LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2184, 2 October 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

“False Faces” will make their appearance in Foxlou shortly."

At the Palmerston Police Court yesterday, David Codyre was lined £5 for using obscene language.

Christchurch is eating large quantities of jam Lo keep up an acquaintance with sugar.

Jimmy Wilde, the sensational English boxer, appears in the leading role in “The Pit Boy’s Romance,” at the Town Hall on Mondaj."

Butter going up! Tm! W’hal’s ihc matter witn good old dripping.’ At any a man and woman ha s been brought up on it in less luxurious times. —"Zamiel," in Hie Auckland Star.

After being in the market for some considerable time, a property close to Ashburton recently changed hands twice in one day, the buyer in the first instance making a profit of £GOO.

His Excellency the GovernorGeneral ( Viscount Jeilicoe of Scapa) has accepted the honorary office of patron, of the Alauawatu A. and P. Association, and has intimated his intention to attend the Spring Show next month.

Maslerton was visited’by a violent klorm last night.

Rain fell on eight days during (he month of September, the total being 1.73 inches.

The vital statistics for Fox-ton for the quarter ending September 30th are : —Births 15, deaths 0. marriage issued, (i. The local corps of the Salvation Army is holding a sale of work on the 19th instant, in connection with the annual Self-denial Appeal. Gifts for the jumble stall will be gratefully apprecia ted. The number of patients in the Palmerston North District Hospital on September Ist was TO. During the month 119 were admitted and 123 discharged, while there were 10 deaths,'leaving 59 patients in the institution on October Ist.

At a meeting of the Palmerston Chamber of Commerce, Messrs _E. 11. Crahh and H. L. Young were appointed to wait upon the Farmers’ Union with a request for co-opera-tion in establishing a woollen mill locally.

Arrangements are well in hand for the Football Club Ball on Tuesday, and patrons are assured a good time. The caitering arrangements are in the hands of a capable ladies’ committee, in conjunction with Airs Walls, and this department will leave nothing to be desired.

An inquiry into (lie large increase in (he price of dried fruit and preserves is asked for by Mr Veit eh (Wanganui) in a question addressed to the Minister of Industries and Commerce. Mr Veiteh desires the inquiry to he made with a view to punishing tin* offenders if the increases are found to he unreasonable.

Here is a short, hut very modern, last will and testament, which is probably mare sarcastic than true: —- “To my wife 1 leave my house, with its first ami second mortgages; also my motor cars with the privilege of malting the rest of the ‘easy payments': likewise my piano player, on which there is £(i() more to pay.” He carried a life insurance policy for £SOO, and had a loan on it.

If butter were raised to about three shillings, and if the waterside workers were to refuse, on that ground, (o handle it, we do not know what the decision of the court, of public opinion would lie; hut we are quite safe that public opinion does not uphold the systematic effort that is being made persistently by many pretexts, to starve the country of coal. —Wellington Lost.

A meeting of fishermen and all interested in the fishing industry will he held in the Council Chamber on Friday next, at 19.30 a.m., when a committee from the local Chamber of Commerce will explain the Government proposals in connection with the fostering of this industry, and the procedure to be adopted in order to get advances under the Fishing Industry Promotion Act of 1919. All interested are cordially invited to he present.

During the. discussion on the Health Bill, in the House of Representatives (his week, Hon. Mr Barr (Minister for Health) said that the Department was experiencing the greatest difficulty in securing the services of sufficient male dentists to carry mil (he effective treatment of school children, it was, therefore, proposed to give young women two years’ training, sufficient to enable them to do simple-stopping and treat simple dental troubles.

“What slops have been taken in experiments to eradicate the grass grub, which is proving a very serious pest all over the North Island f" asked Mr Glenn (Rangitikei) of the Minister of Agriculture, in (lie House of Representatives. The Hon. W. Nosworthy replied that he understood that the grub was very had on (ho West Const of (he North Island. The Department had conducted experiments, hill, up lo Iho present, had discovered no remedy that was applicable lo field conditions. Heavy rolling and chemical dressing had been the lines on which they had been proceeding, and had given the best results. If any particular district were indicated he would have a report obtained by his officers.

