LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2125, 8 May 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There arc no fewer than 202 religious denominations in U.S.A.

The Maoris from the Buxton district who took part in the welcome celebrations in connection with, the Royal visit to Rotorua, returned to their homes early this week. The Foxion parly, which was about 25 strong, was in charge of Mr R. Roore,

“Eyes of the Soul," adapted from the story “The Suit of. the Earth,” has been secured by the Town Hall management for early presentation. This special tells a beautiful story of a returned blinded soldier, and is regarded as one of the finest productions in New Zealand to-dav.

Properties in the town still continue to change hands. Recently the Manchester House, at the corner of Park Street and Avenue Road, was* purchased by Mr' R. Bryant, and yesterday Mr W. D. Bauckham purchased Mr Ingle’s dwelling in Park Street, Mr Bauckham having disposed of his house properly in the same street to Mr Stevenson, of Kaitawa, Eketahuna district, who intends taking up his residence in Foxion next mouth. Each inspiration Hows divine, Like liquid gold from heavenly mine; Genius may then its sould impart, But patience is the source of art. Persistent effort linked with skill Commands success, ami always will. When septic forms of cold mature, Persist with Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.—Advt. 6

Mr P. C. Webb, ex-M.P., has boon dee led President of the State Miners' Union (says the Greyinonth Star), in succession .to .Mr H. Cop]>ersiuith, who is now in Christchurch.

“No pictures for six months.” This was the penalty imposed on a girl offender, 15 years of age, by Mr V. G. Day, S.M., at a sitting- of the Christchurch Juvenile Court. The girl had stolen a doll and perambulator.

The question of freezing works for the Waimarino County was discussed at a meeting of farmers held recently in Kaetihi, and it was resolved to go fully into the matter at another meeting to be field on Friday, May 21st.

A speial meeting of shareholders in the Colonial Sugar Company, held in Sydney, passed a resolution providing for paying off the capital to the extent of 80s per share by handing each shareholder. Commonwealth war bonds payable in December, 1925, bearing interest at 41 per cent., the bonds being- accepted at their face value.

A eommereial traveller informed (lie Ohukune Times that during a railway.journey in the express last week, a member of a well-known (inn accustomed to establishing dried milk factories stated that there wits a probability of Ohakune being the next, township to see the erection of a fa (dory. It was a question of the milk of 1,000 cows being promised.

The truth of this story is vouched for: A schoolmaster in a country school not 20 miles from Te Kuiii had occasion recently to punish a boy of six years of age for some childish fault. After the strap had been administered, (he juvenile turned round to the teacher and came out with this remarkable retort: “I’ll fetch my old man down to you, and lie’ll give you a b good hammering for this."

A Wanganui plumber informed a Herald representative that the work on a small cottage, which in prewar days could be carried out fdr about £27, now costs £75, and there was less in it, so faj as the plumber’s protit was concerned, than at (he old figure. Then it was a difficult matter to get journeymen, while apprentices, even the limited number allowed by the award, were almost impossible to procure.

The Manawatu district lost another of its pioneer settlers this week, when the death occurred of Mr Thomas Manson, an old-and esteemed resident of Palmerston 7s, .Mr Manson was born at Hiccarton, Scotland, in fS4 ( S, leaving there several years later to establish, with Ids brother, a timber-milling plant in Canada. At the, age of 27 Mr Manson decided to try Ids fortunes in Xew Zealand, settling in Palmerston North when he landed in this country. He established the firm of Manson and Barr, hardware merchants, in whose activities he took an active part until his retirement a year or two ago, owing to increasing infirmity. The deceased was 72 yea re of age, and leaves a widow and a son.

“Their are many' rol'orins ihat might come in odueation.'' said the headmaster of the Sydenham school, at (lie annual meet in” 1 of householders. “One of the most necessary reforms, and one that will save expense, is (he siandardisarion of school hooks. Il seems absurd that (he aufh.orities do no! recognise (his. At (he same time it is not generally known (hat if a child comes to his school I'rom, say, Waltham, the Government will pay for any different class of books that is required. Personally. I think that the Government itself should issue the books, and that free of cost.” The meeting’ carried a resolution that the Government should be urged to standardise school books throughout the Dominion.

A Masterton settler had a somewhat unique experience in a northern township at the end of last week. Tie was driving through in an up-to-date ear with a young man resembling the Prince of Wales in appearance, who was about leaving for a trip to the Old Country. He pulled up in front of a hotel, and behind him was a car containing a largo quantity of luggage. People began to flock out from the hotel and to grasp the hand of the young man, and soon there was an excited crowd of several hundred people in the locality. The young man who was the centre of so much attention blushed profusely, and explained that it wms a case of mistaken identity. He was merely a tourist on route for America., The crowd enjoyed the joke almost as much as the stranger, and the barmaid who had given the rumour a start collected many sixpences.

