LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1886, 5 October 1918, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The monthly meeting of 11 h> local Slate Seliool Cummittee will be held at 7 o’clock on i\Jomlay evening.

Yesterday was the lir.sl: anniversary of the attack by the New Zealanders near Passchendaele, when (Iravenslafel and the Abraham Heights were stormed. Two brigades of our men also attacked a week later, in a sea of mud, and though they gained ground, the casualties were verv hcavv.

The Palmerston North District Uos()ila[ statistics for the past mouth show that on September Ist (here were 89 patients in the institution, while ll(i were admitted during the month, making a total of 205. Ninety-eight were discharged, and eight died, the number in the Hospital on (October Ist being 90.

The following are the latest additions and alterations to the local telephone' exchange list: —Additions —061) P. W. Brown, No. 1 Line, 00M .). Collinson, No. 2 Line, (50K I). Purcell, No. 2 Line. Transfers — 17 Stiles and Matheson, Ltd., to Barr and Tver, 20 (1. T. Woodroofe to Poxton Meat Coy., 112 H. Berry to J. Purcell. Discontinued —94 J. M. Barr, 108 L. Smithy and 78 Opui Fibre Co., Ltd.

The Chairman of (he local Slate School Committee slates that it will require about £2OO to replace the extras that will be required to equip the new school when erected. The Ladies' Patriotic Guild, at yesterday's meeting', decided to offer their services to the Committee in an endeavour to organise a special effort at an early dale in this connection. The ladies’ offer will come before the Committee at Monday night's meeting. The death occurred at the resilience of his daughter, Mrs E. Hooper, of Masterton, on Wednesday, of an old identity in the person of Mr Milliam Betty. The deceased, who was 81 years of age, was born in Cornwall, and arrived in Masterton forty-one years ago. He was appointed overseer of the Masterton Borough, and retained the position until age compelled him to retire. He leaves a family of three sons and two daughters, one of the sons being Mr R. T. Betty, of Foxton. Why bother making cakes when there is such a good assortment at Perreau’s?*

Constable O’Donoghue left Foxtun on Thursday on annual leave, which Avitl be spent in the Auckland district. He was accompanied by Airs O’Honoghuc and family. In the Salvation Army Hall tomorrow night there will be a farewell meeting to Bandsman King, who is leaving for cam]) next 'Wednesday. The Salvation Army bandsmen are assisting the Borough Band at the send-off to the men.

Notwithstanding the cry of shortage of labour, the Ashburton County Council has received 27 applications for the position of Avaterranger at Mayfield, at a salary ol £l5O with cottage and land.

Mr Elsdon Best had a droll way of stating a fact at a meeting oi astronomers in Wellington. In a lecture on “Maori Star Lore,” he remarked that the Maoris termed the stars “children of light,” reared by the Milkey Way.

While in England recently Mr F. Pirani saAV Hu nr. Fraser, son of Mr and Mrs Alt'. Fraser, of Foxton, who avus looking avcll and avus studying a commercial course. Gunner Fraser had his leg amputated as the result of wounds, and is being titled Avith an artificial limb.

The Primate of New Zealand has expressed a desire that the service to be held in the churches of the diocese on Sunday, October oth, should be of a thanksgiving character, in recognition of the remarkable victories granted to our armies in ans Aver to our ...prayers.

The recent allegations of laxity in morals among children were reflected in a motion passed by the Auckland branch of (lie Educational Institute. The motion viewed with regret the attempts being made to establish denominational primary schools throughout the Dominion on the ground that the public primary school work was secular, and that tlie altitude of the teachers was unChristian.

A reservist named Ernest Alfred Mouldy has been arrested and handed to the military authorities at Auckland on a charge of attempting to evade service. Mouldy, who is a single man of 27, is alleged ■to have evaded the efforts of the. police at Wanganui to locale him. He came lo Auckland, where he was arrested and placed in Cl Camp, from which he is alleged to have deserted. He lived in a tent on an island in the Waikato Kiver, about six miles below Tuakau, obtaining provisions from a store at Buckland, where no police are stationed.

We clip the following from the list of companies recently registered appearing in (bis week’s Mercantile Gazette: —“Wairoa Flaxmills, Lid. Kegd. as a private company, September 27tb, 1918. Cilice: Johnston Street, Foxton. Capital; f1ti,750, into Hi,750 shares of .Cl each. Subscribers: Wellington— Carroll and Co., Ltd., 1,000; IV. E. A. Gill 2,500, Catherine C. Bourkc 244. J. 11. G. Kowley 500; Wairoa— A. W. Hall 4,000: Foxton—Christina Pearson 150, Annie Boss 150, Foxton Cordage and Fla.xmilliug Co., Ltd., 0,300, J. W. Simcs, Cpl. M.Z.E.F., 700; Sydney—E. G. Vaughan 1,100, and leu others with one share each. Objects: To acquire as a going concern (he llaxmilling business heretofore carried on by Carroll and Co., Ltd., and (he Olmia Flaxmills, Ltd., both of Wairoa.