The Railway Department has made arrangements for the erection of railway workmen’s homes on an *mi of 47 acres of laud opposite the racecourse at Marton, and within two minutes walk of the railway station. A comprehensive plan has been prepared on town planning lines, whereby the dwellings will he erected along the frontage facing Wing’s line. The buck portion of the area will he used as gardens, tennis courts, bowling greens, meeting halls, -and a portion will be uti»,!ised fur jjte extension of the shunting yards. A commencement is to be made next week with the erection of 12 dwellings, and it is anticipated that one will he completed each month.

Peculiar tactics of profiteers were revealed by the Solicitor-General (Mr Wh C. MacGregor. K.C.), in the Supreme Court, when profiteering cases were occupying the afternoon of., the Full Bench. “A woman weal into a shop the other day,” said Air MacGregor, “and saw a costume that she thought she would like. On inquiring the price she was told £3U. Site was taken aback at this, and made further inquiries. Later another employee come to her and told her she could have the costume for £l7. Still not satisfied, the woman threatened to inform the Board of Trade of the price, and the result was that she obtained the article she desired for £9.” “She was a successful buyer,” remarked His Honour Air Justice Edwards.

Attention is directed to the Premier Drapery Co.’s advertisement on-page 1 of this issue. •

Floods are reported along the Alain Trunk line, and railway traffic has been delayed.

The retail price of butter manufactured on or before July 31st, 1920, is fixed at Is 9d per lb.

It is stated that a farm properly near Maslerton which was purchased a few weeks ago at- about .€IOO per acre, has again changed hands at an increased price of over £5,000.

The sum of £20,000, being the first portion of the Whangarei Harbour Board’s £120,000 improvement loan, has been raised through the Public Trust Office at 5] per cent., spread over 3(0 years.

The recent heavy rains throughout. this district -should result in bringing on the grass, the growth of which has been retarded by the late frosts. On many of the dairy farms the milk supply has not been up to the quantity of previous years.

A dale has been fixed by the Full Court at Wellington for the hearing of the application made under the Medical Practitioners’ Act for the removal of the names of Drs. Wallace M’Kenx.ie and Claridge from the roll of medical practitioners for alleged unprofessional conduct. The case will be heard on Friday, 811: Oct otter.

Premier Surrey, of New South Wales, referring - to his Anti-Prolit-coring - Bill and the eritieism on it, said the Government - was up against the serious problem of unrest, as the extra cost of living was brooding diseunlenl and a stall 1 of mind, which would pave the way to revolution. lie added that (he danger point was reached, and that action should lie taken quickly to prevent trouble.

At the Palmerston Police Court, oil Thursday, William Henry Gibbons was charged (hat. on September 21st, at Palmerston North, ho did assault .John Law, and rob him of a leather belt containing £B. The accused, who reserved his defence, pleaded not guilty and was committed to (lie Supreme Court for trial. Bail Wits fixed at one surety of £IOO or two of £SO.

A dairy farmer, over 80 years of age, Hr Thomas Parsons, ol Bketah.una, the pioneer of the co-opera-tive dairy movement in .New Zealand, expressed strong opinions at Wellington of the physical capacity of the workers on the wharves. Giving evidence before the Butter Prices investigation Committee he said: ‘‘l reckon that 20 years ago 1 could do as much as four of them, and I told them so the other day when I was down there. 1 Lhe Chairman : “Then, you don t think tlie\ wort: on the wharves? Hr Parsons; “Work!” (Laughter.) Characteristic of Viscount Jellieoe. New Zealand's new GovernorGeneral, was a little incident aboard the s.s. Duchess on the way from the Corinthic to the wharf in Wellington. .Amongst the newspaper men aboard was one who had a camera. He was obviously anxious to uel a snap ot the diustnous arrivals, and, apparently noticing (he difficulty of the .scribe, the Admiral spoke a word or two to his people. He, with Lady dellicoe .and their children, then lined up, and the pressman was rewarded in being enabled to secure a couple of excellent pictures.

