LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2135, 1 June 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There will bo no publication of “The Herald” on Thursday next. King’s Birthday.

The following are the vital statistics for Eoxlon for the month of May: —Births 7, deaths 4, marriage certificates issued 2.

The weekly united religions service will be -held in the Methodist Church to-night, and will be conducted by the Rev. \V. Paine.

The annual meeting of I lie Maimwatn Licensing Committee will he held at Foxton to-morrow, commencing at noon.

During the month of May rain fell locally on njpe days, the maximum fall, .52 inch, being on the ISlli. The total rainfall for the month'was 1.24 inches.

The death occurred at Manama. Pelorous Sounds, on May 28th, of Mrs Hannah Elizabeth Godsiff. Deceased was the only sister of Airs Procter sear.,- of Foxton.

The local Stille School was reopened yesterday. The attendance was 258, out of a total roll number of 387; the absentees being just a third of the total number on the roll. On 'Monday next the Royal will show two star features in their Fox programme, one featuring Virginia Pearson, and the oilier Albert Rav. '

Air and Mrs E. Tallersall were entertained by a number of their friends on Saturday night, and were presented with two Morris chairs oiv the eve of their departure from Palmerston North for Eoxlon. Air S. Jickeli was in the chair, and made the presenlatioi/. on behalf of the subscribers.—-Standard.

A military defaulter, Thomas Cole, of Napier, who has been wanted since .1.9.17, was arrested last week by Constable Satherley, at Te Ilqro, The man, on being questioned by this officer, admitted certain facts, and then “bolted,” but the run was short, the man being secured and brought to Otaki, says tluAMail. He was handed over to the military authorities at Palmerston North.

The unveiling of the Foxton Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial will take place on Thursday (King’s Birthday), at 2 pan. The following programme has been arranged:—(l) Hymi, “O God Our lielfj in Ages Past”; (2) Prayer, Rev. A. Harding; (3) Hymn, “Rock of Ages”; (4) Unveiling of Memorial by the Mayor: (5) Address, Rev. W. Kaine; (G) Dedication Prayer, Rev. T. Halliday; (7) Hymn, “For AH the Saints”; Benediction. Air R. T. Betty will lead the singing, and the Borough and Salvation Army Bands will take part. Air Betty would like the members of the various choirs and children to take part in the singing.

The saints are always nearest sin, This world of wickedness within: Arid though they claim to be the

best. They’re just as wicked as the rest. Though Pharisees with every breath Declare they have no fear of death, When colds are rife they’re always

sure. To rush for Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. —Advt. 9

Mis Barr will entertain members Hi' /the local Presbyterian Social Guild at her residence to-morrow.

Mr Hornblow left for Wellington yesterday to attend the conference of Hospital Boards, which opens today.

Best onions are now selling at £ll per ton in Auckland. In Christchurch they can be purchased at £7 per toil.

A claim for £I.OOO for alleged libel, George von Zeydlitz v. Uew Zealand Times, is set down for hearing at the Supreme Court at Wellington on June 4th.

Lawyer (handing cheque for £lO to workman who has been awarded £3O for compensation) : “Well, what are yon looking like that for?” Workman (gloomily) ; “I was just a-wondering who it was fell off the scaffolding —you or me.’' The week-end southerly winds appeared to come direct from the Arctic ice pack. It was the coldest weather experienced in this district for very many years. The fall of snow on the ranges was also the heaviest seen for many years. If more toothbrushes were used there would be fewer cases of pneumonia, said Major Thomas Darlington, of the. United Stales Army, in an address on the prevention of inllucnza, delivered before (be American Climatological and Clinical Association.

Two Auckland bakers have been fined £2 and £3 each for selling underweight bread. Two shopkeepers in the same city who sold bread which was not of the required weight were convicted, and each was ordered to pay !)s costs. The loaves were, purchased by them from a baker, and were sold by them to the public in good faith. The Hamilton Borough Council has increased the price of electricity and gas . in view of past losses on both systems. It has also decided to stop the use of electric radiators for the present. The increase in the price of gas is from 10s to 11s 8d per thousand feet, which is said to be the highest price for gas in Neve Zealand.

