LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1970, 29 April 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A proclamation has been issued further proroguing Parliament till 22nd Alav.

ll is reported the .Prince of Waleshortly becomes a Freemason, the Duke of Connaught conducting the

The Ueturning Ollicer, .Air AVat■rs, has everything in readiness for 10-niorrow's municipal election. The polling booth will lie at the Council Chambers,

Four Karotongan soldiers, who were concerned in the recent riots it the Islands, arrived in Wellington :m Saturday, by the Paloona. They were handed over to the police authorities.

Alr F. F. Shorn, a well-known Auckland solicitor, died last week at Remuera, after a short; illness. Air Shera had been connected with liie legal practice of the Hon. J. A. Tole, K.C., for many years. As a young man he studied medicine in Dublin, but, coming to New Zealand, he entered the legal profession.

Messrs H. D. Lomylh ami J. 1L Murdoch have bean liually selected lo visil America, England and the Cnnlincut mi bclialJ' of various Taranaki and Wellington district dairy companies (<» enquire into the niamiraclure of dried milk, sugar of milk, etc. The appointments are, however, subject to approval by the Wairarapa and Wellington district delegates.

During his lecture on (he war, at Lower Hutt recently, Mr T\ W. Haybit tie said that "when the people in England and Xew Zealand wer>« paying 3s Cd per gallon for petrol it could be bought from the War Department for lid per gallon. He did not know the reason of it, but it never increased beyond that price. The War Department may have made a great contract at a lower figure, or someone was making an enormous prolit.

All children ere they hie to play Upon a raw, cold winter’s day, Should don warm clothes, from hat to hose, To guard their lungs from bronchial woes; ■ And when to bed they beat retreat', To make precaution quite complete, Last thing each one should have, be

sure, A dose of Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. —Advt. 4

Mr D. W. Mntheson has been elected unopposed as .Mayor of Levin. Mild “spring” weather is being experienced in this district at present. Lain is badly needed. , A poll is to be taken at Palmerston to-morrow to decide whether Wednesday or Saturday will be the statutory hall'-holidav.

The population of Wellington and suburbs is 104,000. It is estimated by the Government Statistician dial in 25 years flic population will be just under 200,000.

The local Labour Party have live candidates nominated for seats on the Borough Council, and live for election to the School Committee.

A meeting of the loeal Presbyerian Church members is to be held early next month to discuss church union. The Kev. Mr Doull, of Palmerston X., will address the members.

Early on Sunday morning a lire* occurred at Uuvauchelles Bay, Akaroa, the County Council Chambers, Post Office, and a private residence being destroyed. People were sleeping in all three buildings, but escaped unharmed. Many valuable hooks and maps were destroyed.

The batch of bonny English girls who have come to New Zealand by the lonic as wives of,(he soldiers created a very favourable impression, and the spectacle of many of the “diggers” carrying babies in (heir arms tired the enthusiasm of the wailing crowd. The young wives were quickly made to feel dial they were truly welcome. —Auckland Star.

The story is I old of a French peasant woman, who sat in the ruins of her house, bargaining with a soldier over the price of butler. The soldier, in exasperation, at length exclaimed: 1 “Hut the next time a shell hits here your house will come down.” “’Well,” said the woman, looking at him imperturbably, “my house may come down, but the price of butter will not.”

