Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, DECEMB. 30, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2221, 30 December 1920, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, DECEMB. 30, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mrs Mori has been charged will the murder of Or. To/.er, at Sydney,

Tin 1 al tendance al the Aueklam Racing Club’s meeting at. Eller.-He oi Monday was a record, those present numbering- over 40,000.

Pimis iusigmis appears to be coming into general use for (he erection of houses. Al Levin one or two nice bungalow residences are being built of this timber.

Mr P. Lumsden, formerly licensee of the Manawatu Hotel, Foxlon, has been appointed, from a large number of applicants, as manager of the'Midland Hotel at Mastcrlon. Mr Lumsden is at present spending a brief holiday in Eoxton.

Some uneasiness was caused at the ITokio beach on Monday when two children, nine and seven years of age, were lost for two hours. They'were seen paddling in the surf, and on returning to the lownship evidently,took (lie wrong direction. Searcli parties were soon out, and the missing children were even)Daily found on the beach opposite Olmu, some miles below Hokio. — Chronicle.

A large number of people who intend being present at the rai'-cs next mouth have already communicated with the secretary of the Chili asking if accommodation can lie secured, and Mr Freeman would lie glad, therefore, if residents who are prepared to provide accommodation,will notify him, and applications are also invited from those who have small paddocks or loose boxes to let.

The trials and tribulations which beset motorists were forcibly brought home to Mr IV. Gibson, o£ ■Wanganui, on Christmas Day, while bound for Taupe, in a Ford car. When about fifty miles off Taupo the transmission band of the forward gear burned out. As the reverse gear .was all right, the Wanganui-ite ran the ear backwards for the rest of the journey, ■although'it was a very slow and tedious finish to the run. MORE TO BE DREADED. Diarrhoea is more serious than many ailments over which much fuss-; is made. It attacks all ages. Death from diarrhoea, is generally due to lack of proper treatment at the first stage of the disease. Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy, is a reliable and effective medicine, and if given in time will prevent serious consequences. It is pleasant to take. For sale everywhere.—Advt,

A special meeiing 0 f (| ie p„ x ( on Borough Council will ho held on Monday, January Idlli, t\.r iho purpose of appointim; the Malulury half-holiday for iho \oar 11)21.

Sumo ]K) I’mm with-a diseased imagination, has boon devoting his holidays in Wellington to squirting add, or some other form’of corrosive liquid, over . Hie dresses of women.

In order to. popularise the new Metro fewer and better series, the seven-reel special, Bert Lytell in “Lombardi Ltd.,” will he screened at the usual prices, (id and Is Id, children 3d, at IhV Town Hall .On Monday.* .

“My experience is that. New Zealand is the cheapest place ’in the world to-day to Jive in, and this can be borne out by people who have travelled through the countries I have visited” (states Mr Phil. 'Myers, of Wellington, after making a world torn*). “If the people of this Dominion would only travel and find out more about what is going on in other countries, 1 hey would lie more than Satisfied with Now Zealand and the conditions obtaining hero.”- - The stocks of milling wheat hell iri the Dominion on November 3fith were 1,078,013 bushels, or jOO,OOO bushels less,than at the end of November last year. Almost all the wheat is owned by millers. B bile wheat is 700,000 bushels short of last, year, oats are nearly 1,000,000 bushels in excess of last year's holding. In Vict'oria, however, notwithstanding the large figures of the shortage on last year, stocks of oats are nearly 1.000 more bushels than at November 30th, 1010, the position them being 1,371,777 bushels; the stocks on November 30th, 1020, being 2,285,227.

So far 15 members of the House of" Representatives have responded to the invitation to accompany the proposed Parliamentary tour of the East Coast next February! They eompri.-e: Messrs R. McCallum (Wairau), H. Poland (Ohinemnri.), Ceo. Witty ( Riecarton), Jas. Horn (Wakalipui, J. A. Young (Waikato), F. Hockley (Rotorua),. 11. M. Campbell (Hawke’s Bay), J. Vigor Brown (Napier). A. Harris (Waitemala). W, A. Veiled) (Wanganui), E.Kcllelt (Dunedin North), A. S.. Malcolm (Clulha),,W. D. Lysnar (Gisborne), IC S. , Williams (Bay of Plenty), and the Hon. A. T, Ngafa (Eastern Maori).

