LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2219, 23 December 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A pastrycook named ■). H. Murdock was fined £5 and costs at the Magistrate's Court at Napier for Luting to keep in a (dean condition his premises and I lie receptacles (herein.

The Go vent or-General competed in a race for 14ft. yachts in Auckland on Saturday, sidling his own vessel, I lie Iron Duke. Lord Jellieoe, who got a very had spirt owing to the light breeze, finished tour)lt. There were ton starters.

Me heartily reciprocate the seaM>a’s greetings from Mr J, A. Nash, M.P. (Mayor of Palmerston N.), and Mr Pat. Skellen; also handy wall calendar from Mr IV. G, Xve,.

Tim (lealit occurred at Wellington yc-lerday of Mr d. W. .A. Marclmnl, aged 7D year.-,. Deceased wa - connected witii the Lands and Survey Department since 1805.

Mrs Meehan, who died suddenly

at Wellington on Sunday was the youngest daughter of Mr and '.Mrs Robert pogden, of Foxton. Sim leaves a husband and three young children lo mourn their loss.

Mr. and Mrs McLean Wilford are accompanying Mr and Mrs r f. M. Wilford on their visit lo Foxton, and are staying -at Whyte's Hotel. The visitors intend to spend a fortnight in the district.

in reply to a question in ihe House of Commons, Mr Lloyd George stated that (he war had cost thirty million casualties, including nine million deaths. Fifty thousand millions sterling had been spent directly, and 07,000 millions indirectly. The funeral of the Ja|e Air B. R. Gardener took place at Levin on Sunday. Sympathisers - wore present from all parts of the district, while large numbers of Masons and Drttn!s, (o which order he belonged, were in attendance, impressive services were conducted by representatives of both bodies, and the Rev. W. F. Grove conducted the service.-' at the church and the graveside.

In a recent two-up raid in Sydney an innocent_ was found in bed. On being awakened he rubbedTiis eyes and —knocked his pince-nez off. He had also overlooked his collar and tie. The top had to he knocked oil: a dog kennel to extract another, and the other pupils of the school got on to the roof and were about to jump, when a constable-stood underneath with a pitchfork, and kept them high and dry until they were corralled.

The Levin-Borough Council passed the foU*ting resolution at' its last meeting; In connection with the kite Air B. R-. Gardener: —“That the Council respectfully places on record its high appreciation of the splendid work done for the Town and District by the late Air B. R, Gardener during his term of office as Mayor, and latterly as Town Clerk to the Levin Borough Council, and that it is .with the deepest regret and feeling of loss that it has to record his death ou December 17th, 3930; that the Council extends to Airs Gardener and family its deepest sympathy and kindest thoughts in their sad bcreavemcyit, and trusts that the knowledge that the late Air Gardener was so highly respected by ail who knew him for his untiling devotion to the welfare of his town and fellowmen, will help to soften the heavy blow.”

Otaki hats raised over £l2O towards the Starving Children Fund. William Sumner, the “cullcred pusson,” from Fullers, will appear at the Town Hall on Boxing Night. Meet him.*

Local fishermen are unable to meet the demand for flounders from outside districts, despite good hauls during the past fortnight. Combined Methodist, Presbyterian and Salvation Army services will be held in the Presbyterian Church at 11 a.ra., and Methodist Church at 7 p.m., on Christmas Day. Retiring collections in aid of the Methodist Orphanage. Europeans are warned against trespassing on Maori property at Matakarapa, during the Native meeting,, and persons found taking liquor there will be prosecuted.

You’re in for one of the finest entertainments of your life when you see Charles Ray in “Red Hot Dollars,” a I the Town Hall on Christmas Eve (to-mhmiw). Usual prices.* if

“The greatest story of the year” was the title 'given Go “Virtuous Wives,” when published in the Cosmopolitan Magazine. The picture will lie screened at The Royal on Friday (Christmas Eve), featuring Anita Stewart. The third episode of “Smashing Barriers” will also be shown,*'

“We have ’not got all \vc asked for, but, biking everything into consideration, there is little reason for complaint or dissatisfaction,” said Mr Massey when questioned as to the progress made with the floating of the Hi,000,000 loan. A very large proportion of the money which has come (o hand is from small investors, who are evidently satisfied with the country as security, and with the rate of interest. Voluntary investments will he received until the end of the year, after which, if the amount required is not reached,, it will he necessary to bring the compulsory section of the Act into operation.

