Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY. DECEMBER. 10. 1908. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1913, 10 December 1918, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY. DECEMBER. 10. 1908. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

' A Keuler message stales that Xcw Zealand Ifngby footballers arc preparing for a Welsh (our.

Will persons who lent articles for use of patients ,d the temporary hospitals please communicate with Air Hornhlow, in order that same mav be returned without delay.

A. sharp shock of earth(|uake was experienced locally at about 11.40 o’clock on Sunday night.

A. thunderstorm, accompanied by torrential rain, passed over Ibis district on Sunday. The north-west-erly gal” cased un towards {©veiling. The weather yesterday was chilly. Air Donald Sutherland, who celebrated his ninetieth birthday last Monday, died (he following day at his residence, Balelulha. He came from Scotland in the Ben Lomond in 1803. Despite his great age, deceased, who never married, retained good health, and the day before !;i< death chatted intelligently and eherriiv with his callers.

The Wanganui Herald says that one of the survivors of the prevailing epidemic is a piebald Maori in one of the settlements np-river. Some years ago an enterprising man bought the rights to exhibit him, but after a cheque being paid as a deposit it was found out that it couldn’t be done, as ail his cousins, brothers and aunts wanted to belong to the show. CHRISTMAS CARDS. See our Sample Book of the Art Series of Private Greeting Christmas Cards, Excellent assortment to choose from at lowest prices. Don’t forget old friends. —“Herald’’ Printers

Tlic Girls’ Guild will meet hi the Council Chamber this evening. ■ The Patriotic Shop will he open each day this week for the disposal oi‘ apples.

Accounts amounting to■ £335 3s fid were passed for payment at last night’s meeting of v the Borough Council. H >

There were present at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council: — The Mayor (Mr J. Chrystall), Civ. Coley, Henderson, .Bryant, Hannah, McMurray, Thompson, Kempster and Walker.

On Sunday a heavy gale and thunderstorm, accompanied hy forked lightning, swept over South Taranaki. Except some line fuses and telephone posts in Hawera that were struck, there appears to have been no damage.

A violent thunderstorm was experienced in (lie Wairarapa throughout Sunday. The rivers were in heavy flood, and overflowed their hanks at various places. The Waipoua River invaded portions of Maslerton Borough, hut did little damage.

The Building Jockey Club has received official notification that, ■owing to the report of the health officer, the Health Department cannot permit flu* races on 1 Sth hist. The club lias decided to postpone (lie meeting till 11(1 1 January, if Hull date is available.

The I'niversity Senate announces tlur!, having been empowered under (he War Legislation Act of this session to suspend temporarily the regulations governing students desiring to enter for examinations, it has decided to consider the case of any student who may have been subjected to hardship through the jntiueima epidemic prejudicing his work for the November examinations. The application, together with such evidence as (lie student may desire to submit, shall be made through (he .Professorial Board of his colleges by the 31st of December.

A section of (he “Washing-up” Bill provides: —“The expenditure incurred or to be incurred by any local authority or public body in providing medical treatment and sick-relief for members of its stall'

suli'cring from inllaen/a, or for any (ither purpose arising out of (he epidemic, during the mouths of October, November, ami December, PHB, is hereby validated. Such expenditure may be met out of (be general fund of the loea.l authority or public body, or the local authority may make and levy a separate rale of such amount as will realise the amount of such expenditure.

At last night's Council meeting a circular letter was received from the Auckland City Council, asking for lhe; Council's co-operation in urging upon ihe Government the necessity of conferring on local bodies greater powers in connection with the'inspection and condemnation of insanitary dwellings.—On the motion of the Mayor, seconded by Cr Coley, it was decided that the member for the district (Mr W, H. Field) lie requested to give his support to the matter of conferring on local authorities the powers contained in Section 111 of (he Public Health Act, fOOd, as amended by Section 2 of the Public Health Amendment Act, 11115.

hi connection with I lie recent influenza epidemic l!u‘ Borough Council last uii*l• f p:i "-cl the following resolution: —I‘roposed by (he AlayI'l', and seconded by Cr Coley, (hat lids (dinned records i!s hearty appreciation of the ”ood work done during (he recoil crisis by (he cooperation id’ (he borough stall! and ed;/.cns generally, in cleaning up hack yards and (In' (lisinfeel ing of houses, business premises and footpaths. The members wish to thank all who have so cheerfully given help where required, (nit wish to ■-'peeially thank Dr. and Mrs Mjincll, and Mr d. K. Hornhlow (Hospital representative) and that hand of heroic ladies who have (idled day and night anion”' (heir patients, thereby saving precious lives.

Special reference to (he laic epidemic was made by (he Lev. Dr. Cihh at St. John’s Church. Wellington, on Sunday night, “The recent epidemic, 1 ' be said, “has taught us again the essential unity of mankind. The spread of the disease was due to (he insanitary housing conditions of a large part of our cities and I lie intemperate habits of miiiic of our eiiizens. The victims of alcoholism went down before it, dying like (lies, In (he filthy tenements and slmns the disease swept all before it. During the days when the epidemic was at its height it reminded me of what I had read of (he plague in (he Middle - Ages, W’h.en (he mortality bill of these few weeks comes to be reckoned up, we -hail probably Ibid that this pestilence in three weeks’ time claimed nearly as many dead from New Zealand as the war has claimed in four years. We have learned the lesson to our hitter cost. The epidemic swept away temporarily many barriers in Wellington. For a brief period in this city there were no rich and poor, society and nonsociety, cultured and ignorant. For that brief period there were only two classes of people—(hose who were suffering from the disease and (hose who had escaped it,” HOLIDAY NEEDS. Be sure and take a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Kemedy with you .when starting on your holiday. .Jf cannot be bought on board the steamer or train. Change of water and climate often cause sudden attacks of diarrhoea and it is best to be prepared. For ale everywhere. —Advt.