Art exciting incident happened to a coast station manager in the Waiapu district (reports an East Coast paper). While out cattle hunting, he Was treed by a wild cow for three hours, The animal was very persistent in its attentions, but luckily some long supplejacks, which had been cut at the bottom of the tree by uuderscruhbers, were hanging from the tree. From one of these vines (lie captive made a lasso, and after considerable manoeuvring managed to drop i( over the animal’s bead. After a strenuous struggle of ten minutes he managed to choke (lie cow to death.

The idea of borrowing from America evidently has not yet been finally abandoned by the Queensland Government, despite, the remarkable rale of interest demanded by what the Premier terms “first-class securities,” remarks the Ago. It is not denied (hat the wealth rtf the .Slate furnishes security of high order, but the English money market has voiced its objection to making loans to Queensland on account of the effect which legislation lias had on pastoral investments. Hence the Government is looking ‘within the bounds of its own State and to America for funds. Mr Theodore stated on Tuesday that money could be bad in America, and had been offered, but on terms that were'not reasonable, and not acceptable. Interest, he said, would range from fit to 13 percent. He added that the position in England was “not much better.” The American mail brings news that J. P. .Morgan and Co., at the head of a syndicate of hankers, have concluded arrangements wit li Era nee for the dotal ion in (lie United States of a 100,000,000 dollars loan, at 8 per cent., maturing in 20 years. Whatever the American view of the merits of the relative securities offered, if will lie seen that Queensland is'asked jo pay from 1) to 5 per cent, more than France.

“Planting operations in hotly the North and the South Islands are being earned on, and wo arc seeking the co-operation of the darioas nurserymen and mu'Serymen’s associations in the work of stimulating the private planting of eucalypts and’, conifers by farmers, both for timber plantations and for windbreaks,” said the Director of Forestry (Captain Macintosh Ellis), in discussing the operations of the Department of Forestry. “As settlement stabilises, we Avill find, I believe, that the farmers will pay more attention to the aesthetic yalue'of wind-breaks, and also to the economic advantages of planting out plantations of conifers, etc. Remarkable results, I may-mention, are being obtained from the planting out of pinus ins ignis in the Canterbury district; and recently a man was interviewing me as to‘planting these well-tried and commercial exotics on a large scale in the North Island. Companies have also been ■formed in the Nelson- district to carry on planting operations on a large scale. One'company is planting 1,000 acres of pinus insignis for making, fruit-eases;-so, that the growing of timber by private people is a practical and economical Indus-, try in the Dominion. The Department is not only willing, but anxious to give all the advice and information in its-power to those undertaking sue}i work.”

Two "ood line's just opened a! the C, M. Boss Coy.V are Bov-’ Shin• in-Tennis and Canoe; also Golf Uo’-e. —f’idvl.

Timothy Slattery, an old man 74 years of age, was found dead in a wharo at Weber'on Christmas Day. Deceased is supposed to halve, a brother, a doctor, in New .York.

“The price of benzine is dropping ■fast,” said a member of the Wairarapa South County Council at. the monthly meeting, “and Big Tree motor spirits could be purchased at Grey (own recently at 35s per case.”

AVhal appears to be a ease of suicide occurred at Sumner yesterday. A stranger who was seen on the pier disappeared, leaving behind part of his clothing and a note in pencil stating that he was suffering from' an overwhelming vice. In the coat pocket was a* Post Office Savings Bank book issued to “John Baird, eare of J. Studholmo, Hinds,” and also money in notes and silver.

