Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1910. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1957, 27 March 1919, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1910. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Any person found trespassing on the State school grounds during building operations, without permission, will he prosecuted.

We are informed that a good deal of petty thieving is going on locally. Among recent losses was a large bag of sugar from Mr Walls’ bakerv.

Professor Xicbolls, in speaking on prohibition, at Pahnerston on Monday, said thal the legalising of licenses to sell liquor was like giving a man something to cause him to itch, and (hen inflicting punishment because be serai (died himself.

Edward Brown, employed at the railway goods shed at Palmerston X., was fined £5 with (he'alternative

of a month's imprisonment, at the Palmerston S.M. Court, for the theft of a bottle of whisky, the property of the X.Z. Government.

A married man named Francis Owen M’Kay, a commercial traveller, residing ip Brunswick Street, South .Dunedin, shot himself in the head with a revolver on Monday. The injured man, who was removed to the hospital, is reported tojbe in a critical condition.

Representatives of local bodies arc making Taranaki a Mecca for road inspection purposes. Almost every month County Councillors from different parts of the. North Island proceed- there to inspect the roads and gather information re the methods employed.

When speaking at the Pahiatua Farmers’ Union on Saturday on the necessity for farmers being better organised, Mr J. E. Hewitt said that in the past the farmers had been far too prosperous, but “there’s thq writing on the wall," and farmers were not going p, have such a prosperous time in the future. “We shall have to organise," added Mr Hewitt, “or we will go under.” x .

A fro,si was experienced in this district • this morning, a most unusual occurrence at this time of tin; year.

The military commander in Ireland has forbidden meetings and processions on the occasion of De Valera’s entry into Dublin. Ten armoured ears have been landed in Dublin.

During the voyage from San. Francisco of the Moan a, which berthed at Wellington yesterday, a passenger named James Merrick, formerly a trimmer on 'the Paloona, Jumped overboard and was drowned.

Senator Hickcock, speaking before the .Foreign Relations Committee, in Washington, said the spread of Bolshevism in Europe would do more to hasten peace and solidify the Allies than anything yet devised.

The Petit Parisian stales that (ho Allied losses of: killed i?| the war were roughly 21 millions, the percentage of killed compared with the populations was: France, 3.37, Britain (exclusive of the colonies) 1.5; Italy, 1.32; America, 0.13.

Captain L. K." Sheppard, lately in (he employ of the, Westport Harbour Boaiyl, has been appointed harbour-master and secretary to the Foxton Harbour Board. Captain Sheppard arrived in Foxton yesterday, and has taken up his duties. In the representative cricket match Poverty Bay.y. Manawatu, played at Palmerston (his week, Poverty Bay made 22(i (J. Mill 33, S. Reeves 22, T. Pore 15, D. Miller 78, J. Scholium 26). Manawatu made 94 (Pegdcn 21 and M. llodde:j 20). Poverty JJay Avon by 132 runs.

Although the exact amount of Ilia damage done l;y (lie destruclive (ire wliiidi occurred in Seddon Street, Waihi, on Sunday morning', has not been ascertained, it is approximate!y estimated at £.1.8,000, of which £10,5-18 is known to be covered by insurances, leaving the actual loss to property-owners concerned at £7,152. The building trade is brisk in hoxlon at present, giving employment to a fair number of hands. The Mouloa Buildings are nearing completion, and a start has been made with the school and .Mr Hamer's picture theatre. 'We are informed that another brick building is shortly to be erected in .Main Street.

A meeting ol' the various committees set up in connection with peace celebrations was held on Tuesday night. The following amounts were allocated to each committee: — Sports £25, music £5, entertainment £lO, children's day £4O, illumination £3O. It was decided to invite (he residents and school children of Moutoa and Himatangi to join in the Koxton celebrations.

Mr J. D, 'M<*Ga well-known resident of Wanganui district, passed away on Monday, nger (57 years. Mr McGregor was engaged in fanning’ for many years, and also took an active part in public matters, having occupied several positions on local bodies. He is survived by his wile and six children, one of Ins sons, who left with the Main Body, having recently returned from the front.

The General Manager of the Bank of New Zealand. Mi' William CnHeader. is shortly to retire from that position. Mr H. Bncklelon, manager of the Auckland branch of the Bank, is to succeed .Mr Callender as General Manager after (lie appointhieid of his successor. The Auckland managership was offered jo Mr K. \\. Gibbs, manager of the Dunedin branch, but he decided to decline the offer of transfer.

