LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2024, 4 September 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Glen Pollock, a conscientious; objector, was tried by court-martial at Palmerston North on Tuesday for desertion, and was found guilty, and sentenced to two years’ hard labour in Wellington Gaol. Mr T. Wilford, M.P. for Hutt, has coined a new name for the leaders of the extreme Labour section. He referred to them in the House as “men without a country!’’ How significant.

Speaking at the School Committees Conference at Wellington this week, the Secretary of the N,Z. Educational Institute said that a good deal had been said about the necessity for increased floor space in the schools. Floor space was a secondary importance to ample ventilation.

A meeting of the Wairarapa Presbytery was held at Masterton on Tuesday to consider the call to Foxton of the Ivev. Thomas Halliday, of Lansdowne. Mr G. A. Bruce, on behalf of the Lansdowne congregation, stated that while deeply regretting the loss of Mr Halliday, if he wished to accept the call the congregation would place no obstacle in his way. The call was then presented to Mr Halliday, who accepted. Ail the members of the presbytery present spoke in the highest terms of Mr Halliday, and expressed their sorrow in losing such a valuable co-worker. The clerk was instructed to draw up a suitable minute appreciative of the work Mr Halliday had done in Lansdowne. It is anticipated that Mr Halliday will conduct his first service locally on the 21st inst.

Thoughts in absence ever wander Where fond recollections cling; Making loyal hearts grow ‘fonder sDf a person, place or thing. Tender thoughts, of dear ones vanished In our hearts for age endure — Gratitude for bad colds banished, And for Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 22.

Owing to the recent cold snap in the Wairarapa, it is feared that mortality ’ among lambs will be severe.

- The School Committees’ Conference unanimously passed a remit that the employment of pupil or junior teachers be discontinued at the earliest opportunity. The following local men are returning to New Zealand by the Corinthie, due at Wellington on the 22nd instant: —Privates N. J. Bryant and W. G. J. Nye. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Poxtou Borough Council will be held on Monday next, at- 7.30 p.m. Business: To'consider the balancesheet, and general. Mr Hunt, contractor for the erection of Whyte’s Hotel, has been informed by the Railway Department that bricks required for the job will be carried on the railway.

At the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court, Charles Lawrence was fined £3O on each of two charges of betting on hotel premises, and £5 for publishing betting cards. A “hard-up” social and dance will be held in the hall at the Beach on Friday (to-morrow) evening, in aid of the Beach Improvement Fund. Admission is Is Od, ladies Is or a basket.

“How did you come to Wellington?” was a query put to a country visitor to Wellington requiring a permit to travel home by rail. “I came by motor car.” “Then you must go back by 1 motor car,” was the curt reply. At Monday’s meeting of the Manawatu County Council the clerk (Mr A. K, Drew) reported that a count taken recently on an ordinary day showed that 175 motor cars, 18 motor cycles and 6 lorries passed through Sandon in B.} hours. This works out at about 2 cars a minute.

The Prime Minister announced in the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon that Messrs J. G. Coates (Kaipara), J. B. Hine (Stratford), and W. Nosworihy (Ashburton) had been . appointed Ministers of the Crown, arid had taken the oath of office.'(Applause.) He anticipated that the portfolios allotted to them would he announced to-rdav.

The body of Mr J. K. Law, headmaster of the Aranioho School, was found on the road near Opuuakc on Tuesday. Mr Law had a farm at Opunake, and as was his custom, was spending the school holidays there. Recently he had been in indifferent health, and had been attended by Dr. Reid for heart trouble.

Air T. M', Wilford gave notice in the House of Representatives to ask the Minister-in-Charge of Pensions if he,will introduce legislation to make the old-age pension 20s a week, with 20 years’ residence in the Dominion, the limit as to eligibility for the pension and with reciprocal provisions in regard to Australia, in order that residence in either country will count towards eligibility for the pension, and so on.

Mr Massey has now been Prime Minister for over seven years, Laving taken office on July 10th, 1912. This tenure of office is longer than (hat of any other New Zealand Prime Minister except Mr Seddon, who held Ministerial rank for nearly 151 years, and was the head of Government for-just over 13 years. Sir Joseph Ward’s term as Prime Minister was just over 51 years, but his three spells of Ministerial office aggregate 171 years.

A fatal accident occurred on the Hokitika-Koss railway on Tuesday, When a train was leaving Manama station, Richard Harding, aged 07, a passenger from Hokitika, who had got out, attempted to get on the moving train, and was dragged between the carriages. He was shockingly mutilated, death being instantaneous. Deceased was a widower, working at a Ruatapu sawmill. He leaves a grown-up family, a son residing at Timaru and two daughters at Bluff.

