LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2178, 18 September 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wanganui Education Board decided in future not to receive deputations unless the Board had had tlm mailer under discussion placed before il bv letler for consideration.

Dr. and Mrs Adams returned to New Zealand from England this week. It is !)r. Adams’ intention to take up Ids residence in Wanganui. Me intends to pay a visit to Eoxton friends next week.

Mr if. 11. Richardson, headteacher of |lie I'ViJding District High School, Ims been selected for the, position of the Victoria Avenue School (Wangamd) in succession D> Mr James Aitken.

Dr. George l Adams, who arrived back in New Zealand lids week' from England, lias been appointed bacteriologist and putbologisl to the Wanganui Hospital. Che Gourd continued the appointment at Wednesday’s meeting.

Tim (Maid Town Beard election resuited in tin 1 return of a progressive ticket. There were 15 nominations, and Dm following seven were ciccted: —.Messrs Brandon, Bills, Cockrell. Nicholson, Bax, Kilshy, and Broadway.

Mr Join’s was astounded to see Dm announcement of Ids death in Die morning paper. He at once rang up Ids bosom friend, Smith. “Have you seen Die announcement of my dentil in this morning’s paper?"’ ‘•Yes,” replied Smith. “Where are yon speaking from ?” Mr .1. A. Nash, M. 8., has been elected chairman of Die Butler Brices Committee set up by Baiiianmnl to consider the price ol butler alter September 30th. The Government has not yet received definite information of the deeisioii or the hit tier producers regarding export, Iml it is safe to say the prim- will be eipdvalcnt to 2s (id per 11). f.o.b.

Ballot papers were sent out to ()5I teachers in the Wellington Education Board's service, and the number of voting papers received was 3HJ, of which one was informal. The voting was 95 for appointment on Dominion-graded, list, and 287 for appointment on Die plan hitherto followed by the Board.

Wednesday’s issue of Dm Haimcvirkc News contained the following; - —Though Ihe ' controlled prme ol butter is Is i)d until Die end of September, a popular brand was being sold in Hanimvirke to-day by one retail plain l al 2s per lb., so we were informed by a purchaser al Dial price. This certainly seems to he a coni ravenlion of the regulations, as Dm same brand of butler, also from store, was being retailed elsewhere at Is 9d per lb.

Rev. Hr. Gibb, of St. John’s Bresbylerian Church, who has been mi a visii io the. United Kingdom to engage a number of clergymen lor church duties, was to have letL Vancouver by R.M.S, Niagara on Wednesday, on Ids return to New Zealand. He is expected to arrive

a! Wellington about HDi October. Dr. Gibb originally set out to obtain forty men, but- Die actual number scoured was Ihirly-lwo. Of these, twenty are home missionaries, and twelve are fully-ordained ministers.

There is guile as much curiosity as anxiety over the endurance of the Lord -Mayor of Cork, who is undergoing a record starvation lest tn a gaol in England. How long will he endure 1 . This hunger-striking is not a modern development. In the Seventeenth Century, Evelyn, Die diarist, discovered cases and made notes of them. “1 had the curiosity to visit some (Quakers here in prison.’’ he wrote of a visit he made to Ipswich in Juiv, 1050. One of these was said to have fasted 20 days; hut another, endeavouring to do the like, perished on the tenth, when he would have eaten, hut could not.

Speaking to a i’ost reporter with reference to the proposed amendment of the Marriage Act, Die Rev. H. Van Stavcrcn, Jewish Rabbi in Wellington, thus expressed the attitude of the Jewish community;— Wherever we are we acknowledge the laws of the land that gives us shelter, and I don’t propose to make any statement. The law of the land of our adoption is our law. Our law distinctly says that the law of the country is our law, aud comes first. We have nothing to say about the proposed amendment to the Marriage Act. We must abide by the laws of the country in which we live —religion is a. secondary consideration in mutters of State.”

‘AViui wauls To marry Wallace Raid.’ See him in “The Lottery .Man," Town ILa It, Monday. Irene Castle, in “The Invisible Bond," at the Town Hall to-night. Usual prices, fid and Is Id. At yesterday's sill ini!; of the Ma gist rate’s Court, a prohibition order was granted against a resident of the district, on his own application.

