LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1890, 15 October 1918, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There vrere present at hist night’s Council meeting: The Mayor (Mr J. Chrystall)_. and Crs Henderson, Coley, J’ryant. Thompson, and Kemps ter. -Au apology for al/senee v,'us received from Cr McMurray.

Heavy mins foil last night throughout this district.

All Saints’ Church has been renovated with a new coat of paint.

The Wellington tramway strike lias been settled satisfactorily.

A hail storm passed over this district this afternoon.

We have been shown a photograph by Mr J, Colder of the mine washed up near the Hydrabad.

There have been 1.600 deaths in London from influenza in seven weeks.

Dr. Thomas E. Cahill, a wellknown Wellington medical man, died on Sunday night. .

Accounts amounting to £4-10 Os Sd were passed for payment at last night’s Council meeting. A wedding which is creating considerable local interest: is to take place in (he Methodist Church tomorrow afternoon.

A meeting of the local branch of the J’.F.A. will be held in the Presbyterian Sunday school this even-

At last night's Council meeting it was decided that applications be called for roadman to replace Mr T. W. Mitchell whilst absent with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.

A motion of sympathy with Mrs Jennings, Town Clerk's assistant, in the loss she has sustained by the death of her brother, Lieutenant W. G. Gibbs, was passed at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council. The I\t. Hon. AV. E. Massey seated in Auckland that since his arrival in Auckland lie had had a cablegram on the subject, and he was ablg to say that the shipping outlook continues to imnrove.

B. Lansdown and J. Patterson, (wo jockeys, whilst training horses at liiccartou, were thrown to the ground and seriously injured. The men were taken to the hospital, where Lansdown is still unconscious, and Patterson semi-conscious.

David Clyde, a railway employee residing at Stanley Street, Sydenham, was found dead hanging by his neck to a bedpost in his house, on Sunday. He had been complaining of bad health, and slated that unless he improved his condition would drive him.out of his mind.

A large three-decker square tier wedding cake is on view in Mr AValls’ bakery establishment. It is a line example of the pastry cook’s art, the decorative piping and designs being very artistic. AA’e understand if is to adorn a local wedding breakfast table to-morrow.

A local properly owner made application at last night's Council meeting for the remission of rates, on account of distress caused by continued ill-health. —It was decided that the Council cannot see its way to remit rales, hut under flic circumstances will allow a reasonable time lo pay same.

Commenting on the Taranaki election, the Dominion say.--: It is alt the more necessary that Ministers should take advantage of; every proper opportunity of keeping in (ouch with public opinion, so Uni! no intelligent man or woman can have any legitimate excuse for misunderstanding or misrepresenting their golicv of administrative acts,

The lion. D. H. Guthrie reports that during the war period New Zealand had received from the imperial Governmnl on account of the commandeered produce from the Dominion a total of £71,657,.1-0, There is at present in the stores of the country produce valued at £21,883,50;'), on which an advance of £3,006,060 had already been received.

The 1 Mayor nienlMoihm! at last night's Council meeting that everything was in order for the iransl'er of (lie portion of.' Target Reserve arranged to be sold to the Foxton Racing Club, but was held up pending the payment of.' (lie purchase money by the .Racing' Club. The matter should be sell led as early as possible. —It was decided to communicate with the Racing Club, asking them'to complete the agreement a.s early as possible.

The following resolution was passed at the hast meeting of the local branch of the N.Z. Labour Party: —“That this meeting of the N.Z. Labour Parly views with 1 disgust the sweeping statements made by Bishop Averiil regarding the charges against the morality of (he schools, and considers that he should be called upon to substantiate such statements, .Meanwhile we refuse to believe that the teachers arc not doing their duty by the children, and further, consider that it is only a move lor the establishment of denominational schools, which we will oppose, in accordance with the Education plank ol the Labour Platform/'' Why buy The Liquor Traffic? If to end it, why pay £15,000,0(1!) when £-1,500,000 is enough? If to continue it, then increased National Efficiency is not secured. Every argument against Alcohol is based on its damage to the human body — Slate Liquor Stores cannot change its nature. It paralyses nerves, impairs judgment, and dulls moral vision even if the name of King George, as head of the Slate, is over the public-house door instead ol John Smith, the private publican. And what a slur on the King’s name when he himself called for “Glasses down”! Alcohol is no respecter of persons, nor of Governments. License laws may change and bars become community enterprises, but Alcohol goes on its blasting, blighting way, leaving a trail of sorrow, misery, and poverty to mark its path. Don’t BUY the traffic! BUKYIT! , 39

Sirs Jennings, assistant in the Town Clerk's olliee, tendered her resignation at last .night's Council meeting, and asked to he relieved of her duties in a month’s time. —On the motion of the Mayor, seconded by Cr Coley, the resignation was accepted with great regret, and the Council placed on reeox’d its hearty appreciation of her faithful services to the Council. We received an anonymous letter this morning from a writer who professes to he the author of the letter containing a confession to having tired the school. As it does not contain the method of address used in the previous letter we can only treat it as a silly joke, despite the fact that the.contents would he interesting to our readers and the public. We believe the first letter was a genuine confession. At last night’s Council meeting .Mr T. \V. Hunt, builder, applied for permission to erect a hoarding over the footpath and four feet of the roadway in front of the proposed Moutoa Buildings. —It was decided, on the motion of Cr Bryant, seconded by Cr Henderson, that permission he granted to the builder of the proposed Moutoa Buildings to erect a hoarding over the footpath and four feet of roadway in Main .Street, subject to same being properly lighted at night, and to the footpath and roadway being put in proper stale of repair after building is completed, to the satisfaction of the Council. Kef erring to their trip from Home, Sir Joseph Ward said that it had been pleasant and interesting except for an outbreak of influenza which occurred shortly after leaving Vancouver. When (he epidemic was at its worst, 128 of the crew and passengers were down, hut on approaching New Zealand it decreased considerably. There were two medical men on hoard, Hr. Barnet! of t'almerston North, and Dr. McKenzie of Auckland, both of whom were returning from the front. The two doctors and the ship's officers were unremitting' in their attention to patients, and put up a gallant light against the epidemic. Sir J. G. Ward, interviewed upon his arrival at Auckland, remarked upon the splendid spirit of the people of England in the prosecution of the war. The temporary reverses had the effect of counteracting the peace propaganda. The Germans undoubtedly believed they had superior strength in the held, and quite likely their views were correct, hut they underestimated the strategic master-mind in control of the Allied armies. The progress made since early in July made the future of the Pacific Islands more assured than over, but they will not pass into enemy control. The only possible peace was one brought about by the complete smashing of the enemy Inland and sea. His own opinion was that, given another six months before winter, the enemy would have had to capitulate, hut a lull in the gigantic operations appeared inevitable. He paid a high tribute to the bravery of the New Zealanders on the battle front.