LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2205, 20 November 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The head master of the local Stale School wishes to acknowledge with thanks donations to the school museum from Mrs McColl and Messrs K. Kennedv and L. Smith?

Aii exciting advent lire story of the South Seas, “Tin* Sea Master,” featuring William Hassell, will be screened ai usual prices at the Town Ida 11 on Monday.*

A committee meeting of the local Horticultural Society Avill he held on Monday evening for the purpose of making arrangements for the Summer Show.

The following local pupils at (ho Palmerston High School have been recommended for senior free places: —Miieen Irvine, Madge Admore, Willie Claris, Frank Procter, and Fuller.

The Royal has secured for screening before the end of the month the double fen lure. “Back-to God’s Own Country,'’ ,-Oid "Sunny Side.” Also early next month, “The Man They Could not Hang" and “On Our Selection."*

r Ai The man who goneeiyed the Peace Treaty of Versailles was (he same-man who conceived “The Strongesi" (to he shown ai the R’oyal on Monday next). Clemenceau, known to the world as “The Tiger of France.”*

Tlic Peiiding divorce <-;tL > c_*:il v. Peal it ml PMamdmmp-Phit t i'u-Te-pondenl, was concluded ni Wellington ye.Oerdny. The jury hound for petil inner, ;md a decree nisi was granted. returnable in throe months. No damages were allowed against co-respondent.

The cogwheel oh a crane on (he new Parliament Puddings, Wellinglon, sinaslied yesterday morning-, sending a load of sand and cement crashing to llie ground, Pieces oh the broken coy wheel were thrown into Landdou Quay and the grounds oh the Government Buildings. On (ho opposite side of the street: several persons narrowly escaped injury from (lying metal. One piece weighing about 20lhs. Just missed .Mr P. Hanlon, of Ashlmrst, who was passing at the time, hy a tew inehes.

The plain and fancy dress hall held in. the Town Hall under the auspices of St, Mary’s Church was a' very successful function. There was a large at tendance, including a fair nnmlier in fancy dress. The interior of the hall was beautifully decorated. The first prize for the lady's fancy dress was awarded to Mrs La ''Franco, of Palmerston ‘X., and a special prize to Miss Kubaek. The gent’s prize was won by Mr A. Baker. During the-evening extras were played by Misses D. Spiers, Bevau and Desmond, and Mrs O’Donoghue, Mr M. Perreau officiated as M.C.

Mr Robert Hannah, a prominent boot manufacturer and importer, hits informed the Wellington Post that there have been very substantial reductions made in the price of boots since September, ami there will tie further reductions made yet, but that will to a certain-extent depend upon wages. If they do not advance, then footwear will be cheaper yet. “We are,’’ be said, “daily receiving cable advices from London of reductions, in the prices of English-made footwear. There has, too, been a fall in Australian prices. Manufacturers in"the Commonwealth are most anxious to do business with us, and they are an important factor in our import trade. New Zealand cannot yet turn out sufficient boots to be independent of importing. Times in the shoe manufacturing trade at Home are evidently dull. I am advised that m Staffordshire, where hands have not been put off, factories are working short hours. Stocks everywhere are heavy, and must first be disposed of. There is no telling where prices will go. Even now, Mr Hannah states, there are on the market boots which are cheaper than the Board of Trade standardised lines.”

The Ilorowhenua County engineer notifies (lie truveiling public that I lie Shannon bridge will be closed for all trallje on Monday next, 22nd inst. .. ..

At the Magistrale's Court yesierday (he following defendants were each fined five shillings, with costs seven shillings, for riding bicycles at night without lights ; —A. ■Fowler, F. Knott, A. W. Bangs, B. Me Murray, -1. Reynolds, K, Raville, R. Andresen, and L. Smith. The second trial of Thomas Henry Davidson on a manslaughter charge arising out: of a motor fatality at Terrace End was concluded in the Supreme Court at Palmerston North yesterday, before ITis Honour, Mr -Justice Chapman. The jury retired at 12.50 p.m., and returned shortly after 3 o’clock with a verdict of not' guilty.

L'nder dale of October Ist, a London correspondent writes; — A message of congratulation was sent hy Viscount -leJlieoe to an elderly relative. Miss (Trace Emily Gai'dinej, of Rownram, near Southampton, who celebrated her 105th birthday yesterday. Siie was horn in the year of the battle of Waterloo, and, although bedridden, is still verv bright.

The first Mayor of Maslerton was the late Mr R. 0. Williams, who held office when I lie borough was const!-' luted iu 1877. The other members of (lie Council were Messrs Waller Perry, R. Wyllie, Donald Donald, .Job Vile, Henry Bannister, Duncan McGregor, W. W. McCardlc, and Farqu'har Gray. The only survivors of this Council to-day arc .Messrs Donald Donald and W. W, M.cCardle.

The C. M. Russ Coy., who nil through the ivnr and high prices have made an honest endeavour to keep down prices, are toQie commended for their present action in reducing (he price, oil drapery and clothing to the residents of Foxion, Three shillings in the £ is certamliy a very liliera! discount to offer, and we are sure will-bo largely token advantage of by tlie.* residents of Foxton. —Advt.

Recently a leprosy case was discovered in the baekbloeks of the Tnnmaranui district. The Health Department took all precautions to prevent infection as soon as the ease was discovered, apd is now transferring the patient, a Maori man, to Quail Island, where ho will receive medical attention and be properly eared for. The discovery of this ease, the sixth now known in the Dominion, is not viewed with alarm, as the infect iviiy of leprosy is not 1 lie'll, and eases are of extremely rare occurrence.

According to a report presented (o the Presbyterian Oe'neral Assembly, the M 3 Southern ministers of the Church receive in stipend £4o.Sill, which, after deducting sundry amounts for annuities and salaries to assistants, yields an average of £270 ,12s Id. Ihe 100 Northern charges pay £20,003, which, with similar deductions, yields an average of *£274 0s (id. If transport and bonuses .are included as part of the siipend, (he. average works out at £233 10s in the Norlh Island, and £2OO Is Od in the South Island. The average payment to homo missionaries is £l3B His. A Business Talk with Business .Men—“ There is a vast difference between wishing and winning. Many a good man lias failed because he had his wishbone where his backbone ought to have been.” Are yon wishing for more business, but lack the winning? Advertising is a sure enough winner, but it needs backbone in the man directing it. Advertising doesn’t bring results with a jerk. The beginning is slight, but the pressure is constant, and increasing all the time. The open season for hunting business lasts all the year round, but just now the game is particularly well worth going after. The best ammunition is an anvertisement in “The Manawatu Herald.”*