The manufactured price of boots, in New Zealand is at the present time probably as low as anywhere in the world, but the price at which they arc sold retail does not reflect the fact in any marked degree. That 'the manufactured price of boots in New Zealand is reasonable is proved by the amazing fact that a Wellington manufacturer has received an order for a thousand pairs of men’s boots from England, and for sale in the Old Country, which is probably the only order of the kind ever given in the history of the trade in this country. The manufacturer was quite prepared to execute, but before accepting he made inquiries as to whether he would be permitted to export, and the Board of Trade decided against him. He was asked as to whether he considered the order he had received was an indication of a permanent trade between New Zealand and England in boots, and had to answer in the negative, which fact settled his chances of fulfilling the order.

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Heavy falls of snow were reported at Danncvirke, Invercargill, Recfton and Canterbury on Monday. The annual general meeting oi‘ members of the Fox ton Defence • Rillc Club will be held in the Council Chamber to-night.

The Horowhenua Racing Club, at its last meeting, gave £665 in stakes. For the next meeting £I,OOO will offered, including £250 fox; the Cup race, and £l5O for the open flying. A meeting of the Foxton ers’ Association was held yesterday morning, Mr W. D. Bauckham presiding. Rules to govern the Association were submitted, and after discussion were adopted. It was reported that all the retailers in the town, with one exception, were members of the Association.

The following officers were elected ;it the Conference of the N.Z. Federation of School Committees, held in Wellington this week:—President, Mr A. G. Wallace; vice-pre-sidents, Messrs S. Q. Smith, M.P. (Taranaki), C. J. Talbot, M.P. (Tcmuka), J. K. Hornblow (Manawatu), and A, E. Evans (Canterbury); secretary and treasurer, Mr A. y. White (Wellington); committee, Mrs S. Snow'(Wellington), Messrs D. A. Pickering (Wairarapa), H. le Grange (Palmerston North), H, Potter (Auckland), H. Brenton-Rule (Wellington), L. Deans Ritchie (Dunedin), W. G. Glover (Motueka). A dwelling in Wharf Street, the property of the New Zealand Railways, and used as a ganger’s residence, occupied by Mr C. Hill, railway gangci’, and Mr and Mrs R. Burnett Junr., was totally destroyed by lire yesterday morning. It appears that Mrs Burnett had a lira in the kitchen, and left the house temporarily, in order to go down to the railway yard. She was absent only about a quarter of an hour, and on returning the house was in 11ames. Practically nothing was saved. The building was uninsured, as also were Mr and Mrs Burnett’s personal effects. Mr Hill’s furniture was insured for £IOO in the Northern Office,

At daybreak on Sunday, a large nine-roomed dwelling on the Main road between Waikanae and. Para; paraumu, occupied by Mr Foale, and owned by Mr W. IT. Ficklj M.P., was totally destroyed by fire. The cause of the outbreak is a mystery, no lire had been lighted in the dwelling since last Wednesday. Mr Foale was about to remove to another house, and he lost all his furniture and a valuable gig and harness. There was no insurance on the contents, but the building was covered by a policy in the Phoenix Office for Nothing was saved. The matter is being investigated by the police.

Some candid criticism on matters educational was yesterday passefh by speakers at the school commit-’ tees’ deputation to the Prime Minister and Acting-Minister for Education (says the Times). “There is no question that many improvements are absolutely necessary,” said a delegate, “if our educational •system is to be what it should be. Take for instance the case of the education boards —Avhat power have they? And then there is the Minister for Education; what power has he ? Why, he couldn’t sack his own typiste.” (Laughter.) “It would perhaps be. bettor to leave that phase of the matter alone,” said Sir F. Bell (Acting-Minister for Education), “for if I am to be Minister, it won’t be the case for long.”

Mr T. M. Milford, speaking in the House on Tuesday night in reference to the Ratification of the Peace Treaty, took Mr Holland and Mr Fraser gently to task for their failure to say one word in favour of the Treaty, or of the League of Nations. If in 1911 the League of Nations had been in existence the war would have been impossible. (Hear, hear.) Eventually the League would almost wholly abolish intrigue which might lead-to world war. He characterised as “tripe” the statement that the Socialists of the world could prevent war. The German Socialists had all voted for the war credits, and for this he admired them. They had a country. He understood the Socialists were opposing him at the elections. He would say now what he would say to his constituents—that he did not want the votes of men without a country. He would think it a shame if he, a young New Zealander, proud • of his country, were returned to the House by the votes of such men.

Mr Massey, in reply to a deputation from the School Committee’s Federation which waited upon him yesterday, said the school committees of N)w Zealand had a strong claim upon his sympathy. They, wex’e doing a great work Avithout receiving much recognition for their efforts. The principle of the Education Act must stand, even Avhile the necessity for improvement in certain matters of detail must be admitted. More money for building purposes should certainly be made available as promised by the late Minister of Education. He avus not prepared to say Avhat the increase'would be, but he could assure them that a large vote Avould be given. That many teachers were receiving less than labourers’ wages AA r as not creditable to the country. Though the session Avould be a short one, he hoped that legislation dealing with education would be introduced, and they hud his assurance . that as head of the Government he - Avould leave nothing undone that it Avas in his poAver to do to ameliorate matters.

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