LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1997, 1 July 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dr. Mandl has removed to premises at the corner of Thynne Street and Park Street (lately occupied by Mr T. Riramer). Surgery entrance, Thynne Street.

Mr William Knocks, aged 56 years, passed away, at Otaki day.■The following are the vital statistics* for Foxton for the month of June: Births 8, deaths nil, marriage certificates issued 4.. '

The s.s. Blenheim, from-Welling-ton with a cargo of general, arrived on Sunday. She sailed again for Wellington at mid-day to-day with hemp and wool..

James Inkpcn, 84 years of age, an old resident of Wanganui, was run over at Lowther Street level crossing on Saturday afternoon. The driver pulled the engine up in a few yards. The man was cut on the head and hands, and taken to the hospital. He died of shock. Bain fell locally on 14 days during Juno, the maximum fall, .50in., being on the 21st. The total for the month was 2.02 inches, compared with 4,40 inches for the corresponding month of last year. For the six months of this year the total rainfall was 0.12 inches, as against 10.2.3 inches for the same period in 1018.

“That, in order to cope with the ever-increasing cost, of living, the Government he urged to nationalise as many of the Dominion’s industries as possible. To give effect to this, the conference suggests that immediate steps be taken to nationalise the banking, shipping, and coal industries.” —Such a remit was carried at the Timber Workers’ Conference on Friday last.

Mr D. J. Cooke, son of Mr T. Cooke, who met with a serious accident at Auckland in April last, is visiting 1 his relatives in Foxton., Mr Cooke was knocked down by a tram car and severely injured in the head, had several ribs fractured, and one arm broken, and the hand crushed. The hand was so badly inangled (hat it is questionable* whether it will ever be of use again. Mr Cooke’s escape from death was miraculous.

In the course of his sermon at the local Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning, the Rev, J. 11. Brcdin, in referring to the subject of giving, asked what the early Christians would have thought of St. Paul had he said, “Brethren, we require money, let us have a euchre party and dance!” Answering the question, the minister said “he would have been turned out —and rightly so.”

Miss Cooke was entertained at an “all-sorts” evening by friends -and members of the Presbyterian- congregation, in the Presbyterian

schoolroom last evening, in honour of her approaching wedding. There was a good attendance, and a most enjoyable time was spent. After, refreshments had been dispensed, the Rev.' J. H. Bredin conveyed by Miss Cooke the good wishes of the congregation for her future happiness. He referred to the guest’s devoted adherence to the church. M r Men clem responded on behalf of Miss Cooke. The gathering clos* ed with (he 1 singing of “Auld Lang Syne.” The wedding is to take place at 1 pan. to-morrow, in the ’Presbyterian Church.

Tin 1 Turks met the Council of Ten ut Paris, aiul presented a Nolo outlining their views. The Note declared that the .Sultan and the Turkish people were not responsible for the war, which was due to the Revolutionary Party getting control. The delegation hoped that the Empire would not be dismembered or treated drastically, Turkey was now economically ruined, and Asia Minor was a desert. They objected to the Greek occupation of Smyrna. The Council of Ten, replying, said there was no case in which the establishment of Turkish rule in any country had not been followed by a diminution of prosperity. Wherever the Turk had conquered he had destroyed and shown incapacity to govern. The Allies could not allow him to rule alien-races.

Referring to the curtailment of trains, the Standard says that Palmerston business men point out that the curtailment of the service will affect business there considerably. It will not only mean a great loss of time in travelling, but the paucity of mails under- the new arrangement will cause considerable delay in sending and receiving answers to correspondence. It is further pointed out that the determination of the Railway Department not to carry goods, except under very special circumstances, must have a detrimental effect on the securing of supplies of mex’chandise, It is suggested that this may be overcome to a certain extent by shipping goods from Wellington to Fox ton and sending them to Palmerston North by motor lorries, but, of course, this will mean more expense and considerable delay. The change has come so unexpectedly that tradesmen have had no time to lay in stocks of necessary goods, and in some cases supplies are rather low, [We may add that the idea to ship goods from Wellington to Foxton is good, but where are the steamers to come from? At present only one steamer enters the port twice a month —and we are fortunate to get that.]

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Mrs Dudson has received advice that her son/Privato S. W. Dudson, is returning to New Zealand by the Mara mo, and will arrive in Auckland on the 17th instant.'

When the news was received in. Foxton yesterday that the ‘Peace Treaty had been signed by flags were flown, and the fire-bell was rung.

General Smuts signed the Treaty under protest, objecting to certain territorial settlements. He also argued for a reduction of the indemnities owing to the impaired industrial conditions in Europe. The Kigoma (an ex-German steamer) is due at Wellington on July 15th with a draft of (IJ4 soldiers on board. Among those returning are Ptes. J. C. Neville and M. O’Reilly, of Foxton. Mr N. D. Baker (United States Secretary for War) announces that the War Department has spent more than 14,500 million dollars (2,900 millions sterling) since the United Stales entered the war.

A meeting qf the Foxton Presbyterian Kirk Session and congregation will be held on Friday evening next, at 7.30 o’clock, to consider the call forwarded to the Wanganui Presbytery from the Hawke’s Bay Presbytery on behalf of the Maraekakaho congregation, to the Rev. J. H. Bredin. The call will be dealt with at a meeting of the Wanganui Presbytery to be held on July Bth.

At lust night's Chamber of Commerce meeting, the Mayor was urged to have the old cemetery, adjacent to the school, vested in the Borough 'Council, and converted into a beauty spot. The Mayor promised to have a search made of the title. He said a conference had been arranged between the Council and Maori owners, but on the date fixed the latter did, not |pn up. It was explained that no rates had been paid on the property, which was used for grazing purposes. The site has been suggested as suitable for a soldiers’ memorial.

Last Saturday, the day when Peace was signed, was the fifth anniversary of the event which acted as the spark to international gunpowder in Europe—the assassination of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, then heir to the Imperial throne of Austria, and his wife. The Imperial pair were paying a visit to Sarajevo, in Serbia, on June 28th, 1914, and in their drive through the city were twice attacked. While they were motoring to the Town Hall a bomb was thrown by one Gabrinavich. It missed the Imperial car, but injured a number of bystanders. After the municipal reception the Archduke and Archduchess were driving to the military hospital when a Serbian student named Princep fired two shots with a revolver, fatally wounding both. The ultimatum to Serbia and the outbreak of the long-planned war followed within the succeeding month.