Humour never dies amongst (he soldiers in France, says Adjutant John Bhulin, who has just returned from a lengthy sojourn in the Avar zone. The (Salvation Army ambulances have done Avonderful Avork behind the lines, and stories of the heroism and endurance of (hose in charge of (hem are as plentiful as leaves in spring. Last Christmas one of the ambulances was trundling along Avilli a load of wounded when a young oftieer, seeing (he •Salvation Army badges, sang out; “1 suppose you are taking those I‘elloAvs to heaven!” “I don’t knoAv so much about: that,” said the driver, “hut Ave’ve just left the other place!” (Tool! Toot!) The public of Foxlon av i ll have an opportunity on Tuesday next of hern ring one of the most popular chaplains avlio left our shores, in a lecture that has attracted thousands of people in the leading loavms of the Dominion. The Press refers to (he recital as one of (ho best of its kind. Writing from Etaples, a soldier says: “Padre Bhulin, of the Salvation Army, has just been saying good-bye to ns at a number of tunctions given to show (he regard in which he is held. He has toiled jolly hard, early and late, and thousands avIII always remember him and his self-saerilice. He is badly in need .of a rest now. From the General down we are sorry he is leaving. He has had a great sendoff, few, if any, have had better.” The proceed.- of the Captain’s lecture will go toAvards the establishing of a Irumpei hand for the Scouts.

Ihe death occurred in a private hospital in Wellington, on Thursday, from heart trouble, of Air Flias Dimant, one of the best, known and most popular of the commercial travellers who pay re-> gular visits to Few Zealand from Australia. The late Air,Dimant was born in Ballarat G2 years ago, and received his education in that town. He was brought up to the soft goods trade, and about 30 years ago joined the staff of commercial travellers employed by Messrs Death, Scheiss and Company, of Melbourne, remaining in (he service of the /inn until his death. He had only been ill for two weeks. He leaves a widow and family at Kew, Melbourne, and two brothers and three sisters in Few Zealand, viz., Air E. Dimant, manager at Nelson'for Messrs Ross and Glendinning. Air H. Dimant, of Foxton, Airs (!. P. Alorris, of Picton, and the Alisses Dimant, of Wellington. The funeral took place on Sundav.

KVplyiny (o ; i re»|i.icsl fur Ihe mure. 1 i';ipid opening up uf biwli lamlin (he \\ hangarua Cnunly, I Ik- Him. H. 11. Guthrie, Minister uf Land.-, when in (lie north recently, expressed tiie opinion that the present system of cutting out the bush on Crown lands held by sawmillers under license was very unsatisfactory from the point of view of settlement. Settlement should, as far as practicable, follow the mill. The present system of cutting out the whole block and allowing a heavy growth of scrub and noxious weeds to take the place of standing bush was most inefficient, and he intended to give consideration to the possibility of the Crown corning to such arrangements with millers holding licenses over large areas of bush lands that would allow of earlier settlement. His suggestion was that when a sufficient area was milled it should be brought into productivity by being felled, burned and grassed, either hy the miller or the Government. He recognised that there were certain objections to the proposal, but thought that they could easily be overcome.

For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

John Kiddall, a married man, was silting on a rail of (he balcony of the Carlton Hotel, Willis Street, Wellington, on Saturday, Avhen he overbalanced, and fell to the street. As a result of his injuries he expired shortly afterwards.

The secretary of the General Post office has received advice from (he censorship authorities that •

unless unforeseen circumstances prevent it, the Press Bureau in the United Kingdom wijl be abolished at (he end of this month, and that, (here will (hen be no censorship on press telegrams to or from the United Kingdom.

The total exports of produce from the Dominion for the week ended 15th April were valued at £1,0()2,180, made up as follows: Butter £31,290, cheese £149,095, lamb £07,705, mutton £22,895, other frozen meat £12,098, grain and pulse £SOO, hides and skins £59,318, tallow £30,824. wool £079,772, llax and tow £10,033, limber £3O.

The Hastings Borough Council

Jms received 38 replies from local bodies with regard to (he Mayor’s resolution in favour of Sir Andrew Husscl! being appointed GovernorGeneral of the Dominion. Three local bodies endorsed the proposal, four made formal acknowledgment of the resolution, and 31 marked it received.

At n recent meeting of the Wanganui Borough Council 1 lie following resolution was carried:—“That in (lie opinion of (his Council no scheme of creeling workers’ homes will ho satisfactory unless it makes provision for workers who so desire, either to become the owners of same or at least be entitled to the benefits of the improvements effected by them on 1 he land.”

