LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2122, 1 May 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

- Ai; Wednesday night V. mooting, Messrs Pev. Ilaliiday and K. 0. Ma ri in were elected members of the .Chamber of (bmmievee. Levin is ayitaliny for a nightwatchman. and a ''mumiUee ims been sot up is ascertain war.! puaac :i.•;j;;•;}a is fortbeemiap in lbm Connect ion. During dauuary ami February hmi lim Bouiluiun’s imports of motor vehich were over 38 jier day, numbering’ *2,291, of a declared value of MI7b,GIT/ Mr Fj, Xe.wmau, ALP., expressed Pie opinion at Wednesday irpbi s meetiny of Pm Chamber of (bn.ameree .ihad 1 ha re was pomp to be a .rapid devciupmcnt 01. public woi’ks in this vaunt ry in the near future. Mr K. Xawmaii. M.P., speaking at Wednesday niyht's meeting oi! the Chamber of Comniorco, said that the development of tlie river and port was the most, important matter in Pm (own. "With proper attention, there was no reason why Foxion should not be a. very important port.

The present system of first past Pm nnst is not perfect, I admit,” said Mr J. B'. Ilinc, in the course of an election addresp at Inglewood, “but I don’t think proportional representation is a better system in lim interests of *thc country districls.'’ Mr Hine referred to the system of adjusting electorates and tlx iny the country quota, really giving the country districts more electorates than would be the case on a population basis. Tins was done for the purpose of protecting the country people, and he asked, were they willing to forego this? Yet this was what Pm other system meant, and would put the government of the country into the labour organisations of the towns.' Tim party in power was a country party; they j'uul tls rein-, and were going lo hold then;, and it was in Pm interests of every producer that, the Massey party should remain.

Ail interested in the work of the W.E.A. are reminded «of the meeting' to-night in the Council Chambers.

Mr Hornblow, accompanied by Mrs Hornblow, left for itu'o&argil! yesterday, to attend the annual Communication of Grand Lodge, which opens there on Monday next.

Mr H, E. Longworlh, physical instructor to the Canterbury schools, has been appointed Chief Physical Instructor for Kcw Zealand schools, with headquarters at Wellington. Mr Long-worth v.-as a resident of Fox-' lou some years ago before entering the service of the Education Department. ■

A cargo of benzine for -New Zealand ports was brought by the steamer Havre, which arrived freon Singapore on Wednesday. The Auckland shipment consists of 21.0(h) cases of henxine. The Havre has commenced discharging; and wdj aiievwards proceed to. Wellington, Lyttelton an<l Dunedin. She Ims about 42.000 eases to land in the south.

At a meeting u f ilie council of the Pahner.-ton M. Chamber •„!' Commerce on Thursday, Mr A. Eliot; stu.led tintl consignees of goods arriving a! S'o.xla:', should endeavour to have Lie consignments removed from the wa!-■•■front ;<•< quickly as pemobie. The steamer Kennedy was mailing frequent trips between Wellington and Poxfon at present, and the accommodation In the sheds at the port was limited. A! 3.30 next Saturday aflornoon Ihe Heading Silver Hand (33 members) will arrive in Fox ton, per motor, and after being' entertained to tea, will give a select programme of music and song in the, .Main Street. On Sunday morning, at II o’clock, in the Army 14;;!', in Hie afternoon at 3 o'clock in Victoria Park, and in the Town Uni! at 7 o'clock, .special musical services will be conducted hy “Padre” McAulley (who is accompanying the Band), and at 3.15. a special sacred musical wrviea will he held. Any friends who mm billet a bandsman for Hie week-end are kindly asked to communicate with Caul ain Collin.

