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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The secretary of the local Tennis Club has received an invitation to members to attend the Terrace End Club’s annual dance, to be held tomorrow night.

A meeting of all interested in the formation of a salvage corps, to work under the direction of the local Eire Brigade, will lie held in the Council,Chamber on Thursday evening next, at 8 o’clock.

Letters received from Mr James Bull, after whom the township of Bulls was named about fifty years ago, indicate (hat he is in vigorous health and enjoying life in England. Ho is approaching ninety years, savs the Times.

Into this whirl of passion, laughter, and care-free revelry plunges the hero, vreariug in bis .button-hole a Crimson Gardenia, a fateful (lower which, be little knew, was the emblem of a deep-rooted scheme of a band desperate plotters. Gee “The Crimson Gardenia,” at the Royal on Saturday.

A Palmerslon resident who was in Hastings last week, was desirous of returning without delay to attend urgent business, and offered a flying school officer who happened to be there £29 for the trip; but £35 being the price, he came by (rain, and his fare cost one and fourpenee less than £1. —Times. At the executive meeting of the Manawatu Plaxworkers’ Union, held on Saturday, the following resolution was carried; —“That this Executive of the Plaxworkers’ Union .agrees with the questions asked by Mr H. At more, ALP. for Nelson, re racecourse reserves, . and further consider that those reserves would make suitable sites for workers’ homes.”

The question of suppressing Mary Pickford pictures in view of the newspaper reports of her divorce proceedings was discussed at the last meeting of the Gisborne Borough Council. One councillor contended that it was a mistake to train the children.to look on Mary Pickford as a heroine in view of the press reports of her private life. The incident closed with the Mayor remarking that if people objected they could prevent their children from going to the pictures. Economical and efficacious, every drop of NAZOL soothes and relieves coughs, colds and sore throats. (59 doses 1/9 at chemists or stores.

Skating will held at the Town Hil'll to-night. ’ A donation of .1,000 guineas has been given by Mr and Mrs F. Z. I). Ferriman to the Ashburton County War Memorial funds.

The united church service, to be held this evening at 7.15 o’clock, in the Army Hall, will be conducted by the Rev.’ Thos. Holliday. % ,The imported trotting horse Homeleigh Dick was refused a passage to .Nelson on the Kaitoa. When the horse was placed on board, the firemen and seamen declined to sail in (lie vessel, and consequently Homeleigh Dick had to be brought ashore again.

The 'Wellington South police were informed yesterday that Mrs Barnard, of 11, Hall Street, who had been mising since 9.30 a.m. on the 13th instant, had been found wandering in the scrub at Mornington, between Brooklyn and Island Bay. She was in good health, and avus taken to her home.

Some produce merchants in Timaru, in view of the plentiful supplies of cheap potatoes and the certainty that there will be a shortage of wheat before the next harvest can reach the mills, suggest that the people should at once begin taking more potatoes and less bread, in order to economise in Avheat.

“The Silent Mystery” serial was concluded before a good house at the JX'own Hall last night. The man- 1 agoment announce “The Adventures of Jimmy Dale, Alias The Grey Seal,” to commence on Monday next. This is adapted from the book of the same name by frank L. Packard.

following on his previous action in regard to his (jiiesiion concerning self-determination for Ireland, Mr 11. E. Holland has given notice of the, following motion; “1. beg to give notice lo move that Mr Speaker's ruling on the member for Buller’s question regarding the self-determi-nation of Ireland and the military occupation of (hut country, be disagreed with.” Levin and Co., agents for the cargo steamer West Mahwah, which arrived at Auckland last week from San Francisco, advise that the vessel is due at Wellington to-day with 45,000 cases of kerosene and various motor spirits, etc. The West Mahwah is the* first boat of the now service inaugurated hy the General Steamship Corporation of San francisco. She is a new oil-fuel steamer.

