LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2231, 27 January 1921, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A story of passions and despairs, of hales and loves, of' men, and women, and life, and death. That is “On With the Dance,” at the Town Hall on Tuesdav next.*

The Saturday half-holiday movement is gradually gaining ground throughout the Dominion, and it will only lie a matter of time when Saturday will become the universal statutory half-holiday. The latest boroughs to join the Saturday list are Masterton and Carterton.

At the local Chamber of Commerce meeting on Tuesday night, Mr Currie, in speaking on the lifesaving reel for the seaside, said the life line would need to he in charge of men who had had some experimee of the work, otherwise their efforts at rescue would probably be abortive. The Chairman said he had been informed that this would he provided for. We may add that when the reel ari'iyes.-llioso who are to man it will go in for systematic practice. .

The Doyleslon correspondent of the Ellesmere Guardian writes: “I am much disappointed that as yet 1,0 arrangements have been made for tendering a titling welcome homo to a great hero —Ellesmere’s only representative mi the military defaulter's list, wln>, I understand, is bark amongst us again enjoying the liberty and freedom that cost some of us a heavy price. I do hope something will he done to recognise the services this ‘hero’ has rendered to ilie country that is good enough to afford him protection. ’

In a paper submitted to the Science Congress at Palmerston yesterday, Sir James G. Wilson said: It is stated that the (irst growers of wheat were the women of the wandering Patriarchs, who, as they went along, plucked a few grains of a weed which grew on the more fertile places they passed, as the docks and herds were driven to new pastures; These grains, sown and tended by the mothers (when they stayed long enough) grew and ripened, were gathered and ground for the food of the children. It has now become one of the most important foods of I lie world.

Two lottery eases were heard by the Magistrate, Ml’ S. E. McCarthy, at Christ church on Tuesday. A motor car was the prize.offered in an .art union for the improvement of the fund in connection with the Lewisham Private Hospital, but the promoters bad been refused permission to hold an art union. In Ihe other case the New Brighton Gala Committee obtained permission to raffle pictures for a soldiers memorial, but they substituted a piano. The Magistrate convicted the defendants, but as the art unions were not for personal profit, and similar illegal lotteries were winked at during the war, lie imposed no penalty.

When addressing; Wellington business men recently with reference to goods 'which his country could export to New Zealand, the ConsulGeiiVral for Belgium in Australasia -.aid that Belgium was now being rehabilitated, and that it was sending goods to Australasia. The principal articles of commerce were basic slag, sheet glass and glassware, iron and steel goods, manufactures of metal, and many kinds of textile goods. In 1913 the relative amount of trade between Belgium and New Zealand had been: Imports from Belgium to New Zealand, approximately £l2|*,ooo; imports into Belgium from New Zealand, approximately £IS,OOO. He referred to the fact that in Belgium the Department of Foreign Affairs had set up a commercial bureau, and said that any inquiries Regarding trade addressed to that Department would receive careful attention.

The head teacher of the local State School, desires to acknowledge a gift of books for the school library from Air Aloir.

A sculling match between ‘’Dick” Arnst and “Pat” Hannan is expected to take place on the Wairau river or at Picton in Alay. A special meeting of the Borough Council will be held on Monday, 31st inst., at 7,30 p.m. Business: Sanitary inspection, and general, At the AVhangarei Police Court this, week, Hake Alartin and James Ryan were sentenced to two months’ hard labour for playing unlawful games, viz., spinning jinny, twoup, .end draw poker. When the open chop started at Kimbolton sports the other day, the Feilding Star says, a lady in the afternoon tea stall was heard to remark: “Yes, my husband is in that chop, but I can't get him to cut a bit of wood for me at home.” From February Ist the four military districts in New Zealand will be reduced to three, as follows: — Northern, with headquarters at Auckland; Central, with headquarters at Palmerston North; and Southern, with headquarters (temporarily) at Christchurch.

Just opened, 12 Gaberdine Costumes, latest. Styles and Shades These tire worth from £7 15/- to £lO 10/-. In order to clear these loVely Costumes quickly, we have marked them £5 5/-. Don’t miss this big bargain at The C. AI. Ross Coy’s. Sale. —Advt.

The police are still dragging for the recovery of the body of Alfred Hutchinson, who is supposed to have been drowned in the Manawatu River at Paiaka early this week. Wc are informed that the missing man is a brother of Airs Fleming, wife of Mr Fleming, stock inspector, Palmerston N.

A good deal of infantile sickness is reported locally. The symptoms are pains in the storhach and high temperature. A similar wave is reported from other centres, and a contemporary opines that over-in-dulgence iii ice creams is mainly responsible for much of the sickness. The local State School will reopen on Tuesday next, February Ist. The head teacher, Air Fame, will be at the school from 2.30 to 4 p.m. on Monday next,' to receive parents in reference to enrolling new scholars. Any parents unable to call at the school on the above date may obtain admission forms from Air Furrie, at bis residence.

Some very pointed remarks were made at the last: meeting of the Wanganui Education Board by Mr Hemingway in regard to the results of (he recent Junior National Scholarship examinations. He said that from the small number that got through, either the examination was too stiff or else the method of compiling the marks was unfair. Out of the thousands who sat, about fib got through. It seemed as if they did not want to let them through. I; was a d d swindle.

At the Palmerston S.M. Court this week, L. Simpson and A. Alcrwpod pleaded not guilty to two charges of catching trout by unsportsmanlike means. Air limes, wlio appeared for the Acclimatisation Society, stated that the defendants had been caught at Shannon by the constable with a catch of 18 fish, from 1 to 31 lbs. in weight, which bore traces of having been caught by illegal means. In the event of the charge being substantiated, he asked for a heavy penalty, as these eases were hard to deal with. After hearing lengthy evidence, the Magistrate dismissed the charges against Simpson. Alerwood, for fishing without a license, was fined £5, with 7s costs, and witness’ expenses amounting to £1 14s Sd.

Hon. G. .\. Anderson told the assembled scientists at Palmerston on Tuesday night that he had been shown some paper made from (lax. In point of durability the paper was good, but there were elements which discoloured the paper and prevented its commercial use that could not he eliminated. If that could be done a prosperous industry might be inaugurated. Tins would be a secondary industry, however, and in the meantime there was an enormous field for scientific research in the primary industries. The people who sanctioned the expenditure Might not have immediate results from it, but it was from the brains of scientists that the greatest advances in the world of industry had originated, and what had been done in the past was nothing to what; might be accomplished in the future.