LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2020, 26 August 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There are now over 0,000 names on the new Palmerston North electoral roll, which has just been pi’inted; the new Rangitikei roll contains 7,482 names. An open night is to be held at the Red Shield Club to-night, to which parents and friends of members are heartily invited. A concert will be held in the music room, and ail attractive programme has been arranged.

Having about 40,000 new blankets on hand, the Defence Department is now disposing of them to the public. The general roll for the Electoral District of Manawatu is now open for inspection at all post offices in the electorate.

A meeting of the Foxton Harbour Board will be held at Palmerston N. on Thursday next, 28th inst., at 1.30 p.m. Business: General and important.

The annual general meeting of members of the Foxton Pacing Club will be held in the Council Chambers on Friday evening next, at 8 o’clock.

An inspection of the various tern--porary class-rooms in ■ connection with the local State school was made yesterday by the visitors for the month, Messrs Claris and Hornblow and a Press representative. There was no evidence of overcrowding in any of the buildings. Mrs Brooks, of Foxton, received word last week that her husband, Reg. Sergt.-Major D. Brooks, M.M. (Australian E. Force), had arrived at Freemantle. During her husband’s absence at the front with the Australian forces, Mrs Brooks has resided with her sisters, Mesdames G. Hen person and Heath. The following telegram was forwarded from Christchurch to the Prime Minister last week by Mr Isitt, M.P.: “I think some of the railway restrictions absolutely unreasonable. Resentment here over the refusal-to lake school boarders some is intense. One of our Methodist preachers was refused a passage to allow him to take a Sunday appointment. Had he been a beer barrel lie would have been carried.”

The Railway Department is allowing the carriage of bricks, according to the tonnage available, from Palmerston to Fox ton, and as a result the work at the local State school .has been resumed. The General Manager stales the business of the Department is to treat all its clients fairly and equitably after closely investigating -each request. Every application for carriage of goods is being dealt with strictly on its merits, and the precautions of the Department have for their object the protection Of general public interests.

Owing to the railway restrictions, horses trained in this district and up as far as Marlon, returning from the Grand National meeting, had to be via Iked home from Wellington. The local Pacing Club allow trainers walking their horses through Foxton free use of the Club’s loose-box-es to stable their horses for the night. On Saturday the following Marton horses passed through the town: —All Over, Omahu, iSleight o’ Hand, Deformation, and Mirimar. The locally owned and trained horses, Master Strowau and Gang Awa’, arrived home on Friday.

The risk of divisions in this country is great, and presents a grave danger to the well-being' of the people as a whole, says Sir Joseph Ward. There is a section of extremists whose sole object is to take anarchic charge of the country. They have in many instances shown that they would press, if they had the power, the abominable and disastrous doctrine of force and direct action. Inconvenience and suffering caused to the general public does not concern them. Force, strike methods, and other similar means affecting our food and fuel supplies, including' the vital necessities of the poorest and the weakest, have been their resource. These methods will not preserve a great country for the use and benefit of its people. The will of the people expressed by constitutional means can alone be recognised.

The Palmerston Standard, commenting on a paragraph which appeared in the ‘'Herald" in reference to “Granny” Collins, says: —“Mrs Collins will be remembered by the very old residents of the Manawatu as the mother of Messrs John and William Collins, who were members of the old Dolly Varden crew that easily vanquished Wellington and Wanganui oarsmen at successive regattas. The other members of this famous quartette were the late Arthur Howe and John Symons. Mrs Collins’ late husband, Patrick, assisted regularly 40 years ago to print the ‘Manawatu Herald,’ the machine then used in the Foxton ofJice being the first one in use in the office of the Wellington Evening Post, while one of her sous (Joseph), who died in Melbourne-some years ago, received his early training 'as a compositor in the ‘Herald’ Office.”

A startling mishap, happily without .serious consequences to those concerned, befell Mr and Mrs C. E. Tattou (formerly of Palmerston North) and three of their children, while motoring at Nelson last week. When going along the Maitai road near Hanby Park, the attention of Mr, Tatton, who was driving, was momentarily diverted by a noise from one of the wheels of the car. He leaned over the door to find out what was the matter, when the door flew open, and threw him off his balance. In recovering himself, Mr Tatton lost control of the steering wheel, and the car shot over the bank into the river, and the occupants Hoated out. Mr Tatton, with the assistance of Mr Boyes, who happened to be in the vicinity, rescued Mrs Tatton and family, who were swept down some distance, the river being in fresh at the time. The river, fortunately, is narrow at this particular point, otherwise the work of rescuing would have been much more difficult. The car did not overturn, but settled down in water deep enough to just about cover it.

