Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1993, 21 June 1919, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The residents ul the Bench inloml entertaining Gunner Daniell at a welcome .social in the Beach Hall on Wednesday night. At the evening service at the Methodist Church 10-morrow the singing will he conducted by a full choir, and the music* supplied by a special orcheslra. Mr and Mrs Joseph Collinson, of Foxton, left Wellington to-day by the Remuera on a trip to England. They expect to return to New Zealand early next year. TJu> wages dispute between the flaxmillers and the employers has not yet been settled, but negotiations are still proceeding. A meeting of the FJaxmillers’ Association was held on Wednesday afternoon, and the decision arrived at communicated to the Union, and a meeting of members of same is being held this afternoon to consider same. Last night’s Wellington Post states that “the Foxton fhixmills are now fully working.’’ This is not the ease, however. Flaxeutting on the Moufcoa Estate was commenced .on the 11th instant, and all the mills on the hank have fair quantities of green leaf in the yards, but stripping operations have not yet begun, being suspended meantime pending some settlement’ of the wages dispute between the millers and the employers, negotiations in connection with which are still proceeding. P. & 0, Pickles 1/6 bottle, at Bauddiam’s,*

Mr P. AV. Jeuks, who returned to New Zealand .six weeks ago, after serving for over three years with the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces, is at present spending a few days witli his parents in Foxtou. Tuesday night is being looked forward to by the local Scouts and Guards, as it is their night, and they arc anticipating a good crowd to see their performance at the Town Hall. Padre Bladiu will give his celebrated “Fragments" from France.”

A rather novel complaint was received from a patient in a military hospital not very far from Auckland recently. He complained that he was unable to sleep at nights on aceount'of the sno'res of the night orderly on duty.

The Auckland Patriotic Association passed a motion enabling them to give assistance to others than “sick and wounded soldiers only,” and to provide assistance to men discharged ’ lit -who subsequently broke down through strain of continuous war service.”

The 152 acre farm at Marotiri which was sold by Mr J. F. 11 cay a week or two back to the Poplar Flaxmilling Co., Ltd., at £55 per acre, has again changed hands. The new owner is Mr AV. T. Jewell, who recently sold his farm at Rangiotu.

Brigadier Toomer, of the Salvation Army, will conduct three special services in the supper-room of the Town Hall to-morrow, and it is anticipated that good congregations will attend, as the Brigadier is a very forceful and interesting speaker. Music will be supplied by a very tuneful orchestra of eight members. The death occurred at his residence, Greenmcadows, on the Kith instant, of Mr William Gordon Robinson, soji of the late Colonel ZZobinson, tilth Regiment, aged 09 years. The deceased gentleman was well-known in Foxton, having resided here many years ago, and was a cousin of Messrs Robinson Bros., of Herrington, Foxton. He leaves a widow and grown-up family.

A motion was carried at Monday’s meeting of the Palmerston X. High School Board that the chairman and the member for the district interview the Minister of Education, and ask for an additional £I,OOO towards the erection of the Girls’ High School, and also to bring before him the need for a girls’ hostel.

A Waihi miner named Charles W. Holmes, married, was found dead in bed on Thursday morning. Alongside his bed was gassing with tubing attached, the gas being turned on. It is presumed death,was caused by asphyxiation. Circumstances point to suicide, although there was nothing in deceased’s manner thatsuggested he contemplated taking his life.

The following resignations were accepted at tins week's Education Board meeting:—Miss C. Jamieson, Balls; Miss H, M. McLean, Gonville; C, Downey, Momouhaki; J. Macfadzeon, Ohutu; Miss M. Richardson, Denlair; Miss K. Cornwall, Wanganui East; Miss' I. Ncilson, Wanganui Technical College; Miss M. Prentice, Bunnythorpe; Miss E. W. Muir, Ashhurst; E. S. Heighten, Upper Kawhatau; H. C. Percy, Ngawaka; Miss A. J. Richardson, Umumuri; Miss E. Rose, Mart on; •H. G. Braik, Wanganui; W. J. Cathro, foreman painter.

Councillor T. I>, Hodder lia.s been disqualilied for a seat on ( V f*nlmerstou North Borough .....acil owing to (he fact that the council owed his linn money at the time he was nominated and up to the time lie was elected to the council. The account was paid subsequently. The question was referred to the Municipal Association’s solicitor, who expressed the opinion that, even though the payment was for retrospective services, Mr Ilodder must be disqualified. Great regret was expressed by the Mayor and council. Mr Hodder will refuse renomination.

In their report, which was released for publication on Wednesday evening, the members of the Epidemic Commission place on record (heir “admiration of the high public spirit, devotion and self-sccri-lice displayed by the medical men and nurses in combating the epidemic disease at very great personal inconvenience, risk, and even loss of life. The same commendations apply to members of the police force, and to members and officers of many public bodies, also to the numerous body of private citizens who laid aside their owir private affairs and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the work of helping the health authorities, both local and general, to save as many as possible of those affected by the epidemic,

Mr Tadashi Oka be,. a Japane.se merchant, well-known in Sydney, who was a first-class passenger on board JOI.S. Niagara on her last outward voyage to Vancouver, committed suicide by jumping overboard on 28th April, while mentally deranged. Mr Okabc was a director of the Masuda Trading Company, Yokohama, and* was returning to Japan after a business visit to Australia. He was a high-ly-educated man. He spoke English fluently, and was a cultured talker on any subject. He was much' distressed by the long detention on board the ship at Auckland, and afterwards on .Motuihi Island, and mentioned that in consequence of the delay he would miss the connecting steamer for Japan, which he had arranged to travel by from Honolulu.

Mr Beauchamp, chairman of directors of the Bank of New Zealand, speaking at the annual meeting of the Bank, expressed the opinion that it was hardly possible that our dairy products could maintain their present values when the Imperial commandeer ended. What then, he asked, would be the position of those who had paid high prices for land and burdened themselves with heavy mortgage charges?