Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2050, 4 November 1919, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

■ The ordinary monthly meeting of the Eoxton Borough Council will be held on Monday next, a(,7.30 p.m. *

The Levin-Euxlon road for a few miles on the Levin side of. tin; Whirokiuo bridge is very rutty, and needs attention.

ilrs Harding, wife of the Rev. A. Harding, of Eoxton, received a cable on Sunday notifying her of the death of.her mother,\l Scarborough, England.

A young Native named Teihenga Paid, 23 yctirs of age, of Rangiotu, died .suddenly yesterday. An inquest was held this morning, when a verdict of death from heart failure was returned. Deceased had been subject logits for some years.

To-day is the fortieth anniversary of the publication of .the first issue of the “Manawatu Herald” printed in the present office. Prior to November 4lh, 1871), ( he “Herald” office was situated at the rear of the Post Office Hotel, which at that time was occupied as a 'general store, ilr P. J. Garment, the well-known horse trainer, of Levin, intends shortly removing’ to Foxlon. He lias bought from Mr E. S. Easton his property aud s stables in Johnston Street, and also the adjoining residence, previously owned by Mrs Kirkley. ilr Garment is recognised as one of (he foremost trainers in the North Island, and at present has over a dozen horses in training.

Yesterday morning His Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) sentenced James M’Laughlin, a returned soldier, to nine months’ imprisonment with hard labour' for having made a false declaration in order to obtain a marriage certificate to enable him to marry a sev-enteen-year-old girl. M’Laughlin was before His Honour on Saturday, but sentence was deferred until yesterday, In order that the prisoner’s military record should be produced. M’Laughlin’s Army dossier showed a fairly lengthy list of offences of various degrees. It was stated in the document that* he bad been returned to New Zealand as a chronic sufferer from the veiled disease. “I could give you twq years’ imprisonment,” remarked His Honour, “but I give you the light sentence of nine months, as this is the first ease of the kind that has come before me. X hope the girl’s parents will see that steps are taken to got the marriage dissolved.” ,

It is rumoured that a fellniongery is to be started in Fox ton. • ,

The local butchery shops will be closed all day Thursday for the Palmerston Show. The other business ]daces will only observe the usual Wednesday half-holiday. “Are you in Favour of the Government bringing in an Act to prevent certain Maoris from tickling whitebait in the Otaki river,” was a question by Mr Bowden at Wednesday night’s political meeting at Ofaki. The question was treated with silent contempt by the candidate.

The head teacher, in suggesting “Each for All” as a suitable ,motto for”the school, at last night’s Committee meeting, said these were the words used by General Russell in his farewell address to the N.Z. Division in France, and commemorated an historic event. Apart from that he could nor suggest a more fitting motto, which was adopted. At last night’s School Committee meeting it was deeided not to observe. a holiday on People’s Day at the Palmerston Show. The head teacher slated that judging by the very few children who attended, the Show last year he would not recommend the school’’ being closed, but if; excursion fares were available it: would be; different.

A decided improvement has been shown'in the attendance at the local State school, Hie averages for the past four weeks being ,<365, 372, 381, 375; the'average number of absences for each week bchng 27, 29, -21, 21. During.the month the roll reached the highest point during the year, viz., 402; average per cent, attendance 9:1. During the past month 14 children were admitted, and six withdrawn. Jn order to allow those desirous of attending the entertainment in the Town Hall, the Mayor has altered the time of to-night's public meeting in the Borough Council Chamber to 7.15“ (/clock. The object of the meeting is to dieuss a Peace and Soldiers’ Memorial Tor Pox ton. It is hoped that every one who can make it convenient will attend this important meeting. x The tierces) gale for many years visited Wairarapa on Sunday night. Fences are reported to be down, and a few buildings are damaged, orchards ami young stone fruit suffered severely. Considerable damage was done to buildings at Masterion, amounting to a very large sum. A heavy thunderstorm also occurred. A serious bash (ire to the west of ■Mast erlon was fortunately put out by the ruin.

The possible liability of school committees i'or accident to school children while at school was pointedly brought before the Dunedin Education Board on Wednesday morning by (he Dunedin and Subruban School .Committees’ Association, who asks that the Board arrange for an insurance policy to cover school committees ironi personal or collective liability. It was resolved that the secretary make inquiry as to the cost of such a project.

