LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2149, 13 July 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Miss Pigolt, daughter of Mr and Mrs E. Pigott, of Moutoa, left Wellington on Saturday on a trip to England.

Constable J. O’Donoghue is at present on relieving duly at Shannon during the absence of the local constable on holiday leave.

The Napier Daily Telegraph was vesterdav fined .CIO for publishing statements as to the investments on the tot a lisa lor at the recent Hastings meeting.

The united religious service to be held in the Presbyterian Church tonight, commencing at 7.15 o’clock, will be conducted by Captain Collin.

Mr L. J. Eurrie, who recently underwent an operation lor appendixdtis in a private hospital at Palmerston North, returned to his home to-day. . AnH

Loan proposals fur raising ;UU),000 for water and sewerage schemes for the Matumata township were carried on Eriday by a htrge majority. The liguros were: —Eor the proposal, 10 !; against, 17.

The conference of Ecdorated School Committees was opened in Wellington last night. Messrs Hornblow (Eoxlon), J. A. Nash, M.P., and Le Grange (Palmerston N.), are representing the Manawatu. Mildred Harris will be seen ip her third Lois Weber picture at the Royal to-morrow and Thursday nights. It is entitled “Eor Husbands Only,” and, exclusive as the title may sound, it is intended for the entire family.

At a meeting"held at Palmerston North, all present formed themselves into a committee, with power to'add to their number, to obtain signatures to a petition for presentation to the Minister of Railways, protesting against the removal of the railway station from its present! site, and favouring an island station scheme, as suggested by Mr Hiley, the late Manager of Railways.

A quiet wedding was celebrated at the local Methodist Church on Wednesday last, when Miss Gladys Seadden, second daughter of Mr and Mrs G. IV. Seadden, of Foxton, was married to Mr Frank Cresswell, of Ballanec. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Rita Seadden, as bridesmaid, and the bridegroom’s brother acted as best man. The Rev. A. Harding was the officiating clergyman. Mr and Mrs Cresswell will take up their residence at Ballance.

PREVENTS THEM BREAKING. If you have chilblains, bathe your feet in water as hot as you can bear it, and then apply Chamberlain’s Pain Balm freely. Chamberlain’s Pain Balm will work wonders. It allays the itch, reduces the inflammation, and prevents chilblains breaking. For sale everywhere.—Advt.

Owing to the big football match at Palmerston to-morrow, all hockey matches are postponed. Jams have been advanced 2d per pound by the manufacturers, consequent, it is believed, upon the recent rise in the price of sugar. The local Dorcas Society would be pleased to receive gifts of left-off clothing, parcels of which may be left at the Council chamber. Accounts amounting to £1,032 17s 2d wore passed for payment at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council.

A demonstration of fruit tree pruning by the Government Orchard Inspector (Mr Whelan) will lake place in Mr R. J. Thompson’s orchard to-morrow afternoon.

We understand that Mr F. S. Easton, vice-president and treasurer of (he Foxton Racing Club, has tendered bis resignation to the committee.

At last night’s Council meeting a letter from the Chamber of Commerce, recommending the Council to take into consideration the question of providing a garbage cart for the Borough was “received.”

Very little wheat will be sown in the ftandon district this year, a farmer there has informed a pressman. Grass seed crops offer a much better return on the rich agricultural soil of the Saiulon district.

One of the lasi pictures made by tiie late Harold Lockwood was “(Shadows of Suspicion,” a Metro special story of the British Secret Service. This special will be screened at the Town Hall cm Saturday, together Avith another feature to be announced in Thursday’s issue.

There were present at the monthly meeting of the Borough Council held last night: The Mayor (Mr J. Chrystall), and Crs. Hunt, Bryant, Kami, Coley, Parkin, ' McMurray, Thompson, and Walker. An apology for absence was received from Or. Pearson.

The Poxton Volunteer Fire Brigade made application at last night’s Council meeting for the Council to pay the premiums for insurance of members against accident, the cost of Avhich Avould be £4 5s (id. —ft was decided to make a donation to the Brigade of this amount.

Mr A. V. Messena, chairman of directors of the Kaponga Dairy Company, and a member of the Pltham County Council, is at present visiting Poxton, and is the guest of Mr and Mrs (I. Coley. Mr Messena is a brother of the late Mr S. Messena, of Poxton.

As showing (lie scarcity of houses

for renting purposes in Ashburton, it is slated that: the other day a local body had a cottage to let, mving to the ncAV clerk appointed being li single man, and not requiring a dAvelling. The Board had so many applicants for the House .that they decided to select, the successful lessee by ballot.