A prisoner in the Mew Plymouth 'Gaol, named Allan Talbert, aged (15 years, who was serving a sentence of reformative detention on his second conviction for indecent assault, committed suicide on Saturday when /returning from work. He suddenly said, “Good-bye, friend,” to the warder, and leaped over a hank 50 feet high into a quarry. He fell on the rails for tin; trucks in the quarry, and expired an hour later. An inquest resulted in a verdict of suicide, and that: (here was no neglect on the part of the officials. “The hurnin' question is, ‘When is

a man in’ ?" said Harry Lander, in one of the Hide monologues which (•nine belween the verses of his songs. The same “burnm’ question” cropped up, not for the first time, in the‘Magistrate’s Court at Christchurch. ‘‘When I was younger,” remarked Mr V. (i. Hay, S.M., “I was told that the only true delinition of drunkenness was; ‘When a man can lie 0)i the lloor without falling.’ ” Mr C. S. Thomas, who was appearing 1 for a man charged with being drunk while in charge of a motor car, quoted tj delinition in rhyme: “He is not drunk who, from the floor, can raise his head and ask for more.” As the defendant did not deny being - drunk, the discussion was not further prolonged. Messrs Fraser, (Board member), Swanger (secretary) and Hodge (architect) visited the local Stale school yesterday, and conferred with the local Chairman of Committee re certain local needs in connection with the building. Mr Fraser said instructions had been given for the gas to he laid on, and the Committee was urged to have Ibis work expedited so as not to interfere with the garden improvements. Mr Hodge said that the heaters InuVarrived in New Zealand, and would be erected without delay. The Board had unsuccessfully endeavoured to obtain extra kerosene beaters. A moveable screen for the infant class was promised, and other minor matters settled. Mr Hodge consented to furnish the Committee with a design for front gates. Sir J. W. Bough, who some years ago was in business in Foxton as an architect, is on a visit to his parenls and erstwhile friends. Mr Bough arrived from England by the Kuahine last week. Mr Bough proceeded to England in 1914, with the object of silting for bis diploma as an ..A.8.1.8.A,, which he subsequently obtained. Two days after his arrival in England war was declared, and he volunteered for active service, and obtained a 2nd Lieutenant commission in the Boyal Engineers. For a time be was in charge of an anti-aircraft gun, and upon gaining his captain’s commission he went to France, and remained there until after peace was declaimed. His iinal work was in connection with the railways, and was completed in February last, when lie returned to England. Upon his arrival in New Zealand last week, he obtained his discharge. Mr Bough has not yet deHnitiilv“.decided where he will take up his in the Dominion.. During the whole war period he had a very strenuous time, and is glad to get buck to New Zealand. Mrs Bough accompanied her husband to England, and returned with him.

James Gray, a- medical .student, sustained a compound fracture of the left leg on Saturday afternoon in the first-grade’ football match, University v. Kaikorai, at Dunedin. Mr William Colo, an old resident of Auckland, died at his residence at Mount Eden on Wednesday, at the age of 7G. He arrived at Auckland in the ship,Durham on March 4th, 1871.

Speaking at a banquet at Amberley, Sir Francis Bell said that 95 per cent, of the returned soldiers who had received advances from the Government were meeting their obligations.

Mr Darcy Cresswell, who was shot at Wanganui, having recovered sufficiently to enable him to leave the liosjiital, has left for his home in Timaru. On his doctor’s advice, he will make the long journey by easy stages.

In the Magistrate’s Court at Masterton, two lads named Arthur Beattie and George Medhurst were charged with breaking telegrajih insulators. Defendants were convicted and ordered to jmy .Cl towards the damage, and were fined 30s each.

A. N. Smith announces that his Genuine Bargain Sale is drawing to a close, and for the last few days he is offering further reductions in renmants of calico, longcloth, 'flannels' flannelettes, blousings, laces and ribbons. The sale positively closes on Saturday next.

The Berlin correspondent of the Daily Express states that Prince Joachim, the ex-Kaiser’s youngest son (aged 30), committed suicide at Potsdam. The Prince shot himself. He was removed to a hospital, where he died on Saturday night, four hours later. His wile left him at Christinas.

Mr Charles James Hansard, of Dannevirke, who died recently at the age of 92 years, had keen a resident of the Dominion for 50 years, having followed the teaching profession in many parts of New Zealand. Deceased was a direct descendant of the first printers of Parliamentary reports' in Bn gland, whieh are now, throughout the Em-, pire, called “Hansards.”

The death occurred suddenly at Cambridge on Thursday of a wellknown resident of the district, Mrs Jane Simpson McFarland, aged 105 years. Deceased was born at Breaktield, Londonderry, Ireland, in March, 1815, the year of "Waterloo. She came out to New Zealand in 1874, and had lived at Cambridge ever since. She bad the remarkable reputation of never having had a day's illness in her life.

The local paper of Young, New South Wales, recently contained the following advertisement: — Public Notice: To the low-down enr, or eur.s, who.recently hung ray ladder up a box tree, I challenge any such raffia ns to meet mo at any time they wish under the tree. Notification of such meeting to be made by advertisement, and signed Avitli full name and address. (Signed) David Joseph Mayob, “Kentucky,” Moppity Road.