The 1851 Exhibition Scholarship for this year has been awarded to Mr Erie Arnold Rowe, of Canterbury College. Mr,Rowe, Who is a sun of Mr T. \V. Rowe, barrister and solicitor, of Christchurch (formerly Wellington City Librarian), came up from Christ's College to Canterbury College in lf)14 with a junior university scholarship. He passed (he Ill’st section of the B.Se. examination in 1915, and (pialitied for the degree in 191(3 and 1917. He obtained the degree of M.Se; with honours in chemistry, representing theses on colloidal particles and on certain properties of alkaline salts. It is understood (hat Mr Rowe will devote his scholarship research work to the subject of colloidal chemistry. A tremendous westerly gale, the worst experienced for many years, raged throughout Southern Hawke s Day on Sunday night. Isolated log tires were fanned into activity, and despite the greenness of the countryside they spread with alarming rapidity. , Dannevirke township was the central setting of a ring of tires. At Te Relumga, Kuaroa, Umutaroa, Mat annul, Piripiri, and Tiratu the settlers were up. all night, protecting their homesteads and stock. In some eases sheds were destroyed, hut so far no losses of homesteads arc reported. The bridge.at Matamau on the main road to Napier was destroyed. The rain towards the morning had a subduing effect on the wind and flames, but a heavy wind is still blowing..' The gale at Malamau was the worst remembered.

Taking advahiagc of the discussion upon the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Amendment Bill on Saturday, Mr T. M. Wilford (Hutt) moved an amendment to the principal Act to reduce the period of desertion necessary before an action for divorce can succeed from five years to three years. This, he said, v.'ould bring the New Zealand law in line with that of Australia. In reply to a question, Mr Wilford explained that Judges had expressed the opinion that the period Vas too long. Of course,, the Court had still to be .satisfied that the desertion was genuine. The amendment was agreed to on the voices. If Mr Wilford was surprised at this, or at the entire absence of opposition, he certainly did not show it.

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, or cold we’re sure, ’Tis then we know the debt we owe To Welcome Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

No serious dainage is reported as the result of the recent heavy gale which visited this district on Sunday and last night.

Mr E. Figgolt, president of the Auckland branch of the Farmers’ Union, will contest the Franklin seat against Mr Massey, in the interests of the Now Zealand Labour parly, committee of the local Facing Club have drawn up the programme for the Club's annual meeting to lie held on January 22nd and 23rd next. The stakes this year total £2,700, an increase of £550 on those given at the fast two-day meeting held by the Club.

A meeting of the local Retailers’ Association was held this morning, when'Mr \V. D. Bauckhmn presided over a very representative gathering. The question of whether a holiday should be observed for the Palmerston Show was discussed, and it was decided hot to observe a holiday. The meeting decided to affiliate with the Manawatu Employers’ Association.

On the suggestion of the Hon. A. T. Ngala, a clause was added to the Native “Washing-Up” Bill enabling Maori councils to be constituted health councils under’- the Public Health Act, and health committees to be appointed. Mr Ngata explained \tlint this would not interfere with the public bodies, but would enable (lie Maori councils to cooperate with the'Health Department, especially in the matter of: sanitation in Maori townships. In the epidemic they bad seen that this was desirable.

The Undesirable Immigrants Exclusion Bill was put through its final stages by the House of Representatives on Saturday. In Committee, Mr H. E. Holland (Grey) devided the House on the clause requiring declarations from persons arriving in New Zealand. The clause was retained by 31) voles to 2, the latter, being represented by Mr Holland and iMr R. Semple'• (Wellington South). Mr Holland again divided Hie House, this time on the clause giving power to the Attorney-Gen-eral to prohibit the. landing in New Zealand of undesirable persons. This time (he voting was 45 to 4, Mr Holland’s two additional supporter’s being Messrs J. McCombs (Lyttelton) and A. Walker (Dunedin North).

.11 has been slated that there will be an increase of -10 per cent, to the funds of school cuihmittees under the Education Amendment Act. The amount paid last year was £08,450, and (his year it is proposed to pay school committees £73,850 —:a total increase of £5,400, to be spread over the whole Dominion. When one considers that there are 2,305 schools in New Zealand it will be easily seen that this proposed increase means an additional sum of an average of £2 5s 8d per school per annum. If we take into consideration the fact that nearly all the articles that school committees have to supply have advanced 100 per cent, (at a low estimate) we find that the increased amount is really nothing to crow about.