LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2175, 11 September 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Fisher, of Christchurch, will conduct the service iu the Park Street Hall on Sunday evening. A concession that will be appreciated by parents has been made for “All Baba and the Forty Thieves,’' showing on Monday next, at the Royal, as children's ordinary prices of admission, 3d and 6d, will be observed.

The local school will resume on Monday. “The Knickerbocker Buekaroo” is Doug. Fairbanks’, at the Town Hall to-night, 4s 7(1 and Is Id. Dr. Richard Hooper, dentist, notifies that he has resumed practice at 43 Broadway, Palmerston K, In three years the value of exports from Xew Zealand has increased from £31,250,000 (191 (1-17), to £4(1,500,000 (1919-20). Hiss Emily Roach, of Karrantera, at the Allmry Show, rode Weir's Musician over a high jump of 71:1. jin.. heating the Australian record by lj inches. The annual general meeting of members of the Paxton Bowling Club will be held in the Council Chamber on Wednesday evening next, at 7.30 o'clock. The Royal have secured for early screening “On Our Selection,” now showing at The King’s, Wellington, to overflow houses; Pox’s great superfeature, “A Tale of Two Cities” and “Rainbow Trail.” As illustrating how up-to-date Poxtoir is as far as pictures are concerned, it might be mentioned that “The Knickerbocker Buekaroo,” screening at the Town Hall tonight, finished a 2s and Is season in Wellington on Thursday last. Is 7d and Is Id are the Poxton prices 1 ’ The Auckland Prices Investigation Tribunal at its meeting received a report on a complaint made recently alleging excessive charging by a medical man for surgical services. After considering (he report the Tribunal decided that no action should be taken. The shortage of labour is being acutely fell in the Railway Department in the South Island. The act-ing-engineer in Otago urgently requires carpenters, fitters, painters, for both, town and country. There is said to be plenty of work for painters in and about Dunedin to last for a couple of years. A resident of .Murchison (says the Kelson Mai!) had purchased a new motor car in town, and was driving it through to Murchison recently. The benzine ran out, and the new owner, after partially relilling the tank, struck a match to see what quantity he had pul in. The benzine caught lire, and very soon the car was a mass of Humes. Except for the engine and ironwork the car was totally destroyed. When a motion to urge the Government to lake immediate steps to reduce the cost of living was under discussion by the Waihi Borough Council last week, the point was stressed that if the necessaries of life continued to advance the demands of the workers would be such a- might render the production of gold unprofitable to the mining companies. and automatically close down the industry, unless provision, could be made to subsidise mining in a ratio corresponding with the cost of producing (In 1 metal. The Minister of Public Health announced yesterday that provision has been made for the reception of crippled children in need of orthopaedic treatment in the Lowry Wards at the King George Hospital, Rotorua. It is anticipated it will be possible to accommodate about 09 crippled civilian children needing treatment as the result of infantile paralysis. At present there tire -onto 200 soldiers under treatment in the institution, but the I nbhc Health Department is asking the Defence Department to hand over I he hospital, together with the stall, so (hat it will be possible for Hn.‘ Health Department to take over the institution its a going convent. Mr K. Newman, M.P.. brought down tln* report of the Lands Commit lee,. in the House on Thursday, recommending (hat certain returned soldier tenants he given the freehold of national endowment holdings. This led to a debate on freehold versus leasehold lines, which resulted in the recommendations of the committee being challenged. On a division being taken the report was adopted by 30 votes to 20, The iirrivals in the Dominion during rite month of August totalled 1,143, and the departures 2,443. In August, 11)19, the arrivals numbered 890, and the departures 2,443. Of lasi month's total 2.930 came from AuMralia. and 024 trout the I.titled Kingdom. There were 488 mule and 5 female Chinese also included in (he number, as compared with 18 unties and 5 females for August of last year.