LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2052, 8 November 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ex-Councilior T. Henderson is mentioned tys a candidate for the vacancy on the Borough Council. Government tax paid by the Master ton Eachig Club in connection with its last meeting amounted to £2,335 16s 2d.

Tiio Railways Commission set up by Mr M.asscy at a cost of probably £2,000 to discover what caused the coal shortage on the railways, have reported that jit was caused by—the shortage of coal. Foxlon presented a somewhat deserted appearance yesterday. Although a general holiday was not observed a large number of local people attended the Palmerston Show.

Messrs Perreau and Hornblow represented the local Chamber of Commerce-at the Expansion League Conference held at Palmerston N. on Thursday. The Mayor and Borough Council representatives were unable to be present. Mr C. 11. Poole, M.P. for Auckland West, is retiring from Dominion polities,''as with Mrs Poole he leaves soon for America. A tew days ago the Liberal Party presented him with a case of brushes and a set of razors, and Mrs- Poole with a dressing’ case. We are informed that one of'the objections to declaring goatsrue a noxious weed by the Manawatu County Council is that some of the land infested by this octopus is held under lease from the Natives, who would not bear any of Abe cost of t radiation.

At tl)c* instigation of flic; Mayor of Hastings, ilio local people have decided to erect an emergency hospital and maternity home as a war memorial, a! a cost of £14,000 to £15,000, on an area of about seven acres. The Minister of Public Health has promised a £ for-,.£ subsidy up to £4,000.

‘-‘What is the 'difference between sane and extreme Labour/” was a question put to Mr C. E. Bennett, Government candidate for Auckland West, on Tuesday evening. “Sane Labour,” replied the candidate, “is the true worker. Extreme Labour is (he man who talks about it and does nothing./” (Applause). The nnuiagemenl of The Koval inform us that the following special features have been secured; —Charlie. Chaplin in “Shoulder Arms'’ (to he shown on Wednesday), “Hearts of the World,” “Intolerance,” “The Belter ’Ole,” “Mickey,” “Damaged Goods,” “Daddy Long Legs'’ (starring Mary Bickford), “The Sentimental Bloke,"® and “Imre of the Bush.” Besides the above, the whole of Bex Beach's pictures, one of which is shown to-night, ■ have also been secured.

“I believe in the right to strike, but 4 believe also Iha I when once a combine or union holds up the food of the people, the country must step in ami win. Jf the food supplies of the people are held up, liien (hat is the end of constitutional Government and is the beginning of civil war. .1 believe (here is a greater union than that of any steamship company, (rust, coal miners’ union, or wharf labourers’ nnbm, and (hat is the great union of the State, which nuist come out on top all the time.” —• Lieutenant-Colonel Alitehell, at Newtown. It is notified by the Chief Electoral Oliieer that the only persons entitled to vote by declaration at (he general election will he the following; (a) Any person whose name is ruled out on any certified copy of v (he roll supplied to the returning officer pumianl to section 2! of the Legislature Amendment Act, 1010; (b) any person who voted as a registered elector at the last preceding election for the district in which his place of residence is situated, and whose name does not appear on the roll for that district; (<■) any person who. having .applied for en‘rolment as an elector, and having been informed, by (lie registrar that be has been enrolled, has not been so enrolled.

Says the Ekelalmna Express: — An eclio of +he early days was the 'discovery lasi week by. Mr Ihighan, of a skslelun on the back of his sec--1 ion in the hush. Mr Hughan was hunt mg 1 for stray cattle at the time, and ca.ine on an old bool. Further inspection showed the skeleton of a fool in (lie bool, and still further research resulted- in a skull and other bones being linear! hed. The remains are believed to be those of William Lawson Collier, a millwright and saw-setter, 7,4 years of age, who was employed at Bright’s mill. He disappeared on February 7th, 18117, and was supposed to have gone into the hush. Seaych parties were out for week's, but without result, and one of the search parly ivho >aw the spot says that they must, have- passed within a few yards of it, at the time, Collier had been a noted runner, and was a good bnshman. A son is at present 'manager of a saw mill in the King Country.