Senator Arthur Capper, while raising hogs to make his living, is extending help, to those boys and girls in his State of Kansas who’desire to go into agriculture (says the San Francisco Chronicle). He starts the hoys raising pigs and the girls raising poultry. More than £B,OOO worth of purebred pigs and fowls was raised by these clubs last year. Then there is Representative Tincher, of; Kansas, a new member on the Agricultural Committee, who is a large wheat farmer. He is thoroughly well informed on the cost of production,' and cost to -the middleman, and is an expert on figuring out just how much the consumer pays over the cost of production. Incidentally he puts it at from 300 to 500 per cent.

Public speakers, reciters, singers! Use XAZOL to prevent or relieve huskiness, soreness and tion of the throat. Ready for instant use anywhere.

Mr J, Curl is, A. 8., who is at present; the guest■ of Air and Mrs Tunnicliffe, 'Foxton, is one of (lie oldest members of the' crew of (ho H.M.S. Renown, having been with that ship ever since she was commissioned.

A private letter states .that a leading drapery firm in Wellington imported a hundred ladies’ dresses for the women who wanted to go to the ball in honour of the Prince. Every one' has been'sold at £2O apieee.

A. meeting of members of the Ladies’ Croquet Club will.be held in Airs Pearson’s residence on Tuesday evening, at 7.o’clock, to consider the* advisability of hat Ming a scries of social evenings (luring the winter. All members are requested to attend.

A young man named G. Black, married, and aged 30, who has been acting as railway porter, was crushed between two trucks during: shunting operations at Frankton yesterday morning. He was removed to the Waikato Hospital, and died shortly afterChmls.

The Oamaru Mail reports having seen apples from a tree 50 years old, which has never been sprayed or pruned. It carried a (on of .fruit this year. The apples were wellsized, round, lirm-lleshed, of good colour, and rich, nutty llavour. They were grown by Air E. S. Brewster, of Awamoko.

As a sequel to the jockey’s strike at the Avondale races, the Auckland District Committee has suspended L. 11. Hewitt and J. O’Shea and E. Rae for the remainder of the season. J. Conquest was also summoned to appear before the committee, but as he was absent, consideration of his case was postponed.

At the Magistrate's Court, Napier, •James George Tracey, ...a Customs official, was charged with stealing £I4S, the properly of the Government. He was remanded until next Monday, Detective Butler (minted out that though the accused was Only at present charged with (he theft of this amount, the total defalcations would amount to thousands.

A rather unhiue case was heard at the Court, Wanganui, the other day, a mother being charged with failing to send a child to school. The •defendant stated that she had 17 children, 15 of whom were attending school. The Magistrate said thiil he would extend'the greatest clemency to the mother, who must have a very heavy harden imposed upon her with such a family. She would he fined 2s, and a month would he given to pay it. In another ease n rather important point was raised. The Court strongly commented upon the truant inspector not making fuller investigations before taking proceedings against: parents sending (heir children to the technical college. The inspector replied that he had no jurisdiction in technical college cases; they were sept on to him to prosecute, and he was compelled to do so. The Magistrate maintained that no one should start a prosecution without some knowledge of the fuels.

Germany and New Zealand, prior io the war, had developed business ngcregaling. a million sterling in value annually. Our imports from the enemy in 1913, when it was, of course, e. coiuuierciu 1 friend, :tm-

01111 led to £(587,033, and the exports totalled £337,-1-18. Germany look the whole of onr casein output, valued’ at £(5,4/32, and 70 per cent, of the seheelile ore mined iu Western Otago. Kauri gum valued at £27,389, and wool ’ £277,938, were the other chief items of export. 4s for the imports from Germany, valued at double our exports, the la lest statistical information shows that we were in the habit of getting' onethird of our supply of musical instruments, glass bottles, glassware, china and porcelain, and dyes from Germany. Motor vehicles and parts were imported to the extent of £71,230, but this figure represents only 73 per cent, of our total imports in I hat line. A onesided business entirely in imports used to lie conducted with Austria -Hungary,., from which in 1913 New Zealand took goods valued at £18,352, and from Turkey we imported £27,880, representing dried fruits.