There was quite an amusing interlude at a meeting - iu Masterton. The meeting was discussing the nature of a proposed social gal having, and the remark was made that long speeches should lie cut out and games given some prominence. “Yes; -\vhal about kiss in the ring.” facetiously interjected a prominent citizen. The chairman did not catch the remark, for lie caused much astonishment, and not a little laughter, by emphatically declaring, ‘‘Oh, no! Of course, there will not he any whisky there!”

The deatli occurred at Mataearapa on Friday evening of Mr Harrison Rewiti (Harry Harrison), a well-known Native. The deceased had not been in good health for some little time past, and lately eonlraeted pneumonia, which was (he immediate cause of his death. The death of another resident of the same locality occurred on Saturday morning; when Mrs Robert Taylor passed away after a short illness. The deceased leaves a husband and family to mourn their loss. Both funerals will lake place at Koputaroa.

Pm wearing my old raiment, the duds of bygone years, and so I make no payment to clothing profiteers. I’ve pawned my old tin Lizzie, that burned up costly gas, and now on foot I’m busy —you’ve doubtless seen me pass. In spile of advertising that profiteers receive the prices keep on rising, and make the victims grieve. In spite of threats of trouble that in the prints appear, the sharpers try to double (lie profits of the year. If we depend on slaiesmen to make the robbers bleed, or on official skatesmen, burs is a broken reed. We’ll see the robbers flying, defeated, o’er the plain, if we cut out buying the needless things and vain. So long as wo ai'e spending like drunken men and daft, there cannot be an ending to carnivals of graft. The graft’s beyond all pardon, it’s worse than a disease; - ,'but I have got a garden that’s full of beans and peas. I’m buying dark brown liver, instead of sirloins fine; and so I shed no river of tears from eyes of mine.—A alt Mason, in American paper. zr, The saints are .always-nearest sin, This world of wickedness within; And though they claim to he the host, They’re just as wicked as the rest. Though Pharisees with every breath Declare they have no fear of deatli, When colds are rife they’re always . sure To rush for Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. —Advt. 9

“One of the great lessons I learnt at the war," declared Colonel Young at Christchurch, “was that you never knew your man. Some of hardest .cases' I had to deal wiur 1

in’depot or camp turned out to he the bravest of the brave in the line. A man has always something good about him it you can Hud it out.”

A “windfall" came the way of some men on the New Plymouth waterfront the other day, in the shape of-a supply of “cheap" benzine. During the process of discharging the cargo from the C. S. Holmes, it was found that many of the cases were leaking freely, and when loaded into the railway trucks if discharged through the Hour of the waggons, benealh which the appearance was something like a heavy tropical shower, as<jthe “precious spirit” fell into the sea. Hastily improvised vessels were secured, tins cut open, and some launch owners “made hay while the sun shone,” remarking that it was a july to see good benzine going to waste, when it was so scarce and such a juice.

An illustration of the manner in which American women are combating high jiriccs was given by Mr S. .1. Harhutt, in the course of an address to the Auckland Industrial Association last week. The women of Chicago recently resolved to take a firm stand in the matter, and 4,000 pledged themselves not to buy certain articles until the exorbitant juices were reduced. As one result, the price of eggs came tumbling down from sixteen shillings a dozen to four shillings. “That is absolutely the only way the. jiosition can be met,” remarked a jrrominent business man to whom this incident related. “Auckland women did more f good than they know by signing that jdedge against high prices some time ago, even though it was said (hey did not go far enough. Let them keej) to the spirit of ‘doing without’ for a while longer, and they will surely reaj) the benefit.”

Included in the cases set down for hearing at last Friday’s sitting of the Magistrate’s Court was one in which Stiles and Matlieson, Lid., proceeded against a Native, Pino Moses, to recover a sum alleged to be due for drapery supplied. On hearing his name called, the defendant sauntered into the Court and inquired, “Ist it my turn now?” He was told that his case was now before the Court, and was asked if he owed the money, to whieh he replied, “I got no idea. I don’t think Stiles and Matlieson ever trust me for anything.” The Magistrate: “It may have been very foolish of them, j hut apparently they have done so.” M Pino then put forward the idea that lie had not previously received an account, and did nob know what it was for, and it was agreed to adjourn the ease until the next sitting of the Court, details of the account to he furnished in the meantime.

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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2152, 20 July 1920, Page 2

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2152, 20 July 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2152, 20 July 1920, Page 2

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