LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2137, 8 June 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The biennial election of members of the Wanganui Education Board will he held on July 2.151. Nominations close on June 30th.

The president of (he local Chamber of Commerce (Mr J. M. Barr) communicated with the General Manager of Railways (Mr McVfiler) yesterday, urging him to come to Foxlon and discuss railway matters with the Chamber and representative public men.

The death occurred at Hie Auckland Hospital last week of Major George Melville Burlinson, bile superintendent of the Weraroa Training Farm, in his (Kith year. Prior to going to Weraroa,.deceased was at Cavershani Industrial School,. Dunedin.

Mr William Eortesqnc, of Picton, celebrated bis 103rd birthday. Upon being presented to H.H.IT. the Prince of Wales at Picton recently, the lively old man remarked: “Yes, 1 remember your father, your grandfather, and your great-grandfather, too; and 1 also lived in the reign of George III.”

Just lie fore the verdict in the Ponsonby murder (-use was given, the accused’s brother Charles, who had been a witness for the defence, was seized with a lit outside the Court. After the jury had given its verdict lie suffered another attack. He was carried from the vestibule into the open air, where he recovered.

A sad illustration of (he moral tone existing in'some circles at the present time in Auckland was given in two affiliation cases called at the Magistrate’s Court on Friday morning. In one instance the putative father was 1(5 years of age, and in the other 17 years. In each case the mothers were older than, the youths. “A farmer must he something of a philosopher,” said Mr F. IJeverdJ, of the New Zealand Refrigerating Company, at a luncheon tendered to the Lincoln College students, “and must be prepared for disappointment.” Farmers, like most others in the community, had a tendency to expect to buy their needs at prewar prices, but wanted to sell at post-war values. That could not be done.

The election of members for the Wanganui Education Board will be held on Wednesday, July 21st. Nominations close on Wednesday, June 30th, with Mr W. H. Swanger, returning officer, Wanganui. The following are the retiringmembers, all of whom are eligible for re-election: —Messrs Fred Pirani (Wanganui Urban Area), L. R. Bryant (Palmerston North Urban Area), W. A. Collins (West Ward), A. J. Jublin (North Ward), and H. Mclntyre (South Ward). After theatre, dance or party take NAZOL, Prevents chill from changing atmospheres. Convenient for pocket or bag. 1/6 for 60 doses.

Poxton is about clear of the recent influenza epidemic. There is still, however, a fair amount of sickness in the community.

The local Fire Brigade desires to acknowledge receipt of donations of five guineas each from Mr J. P. Smith and Messrs Pearson and Head.

The local Fire Brigade has decided to pay ten shillings to the taxi first arriving at the fire station and hauling the engine to an outbreak of life.

For striking a man without provocation, at the same time using obscene language in the presence of women, a man named James Collins was lined £3 at the Otaki Police Court on Saturday.

The great Thaw case, will he brought to many people's mind by the picture “The Woman Who Gave,” to be 'shown next week at The Royal, as i(. features the world-famous actress, Evelyn Nesbit (Mrs Thaw) and her son Russell Thaw.

A campaign has been commenced in this district for the raising of £25,000 for a Y.M.C.A. site and building in Palmerston North. Already several substantial donations have been promised, and it is anticipated that (he sum aimed at will ho secured.

The Auckland branch of the Educational Institute received the report of delegates to the recent conference at Wellington of inspectors and teachers. The meeting passed a unanimous*, motion in condemnation of the reduction in the marks of Auckland teachers, and also in condemnation of latest grading regulations, on the ground that (hey were inequitable and discredited by resolution passed at the AVellinglon conference. The meeting further recommended that the Managing Committee communicate with the Minister and later form a deputation in support of (he protest. At the local police court yesterday morning, before Mr Hornblow, J.P., W. Howe was charged with riotous behaviour while drunk in a 'public place, to wit, the Town Hall, on Saturday night. There was no appearance of accused, who was allowed out on hail. Mr Reid, licensee of the Town Hall, said accused entered the hall in company with another man, and without a ticket. When' asked for the ticket he became abusive. It: was subsequently ascertained that he had purchased a ticket but had dropped it. Accused’s' conduct was such that witness had to send for the police. Constable O’Donoghue gave evidence as to accused's . conduct and subsequent arrest. Constable Woods gave corroborative,evidence, and accused was lined £3.