All ladies like to sec pretty hats. The.C, M. Ross Coy., Ltd., have just opened a further consignment. These .are the hist word in lulls, and have only to be seen to lie appreciated. Call to-day. We will make yon welcome.

As (he new Governor-General (Viscount Jellieoe) and Lady Jellicoe are due to arrive at Wellington on Sunday, September 2(ilb, arrangements are being made to accord them .in oHici;ii welcome on (he followng day, which will probably be observed as Dominion Day.

At yesterday's silling of the Magistrate's Gourj judgment for plaintiffs was entered up in the following undefended civil cases; —E. Heaiev v. G. V. Cooke 1 , claim £2 9s (LI, costs 21s (id, and Thomas Rimmer v. i’aiii, claim £-1 I9s Bd, costs 29s (id.

Rule 2 for motorists in .Japan runs as follows:—“When a passenger of the foot heave l in sight tootle the horn trumpet to him melodiously at first. If lie still obstacles your passage, tootle him with vigour, and express by word of mouth Dm warning, ‘Hi! Hi!’ ”

A suffragette lecturer once brought down the house will) the following argument: “I have no vote, Iml my groom lias. 1 have a great respect for that man in the stables, bit! I am sure if I were to go to him and say. ‘John, will you exercise the franchise?’ be would reply, T'ieasc, mum. which horse bo that '!’ "

Java (says Mr Byron Brown, who Ims jn-l returned from (bat country) is Dm most populous and important island of the Hutch East indies. No larger Ilian Dm North Island of New Zealand, il holds a population of about -iO, Dill), (100. Only (it).009 of these are Europeans, mostly Hutch.

Two dozen bicycle pumps made in Japan wen; received by a Ralmerslon cycle dealer recently, says Dm Times, and when it was discovered that the barrels were l made of paper covered witli tinsel to represent metal, and Dial they blew out under pressure, limy were promptly nt urimd.

The Wanyamii hhlm-ation Hoard Inis received (lie* resignation of the chairman s:ml one of the members of the Cheltenham School Commit--1 ot' ns a protest against a recent circular sent mil by (he Hoard. They characlerised il as an insult iny pamphlet, It was decided lo accent 1 lie resignations with reyret, and to point out that, the Hoard’s action laid been in the best interests of the children.

On Saturday a railway porter named Hamblyu was injured while a! work on Glasgow wharf, Wellington. By a singular coincidence, Die driver of the ambulance (F. Benton) which conveyed Hamblyu to the hospital bandaged Ins wounds or. a batllelicTd in France, and Sister Millan. in whose charge be was placed al Dm hospital, looked alter him previously at the Brockonhurst Hospital. England.

Accordin'.;' Id I In’ .Jewish calendar, Monday lasi was lhe (irsl day oi‘ the year AOH.I, and the -lewish community celebrated the occasion t»y solemn reliyious sendees. In (he Auekland S vnnyoyne. b’nbbi (ioldsiein, at the eonelnshm of his sermon, rcierred (o the Zionisi movement, and saiil il had opened a new ehaptej; in history. The next lew years would see wonderful changes in Palestine.

,\( the lumyolea Horticultural Society’s Bulb Show on Wednesday, .Mrs MeMurray, id.' Foxton, secured first prize for six varieties of pansies, and second prizes for specimen hloom • (leedsii), collection of I‘2 narcissi, three varieties of pansies, vase of narcissi and howl of narcissi., Miss 0. Aye, of Fox ion, was awarded lirst prize for six varieties single anemones, and second prizes for specimen bloom polyanthus narcissi, three varieties single anemones, and any oilier variety.

The ADienic arrived at Auckland on Tuesday from Southampton with 078 passengers, including 490 immigrants, mostly assisted. Many of Du 1 latter are women who have come out to marry New Zealanders. Two of them are sadder and wiser than when they left Home. They became friendly during Dm voyage, and discovered in consequence that I hey were both coming out to marry the ,-auic man. One had her passage paid by him, and the other paid her own passage.

