LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2192, 21 October 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

All the local business places will observe a holiday on .Monday next, Labour Day. The school will also observe a holiday. •

Harold Rigby cycled last week from Calais to Dover on a, water - cycle of Ids own design. He covered forty miles in 'fourteen boms;, and arrived too exhausted to speak owing to the choppy sea. The cycle was supported hy two Moats, and propelled by pedalling. The Boy Scout movement. which was organised locally by Captain (Jol'fln, has been enthusiastically taken tip and carried on by Captain El ford, and (In? interest of (he lads in the movement appears to he as keen as ever. The hoys are taught many useful lessons, and their leader is as enthusiastic as the hoys in their various exercises and jaunts..

The Fducation Commillee reported in the House of Representatives on Tuesday that it had no recommendation to make in connection with the petition praying (hat teachers in Roman Catholic schools might have renewed the railway travelling concessions recently cancelled. The report was (allied without discussion.

As a result of an application hy the Levin Chamber of Commerce, the Levin telephone exchange will be open on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 10 a.in., and 5 p.m. to (5 p.m., also for holiday attendance from 9 a.m. to 10 ;i,m., and 7 to* 8 p.m. A similar concession Foxton subscribers would he greatly appreciated.' W’o suggest the local Chamber lake steps to obtain same.

A number of local Masons 'journeyed to Bulls yesterday afternoon to attend the installation ceremony of Wor. Bro. Wilson as W.M, of; Lodge Rangilikei, and investiture of his officers. The ceremony was conducted hy Wor. Bro. Drew, P.M., assisted hy the Prov. G.M., R. Wor. Bro. Per-roll, and W. Bros. Gordon Elliott and Ilornblo.w. Lodges throughout the district were well represented. Tn the evening a Masonic Ball was held, and a very enjoyable time spent.

The following is the result of offers of appointments and .transfers made by the.Wanganui Education Board at last meeting: —Accepted; Victoria Avenue, head teacher, Mill. 11. Richardson; Feilding, head teacher, Mr 4. F. Thurston; Tallin pe, head teacher, Mr W. E. Ilird; Campbell Street, head teacher, Mr L. F. de Berry; Murton, head teacher, Mr F. A. Bates; Taonul, head teacher, Mr M. R. MeEwen; Cheltenham, head teacher, Mrs A, Homeman; Pohangina, sole teacher, Mrs E. Brooke: Mangaeluroa, sole teacher. Mr P. J. Foster; Coal Creek, solo teacher, Mr C. W. Ham; Tokening!, sole teacher, Miss L. Pennefather; Matahiwi, sole teacher, Miss C. J. Hill; Owhango, second assistant, Miss G. Kennedy; Waverley, ■second assistant, Miss 0. M, Beamish; Curie Hill, second assistant, Miss M, Mounsey.

'The monthlysitting of the Magistrate’s Court will be held before Mr ■J. 1.. Stout, S.M,, to-morrow.

To-day-is the Hath anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. Suitable references to this historic event were made in the schools throughout the Dominion.

“He ain’t drunk, he’s only haunted,” said Mary Piekford, in defending her father in “M’Liss,” her latest, screening at the Town Hall on Saturday.

Conan Doyle, the creator of “Sherlock Holmes,” says, “William J. Burn s is (lie greatest detective.in or mil of fiction.” Burns appears at the Boyal next week an an actual easy!. The following unique challenge appears in a northern paper: —“I, Bill Kelly, Waipuna Breezing Works, will undertake to peel potatoes on time with any person within a radius of live miles for £l.”

As a ’sequel to a recent Wellington motor fatality, William Arthur Webb, driver of the taxicab which is alleged to have struck down Alfred Talbot Mule, was at (he Magistrate's Court yesterday committed for trial. Bail was allowed in £2OO, with stirelies for a like amount. The Auckland Diocesan Synod lias decided that the minimum stipend of vicars of parishes shall lie £350 per annum, plus (re,veiling expenses. Parochial districts are to he asked to endeavour to pay a minimum of £3OO, pins travelling expenses.

The* annual rilual contest between teams from the .Druids* Lodges in ike No. .‘i District (Foxton, Shannon, Levin and O(aki) took plain? al Levin last night. The result was a win for tin' Shannon team, whieh was awarded 28(5 points, Foxton was second with 274 points. Levin received 2 ; !(i points, and Otaki .171 points. 'Further details will, appear next issue.

The Country Press Conference, now sitting in New South Wales, has resolved to ask the Federal Government. to soarchingly inquire into the ’manufacture, sale, and- business i,net hods of paper makers in all export in!?; countries with a view to protenfing Australian consumers agaiust exploitation.

The well-known Maori war-cry beginning l ‘Ka mate! Ka mate!'* originally Rauparaha’s, lias been hcai'd now in many parts of the world, and it was Mated at the. meeting of the Historical section of the Philosophical Society at Wellington 1-hat it has been adopted as a college “yell” by the University of Leeds.