'West China is the phu-e !o live in in these days of high cost of living'. Air -Julian Arnold, U.S. commercial attache at Coking, told a New York audience that anthracite coal sells there for Is a (on, while wheat can he obtained for Is 3d a bushel. Eggs are three for a half-penny. But, as the attache pointed out, West China cannot get the stuff out, though they are rapidly assimilating. Occidental ideas, and are particularly keen for American methods.

At last night’s Council meeting the Alayor said that the local Beautifying Society was anxious to assist the Council in connection with the laying out of Easton Park, and he suggested that the Society should he asked to appoint three members to confer with the Reserves Committee of the Council in this work. This suggestion was adopted, and it was decided that us soon ns the Committee draw up specifications for fencing the ground tenders will be invited for the carrying out of the work. „

A loan for the extension of electric light was carried in Eeilding on Wednesday, but loans for a soldiers’ memorial, tar-sealed roads, and road-making machinery, were lost. The Alayor (Mr Harford) look the result badly. He said he was sorry they lost the roads. A voice: “We haven’t lost them. They’re still here.” Air Harford: “1 hope they’ll stay here. They are only lit for yon. I consider the-.voting to-day "is an insult to the Council. I elected last year for two years. lam going to do my best for the rest of the term ask me to do anything to the roads. After that you cun get someone else to do your dirty work.” His Worship then disappeared into the Council Chambers. .

Many matters of importance to agricultural and pastoral interests of the Dominion have been dealt with by the Board of Agriculture during the past week. Lengthy conference has taken place with the Minister and the Director of Agriculture relative to the linding of new markets for New Zealand produce (principally meat and live stock), rural education, wheat-growing, and shipping. Several of these were fully discussed by the Council of Agriculture at its just concluded conference. Among other questions were: —Advertising of New Zealand produce in Great Britain; obtaining shipping, space to North and South America for pedigree stock and fruit; congestion of the freezing works and securing shipping space for meat, including a proposal from AVeddel and Company, of London, advocating that at least 25 per cent, of shipping space be made available for free meat as from Ist July; boys’ agricultural clubs; testing of pedigree breeding cattle submitted £or public sale.

The Manaia Town Board decided on- Thursday night last to submit a loan proposal of £34,020 to the ratepayers for the installation of a water and drainage scheme, An Otaki schoolboy (Master Keith St. George) recently cycled on a push-bike to Wanganui. On Thursday he cycled back to Otaki, doing the trip from Wanganui to Otaki in eight hours —a very good performance for a schoolboy.

As evidence of the trend of events and the coming downfall of “mere man,” a motor cycle passed through Manaia oir Friday with a lady on the cycle, whilst “hubby” sat comfortably in the side-car nursing the baby.—Exchange.

An old Wairarapa identity states that the main roads were in a bettor condition lifty years ago than (hey are to-day. In those days the individual settlers assisted in constructing and maintaining the roads to their gates, and he suggested reverting to this system again if other labour was unavailable. In his opinion, the main Wairarapa roa,d was a disgrace to the controlling authorities.

An enthusiastic gathering of his Stratford district supporters entertained Mr J. B. Hine, ox-member, and presented him with a cheque for £I,OOO, The Prime Minister sent a message expressing the hope that Mr Hine would again he in Parliament. This is the second presentation made to Mr Hine, the northern end of the electorate having already presented him with £OSO. One hundred years ago on May 3rd, a plough was put to New Zealand soil for the first time. An account of the event was written by Rev. J. Butler, in the Church .Missionary Society’s report for 1820. “I put the agricultural plough into New Zealand soil for the first time, and felt much pleasure in holding it after the bullocks. This day, 1 (rust, will be remembered, and the anniversary kept by ages yet unborn,”

Two children arrived at the Riverton School on Tuesday last (says the “Western Star), each carrying two plugs of gelignite, which they had taken from their uncle’s residence under the impression flint they were lolly slicks. They were engaged dividing the spoil amongst their fellow playmates when discovered hy their teacher. Needless to say, (lie spoil was instantly commandeered.

