LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2215, 14 December 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The auxilliary scow Omaha is expec led with a general cargo (Tom. Wellington on Thursday, The fine wea-ther on Sunday attracted a large number of visitors i;o the local seaside. The death is reported of Olivif Schreiner* (Mrs S. C. Cronwrighlj Schreiner).' the well-known authoress. Sir Conan Doyle delivered a lecture on Spiritualism to a crowded audience in the Wellington Town Hall on Saturday night. We are asked to acknowledge with thanks donation of l()s from Mr and Mrs Percy Easton towards the State School prize fund. Accounts amounting £l,lll 14s 5d were passed for payment at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council. “A fraudulent medium is the most .obnoxious beast on the whole earth, but an honest medium is, in my opinion, the mo si* useful person on earth,” —Dr. Conan Doyle. Otaki efforts to raise money for the “Save the Children’’ Fund will consist of shop and auction days, picture entertainment, and a gala day at the ’ Enthusiastic committees are working up the affair, and it is anticipated that a huge sum of mojiey will be realised.

The arrivals iii'New'Zealand (luring the month of November,' 1920, exceeded the departures by 3,21 (i.

The prize-giving qeremony in Connection with -(lie Palmerston Hipli School lakes place at tho Opera House 10-morrow night*

A big story of the groat outdoors : Robert Warwick in “Told in the Hills,” Town Hall to-morrow. Usual prices.'*

On Friday (he Royal screen a romantic picture of Africa. The cast includes an elephant, ournng-ont-ang, lion, and leopard, winch furnish thrills seldom seen on the screen/" The little ■ daughter of Mr Hartley, of Himafangi, made a number of dolls’-lints for the’Girls’ Shop Day on Saturday, which were quickly disposed of, and were quite a work of art.

The Taranaki Education Board last week passed a resolution supporting the Southland Board in requesting the Department to arrango for the supply of free hooks to school children.

.Martial law now tipplies to the cities and counties of Cork, limerick, County Kerry, and the north ■ and south ridings of Comity Tipperary, and it affects a population of 800,000. The area is liable'to be extended.

Messrs Monnsey and Co., auctioneers, advertise an unreserved clearing sale of household effects in the estkle of -Mrs Mcssena, on the premises, Hall Street, on Wednesday, 22nd in,si.

The Manawatu County Council is circulating a petition praying that the County of Manawatu he constituted an Electric Power Board,District.' A list of places where the petition may be signed is advertised to-day. The “Lone Star Ranger,” Zane grey’s dramatic story, will he screened at the Royal on Monday next. Readers of ’ Zane Grey’s works will not miss seeing the piclurisalion of his most popular storv.*

From to-morrow night the Salvatioif' Army Band will commence Christmas candling. On separate evenings various parts ot the borough will be visited. On Christmas hive the Band will play from 7.30 to 9 o’clock in front of Mr Perreau’s shop in Main Gtreel. All colled ions will he in aid of the Band Fund. «

'flic Palmerston North Borough Council has been granted Cabinet’s (onsenl to borrow Cloo,ooo at At per cent. The Auckland City Council lias also been granted permission to .borrow £85,000. and Wanganui Borough Council £95,000 for extending and improving its tramway service, at the same rate of inler-

A local resident who sutlers from asthma, visited Tnrakina last Sunday to interview the Maori faith healer. He said there were two hundred patients ahead of him, and he was told to call again. Tie informed us that what he saw removed a good deal of scepticism, and instanced a (Oise of paralysis, where (he patient was now able to move about, instead of being wheeled.

Du Thursday morning next the Crime Minister is (o receive a deputation from (he Central Progress League in regard to the question of setting up a commission of experts and business men from the districts concerned in reference to the RimuI aka deviation. The deputation will also urge the re-arrangement of the railway yards at 'Wellington, with a view to an early construction of the new railway station. ,

The annual breaking-up and 'prize-giving ceremonies in connection with the local Stale School will take place in the Town Hall to-mor-row (Wednesday) and Thursday afternoons, at 2 o’clock. To-morrow afternoon the primer classes will receive a visit from Santa Claus at the Christ mas'’ tree. On Thursday the prize-giving ceremony will take place. Barents and ex-pupils, and the public, arc cordially invited to attend.

There was a very large attendance of teachers representative' of the whole of the Wanganui centre of the Educational Institute at the farewell of Mr Lcn. Wat kin hold a> Marlon last Friday night. The departing popular instructor in art, and his wife, were presented with a valuable and handsome set of silver, including an eporgne. Many ccomiums were passed upon Mr Wat kin and his work’. A full evening'was spent with speeches, music, supper and dancing.

Mr S. Hudson, proprietor of the Diggers’ Fruit Shop, notifies the public- that, owing to the lack of space in his temporary premises to cope -with the Christmas trade, he has secured an extra shop in Hamer's Block. Both .shops will be stocked with the choicest season’s fruit and vegetables, confectionery and Christmas stockings and soft drinks. Mr Hudson thanks the public for past support, and solicits a continuance of saute during the Christmas season.,

A tourist cn route to Wellington by train was much interested in the Maori place names. Coming to Ngaio, he asked a drowsy Maori passenger how he pronounced “N-g-a-i-o.” 'Without turning, the Maori replied, “Ngaio.” “Oh,” said the visitor, you drop the ‘g,’ do you?” “Drop the whole lot, if you like!” returned Hone, who, by the way, was returning from a •race meeting, amidst the laughter of the ether passengers.