LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2062, 2 December 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A very Haltering report has been received of the work done by Miss S. Henderson, of ■ the local school staff, at Hie winter school hold at Wanganui.

Several of the ex-pupils of the local State school have done excellently at the Palmerston High School this year. One of the lads, Willie Claris, has won out at the ton of his class. The Salvation Army Institute at Pakatoa Island was destroyed by lire on Friday. The contents were lost, Iml the officers and eighteen oilier women in in ales escaped unharmed.

,A (-use.of sleeping sickness was removed from near Levin to the .Palmerston North Hospital, but the .patient subsequently died. An officer of the Public Health Department made a special investigation into the case in connection with the desire of the Hospiiitl Pioard to have the disease enquired into. Slicnring in Hawke’s Hay is well advanced, and (he new season’s clip is-reaching-Napier in large quantities. it is not up 1" the standard of previous years, being somewhat lighter than u-iml, and is also shorter and more tender. It is reported that the quality generally is poorer, the deficiency being on an average about lib. - per sheep. The death took place at her residence, Napier, hist. week, of Airs Alarianne Davies, relict of the late Rev. C. P. Davies, at the age of 99 years. Mrs Davies was the eldest daughter of the late Archdeacon Hoary Williams, of the Cay of. Islands, and sister of the late Archdeacon Samuel Williams, of To Ante, Hawke’s Hay, and the late Air T. C. Williams, of Wellington. In terms of the Municipal Corporations Act, which provides 1 hatno .member of a local body shall receive remuneration for services rendered of more than £.lO in any one year, an action was brought against- Councillor W. G. Brown, a member of the Waihi Borough Council, at the Magistrate’s Court, Waihi. The evidence went to show that lie had received considerably over the sum provided for, and the seat was declared vacant.

It is with deep regret, we record the death of Angelina, wife of Mr Oscar Jacobson, of Foxton, which look place at the Palmerston North Hospital yesterday. The deceased lady-had only reskted in this district for a short time, having come from England with her husband, where they were married whilst Mr Jacobson was a member of the Now Zealand Forces. Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved husband, who is loft with an infant child. The Jute Airs Jacobson was only 29 years of age. The funeral will take place to-morrow, leaving Air Jacobson’s residence, Union Street, at 2 p.m., for the Foxton cemetery.

On Saturday afternoon a narrow escape of a very serious accident occurred on the Rangitikei line, by a collisio.il between two motor cars, Air AVAL Lovelock, with Airs Lovelock and Air J. A. Nash, ALP., were returning from the Folding races in a car driven by Air Lovelock, and when approaching Palmerston N. on the Rangitikei line they.met and collided head on with another car driven by Captain W. Smith. The impact was so great that all the occupants were thrown out of the ears, and the wonder is that (hey did not receive more serious injuries. Airs Lovelock sustained injuries to her head and neck, and Air Lovelock was severely bruised, while Air Nash escaped with a bad shaking and bruises about'the head. Both the cars were practically wrecked,

The following tire the vital statistics for Foxton for the month of November: —Births 2, deaths -1, marriage certificates issued 5.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Fox ton Borough Council will,be held on Monday next, Bth inst., at 7,30 p.m.

At the Feikling races yesterday, the locally owned Gang Awa won the Cheltenham Hurdles, and Mon ton Ivanova the Manchester Handicap. Rain fell locally *on eleven days during November, the maximum fall being on the dth. Avhen 48 points .were registered. The total for the mouth was 2.29 .inches. Haring November of last year the rainfall was 3.34 Riches.

Towards the close of the Hon. R. *ll. Rhodes’ address at Melhven on Friday evening, a local resident, W. Morrell, aged 70, collapsed and died almost immediately. He had been subject to heart attacks for some time.

• Arthur Henderson, an unmarried farmer, of Tomahawk, near Dunedin, was killed on Friday night by the overturning of the motor car in which he,was riding with three Others. The driver states that the steering gear failed to act when ho was trying to negotiate a sharp bend. The German mine which was reported to bo ashore-at the mouth of ihe M.okau River was destroyed on Thursday. Reports received by the Naval Adviser state that the bonis and other vital parts were broken off, that the. mine was almost entirely buried in the sand, and that it had been in-the position in which it was found for some considerable time.

At last night’s School Committee meeting the head teacher referred to the improved system of examination for proficiency in certain grades of sellouts, whereby scholars were adjudged on I lie year’s class work, afkl (be doubtful ones were pul to the.test. M'c cordially agree with the head teacher and other, educationalists that the new system is to be commended, and we sincerely hope that the time is not far distant when’the fitness of (be scholar for advancement will be bis class work. Many a bright young student bus been “plucked” and bis career marred owing to tin; severe nervous tension of these competitive examinations.