LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1984, 31 May 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The School Committee meets on Monday evening.

The weekly meeting of the local Nursing Reserve will be held in the Council Chamber on Monday evening, at the usual time. The formal declaration of lethargic encephalitis as an infectious disease is contained in this week’s Gazette.

Two male cases of; inlluen/.a pneumonia were brought from Ohakune to Taihape hospital on Thursday, one of which is very serious. Both men were living in the same house.

The Labour Party has selected Mr William Gardiner Paul as its candidate for the Waitaki seat at the General Election. Mr Paul contested Waitaki in 1910.

Revenue collected throughout the Dominion by means of the totalisator tax during the past financial year amounted to £229,272 l!)s 9d. By fines and penalties a sum equalling £2,340 8s 9d was added to (he revenue, while the amusement lax broughf fo the coffers of the Stale £40,290 11s 2d.

The -Acting-Prime Minister, Sir •James Allen, staled on Thursday ■ that on present indications the two leaders, Mr Massey and Sir .Joseph Ward, would very likely be back in New Zealand towards the end of July, but that was not absolutely definite. lie expected .that they would want a few week's to look round after their return before going on with the session. Some of the potato growers of flic Dominion are squealing about the Government placing an embargo ou the export of potatoes. Well, perhaps (here is reason for their discontent. But they would squeal even louder if (he tariff of £1 per ton'were, repealed. At (he same time i! should he repealed. Every article of food should come into the country free. That is the legitimate way of raising wages and increasing’ (lie purchasing power of the sovereign.—Eltham Argus. Some time ago, under the will of the late Miss Alexander, £2,000 was given (states the Wanganui Herald) to (he Wanganui Education Board for ; scholarships at (lie Wanganui Technical College. As there is no necessity for provision for scholarships at the college, the Board has decided to apply to (he Supreme Court, with the concurrence of the executors, for permission to devote the money towards the purchase of an hostel for the college, conditional on. a hoarding scholarship being provided.

A si ;i lenient regarding butter, packages was made before the Industries Committee at Auckland on Saturday by Mr I). Caddie, director of the daily division of (he Agricultural Department, who was called to give his opinion on a cylindrical butter package which was submitted to the committee. He said there were strong reasons for keeping the present box,, which was known as “(he New Zealand package,” on the Home market. He submitted a design in two-ply for making an oblong box similar in appearance to the present box, A trial shipment of the latter box was being made, and a similar trial might be made of the cylindrical package.

Local bodies throughout (ho T)o----minimi nro being' much exercised ever (lie problem of rond making. The road mender is busier (ban ever, and Ids work growingly expensive. Our main thoroughfares have become speedways for mofor ears and oilier high-powered., vehicles, for which I he average macadamised roads are not securely enough laid down. The road of the future must have a smooth and sealed surface, lo be efficient and economical. There have been experiments out of general funds by local bodies. Up in (he north (his week a pull on the Pinko County proposal to borrow .€19,000 for a concrete road of Id miles . from Te droha to Te .Aroha West was carried, bv 102 voles to -11.

It is reported that the dairy companies of Taranaki have acquired a big interest in.the Pupouga Coal Mine, sufficient to divert a large portion of the mine’s Output to (lie tmlter province. A combination of the factories subscribed sufficient money to give tliom a coni rolling in(crest in (he mine, with the right to about 200,000 tons of coal per annum. It is understood that the jetty will bo lengthened so as to give suftieient water for vessels of from 500 to 800 tons, and coal will lie shipped' direct from (hero to Taranaki, ports. It is also understood that the combination, of dairy companies in question lias taken up in the vicinity of £40,000 worth of shares. The arrangement was entered into with the object of putting the coal shortage beyond the pale, ft' 1 ’ Jl * U'c dairying industry of laranaki is concerned, once the mine is given a new lease of life, and improvements undertaken.