The session of the local branch of the Workers’ Educational Association will open on Monday evening next, at 7.30 o’clock. A preliminary meeting was held last night, when (he tutor, Mr M. Ayrton, was (iresent. There was a good attendance, the Mayor (Mr J. Chryklall) presiding. Mr Ayrton mentioned that at the present time the only night he had available for the Foxton class was Mondays. On Tuesdays the Shannon class met, on Wednesdays two classes were held in Palmerston North, on Thursdays Feilding, and on Fridays Levin. If Foxton would take Monday in the meantime he believed he would be able to arrange with the Feilding students to change their night to Monday, and thus allow the Foxton (doss to meet on Thursdays. The meeting unanimously decided to fall in with Mr Ayrton's suggestion, and the first meeting of the class will be held next Monday night. A meeting of ladies was held at Bangotea last week to discuss the best way in which the women could assist to raise funds for the Wilhtrd Home for Children. Airs Crabb, accompanied by .Mrs A. A. Martin, of Palmerston Xorth, explained the. aims of the Board of Management in organising the Home, and stall'd that they hoped that representative women of each district which supported the institution would have a seat on the Finance Committee, and that a member of each of the public bodies contributing to the funds would be elected to the Advisory Board, so that the whole of the Hospital Board District would be kept in touch with the management, of the Home. The meeting expressed their wish to assist, and offered their services to collect donations of money from the surrounding district as soon as they could be organised. They also promised to do what they could for the street stall held weekly on Thursdays in Palmerston North.

“Since the war the Government has spent some 18 millions of money in buying farms for a comparatively small number of soldiers. One of those millions spent in developing the paper-making industry would have been attended with' far less risk, would have given employment to, proportionately, far more soldiers, and .would have made the newspapers of the Dominion independent of foreign countries for paper supplies. The mania for buying out experienced farmers at high prices, and replacing them with returned soldiers on heavily-mortgaged properties at a time when values of meat and wool appear to he on the decline, seems to us to have been carried to a dangerous extreme, and it: is about lime it dawned upon the Government that industrial development is much more desirable in New Zealand to-day than an increase in the exportable surplus of agricultural products.” - Christchurch Sun.

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The Pope informed die Irish bishops visiting Rome Unit Sinn Fein methods wore deplorable, and must be denounced.

The-united'church service will be held in the Salvation Army Hall at V.lb o’clock this levelling. The service will be conducted by the Rev. Mr Ijarding. Miss Barker, principal of the Ngatawa Girls’ School, at Marlon, was found in a state of collapse in a bathroom, and died shortly afterwards.

We regret to record the death of Miss Stella Edlin, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edlin, of Reeve Street, which took- place on Sunday last. The deceased young lady had been ill for some months, following an .attack of influenza. The parents and family will have the sympathy of a large circle of friends in their bereavement. The funeral took place this afternoon, the service being conducted by (lie Rev. Thus. Hattiday.

Mr VcVilley, General Manager of Railways, visited Palmerston yesterday and had a heart to heart talk with the Mayor and several Counciltors. Nothing is to be divulged until next Council meeting, but it is understood that Mr McVilley outlined, confidentially, several projected railway changes of a more or less radical character. Some say that it is proposed to transfer the railway station and sheds some distance south, others that it is proposed to loop the main trunk system round Boundary Road. The proposed closing of Cook Street, branch- line to the abattoirs, siding to the gasworks, and exchange of land for the extension of the Palmerston cemetery, are said to have been amongst the items discussed. —Times.,