There was a fall’of snow on the lulls ‘behind Shannon this morning. (Aving to (hei’eeent stormy weather, shearing in" this 'district has been hampered.

Mr G. T. Woodroofo nolilies (hat all accounts unpaid after the 2t)th instant will be sued for without further notice.

The temporary hospital at the Convent school avus closed yesterday. The only patient remaining is Mrs Boavo sear., avlio will receive attention at the Convent.

The death has occurred at Waihi of Mr George House, and his wife, leaving six young children. Mr ami Mrs Rouse Averc residents of Foxton some years ago.

The Borough Council last night fixed the dog registration fees at t-Avo shillings and six pence for Avorking dogs, and ten shillings for all oilier dogs.

The cunlirauilion service Avhich was to have been held in All Saints’ Church 10-morroAv night has been postponed until Friday night, at 7.30 o’clock.

The many friends of Miss Henncssy, who recently underwent a serious operation in Auckland, followed by an attack of influenza, will he pleaseij to hear that she is again on the highroad to recovery. .Mr W. J. Scollay, local hemp grader, lias gone to Inve re argil! to relieve Mr Middlcmiss, who is ill. During Mr Scollay’s absence Mr Filzgibhon will carry out the grading at Foxton.

At last night’s Council mooting (ho following motion was carried in silence, memljers standing:—That this Council extends ils sincere sympathy to all citizens who have lost relatives by' death during the recent pandemic of influenza.

A pacifist orator was declaring against war in Hyde Park, London. Seeing a returned soldier idly listening oil (he edge of (he crowd, he roared out: “See that man! He is garbed in the uniform of war, but I belong to the army of heaven.” Tiie Tummy leisurely replied; “You’re a ’ell of a way from your barracks, then!”

Daring (he height of the storm ou Sunday morning a cow belonging to Mr R. D. Kempsler, Avenue Hoad, was struck hy lightning and killed instantaneously. The animal was in an open paddock, and the lightning apparently struck it at the back of fhe head, and ran along the back and then branched off, along the tail and down (he side over the ribs, (be hair being singed off.

The closing of the temporary hospital at the Convent school calls to mind the splendid and heroic services of those noble band of women who nursed the sick there during the epidemic. Ex-patients who were cared for there have asked us to publicly express their gratitude to (be Rev. Mother and those who assisted her during their stay at the hospital. At a later dale we shall refer more fully to this subject.

Statutory authority for (he manufacture of industrial alcohol was granted by the House of Representatives on Saturday in the Distillation Amendment Dill, in charge of the Minister of Customs (lion. Arthur Myers). .Mr T. \V. Rhodes (Thames) welcomed the Dill, but he hoped the Government would make the new industry a State monopoly, <,»r at least grant a subsidy for the tirst quantities of industrial alcohol manufactured.

At last night’s Council meeting Messrs W, Hamer and T. Powell made application for permission to show pictures on Christmas night. Cr. Bryant moved, and Cr. McMurray seconded, that permission be granted provided that suitable programmes are submitted to and approved of by the Mqyor before being exhibited. Cr Coley said lie could not support the motion, The Council had never allowed it before. The public hud plenty of pictures during the year, and permission to show' on Christmas night should .not be granted. Cr, Coley’s contention as to permission having been always refused was questioned, and on the minute book being turned up it was found that pictures were allowed on Christmas night, 19.1 t). Cr Henderson said he could see nothing against showing pictures on (hat night, and as in the past he would again support the applications. Last year only two councils, one of which was i'oxlnn, had refused permission. Cr Thompson said he did not believe in sacrificing Christmas Day any more than a Sunday. Christmas Day should he kept holy, and he would oppose the motion. Cr Hannah said if other councils were granting permission he thought h’oxton should follow suit. The Mayor said he would support the motion. At times ho had been accused of being narrow in his views, hut he did not look upon Christmas Day the same us a Sunday. Provided suitable programmes were shown he could see mvharm in pictures bc- ■ uig shown. The motion was carried, only Crs Coley and Thompson voting against it, • . THERE’S XO DANGER. There is no disease that causes more bodily and mental discomfort or so successfully defies medical aid as influenza, and no medicine that will give such prompt relief as Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. M hen this medicine is taken the pain in the chest disappears, the fever subsides, and the whole body becomes more comfortable. There is no danger of pneumonia when Chamberlain s Cough Remedy is taken at the first symptom of influenza. For sale everywhere.—Advt.

The ladies of All Saints’ Guild have decided not to hold a bazaar this year. Bui as they have a quantity of children’s summer clothing, plain, and fancy gbods on hand, they have taken the shop next to Grant’s candy store, in Main Street, which they are opening on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. They extend an invitation to all to come and sec the articles and hope to do big business. An old lady well over the allotted span came to the Epidemic Bureau in Dunedin and donated ten half-sovereigns to the relief fund. She added she had offered her services, “but,” she continued Avhimsically, “I suppose I’m too old.” One of the .motor-owners who was standing by for relief services overheard the con versa tion, and offered to drive her home. “No, no,” said the old lady; “you’ve got bettor work to do. Besides,” she smiled, “I don't want it known who 1 fun or where 1 live.” God bless her!