Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2012, 7 August 1919, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The s.s. Blenheim, from Wellington with a cargo of general, is expected on Tuesday.

The friends of; Mr J. Golder will to learn 1 hat -He is an inmate of I lie Thames Hospital.

The Maori Concert Party are to give an entertainment at Oroua Downs to-morrow night, in aid of the Hall funds.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Pox ton Borough Council will be held on Monday next, at 7.30 pan. Business, general. The Manawatu County Council .decided on Tuesday to make application to (he Public Trust Office for a loan of £2,000 for the erection of workers' dwellings.

Statistics have proved that during the world war nearly 15,000,000 women actually were drawing pay for their services. More than. 1,000,000 of them never had done u day’s work in their Jives,

A poultry thief has been operating in Norbiton Road. Recently one resident in the locality had a number of fowls stolen, and last night {mother resident lost a number of geese.

The many Fox(on friends of Mr A. D. Clcmett, [ale postmaster, will he interested to know that, since his retirement from the Government service he has started in business us a land and commission agent in Monganui, and is doing well. The Timaru Presbytery, yesterday by seven votes to live, carried an amendment against elufrch union to the effect that, while desirable on practical grounds, the denominati-. onal system could not be brought to an end with increasing dissent, which is chieily aimed at by the union,

Mr* Teviotdale look her departure for Wellington yesterday, earrying with her . the best wishes of her Foxton friends.

The Hon. Arthur Myers, ActingMinister of Finance, states that the sum of £400,000 was received by the Treasury during the month of July as subscriptions to the Final Victory Loan. • A Maori war veteran, Mr James Stanley, died at Rotorua on Wednesday, aged 75 years. He was born in Tasmania, came to New Zealand 57 years ago, and had lived for 40 years in the Rotorua district.

The New York Times correspondent at Washington ‘says' it has been announce! that the King and Queen of Belgium will be the guests of President. 'Wilson ancT his wife when they visit the United States in October.

A meeting of delegates of local authorities will be held in the local Council Chambers on Saturday, Kith inst., to discuss the Round Bush Reserve. The meeting is, convened by- the Foxton Borough Council at the request of the local Chamber of Commerce. The local Chamber of Commerce has received a reply from the District Traffic Manager re the curtailed train service in and out of Foxton, advising “that the present service is ample for the traffic which the Department is prepared to accept under existing conditions. It is therefore regretted that your request for a daily train cannot be acceded to,”

The restricted railway service is having an effect on sly grog-selling (says the Taumarnnui correspondent of the New Zealand Herald). The cutting out of the night trains makes it difficult for the sly grogsellers to obtain supplies. The result of the eonsecpierit shortage of whisky is an increase in price. It was considered high in war time at 15s to £1 per bottle, but the price has now soared to 30s and £2.

The record price for the coast for sheep was secured at the Otaki stock sale on Wednesday, when .Messrs Dalgety and Co. sold, on behalf of Mr A. J, i’edevin, of Otaki, a line of 120 fat wethers at 55s 4d, The animals, bought by Messrs Moore Bros., and the Te Aro Meat Co., were certainly very tine, and caused keen bidding. The price of 54s secured by the late Mr John Davies, of Koputaroa, some considerable time ago for his large Roscommons lias, previous to this sale, been unbeaten.

During (he course of an address, Mr T, li. h’leming (Chief Inspector of Schools in Otago), in referring to the kinema, said it was a thing which could be made of great educational, value. But could it he said that the kinema as we had it Avas of great value? True, the Jilin,s are censored, and some of the pictures wei'o good, hut many of them tended to arouse excitement for the moment, without any consideration of the future effects, especially on young children. In his opinion the State would he quite justified in exercising more rigid censorship and in making something more than .immorality the test of exclusion.

