LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2134, 29 May 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Monday.—Ethel Clayton tyn “The Mystery Girl,” also “Silent Mystery,” episode 8. Mr Baildon, who has been manager of the local gas works lor the past three years, resigns at the end of next month to take up fanning.

The loeal State school will reopen on Monday, after having been closed for a fortnight owing to influenza.

This district is experiencing a particularly cold snap, with biting southerly winds. The Tararna ranges are covered with snow. The dramatic episodes’ of the Boxer rising are enacted with verily in Nazimova’s “Red Lantern.” Town Hall, on Tuesday.

Snow fell yesterday evening in Wellington- and up the line as far as Shannon. There was a slight fall at Palmerston. •

■The Town Hall management wish it made known that, commencing on Vfednesday next, the pictures will commence at 7.30 pan., excepting Salurdavs.

A special meeting of (lie Eoxton Borough Counei|j|VW'ill he held on Monday evening)** I 7.30 o’clock. Business: Gasworks manager, and genera).

The work in connection with the installation of the new purifiers at the loeal gas works is. now well in hand, and should lie completed before the end of June.

On Thursday nighl Mr M. M. Clark’s drapery establishment in Levin was burglariously entered, and a quantity of goods stolen. This is the second occasion within a tew weeks that these premises have been burgled.

A tremendous gale swept, over Canterbury on Thursday night. A policeman on duly at Christchurch at the .time says the gale reminded him of the explosion of a big dump in Era nee. The heaviest gusts tore along' tlie streets at tremendous speed, am! to walk against them was all but impossible. The schools in the ‘Wellington Education District, which have been closed for the term holidays, will re-open on Tuesday next. The Board has been in touch with the Health Department, and has been advised that there is no reason why the schools should not be re-open-

Mr Black, of Palmerston. North, yesterday visited Eoxton, mid con'i'eiTcd with, the Reserves Committee of the Borough Council in connection with the laying out of Easton Park. The ground was inspected and members bad a long discussion with Mr Black as to the best method of dealing with tire reserve. The question will be further discussed by the Council at Monday night’s meeting. 1

Supplies of memorial plaques which the War Office is distributing to the next of kin of those who fell in the war are now being received by Base Records. The plaques are made of copper, live inches in diameter and circular in. shape. They are simple, yet artistic in design. Each plaque bears the words: “He died for freedom and honour.” On the front there is a representation of Britannia holding aloft a’ laurel wreath, and in the foreground is the British lion. The regimental number and name of the deceased will be engraved on eaeli plaque. Mothers! Protect your little ones from colds and coughs. Give them NAZOL on sugar. Sprinkle baby’s pillow. Safe and pleasant.

Mild influenza- is still very prevalent locally.

We arc asked to state that the local Sunday schools will remain closed to-morrow.

Attention is directed to the Foxton Motor and Engineering Co., Ltd.’s advertisement, which appears to-day. Mr Freeman received a (‘able from Mrs Freeman, slating that she and the children are in good health. Colon was reached on the 24th, after a splendid trip'so far.

There was a very poor attendance at the Koval on Thursday night, to witness the screening of the splendid antarctic picture secured by the Shaekleton expedition. The screening and lecture were much appreciated by those who attended., On H.M.S, Renown the Prince of AVales made a personal gift to the Prime Minister (Mr Massey) of a framed autographed photograph of himself in the uniform of a captain in the Navy. The photograph by Vandyk, Loudon, is signed “Edward P., 1920.” It is a' beautiful plain silver frame, chased with the Prince’s arms. Mr Massey is extremely proud of the gift.

At a Taranaki conference between the Education Board and the Minister of Education, the H*m. C. J. Parr slated emphatically that he was not in favour of the change proposed, by the Kew Zealand Educational Institute,'whereby the control of educational matters would be taken away from the hoards and placed in the hands of local bodies. He did not think they were the people to control the education of the children, and he appreciated very much the self-denial of the men who 'were undertaking the work of school committees and education boards.

Repeated applications were made by local school committees to the Board for the rent of the old residence on the, school grounds, but without success. The Board has now notified the Committee that, on the recommendation of Mr Fraser, it has agreed to hand over the control of the building to the Committee as from May Ist. The .Board will expect the Committee to keep the building in a reasonable state of repair, and to pay rates and insurance, the balance of rent to be paid into the Committee’s fund.

A Marlon deputation met the Postmaster-General (Hon. J. G. Coates) and the Minister of Justice (Hon. E. P. Lee), on Thursday afternoon, at Wellington, to ask for a new post office for the borough. It was pointed out that, though the population had increased greatly, the post office had not been enlarged, and was now quite inadequate. Mr Coatucs said he was aware of the’ position. The difficulty was as to securing the Courthouse site to permit of an extension. The deputation said they .wanted a new office on a new site with a money-order office and savings bank. Mr Coates promised to send an.officer to report as to the town hall site, which was suggested.

At the quarterly meeting of the Executive of Hie local Patriotic Society, held oa Thursday evening. the secretary reported that letters had been sent out making - application for the repayment of Joans overdue. An application for assistance was received from a Foxton returned soldier now resident in another district. The sum of £lO was granted, and it was decided to make further enquiries into the case and grant a farther £lO if necessary. A grant of 30s per week for six months was made to another soldier through the Hawera fund, and it was decided to pay the general expenses of the deceased ])arent of a local soldier killed at the front.