Mr Wm. Blyth, of Opnnake. has just: returned from a nine months’ tour of America with"!he Chautauqua. Speaking to the Opnnake Times, Mr Blyth said that prices of commodities in America were sky high. Sugar was being ret-ailed in New York in March last a 1 8d per lb., and in Vancouver at Is per lb. Meat also was very dear, ami-not nearly as good quality as (he New Zealand article. An ordinary tail-or-made suit of clothes costs from £l7 upwards, whilst foodstuffs of all descriptions were much dearer than in New Zealand. Despite the tremendous cost of living the people seemed to have plenty of money to spend on amusements and dress. This, of course, was accounted for by the high wages prevailing. As elsewhere, the housing problem in America was a most acute on.e, it being estimated that, in the city of New York alone there were 75.000 houses short: of the requirements. “There is in America at the present time,”, said Mr Blyth, strong' evidence of bad feeling between the -American people and the British, the former regarding Britain as a bankrupt nation. This hostile feeling m being greatly engendered by the Hearst newspapers. The radical papers all over America are extremely hostile io Britain. They desire that New York he regarded as the financial hub of the world, and are, in this connection, very '‘jealous of London.”

In answering a query, a writer in the Auckland Star says that dividends of under:2os have been relumed on the (otalisator on winners. Desert Gold once paid 19s in the Awapuni Gold Cup, Bonomiana ISs, while in a large field at one of the Alanawutu Trotting Club’s meetings the winner only returned 17s (hi.

A tire occurred at Eeilding on Thursday night in the drapery premises known as Cobbc’s which destroyed the furnishing department slocks, and also Hobday's photographic studio on thoupsthirs floor. Cobb|k damage is about £3,000, and Hobday’s £4OO. The insurances are noP available.

In view of the prevalence of whooping cough in Foxton, the following treatment should be helpful;* A new-laid egg, broken shell and all in a basin, and cover with vinegar; leave for 24 hours, (hen mix and strain. Then add about a dessert spoon of pure olive oil and the same quantity of honey. Mix all together and give in teaspoon doses frequently.

When the guests at the official luncheon were being photographed on the steps of the new Parliamentary Building at 'Wellington, the crowd evidently regarded the affair tis a special view arranged for (he benefit of the people. They had a full and undisturbed view of His Royal Highness; but even the presence of the Royal guest could not deter them from familiarity with the popular leaders. “Now, look pleasant, Bill,” said a voice, and Air Alassey certainly did look pleasant. “Smile, Joe,” was the next command from the crowd, and Sir Joseph Ward did smile. —Post.

It is estimated that there were -10,000 spectators at the Royal review at Newtown Park, Wellington, yesterday. The crowd began to assemble early in order to secure vantage (mints, and there was some envy of the guests and privileged persons who arrived late and were escorted to reserved seats on a specially constructed ■ stand. Later, however, owing to faulty construction these special seats collapsed one by one, and the undignified full of the favoured ones added much to the enjoyment of the outsiders.

A story about the labour situation in England is to the effect that a man applied for a position, and asked eight guineas a week wages. He was told he-could have live guineas. His reply was, “It wouldn't pay me to lake that; sign my card.’’ The card was to show that he had applied for a jolt; he had purposely asked immMhan he thought would be (mid, and be then would, on showing the signed card to (he authorities, continue to receive from Hie Labour .Bureau 20s for himself, 10s (id for his wife, 10s for the first child, and 5s for each of his other children —a total of possibly four pounds, “and then all is well with him for another week of idleness.”

There is no doubt (says u London correspondent) that certain of! the overseas countries are beginning' to attract, women settlers. “Country Life” describes New Zealand as a good example,mud remarks: “Young 1 married women in an older generation used to object to going to New Zealand because they thought that educaljon was better in the Old Country, and they did noi fed sure that all their children would lake to farming. But lime has done away with these grounds of complaint. The New Zealand system of education is as good, ami perhaps better, than that at Home, Means are provided whereby a scholar of talent, however little his dr her start may he, can, by diligence ability, secure the best secondary education which the Dominion can supply.

“We must gel: back to the lost art

of nursing, or in a few generations the race will, he extinct,” said Dr. J. S. Keekie, of the Leys Institute ( (Auckland), iu the course of a lecture on food values. The point cropped up at question time, when someone wanted to know whether milk and butter were necessary in what is generally called a vegetarian diet. Me said that for (he young of each animal the mother's milk was 1 lie food which could give the best results. If the prevalent;, system of artificial feeding was persisted in, there would he no need for wars or pestilence to eradicate the human race. When the question of alcohol was broached, the lecturer said the daughters of drunkards were very rarely capable of lactation, and iu out; or two generations of a drunkard's progeny would die out.

