Committee’s request. Mr Jacobson, a ratepayer residing at the corner of Union and Brown Streets, waited on the Borough Council last night, and asked that immediate slops lie taken to deal with the sand drift from the hill in Brown Street. He complained that the sand was blowing on to his property, and if something was not done at once it would be a very serious matter to him. After some discussion, it was decided, on the motion of the Mayor, seconded by Cr Coley, that the resolution passed providing for (he fa seining- and planting of the sand hill in Brown, Street be carried out as soon as possible, and that a notice be putup warning children from diggingup sand on the street.

A return just issued by the Government .Statistician shows the number of moles and fonmlos in each district in New Zealand heloji”iii” to each of the principal religious denominations as at the census of October, 1010. The following are the figures for the Borough of Boston : Males. —Church of England -1155, Presbyterian 124, Methodist 128, Baptist 4, Congregational 1, Lutheran 7, Church of Christ 3, Salvation Army 1(5, Roman Catholic 117, Greek Catholic 3, others 22, Hebrew 1, Confueian 2, Free Thinkers 4, Rationalist 2, no denomination 7, no religion 2, object.to state 35, total 913. Females. —Church of England 399, Presbyterian 124, Methodist 117, Baptist 5, Lutheran 4, Church of Christ 2, Salvation Army 21, Roman Catholic 115, others 31, Freethinker 1, no denomination 3, object to state' 3(5, unspecified 1, total 859. At last night’s Counoil meeting, when the minutes of the previous meeting were brought up for confirmation, Cr Coley said he was opposed to the culvert being put in the drain at the junction of Johnston and George, Streets. It was only (he thin end of the wedge to have three other streets opened. Ho could “see it sticking out a mile!” The street had not been required for 40 years, and would not be required. The Mayor said the matter before the Council was the confirmation of the minutes, and other business could not,lm discussed at that stage. Cr Coley got up to speak, but Cr Hurley rose to a point of order, and asked (hat the motion confirming the minutes be put. Tho motion was put and carried, Cr Coley voicing an emphatic “No!” THE HORRORS OP WAR. Owing to the bad water, diarrhoea and dysentery are often as deadly as the enemy’s bullets, and every parcel going to a soldier in Prance should contain a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy, as this preparation can always be relied upon for diarrhoea, dysentery and pains in the stomach. For sale everywhere. —Advt,

Application was made by the Patriotic* Society at last night’s Council meeting for a free supply of gas for the Patriotic Shop. —It was pointed out that the gas used at the shop during the past 12 months was well under 1,000 feet. On the motion of the Mayor and Cr Coley it was decided that no charge be made for the gas, and that the amount at present owing, 10s, be written off.

The necessity of a street lamp being erected at the comer of Hillary and Cook Streets was brought: up at last night’s Council meeting by (T Hannah, who moved that the lamp be erected at the earliest possible moment. This was seconded by Cr Hurley, but on being put to (he meeting was lost, (lie voting being; For —Crs Hannah, Hurley, Coley and Kempster. Against —The Mayor and Crs McMurray, 'Walker, Thompson anil Bryant.

Illustrating the cheeriness of the wounded, Chaplain Bladin, at Dunedin, cited the case of two New Zealanders, each of whom had lost a hand. Both attended all the concerts together, the reason being given by one, who explained: “You see, whenever we want to applaud, Bill holds out his hand and I smack it.” The speaker also made a fine acknowledgment of (he wonderful achievements of the British Navv.

Some idea of the treatment .that. American soldiers are receiving in German prison camps may he gathered from a letter received by a boy’s parents at Minneapolis: “We are having the very best treatment,” he says. “The Germans provide us with the best of everything. There is only one thing we could wish for, and that is to be at Lakewood Park.” Lakewood Park evidently impressed (lie German censor as a pleasure resort. It is a eemeterv.

Failure to enrol in the First Division of (he Expeditionary Force reserve was admitted by John Henry Thomas in the Auckland Police Court last week. Acting-Sub-In-spcctor M’Namara said that defendant, a single - man, had been living with a woman with two children for five years, and had registered as rj married man with two children, Ho had been classed as fit. Defendant was fined £5, and ordered to be handed over to the military authorities.

It is estimated that 300 acres have been placed under wheat in the Sandon district, says the Star. Farmers (here have put in small areas, almost every properly doing its bit in this respect. It is considered 1 lint Sandon is not a wheat-growing district, I hough the farmers are willing to grow a little for patriotic purposes. One farmer who grew wheat last year estimated that the total cost of the crop reached Ss per bushel. He received 5s lOd per bushel for (he crop, and out of that he was charged (he railway freight (rum Palmerston to Wanganui. Tlte fanners object very strongly to (his freight charge,