Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1918. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1901, 9 November 1918, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1918. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A -liccia 1 meeting of the l<><:>! Slate School Committee will he held on Monday evening to discuss subsidy mat lei’s, school disinfect ion, etc. The ruin full locally tor the ‘-it hours ended !) o’clock yesterday morning was 1.30 inches, (he heaviest registered for one day since March last. A howling gale', accompanied by rain squalls, was experienced throughout this district yesterday. A number of fencer- and trees in different localities were blown down. The only local linn to celebrate, the unollicial news of “Germanys surrender” yesterday was Messrs Levin and Go’s. The employees were given a half-holiday. The Department of Public Health invites women who have had some nursing experiem-e to volunteer for sendee in the Auckland District in connection with the influenza outbreak. Travelling expenses and remuneration at the rate of ten shillings per day will be paid. A petition from ratepayer’s asking that a poll be taken on the unimproved values was presented at Tuesday’s meeting of the Manawatu County Council, and it was decided that the poll be taken on Wednesday, November 27th. By advertisement to-day the County Chairman notifies the various polling places. The hours of polling will be 9 a.m. to 6 pan. What is NAZOL? “The beat Cough and Cold Remedy in the Dominion.” No cold is NAZOL-proof. Sixty doses 1/6. Refuse substitutes.

Although influenza is prevalent in Fox ton, no serious eases are reported. The Mayor is taking steps to see that all public buildings are thoroughly disinfected. The death took place at Palmerston N. yesterday of Mr Adam Burgess, aged 62 years. Deceased came to New Zealand from Scotland, in* company with Mr Win. Boss, of Foxton, 36 years ago. A special committee has been set up locally to take the necessary steps re celebratons when news comes through of Germany’s acceptance of the Allies’ armistice terms. In the Salvation Army Hall tomorrow special thanksgiving services will lie held for the victories God has given oar nation, and for (he Austrian surrender. Prayer will be ottered for our lighting soldiers. The afternoon meeting will be conducted by Mr H. Smith. Mr \V. Hart will give the Bible address in the evening. All are heartily invited. The Chairman and Secretary ofthe Foxton Harbour Board visited Wellington this week and conferred with Mr F. 11. Hiley, general manager of N.Z. hallways, and Mr McVilly, assistant manager, in reference to the Foxton wharf. Details in connection with the handing over of same to the Board were discussed, and finality in this connection will be reached in the near future. In view of the serious influenza epidemic now prevalent in the Dominion, the Minister for Public Health notifies that every local authority is required to take immediate steps to secure the safest possible sanitary conditions in the district. The public arc requested not to travel beyond I heir own locality, and to give every assistance by taking all precautions necessary to combat the outbreak. A local Maoii, referring to the recent earthquake, said, “When tc first shake come 1c missis run outshidc, after, she come hack to bed and go to sleep. Then I hear te thunder come again wit te nex’ shake. Te missis newer got up lis time. She say (is not to earthquake hut (c Kaiser shaking hands wit te devil!” When the unofficial and misleading news arrived in Foxton yesterday morning to the effect that Germany had accepted the Allied terms for an armistice, the Mayor was communicated with to let go the local celebrations, hut he refused to act until an official message came through, and so saved tluj ridicule that has fallen upon other victim. Air Vernon leaves a widow and three sons, one of whom is on active service. Past and present Foxton pupils of the Palmerston High School Avill learn with deep feelings of regret the passing of (heir esteemed rector, Mr Vernon, whose death took place last night, at College House. About a week ago Mr Vernon fell a victim to influenza, and despite all that medical science and skilled nursing could do, the disease kept (he upper hand, and finally claimed its victim. At the citizens’ meeting on Thursday evening to arrange peace celebrations, Dr. Mandl said the ringing of (he lire hell should he prohibited at night time in connection with local celebrations, us such' alarm might lie mistaken for a conflagration. Others agreed with this view. Some one interjected that oven if there should be a lire they could do nothing to combat the elements, It was agreed not to ring the lire hell at night in connection with the celebrations. The official opening of the local croquet lawn will take place on Wednesday afternoon next, at 2 o’clock. Visitors will be present from the Levin, Feiiding, Hinemoa and Manawalu Clubs. Two competitions will be played during the afternoon, a 20-minutes tournament on (he howling green, and a golf croquet match on the croquet lawn, the prizes for which will he I lie Awahou Mallets, presented last year by Mr W. Xye, The refreshments will he provided by the ladies, ami every member is asked to assist in this connection. -Mr Fdward Nelson, of -Melbourne, lecturer of (he Bible Students Association, is a.I present visiting Foxlon. To-morrow evening lie is to give a public lecture in the Town Hull, “The World has ended, Millions now Living may Never Die!” This lecture is greatly appreciated by thinking people, whether such are believers in the Bible or sceptics. “1 never heard anything so good before,” one lady said, who attended recently in Feiiding. The lecture —which is strictly unseetarian —> lakes about one hour. There is no collection. All are eordiallv invited. An incident, unimportant in itself, but significant as showing the deepseated envy which is entertained by Germans for the British possessions, was narrated by Mr A. S. Malcolm, M.P., in the course of a lecture at Invercargill. Some years ago, he said, his brother left Sydney for Hong Kong on a boat on which (here was a young German. The British flag was flying from the pier at Sydney as the boat left, at Brisbane it was dying, when they arrived consecutively at Thursday Island and Singapore the flag still met their gaze. At last, as they steamed an the harbour at Hong Kong with the British Hag waving in the distance, the German turned to Mr Malcolm’s brother with the remark", “Curse you British, you own the whole world!”

As showing the number of motor vehicles that passed through Pa lea from the Wavorlcy races, a local resident who took the trouble to count them for some thirty minutes found the rate to ho as follows; In the first ten minutes 40 passed, in 15 minutes 73 had gone hy, in 20 minutes 113, in 22 minutes this number had gone up to 122, whilst in half an hour the total had reached no less than 160. These represented only a fraction of the total number passing through, whose value must have represented an enormous sum of money. The injunction to economise benzine and utilise it only for business purposes had evidently fallen on deaf cars so far as this portion of the Dominion is concerned. One of the most modest petitions ,for compensation ever presented to our Parliament was tabled at the. opening of the session. The reservist says: “(1) I was called up in Class A, married men without children. (2) I aura married man with nine children. (3) I tilled up my enrolment form correctly. At that lime 1 had eight children. (I) I was quite willing to go into camp, hut was warned (hat 1 would he rejected because of my children. (5) After making inquiries, I decided not to go into camp, and in consequence was arrested. (6) Through the mistake of the department I was wrongfully included in Class A, and have lost four days’ work and (ravelling expenses. 1 therefore ask that my lost lime he refunded, which amounts to £3 10s.” The Dunedin (Star, in discussing I he Kaiser, puts his position in this way: —“The one garment that protects an autocrat has been stripped from him. The pious belief in Ids invincibility has been shattered for ever. And with invincibility passes inviolability. His own people will never forgive the betrayal of a weakness that makes all their long homage delusive-nay, derisive; and the last excitements, of which every hour is prolific in this day of crumbling prestige, may lead to acts of the utmost fury against this personage, once so sacrosanct. Many moments there have been, especially in the earlier days of the long agony of four years, in which, could they have caught him in ‘the very noon and carnival of his bloody revels,’ the Allied peoples would have torn this Kaiser into little pieces. It may well be that this act of retributive justice lias been reserved for his own awakened vassals. But, escaping that, what place on earth affords prospect of shameful sanctuary for him? Where, out of hell, will he be received 1 ?”