Two young Chinese were charged at the Auckland Police Court ou Saturday with having entered Few Zealand without having paid the poll tax or passed the education lest. They were remanded till Friday without bail, the chief detective stating that very important queries were being made Avith respect to the entry into the Dominion of these men.

Mr William Bearn, a well-known Taranaki settler, whose death occurred recently, Avas horn in Cornwall, and came to New Zealand by the William Bryan, the pioneer ship of the Plymouth Company of New Zealand, landing Avith his parents at: Motiiroa on 31st March, 18-11.’ He took part in the Maori (roubles of J8(i0-()(),- and was a member of Major Atkinson’s company of Bushrangers. He Avas in the actions at Waireka and Mahoelahi. Tlie late Mr Beam leaves a, Avidow (a daughter of another early settler, (he late Mr Thomas Heale, avlio came out in the Oriental in 3841) and a family of ten —two sons and eight daughters.

An interesting' function in connection with Anzac week took place in the Presbyterian Church, Island Bay, last week, when the roll of honour of the congregation was nneviled by Colonel J. G. Hughes. Following the religious part of the ceremony, a “welcome’’ social was tendered to the returned soldiers of the district, and a programme of national songs and recitations wa> rendered in a very spirited manner by the Painbow Children's Choir. A welcome song entitled “Jlaeremai,” composed by the Kev. J. AC. Thompson (late of Foxton Presbyterian Church), was stirringly given by the boys and girls. Colonel Hughes intensely interested Ihe audience, old and young, with reminiscences of Anzac Day. Hearty cheers were given for the- Colonel, for the. Anzac boys, and for the “gallant 2t)th Division.’’

In a case arising out of the licensing poll, Mr Wilson, S.AI., questioned the advisability of permitting partisan committees to work outside polling booths. These committees have, to some people, an official appearance, but unfortunately their actions are not always strictly judicial. It may not be the popular view, but “Alex’cuito” (writing in the Auckland Herald) joins the magistrate heartily in saying away with them. Nor need we stop there. To what end all this drumming up of votes, the inquisitive canvasser lishing for information in forbidden waters, and motor cars driving reluctant voters to the poll/ Why not let the partisans spend their energy in expounding (heir case, and let the voter make up his mind ami vole according to hri convictions or, if he has no convictions, •day at home, it is surely heller so limn Iha t he should vote according to some other person's ins) met ions. There arc people who tell us that everybody-should be compelled (o vote or he lined for neglect. What folly! If a man’s mind is a blank, what good can lie do by making a mark on a ballot paper? If democracy is going to give a sane ex-

pression of its opinion, it will not be by driving its least interested and least informed units to the polling booth and telling them how to vote. Let’s teach them till they value the vote sufficiently to see that their names are on the roll and to go of their own free will to record their yea or nay. As for the others, is it not as well that they should stay at home until they learn ? SLEEPLESS NIGHTS.

Sleepless nights can he avoided both for yourself and your children it you give them Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. Children take it willingly, and it gives them relief. Many a worn-out mother says that Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is the only boon that has brought her a good night’s rest. For sale every-i where,—Advt.

Latest reports give Continuance a majority of 5,958. There was a targe attendance of women at the weekly meeting of the local nursing reserve held in the Council Chamber last night. Mrs Raine, president, delivered an address on children’s ailments, etc. “There lias been too much of this gfiing with hat in hand to the Government," said Mr Dalhousie, at the annual s meeting of the Auckland Returned Soldiers’ Association, “it is quite lime we gave up asking the Government to give us tilings,” he continued, “and tell Sir James Allen that the position is now reversed, and Unit lie is no longer our master.” (Applause.) He was quite prepared to admit that the fault for this did not lie so much with the Auckland executive as with the central executive. The latter should be given a greater stimulus from the local body than it had received in the past.