LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2078, 15 January 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

As a result of the recent meeting of the Manawatu ..Waning Chib, the exchequer benefits by £8,571 Bs, totalisator tax, etc.

Air Gilbert Simpson, formerly manager of the Bruce Woollen Mills, left for England hy the Arawa on Saturday. He will purchase the necessary machinery for the new Masterton mills, of which he was recently appointed manager. The Danncvirke Borough Council, after receiving a report from Air J. W. Blackmore, decided to ask the sanction of the ratepayers to raise a loan of £25,000 to purchase the property of the Dannevirke Gas Co., and to extend the mains, services, etc. The price asked for - the property by the company is £16,000. A Alaslerton resident —a returned soldier —has. (says the Age) invented a system for constructing fencing posts which is likely to have a revolutionary effect upon the whole system of fencing. His proposal is* to manufacture posts in concrete, reinforced with a material other than wire. By an ingenious process he also does away with the necessity for inserting staples in the posts. This will mean an immense saving in the costyjf manufacture. A new world’s record price for a Lincoln sheep was established at the annual show and sales at Lincoln, England, in August. The reserve champion ram, bred by Air J. Brocklcbank, was bought for the Argentine at l,0(i0 guineas. The next highest price was 340 guineas, which was paid for the champion ram bred by Air A. B. Holt. These two prices indicate in a striking manner how buyers’ and judges’ appraisements of quality may differ. The former, of course, cannot take pedigree into consideration. A study of the licensing poll figures show that it was Wellington and Auckland Centrals that more than furnished the majority -for the Trade. Auckland gave the liquoriies a clear majority of 2,942 votes, and Wellington a clear majority of--4,047 votes —a total of 7,589. The Pahiataa, Palmerston, Alanawatu and Oroua electorates • combined gave prohibition a clear majority of 000 votes. Otaki’s preference for continuance plus State control was 478 votes, reducing the local grouped electorates’ preference for prohibition to 128 votes.

On Friday afternoon, as the Wairoa to Napier coach was descending the Waihua Hill, between Wairoa and Mohaka, the brakes failed to act, and life coach and horses were precipitated over a bank. A Maori woman and an infant, who were passengers, escaped unhur.t, but the driver, named Saul, was bruised and cut about the face and head. He also sustained a broken leg. Medical assistance was procured, and Saul is now doing as well as can be expected. The injuries to the horses were very slight'. The coach was not seriously damaged.

An infuriated bull caused some excitement, and almost a tragedy, at Patea last week. It was being driven with other boasts to the meat works, and objected to cross Urn bridge. It charged the drover, and tossed him and the horse he was riding. Finally, the drover dismounted and tackled the hull with a piece of .wood, but upon turning his back the beast.charged him and got him dowrfi apd he was rescued by some by-slanders who were watching events, and got off with a few bruises. .For a time the bull took charge of the main thoroughfare. The Patea Press concludes thus; “An infuriated bull is capable of doing a large amount of injury at any time, and particularly in a town where there are a number of pedestrians, including women and children.” t

A Wellington Labour leader, Mr Reardon, who has just returned from a visit to California, found that the cost of living was higher in America than in New Zealand, but be was sure there was not 100 percent. difference. The standard of living, however, was much higher, for the Americans lived every minute, and wore out to enjoy themselves when pleasure-seeking. “Cannot the wages ruling at present be regarded as exceptional on account of the war?” Mr Reardon was asked by a press reporter. In reply he stated that from enquiries he had made he had ascertained that even before the war wages had been proportionately high. Mr Reardon said that though the cost of living might be alarming to the stranger, the wages paid were quite satisfactory. He regarded America as a wonderful country hi this respect. ■CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY. The extreme summer heat, together with the sudden and violent changes of temperature, often give rise to bowel complaints, the most common being dysentery. There is no medicine that is safer or more sure for this complaint', than Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. Given at the first unnatural looseness of the bowels it will prevent the attack. For sale everywhere.—Advt.

Mr and Mrs G. H, Stiles ami family are among the residents af the local seaside.

