LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2060, 27 November 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The proficiency examinations will lake |dare on Friday next.

Among (be exhibitors at to-day's Summer Show is Mr W. Wilehell, of Glaki. '

The s.s. Kennedy sailed for Wellington this morning with a cargo of hemp and word. She is due back with general on Sunday.

The annual general meeting of members of the Afanawatu Rowing Club will be bold in Hie Council Chamber to-morrow night, at 8 o’clock.

Mr K. Heppncr had (ho misforItine to break bis Id's leg below the mi Monday, lie was engaged with a team oi’ horses on Mr A. S. Easton’s properly, removing cabbage trees, wlini one ol ! tin; trunks eanglil against an obslrnelion, and swung round and struck Air Ileppner, fracturing his leg.

The Town Hall presented a very animated appearance this morning, in preparation for the opening of the Horticultural Society's Summer Show to-day and to-morrow. All (he sections are well tilled, and the exhibits are well displayed. The Show will continue to-night and tomorrow afternoon and evening.

■ Upon opening a box of tinned fruit recently, a. local storekeeper found that one tin had boon extracted from the box, and at the bottom of the box another empty tin appeared. The top of (lie Jailer had been cut open and (he contents removed, and the empty tin replaced in the box/

At (he local Police Court yesterday, before the Mayor (Mr J. Cliryshill) and Mr Hornblow, J.P., Peter Ellers was charged with assault by W. Hamer. Mr Bergen appeared for the accused, who pleaded not guilty. Mr Hamer said accused went to the Royal Theatre on Monday night, under the influence of liquor and in a quarrelsome mood. He put his hand on his shoulder and told him to go out, when accused struck him. Accused admitted striking Mr Hamer after the latter pushed him. He went to the Royal to ascertain whether any Natives were there. He may have had a drink or two, but was nut drunk. Mr Hamer pushed him violently, and sent him staggering for about four and a-half yards. After he gave Mr Hamer a “smack,” the latter picked up a chair and struck him with it. Evidence was given by Hines and Hakaraia. Defendant’s counsel submitted that an assault had been committed on defendant by plaintiff when he placed his hand on defendant. The accused was convicted and discharged, ,

A wonderful hilly for n day’s shearing was established recently at a .station near Dannevirkc. A*. Celia, of Mataman, the efiam|)ion shearer, ami three mate-, a fun- nine hours' shearing, actually pul through 1212 sheep. The performance is regarded as a world’s record. His Honour, Mr-Justice Chapman, when addressing the jury in a Supremo Court case at Napier, in which Beresford and Roberts claimed £730 from Gf. Lovell, a fisherman, for a breach of contract in connection with the supply of tish, said: “This is a fish story. Fish stories have .been popular since the days of Jonah. In those day.- the fish swallowed a prophet, but nowadays the public, swallow the tish, and somebody else swallows the profit.”

In its characteristic way, the Sydney Bulletin tells us this about the results of Labour rule in Queensland:. Queensland' State Parliament has closed with a sudden bang, and wit bout the presentation of Estimates which can’t appear now till towards the end of January, when seven months’ money will have been spent without authority and be beyond recall. Premier Theodore was told flatly that the finances were so much worse than even last year's awful record that he dare ud! produce them until after the Federal elections, lost .Ryan's chances should be damaged, but Theodore only smiled ami changed the subject by annexing per proclamation all the cattle and sheep in the Stale. The owners will presumably get 4A per cent, debentures in exchange. Queensland can stand a lot of shocks. Still, Theodore and co. are making a fair bid to find out the breaking-point.

“Say what yon like,” said a prominent musician to a X.Z. Times represent alive, “German music has come to stay. There is no question about it- —public opinion is that German music is superior to anything usually going, though there are English, Italian and other composers wlio, in tin; opinion of many, can ((idle hold their own; But for beauty of composition, and.consistent sterling musical value, the German composers are hard to heat. It would be a shame to curry our prejudice against anything German to German music and German composers. Perhaps the German’s passionate love of music .may yet save the national-soul of Germany. It is the one good uplifting tiling they do possess —and we should surely encourage it and not banish German music. 1 know tins is but an opinion, and possibly an unpopular one. There are others who think similarly, but are afraid to speak out.”