LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2228, 18 January 1921, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

To-day is the ninth anniversary of iho dale on which the fate Captain Scatt readied the South Pole. The matinee at the Royal this week will lie held on Friday afternoon. instead of Saturday. The local police are being kep! busy registering firearms under the Arms Ad, 1920. Full description is absolutely necessary, including the mi tidier and maker’s name. la reply to the Maim wain subpro vineni I executive of the Farmers’ Union, the Minister of Industries and Commerce slated that the retail price of benzine was reasonable.

The road to the seaside is showing signs of wear, on account of the excessive traffic passing over it. Several dangerous ruts —-two or throe on the LadvV Mile —need fill-

T!ie death took place at Pal-mer.-ten yesterday of Mrs Scull, wife of Mr G. L. R. Scott, surveyor, aged !‘«. r > years. The late Airs Scot! was tlie daughter of the late Alexander Macdonald, of Mavion.

The body of Samuel Tail O’Brien, AO years of age, a labourer, was found it! the Onkleigh Creek, Avondale. mi Sunday. lie hail been mis.-.iiig since 4th January, when he disappeared from a quarry. He wa.-. last seen bfamtisliing'a knife. The body Imre cuts, and there was <„•.glctive that tlie arteries of the legs Imd heen opened.

Even the hospital is noj exempt, front visits of the sneak thief, says the Greymoullr Star. During the night one of those miserable creatures paid a visit to the hospital garden, and dug up and carried aCay fully half a sack of carrots and other vegetables. It is to be hoped that the police will he able to bring the culprit to task, for he deserves ,-evere punishment.

When a motor car standing in front of t the Palmerston post office cm Saturday was being cranked up by Mi~Gardincr, it started to go forward, having apparently been left in full gear. Tlie ear, which contained a lady, went right across the road to the taxi stand, taking with it a horse and gig which wore in the way. and ended up alongside a rubbish receptacle. Mr Gardiner was dragged a short distance by the gig harness, but was not seriously injured. The eac and gig were only slightly damaged. *

Jim Larkin, a notorious Irish agitator, who figured prominently in the Dublin riots of .19.13, is now in a New York gaol. Even in America lie seems to have been “agin the Government,'” and when tried on a charge df criminal anarchy a New York jury sent him to gaol for s—li)5 —li) years. Friends are now fighting, for the anarchist's release. On Larkin’s suggestion, Mr 11. Holland, M.P., has been written to, and the letter is published in the Alaorilaiid Worker, appealing for funds. The Worker describes the cause.as worthy and the need urgent. The officials of the “-Jim Larkin Defences Committee” include such mimes as Peter Nunan, Emmett O’Reilly, Thos. J.. O'Flaherty,’Richard Bryan, Patrick Lowloy, Thomas McDermott, Dr. W. IT. McGreevy, Dr. Gertrude Kelly, Ann Gourlev, etc. CAUSE OF CHRONIC CONSTIPATION.

Constipation is due to weakness of the bowels. This is probably caused by’indigestion, and in the beginning is only temporary. Drastic physics weaken the bowels until they will not act without assistance, and chronic constipation results. No case of chronic constipation has ever resulted from the use of Chamberlain's Tablets. Chamberlain’s Tablets do not do the work of the bowels. They stimulate them to perform their own functions voluntarily. For sale everywhere Aclvt

- A bull ajnong a party of haymakers caused commotion at Te Hero on Wednesday, when the vicious animal caused all hands to make a hurried retreat. Luckily, u shed was handy, and in this some of the men look refuge. » The housing problem ingOreymoutli (says the Star)'continues to grow more acute. It is impossible for a housewife to take down her curtains for a wash without having the .place besieged with househunters anxious to know if thq place is to let.

A single man named Charles Earnsmouth, 50 years of age, was found dead in his house at Panmurc Road, 01a.hu.hu, on Sunday evening. He was sitting in a chair in the kitchen with a gas tube iip his mouth. Death had evidently occurred the previous evening. At the Palmerston police court yesterday, William Henry Grant was charged with the theft of jewellery (o the value of £7O ss, the property of Denis L. Maeintire, of 90. Broad Street. Accused pleaded not guilty, and was committed for trial ;ft the next sittings of the Supreme Court in Palmerston N;

Saturday’s gale did considerable damage to orchards in the Hastings district. Trees were broken down, find in some eases uprooted. Large quantities of fruit are lying on the ground, in many cases not being sufficiently matured to be any good. The loss is considerable, especially on top of the shortage of the season’s crops. The stocks of (lour in (lie Dominion for the month ended November 30th, 1920, -totalled 9,209 tons, as compared" with 8,540 tons for the corresponding month of 1919. The total stocks of milling wheat in the Dominion at November 30th last amounted to 1,078,013 bushels, a decrease of 080,244 bushels as eompared with November, 1919. No doubt intending exhibitors have overlooked, the fact that entries for the Bedding Show closed <-n Friday, and in order to give such an opportunity to compete, the Committee have decided to extend the time for closing entries until Friday next, 21st inst., at ordinary fc-es. Schedules may be obtained on application to the Secretary.

