LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2166, 21 August 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

See “Eor Bellin', for Worse," at Hie Town Hall to-night. Brices (id ami Is Id.

One always expects some emharassing sit nations when Uyiislanee Tahnage appears on Hie screen.. This is particularly so in “Experimental Marriage," which is to he shown at Hie Royal to-night.

It is not often that one gets the chance of seeing two special Eox lea lures with two special Fox star’s like George Walsh ami Peggy Hyland on one night's programme, as is'’the ease at the Royal on .Monday next. Usual prices only will he elm i god.

Mr ami Mrs Samuel Grimlrod, of Olaki, on Thursday celebrated their golden wedding. Mr and Airs Grindrod are among,' the oldest settlers on Hie coast (says the Mail), and saw Hie nps and downs of life long before the Manawalu railway was constructed. Thirty-six years ago, when they arrived in Olaki, the phu?e was more of a wilderness than a. township, and it is interesting to hear them recall many of their experiences. Mr ‘and Mrs Grimlrod were married in Christchurch. At yesterday's sitting of the Magistrate’s Court, before Air J. L. Stout, S.M., judgment for plaintiff was entered up in the following undefended civil eases; —Fox lon Cordage and Flaxmilling Co., Ltd., v. John Lane, .claim £2B 17s Od, costs £2 14s Od; R. N. Speirs v. J. K. Tonge, Kis, costs only; Fox ton Borough Council v. Annie Stein, £4 18s Id, costs 10s; IV. Nye v. P. Mcßrcarty, £3 9s od, costs 20s; A. N. Smith v. Mary Crichton,'£s 14s id, costs 19s (id, and D. W. Robertson v. Marv Crichton, £2O 0s Id, costs £2 15s Od.

'The following brick U hurled by (he Palmerston Times at the Eeiiding Star:— I “A’Times reporter .put up an excellent performance on Wednesday. He left Palmerston by Hie morning train and motored to Apili. He attended the Apiti Dairy Co.’s 25th annual meeting in the •afternoon, and the smoke concert in the evening, and returned by motor car at 1 o’clock in the morning and supplied this paper with the full report of the proceedings. The Foilding Star showed its appreciation of this enterprise by calmly lifting the report in its columns last evening.

During the hearing at the Palmerston Supreme Courton Thursday of a case in which damages were claimed as the result of a collision between a motor ear and a lady cyclist, the latter -said she had no recollection of the occurrence from a minute or lw6 prior to Hie lime at which the collision actually took place. His Honour (Air Justice Chapman) remarked that there were many cases of retrospective loss of memory, and that any sudden shock, even apai't from a blow- on the head, might cause obliteration backwards. This view was agreed in by a medical witness who was giving evidence in the case.

AI.VH Dun win, aged 76 years, widow of the late Mr John Duncan,

died at Wanganui on Thursday. Do.e eased' was one of Wanganui’s oldest residents.

A large number of football enthusiasts journeyed to Levin this afternoon to witness (he final match in the junior championship, between Fox ton and Waikanae.

A large number of State school children attended the matinee at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon of the picture, “The Land We Live In.”

A deputation -from the MavtonLevin Railway League visited Taranaki this week and stimulated interest in the proposed deviation propo-

Another famous Paramount artist in the person of Dorothy Gish will

appear at the Town Hall on Monday in “Poppy Polly,” together with a further episode of “The Grey Seal.”

The combined Reserves Committee desire to acknowledge two guineas from Mr W. Bock for the purchase of native shrubs for Easton Park. The Committee solicit donations towards the purchase of suitable shrubs, or gifts of same for immediate planting. At (lie Palmerston Supreme Court' (iii Thursday, Thelma May, aged 17 years, claimed from Waller Turner, Ltd., the sum of £5Ol for damages sustained in a collision with a motor car driven by one of the defendant firm's employees. Plaintiff was riding a bicycle at-the lime of the occurrence. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £IOO ami costs.

A start was made yesterday <m flu; school ground improvement scheme. The scheme will provide a front lawn ami rockery in the centre, and probably a Hag staff. Paths will lead round the lawn, with [lower plots at suitable points. There will he a slirnhherv at the

south side of Viie lawn, ami the summer house will lie renovated. It is proposed to erect imposing gales for the front, and a broad pathway leading to the front entrance.

Captain Eiford took the Boy Scouts out tracking in the sand hills this myrning. The modus operand! is; One, hoy with some, distinctive mark on the sole of his. boot is given a quarter of an hour's start. The troop is I lien set off to find the trail. Each

scout carries a hall, and the fugitive three. If a a scout is hit will! a laill by the fugitive he is out of action, am! the same applies to the fugitive. The scouts carried light refreshments for (ho outing.

