LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1942, 20 February 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Light min lias fallen throughout this district during' the past two da vs.

Major Albert Sndili completed an airplane (light from New York to San Diego, California, in 40 hours

Adiniraldellicoe will probably arrive in New Zealand on 18!h Angus!, and leave aboiil Ist OHober,

The Italian newspapers eomiuent enllinsiasiicaily on (be League of Nations covenant. A general amnesty lum been proclaimed for all military and political crimes.

William 1A (i. Scott, naxmiller, Wanslcad, lias died a petition in bankruptcy. The first meeting of creditors will be held at Waipukura.u on the 28th instant.

The following local men are arriving shortly by Draft 21 i (Zealandie) : —Lieut. 0. 11. Davey, Lanm'-Corpl. -I. W, MeMonley, and Dtc. C. L. Brewer.

The New Plymouth borough proposals to borrow ,ClO, bib) and ,i‘l<),000 for hydro-electric extensions and street improvements respectively were carried ye-derday by a large' majority. The former is part of a scheme which will eventually provide over 0,000 horse-power.

Tim monthly silling of the Magistrate's Court will la' held before Mr Id. Page, S.M., fo-morrow. The cases set down for hearing include a charge of alleged (heft of a bicycle, one case of alleged cruelly lo an animal, and a number of eivil cases.

A sale of property look place a! Mnvlon on Tuesday, when Landwood, .Momd (‘nr!, was disposed of. Tb.e beautiful lioineslead, <d‘ ‘IOO ceres, was puridnised by (lie denkins family, who have been in occupation for some lime. Tb.e oilier pari o 1” Ibe esiale wen! In Messrs Solers lives. T!ie ])viee paid was m ; 1 11 ■ viidnil v of .C-M lbs per a eve.

At t.lie annual meeting of (be Maim wain branch ol' the N.Z. Fdnealional Instilnle bold al Palmerston oil Saturday, the following officers were elected: —I’i'esid.enl, Mr I l '. (A Campbell ( re-eleel ed ! ; viee-presi-denl, Mr F. A. Pates; secretary and j vea-n rev, Mr-!. Calland (re-elecl-ed); execut «ve, Mrs Slayers, Misses Moore and Mowbray, and Messrs, Low, P.uebier and Bullians. The next meet ini’’ of the branch will ho held a I Feildiny.

Military honours have been bestowed on New Zealanders as follows: —D. 5.0.: (.'a,plain P. A. Ardayli. Bar to Military Cross; Captain W, P. Bray, .Lieutenant A. \X. Cordon. Military Cross: Captains !1. Campbell. L, A.' nmery, L. B. Hullon. S. (1. Smith, Lieutenants K. -I. Anderson,* I*. L. Bennett. H. T). But ', T, LI. Crawford, A, 1C .Curtiss, \V. K. Fowler, A. L. MaeCormiek, J. Mitchell, 11. C. Xolan, S. S. Pennefalher, A. 0. Ponder, and C. 11. Seddon.

Al the hist’meeting of the Levin Borough Council, tin; Mayor referred to Ihe very excellent services rendered Ihe borough by Mr N. C. Baildon, gas manager of FoxDm, who had made numerous visits to Levin to assist carrying on the local works alter the death of Mr d. T. Burrell tiH the time of appointing a new manager. This work was very much appreciated. On the motion of Crs Mat boson and Bull, it was decided to write, thanking: Mr Baildon. also Die Foxton Borough Council for permitting; its manager to do the work. The Council further decided to emphasise its appreciation by presenting Mr Baildon with a cheque.—Levin Chronicle.

Mr and Mrs 1L Bryant have received cable advice (hat their youngest son, Lawrence Noel, was killed in action in France on October 10th. The first advice, received early in November’, was to the effect that their son was wounded, but a later cable reported him as wounded and missing. A Court of Inquiry now' reports that he was killed in action on the above mentioned date. The deceased was only 22 years of ago. Ho was born in Bulls, and was educated at the Wellington South District High School and Wellington College. Prior to enlisting - he occupied a position in the Public Swvicc in Wellington.

Cabinet has grhntedJEGCO for the relief of sufferers from the recent floods at Kailangata. Also a £ for £ subsidy up to £I,OOO on local relief funds. The money is to hq administered by a local committee.

At a great music hall I listened to the huge audience singing “Land of Hope and Glory,’’ the words of the refrain being thrown upon the screen, says “Clubman,” in the Pall Mall Gazette. The noble beauty of Elgars great national song was never more impressive, and the sonorous pulsations of the music seemed like the beating of a nation’s heart. Tife National Anthem betokens loyalty to the King, and “Rule Britannia” but inadequately expresses (he national consciousness of the English people. “Land of Hope and Glory” seems destined to take the place of the latter as the nation’s song, and both in music and'in sentiment it is in.every way worthy of sneh a destiny.