LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2098, 4 March 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Messrs Bum .and Trevelyan, taxi proprietors, notify the public that their -’phone number is 70. A private company has arranged for the erection of a theatre in Fcikling at a mist of ahfftit £IO,OOO. Exclusive of babies, upwards of 500 children and adults took part in the school excursion and picnic at Aslih urs I yostml ay. We arc asked to warn the public against interfering with the chemical lire engine, which is at present housed at the rear of the Bed Shield Club. , The result of the tramway employees’ Dominion ballot on the proposed settlement of Hie dispute is announced. For (he acceptance of the proposals, 150; against, 1,370. It is expected negotiations will he, re-opened at an early date. A collection was taken up at the school picnic at Ashhurst yesterday in id of the Salvation Army Band, as n mark of appreciation of their services, and the sum of £2 was handed to the Band’s funds. The selections were much appreciated by those present. Mr and Mrs P. Bobinsou entertained Mr and Mrs Powell at their residence the other evening. 7v most enjoyable evening was spent in music, song ami story. Occasion was taken by Mr Bobin.'on to extend ;j. hearty welcome to the new lessee of the Town Hall, Mi- Bead. Among those present wore Miss McDonnell, the queen of the Levin Mardi Bras, and the Maori songsters. An indication of I lie strenuous life as practised by the Prime ’Minister of (he Dominion was given by M.r Massey this week in a casual description of the various tasks’ in which lie has been engaged for the past month. In that time he has had the following problems to deal with: —-'The coal dispute, which, as he said, he hoped was now finally settled; the wheat question, in which a settlement had, been effected; the hides regulations; the supply of bacon; Ihe shortage of sugar; and finally tlie benzine shortage. All these mailers had to be attended to in addition to the routine work, and the adminislration of the various departments under bis control.

The* body of (."aptnin Thompson, who was drowned a 1 Wanganui wbarf on Tuesday through having • lalien from (he gangway of Ids ship, has been recovered. There was a mark on Hie forehead, evidently caused by the. projection of portion of the ship. The blow probably shinned him, this accounting 1 for his immediate disappearance. Deceased has been well-known in the coastal trade during the last thirty years. He was an officer on the old Kiwi Katu, and was master of the. Himitangi for many years, and was in charge when tlie ship was tost at the Chat hams recently. He was at one time an officer in Richardson’s East Coast service, and left about a yea]’ ago to join the Invercargill as master.

A person fortunate enough lo “strike” Taltersall’s loses a goodly proportion of (he prize through taxation, though the sweeps are, banned by law (says (be '.Melbourne Age). The question was asked at a leetjiro by Air 11. AV. Buckley to the Students’ Society of the Incorporated institute of Accountants whether at: common law the Federal Government could be compelled to allow as deductions money spent in the purchase of sweep tickets, that failed to win a prize. Air Buckley, who was formerly chief assessor in the Federal taxation office, said that if a man won £5,000 it would be taxed as income, and the cost of (he ticket that produced the income could lie claimed as a deduction, if a ticket failed to produce income its cost could not he deducted, ,

One of jthe events which created a good deal of interest and amusement at yesterday’s school picnic was a baby show, with Mr T., Henderson as judge. Mr Perregu donated a bag of sugar as the first prize. There were eight entries. An appeal for more prizes met with a ready response, and provided sufficient to give each child a cash prize. Mr Henderson was proclaimed a hero after he had discharged a difficult task, and cheers wore given for the mothers, babies and judge at the conclusion. Douglas Williams, 8 months, was awarded first prize, Jean McCarthy, aged 9 months, second, Mrs K. Coley’s, 18 months, third. Other prize-winners were Mesijames Ashcroft (2), C. Robinson, Reader and J. Madden. • For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

G. T. Woodroofe advertises a good poultry farm for quick sale. Particulars are given in advertisement.. At the local Presbyterian Church next Sunday a special thauksoffering will be made. James 'Kidman, who created a sensation in the court at Cromwell a fortnight ago by cutting his arm with *a razor, repeated the act last week. Kidman, after his first: performance, was taken to the hospital, where he was guarded by a constable. One night, hpwever, be escaped from flic institution. He was captured the next day at Victoria Bridge. During bis brief liberty Kidman had managed to neenre another razor—a 'fact- which escaped the notice of the police. When brought before the justices lie drew (he razor from the bandages of his injured aVm, and before the police could' interfere he indicted a big gash in the other arm. The injury was serious enough to necessitate the prompt removal of ilie man to hospital, bm it is not so severe a< on the first occasion. At a joint picnic'held by two engineering firms in Dunedin last week the feature of the day was a unique ‘‘married women with children’’ race, inaugurated liy .Mr .1. Mef). Stevenson. The ladies were handicapped according to Die number'of children ouch possessed, one yard for each child. There were 07 competitors, representing 250 children, and every starter reached the winning post. The prizes took the form of coal, in quantities of from one hag to one ton, and every one of the 57 starters became the possessor of an unexpected delivery of coal. A more happy or acceptable win from the housewife’s point of view could not have been though! of. Sir Joseph Ward returned to Wellington from, the South this week, much gratified by the cordial reception extended to him by his old friends, and by their wa-rm expressions of goodwill and regard. Accompanied by Lady Ward ho will leave for 1 . Sydney to attend to a number of matters of business, and to enjoy a holiday he has long promised himself. ‘‘After being engrossed in polities for thirty odd years,” he said cheerily, “1 am only just beginning to realise how much ! have been sacrificing my own interests ami neglecting my social and domestic obligations.’’ The length of his visit to Australia will depend upon circumstances, hut probably it will extend over a couple of months or so, and after (hat lie probably will go Home for -'a time, partly on business and partly on pleasure bent. He would not discuss politics further than to say ho was not going to take the position in London the gossips had assigned to him, and was not going to rush into public life before lie was plainly wanted there.