LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2068, 16 December 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Arrangements are .complete for posting up the election returns outside (he “Herald” office tp-morrow night. Mr 0. J. Dennis’ “Sentimental Bloke” is to bo presented at the Royal next Tuesday evening. Special and appropriate music accompanies the production. An abandoned infant, fully dressed, with a feeding bottle beside it, was found among trees on the foreshore at Invercargill on Friday. There was heavy rain during the night, and the infant’s clothes were saturated, btit it is -expected the child will survive.

The Secretary Cf.P.O. advises that the Pacific Cable Board and Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Coy., Ltd., will withdraw us from the 31st instant the privilege accorded during the war of tiie free transmission of three inquiry telegrams (W.S.N.) regarding the condition of wounded soldiers.

The southern lights ’afforded a magnificent spectacle last night. Ah' M, E. Perreau has on view a fine assortment of Christmas cakes, The schools throughout the Dominion break up for the summer holidays to-day. Martin William Tier, who interjected too frequently at Mr Fred Pirani’s meeting at Wellington, was fined £5, in defaut 14 days’ in gaol. Owing to the dry season, birds are beginning to attack the local a pole crops. Starlings are the worst offenders in this connection. There was a large and appreciative audience in the Royal last night to witness the picturisat-ion of “Mickey,” featuring Mabel Normand. Prior to the screening, the song “Micky” was rendered by Mill. Osborne, and the audience joined heartily in the chorus. Uannevirke is erecting a soldiers’ memorial at a cost of £2,000, Bunnythorpe is erecting one to cost £SOO, and Glen Orona is spending nearly £2OO on a similar object. Foxton’s objective as a memorial to our fallen local soldiers i* £SOO.

A grand concert is being arranged by Captain Coffin, to be held in the Town Hall on Tuesday, 23rd, at 8 pan. The Presbyterian and Methodist Sabbath schools are uniting with the Salvation Army children, and the united choirs will be comlncfed by Mr Betty. Parents are requisted to kindly send their children to the Methodist Church on Wednesday evening, at 0.30, for the united practice. Jimmy Clubby, the American middle-weight boxer, defeated Albert Pooley, the heavy-weight champion of New Zealand, in a fif-teen-round match at Auckland on Friday, Pooley “ikying” the towel at the end of the sixth round. Clubby led all the way, and landed at will on his opponent with a long range, and at in-lighting punished Pooley so much that (ho latter had no change of continuing the fight.

- Mr Hornblow’s personal appeal io the children of the local Slate school to shave in (he erection of the meniorial to local and district soldiers, resulted in upwards of £7 being subscribed. Each home was invited to subscribe Is, and this was exceeded. One little child asked its mother for the loan of Is “until I open my money box. at Christmas,” in order to subscribe its “very own” shilling to the fund. Thai's the spirit that counts in (he big tilings of life.

The primer classes of the local Slate school had their breaking-up ceremony yesterday afternoon, to which the res) of the school and parents were invited. The prizes were distributed by Mr Kellow, and it real live Father Christmas —Mr Perreau —assisted by the teachers, distributed gifts from the Christmas tree and sweets. The little ones sang some appropriate songs, and the spirit of joy was abroad. This afternoon the prize-giving proper took place, and the Mayor addressed the children.

Speaking; nl "tljo Palmerston N. High School ])i‘i/o giving ceremony, Mr T. H. Plodder (chairman of: the Board of Governors) said that 075 linys liatl passed through I lie school, of whom about -100 had enlisted Tor \v:ir service, and -10 had made Ihe supreme sacrifice. It was (he inleulion oil Iho Board to have a memorial eroded to the honour of these brave follow who Imd given up their lives for the Empire. .From the school there had been live majors, Id captains, and -.10 lieutenants, and the honours gained included four 8.5.0.'5, 10 M.C.’>, six M.M.’s, and one Croix dc Guerre.

A case of considerable interest lo hold-keepers was investigated at the Magistrate’s Court, at Palmerslon, on Friday, before Mr -I. L. Slonl, SAP, when Mrs Elizabeth A. Carmody, licensee of the Family Hotel, Palmerston (North, was charged with having on November 22nd kept the hotel open alder hours, and exposed liquor for sale. Accused was lined .Co. A. charge was heard against Michael Monyhan, licensee of the Club Hold, Shannon, who was lined £7 and costs for having sold liquor after hours. Leave to appeal was granted, The barmaid at the latter hold was Jined £2 and costs for having supplied liquor; William Fashes, for consuming liquor paid for by another individual, was lined l()s. and Arthur Childs was lined £1 and costs for treating, and 10s for having been found on licensed premises after hours.

A good deal ha.-? been said about (lie underpaid school I earlier, and wilh nundi reason, and, again, that until higher salaries arc ol'l'eml young men and women with the necessary qualifications will not be induced to enter the service. Thai fad is self-evident. At present we are getting just the service we are paying for, and let it be noted that many teachers are getting considerably more than they are worth, while on the other hand, teachers with all the necessary qualifications are not being treated fairly. It is lo lie hoped that the new Parliament will give Educational matters a fair deal. Thousands of pounds are being squandered in administrative control which could be obviated, and we include the abolition of Boards in this connection in favour of wider administrative control to local committees. We boast much of our State system, but the Slate has much to learn, from private institutions in an administrative capacity, and the sooner the people realise this fact the better. In many of our schools there is too much waste of time, and waste of time means a double loss to the State. ’

The public is reminded of the Convent annual school concert to ho held in the Town Hall this evening. A capital programme has boon arranged, which should attract a good audience.

Air P. .1. Hennessy has received a (•able to the effect that his two sons, William and James, have passed their final medical examinations at Edinburgh University. In common with the Fox ton public, we lender our heartiest congratulations to the two local hoys, ex-pupils of the local Stale school, and wish them every success in their professional careers.