Rain, accompanied by trong westerly, winds,-were. experienced in this district lasl night. , Mr Edward Hines, aged 1)5, “the father of Wanganui/-’ has been removed to Wanganui Hospital in a sidle of collapse. Mr (lolqnboun, science master at Ihe Palmerston Hi£h School, and Mrs Colqulioun, are spending a holiday in Fox ton. Hir -fosepb Ward, asked by a Press tepi'esenfative as to his hnmedialc. political intentions, .stated that lie was making no announcement just yet, •A drover named John-, on lost hi,-; life in the Ruanmlianga, River at Tuhitarala through a bridge collapsing. The police are searching for the body. The following nurses of the Palmerston North Hospital were successful at the recent State examination: Misses A'." Sullivan, K. Vickers, L. A. Brown, E. Warnock, and E. E. Daniell. Referring to the projected visit of the Prince of Whiles to New Zealand, the Prime Minister stated to a Times reporter that it is certain that the Prince is coming to the Dominion, but it has not yet been definitely de-cided-when. On the suggestion of the director of the Cawthron Institute,-Nelson (Professor Easterlield), the trustees have decided to send samples of New Zealand forest materials to experts in Canada for reports as to their suitability for paper manufacture. W’iiile quarrying Tor metal for the Mangahao road was in progress on Tuesday, a fall of earth took place. Wdlliam day sustained a broken leg, and while he was being attended to another fall occurred, further injur* ing'him. Jay was admitted to the hospital at Palmerston North. The Mastertou Borough Council has passed a resolution requesting the Government to fix Saturday as the half-holiday for the whole of New Zealand, and that copies of the resolution be forwarded to the members for 'Mastertou and Wairarapa, and the Minister for Internal Affairs. A youth, named Allen Peck met with a serious accident at Woodville this week. He went out into the orchard.to shoot blackbirds, when the barrel of the gun burst, blowing off two lingers and part of his left band. He was taken to the Pahiatua Hospital, where he is progressing as well as can be expected. Samuel Hannah, aged 33, married, a farmer at Waeveuga, was found lying unconscious on the road by a passing motorist. Apparently be had been thrown from his horse. He was brought to the W’aikato Hospital, where he was found to be suffering from a fracture of-the base of the skull. He died two hours later.

In giving' vent tu his feelings on his discharge, an old soldier wrote to his .late colonel: —“Sir. —After what 1 have suffered, you can tell the Army to go to Hell.’’ In due course he received the following: — “Sir. —Any suggestions or inquiries as to the movements of troops must he entered on Army Form 123, X.Y.Z., a copy of which 1 enclose."

Representatives of the dairying industries from all parts of the Dominion met in Wellington yesterday to consider the method of disposing of their produce from 31st July, when the Imperial contracts will expire. It was decided, practically unanimously, to ask for a free market. Subsequently those attending the conference waited upon the Frime Minister, and informed him of their decision.

There was a strange gathering in Fa liners ton. Square on Tuesday, says the Times, when some twentylive Hindoos were seen grouped in excited confabulation. A resident who has read Kipling asserts that the gravamen of the conference was the formation of a cooks and waiters' union. Our brothers of the Empire were certainly a pretty spruce bunch —hotter tailored by a very great, deal than the average Palmerston citizen.

A rather unfortunate phase of the holiday is the number of returned soldiers who have failed to return to work, shVs the Auckland Star, and adds: These men evidently found the lure of a protracted holiday too much for them, and sacrificed their positions. This is the reason given by an official 1 * of the Repatriation Department in respect to figures submitted nt the last meeting of tire District Repatriation Board. The report, compiled by the employment officers, shows that there are G 4 men on the register seeking employment, this number including 48 applications received since the office re-op-ened on January fith. No doubt iiie men have found regular habits somewhat irksome after their experiences of the last few years, particularly since the great majority of them had long spells before returning to work. THE LMFORTANCE OF DIGES- , TiON. To Lave good health it is important to have good digestion. To sustain life, the food you eat must be digested, and converted into blood. When the digestion fails, the whole body suffers. Take Chamberlam’s Tablets, and stimulate your digestion. They purify the blood, strengthen the stoma'feh, and tone up I'he whole digestive apparatus to a natural and healthy action. Try Chamberlain’s Tablets 10-ilay, and test our assertions. For sale everywhere. —Advt.

All available ammimu’dation is being booked up locally by visitors who intend to patronise the local" races next-week.’

d'hoM* willing’to am-Et in forming a volunteer (ire brigade, are reminded of the meeting to be held in the ' i Council Chamber at 7.30 o’clock this evening. The C. M. Ross Coy. have opened . • up a new consignment of Millinery models. These are all on offer at greatly reduced prices, and we advise ladies to call early and make a election before they all go,*' Subscriptions towards the .Foxton Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Fund closes at the end of this month. Large or small donations to the fund will be thankfully received by (lie Mayor or Mr Hornblow. The death occurred at the Kuhnon Friday night of W'ehi, probably (lie oldest native on the coast. Deceased, who was well known, Ims Jived in the district for many years, and it is stated that ho is at least 100 years old. The pattern shop and its contents at Cable’s Foundry, Kaiwarra, including many years’ accumulations of patterns, was totally destroyed- • by tire early yesterday morning. The cause of the lire is u mystery. Tire insurance on the building and contents amounted to £2,000. One half of the total voles recorded in the Licensing Poll was 271,002, and those cast for prohibition fall short of this number by 1484. If, therefore, only 743 State control supporters; had voted prohibition that issue would have been carried. Fifty-two voted prohibition against 18 for continuance. Only three electorates recorded four figures for State control. How is this for a gcl-ricb-qnick 1 ! (asks the Mana watu Times). A man bought a Palmerston bouse for £9OO about six weeks ago. The bouse suited him, so be wasn’t keen to sell. However, some homeless wanderer saw it and asked a price. Thinking to scare him off, he modestly asked £I,BOO. “Right,” came the ready >. acceptance, and the sale was made. That six weeks’ increment is financing a trip Home for the lucky speculator. A farmer who was attending the recent dairying conference in Auckland received a wire announcing the birth of his fiftieth grandchild. “I was 68 years of age on. Christmas Day,"’ he said. “I came to New Zen-, laud in October, 1879, with a wife and young family, and reared ten children, all of whom are doing well.. Now I find that I have, fifty, grandchildren, and yet people talk about the decline in the birthrate. Surely it cannot apply to the country; it must be the cities that they are making the fuss about.” >