Floods in the back eounti’y ol Tiniorn were responsdde tor upselling the arrangements for a wedding ul Mackenzie. The bride's home was in the vicinity of Tormore, about 10 antes from the church, and when the time tor (lie ceremony drew near the roads to the township were found to tie so badly flooded as to lie impassable for ear traffic. After three hours' delay the ceremony was carried out til the bride’s residence. At the Tormorc railway station when the train came through, the water was ankle deep around the railway station, and one at least 01. the lady guests at tflte wedding had to lie carried to the railway platform. Notice was given hy Air \\. H. Field (Otaki) -in the House of Representatives, to ask the Miuistei of Marine whether he will favourably consider the question of the purchase by the Government of a dredge for the purpose of clearing apd deepening the channels ol; small harbours and rivers throughout- the Dominion, the cost being beyond the means of many harbour hoards and of individual local bodies? As an instance of the need of such a dredge, Mr Field states that Ihe sand-bar which lias for years been forming at the outlet of the Forirua Harbour has now become a serious embarrassment to the numerous fishermen at Faremala, the water at low tide not being saj'ely navigable for Jishermen's launches in any but calm weather.

The Palliatua Herald says: Slock circles are chuckling over the joke of the .season. Some months ago a Avell-known Pahiatua breeder purchased an aristocratic heifer m Taranaki, and had brought her to Pahiatua by motor lorry. It so happened that a local stock dealer has a few head of cows grazing on the Shorthorn breeder’s place, and a (lay or two ago the dealer took a client out and quickly sold him two cows. After a good deal of persuasion the client wasjnducod to purchase a third cow, for., which he 'somewhat reluctantly paid £l3 10s. As he drove off his purchases he remarked he was quite satisfied AAith Ids first two purchases, but he didn’t think much of the £l3 10s one. The joke of it all is that the despised animal turns out to be the aristocrat Shorthorn for which hundreds of guineas were paid only a few months ago!

Members of the loco I Borough Bund arc reminded by advertisement that practice will he resumed in Mr Graham’s motor garage on Tuesday evening next, at 7.30 p.m.

Mr Goldcr lias on view in his window the gold medals he is making to order for the local foot ha liers. An interesting little article in connection with the manufacture of same will appear in our next issue.

The General Manager of Railways is paid £3,000 a year. The new Director of Education is to get: £1,250. "Will someone 'explain why the man who trains the mind receives so much less than the man who minds the train 1 /

If is asserted (slates the Greymouth Star) that on two days recently at the Elate mine one of the gentlemen who refused to pay the Broken Hill levy had the honour of having special trips on the electric hoist because his companions would not ride with him.

Three special Eox features have been booked by the Royal for screening during this month —‘‘The Jungle Trail,” “The Rainbow Trail,’’ both foal tiring William Earniim, and “The Elephant Man,’’ a great circus peture. Dates will be advertised later.*

The oflicial opening of the Redding crop net lawn takes place on Wednesday next, at 2 p.m., and members of the local club have been invited to attend same. All members who intend to make the trip are requested to notify the secretary (Mrs Pearson).

A very interesting lecture was delivered ill Levin on "Wednesday by Mr E. 11. Grubb, chairman of the Mangahao Hydro-Electric League, on hydro-electricity ;iml its probable economic influence. Mr Crabb is to be invited to repeat the lecture iit Foxtail.

In reference to an alleged assault vtiion a local Chinese laundryman one evening last week, we are informed by tlie police that the Chinaman was not able to identify ids assailants. It is regrettable that the man's cowardly assailants cannot be brought: to book. (■ “If you could catch them all, and rub phosphorus on their heads, you would have (he Dominion lighted from the North Cape, to the Bluff,” said Councillor Churchouse at a meeting of the Pet one Borough Council, when referring to the great number of land agents in New Zealand.

It behoves gardeners who intend competing in the cottage garden classes at the November Horticultural Show to get busy. This year, in addition to the annual prize presented by -Mr Speirs, Mr W. Petrie has donated a prize of £1 Is Od for the best vegetable garden, this prize not to be open to the winner of the best cottage garden.