The question of the clothing of the hoys at the Auckland Grammar School was discussed by the Grammar Schools Board, at its last meeting, says the Herald. The members agreed that “shorts”, were inadequate during the winter time, ns the resulting exposure to cold might .sow the seeds of rheumatism or other disease. It: was decided that the chairman should confer with the headmaster, Mr J. W. Tibbs, on the matter. A member also raised the question 'of headgear worn during the summer time. He said that the “oyster shell” caps were a menace, in that they exposed'the nerve centres to risk- of meningitis. The chairman, Professor A. P. AV. Thomas suggested the adoption of n slouch hat, similar to that worn by boy scouts. The matter was referred to the chairman and the headmaster to report to the hoard. Manawalu loses one of its most, picturesque and loyal native chiefs with the death of Hare Rukena Te Awe Awe, head of the Rangitane Tribe, of the Rangiotu district. The deceased, who died on Monday after a four months’ illness, was a line type of Maori, prominent with his tribe in lighting for the Government against the unruly rebels of tho early days, when he was awarded the New Zealand war medal for his services. Deceased, who was a widower, was a son of Wirenm Kingi, chief of the Rangitanes, and’will be succeeded in the chieftainship by his well-known son, Manawaroa Te Awe Awe. THE COSTLY COUGH.

The uneared for cough, the cough you let go on, hoping it will cure itself, is the costly cough.- It. is the cough that annoys you, keeps on hacking and (earing the delicate and sensitive membranes and tissues of the throat until it is almost impossible to get relief. Take care of your cough now. Take Chamberlain's Cough .Remedy, You will be surprised how quickly it will soothe and relieve your cough.' For sale everywhere.-—Advt.

“No one is allowed to lake the coal that falls on to the railway line out of trucks,” said Sergeant Matthew, at the Court at Te Kuiti. "Keen a railway employee would be liable if he took that coal.”

■ There are at present on view in Mr Perreau’s window four handsome wedding cakes-—splendid samples of the pastrycook's art. This implies that four weddings are to be celebrated next week.

The turnover of the New |/feoaland Co-operative Dairy Company, Ltd., lasi season, in butter, cheese, and casein, exceeded £2,500,000. These, figures were given in an interview with Mr W. Goodfellow, managing director of the company. The Pohangina Valley rejoices in a young lady of six feet three, and h lad of six feet seven, in their hoots. Both are in their ’teens, and are healthy and handsome specimens of our colonists, says a correspondent of the Palmerston Times.

Archibald Gilson Bcrgcnsen, charged at Palmerston this* week with failing to parade for active service, was sentenced lo eighteen months’ bard labour, Herbert Garfield Currie, similarly charged, was sentenced to two years'. Subsequently a period of-six months was remitted in Currie's favour.

In liis will, liitely proved, a wellknown English tilled ■ sportsman made (he following bequest; “1 bequeath to my brother —(named) the sum of one shillin'’ 1 to show my appreciation of his- noble sacrifice to his country in avoiding 1 military service until compelled to join up.” The testator had served with the forces.

The effect of music on animals was once tested by a violinist in a menagerie. The influence of the violin was greatest on the puma, which became much excited when quick time was played, but was soothed by slower measures. Wolves showed an appreciative interest, lions and hyenas were 'terrified, leopards were , unconcerned, and monkeys stared in wonder at the performer.

The committee that is in charge of the arrangements for the local Eire Brigade’s plain and fancy dress ball, to be held in the Town Hall next Thursday night, are sparing no efforts in order to make this function the most successful of its kind. Tickets are selling well, and as the number available is limited, those who wish to attend should make early application for same. They are obtainable from all members of the Committee.

Sir Robert Stout, in the Wanganui Supreme Court, referring to the recent wave of crime in the Manawatu district, where thefts had taken, place from the goods sheds, said it appeared that either the police had effected a go-slow policy and were not doing their duly, or that some people regarded thieving as a thing that was not wrong. He believed the police would do their best, to stop this thieving. In Manawatu, however, they had had two serious eases of theft recently, but no arrests had been made.

The Wellington section of the Post mid Telegraph Oflicers’ Association has passed a resolution, “That this meeting' is of opinion that: (lie Prime Minister is again sidestepping our demands, and calls,upon the executive to demand a reply within seven days; failing a satisfactory reply within the stilted time it he an instruction to the Wellington delegates to the eonferenee to press for immediate drastic action. The meeting also pledged itself to support the executive wholeheartedly in any action it might take to overcome anv setback.

That the dipping season be’altered to February, .March and April, was the tenor of a remit moved at the Farmers’ Union conference at Feilding on Thursday, by Air G. McGregor (Wanganui). Mr W. B. Matheson uttered a note of warning against slice]) being dipped late in the year, as they would then be liable to (-outmet pneumonia. This argument was used against, the mover’s that sheep dipped late in the year were in better condition for shearing in the following season. Tiie motion was rejected.

A big Christchurch retailer - fold a Sun reporter that, apart from the question of sentiment, Australasia lost a big chance of reducing the cost of living by refusing to trade with Germany immediately after peaee was declared. Goods bought then by America and England will shortly make their appearance, but at high prices. Yet (hey were-origi-nally purchased under the most favourable conditions of exchange and at bedrock prices. The exchange rate with Germany ran from 300 to 400 marks to the pound sterling, instead of about 20. On January 28th the exchange rate was 3G7 marks. This meant fortunes to English and American buyers. America had really “cleaned up" Germany of goods, and had even bought large quantities of freehold. Whole blocks of houses in Berlin had been purchased under favourable rates of exchange by American investors. .Now tlie German rate of exchange is down to about 150 'marks, and the German Government lias put on an export tax of 50 to 150 per cent, to adjust exchanges. In addition, nothing call be exported from Germany m>w except under license. Even France joined in the rush to trade with Germany. Wany“Frem;h” perfumes and soaps were bought originally in Germany and re-export-ed from France. For Influenza, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 1/9, 2/9.