Speculation in Waikato Jaiul is proving very profitable for some persons. The Auckland Star reports that a dairy farmer, from a northern district, purchased a farm in the Waikato at £4O an acre, sold it for £OB, and now, after holding sixteen fawns in a little over two years, is worth over £40,000. In one case a man who bought at £G Ids an acre Jive years ago has refused to sell at £35 an acre. Here is another instance: A property which Jifteen years ago sold at £3 3s an acre is now worth £O3, a price which' the owner recently refused. One line Waikato dairy farm was recently sold with possession in August, and .while the new owner was waiting for possession he turned it over at a profit of £7,000. Dried milk has been responsible for some of the phenomenal increase of 'Waikato dairying land.

The 100th birthday of Mr 'William James Carroll was celebrated at the Napier Old People’s Home last week, and a small gathering took place to celebrate the event. Mr Carroll has had a most interesting career. Despite his long years he is quite, hale and hearty. He was born at Chatham, parish of Newcastle, County of Northumberland, Province of New Brunswick,- British North America, on July 31st, 1819. Mr Carroll remained in Canada until 1856, when he went to Liverpool, England. Prom there he sailed to Calcutta and the East Indies as a shipwright, lived for a good many years in New Orleans as a'shipwright, but travelled all over the world. He came to New Zealand in 1872, and followed the trade of bridge-building. He built several bridges in Hawke’s Bay, amongst these being the Kcdelyl'fc and Pakowhai bridges, also bridges at AVairoa, Palmerston North, Manawatu, and Wanganui. His life has been one of great activity and world-wide experience. He thinks nothing of going for a four-mile stroll. Except that his eyesight is not quite so good as when he was a young man, his facilities are unimpaired, and he seems likely to live to celebrate a good many more birthdays. .

The esquiraaux, mid realms of snow, Dwells in his dome-shaped home of ice; And though its space is small, we know , For all his needs it doth suffice, But hoAv much happier his lot, And how much better he’d endure, If he, like we, had haply got - Supplies of Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 20,

At the hist meeting of the School Committee, the question of danger to the school children: by traffic-at the intersection of Main Street and Avenue Road was discussed. It was decided to apply to the Education Board to erect warnings to motorists. ‘ .

Sir James Allen stated yesterday Hint the departure of H.M.S. New Zealand from Australia is being delayed—he could hot say for how long—as Lord Jellicoo desires to meet Mr W.'M. Hughes, Commonwealth Premier, before leaving. Mr Hughes is how on his way out to Australia.

The death occurred at Te Horo, on Monday evening, with tragic suddenness, of Mr W. Cleland. It appears that Mr Cleland had been out working on his farm as usual, and was in the act of entering the gate leading to liis homo when he collapsed. He was carried inside, but expired almost immediately; The late Mr Cleland was only about -10 years of age, and is survived by his wife and a family of three. In conversation with the Mayor (Mr John Chrystall) re the acquisition of the old Maori Cemetery by the Borough Council, we were informed that a search had been made in the Deeds Department for a title to the land, without success. The Mayor said he was informed that the Maori Land Court held information dealing with the land. A document, however, was filled to the effect that the owner was prepared to transfer the land to the Borough Council. The Mayor says that he is taking farther steps to acquire the land.

Over 1(5,000 tons of coal are expected to reach Auckland by the end of this week. Of this quantity, about (1,000 tons arc due on Tuesday—3,ooo from-Newcastle by the Kahuna, and 3,000 from Westport by the Katoa. The remaining 10,000 tons will be brought from Newcastle and Port Kembla by . the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Otira, which is expected to leave Port Kembla to-day and is due here next Saturday. She is reported 'to be bringing a full load, and, if so, the total will be over 10,000 tons. In addition to these cargoes, the sixmasled schooner E. R, Sterling, and (he Auckland schooner Northern Chief are both expected to leave Newcastle at any time, carrying between them over 2,000 tons. They should reach Auckland in a fortnight. These vessels will be followed by . the troopship Mamari, due from London on August 19th, with a full cargo of coal from Newport News.