LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1928, 18 January 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There was a heavy fall of rain throughout tiiis district last night and this morning. The weather was very nippy this morning. It is reported that as a result of continued wet weather, rust and snmt have made (heir appearance in the cereal crops in the Masterton district. Advice lias been received that Trooper C. ,J. Quarteman, who has been with the New Zealand Forces in' Egypt for four years, is returning to New Zealand this mouth, reaching Auckland on the 26th instant, and will arrive in Fox ton a few clays later,’ *

The Allies have taken slops to secure Germany’s- gold reserve. It is estimated at a hundred millions sterling-. The secretary of the District Hospital Board will be in attendance at the “Herald” Office on Monday next to settle accounts in connection with the recent epidemic. An old identity in the person of Mr James Baird died at Auckland on Monday. The deceased, who was born in Scotland 8(5 years ago, arrived at Auckland in the ship Shooting Star in 185!). A wharf labourer named Albert Emanuel Schwinghammer, aged years, dropped dead in a right-of-way in New Plymouth yesterday. He recently had influenza, and it is supposed that his heart was affected. The Methodist Sunday School picnic will be held in Victoria Park on Wednesday next, Anniversary Day. Children's parents and friends are heartily invited to join. Admission is free, and hot water will be provided. We are asked to announce that the practices for the forthcoming anniversary services, in connection with the local’ Methodist Sunday School have been resumed. Mr K. T. Betty has (he children in hand. All children interested are requested to attend. Mr Thomas Scrivener, one of the oldest settlers in the Wanganui district, is dead, at the age of 90. The deceased arrived with his parents in Wanganui in 1849, and had resided there ever since. He took a great interels in church matters, and was for some time organist of the Methodist Church in Kidgway Street. The New York Times’ correspondent at Washington stales (hat Senator Myers in a speech declared that the Kaiser should be executed without trial as part, of the peace terms, (hat his private fortune should be applied to war indemnities, and that BernstorJT, Von, Papen, Von Kintelen, and others should be imprisoned for life. The Education Department has sanctioned a grant of .157,580 for the erection of a school in brick at Eoxton to replace the one destroyed by lire. The sketch plan of the building drawn by the Board’s architect, Mr Hodge, is on view in Mrs Tevioldale’s shop window. The Board secretary and architect assures the Committee that no time will be lost in pushing on will) (he work. Mr R. Bruce, of Be Don’s Bay, brought a very interesting exhibit into tlie Press office, Christchurch, (his being a line section of the nest of the mason wasp. The mud cells, beautifully made, were all very distinct, ami in each was a grub with its supply of paralysed spiders for food. The mason wasp is one of (he few insects (hat gathers a supply of preserved food for its young to live on while in the grid) stage. Says the Peilding Star: —A complaint was received by the Education Board from two members of the Eoxton School Committee who had resigned as to the legality of the purchase of a German pia.no,—The Chairman expressed the opinion that the complainants had no locus standi, as (hey had resigned from the Committee. —Several members considered the matter should be inquired into, and if was eventually decided to forward a copy of the letter to the Committee aruTTadt-lor an explanation. School buildings during holidays evidently offer a temptation to certain classes of the community. At (he meeting of the Wanganui Education Board on Wednesday night reports were received of three instances where schools in ditlerent towns were broken into during the holidays, among the number being Terrace End school. In no case, however, was anything valuable taken. Burglary is preferable to incendiarism. The ordinary post and telegraph service that were in operation before. the recent curtailment on account of shortage of staffs brought about through the war, are to be resumed as from Monday next. As from that date the local telegraph office will be re-opened from 7 to 8 p.m, daily, the full letter carriers’ delivery will be resumed, and the morning mail for Palmerston .North will close at 7.30 o'clock in the morning, instead of 8 o’clock the previous night, as at present. The following resolution was carried by a large meeting in the Waipukurau Town Hall on Wednesday night: “That this meeting of parents iiiid householders strongly protests against the action of the Hawke’s Bay Education Board in disestablishing Standard VII. at the Waipukurau School without first endeavouring to provide reasonable facilities for secondary education; further, this meeting respectfully requests (he Education Board to urge the Minister for Education to establish a district high school in Waipukurau at the earliest opportunity.” Recounting some of his experiences while at Home ns one of the Now Zealand Press delegates, Mr Fred Pirani told the Wanganui Education Board on Wednesday night that Sir T. Mackenzie was regarded as the best High Commissioner New Zealand had ever sent to London, and quite the best of the colonial High Commissioners now there. He had been indefatigable in the inter-. ests of New Zealand soldiers. The speaker did not think much of the way some of the resident New Zealanders in London treated their High Commissioner. His fault was he was not a fashionable man, as he looked to spend most of his timeat his work or with his family. That, however, was not a bad trait.

