LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2049, 1 November 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to the manager of a Dunedin hat factory having been dismissed, the employees, who number 30, have refused to work. The s.s. Kennedy is delayed at the' local wharf owing to the unfavourable weather conditions. She will sail for Wellington as soon as the wind abates.

' ** A strong westerly gale blew throughout this district last night.

.A.canvass is being made of local business people to,ascertain what financial support would ‘be forthcoming to engage the services of a night-watchman.

lii all, 75,803 officers, non-com-missioned officers and men of the' New Zealand Expeditionary Eorce had- returned to New Zealand up to September 30th. The carpenters have almost completed the roofing of the new school, in readiness for the tiles. At the present rate of progress the school should be ready for occupation after the summer holidays.

Cases of influenza reported between, 23rd and 27th October were, as' follow: : —Auckland, 11 mild,' 1 pneumonic, 1 severe; Wellington, 10 mild; Canterbury, 4 mild; Otago, 1 mild. Total, 20 mild, 1 pneumonic, 1 severe.

The Patronal Festival services at All Saints’ Church will be continued to-morrow. The preacher throughout the day will he the Von. Archdeacon A. S. Innes-Jones, vicar of Feilding and Archdeacon of Kangitikei.

Pie. A. H. Yales, oMVLyutoa, who left with one of, the earlier ■ Reinforcements, relumed to New Zealand last Saturday. In a letter to a Poston friend, ..lie says: The wife and self are al present among the mountains of Rangiora, glad to be away from everything belonging to (he war and the army.”

Airs J. I. Marshall, who passed away at Marlon at the age of (13 years, was a daughter of Mr R, Taylor, of Feilding. ' She lived for a time at Fox ton, being amongst the earliest settlers here. Mrs Marshall is survived by her husband, six sons, two daughters, and 22 grandchildren.

At the inquest on the body of James Colvin, M.P., the Coroner found that deceased died from the effects of injuries received through being accidentally struck by a tramcar. Tile Coroner added that the accident was a most unfortunate one, and lie did not think the tram driver could be held responsible for'' it. ■ ’

At Thursday night’s meeting of (he Borough Council, Cr. Thompson was appointed to represent the Council at a conference of delegates convened by the Wellington Central Chamber of Commerce to he held at Palmerston North on Thursday next, to consider the. advisability of the formation of a Progress League for the Wellington Provincial District.

Airs A. E. Wainwright is commencing a children’s elocutionary class. Mrs. Wainwrigfit Ims won honours as an elocutionist, and a splendid opportunity is thus afforded parents to give their children a good training in this necessary art. The foes are very moderate, viz., one ginuea per quarter. Full particulars can lie obtained upon application.

At the Wellington Supreme Court yesterday, Henry Wong Gye, on two charges of false pretences at Palmerston North, w;ts sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment on each charge, the terms to he concurrent. He was declared an habitual criminal. Alichacl Helm, on 10 charges of issuing valueless cheques, was sentenced to two .months’ gaol on each charge, the terms to lx; cumulative, and declared an habitual criminal. Leo Shaddick, found guilty of theft and forgery and uttering, Wits remanded till to-day; In an election address in ■ Invercargill, the Rev. J. K. Archer, a Labour candidate, made a-few pertinent remarks, among which was the following: —He did nut want to hurt the feelings of any of his church people, but there was only one lit name for some church people today, and that, 'was “wowser.” A. decent man —ho did.not care what his personal altitude towards religion was —never called a genuine Christian a wowser. It was the spurious Christian he called a wowser, and there was no other suitable mime for him. And there were some church people whom Jesus, if he were here, would mill scribes, pharisees and hypocrites —they strained at the gnat of totalisatqr speculation and swallowed the camel of land speculation. By Urn death, at the ago of 75 veal’s, of MV Henry Newport, of Kawiu Road, Levin, another of New. Zealand’s pioneers passes from us. Born in Nelson in the year 1844, when settlement was sparse and the conditions of living hard, the late Mr Newport had his full share of the privations of tile men who laid the foundations of New Zealand's prosperity. He was one'of Wanganui’s defenders in the Maori War, and lived with his father in that town, for some years. Palmerston North was also his home in the days when the Square town was a scattered village surrounded by bush, and Air Newport had one of the earliest nurseries in College Street West. After farming also in the Wairarapa for some years Air Newport moved "on to Levin, where he arrived 14 years ago, and.although then a comparatively old man, he continued to live an active life, devoting himself to bis hobby of apple culture. The ills of life are infinite, But few unbroken health enjoy, Strive as we may to keep it right, Some stress the balance doth destroy. • In winter this is ever so, Of sore throat, cough, o% cold" we‘re sure, ■ ’Tis then we know’’the debt we owe To Welcome Woods’ Great Pep- ■„ permiut Cure.