T!i« M ana wain Gorge Board of Control mot in Palmerston on Wednesday to consider a report brought down liy Mr S. Jiekeli, engineer. on vho upkeep and .maintenance id' (!]•> Corps Imad. Mr .iic'mli estimated ihai {lie co.-l of a dl-fTm!

roadway, wit!! an outer cmm. tarred surface, and a I trine!. would bo Tffd.uf’P. It was decided la invite a i-niiiVrotif'c of delegates from

!;0(! ; e-: concerned li> .consider the cjieme, and a tall-pale proposal: also so ask lire Government for a £ i i;!’ ,C subside.

in ihe <oaO;.; 1 of ins remarks a I Wednesday's liK-ciiiijr of the Chamber of Commerce Mr Id. ICewmnn, M.P., urged {fie Chamber to {five aii the support possible to the proposal ■ o eoastnjel an overflow cut iMr the iiood waters of the Wauawahi Hivar. Tie van of opinion fha! Has cud won'.:! in' the means o ! ‘ prcally intr ilie river iro;u a. navigation I a in; of ■ f-w. •. - it wosshi help In eoniine ihe water in she channel and snotty on I’ same,-. and would, in ins i si d in, do rao-o pood than siil Use dredging. it. was a scheme of vital importance io iff.-x lan. Pi Wednesday night's me;--!in;-' ■/.' 1!;e Chambm' oi' Comimme" si member asked Mr Newman wbclhor he considered it would he any m-e sit ihe pvesenf livin' 1» renew t he aphalion for the construction <•!' the Be-viu-Greatford railway. Mr .Newman said Hull ii was only by repealed applications that things required were obtained, and one Minister had send ‘"the man Hint snouts !he loudest is best heard.” If Hie Government would not apree to authorise Hie construction of tins hue limy should at least {five power to the Mana.watu County Conned lo extend their tramway to Marlon. If Ibis were done, enormous quantities of poods would be forwarded from [he Hatr/dihei ami Main frank fhs•;riots for shipment, through Hie port id; >x!on. Permission. to make Hu? connection had been refused apparent!'. - because ii would detrimentally offer! the {raffle on the Onvernmoin railways, but the time had arrived when it should be recognised that Ihe railways arc run for the benefit ~f the country. not the country for the benefit of the railways.

Af;oi* unreservedly condemning' ibo raihvay'servants for striking um*;!!> Ihe i'rvisit, and sayii>.r “What a nice thing la go.forth Kuroju* and Germany,’' 1 lit’ MelOavgou post says: —TJicrc. remains the element of provocation, Was j l;o altitude of; the Government such as to help la promote anger and to hasten the out hurst ? In short, was thoro contributory negligence. Subject to an oliiciai explanation, we believe (here was. "Wo do not know vhiar the Prime -Minister or (he Kailways Department will have to say to the statement of the Locomotive

Engineers’, Cleaners’, and Firemen’s Association Hint it applied !:> the Department Dir leave to enable delegates to come lo Wellington on April 21st to consider the position, and that leave was refused. The executive council of (lie L.E.F.C.A. reports: —If this had been agreed to at all costs, the executive feels sure that the position would have been

still safe. While we do not for a moment accept ally theory that lac It of consideration on the Department's part can be solely or mainly blamed for what Ims happened, yet it seems ;-o us that a prime, facie ..ase of cont.vilnV.ory negligence hSi been made out, and will require answering. Public speakers, reciters, singer'' ! Use NAZOLi to prevent or relieve huskincss, soreness and ivrilo--lion\>f the throat. Ready for instant use anywhere.

The .shooting- season opened this morning. A large number of local .sportsmen went, in pursuit of the feathered game, but we understand that the “bags” generally were snia.ll.

The itinerary of the Prince of Wales having been amended on account of the railway strike, the visit of the Foxton school children to Palmerston North, to have taken place on Monday, has been cancelled. Children'wijl consequently attend school as usual on Morula v.

Business people at Marton are considerably alarmed at the extensive thefts which are being perpetrated on the railways, and inquiries show that PaUnerston North and other places along the Main Trunk railway are similarly concerned. — Wanganui Herald.,

On Friday, May 111 in in the Methodist Church, under the auspices of the Foxton Ministers’ Associali-

oii, Mr Robert llarknoss, of the Chapman-Alexander Mission, will give a musical 1 evening. Music, song and story. Admission, adults Is, children-(Id.