At the last ’meeting of the committee of tin 1 local Bowling Club a motion of sympathy and condolence with the family of the late Air P. J. ITennessy was carried in silence, members standing, and al the official opening of the green yeslcrday afternoon the president (Dr, Mandl) referred to the death-of -Mr Hcnncssy, who, he said, was one of the foundation members of the Club, and also one of ils pa d presidents. All bowlers had received Ihe news of his death with very deep regret. The fancy dress football match, postponed from last Saturday on

account of the unfavourable weather conditions, will be played on Fusion Park on Saturday afternoon next. This match should create a great amount of amusement, and as the takings at the gale are for the Fusion Park building fund, there Mould he a good at tendance. The local brass baud will be on the ground, and will play a numbin' of selections.

The Union S.S. Co. have purchased a number of cargo steamers as part of their extensive programme of after the war recoiist ruction. The steamers are the Cape Colony, formerly the War Palace, 3.11,2 Ions; Capo Natal, formerly the Warfoam, 3.09(5 tons; Slolbovg, 5,88(5 Ions; Cleopatra, 2,200 tons; Irmgard, 5,000 tuns; John Heidnmnn, 3,450 ions. These boats will he renamed respectively, Kaitoke, Kaikorai, Waioiapu, Koranui, W aikouuiti, and Kaimonawa.

In the Palmerston Police Court Yesterday. George Birch, driver of a baker’s motor van, was fined .05 on c:i(-h of two charges of theft of benzine. Accused had stored the van and a motor car in a local garage for the last six months. Quantities of benzine wore missed, and on Tuesday accused was seen taking benzine from the tanks of; cars in the garage. The police laid a trap, and early yesterday morning the accused was caught in the act of pumping benzine from two cars. The Dominion grading scheme of teachers docs not meet with the approval of a majority of teachers throughout the Dominion. A ballot recently taken of teachers in the employ of the Wellington Board preferred the Board’s method of a)>pointment to the grading list. A ballot taken by the Otago Education Board among teachers on the grading schemes resulted us follows : For the present method, 27(5; for the Dominion grading scheme, 105. Out

of GOO teachers, 441 voted. Many teachers have been disheartened tit the extraordinary results of the scheme, and one experienced tea-> elier informed us that the list could have been made up .quite as effectively if names were drawn indiscriminately from groups and listed. The Minister favours the Dominion list, but teachers, rather than come into conflict with inspectors, suffer their names to remain. In the meantime several Boards are us ino their oWn discretion in making ap-> pointments, but the whole thing wants carefully- investigating. Why bother making cakes when there is such a good assortment at Perreau’s?* . ;

At a public meeting; in Marlon it was resolved that the, matter of erect in" an auxiliary bospilal in or near Marlon be proceeded with, and that steps be taken accordingly. The Wanganui Chronicle is justly indignant because a local school teacher asked his class (o write an essay on’ (ho picture, “The Man They Con Id Not Hang." The total births registered for the four metropolitan areas during the month of September amounted to 813, as against 707 in August, 'an increase of Hi. The deaths in September were 472, a deerease of 50 as compared with the previous month. i

A. member of the staff of the Grey Fiver Argus recently loft to join the New .Zealand Tablet. The Argus reports, in quite the orthodox manner, that a farewell and qtresenlation look place in the editorial room, until it provides this distinctive I unfit at the end; “The proceedings were brought to a close by the singing of (he Fled Flag.’ "

To make the West Coasi sand dunes productive by planting lhem with forest 1 recs was Mr K. Dairy in pie’s object in laving several motions before .(he Manawatu A. and P. Association Committee on Tuesday. Mr Dalmnple proposed the formation of mi Advisory Commit tee lo work in conjunction with the Forestry Department. He also proposed that Sir Francis Dell be asked lo place before Parliament legislation required to place the Forestry Dopitr!incut on a practical basis. Mr Dalrytnplc received the lull support of the Committee.

“What about a, H 1 from Australia lo 'New Zealand? Frankly. 1 don't ihink if.will bo a Imvd Might,” said Sir Keilh Sniilli ;i( tfu* New Zealand Club luncheon, “ft should noi bo Im rd (o Hy over from Australia, provided you look aftor your woollier. If you have got 1 lie* weathor right for twenty-four hours, 1 lien you could leave Sydney a! four o’clock in the moraine', on a machine able to do about 135 miles an hour, and land somewhere in New Zealand under nine hours at the most, it would not be a ‘soft snap,’ but I wouldn’t mind trying it myself. Tin! you must have the weather, and the machine must, be able to stand up to (he strain,” An exchange of amenities in the House: “Air Isitt moved to “report progress and ask leave to sit again.” in supporting Ids motion, he urged (hat members who were opposing tlm Bill were not “indulging in any fact ions opposition.” (Loud laughter, particularly from Mr McCollum). Mr Tsitt said that Mr McCollum had “far more voice than 'orain,” and was “lacking in moral sense.” Mr McCollum: “I've as much sense as you ve got. Mr Ilockly asked whether it was competent for one member to say that another was lacking in moral sense. The chairman of committees asked Mr Isin to withdraw (lie expression complained of. Air Isitt : lam (jiiite prepared to withdraw ' it. Air AlcCallum; And apologise at the same lime? Air Isitt ; No!