Mr.W. E. Barber judged the milking Shorthorns at the Ilorowhenua Show on Wednesday. Anniversary Day (22nd January) is to be a holiday for Government offices in the Wellington provincial district. The Rev. Air Bredin, who returned from a holiday trip to Taranaki las! night, will conduct the services at the local Presbyterian Church tomorrow, at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The troopship Malta, carrying returning draft 208, will not reach Wellington till Ihe latter part of January. As soon as (lie deiiniie dale is known it will bq.officially announced. The Education Board will shortly call for tenders for the brickwork in connection with the erection of the local State school, 'the woodwork will be carried out by tnc Board's staff. A cable message to the Australian papers state that the British newspapers are _ establishing an aeroplane service to bring news from the Peace Conference. They will run two machines daily. The Education Department has authorised the Board to acquire land for a school at Bain esse under the Public Works Act, and instructions were issued accordingly by the Board. Airs A. dagger, of Alarotiri, won the ladies' driving competition at 1 lie Horowbenua Show on Wednesday. Airs dagger is not only an expert driver, which she has time and again demonstrated in competitions, but she can handle and break-iu a horse with the next best. General Pan is improving in health. He will rest in Dunedin till Monday, when Ik* leaves for Wellington and Auckland. In view of his strenuous tour, the doctors advise him to take, tilings quietly, and probably he will not appear personally at any official function for some days. William Robert Donald, aged 19 years, employed at a cheese factory at Kaitaugala, while motor cycling to bis home at Malland, near Gore, on his annual leave, crashed into a north-bound express at a crossing near Waipohi. He was conveyed to Gore*, where he died in the hospital during the night. The Wanganui Education Board has either reinstated in their positions or ottered promotion to no less than eleven relumed soldiers. Amongst (hose reinstated were; Mr Abraham, Coal Creek; Air E. 0. ChristilTcrson, Ruatiti; Air E. N. Emmett, Great ford; Air G. E. Barnes, Moawhanga; Air J. J. O’Beilly, Wcslmere. At Wednesday's meeting of the Wanganui Education Board, Messrs .Mclntyre, Hemmingway and Ereetii welcomed Air Pirani back to the chair, ami* expressed the hope I hat he had benefited in health and experience by Ids trip to the Old World. Mr Pirani said he hud to thank the Board and Ids many trieuds here for their kindness to him —a. consideration he should never forget. The following resignations were accepted at last Education Board meeting: D. L. Stewart, sole teacher, W’aiknpa Road; At. Low, sole teacher, Mangatiti Landing; A. Al. Dahl, acting-teacher, Ruahino; C. Jamieson, assistant, Rangiotu; G. 'W. SampstHi,- pupil teacher, Wanganui East; V. AT. Alallliews, pupil teacher, Eeilding D.H.S.; N. R. King, Makoldnc Valley; Al. J, Balmer, probationer, Pohangina. Airs Hynes, who assisted Ike Xnns at the Convent temporary hospital during the epidemic, when asked to put in a claim for services rendered, replied that although the work meant a serious neglect of her home tor a time, she would not take any remuneration. “But,” she added, “it there is any payment 1 could claim, i should he pleased to transfer il to the fund for orphans who have lost parents during the epidemic.” Comment is needless.

AI Thursday’s special meeting of the Hospital Board's executive, a( Palmerston, Mr W. J). Bauckham's lender for charitable aid supplies was accepted. H was decided to invite lenders for a doctor’s residence at a cost of £1,700, and the executive was authorised to confer with the Special Committee appointed by the Borough Council, with a view to drafting a skeleton scheme of organisation to deal with any future epidemic should the emergency arise. H is of interest to read that a severe attack of influenza was experienced in the North Island as far back as 1830, In the late Mr Ro. Carrick’s hook, “Historical Records of New Zealand South,"' the following extract is reproduced from the Hobart Courier of March Ist, 1839: —“ ~ . . The master of the Elizabeth and three of her passengers from the port fell victims to the influenza, which was raging in New Zealand with great violence, especially among the natives. During (he stay of H.M. Belarus (in New Zealand) Mrs Wilson, the wife of a missionary, died of (he complaint.- Air Williams, the head of (he mission, had been absent on a missionary visit round the coast, and returned from Tauranga in the beginning of January.” EXTREMES OF TEMPERATURE. People who have the interests, of theii family at heart should always keep Chamberlain’s Colie and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand. The extremes of temperature experienced during the Australasian summer give-rise to many bowel complaints, but Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy will give relief in every instance. For sale everywhere.—Advt.

•The-local 'Holiday Association not lilies Unit local business places will close at 11 a.in. on Wednesday next, and at 12.30 on Thursday, 23rd instant. Special meetings will be held in the Salvation Army Hall tomorrow, it being the seventh anniversary of the corps. Local officers for the year will be commissioned, and special songs and addresses wilfbe given. All are heartily invited. \ A special meeting of the Harbour Board was held on lluirsdav morning. Present : Messr P. J. Ilcnsnesy (chairman), J. A. Nash, ALP., W, Barber, T. Clapham. T. Rimmer and E. Holhen. Jhe chief business of the meeting was to receive applications for the position of harbour-master and secretary. Thro re were live applications, and these were road by the secretary. After consideration, it was decided, on the motion of Mr Clapham, seconded by Mr Nash, to refer the applications to the executive, with [lower to act. The secretary was empowered to make application for the annual contribution towards the loan for the upkeep of the Beach Road. This concluded the business of the meeting. It is expected that the near future will see (he establishment of direct wireless communication between Australia and (treat Britain. In October last a definite connection was established, and >Sir Joseph Cook, Minister for the Navy, was able to send a direct message by wireless from Loudon to Australia. Even before this date (states Melbourne Age) radio stations in Australia had been [licking up longdistance messages tapped out from wireless stations in Germany. W liile il lias been possible, however, under the most favourable conditions for Australian radio stations to pick up long-distance messages, the‘present wireless plants in Australia arc not considered powerful enough to send out messages that would reach as far as England. But this is a matter that time will rectify, and there is no doubt that before very long the commercial world will lie making daily use of wireless as a means of communication between the Commonwealth and the United Kingdom.