Keep with your clients as much ;i.<, you can, Unit's the wise plan for a business man; Absence through illness for orders is bad, Patrons soon drift if you’re missing, my lad., If in the winter with cold vou take

Brace up your spirits and peg along . still; At the first symptoms resolve to endure, .Trusting to Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure,—Advt, 1

The clearing sale of dairy stock, etc., on. behalf of Mr A. Saunders, held by Messrs Abraham andAMlliams, Ltd., on Thursday was' a most; successful one, satisfactory prices being realised throughout. Messrs Smith and Ward, who are associated with the local corps of the Salvation Army, are leaving (he district, and are taking part in special farewell services in the Army Hall to-morrow. At the 7 o’clock service a special address will be given by Mr Smith.

In connection with (lie meeting convened by Mr J. A. Nash, to bo held at Palmerston North on Monday afternoon to consider the question of purchasing a steamer for the coal trade through the Foxton port, the Chamber of Commerce has appointed Mr M. E. Perreau as their representative at the conference.

News has been received from Melbourne of the death of Mr Charlie Taylor, of the Taylor-Garrington Company, which was hastened by his son’s death from influenza, -A slight paralytic stroke was followed by a more serious one, which had a fatal result. Mr Taylor was wellknown in New Zealand. He is survived by three daughters. Mr James Walton, the lirst M.P. elected for the Don Valley Division of Yorkshire, is the first miner to enter the House of Commons straight from (he eoal face. Previous miner M’s.P, have been surfacemen or officials of the miners. Mr Walton has done something else. After hi.s election he returned to Ins work and once more began hewing coal. He is a representative of the British Workers’ League, a keen Labour man, tint a strung Imperialist. He lias worked down the mine for 35 years. “The practice of sticking pigs'and (lie larger animals without first stunning them is a most barbarous and inhumane one,” said Mr J. H. ...'Parker, at a meeting of the Christchurch Society for the Prevention of Cruelly to Animals. The Germans, he added, with all that was credited to them, were at least humane enough to stun their animals before slaughtering’ them. Members spoke in eulogistic terms of the use of I lie hammer before slaughtering, as against the “pithing” method, and it was stated that (he compulsory use of the hammer would form part"of Hie' Bill which it was hoped to put through Parliament. Mr Parker also remarked that measures, for the prevention of unnecessary cruelty in killing was badly needed on the Statute Book.

Although the dairymen who were present at the meeting held in Christchurch on Monday night for the purpose of considering the price of milk to the consumers were practically all unanimously of opinion (hat the price should lie raised to (id per quart, none of them showed any eagerness to move (says the Lyttelton Times) to that effect. After the meeting had drifted on to general subjects connected with the supply of milk, one dairyman said that he knew they all wanted to raise (lie price, but be would not move the mqtion, as bis name would get into the papers, and he would lose all his customers. Another man then suggested that the question should bo put to (be meeting without a mover and seconder, and eventually this was done by the chairman, practically all of those present voting in favour of the increase in price.

Reporting on the progress of (he work in connect ion with the Mongolian electric scheme, at the meeting of the Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Mr E. IT. Crabb said he did no think all was being done that could be done, but (hose in charge were doing better than he had expected. He was going to suggest to the next meeting of the League that steps should be taken to form Electrical Boards to deal with the question of reticulation when information was desired. Mr P. C. I'T’oeth suggested the appointment of a reputable settler, at Shannon who could keep an eye on the progress of the work and report to the League so that they could continually urge the Government to get speed up. He was quite satistied that unless steps were taken to keep the Government up to the mark (hey would be getting electricity in ten years, instead of in three, as promised. It was decided to ask Mr Gunning, of Shannon, to report to the League from time to lime on the progress of the work".