The vital .statistics for Foxton for October are;—Births 5, deaths 2 M marriage certificates issued 1. - A resident of many yea is landing informed us this morning that last night's gale was-the strongest he had experienced in this district. The management of the RoVal have secured that groat film, ‘‘The Better 'Ole,” which will be screened in about a fortnight’s time. Mr A. J. Kellow has been appointed secretary for Whitaunui, Ltd., in succession .to Mr C| Cronquost, who resigned in order to take up accountancy work in Wellington. . Rain fell on 4 days during -the ■ month of October, the maximum fall, .58 inch, occurring oil the sth. The total rainfall for the month was 1.10 inch. There has not ficieuf rainfall to measure since the 'loth. The rainfall for October,' 1918, was 3.08 inches. Mr Thomas Winter, who was well known in Auckland in the early days, celebrated his 101st birthday., at Christchurch on Tuesday. At 13 years of age ho was a midshipman on H.M.S. Howe, and served three years in the Navy. After arrival at Auckland in the sixties he had a varied his musical accomplishments eventually brought him into public nolice, am! sent him on the operatic stage. In the course of his political address at Otaki, Mr Isherwood said lie had heard that a local resident recently sold a property which he • had only held for about three months, clearing £4,500 by the transaction, without having effected a pennyworth of improvements. The' speaker roundly condemned this sort of thing, and said that if elected he would do his best to put a slop to “this infernal traffic in land by speculators.”

Mr Evelyn Macdonald, who lias announced his candidature as (he “small cockies’ candidate,” and in sympathy with the legitimate aspirations of all classes of Labour, speaking at Levin on Wednesday, said the farmers should take warning against the danger of inflated values. Many a farmer who felt tempted to sell had not realised how expensive it was to live off (he farm. The big man who bought at low values and sold at inflated prices was not going to put his money back into the land, but into shipping rings and other combines.

An interesting case is set down for hearing at the next sitting of the Supreme Court, Palmerston North, which commences on November 10th. Mr John Gillespie, of Gillespie’s Line; has been solved with a writ by Messrs Dolan and Co,, solicitors, Napier, claiming damages of £I,OOO for alleged defamatory libel on a resident of Waikaromoana. Mr Gillespie left by car yesterday for Wairoa to subpoena certain witnesses. The Hon. W. D. S. McDonald, ex-Minister of Tourist and Health Resorts, will probably be one of the principal witnesses called by the defence, says the Manawalu Daily Times.

A few days 11140 Miss N. Boss was entertained at a “Kitchen lea” by Mrs Barr, ami last evening, in [lie Presbyterian schoolroom, tiiis young lady was entertained by Mrs J. MeColl to an “all sorts” evening, when over GO people were present. The room was most tastefully decorated with •bunting, greenery, and pot plants. A very enjoyable time was spent with competitions, interspersed with vocal items. After supper (he gifts were received InMiss Boss, and suitably acknowledged by Mr Withers; Items were contributed by Misses Evans and Betty and Messrs Burr aritl Hornblow. Tbc function concluded with the singing of “She’s a dolly Good Fellow,” and cheers for the hostess, Mrs McCdll.

Mr Joseph Nicholas Flower, ah old resident of the Dominion, died in Christchurch last Friday. • He was born at Bath, Somersetshire, 82 years ago, and educated at Hie Bath Grammar School. He left England for New South’ Wales under engagement as classical ’master at King’s School, Parramatta. In 1863 he went to Auckland, where he had charge of the Commercial School for three years, subsequently joining the late Dr. Kidd in organising the Auckland Collegiate School, later merged into the Auckland Grammar School. After remaining there some years, he entered the service of the Bank of New Zealand. Mr Flower was closely associated for many years with the work of St. Paul’s Church at Auckland. Tn 1875. he .was transferred to Foxton as manager of the Bank of New Zealand hero, and in 1880 acted in the same capacity at Kaikoura, where lie resided’permanently until he went to Christchurch some few weeks ago.