The Minister for Shipping slates that (ho Australian Commonweal!h Government has no intention, of sitting down quietly and allowing itself to he squeezed out hy Ihe big shipping ring. It considers that no country in the world is likely to suffer more than Australia through the action of (he shipping ring. The exlension of (he shipbuilding programme ol the ■ federal Governmenl hy the coastruclion of four more steel vessels, will ‘shortly receive Cabinet 's considerarlion. The vessels will be 1.0.000 (ons each, tilted with refrigerating space, and n speed of 12 7 knots. The latest news of .Mr Massey and Sir Joseph Ward, gathered from other sources than those ordinarily

■i|H-n lo (Ik l public, writes u press correspondent, is Ihal both the Min . is(e]-s ;ire being- kept very busy in connection with the Pence Conference, Ihe little misunderstanding in regard to n second delegate from -Vew Zealand was speedily overcome in a way entirely satisfactory to them both, anil Sir Joseph Ward's status in the proceedings is now no less distinguished than that of his chief. It is certain that the Dominion will be represented in London by a resident an arranges merit which will make frequent trips Horne by other Ministers nnneces■sarv. This, of course, will be subject to (he approval of Parliament, hut that is scarcely likely (o be withheld. The signing of peace will be followed quickly by t,he return of both Ministers to New Zealand.

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The Wairarapa Patriotic Association has decided to vote £12,500 in debentures towards the training farm for soldiers at Taralahi. '

Major If. A. Wilson', whose name appears in the list of the latest recipients of ■ the Distinguished Service Order, is a son of Sir James Wilson, of Bulls. During Mr J'\ Bout’s temporary absence from Foxton, his Shannon motor car service will be undertaken by Mr R. Hart. Telephone messages left at the house, or the Foxton Motor and Engineering Co.’s garage, will receive attention. ’ A mass meeting of Irishmen was held at the Monument (National, Montreal, to support the demand of Ireland for self-government. The late Sir Wilfrid Laurier, in a letter, slates that his sympathies remain, as they have always been, with the Irish people in their claim for the same liberty to govern themselves which Canadians enjoy.

Says the New York Sun: We fully realise the atrocity of the Bolshevik propaganda, which is really the doctrine of communism and anarchy. We realise the perilous ferment which endangers civilisation. But in standards which have held fast to mural standards during the war we believe the factors of safety arc sufficiently great, the forces of sanity are far stronger than those of chaos.

Says the-. Melbourne Advocate: — “The Governor-General (of Australia) costs £23,000 per annum, while the upkeep of the six Governor's amounts to £40,714 a year. And this for a community of 5,000,000! Australia thus pays for its system of Governors £00,714, while the President of (he .French Republic, which has a population of 40,000,000, costs but £4.8,000, Surely a more striking illustration of the absurdity of our system could not be found.”

The harvest in the Kangilikei district is now practically in, and the results have been exceedingly satisfactory. Some crops have yielded sixty-live bushels of wheat to the acre, whilst a number have gone over Jifty. The average for the district will probably work out at thirty-live bushels, which is twelve bushels over the last two seasons' averages. The oat crop, too, has been good, and, as usual, the bulk of it will be dialled. The average for the district will probably be two tons to the acre.

Many people nowadays are greatly concerned because as the result of an attack of influenza, they are losing their hair. A N person t who is so affected may, if he takes notice, lind that there are on his linger nails little grooves, one across every nail, marking the period during which the growth was arrested or checked during the period of sickness. in the hair there is exactly the same sort of check, and hair is breaking off. But the hair will grow again just as the nails are growing, and the people who are losing their hair should not worry over much about it.

The Palmerston North Patriotic Society was advised last week that the Minister had replied stating that (lie Government was not prepared to assist financially in the project for the erection throughout New Zealand of tablets dedicated to those members of the New Zealand Forces who had won the Victoria. Cross during the war. In the course of a discussion (says the (standard) it was mentioned that the society was prepared to bear (he cost of ils own memorial. The .Mayor (Mr J. A. Nash, M.P.) intimated that the question of a permanent war memorial would he considered by the council before very long, and opportunity would then be given to the society to make a further move in the matter of the Y.C. memorial.