The Lyttelton Times has just completed the 70th year of its existence, the first; number having been issued on January 11th, 1851. The first editor was Mr James Edward Fitzgerald, first superintendent of Canterbury and first Premier of the colony of New Zealand. For tlie lirst few years of its existence the journal was published at Lyttelton, this fact being commemorated in its title. «

A correspondent suggests that the old Maori Cemetery, the transfer of which from the Maori owners to the Council was confirmed at last Council meeting, should be called

“Ihakara Reserve,” and not “fhakara Park.” as previously suggested. We presume it does not matter whether the spot he designated park or reserve, so long as the name of Hie old Maori chieftain is -retained in connection with it.

Cabinet has decided to appoint Mr F. V, Fraser (Assistant Public Service Commissioner) president of the Arbitration Court in the stead of Mr Justice- Stringer. Mr Fraser will lake up bis work al-Hhe beginning of next month, and will give the whole of his time to the duties of his position. Air Fraser is well qualified for the office, being a solicitor and barrister of the Supreme Court, and having had. several years’ experience as a stipendiary magistrate.

Saints-have halos, says the "Sunday at Home,” because a country hoy made it curious mistake some hundreds of years ago, when he lirst began to paint sacred pictures. In order to keep the rain from discolouring the statues of saints that stood just under the eaves of churches, (lie church authorities used to place wooden discs over them. Grotto, when a boy, assumed that the discs were an essential part of the saeredMignres. At first he painted above the bead of eaeli saint a disc that looked life the bottom of a tub; later lie made it a mere circle, dark at first, but more and more luminous in successive pictures until it became the circle of light that, painters ever since have used as the symbol of sanctification.

Some critics seemed to imagine, said the Prime Minister, in discussing criticism of the increased taxation provided for last session, that once the war had ceased all. expenditure in connection with it would at once cease, hut, as a matter of fact, there were enormous liabilities left after the war had come to an end. For instance, interest and sinking fund on war loans, war pensions, increased salaries and bonuses, caused hv the high cost of living, amounted to many millions per annum additional, as compared with the pre-war period; and there was only one way in which these liabilities could be met,_ namely, by taxation. The statement that Government and Parliament committed an error last session by increasing taxation without making the slightest attempt to check the growth of expenditure was quite contrary to fact. The Government had been engaged ever since the elections in one continuous struggle against demands from all over the Dominion for increased expenditure, and also endeavouring to reduce the expenses of administration. With regard to the latter, he expected to he able to show that during the present half-year the.burden upon the taxpayer had been reduced by several, hundreds of thousands per annum,

Paper-hangings for walls wore introduced into Europe from the East.' in 1675.

A number of visitors have already arrived in Foxloii in connection with the, local race meeting to be hyld on Saturday and Monday next. At ttie Palmerston S. M. Court yesterday, James Close Hobbs was fined £2 for having failed to register an apiary. The Methodist Sunday School will hold their annual piepie in Victoria Park on Saturday liext. Parents and friends will be heartily welcomed. Local business premises (except butchers) will close at 11 a.m. on both race days, but will re-open on Sat urday “from 6 to 0 p.m. The butchers will observe a close holiday on Saturday, and will close-at 10 a.m. on Mon da v. During the past week the Pohangina Valley has been tilled with smoke from bush tires on the surrounding hills, and in the districts higher up the river. - The tires in the Uihutoi, Utmvai and Kimbolton districts have been very serious, and, until the rain came, were causing anxiety to settlers, says the M.D. Times.

The Petone Borough Council has refused to grant the 3s bonus to its. gas works staff. The Mayor remarked that the Petone gas workers were working under an agreement, and did not .come within the powers of the Arbitration Court’s 3s bonus. If the council thought it fit the men could be given the extra 3s bonus. It was purely a matter for the council. The present wage paid was £5 12s per week, and the effect would not he very high, as it" would only apply to six men.

Says Sir Kobert Stout: —Mo arc surrounded with miracles, and yet how little do we know of them? Pleasure is desirable. Business must ho attended to. Sports should not be ignored, but if our youths do not acquire a knowledge of the history of the world, of mankind. or Nature, they become and remain blind wanderers on the face of the earth, and arc wasting their lives. The crying • need for mutinies is for knowledge. If we get wisdom, and. have knowledge, then indeed we can view with equanimitv the social unrest of the world.

Dr. Trilby King will lake up his noyv duties as head of the Department of Child Welfare, under the Ministry of Education, <at the end of February. “No more important reform,” says \lr Parr, “in respect to flie health of the community has ever been initiated, ll will be-a campaign to carry knowledge to the children, and more particularly to the young mothers of the nation. Tin* underlying idea is that vention is better Ilian cure. Dr, King will preach the gospel of health. Ignorance is the great enemy to-day. Thousands of young people die from preventible causes. Hospitals and clinics arc filled with patients who need never have gone there.

Tin; tragedy 0.1: love's young dream being rudely shattered by unsympathetic police officers was witnessed in Ouma.ni recently, It appears tlmi a you!lt, Israel Hv-» man Bnlkind, a .jeweller's .apprentice, and sun of .Mr L. W. Balkind, of Christchurch, had departed from his home without informing; his father .what" Ids intentions were. The null ter was put in the hands of the police hr the lad’s employers, and in accordance with the Masters and Apprentices Act, a warrant was issued for Ids arrest. The police authorities traced that lie and a young lady, also of Christchurch, had taken furnished apartments in a house in Eden Street, and had set up housekeeping. He was arrested by Constable Aliel, and was brought before Mr J. M. Forrester, J.P., on Saturday morning. On the application of Senior-Sergeant Simpson, lie was remanded to Christchurch, and proceeded there‘under escort the same day.