LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2084, 31 January 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A branch of the Hunk is to lie established in .Palmerston North. The offertories at All Saints' Church to-morrow are in aid General .Church Fund of this diocese. . Tlihe Palmerston North ratepayers .authorised loans totalling £123,275 for various local works, on ft Wednesday. A Chinese fruiterer in Auckland who, it was proved, had sold mildewy strawberries and refused to return the money which he had charged for them, has'been fined £3 and costs. Three queens- —Alary, Alexandra and Maud (Norway), five princesses, and four princes in fancy .dress, danced at a servants’ ball a( Sandringham, where the Koval Family had the largest and merries! Christmas making forjmany years.

We have to acknowledge a copy of the “S.H.C.,”' ! the school chronicle of the Sacred Heart College, Auckland. It is full of interesting news ■connected with the life of the college, amply illustrated. It is ii credit to the institution which is responsible for ils prodiidion. At a public meeting at Fcilding this week to discuss a memorial to fallen soldiers, it was decided that funds for (lie purpose should he donated vuluntarily. There is a diversity of opinion as to the site for the memorial, live majority favouring the centre of the (own. A London paper stales Dial: a labourer,‘s2 years of age, has just been lined for the fifth time for having attempted to eonnnit suicide. He admit led that lie had tried nine times. The evidence showed that lie threw himself in front of a train, which slowed down, and the protective bar thrust him aside. Mr ArbuckJo, af Wellington yesterday said that*the 'Miners' Federation could not. agree with Mr Massey that the Alliance of .Labour was the only stumbling block to a further conference, 'fhe only lime the coal mine owners had expressed a willingness to hold another conference without the Alliance stipulated for such a restricted discussion that the Federation could not agree to the proposal. l A startling occurrence look place on Tuesday in the shop of Mr limiy.aid, at Greytmvn. The soda fountain had just been re-charged, when for some unexplained reason it suddenly exploded with a report that was heard some distance away. The fragments of the “fountain” Hew in all directions, wrecking shop-fittings, 'sweet-jars, and window glass. Fortunately no one was hurl. The portion of the shop in the vicinity of the Jatc soda fountain had the appearance of having been violently bombed.

A severe accident hefel a young man named lloddy Liddinglon, a.l Elsthorpe, ila wire 7 Bay, las! Sunday. He with two mates, was amusing himself rolling Imuldcrs over a cliff 200 feet: high, when the edge broke away, and Liddinglon .fell tlie entire distance into the river at the bottom, His mates procured a, boat, and he was got out after being'ten minutes in the water, it was seen at once that he had suffered severe injuries, and he was conveyed to the Waipukurau Hospital, where it was found that several ribs were broken, also his knee cap and nose, and (hat he was suffering from concussion of the brain.

A. warning that radish seeds are poisonous is given in the annual report of the Dominion Laboratory. Dr. J. S. Maelaurin, the .Dominion Analyst, states that during a postmortem examination, radish seeds were found in the. digestive system, and were indicated as the probable cause of death. Contirmalory evidence was obtained by feeding seeds of both the turnip-rooted and the long scarlet varieties to.three while mice, which ate 10, if), and do seeds respectively. Two showed marked symptoms of distress in from four to live hours, and all died within 21 hours. It does not appear to be generally known, Dr. Maelaurin remarks, that radish seeds are so poisonous. t

The possibilities of intensive cultivation on small areas has been demonstrated by a. man who makes a good living off 12 acre.- on the line of the Gi.-lmrne-Moluhora railway. Mr G. F. Bennett, of Auckland, who recently motored through that district, slates that .the man in quesion milked no fewer than IS cows off his 12 acres. He accomplished this.by growing lucerne, which he cut. and J’cd to cows in the puddocks. Staff-Captain Bladin, of the Salvation Army, who was motoring from Taranaki on Thursday, had the misfortune to meet with a nasty accident. While descending the bend of a hill near Ilawera, in trying to avoid'h motor car, the chair attached to his motor cycle lifted, with the result that the cycle capsized, throwing the rider heavily, in,flieting considerable abrasions on the face and a bruised leg. Fortunately no bones were brol:en\ and Staff-Captain Bladin was enabled to proceed by train to Faimer.-ton. The cycle and 'choir were con-id-erahly damaged. RELIEVES SORENESS. Soreness of the muscles, whether due to violent exercise or injury, is quickly relieved by Chamberlain's Pain Balm. For muscular rheumatism, pains in the side and chest, nothing gives such quick relief as Chamberlain's Pain Balm. For sale everywhere. —Advt.

