Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2191, 19 October 1920, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wo arc asked lo slate lliai there will he no lulled Service this evening. A sale of work was opened in !hi .Salvation Army Hall this afternoon. The si alls were well Idled willi fancy work and oilier useful articles, and good business appeared lo he done, To-night the sale will he eont limed, and a programme of musical and elocutionary items will he interspersed. Admission will be by silver coin. Mood values and a good time is guaranteed all who mm make It convenient to attend.

At ye.-lerday's meeting of the Koxion .Harbour Hoard the Chairman referred to Ihe dealh of-Mr I’. ,). Henne-:-y, Ihe news of which, he said, came as a great shock toall Ihe members, as they were looking forward lo having him hack again with I hem on they Board, fils 10.-s would not only he felt by ihe Board, hut also by'lhe whole eomnamily. as In* had always taken a very active interest in public affairs. li was largely due to bis efforts 11 1 :i( the Koxion Harbour Board had been formed, and Mi Hinklaier said he hoped that members of the Board would be able to. carry to a siicce-slTd issue the work in conned ion willi the Harbour that the late Mr Hennessy had initiated. He moved that a letter of sympathy and condolence be sent lo the bereaved family, which was carried in silence, members sland-

The Xew Zealand (lovernment National Provident fund was established to provide benefits for the people of (his country unobtainable from any other institution. Since the inauguration of this Slate subsidised and guaranteed fund, many persons have received valuable benefit's for maternity and incapacity, while numerous widows and children left by contributors are drawing the allowances. The fund has also enabled its members to save small sums of money weekly that perhaps would not otherwise Juice been banked. All emitribulions paid are refunded, less benelils received. The Department’s representative is now in Eoxlon, visiting the various business places and factories, explaining the fund’s benelils, and may he communicated with til the Eoxlon Post Office.