An eviction was witnessed at Napier a few week's ago, when a bailiff,

with a number of assistants, acting "i; instructions from the Borough Council, removed (he furniture from the house of a dismissed borough employee, who had disobeyed an order of the Court to move out.

Why do so many young- people l enter into marriage in a light-heart-ed way? Is it because they do not realise (lie seriousness of wedlock? Who is to blame? Get the answer in “Why I Would Not Marry,'’ a William Fox morality production, at the Koval on Monday night.

Owing to arrangements having been altered on account of tlie''railway strike, the local Retailers' Association has decided that the holiday previously decided upon for Monday next will not be observed, and consequently'',all business premises will be open as usual.

The s.s. Kenned;,-, from Wellington with a cargo of general, arrived yesterday morning. Owing to the railway strike the goods could not be landed into the railway goods sited, and arrangements were therefore made to unload the cargo into Messrs Levin and Co. Ltd.’s store, where it was sorted and distributed. Goods for Palmerston North and oilier neighbouring (owns were taken delivery of by motor lorries, a large number of these vchieles running in ami out of the town during the dav.

Ah unreserved clearing sale of Shorthorn dairy stock will be held at “The Poplars,” Moutoa, on Wednesday next, on account of Mr William Ross. Included in the stock are 5(1 registered Shorthorn cows, and (15 high-grade Shorthorn cows.

All the slock is in lirsl-class condition, and has been carefully selected. The bulk of the registered stock are from the herds of Messrs A. Kay (-Waikato), o.‘Frost (Palmersmu K.), Woraroa Slate Farm, and T. Llnckclt (Waikato). The sale commences a I 12 noon.

Olio of tho mo.-.} effective mol hods by which In bring down the cost of’ high-priced goods is (o abstain from a.-dug them. According to Iho Hawke's liny Tribune those who have boon going without their bacon and eggs for some considerable period owing to the high price of this favourite breakfast delicacy, will lie pleased to know that the price of bacon is likely to come down considerably in (he near future. It appears that al present- (here is quite a glut on the bacon market, and (hose who have been holding la rye slocks are anxious'(o unload.

An old man who sought admission io tin Invercargill ■ institution last week; told the Southland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board that; he Wits born in Ireland 120 years ago, landing at (lie Bay of Islands 57 years later from a mission ship, and worked diggings until 18 yeays ago., when he was granted an old-age pension in Christehurch. He had lived sinee in various charitable institutions in Canterbury and .Otago; The veteran looked old, but tho members of the board thought he was probably a quarter of a century or so out in bis reckoning. They decided to make inquiries.

Writing from Ilawera, under the nom-de-plnmo of “Digger," a correspondent says : —“I happened to 'rave! from Wanganui to Ilawera on Wednesday by the train leaving Wanganui at 10.55 a.m, When we slopped al West mere, where the-mail train crossed, an ignorant heap of humanity arrived per taxi, clambered on our train with some friends, and started a volume of abuse against the guard because he didn’t catch the (rain al Aramoho. Mow, Mr Editor, to see a real while man insulted by a bully, and to have no chance to retaliate, is not a fair thing, ami it’s up to the Department to see its odieers are protected.”

At Wednesday night’s meeting of the Foxton Chamber of Commerce, •* Mr- VC Petrie referred to the statements that: had appeared in the Press, and the emuplaints of Palmerston business people, of the large amount of pilfering that look plane in connection with goods forwarded through the Foxton port, and moved that a committee be set up to investigate same. Mr Moorhouse seconded the motion. An amendment that the attention of the Railway Department be called to the ■statements, with the request that hey make inquiries into same, on being put to the meeting; was lost, and the motion was carried, with flic addition that the mover and seconder constitute'the committee.

Keep the kiddies well. NAZOL is ;-ure protection against coughs and Older children can take it on sugar. GO doses 1/6.

Owing to the railway strike, “The Dandies” were unable to fulfill their engagement at the Town Hall last night. .