The voluntary contributions to the local Fallen Soldiers’ .Memorial Fund to date is £257 Lis .1 Id., Tuesday was ' ex-Kaiser Wilhelm's hist birthday. He was horn on January 271 h, 1859, and is the eldest son of the late Fmlrieh HI., German Fanperor and King of PrusC—sia,,who died on June 3,5 th, 1838, ’/: 29 years after the ex-Kaiser's birth. The 'scutch-house of Mr Frank AVall’s (lax mill, at Martinhurough (Wairarapa) was destroyed hy lire on Wednesday night. The loss to the owner is. heavy, as a large quantity of hemp was stored in the building, and was completely destroyed. One of the hugest land transact!- ' uus recorded in the Waikato was negotiated a day or two ago, when 1,400 acres at Te Kawa were sold by Mr J. B. Tcasdale to Messrs F. Quin'and J. O’Sullivan. The purchase price was in the vicinity of £70,000. The adjoining block, of. 500 acres was sold last week' hy Mr L. Bayly to Gould ami Ham, of Maria watu, for £40,000. For perpetrating the awful crime of “two-up” three men at Te Kara I*a, near Gisborne, have been lined respectively £3O, £25, and £lO. Had they called it “bridge,” and played it in a club of their own, or put their money through the lotalisator, fhe myrmidons of (he law would have winked at the transactions, says the Jvangitikei Adyoeate. The ilealfh Department announces (he (dosing of all public nud private schools in the Wellington, Wanganui, Taranaki and Marlho-rongh-Nelson health districts until further orders. The following hospital districts are embraced in the districts named: Taranaki, Jla worn, • Strafford, Pa lea, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Waipawa, Wairarapa,' Wellington, Nelson, Pictou and Wairau. It is reported hy the Gpvernment Statistician that the total number of births in the four metropolitan areas during 1911) was 7,083, and that each shows a decrease as compared with 1918. Per thousand of (he population the respective rates were as under-Auckland, 19.47; Wellington 21.13; Chvistchurch, 19.79; Dunedin, 17.94. The deafhs recorded in the same areas numbered -1,20(5 —-a decrease in each case! Many Palmerston residents arc rejoicing in the discovery that a preparation of sodium sulpha I c is :. sovereign remedy for that very painful and prevalent disease, neuritis. For (heir■■ information the Times points out (ha,t (his article was lirst produced in 1058 Hy (he distillation of common with sulphuric acid, its ofl'icacy is probably due to its power of disolviug uric acid crystals which,form id the blood ami aired the sheath of the nerves. “Don’t depend too much on the Government,” said Mr Massey to a deputation at Wellington this week. “Just now if a man wauls a pound of siignr or a gallon of petrol he sends a telegram to (he Prime Minister, and asks (hat it he sent to him hy post. This has become a great trading concern. I think the Government lias dune very well. The same is being done about coal. 1 don’t think thero need ho any anxiety about the supply of coal for some lime to conic.”

The following appointments have been made by the Wanganui Educa-' lion .Board: Tc Arakura, assistant, Miss I l ’. IT. Folley; Foxton, third assistant, Miss i. Woodruft'e, sixth assistant, Miss A. R. Sic Kay, seventh assistant, Sliss P. MciMurray; Campbell Street, first assistant, Mr H. Lyall, fourth assistant, Air G. L. McLeod, eleventh assistant, Mrs Ferguson.; College Street, fourth assistant, Air N. Marlin; Terrace End, eleventh assistant, Miss E. Buchanan; Awahou South, sole teacher, Miss M. J.'Balmer; Apiti, head teacher.,Mr A. S. Burns.

To all who'contemplate travel abroad, especially to Europe, the advice of Mr G. M. Kehbell, of Wellington, who has just returned ITjom an extended tour, is; “Don’t,'’ or,'at any rale, “wait till next season.” Accommodation js overtaxed to the limit in London, and the chief provincial cities, and if a room is surrendered in an hotel for the purpose of a visit elsewhere, I,here is, no elm nee of getting it back on return. Trains, trams, ’buses, tubes, are siuiiiariy overcrowded, and a man was killed recently in a rush to a. ’bus. Heals at theatres iiuist.be hooked ahead, or there is no chance of gelling inside. Altogether fife conditions are most uncomfortable for visitors and travellers. “We arc all crazy,” breezed Judge Alden, in the course of his chautauqua lecture on “The Powder and the Mutch,” in Dunedin. “Everyone is batty. We of the Chautauqua. ■movement are mad; I’m crazy, and 1 know it. I’m a crank; we re all cranks. Everyone who hal fought for the establishment of a wider horizoti, everyone who lias battled Tor an ideal, was u crank. Columbus was a Prank, and Franklin. The Wright brothers when they were perfecting their first aeroplane, were looked upon as crunks. Fifteen year.- ago in England tlr"*» r greale.-l btatesiuan in'the world day —Lloyd George—was derided as a crank. But," concluded the Judge, with one of his -ridden i twinkling smiles, "you can't start ■ * anything without, a crank —not even v. Ford." ' : ■ ■ “Forewarned is forearmed.” Your best weapon against a- bad cold is NAZOL. It will quickly and' easily' rout the enemy. Sold everywhere, 1/6 a bottle. I'or Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods Great; Peppermint Cure.

Capiiiin Coffin has been a little ombarrased lately an account of his many friends expressing sorrow at his 'imminent; (rumoured) departure from ’ Foxton; This was ■ mentioned by Councillor Rand at. the last Council meeting,'but: the Captain desires us to state that, like the late Mark Twain said of his rumoured death, the report is “grossly exaggerated.” So far as lie knows. Captain GoOin will' not he leaving Foxton for some time.

The funeral of the late Mrs King took place on Thursday, and was conducted by Brigadier Toomer, assisted by Captain Godin. -Thecor-; tege left the house shortly after 2 p.m., for the Salvation Army Hall, where' a- very impressive service was conducted. Reference* was made to the good work done by the deceased in the initial stages of tin; work of the Salvation Army in Fox„lon, and it was pleasing to note that a good number of the local members of the Salvation Army who were present were enrolled during her ‘term of service here. Several hymns were sung, and' a large crowd followed the body to the last resting place, where the committal was performed in the usual impressive manner peculiar to Salvationists. A large number of wreaths from relatives and friends, also letters and telegrams too numerous to individually reply to. have, been received, and Mr King desires to thank all for their sympathy and kimlne.->s. A memorial service will he conducted to-morrow night, at 7 o'clock - , in (he Army Hall by Captain Collin.