LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2164, 17 August 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Frosts were experienced locally yesterday and this morning, followed by glorious sunshine. Mr L. J. Fume, headmaster of the local State school, resumed duty yesterday, after his recent illness. It will be some time yet before Air Furrie regains his wonted health. There has been of late in Wellington an', epidemic of thefts of overcoats and hats. They have disappeared by the seore from porches of churches and vestibules of hotels and boardinghouses.

A fireman on the steamer Karori, Robert O’Brien, forty years of age, and single, disappeared during the trip from Westport to Auckland. He was last seen in his bunk at 31.15 p.m. on Saturday, and was reported missing at 0.30 a.m. O’Brien signed on at Wellington in 1917.

Mr G. Harford, Mayor of Fellding, Gas born granted leave of absence for one month on account of ili-health.

A fanner speculator in the Levin district who purchased a property and held it for about a week, sold at an advance of £9 per aero to a returned soldier.

A great gathering of Freemasons at the Sydney Town Hall, including New Zealand, British, American ■and African delegates, last week celebrated the centenary of the establishment of the first Masonic Lodge in Australia. The Union Steam Ship Co.’s Waikawa, from San Francisco, which arrived at Wellington on Saturday, brought 10,000 tons of cargo, including kerosene, benzine, naptha, 1,000 cast's of oranges, and a quantity of timber for Wellington, Napier and Australia.

Matters in connection with the dredge Kaione, including a report from the dredge-master, were discussed at length by. the Wanganui Harbour Board on Friday night, in committee. It was dually decided to enter into negotiations with Mr Blair Mason for a report upon the vessel.

Mr J. A. Nash has given notice of his intention to ask the Minister of Fducation whether he will consider the question of granting a pound-for-pouml subsidy to school committees towards the erection of baths a< primary schools, so as to encourage the children to learn the art of swimming.

Tin; election ol‘ Chairman of (he Wanganui Education Board takes place at the Board meeting to-mor-row. Th.ere are three Richmonds in the held, viz.,'Messrs Collins, Brace and Fraser. The Board consists of ten members. In order to get a majority vole, it is probable that one of the candidates will retire.

The quarterly meeting'of the district committee of the Fox ton charge of the Presbyterian Church was held yesterday, at Foxton. Delegates were present from Kangiolu and Glen Oroua. and good reports were received from the various charges. After the meeting the delegates were’ entertained at luncheon by lady members of (lie local congregation.

The peace and harmony of Rae(ihi was somewhat disturbed o‘ne evening last week, when.six stalwart police arrived in town and proceeded to a billiard saloon and raided the premises. All the occupants, numbering thirty-six, were placed Under arrest and marched off to the l?aeiilli police station, and were afterwards admitted to hail m sums ranging from £5 to £SO. Charges under the (laming Act were prefer-' red against the men arrested.

A Commission to make tin: final settlement for the sale of the Ngaiialm (South Island) lands to the Government as far back as 1848 will commence in Wellington on Saturday. For several weeks past evidence lids been taken in several centres on the main points at issue. Two Commissioners have come specially from England for the final siding, and they will he assisted by local Commissioners representing the Xew Zealand Government'in fixing the amounts to he paid and the method of payment.

Word lias boon received of a cad drowning fatality at ILinakura. It appears tba.t two brothers, Edward ami Michael Evan, were at tempt mg lo ford (he ,I’arau Hirer ou horseback late on Monday night last. The recent heavy rains had evidently washed the ford out, and the brother* were soon both in difficulties. M. Ryan managed lo "'el aslrore, bavin"' a miraculous escape, but his brother, Edward, was washed away and drowned. The late Mr Kyan was well known ’ throughout the Otago Central district, and was the oldest son of the late Mr Edward Ryan, of UoslVß, Dunedin.

A Business Talk with Business Men. —"There Js a vast dittercncc between wishing and winning. Many a good man has failed because he had his wishbone where lift' l>aekbonc ought to have been.” Arc you wishing for more business, but lack I lie winning ? Advertising is a sure enough winner, but it needs backbone in the man directing it. Advertising doesn’t bring results with a jerk. The beginning is slight, but the pressure is constant, and increasing all the time. The open season for hunting business lasts all the year round, but just now the game is particnjarly well worth going after. The best ammunition is a.u advertisement in “The Manuwatu Herald.”*

Recently 1 lie Malamata ratepayers carried two loans of £30,000 cadi, for the provision of water and sewerage systems, and representatives "visited Wellington, with a view lo raising 1 the necessary monev. The Public Trust has since advised the board that the most that (oiild be offered on loan for the Malamata water scheme was £20,000, at 51 per cent. No loan for sewerage purposes could be made. When the letter was read at a meeting of the board; the I 'chairman, Mr J. Price, said that ho and Mr G. G. Pell were given to understand by the Public Trustee that the board could rely on a grant of £30,000. The State Advances Office had undertaken to lend £IO,OOO fur sewerage. If the board accepted the Public Trustee’s offer of £20,000 the board would have little chance of raising the extra £IO,OOO required. It was decided to write to the Public Trustee, expressing surprise at his attitude, and expressing the opinion that the action of the Department was a breach of faith. It was decided to protest to the Minister and Sir William Herries,

Tlio weekly united service will be conducted in the Salvation Army Hall (his evening by the Rev. Thus. Hallida v. •

A purse containing a sum of money, lost in (he vicinity of Coley and Johnston Streets, is .advertised for. Howard.