As a result of tlie school lire, the children's sports material has been almost wiped out, and the advent of (he cricket ami tennis season finds the school without equipment except wickets. The tennis racquets, including some privately owned by the children, have been destroyed, and owing to the expense incurred in replacing lost school material, it is rather a heavy burden on the children by (dull subscriptions to replace the lost material for the games. The headmaster wishes to appeal to all “sports” and well-wish-ers to assist the children in their games. Donations of material or of unmey to purchase equipment will he gratefully acknowledged. Messrs Lisle and Bock have voluntarily offered a set of cricket material for the senior team, and £1 respectively, for which the school is deeply grateful.

A burglar, or burglars, who cuter-

ed the premises of Mr F. Stempa, butcher, Carterton, a few nights ago and blew open Ids safe, which contained between £3O and £4O, hit upon an efficient substitute for the conventional sandbags favoured by dynamiters, for, the 'Carterton paper reports, to deaden the sound of the explosion, the safe was packed round with meat, sausages, and sawdust. The explosive was evidently put in through the keyhole, and when detonated completely shattered the whole inside portion of the safe door, destroying the locks and making tFie contents available. For some strange reason the burglar’s Work ended at that. The money, winch was in a drawer, was found to he all I here when Mr Stempa discovered the shattered remains of the safe door. It is evident from recent experiences that there is a “cracksman” of some experience about the district.

Asthma, bronchitis, sore throat and catarrh, Oil, what distressing afflictions they

are; Bringing anxiety, anguish and grief, Priceless the treatment that gives

us relief. All thro’ long ages of human dis-

tress, Science had striven in vain for suc-

cess ; Until it discovered that remedy

. sure, Wonderful Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 24

It is understood that during this week the Second Wellington Military Service Board will deal publicly with (lie question of whether men engaged in primary industries —shearers, freezing work hands, etc. —should be retained in New Zealand or be sent to the war. The question will be. raided through a largo number of sine die cases coming up for review;

The Auckland Branch of (he New Zealand Educational Institute passed a motion protesting against an attempt made by circulars through the public" schools to destroy the teaching of true patriotism and lower the military moral of our people. The mover of the motion stated that the circulars bordered on sedition. Teachers were urged not to display Avar pictures on the Avails, and to refrain from praising the soldier, and it was suggested that the text bonks should be repealed, Avith a vieAV to ultimately freeing the people from militarism.

Does Organised Labour favour State Control as a solution for the Liquor Traffic? The New Zealand Labour Party, although declaring, for democratic reasons, that State Control should lie on the ballotpaper, decidedly refused to commit (hemseh'es to it as a policy. The Labour men of Gi'oat Britain Avant Prohibition. .Recent voles in industrial centres in England, Scotland, and A Vales give a majority in every case for W'ar-time Prohibition. Annan, Avhere the Government pub-lic-houses are, voted over 3 to 1 for Prohibition. Paisley, in Scotland, registered 1.1,182 for and 1,178 against, or over 9 to 1. Hull gave an 11,512 majority, while LesmaImgoAv, in Scotland, topped the lot with a 30 to 1 verdict. The total for 27 centres avus —For Prohibition, Kit).o93; against Prohibition, 78,000; a majority for Prohibition of 88,027. Ncav Zealand Labour Avill foIIoAV this splendid lead 35

Addressing (lie Slate school children in the Town Hall yesterday afternoon, the Chairman of Committee (Mr Hornblow) said that the present occasion was the first time he had spoken to them collectively since (he destruction of the school building by fire. With them, and their parents and teachers, the Committee regretted the loss of the building and coni cuts. It was sad to reflect that so much of the work done in connection with the destroyed building, over a period of years, should have gone up in smoke. Ho believed, however, that a local generous public would again sland to them in perfeeling (he furnishing of the new building. He referred to the pleasant associations connected with the destroyed building. The Committee, Hoard and teachers would endeavour to have a school erected which would be modern in every respect, well-equipped, and an ornament to (he town. Of course, the Deparlmenl would have Die finalsay in this connection. If their requirements were not met, be jocularly suggested that a special train be chartered to take them all to Wellington as a depula I ion to place their requirements before (he Minister. The Committee sympathised with the staff and scholar's in the circumstances, and while I hey were all graeful to those who had placed buildings at (heir disposal in order lo carry on, he hoped the time would not be far distant when (hey would again assemble under one roof.