A Post correspondent, “Descendant,” who recently visited Paremata and was struck by the appearance of the ruins of a building on the level stretch at the Plimmerton end of the bridge, has asked what historical interest the ruins have. Her question was placed before Mr Elsden Best, of the Dominion Museum, who stated that the building was erected in 1846 as the barracks for the Imperial troops who landed in (hat year to garrison the district against hostile natives, and look part in the lighting in the Pahaulunui district. The force included one or two companies of the 25th Regiment, and these men remained at the barracks for some time after the native rising had been quelled, being occupied in connection with the jormation of (he road to Porirua. Jhe earthquake of 1848 damaged the stone barracks considerably, and the troops then abandoned the building as a barracks and camped in tents within the stockade during the remainder of the two or three years they remained in the district. A second severe earthquake in 1855 destroyed the upper stories of thq building, and now only a hare tumbledown walls, six or eight feet in height, remain.

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The locally-trained Khatmandu ran second in 4 he- Hurdles at. Bulls yesterday, and paid a dividend of almost two score pounds. »

The point as’lo whether live “reputed” quart bottles of beer represented a gallon was under discussion in the Supreme Coipt at Maslerton’ this week. Mr Justice Chapman said (hat for the - past' fifty years, to his knowledge, it had been an accepted fact that a •“reputed” qyart 'was accepted as a quart, “This fact Is as well known as the physiological effects of the contents,” smilingly said His Honour. '

“I know,” said the Hon. G. AY. Russell, speaking before the Epidemic Commission, “that the people of New Zealand are not willing to pay for brains and scientific training. This applies especially to those Departments where .science is brought to bear. This country, in my opinion, needs educating up to the idea that specially qualified men for high • public service can only be-obtained by paying them adequate remuneration,”

The births during the fourth quarter of 1918 in England and Wales totalled 11)1,777), and the deaths 211,218. This is the first occasion on whi(d) the deaths have exceeded tbc-births since registration began. Jnliueiiza was largely responsible, but there would -have been an excess of deaths without the epidemic. The figures for the whole of 19.18 are; —Births (122,773, deaths (111,99,1. The’average annual excess of births over deaths in the previous live years was 237,0(14. The birth-rate in 1918 was 17.7 per thousand of the population, being the lowest recorded.

A quiet wedding was solemnised at Si. Matthew's Church, Maslerton, on Tuesday afleiapion, when Miss Fdilh Murray, second daughter of Mr and'Mrs J. L. Murray, of Masterton, was married to Lieutenant G. H. Davey, N.Z.K.F., son of Mr and Mrs G, Davey, of Mimalangi, Fox ton. The ceremony was performed by Archdeacon Johnson, of St. Paul’s, Wellington, assisted by the Lev. Walker, M.A. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Gladys Murray, as maid of honour, and Gunner W. Davey acted as best man. Lieutenant and Airs Davey left later by motor for .Auckland and Kotorua.

“They say a great many things about the United Stales —some true and some not true,” said Professor Xicholls in his address at the Town Hall, Wellington. “Amongst oilier things (hey say that our ideal is (he almighty dollar. K that is true, then by adopting Prohibition so rapidly it shows that the people there think one of the best ways to get the almighty dollar is to get rid of the drink (rathe.” (Laughter and applause.) The speaker went on to say that if the people of the United States had not other and higher ideals, their boys would not have boon lighting with the boys from Now Zealand on the battlefields of France and Flanders.

Speaking at a meeting in 11m Northern Command, LieutenantGeneral Sir John Maxwell (reports I lie Post's London correspondent)! said he saw a good deal of the Salvation Army in’Egypt, where the Australian and New Zealand eontingenls ollieially recognised Salvation ministers, and lie could say without fear of contradiction that m (he Colonial .Forces there were no men who excited the admiration of the soldiers more than the ministers of the Salvation Army, and a liner lot of robust Christians he never saw in his life. Not too readily, he was sorry to say, had the Salvation Army's great value among the armies in France been recognised.

The senior teachers of the local State school were present at last night’s meeting of the proposed local branch of the Workers’ Educational Institute. It lias been suggested to the N.Z. Educational Institute (which must not be confused with the W.E.A.) that teachers who nave not attended universities should be afforded facilities for attending a course of studies each year, aparf from what is known as refresher classes. Why not use (lie Ira ladling tutors of the W.E.A, for this pm pose t fox (on being an industrial centre, the local class Ims decided to lake iij) economics, which includes industrial history. Apart altogether from the teaching profession, every one interested in (lie industrial welfare of (he country should endeavour to join up with the local branch.