Dr. Flora Murray, of the Ended Street Military -Hospital had often hoard it said that during the last 20 to 25 years the physique of women had improved, but she says this was only a class improvement, and there had not been a general improvement until the last few years, when women had been able to draw a wage which allowed them to feed themselves decently. In the ranks of the Q.M.A.A.C. there are robust and really healthy girls, but these are usually found to he girls of a higher class, while the average of those from the villages and the towns bear of had housing and under-feeding. Every effort must be made to deliver from the city restaurant the hundreds of thousands of girls whose crying need is proper food at good prices. What is wanted is a hostel where there is liberty with discipline, and where there is a strong esprit de corps. Nothing is so much needed in London as a suitable hostel for girls between 10 and 20, a respectable, honest place, where they could lodge with safety.

Colds fly before NAZOL. Sore throats are soothed by this proved and popular remedy, Get Nazol today. 1/0 buys 60 doses.

The offertories at All Saints’ Church to-morrow will be given to the Maori Mission Fund.

A seven-aside school football tournament is to be held.at Palmerston North on Tuesday next (King’s Birthday). The Foxton school has entered two teams,

The s.s. Blenheim is loading general cargo at Wellington to-day for Foxton, and will arrive here tomorrow morning, and discharge her cargo on Monday.

The order for (he memorial stone to bo creeled on (he grave of (lie late ChapJain-Capfain Bore, at the local cemetery, is now in the hands of the monumental masons, and the stone will soon he. completed and erected. The honorary secretaries of the Memorial Fund (Messrs liov. -Father Forrest a 1 and D. Purcell) would he pleased if all who promised donations would send same in as early as convenient.

The Dannevirke Borough Council has decided to cancel its membership of the Waikamuoana HydroElectric League, as it considers its interests are more vitally affected by the Managahao scheme, and therefore it d°os not desire to be mulct in any of the expenses which the Waikaremuana League might incur in the future.

Fur the purpose of handling the railway trucks at the Waingawa Freezing Works, Wairarapa, the ■company has its own railway engine. The works have developed so rapidly that a second engine will shortly have to be bought.to cope with the trucking. .At Home, in the big munition factories, tiny electric engines, self-contained, were driven by girls.

A meeting of the New Zealand Flaxmillers’ Association was held at Palmerston North on Thursday to consider the wages question. The president informs us that as a result of the meeting a conference between representatives from the Association and (he Union will probaly lie held to discuss the matter, but ho date has yet been decided upon for same.

A return prepared by the Department of .Agriculture shows that there- are forty-four meat freezing works in New Zealand. The killing capacity of these works is 3,Stiff •-attle and 120,150 slice]) per day. The aggregate storage capacity of the works is 7,385,272 freight carcases of mutton. A freight carcase is (iOlb. The actual capacity of the works is increased by the practice of telescoping the carcases for economy of space.

For some time (says the headmaster of the (Strutfox’d School, in his monthly report) fashionablydressed little girls have been coming to school in very short dresses, the dresses of (he ultra-fashionable being absurdly shortened. His attention Ims been drawn to this frequently. Now that the weather is getting colder, a change to longer garments is hoped for —both- for the health and the appearance of the little ones. The committee ■endorsed the headmaster's opinion.

Prices for all classes of stock, with the exception of fat pigs, have dropped during the past tew months (says the Okaiawa correspondent of (he Hawera Star). Calves are practically unsaleable, and can only lie quitted at a loss. Twenty-three shillings was the only bid for a line of Shorthorn calves, almost yearlings, at the last sale here. It would have paid the owner to have knocked them on the head when they were born. The skins and pelts would have been worth about 10s (Id, and (he carcases could have been boiled up for the pigs.

Parents and friends of (he children are invited to attend and hear the school children go through a programme of appropriate patriotic, songs, recitations, and ceremonies* on Monday afternoon, at 2.80 o’clock, at the Town Hall. The programme is selected to celebrate Empire Day and King’s Birthday, but as both days fall on school holidays this year, the celebration of these days will be held on Monday afternoon. Parents and relatives of exscholars of the school who gave (heir lives in the groat war are given a cordial invitation. The head master will be pleased to receive any extra names not previously forwarded for the roll of honour.