Suggestions arc being made that in order to avoid the expense of municipal by-elections provision should he made for the automatic return of the ‘‘runner-up’’ when an elected members seat becomes vacant (says the Wellington Rost).. I’his system, or one closely allied to il. was actually in force in New Zealand in the “carlv days.’’ The Municipal Corporations Ordinance. 1842, provided that :il the regular elections 18 burgesses should he elected. The 12 who stood highest on the list were to he Tiie aldermen of Die borough; aud the names of the other six were to be a “reserve list,” out of which all extraordinary vacancies in the council until next general election were to be tilled. , For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods Great Peppermint Cure.

In consequence of Fox’s superfeature, “A Tale of Two Cities,” bein" Shown on Wednesday next, at the Royal Theatre, the linal episode of “A Man of' Might” veil! lie shown on Tuesday and Thursday, and not on Wednesday.

airs C. Binuie, of Christelmreli, is suing the Kowliai County Council forflUl. for damages. The horse she was driving sided at. the county’s road roller, and Mrs Binnie was thrown out, being hung up on a fence by her oar.

At yesterday’s silting of the Magistrate's Court, Mary Duggan (Mr Moore) applied to have Bert Healey (Mr Daniell) adjudged the father ot her illegitimate child, and ordered to pay for Iho maintenance of same. Dir Moore applied to have the ease heard in camera, and the application was granted, the Court being cleared. Evidence was given by the plaintiff to the effect that defendant, was the fat her'of the child, and the defendant, in evidence, denied that such was the ease. As there was no corroboration of plaintiff's evidence, (lie Magistrate dismissed the ease.

A King Country man who visited Te Awamutu (he other day had something to say about butter prices ami supplies. A dairy company bad regularly supplied sixteen boxes of butler for (lie sawmill camp in winch lie was interested, but without notice reduced the supply to two boxes. The view taken by the mill hands was that the dairy company was taking no risks that supplies will he accumulated when tin 1 new season's prices are fixed. In that belief (hey have decided that, until the dairy company supplies the normal butter requirements, no more timber will go forward for the batter boxes.

In liie Supreme Court at Hamilton mi AVeduesday. William 11. AVhittaker, carpenter. of 11:;mili<>n, ami formerly a fiinm'r, sued IL MeMurray. llaxmiller, oi' Foxton, for specific performance of an ayreemeiil and £1,0(10 damayes, Evidence was yiven tlml Iho parties ayreed lo exehanye properlies. hnl trouble amsc over tho lonns cl' the ayreenionl, and the doi'ondani refused in yive possession of hi.-- property a!, Koromaiua. Tin* case was adjourned in allow tlie original ayreemeiil siyued by the parlies to bo sent lo lhe .Stamp Ol'lioo. It was unstamped, and defendant's counsel claimed Iha I il was superseded by a sub-e----(|ucnl verbal agreement.

Tito AVaiiyanui Education Board has approved of I In 1 followiny appoinlmenls and transfers: —Air .). I*'. Thurston, head teacher, Taihape, lo similar position at Ecildiuy D.H.S.; Air W. E. Bird, head teacher, Balea, to similar position at Taihape; Air J. 11. (drey, head tea(dier, Bulls, to similar position at .Balea; Mr L. F. de Berry, head teacher, Marlon, to similar position a! Campbell Wired (Balmerslon X.); Air E. A. Bates, first assistant. Colleye Wired (Balmerslon X.), lo position of head teacher at Marion; Air W. A. Swinbourne, betid teacher, Croflon, lo position of lirst assisliiiii at Coll eye Street; Air AA . H. Buryess, tirsi assistant til Marlon, to position of betid teacher til I numutri: Aliss Bennefather, side teacher til Kankatea, to similar position til: Tokoranyi; MBs ('. AL Bettmish, assistant, liurleyville, to position of second assislani a! Waverley; Miss AL Moiuisey, side teacher, Olairi, lo position of second assistant at Durie Hill.