“Kpirilualism is purely in the experimenial stage,” declared Bishop Averill in a sermon at Auckland, “:t ml it is worse I linn folly to accept its pronouncements as established facts. Ami when the science of the .mind, and especially the effects of self-hypnotism and mental suggestion are more clearly understood, it seems almost certain that they will explain all the phenomena which spiritualism claims from the spirit world. The conference says: “Such scientific researches have confessedly not reached an advanced stage, and we are supported by. the best psychologists in warning our people against accepting its final theories which furl her knowledge may disprove, and still more againsf (he indiscriminate ;md undisciplined exercise of psychic powers find the hi;hit of recourse to sccmts, seers and mediums.’'”

Cl) fist mas comes duly once a. year, find it will he most unforlunalo if litis year's Christmas is lo he marred for many New Zealanders by a .dislocation of the Lyttelton ferry service (says to-day’s Dominion). One would' have thought the greatdisappointment to thousands of people thill, a stoppage at the present lime must cause would have weighed sufficiently with the cooks a mbs towards to induce them to withhold (heir notices until after the New Year. Many families (his year have been looking forward to their first complete reunion since pre-war days. To old find young particularly these Christmas gatherings are the brightest spot in the year, and to wantonly spoil them argues a real lack of consideration for others. One can only hope that even at eleventh hour better, counsels will prevail with (he cooks and stewards, and that if strike they must they will at least bury the hatchet until Christmas and New Year are over. Sir Arthur Comm Doyle visited Tuahiwi pa, Kaiapoi, last week, and was welcomed by the Natives, including Repeka Horomona (Airs Solomon), it very old Maori who w;tp baptised by - the Rev. Samuel Mars(ieti during his visit to Fort Levy. Sir Conan Doyle, in reply, asked the people to accept of him sever;!l library volumes comprising his own history oPThe war, stating that (luring Ids slay in France lie had heard ranch of the Maori soldiers, and knew that there had been none braver in till the host. It was his regret, he said, that he had been unable to spend any time in the Maori country in the North Island, but'he hoped yet to he able lo visit Rotorua. Afterward an inspection was made, of the p;t, where Sir Conan Doyle was pressed lo accept from Koraka (the chief) a copy of Canon Stack’s “Sacking of Kaiapoi Pa,” which, at his request, was autographed by the chief, his nephew, and two prominent Maori ladies.

The Wellington District Retail Shop Assistants’ award, to operate as from Ist November, 1920, has been ratified by the Arbitration Court as under: —Assistants, sixteen years of age and under, entering the trade without previous experience, are to ho paid not less than: First year (male) ~£l, (female) 15s; second year, £ 1 7s (id and £1; third year, £1 15s and £1 ss; fourth year, £2 15s and £1 10s; fifth year, £3 and £1 15s; thereafter, £3 15s and £2. These minimum rates are to he increased by:—Males, for first, second, third, and fifth years of service, a bonus of 0s per week, and in the fourth year of service by 3s per week. Mule workers in receipt of the minimum wage of £3 15s are to receive a bonus of per week. Female workers (in whatever ygar of service) under the age of 21, are to receive a bonus of Cs per week, and over 21 years 6s Od per week!

II is sad to-think that so ntany peoj.de have not made the least effort to build up some little reserve to help them through difficult days .which will he forced upon them. However, there is better o|)portunity for people in New Zealand than in the overcrowded countries of the Old World.' Workers who are wise will take careful note of the events which arc occurring in the Old Country, and by every means in their power they will make the best preparations they can to meet the difficulties which they may expect to have to face before many more months have passed. There is no need for people to become unduly pessimistic, but it would be little short of madness (o juiy no intention to the facts which are becoming more and more obvious. —Hawera Star.

“We are always in need of recruits," says the "Commissioner, of Police, Mr J. O’Donovan, in his introduction to a booklet of regulations issued to members of the Police Porce. “Recruits possessed' of the qualifications —physical, moral and mental —set out in the regulations are what arc wanted. Men who have suffered grievous injuries, or illness such as rheumatism, indigestion, gastritis, which are not always dis-

cernible by (he surgeon, should not attempt to eofne into the Police Force. They must soon leave. So also the man who thinks that a moral standard inconsistent with truth and honour will suit. If per chance such a man succeeds in passing the training stage into the police ranks without his mind being disabused of that false-idea, he is a pest and a jVlague. He should decide to remain outside raliter than be east out in a disgrace which would undeservedly adhere to his comrades, Further the*‘crank’ and Ihe agitator Imve no congenial place in the Police Porce; they will be weeded out when their propensities are discovered. It is necessary that these standards should be maintained."