Thoughtless people may believe anil say that the farmers are exjiioi(i iu>; the public, (bough probably Ilia! is itn( tiio opinion held by reasonable men. The land speculator is lhe individual who is blamed for doing' the exploding. However, the Kawhalau branch of the Farmers' Union, is out to protect the dairy farmers, at least, .from, slander. From (hat branch a remit was forwarded to the Manawalu Sub-Pro-vincial branch, urging that every branch in the Dominion should start a. campaign through the press- to answer all correspoudeueo and contradicl slalemenls that the farmers are exploiting the public. Kauwha(a received the support of the subproviueial executive, and more maqbe heard of (bo mailer.

Xol very often is a burial conducted before an inquest is actually opened on a body. Such a stato of affairs has occurred in connection with the death in the Christchurch Hospital of 1 George Murdoch, fire man, of the steamer Aristo, a, single man, aged 28, and belonging to Glasgow. Murdoch's body was buried on Monday. He was admitted on duly 2(sth on bis own application, and was operated on last Sunday for disease of the spinal column. He died the same day, and was buried on Monday. At the inquest medical evidence was given that death was due to failure of respiration, caused by a carcinomatous growth involving the spinal cord. The operation was a necessary one, and death must have eventuated very soon if it had not been performed, A verdict was returned in accordance with (lie medical testimony.

The second levy tills year hy the Hospital Board on contributory ]o-eul-hodies is made a comparatively large amount on account of increased prices for necessaries. The Board recently, decided to make a supplementary levy of Is 9:]d in the £I.OOO of the capital value of the contributory authorities for the purpose of providing £2,015 13s 5d to he expended for the new hospital buildings and for the laying out of the grounds. The amounts payable by each contributory body is as under: —Manawatu County Council £316 4s Bd, JKiwitea County Council £30!) 9s 9d, Horowhcnua County Council £295 9s lid, Palmerston North Borough Council £270 10s, Kairanga County Council £261 18s, Oroua County Council £25.8 os 7d, Pohangina County Council £153 12s, Pending Borough Council £73 2s Sd, Levin Borough Council £25 6s Bd, Fox ton Borough Council £20.17s Id, Otaki Town Board £l7, Shannon Borough Council £lO 8s 7d, Rongotea Town Board £3 8s 8 d,.

It is anticipated that the present Parliamentary session will end about the first week in November.

Tin Her boxes are Gosling the factories 2s 3d each. From Ibis one. may judge the relative cos) of benzine in casks or in cases and. tins.

Small dairy farmers who make butler for sale are asking “Wlterc do'we come inf’’ They have to sell to their customers at (he same price as the stores, and are thus losing (id per lb. Can (hey claim Hie Government subside'?

At the Palmerston North Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, Michael Moynihan, licensee of the Club Hotel, Shannon, was lined £1 and eosls 7s on it charge of supplying liquor lo a youth apparently under 21 years of age, and William Moynihan, barman at the hotel, was lined . £2 and costs 24s on a similar

charge. Answering a correspondent, the editor of the Manawatu Times says:—“Yes, the New-Zealand Government hits vetoed (ho. importation of German goods. Gorman goods will conn 1 here, through American and British houses instead of direct. We shall pay for our ‘patriotism’ just the extra charges which the British and American middlemen care to impose,” ' In the Magistrate's Court at WaiIti last week, three local bakers were charged with having sold shortweight bread. In giving bis decision, .Mr'Young, S.M., said defendants could protect themselves either by means of increased material or by slitting the true weight when selling. Fitch of two defendants was convicted and lined £7, with (■osts. and the third was lined £5 with costs.

An old man named P. Maitland, aged 77 years, was found dead at the boarding-house in Auckland where he had resided for forty years. Among Ids belongings was an old box containing a considerable sum of money, including old Colonial Bank notes. The money included 3GI sovereigns, 85 halfsovereigns, eight £lO notes, five £5 notes, 2(59 £1 nodes, and eight tenshilling notes. The total amount hidden in (he box was £825.

The desirability of securing a dredge for the purpose of clearing and deepening the channels of small harbours and rivers throughout the Dominion was urged upon the Minister of Marine by Mr AV. H. Field (Child) recently. Sir William Merries replied that,, (hough the Cove rumen t desired to assist the .-.mailer harbour boards by importing a Government dredge, (he present was not considered an opportune rime, owing to the high cost of material.

At Greymoulh on Tuesday the Crey Hiver Argus Company was tilled £25 and costs for publishing an article from its Blackball correspondent calculated to encourage and incite lawlessness. The article ex I oiled Lenin and Trotsky, expressed I lie opinion I hat “we have either got to be revolutionists or uncompromising meusheviks,” and quoted approvingly a statement of Lenin: “'There is only one way for the worker lo get possession of the moans of production, and that is to lake it.” The Alagisirate said if he had known lire name of the winter ho would have sent him to gaol.