Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, SEPTEMB. 14, 1918. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1877, 14 September 1918, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, SEPTEMB. 14, 1918. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The German losses during the past two months amount to half a million, of which 300,000 are dead. The Presbyterian congregation will entertain Miss Doris Signal at an “all sorts” evening in the schoolroom on Monday. For Bronchitis or Asthma inhale XAZOL through the Nazol Inhaler. Immediate relief will follow. Start taking Xazoi to-day.

A special .meeting, of the local Stale School Committee will he held on Monday evening, ’at 7.30 o’clock. Mr R. 11. Billens, one of the proprietors- of the Levin Chronicle, was passed as “lit A” by the Medical Board at Palmerston yesterday. The Foxton and Shannon school teams are trying conclusions in a game of rugby at the racecourse to-day.

The annual general meeting of members of the Foxton Lawn Tennis Club will be held in the Council Chambers on Monday evening, at 8 o’clock. The committee will meet at 7.30 o’clock.

We notice that a few upholstered seats have been placed in the Town Hall. It’s a pity there are not more of them; as they are particularly comfortable, and a,dd to the enjoyment of the pictures.

The local men who were medically examined at Palmerston yesterday speak in terms of praise of the thoroughness of the examiners and the consideration extended to them by the Medical Board.

Sir James Wilson, on behalf of the Farmers’ Union, cabled congratulations to the New Zealand Army on the capture of Bapaume. Genera! Russell, in cabling a reply, added; “Yourmessage Avas much appreciated by all ranks.”

A public meeting will be held in the Coronation Hall .supper-room on Wednesday next, at 8 p.m., to discuss the actions and administration of the Foxton Patriotic Society. All are invited. No collection.

Messrs A. J. Kellow, Gabites, and Hayward, of Foxton, were examined by the Medical Board at Palmerston yesterday, and passed as lit A. Messrs Honore and P. Easton were also examined and classed C 2.

The Hon. W. I). S. MacDonald (Acting-Liberal Leader) announced yesterday afternoon that Councillor William Thomas Hildreth had been chosen as the Liberal candidate (the National Government nominee) for the Wellington Central seat.

The headmaster of the local (State school has placed on order for 167 school caps. We saw a sample cap this morning. The material is blue, with light and dark blue facings, and a prettily-work-ed monogram, F.P.S., in the centre. At the Auckland Police Court, George Thomas Riuble was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment on a charge of false pretences by selling what he styled “Knowles’ Rheumatic Cure,” at a guinea a packet, which on analysis showed was Glauber salts, worth one penny a packet.

A locally-owned (studebaker motor car met with a mishap at Tiakitahuna the other night by swerving into the drain. When attempting to get it out, one of the assistants threw a lighted match on the ground, which ignited some benzine, and caused a good deal of damage to the ear.

N.Z. Base Keeords states that the next-of-kin of (3492 Pte. T. Dunne, 14tii Battalion, A.1.F., is shown on the records of the Australian Imperial Force as Mrs K. O’Sullivan, 181, Lambton Quay, Wellington, but communications addressed thereto have .been returned unclaimed. Should anyone know the address of the next- of kin, they are requested to communicate with the Officer in Charge of Keeords, Australian Imperial Force, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne.

Mrs Imrie, of Palmerston North, who judged the decorative (-lasses at the local Spring Show, informed our representative that the children's decorative work was excellent. ’ Her task in awarding the prizes was a difficult one, for all displayed excellent taste. In fact, she had not seen better displays at larger shows among adults. She was surprised to find that the -decorative work was not conlined to girls. AH the juvenile exhibits deserved special mention. In the adult decorated tables the judge commented upon .the line colour scheme and excellent taste displayed by the prize-winner, Miss MeMurrav.

The* health inspector reported to the Hospital Board on Thursday that during the month of August 3(1 cases of infectious diseases were notified and had received attention. The cases were distributed as follows-: —Palmerston N., diphtheria 15; Bedding, diphtheria 2, phthisis 1; Foxton, diphtheria 1, cerebrospinal meningitis 2; Levin, diphtheria 2; Otaki, phthisis 1, being that of a Maori half-caste girl, and proving fatal; Kongotea, diphtheria 1; Kairanga, diphtheria 5; Manawatu, tuberculosis, 1; Oroua, diphtheria 2; Horowhemua, tuberculosis 1, hydatids 1, cerebro-spinal meningitis 1.