The C. M. Boss Coy. have just opened a very line range of voiles, in florals, stripes and spots. These arc in a very fine quality, 27 ins. wide, and would make very dainty frocks or blouses. The price today is 3s (id yard. The C. M. Boss Cov's. price is only Is lid. Order early, or write for patterns if:' you can’t call.''

The brethrcn of 11so lor-;il Afasonic Lodge entertained (lit'ir lady friends al an enjoyable social in the Masonic Hall last infill. The evening was spent in dancing and competitions, interspersed with vocal items contributed by Mrs L. Bullard, Messrs Osborne, Barr, Ilalliday and McColl. The supper was supplied by the ladies.

“It is only the young fellows who went away to the war,” said Mr T. Parsons to the Butter Prices Committee, “who will go on the land now, and take up the hard work there. A few of them who took up properties in the first instance will do remarkably well. But; I fear the greater number will do remarkably badly. People say: 'Why dou t the wharlies go and work on the land.’’ But not (hey; they know too much.”

“We must raise money somehow, and I don’t want to increase taxation.” remarked (he Prime Minister, in replying to a deputation. “What I want to do is to keep the country’s finances sound, until the time comes when we can reduce taxation.” Air Alassey added that he honestly believed Unit they would he able to reduce, taxation next year, but. he would he able (o say something more definite about that in the House of Representatives in a few da vs.

A public debate look place at Palmerston on Thursday night on the question of whether “Spiritism was Denionisin and contrary lo the Scriptures.” Mr Fordo Carlisle look the aflinuative, and Mr W. F. Harding the negative. The public was left, to draw its own conclusions as to the .result. The spiritualist said: “All honour to those who could believe by faith alone, but the modern Church had built so many creeds and dogmas upon the foundation of truth that the spirit had gone from it, and the result was empty churches.”

Speaking at Wellington on "Wednesday night, Mr J. Arbuckle, a leading Labour militant, said that “in the Alliance of Labour rested the salvation of the workers of New Zealand. They had to organise as the worker's of Russia and Daly were organised. The industrialists must take charge of the industries.” Air L. Glover “looked forward to the time when there would be an alliance of Labour that would directly represent the workers of New Zealand in an industrial parliament, making luav.s to govern the industrial life of the country.” What’s wrong with Russia, anyhow?

It is shown by a return presented to the House that £8,71)2,570 was invested last year on the totalizator, an increase of over £3,000,(Mi1! on the previous year. It involved contribution to the revenue by way of totalise I or lax of £45(1,000, an increase of 50 per cent., while racing (dubs drew nearly £(500,000.

An exciting incident occurred tit an hotel in Auckland at about halfpast nine on Saturday evening, when the wife of the licensee discovered a man hiding under the bed in her room. She raised the alarm, whereupon the intruder, it is stilted, rushed at her and attempted to seize her by the throat. She again called for help, and the man rushed down the stairs into the arms-of the licensee, Mr Albert Lloyd, the wellknown heavy-weight boxer. Mr Lloyd dealt very effectively with the man, and held him till the police wore summoned.

At the Otaki race meeting on Monday and Tuesday the totalisator iuvstmeiits totalled no less than £07,328, an easy record for the (duh, and more than double the amount' put through at any spring meeting held by the chib. This fact would seem to imply that there is an abundance of money in the country, and that the racecourse is be-

coining increasingly popular as a means of spending it. The increased volume of business done by the lotalisalor would certainly seem to indicate that much gambling hitherto transacted by the bookmakers has been diverted to the lotalisator, and while regretting the undoubted steady growth of the gambling evil, we are inclined to think that the “tote” is the lesser evil of the two. —Otaki Mail.

“Teetotallers win all along the line,” said Mr S. E. McCarthy, S.M., in the Christchurch .Magistrate’s Court, when a man who pleaded that, he could not pay maintenance for his mother admitted that he spent (C or 7s a week on drink. “Don't you think it would he better to spend that money in maintaining your •mother?” asked the ' .Magistrate. “Well, a fellow who goes out to work has to have some drink,” contended defendant. “1 don’t consider drink at all necessary,” replied (he .Magistrate. “The best workmen are those who don't take it. They are the quickest and mo>t efficient. Your plea is a wornoul one. The thing has been tested, and teetotallers win all along the line.’’