LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2038, 7 October 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The great railway strike has been settled in England, and work was resumed yesterday. dean M'C'alinm, 45, married, died at Dunedin through drinking linimenfinstead of medicine. An urgent special meeting of the Fox lon Harbour Board is being held at Palmerston to-day in reference to the purchase of a.dredge under offer, and to deal with goods shed matters.; The maiSagemcnt of the .Royal Pictures intend issuing complimentarjstickets for their picture entertainments to local returned soldiers, who are asked to hand in their names and numbers on Saturday night next, so that the tickets can be prepared.

This district experienced very boisterous weather on .Sunday.

■ Mr Hodge, the Education Board’s supervising architect, informed the local School Committee at last night’s meeting that he hoped to have portion of the new school ready for occupation by the infant department upon resuming after the summer vacation.

On Friday, at a meeting of the Otaki Licensing Bench, applications for licenses (held over pending improvements) were granted to E, Pearcy and J. H. Duderidge (Telegraph and Family Hotels, Otaki), F. Gardes and Lon. Freeman (Family and Whyte’s Hotels, Foxton). A conditional license was granted M. J. Julian for the Levin races. At last night’s meeting of the local Stale School Committee, Mr Banner, the Board’s agricultural teacher, was in attendance, ami tendered some suggestions in reference to the lay-out of the grounds, to meet' the requirements of the new conditions. He said he would he pleased to come down and supervise a “working bee’ to place the grounds in order, and make the front entrance in keeping with the new .building. Says the Wellington Post:— Whether one, agrees with the Labour Parly or not. it cannot be denied that it has a creed and a genuine ■spirit of propaganda. The advantage which it must derive from the artificial quarrel by which the other two parlies are seeking to disguise their substantial on all the main issues is obvious.

When remits eoneerning the price end conveyance of benzine, kerosene, etc., were read from district brandies at the meeting of the Palmerston branch of (he farmers’ Union on Saturday, Mr Pmlsillie re-’ marked that in Ids opinion tank ships would have to be built suitable for the carriage of benzine, etc. He prophesied that before hmg the seamen would refuse to • sail on boats containing benzine cargoes, unless tanks were supplied.

At .Gisborne last week a man named George Robert Peacock was lined £2O and costs for playing a game known as “rollers.’’ Detective McLeod said the stock-in-trade was an octagonal piece of wood and a strip ot oilcloth [minted in four different colours, brown, blue, yellow, and green. Pour sides of the wood are painted brown, (he betting on which is even money: two sides are painted blue, the betting being two to one. One side is green and one yellow, on which the lie!ting is three to one. The wood is rolled along the cloth, and the owner pays out on all backers of the colour that turns up. With a skilful man ladling there was absolutely no chance of the punters winning. James Reynolds ITayne, chemist, Dunedin, appeared at the Ptdice Court on Monday, charged (hat, with intent to procure miscarriage, he unlawfully used an instrument. For the prosecution it was stated that a young woman, who is now at Waimate, was in a dangerous state. Accused was remanded to appear at Waimate on Monday. Elizabeth Simpson Inglis, an employee of J. K. ilayne, was arrested later in the day on a similar charge, and brought before I lie court:, inglis was remanded to Waimate.

Tlic. l (leiillr'occavml at Wellington oil Saturday of Mrs Mary F. DewIcy, widow of the lute Mr Charles Bewley, of 101, Tasman Street. The late Mrs Bewley, who was fortyfour years of age, was horn in Hobart, Tasmania, and was a daughter of the tale Mr AVilliam John Elder, of Argyle Street, Hobart. Mrs Bewley came to New Zealand about sixteen years ago. She leaves two children, a brother (Mr J. Eider, of Foxton), and tlie following sisters: Mesdanies Pulley, Steffensen, and Blair (of New Zealand), and Mesdames Arens and Lloyd (of Australia). '

His Excellency (he Governor-Gen-eral has received the following message from Admiral of the Fleet Viscount JeihVoo. on his departure from the Dominion: —"On behalf of those on hoard H.M.S. New Zealand, I beg to thank Your Excellency' for your very kind message of October Ist. On leaving New Zealand! would ask Your .Excellency to convey to the people of this great Dominion the deep gratitude of all ranks and ratings of H.M.S. New Zealand for the magniiieenl reception which they have accorded to those whose pride it is to man the gift ship of the Dominion. The warm-hearted hospitality, the true friendliness shown to us, and the manner in which the people have worked to make onr slay pleasant, have touched us all very deeply, and we leave these shores with the greatest regret and with the feeling that we leave behind us many real friends.”

Brigadier-General H. E. Hart, C. 8., C.M.G., D. 5.0., when unveiling' a 11 oil of Honour in the Carterton Presbyterian Church'lust week, said he considered (hat it was entirely fitting that such a memorial should be erected in the House of God, and spoke of the great deliverance that had come to the British Empire and the whole world through the sacrifices made'by the men of the type to whom honour that day was being done. He urged upon all the.importances of religion, and said that religion laid the foundation of all good works. If a nation put it aside, then that nation was imperilled. He mentioned the fact ,(hat just before one of the last stunts he and another four men were talking together ip his tent, and one of (hem had said, “I would rather die in this stunt than return homo and live an inglorious life.” He did die in that stunt, and. his name now appeared on the Honours Board just unveiled.

At last night’s Council meeting the following letter was read from Messrs Hamer and Son“ Certain members of your Council have maliciously circulated a report that the Royal is unsafe., They are evidently not aware that being a Councillor is not protection against legal action, whether said in or out of Council. We have proof of this against certain of vour members.*'

In the 'Supreme Court at Napier last week, Magdalene Paton" Ritchie, of Hastings, tiled a writ claiming from Claude Balfour (otherwise known as Carrodns), also of Hastings, £1,000., damages for alleged breach of promise of marriage. The statement of defence denies that there was any promise of marriage. The action is set down for hearing at the next sitting of the Supreme Court at Napier.

In reference to an olVer 'nnido by Messrs Hamer and Son for a lease of the Town Hall, the following letter was read at last night’s Council meeting: “Please note that our offer for lease of the Town Hall is withdrawn if not accepted within fourteen day’s. We shall be pleased to discuss the question-with any of your members whom you may appoint. It wc cannot come to some terms within the time stated, no other offer will be made by us, as we have other plans in view.”

At; Saturday's meeting of the Palmerston branch of (lie N.Z. Farmers’ Union, a remit from the Fox lon branch urged Dial the Government be askod to make a lower level road instead of; spending so much money on the Paekakariki Hill road. Tin; branch stated' that this remit was forwarded in view of the Government spending so much money on the Paekakariki Hill road, which would he a continual expense and a danger to keep open owing to slips,, and that although the first cost of a lower level road would he greater, yet the annual cost of upkeep and shorter distance (o maintain would more than pay interest on the outlay,and make a safe road for the public. —The remit was approved.