We are asked to remind members of the Dorcas Society that a meeting wilt be held in the Council Chamber on Friday afternoon next, at 2.30 o’clock.

Miss Daisy Stevens, daughter of the late John Stevens, was married in London on 27th May to Mr, Leslie Carman Green, of the Loan and Mercantile, staff, Palmerston North. The young people met on active service in France, and will return to Palmerston about the end of the year.

Foxtou shopkeepers have adopted 8 o’clock closing on Saturday evenings. In conversation with the proprietor of a local linn as to the effect of the innovation upon business, we were informed that it was rather early to speak on the subject yet, as the restricted hours had only been in vogue on two Saturday nights. The heavy fines inflicted by Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., at the local Magistrate’s Court on Friday on persons convicted of stealing vegetables from the Chinese gardens at Hiraatangi, lias apparently not had any deterrent effect on .others, as on Saturday night another raid was made, and 42 heads of cauliflower were stolen.

For the positions of working foreman carpenter, foreman painter, and workshop foreman, the following selections have been made by the Wanganui Education Board: — Foreman carpenter (05 applicants), Mr J. L. Robertson, of Nelson; foreman painter (8 applicants), Mr P. ,C. Read, of Rangataua; workshop foreman (!) applicants), Mr E. L. Miller, of Wanganui.

All members of the local Bowling Club who are able to do so are requested to roll up at the green tomorrow afternoon to assist, at a “working bee.” It is proposed to lightly top-dress the green and sow same, and also to complete the rustic summei'house. As the season is rapidly approaching it is necessary that this work should’ lie done immediately, so as to have the green and surroundings in readiness for an early opening. ‘ « A Masterton correspondent informs us that at a full attendance of the Rev. Mr Hallida> v s parishioners, it was unanimously decided to urge him to remain with them, and a deputation was appointed to wait upon him in this connection. The correspondent adds: “If Mr Halliday decides to accept the call the Foxton Presbyterians will have cause to congratulate themselves, as he is a man who is held in the highest esteem not only by his own people, but by the public generally.” At the “Wellington Terrace Gaol on Friday, Roy Albert Delaney received the Hogging of ten lashes, to which he was sentenced in addition to fifteen years’ imprisonment for an assault on a girl of nine years at Pctone on July 12th last. The (logging had been arranged for a previous date, but was postponed. ■Delaney, it is reported, bore his ignominious punishment with equanimity. A long period has elapsed since a Hogging lias taken place in Wellington, and a cat-o’-uine-lails had to be specially manufactured for Delaney’s punishment. The Education Board, with the approval of the Minister, has appointed three “organising teachers'’ as followsMr J. Marshall, of Havelock North, for. the South Ward; Mr L, Pole, of Ormond, for the Middle Ward; and, Mr A. Bullions, of Palmerston North, for the North Ward. These gentlemen will assist head or sole teachers of schools placed under their charge with regard to organisation, schemes of work, methods of teaching, and will advise uueertilicated teachers with regard to their course of study.

Replying to Mr Bloudwortli, of Auckland, Sir James Allen says; “There appears to me to be only two ways of increasing the output of coal in New Zealand —either by more men working in the mines, or by a larger output from the individual miner. Very likely you will say now that the supply of coalminors to the mines would have been greater bad the conditions under which they live been improved. I do not,think this is a sullicicnt reason to give for the departure of coalminers from the mines as soon as the -armistice was declared. Nor do I think it a sufficient explanation of the fact that a great many men who have been in the mines prefer other kinds of-work. During the war, while the Military Service Act was in force, we had more miners than we have now. The question of housing did not deter the men. from entering the mines. Let us describe their action as a desire to help their country in a time of need. Is there not just as great need now for their services ? Nor does it appear that this housing has been a serious block in the past, though I admit that everything possible should be done to make the life at the mines as comfortable as possible.” The Minister asked whether Mr' Bloodworth or his union, or any union, could do anything to induce more men to go to the mines immediately. If so, surely it was their duty to their country to exercise whatever inlluence they could in that direction.

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