In order that the suitability of New Zealaad limbers for paper-pulp might, he tested, specimens were sent to (h.e Imperial Institute in October, MHO (slate-' the lion. 1). H. Guthrie). Up till July no report <m the timbers had been received, hut (lie High Commissioner has been asked to communicate with Hie Director of ■the Institute on the matter, and a reply is anxiously a wailed. Should the report .he favourable, definite proposals with regard to the establishment of Hie wood-pul)) industry in this Dominion will lie made by the Government.

The civil action whereby Arthur Leigh Hunt., of Wellington, late general manager of the Lew Zealand Fanners’ Co-opera I ive Disl rihul ing Company, Ltd., sought to recover frmn John Joseph Bryce, of Hinati, chairman of directors of the New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Distributing Company, Ltd., Hie stint or £'l,ooo for alleged slander, was withdrawn at the Wellington Supreme Court on Thursday, consequent upon the defendant expressing regret ami agreeing to pay £OOO towards costs and expenses.

Mr A. J, Shailer, of Palmerston North, visited Foxlon on Thursday afternoon, and conferred with members of the ciynhined Reserves Committee re hedges and ornamental shrubs for Easton Park. He urged tlsat the portions along the sides of (ho entrance roadway should- ho levelled and planted right away, as should Hie outer hedge along the north boundary. As a result of .the conference, Mr Shailer has undertaken to give the work a substantial

start some time next week, mid citizens who have the interests and welfare of the town at heart, and have pride in its appearance, are heartily invited to help the Beautifying Society by sending along any ornamental shrubs they would care to have planted in the Park. To give enr readers an idea of what is proposed to be done this year, a macroearpa hedge will run half-way a--jong the northern boundary from the Johnston Street side, and part of Hie way along (his latter side. Weeping willows and taller trees will lie planted along the north brittle of the Awahou stream, and these will undoubtedly greatly improve the aspect on that side of the Park. The eastern and Main Street sides will require innumerable native trees ami shrubs, and it is for some of these that the Beautifying Society are asking citizens to donate. Mr 11. Osborne has very kindly offered to deliver donations of 'shrubs to the Park without charge, or they may he left with Mr M. E. Perreau or at the Town Clerk’s office.

As little children enter grow,

Among the things they seek to know Are sordid truths we dare, not tell; And camouflage is just as well. But simple facts need no disguise, Plain terms with such are safe and

wise — A child With croup, of course, is

sure To know of Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. —Advt. 20

For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods Great Peppermint Cure.

Mr Charles; William Brown, J.P., one. of the oldest and most respected settlers in the Hut I Valley, died at the residence of his daughter (Mrs I l '. C. Lockett, Nelson Street, Pet-one),-on Tuesday. Deceased was born'in Wellington in 1842, and was therefore seventy-eight years of age.

A lucky (ind was made by Mr Waller Jones when riding along the Patea beach on Thursday afternoon, when he came uppn a magnificent specimen of the frost fish, just washed up by the tide. The fish was a little over four feet in length, and weighed about a dozen pounds. Pros! fish have also been found at Otaki this weelc.

Archbishop Maiinix, interviewed regarding Mr Lloyd George’s, offer to assist Ills mother to visit .him in, England, said she needs no assistance that is in Mr Lloyd George’s power to give, but cannot resist the burden of eighty-nine years. “Perhaps Air Lloyd George will do me the favour of not further mentioning my mother’s name.’’ The newly-ejected chairman of the Wanganui-Education Board introduced an innovation at the meeting, when lie announced that it had not been (he custom in (lie mist for members of the Board to smoke at meetings, but if non-smoking members had no objection ho'proposed to allow the free Use of the fragrant weed. The announcement was received with general approbation, in which the members of the Press fully concurred, says the Herald.'

On a charge of. having - exposed light-weight butter for sale, a Wanganui grocer has been (ined 10s and costs. Senior-Sergeant Bon rko stated that it was not the fault of the local -Public Health Oflicer that the dairy company which supplied (he butter had not been prosecuted. He pointed out that two'tines had already been recorded against the company for similar offence-; —one of £2O and another of £25, and on three, other charges, at the same time, the company was convicted without penalty. The Magistrate said that there seemed to lie no doubt dial the dairy company was primarily to blame. Howevo’r, the grocer himself undertook a certain amount of responsibility, as he was the medium of handing the hut tor on to (he public.

Mr 8. L. Free, S.M., gave his reserved decision on Thursday in the case of the police v. Herbert Parker, licensee of Masonic Hotel, Woodville, for selling liquor to travellers on .Sunday, dune 01 h. Air .Free holds-that section 10 of Ihe Sale of Liquor lies trie I ion Act, 1917, which provides-for the selling of liquor with meals up to 8 p.m.” does not apply to Sundays. Defendant was lined £1 and costs 7s.