The first anniversary of the dramatic* capture of Le Quesnoy by the Xew Zealanders fell on Tuesday. The operation was part of the tremendous onslaught by the British, which ended in the capture of Mons and the acceptance by the Germans of the armistice terms about a week later. Le Quesnoy, which is fortified with ancient was stormed by the Xew Zealand Jiille Brigade in old-fashioned style, scaling ladders being used and breaches being made in the walls. Only machine-guns prevented them from storming the keep on the fortress. The German commander rejected the verbal summons to surrender, and the Xew Zealanders therefore pushed on, on the flanks, and broke through the enemy line, capturing 100 guns. The men witnessed the extraordinary spectacle of German batteries being driven by their own teams into the prisoners 5 cage. Later ' the Xew Zealanders forced the ramparts of the- town, and captured what was left of the garrison.

Two handsome wedding cakes' are attracting a good deal of attention in Mr Walls’ shop window.

The N.Z. Shipping Co.s steamer Paparoa is expected Wellington for England at the end of this month. • '

It is reported (hat a resident of Tenui,- Wairarapii, named Gibson, has drawn a prize of £1,500 in one of Tattersall’s sweeps.

On Thursday afternoon the wife of Detective of Wellington, was knocked down by a taxi-cab while crossing Courtney Place, and killed.

Inspector lingo will visit Foxton on Moiwuiv for the purpose of discussing with the Borough Council as to the most suitable fire-preven-tion scheme for the borough.

On the opening night at the Royal (he manager announced that (bey bad sent to England for the lies! possible lens, to give a larger picture. This lias now arrived, and will be used for the first time tonight. . The disbursement; of patriotic monies by the Palmerston Patriotic Society for August and September totalled £1,472 12s. The above included a grant of £SO for the Salvation Army Soldiers’ Institute, Rotorua.

During the period between iiooji, 30th October, and noon, 3rd November, 3!) cases of influenza were reported in Hie Dominion. Of this number 35 were mild, three were pneumonic, and one was severe. The W ellington district figures were 19 mild'and 2 pneumonic. Wednesday last was the 3Slh anniversary of the capture of Parihaka, the famous old Maori settlement and military post,in Taranaki. U was taken without bloodshed by a force of constabulary and volunteers on November slh, 1881. Te Whiti and Tohu were amongst the natives captured.

Answering an inlerjeetor at bis meeting at Newtown on Thursday night, Lieutenant-Colonel Mitchell said he believed he started life lower down on Hie ladder than perhaps his interrupter. “My father brought up seven children on wages,” was Hie retort. “Well,” replied the candidate, amid loud applause, “my father brought up fourteen!”

“Semple would tlx it," shouted an inlerjeetor at Liculciiaut.-Coloucl Mitchell's meeting at Wellington, when Hie candidate advocated increased pensions for soldiers. “The soldiers,” retorted the candidate promptly, “don't want any favour from people who would have let them down during the war.” (Deafening applause, followed by some boobing). A roving and pugnacious bull suffered an unfortunate fate, when Hie (rain from the Wairarapa was coming through the Mauuwatu Gorge on Thursday night. While the train was emerging from one of the tunnels it pulled up-sharply. The bull had charged the engine. Beyond causing the temporary stoppage of the train the animal's misdirected energy bad no effect on the object of its fury, while, by Hie force of the .impact, the ill-starred bovine itself was decapitated.—M.D. Times.

“lias Mr Meld rum received his discharge; if so, why does he cling' to the General stunt was a question handed up to General Meldrum at Wanganui East. In reply, the candidate said he was rather glad this question had been asked. As a matter of fact, his proper designation was Brigadier-General Meldrmn. lie was entitled to he so designated by the King’s regulations, as lie had won the rank on the baltleilehl, and had been placed on the reserve of officer*, with the rank of Brigadier-General. However, in this contest he preferred to appear simply as Mr Meldrum. Wellington shopkeepers have decided to close for the whole day on the Saturdays after Christmas and Mew'Year’s Day, thus giving workers on both occasions four consecutive days’ relief: from business. The shops affected by the resolution arc retail drapers, boot retailers, stationers, fancy goods dealers, glass and china merchants, and ironmongers. The effect will he that from Wednesday evening until Monday morning in Christmas and Mew Year weeks these trades will be completely closed down.

Thirteen lives out of a tolal of -11(1 for llie Dominion last- year were put down to- incendiarism. A new source of danger from lire lately arisen as an outcome of modern developments is the domestic (hit-iron heated by electricity, several fires having been reported as caused through leaving the current switched on when the iron is not in use. The total (ire loss last year was only £151,153, as compared with £245,800 for the previous year. The three heaviest district losses were: Auckland, £45,840; Christchurch, £27,433; Waihi, £21,440.