A well-arranged display of New Zealand .honey, on view in one of (lie windows oi' 1 Ju j New Zealand Offices, .Strand, attracted much attention during .January. It was dispatched by the New Zealand Honey Producers’ Association, and was so arranged that the onlooker could observe the methods of packing, both as regards individual jars and completed boxes sent out to the trade, in the foreground stood a hive, of the Jj.'ing,strotli pattern, lent by JamLee and Son, Lx bridge, which is generally used throughout the Dominion. it is interesting to recall * that bees were first introduced into » New Zealand in .1829; and, after the early vicissitudes, bee-farming has* steadily increased. The census returns of 1910 showed that there were 8,244 households keeping bees * in the Dominion, the number of colonies being 57,540. Honey exported during 4910 amounted to 144,029 pounds, valued at £2*787.

Be emphatic. Insist on genuine NAZOL, Nothing like it for [n'cventing or relieving coughs and colds. No cold m Nazol-proof. 00 doses I/O.

The C. M, Ross Coy. are now established in Iheir lAmponiry premises in Slain Street, where business will be continued until the completion of their new premises.

A very successful concert was given at Shannon by a number of ladies and gentlemen from Foxton, in aid of the Methodist circuit. The Methodist choir contributed a number of items, which were much appreciated. The Foxton orchestra, under the eonductorship of Mr Osborne, pleased the audience with some fine selections. Mrs Goffin and Messrs Bullard and Nnttal contributed songs and recitations, each of which was encored. The .Mayor presided, and received a vote of thanks on the motion of Rev. Mr Harding.

Corrugated iron appears to be still fluctuating wildly in the matter of price, to the advantage, let if be hoped, of 'those who deal in it* otherwise the inconvenience' and loss caused to those who use the iron would be quite wasted. Some figures illustrating the peculiar gymnastics the retail price lias been performing have been obtained from a man bedding a responsible position who has had experience in buying iron. Twelve months ago corrugated iron was being sold up to £95 a ton, but later the price dropped Jo

under £SO. Two months ago

quotation obtained in New Plymouth ■was £54. Telegrams to Auckland xind Wellington brought, quotations of: £O2, so an order was placed in New Plymouth at £54. The quantity was found to be insufficient, and on an inquiry being made short -

Iv afterwards for more it: was learn-

ed that the price had risen to £O4, though the same iron was being sold. In Wellington last week corrugated iron was quoted at £75 per ton. —- Exchange.

Special services of a stirring character will he conducted this week-end hy lliQj famous Feilding Silver Band. The Band will arrive about 4.30 this afternoon, and will be met by the Scout Trumpet Band, who will march the visitors to the Post Ollicc, where they will form up and march through the Main Street to the Army Hall, where the Trumpet Band will entertain the visitors to tea. A, 'musical “blizzard” in Main St reel, at 0.30 p.m., will he given hy the Band, and on Sunday nurrning music- will he dispensed to residents of Lady's Mile, Robinson and Park Streets. At 11 o’clock a service- in the Army Hall: at 2.t0 p.m., Victoria Park; 0 p.m.. Mam Street, and at 7 p.m. the town Hall will he the cenlre of attraction; at 8.15 a. special after-church “rally” will he held, the Band opening the proceedings with Ihe Demo March in

Saul, in memory of the Foxtmt Boys who made the supreme sacrifice. “Padre’’ Macauloy will conduct all services, and seeing he has jus! returned from Germany, will have something interesting to say. ■>-

One Foxlon young lady had the pleasure of shaking hands with the Prince of Males, Whilst wailing outside the Parliamentary Buildings, near the Prince’s car, after the civic luncheon, Miss Kathleen Green, ol Marotiri, caught the Prince’s eye, and said “How do. Prince ’ Ihe Prince smiled nicely, extended his left hand, and replied: “Very well, thank yon; only rather tired.” At the first metcing of the local

football club il was decided to enter

liolli senior and Junior teams fur the Horowbenna Union’s competition, hut later, as there seemed to be a dearth of senior players, it was resolved to coniine the Club’s'operalions to the junior grade only r and the senior nomination was withdrawn. This week, however, omg,or two enthusiasts got round among (he senior players, with the result that sufficient were enrolled to ensure a senior fifteen, and the Horowbenna Union was notified that loxton would now play in both grades. The Cup nmlelies commence this a I ternoon, and the junior fifteen left for Levin at one o clock to play the Levin Wanderers’ junior combination. The Foxton seniors are playing Levin Wanderers seniors on Easton Park.