The Levin School Committee is np in arms against the proposed actio n of the Education Board'to cancel the additions to the local school. The Board maintains that because a Catholic- school was opened there recently, and the Board having decoded to erect a new school in a rural area near Levin, thereby relieving the congestion at the main school, there is no need now for the additions. The Committee can’t see it in that light, and a strong protest has been forwarded to 'Wellington. During the month of June fhe arrivals in New Zealand numbered 2 ; 827, and the departures 3,84(3. Of the arrivals 1,942 came from Australia, and 1,895 wen); to Australia. On the other hand, 485 persons came here from the United Kingdom, and 287 left for that part of the world. No fewer than 25(i persons left for the United States, as against 94 who arrived from there. Included in the above totals are Chinese: Arrivals 119 males, 29 females; departures, 38 males, 4 females.

A party on the hunt for some exhilarating amusement played rather a mean trick on a Napier taxidriver. There were two ladies and (wo men in the party, and they sum■moned a car from a well-known garage at about 11 p.m. After the party had been over the hills, round the Port, enjoying their young selves all the time, the car ran short of benzine in Napier South, and came to an abrupt stop. The driver announced to his happy party: “You’ll be all right here for a bit. I’ll slip along and get some juice.” There was no apparent objection to the proposal, and much laughter and merriment accompanied the parting. Alien the driver returned his car was still there, but the fares had flown and there was no appearance of anything suggestive of the party’s thoughtfulness, for the driver was busy the next day inf his efforts to collect a little bill for the hire of the car.

There was a tense moment or two at the Dunedin Police Court last week (says'Die Otago Daily Times), when the Magistrate (Mr J. K. Bartholomew, S.M.) sentenced a Belgian girl, Enill de Ciess, to he detained in the Salvation Army Home for a period of twelve months. The girl was about 20 years of age, but she looked much younger. She was charged with having no lawful visible means of support. The evidence went to show that she had lived at Auckland with a Chinaman named Wong Yen for about seven months. The pair had then come to Wellington, where the girl had left Wong Yen to visit a friend in Dunedin. Wong Yen had, it was stated, given her £lO to make the trip. In Dunedin the girl had visited another Chinaman, and had been arrested for vagrancy. Wong Yen had thereupon travelled from Wellington to give evidence on behalf of the girl. He said he was prepared to marry her. The Magistrate, however, ordered her to be detained in (he Army Home. On hearing the sentence Wong Yen, who was sitting down, fell forward on his face in a famt, and the girl immediately rushed forward to his assistance. She was grabbed by a policeman, but struggled frantically to get away, and was finally removed by two policemen from the Court. AVong Yen was carried out and soon came to again.

On Saturday next a most interesting and exciting serial will be commenced at the Royal, entitled •‘The House of Hate.” This is one of Bathe’s best, The super-feature, “Upstairs,” featuring .Mabel Normand, will also be shown on Saturday evening, for one night only. Ordinary prices will be charged.

Mr Justice Salmond does not be-., iievo in “turning the other cheek.” In upholding an appeal from a conviction at Hamilton for causing a disturbance in a train, bis honour said that if a man was assaulted in a railway carriage, ho was entitled to defend himself. He did not think an amendment: asked for to convict appellant of behaving in an offensive manner was justified in this case. The Rcv\ Jasper Calder recently delivered an address in Auckland dealing with the lack of union among the churches and its cause. “It is,” said Mr Calder, “ a curious fact that ill-temper, want of charity, hasty judgment, spite, wrath, malice, and envy seem to bo the peculiar vices of the otherwise keen churchman and professing Christians. There is no greater blight on the whole of Christendom than its unhappy divisions. The first step towards union is to get something like friendliness in the individual churches. Trust, charity, and eon-t?

tidence arc needed between the various denominations.”

The following' eases of infectious diseases were notified in the Palmerston X. Hospital Board district; during the month of June: —Palmerston N., scarlet fever 5, diphtheria 5, luhemilosis I, influenza 5, pneumonia 1, chicken pox 1; Redding, scarlet fever 1, diphtheria 2, tuberculosis 1, influenza 9, pneumo- s nia 1, measles 1, hydatids 1. Poxton, diphtheria 5, influenza 5, chicken pox 2. Levin, diphtheria 2, typhoid 1, tuberculosis 1, chicken pox 2. Olaki, influenza 3, pneumonia 1, Rongoloa, influenza 2, Kairanga, scarlet fever 1, influenza 6. | Oroua, diphtheria 1, influenza 5, pneumonia 1. Kiwifea,! pneumonia 1, Pohangina, scarlet fever 1, influenza 2. Manawatu, diphtheria 2, influenza 22. Horowhemm, diphtheria 4, influenza 10. Total 11(3 cases.