Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2070, 20 December 1919, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At last night’s Council meeting Air F. A. Williams made an offer of £9O cash for the purchase from the Council of (ho cottage in Francis Street. —The offer was accepted.

There, were present at last night’s Council meeting: The Mayor (Air John Chryshrl-l), and Crs. Coley, Hunt, Rand, Ale Murray, Thompson, Walker and Pearson.

Hurry Coffin was awarded first prize in St. IT. at the local State school prize-giving ceremony, and not Hurry Procter, as appeared in the report.

Air Ayrton, Labour Candidate for Palmerston N,, is to he prosecuted by the Palmerston Borough Council for mutilating a newspaper in the Public Reading-room, it is alleged that he was seen to cut. out a portion -from (he “Grey River Argus,” At last night’s Council meeting Messrs Hamer and Son applied for a license for Hie Royal Theatre for the year ending December 31st, 1929. —The license was granted on (he mol ion of the Alayor. seconded by Cr. Coley.

The Salvation Army Band, contrary to the custom in Foxton, will not disturb.-the sweet sleep of the inhabitants on- Christmas Eve, hut will keep respectable hours. They will render special carols, and will' he glad of financial assistance for their instrument fund.

We have received several appreciative references to the display of the election results on Wednesday night. In this connection we desire to thank the Borough Council and gas manager for the extra illuminations, and the post office staff for prompt delivery of messages. It; is proposed to close the list for the Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial to be erected in the Triangle Reserve in Main Street, about the middle of next month, and if possible, to have the unveiling ready by Armistice Day. We hope every resident will contribute .something towards the memorial.

There were, present at the meeting of the Foxton Harbour Board held at Palmerston X. this week: Afessrs P. Hennessy (chairman), W. Bock, T. J. Clapham, W. E. Barber, and D. W, Matheson. An aimlog v for absence was received from MrJ. A. Nash, M.P. At the Palmerston X. B.AI. Court this week, 11. E. Bennett, an ex-Co-uncillor, was fined £5 and costs for .damaging a rose bush in the Square, and for having taken roses off it. In connection with the offence, the Borough Council sent a loiter of 'thanks to the police, and a reward of £l.O to Constable O'Reilly for catching “the spoiler.”

At Tuesday's meeting of the Foxton Harbour Board, tenders for wharf extension' 1 ' and erection of goods shed were dealt with in committee. On resuming business the following motion was passed: That the matter of tenders for wharf extension and goods shed he referred to the local Committee, with power to act. .

Airs “General Mite,” aged fortyone years, died at Christchurch on Wednesday. Deceased, who was 3ft. Sin. high, weighing two tone four pounds, made her first appearance in public in 3881, in the Isle of Alan, and subsequently appeared by Royal 'Command at Marlborough liou.se before Edward VII.; also before Royalty ou the Continent. Death occurred while hoarding a tram in the city. AVith her husband, “General Mite,” she loured the Dominion some years ago.

Tenders' for pa in I in” the Town Hull were dealt with in committee at last night’s Qouucil meeting* and that of "Mr A. E. Admore, at £123 13s od, was accepted. At the local. State School prizegiving ceremony the head teacher made complimentary reference to the success of ex-pupils now students at the Palmerston High School. Agnes. Brewer was first in the aggregate and first in French in Form W. Claris came first in aggregate in Form 111., with F. Procter 2nd. \Ve join in adding our congratulations to the local prize-win-ners.

Special services are being held in the supper-room of the Town Hall to-moiTow. The young people of the Salvation Array are celebrating their anniversary, and Staff-Captain Haines will conduct the services at 11 a.ra., 3 and 7 p.m. Captain Coffin has the children well in hand, and the public will be treated to some choice songs by the children. -Scouts and Guards will fall in at 10.30 a.m. at the post office. * The Wellington Hospital Board received notice that the late Dr. Edith Huntley had left the whole of her'estate (except legacies of personal effects and a sum of £4OO and an annuity of £lO in favour of her sister), for the creation, maintenance and endowment of an institution or institutions for the care and treatment of expectant mothers, and for the promotion of research into the means of lessening the pain and peril of childbirth, and the use and development of modern alleviations, and for the teaching and training of pupils in midwifery. A well-known Wanganui-'-'astro-nomer lias received the .following query anent a very prominent question; —“Is it a fact, Mr W , that most astronomers are total abstainers?” to which lie has sent the following witty reply: —“Well, yes, most of them are more or less immersed in the Milky Way. Yet it is a notorious fact that most astronomers are fond of their glass, and each one tries to use the largest within his reach. Moreover, they have before them the evil example of the sun, who, apparently, always has a ‘spot’ when so disposed. Then there is the moon, which is ‘full’ at least once a month; while, as for the planets, their erratic movements at these times when they appear near the meridian, at midnighfy are very suggestive of a departure from that state of gravity which is considered to he the universal condition of all celestial, and some terrestial, bodies.”