Speaking at the boxing tournament at Christchurch, the Mayor (Dr. H. T. J, TJiackor, M.P.) said he believed it was the (irst time that a Mayor of Christchurch had represented the city at a boxing competition. “I am ambitious to get a stadium for Christchurch,” said Dr. Thacker. “We want a good stadium and a gymnasium in connection with the tepid baths. If a deputation of men representing the sports bodies of the city come before mo as Mayor, I will put the question of' a stadium, as a lighting proposition, before the City Council.” ■ Thq Mayor went on to say that boxing competitions should he held during (he visit of Lord Jellicoe and the Prince of Wales. It should be possible to offer some line prizes as an inducement for boxers to come over from Australia. If the sportsmen would try to carry those suggestions through, he, as .Mayor of the city, would help them all he could. SICK HEADACHE. # Sick headache can always be traced to a lazy liver, indigestion and constipation. Chamberlain’s Tablets remove the cause by stimulating the liver and .cleansing the stomach and bowels. The effect of Chamberlain’s Tablets is simply wonderful. For sale everywhere,-— t , j

The death occurred at. Wellington yesterday of Mr L. G. West, architect, of Palmerston North. The deceased was 74 years of age. There is a regulation in force which prohibits members of the police force from accepting presentations, but the residents of Whangarei got round it very nicely recently. Constable Paine, who had * been stationed ’there for eight years, was notified of promotion and transfer. The Whangarei peo- » pie gave him a smoke concert, and presented Mrs Paine with a wristlet watch and also a handsome gold watch, suitably inscribed, which she was asked to allow her husband to wear occasionally, pointing out that he, as a constable, was not permitted to accept a presentation. Mr W. H. Field, M.P., stated at the annual meeting of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society that his place at Waikanae was overrun with hares, and he had seriously thought of asking the Government to allow him to shoot hares all the year round. Pheasants, quail, and native birds were also increasing in the “sanctuary”on his farm in that district ; and if the Society encouraged the idea he would be prepared to consider favourably the question of making the wjjole farm of 2,000 acres into a sanctuary. (Applause). Pigeons, too, were increasing in the district. Unfortunately, however, they were being shot wholesale in some parts of the district, and with only one ranger they could not put a stop to it. Dr. P. Horne Macdonald, of Otahuhu, has compiled an Interesting and instructive booklet on the subject of “Influenza, its After Effects, and all Air-Born Diseases.” The object of the booklet is to inform the public how they may avoid such diseases or cure them quickly. The author states that the “nidus,” or nesting-place of all air-borne diseases is the tongue, which is the

trapping place of all dust and germs, and lie is not surprised at the number of deaths which occur from the spread of diseases, but is amazed at the percentage of recoveries. He goes into detail to show

the causes, the nidus, (he mode of spreading, and the results of tills germ invasion, and explains how it may he avoided. In a Avord, his advice is “Keep your mouth cleaned regularly.” Our copy is from the publishers, Messrs Whiteombe and Tombs.

The story of how one of Britain’s largest battleships Avont on the rocks at full speed and Avas successfully rc-lloatod by the Admiralty, Avas (old by Mr David Masters in an article on the miracles of naA’al salvage, in World’s Work. The battleship, in trying to avoid a patrol boat, Avas taken out of her course by heavy Aveather, and Avenl ashore. The double bottom Avas Hooded, and the outer skin riddled Avith holes. Everything movable Avas taken out of the ship. A steel plate Avas lifted by divers over the damaged floor of the stokehold, and a thick poultice of cement spread over it to make the patch Avatertiglit. The stokehold Avas then pumped out, and (lie water in (he double bottom was forced out under

pressure from huge :iir pumps. In tf tliis way I he battleship was. lightened sufficiently to enable her tu he lowed oil. A bile the work was proceeding she was protected by screens of submarine hunters, who were on the alert day and night.