A litfle over a month ago (he men working at the Otira end of the tunnel were granted permission to engage under the contract system, and inquiries made by the Greymouth Star last week elicited the information that the contract system had worked admirably. The men are now earning approximately 23s per day, as compared with 18s formerly, and the work is going ahead at a reasonably rapid paee. Curious tricks were played by the marbles in the ballot which took place at Christchurch last week for a number of: sections which were opened for selection by discharged soldiers. In one instance it was discovered after the draw' had been made that (here had been one marble too many in the box, and the scrutineers requested a fresh ballot. By .some strange chance, however, the result was exactly the same as in (he (irsi instance. In another case an applicant drew second place no fewer than seven times before he finally obtained a “walk over"’ for one of the sections for which lie had applied.

The (Mini tunnel (reports (he Westport correspondent of 1i i o Christchurch Hun) has now been excavated to full dimensions lo a distance of one mile 37 (dmins at the Arthur’s Pass end, “where 05 men are working, and the lining has been completed to within four (dmins of that distance. At the Otira end 100 men are employed. The Minister of Public Works (Hon. J, G. Coates), while in Greymouth, mentioned that (he engineers had assured him that (he tunnel would be completed in 12 months’ time, though the electrification, the greater part of the machinery for which had been ordered, would take 18 months. Without being over-optimistic, he hoped Io see the tunnel in working order der in two rears’ time.

“There is nothing surer than that prices will come bade here before long: indications already manifest, this," said a Christchurch merchant to the Hun. “There has undoubtedly been too much gambling in stocks, and tlie attitude the banks have taken .up will soon affect this.” He went on to say that during the past, few years of prosperity, numbers of men started in business, largely as brokers, who had not the necessary training or financial hacking. The attitude of the hanks at that time allowed these men to gamble, and the cost of goods to the consumer was thus added to. Ho gave an instance of one man who had just contracted to buy Japanese goods through Australia. These goods had passed through several hands, and the Xew Zealand speculator, so far, has been unable to place them here. Unless he succeeds —and ruling prices are against him —he will probably go under. That the trade is beginning lo recognise that a. dangerous position lies ahead is borne

out by the fact that many firms bis own included, are keeping their Socks as low as possible. It' this tendency is general in other importing countries, the resulting slackening of orders will be a big factor in the reduction of prices. For, once orders begin to slacken off, manufacturers abroad will begin to get alarmed. A GOOD IXVEST.MFXT. You may have an attack of diarrhoea. dysentery or pa in in the Somaeli one of these days, and it will be well to remember that Ihe medicine that will give you relief is Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea liemedy. Buy a bottle to-day,’ It will be 1/6 well invested. For'sale everywhere, —Advt.

Local business people will observe a dose holiday on Thursday next (King’s Birthday), and will also observe the usual half-holiday to-morrow.

A dual role —Blanche Sackville, an English Society girl, and Mahlee, the half Chinese and half white girl —played by Xazimova in “The lied Lantern.”

The burning of the Legations in Pekin during the Boxer uprising of 1900 is faithfully reproduced on the screen in the Xazimova production, “The Red Lantern,” at the Town Hull this evening.

Owingto the partial disorganisation ~df (he Borough Band, the’ .bandmaster, Mr Holder, asks tor special rehearsals this evening and to-morrow evening by all willing to assist in the unveiling memorial ceremony on Thursday afternoon next.

At the Master!on Magistrate’s Court on Saturday, Alfred Cole and William H. Wilson were each convicted and lined £5 for selling underweight broad. Both defendants pleaded guilty. The prosecutions were conducted under instructions from the inspector for the Public Health .Department, to whom the bread had been sold.

During a discussion on the high price of woollen goods at the Auckland Provincial Conference of the Farmers’ Union last week, Mr A. A. Ross said that the extreme prices of woollen goods in the Dominion were due to the fad that the New Zealand woollen mills could sell their output for export at fabulous prices. Not withstanding that there was a huge accumulation of wool in Britain it was under Government control, and the Home mills could not obtain the raw material.

“I strongly advise you to buy now, madam, us these . goods will he double the price within a few months. This stock phrase, it is reported, was the means of thousands of pounds worth of articles changing hands. One scarcely hears it now in any establishment. It’s played out. Many of the self-same articles are now window priced at considerably reduced prices, much to the chagrin of many purchasers. It is difficult to say whether the drop is due to the activities of the Board of Trade or increased supplies. The fact remains that prices in many drapery lines are showing a steady decline.