A "'coir' bowler writes as fol- -j lows to the Mauawatu Times :—“A*f- I ter two reasons' play, and after do- ] sely questioning the members of other clubs at the tournament, I have come to the conclusion that the worst enemy of the bowling club is the selfish player who won’t play with any but those who are supposed to be the best players. In every club there are about four of these sitters, who care for nobody’s pleasure but their own. These are the men who keep out new members; but, thank God, there are only a few in each club.’’

The transport Kigoma brought back a dozen military prisoners who had been tried by court-martial in England and sentenced to lengthy terms of imprisonment. Four of them, under sentence for purely military offences, were reprieved and discharged on arrival of the vessel. Six of the men, whose conduct had been good, had their sentences considerably reduced, and have now only short terms to serve. One of tire other men is under sentence of 10 years' penal servitude for manslaughter, the sliootihg of a New Zealand officer while he was attempting to lake a revolver away from the prisoner, while another-es serving a similar sentence for attempted murder. The two Tatter.men were taken to Auckland under armed escort.

At the meeting of the Horowhemui County Council on Saturday, a letter was read from the Maugahao Electric Power League, reporting slow progress of the work, and stat- * mg that a deal of machinery was now on the ground or under order. It considered that rates paid for labour were inadequate, and should be increased, especially as the wages paid caused delay .and friction. Only 00 men had been employed on tile work, and more were necessary. Tlie work was only slowly progressing, and it was hoped red-tape' methods would be lifted and the Fork . pushed on more vigorously, and that a younger and more active Minister be appointed. Councillors expressed a hope that the work would be - pushed on more expeditiously, and - Held that an active and vigorous Minister was needed. The chairman (Cr, Monk) said the ,men on the job were doing their best, but many of those employed were mere youths. As far as local bodies were concerned the League was* doing good) and lie held a separate Department should be set up to control the\Vor.k " Atangahau, It was a questiot^^B^U improving the met .hods, and probable machinery, would before it was really needed' there for some time before ready for use, unless the work was T pushed on. / “Forewarned is forearmed.” Your best weapon against a . bad cold is NAZOL. It will quickly and easily rout the enemy. Sold everywhere, 1/0 a bottle. For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods Great Peppermint Cure, iTkkASilSiliiifci

Mrs. Tilbury, who was fatally, injured in a motor car collision with a •’ train at Mosgiel on Monday evening, was a niece of Mis John Ross, of 1 Foxton. ■ Mi* Tilbury and hD little daughter Joyce were seriously injured. 1 What with the shortage of this, that, and the other commodity, and the high prices ruling throughout the land, the outlook is not very promising. Profiteering, despite the Board of Trade, still prevails,j and the only method of dealing with the existing state of affairs is for each to buy only what is absolutely essential. - A correspondent of the New Zealand Times draws attention to a denunciation of titles by Mr Massey in 1911 and the effect of the Premier’s own patronage to-day. In 1912 Mr Massey formed a Cabinet of Commoners. To-day all but F. M. B. Fisher have “handles” to their names. There are Sir Allen, Sir Hemes, Sir Fraser, Sir Bell, Sir Rhodes, Judge Herdmun, Privy Cr. Massey, and C.M.G. Pomare. The appointment is announced of Dr. 1). S. Wylie,- C.M.G.. C.8.E., F.R.C.Si, to be Inspector of Hospitals under the Public Health Department. .Dr. Wylie served for a long period during the war, and after making a. special study of orthopaedic treatment in England, returned to New Zealand to direct that branch tof the work, which was being inaugurated under the Defence Department .for the benefit of-re-turned men in the Dominion.' An accident which happened to two Levin hoys through an explosion last, week is an illustration of the unsuspected dangers attached to the handling of benzine. The boys found a benzine tin on the roadside, and took if home. Finding it contained a. few drops of motor spirit, they poured it on to hot bricks in front of a copper, and put the tin dewu some, distance away. Almost instantly there was a Hash and a violent explosion, Ihe tin, badly haltered, h.*ing hurled through the doorway, : o pieces of il narrowly missing olv.n members of the family. Though one of the lads was rather seriously burned, and the other also suffereq from burns, both got off very lightly considering the force of the explosion, and its effects'on the tin.