There was a record attendance at (he Royal on Saturday night, when a really line programme was screened, the star item being "Sacred Silence,”a powerful drama of the American Army.

"I have no tines for pillagers/-' said Mr S. E. McCarthy, S.M.. at Levin Magistrate’s Coitrl, in sentencing a man to one month’s imprisonment with hard labour for stealing soap out of a vessel’s hold.

Mr Currie, headmaster of the local Slate school, wishes to acknowledge with thanks gifts for the school museum from Mr Parkes, Mr O’Brien, and Mr Poole. The first (lying hearse, capable of carrying a cotlin and 15 mourners, will, says an exchange, be launched at New Jersey during the Undertakers’ Convention next month.

Another sinking increase in totalisator, receipts was made at the Grand National meeting, which concluded at Christchurch on Saturday. The’total amount handled by the machine for (he three days was £213,-175, as compared with £lfi7,-3-11 last vear.

Thai the present is the age of Ihe motor is shown by the fact (hat al a pound sale at AVaverley reeenliy horses wore sold at 5s each, whilst ad Kakaramea one animal fetched the magnificent sum of 2s 3d, says the Pa toil Press.

The. vicar took sis his,text: “The wicked flee when no man pnrsneth.” AVheri Georgie arrived home he w.is asked by his doling grannie what the sermon had been about. “[ couldn’t make ou[ all of it,” he replied, “hut 1 think it was ml her a idee one, about the wicked Ilea that nohodv could catch.”

“Complaint is made to-day about' the cost of living, hut in 13(50 it was so high that people in Wellington were starving. Many residents who should have been well off were kept poor through the high cost of commodities.” So said an early settler jit a meeting of the association in Wellington on Wednesday.

At Saturday’s meet big of the Horowhemm County. Council a letter was read from the Foxton Chamber of Commerce, drawing attention to a dangerous bend in the road about .half a mile on the Levin side of (he Whirokino bridge. The-Council referred the mailer to the member for the riding.

Something approaching a' famine in Hour is reported in Napier. Urgent representations for supplies have been made to the Board of Trade, and slocks are to be shipped from Lyttelton. The shortage in Napier at this stage is significant, for men in the trade have predicted that there will he a general scarcity before the end of the year.

At lire Feilding Court oii Saturday, Percy Kreaghcr 'win charged wit h breaking am! entering I ho Chel--lon ham store, and will) stealing Iherefrom two cases of Plume benzine valued at i'3 17s. Thomas Fitzgerald was with receiving {lie benzine, knowing it to have been unlawfully obtained. The Bench granted a remand till Monday next. BiiiJ was granted to each accused — £IOO in each case.

Although 1 lie polling will not take place (ill November, a great prohibition campaign is in progress in Scotland. The Bill is on similar lints- to (lie New Zealand law. It provides for a bare majority decision on the issues of Continuance, Peduclion, or Prohibition. Both sides are putting their best efforts into the light, and are spending much money. The Prohibition advocates include numv Americans.

Speaking to a Levin Chronicle representative, an old Ohau farmer deplored the hick of foresight displayed by the settlers in that district, of whom he was one, in regard to preserving their former timber supplies. When he settled there IB or 20 years ago, his farm was covered in timber, and he worked overtime in burning it. Now there is not a. fencing post or a particle of tirewood to be got on the place. It was a lesson for which lie was pitying dearly now.

We were asked this morning whether a person proposed for membership at an annual meeting can exercise a vote at such meeting. Our reply is (hat immediately his membership is approved he is entitled to exercise all membership privileges. It just depends at what end of the meeting his election takes place, as set out in the by-daws or order paper.

It was alleged at the Pohangma Comity Council’s meeting on Saturday that the activities of the ranger were greatly hampered by the telephone. It had been observed that while thirty or forty head of stock might be seen on the main road during the rangers absence, directly he appeared the animals were mysteriously spirited back to their paddocks. It was decided to increase (he ranger’s wages by 10s a week, and summon owners who could not prove that their stuck was on the road by accident. SWEETENS THE BREATH. Bad breath arises from the disordered condition of the stomach and bowels, and can be.relieved by a few doses of Chamberlain’s Tablets. There is nothing that will so thoroughly refresh and brace up the system, sweeten the breath, as a few doses of Chamberlain’s Tablets. For sale everywhere.—Advt.

Mr Fred. Coley, who recently disposed of his properly in the Olaki Gorge, is,on a visit to bis tePN'tei’f Mr Geo. Coley, of Foxtoii. It is probable that Mr, Coley will return to and Ink? up bis residence in Western Australia.