“Happiness a la Mode,”-which is the latest delect aide morsel from the over-mirthful Constance Talmadge, throws a lot of illumination on the greatest gamble, matrimony, and judging by the appallingly long lists of matrimonial misfits we’ve seen in flic papers of late, some of the gentle hints Unit Connie furnishes, might have been of service, had they been taken in time. At (lie Royal on Saturday.*

Captain and Mrs El ford, in charge of the local Salvation Army Corps, will hold their farewell services in the Army Hall at 11 a.in. and 7 p.m. on Sunday. The departing officers are to take charge-at Taihape temporarily. During their brief residence in Eoxton, Captain and Mrs Elford have made many friends, who will regret their, departure. Apart from their corps work, they have given their services gla-dly and freely wherever required in cases of sickness or distress. We join in wishing the.genial little captain success in his new sphere of la. hour.

A good instance of the high prices charged for clothing occurred the. other day in Whangarei, says the Northern A settler of the district was in a clothier’s establishment to buy a ready-to-wear suit for his son, aged ,17 years. A selection having been made, -and the fit and style approved, the next matter was that of payment. “How much?”-said the farmer? “£9 17s (id.” smiled the provider of hoys’ wearing apparel. “£U 17s (id! exclaimed the unfortunate father, with a smile of a different character. “I only got £8 17s (id for my bale of wool. How many suits would that make?”

The need for extreme care in the handling of wood infected with fire blight was referred to by Dr. R. J. Ti'llyard, biologist to the . Cawthron Institute, in Piys recent address at Motueka regarding the disease. He said that while he was in Auckland in the early part of this month a friend of his had slated that he had sent a specimen of the diseased wool jo someone at Nelson. He was. he •mid, so astounded at “such a silly action.” that he was left almost speechless. He informed the officials of the Department of Agriculture of what had occurred, and was told that several Nelson' people had asked that samples of the fire blight .should be sent to (hem. Dr. lillyanl added that specimens of the blight, if put up in proper chemicals, would he perfectly harmless. He regarded; it as rather a pity that pickled specimens could not lie sent to ovchai'dists, so as to give them an idea of the appearance of the disease. ■'One of the inosi serious developments in connection with the groat building trade in this country is the .shortage of (rained men coming forward.” Tliis statement was made a few. days ago at the annual conference of the National Association of New South Wales by Mr 'A. f. Poster, a past president of the Master Builders 11 Association, when discus-

•Jug the housing problem. “I. am one of the examiners at the Technical School,” proceeded Air Fo.-ter, “and would you believe that in Ihe great Ivade'of masonry there is only at the present moment one student —and lie is connected with monumental masonry. The same remark applies largely to bricklayers and plasterers. There are more students, however, in the carpentry and joinery classes. It is I rue Unit (be Bricklayers’.Union raised objections to more soldiers being trained in the bricklaying trade. Their’s is a very selfish point of view—but natural. They a£C frightened —always frightened —that tiie bread is going to be taken away from their mouths by newcomers. They regard every man who arrives here from overseas as’a menaced

A Business Talk with Business Mon. —“There is a vast difference between wishing and winning. Many a good man has failed because he had his wishbone where his backbone ought to haVe been.” Are you 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.”* ,

■' Sec Jane Lee “hikdi on” to n big balloon a- it rises in the air, and see hoi* fall from a height of 2,000 feet iu a parachute. See Katherine Leo, fall into a deep lank of water, and her rescue bv a woman diver. ITh a thrilling moment. AN the Royal on Monday next.

The amount invested on the totalisator v a( ■ the first day of the Auckland Racing Clairs meeting was £.154,188 .I.os, being an increase of £29,272 on (be'amount for the first day last year. The investments on each race on Monday were as follows :—Shorthand Plate, £15,524; Creai Northern Foal Stakes, £lB,353 10s; Robinson Handicap, £15.522 10s;. Auckland. Cup, £29,417 10s; (Jraftyn Hurdle Race, £15,344 10s; Railway Handicap, £23,150 10s,; Nursery Handicap, £15,039 10s; Christmas Handicap, £21,830 10s; total, £.154,188 10s,