LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1943, 22 February 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the local police court this morning, before Air Hornblow, J.P., Te Whatu, arrested for drunkenness vcstfcrdav, was convicted and--fined 10s. ’ Misses Ethel M. Edlin and Ella AT. Patterson, two Foxton pupils at the Palmerston High School, qualified for senior free places in the January examinations. We congratulate these pupils. At the Palmerston Supreme Court on Thursday, Howard Patton Cloudy, on a charge of forgery and uttering at Feilding, to which he had pleaded guilty iu (he lower Court, was sentenced to twelve months 1 imprisonment.

The Education Board has decided to apply to the Education Department for a vehicle to carry pupils from Marotiri to Moutoa .school.

The Queen of the South, from Lyttelton via Wellington, with a cargo of general, is due on Tuesday. '

Ladies are cordially invited to be present at the meeting to be addressed by the Chairman of the local'School Committee in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening.

A meeting of croquet players will bo held in the Bowling Club pavilion on Wednesday afternoon next, at four o’clock. As the business -is of a most important nature a full attondencc of members is voquested.

Attention is drawn to a Garden Party, in aid of (he funds of All Saints’ Church, which will be held in the vicarage grounds, Avenue .Road, on Wednesday afternoon next. An assortment of plain and fancy goods will be on sale, also sweets, cakes and produce, 1 while afternoon tea, ices and soft drinks can be. obtained. Children’s clothing and toys will also be on sale. The late Mr James Andrews, of Levin, who was killed at Bulls on Sunday morning while testing a traction engine, was aged (10, and was born in Brightwater, Nelson, where he resided for a good many years. lie was married in Marlborough, and some years later came to the North Island. Twenty-six years ago he removed from Fox ton to Levin, and had lived there until his death. Besides a widow, he leaves a family of four daughters and one son, the daughters being Mrs IT. Watson (Levin), Mrs Hawkins (Palmerston), and Mrs Braid and Miss D. Andrews (Levin). The son, Private J. 11. Andrews, is still abroad, but his wife resides af Levin.

Tiio efforts of some scliool committees, compared avith others. was referred to by the Chairman (Mr E. Pirani), el this -week's Education Board meeting. Referring to Palmerslon North efforts, he considered little was done there. When he was chairman of the committee there they raised £250 in one year, anrHie doubted whether during the past 25 years they had raised a similar amount for improvements to the school and grounds, with the exception of the new West End school. Recently the Eoxton committee raised £3OO, and the Marton committee raised £SOO. [Mr Pirani never loses, an opportunity to rub it in to Palmerston. Why ! ]

The following' civil cases were dealt with by the Magistrate, MiRage, S.M., at the local sitting of the S.M. Court yesterday, when judgment was entered up tor plaintiff in the following cases; —W.»D. Bauckham v. To Whatu, £1.3 2s, costs £1; same v. ,Kere McGregor, £1 l-[s, Costs 10s; estate of Eurric and Walker v. A. K. Greenfield and C. W. Moore, £4O 13s Od, costs £1 3s; same v. P. Daniels, £lO 14s 3d, costs 15s. In the judgment summons 11, W. Richmond (Mr Moore) v. Rewi To Koni, an order was made for payment of £ls forthwith, in default 15. days’ imprisonment, order suspended so long as debtor pays oil: £2,-per mouth, first payment to be made bv 21st March.

This morning (ho employees of (Ik- Maim wain diver Service nisi do a presentation of a brief: bag to Mr .1. W. Stevenson, who is severing his connection with Messrs Levin ami Co.. Ltd., after a service extending over a period of twelve years. Mr C. Nelson made the presentation, and in doing so referred to the recipient ! s long association with the shed mid river service, and to Ha-g-nod fellowship that had always existed between himself and till the other employees. He assured Mr Stevenson that he was held in the highest esteem by all of (hem, and lie was only voicing - the unanimous expressions of the employees in wishing' him every prosperity • in the future. The reeipient suit ably responded. Mr Stevenson severed his eonneethm to Hike up a position with the Fox ton Motor and Engineering Company.

M iss H. M'ackie, of (he loeal Stake Seliool staff, who leaves Foxton for the Training College in Wellington, was made the recipient of a presentation yesterday afternoon by' (lie seliool staff. Mr L. J. Fume, headmaster, made the presentation, which took (ho form of a Brownie camera and tidings, and in doing so referred to Miss Maekie’s many good qualities, and conveyed to her die hearty good wishes of the staff for her future progress. Mr H. F. Oabitcs, first assistant, also spoke. The recipient thanked the teachers for (heir gift, and also for their expressions of goodwill. According to a return compiled Indie Department of Agriculture, the total number of bales of hemp graded during the month, of January was 10,331, as compared with 14,-407 for the corresponding period of last year, a decrease of 4,07(5 bales. For the twelve months ended 31st January the number of bales graded was 145,159, as compared with 156,329 for the previous twelve months, a* decrease of 11,170 hales. During the month 3,737 hales of tow were dealt with, as compared with 2,829 for the corresponding period of last year, a decrease of 7,092 bides. Fertile twelve months ended 31st'January, the number of hides graded was 25,404, as compared with 35,222 for the previous twelve months, a decrease of 10,818 bales. During the month no bales of stripper slips were graded, as compared with 36 hales for the corresponding month of last year. For the twelve months ended 31st January, the number of hales graded was 1,271 as compared with 2,265 for the previous twelve months, a decrease of 994 bales,

A fire just about midnight last night totally destroyed a four-room-ed dwelling and contents in the Avenue. The building was owned by the Estate of the late Andrew Jonson, and occupied by George Sullivan. It appears, that Mrs Sullivan and family were away on holiday, and Sullivan took two men home with him to stay the night. They went to bed about 11 o’clock, and were awakened by the smoko three-quarters of an hour* later. The lire (hen had a good hold, and the inmates were only aide to gel out themselves, nothing being saved. It is surmised that the outbreak was caused by a cigarette laid. The building was insured for £9O in the State'Office, and the furniture and personal efi'ccls for £IOO with (lie Now Zealand Insurance Company.