Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1921. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2236, 8 February 1921, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1921. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Alary Piekford, at the Town Hall on Wednesday.* Exceptionally large quantities of tomatoes are reaching the Auckland market. Thomas Waferwofth, aged 51, a well-known Hastings dentist, was found dead in a hath at his residence, on Sunday, about (> p.m. Mr and Mrs Tyer recently returned from a very enjoyable holiday spent nl the Mountain House, Mount Egmont. Regular. Sunday night religious services are now held at Mouloa, in the school, and are well attended. The services are conducted by Mr Moir, of Fox ton. A very enjoyable picnic ill connection with the Methodist Sunday School at Groan Downs was held in Mr Hammond's grounds one day last week. “-Male and Female,” the adaptation of Sir James Barrie’s “Admirable Crichton,” which is to he shown in Foxlon on Tuesday 15th, is a complete entertainment in itself, being 10,000 feet in length. Comparing London and New York on his return to Wanganui, Mr R. AY. Green said that London was the wonder city of the world. The tradition and sentiment of the British nation centred round its wonderful buildings mid institutions. New York had wonderful buildings, but it was an -artificial city, without either soul or sentiment.

Welcome nun fell throughout the district Inst night and to-day.

Yesterday was the anniversary of {lie Russian retreat in Prussia, 1915.

The local police have served about 30 summonses on persons for alleged playing an unlawful game, viz., two-up; on a certain Sunday. The eases will be heard at the local Magistrate’s Court next Friday. A rough calculation made after Wednesday’s wool sale in Timaru showed that it would be the means of distributing approximately £130,000 among the wool-growers of South Canterbury.

In speaking (o a well-known and intelligent local Maori the other day, we asked for an expression of opinion of Katana’s faith-healing work among the Natives. The old man said that, he knew Katana, and was acquainted with what had been done, but he was sceptical, and added, “Taihoji! laihoa!” The death took place in the Wanganui Hospital on Sunday afternoon of Mr Norman Payne, a wellknown Rang'dikei footballer and cricketer. His sudden death was due to the breaking of a blood vessel in his head a day or two ago. He went to the hospital on Thursday, but paralysis set in, and he did not recover.

Mr J. A. Nash, M.P., has received advice that the Minister of Public Works has decided that the following will constitute the proposed Manawalu Electric Power Board: — Palmerston North borough three members; Feilding borough one, Manawalu county two, Oroua county two, Kairanga county two, Pohangina county one, Kiwitea county one.

A Hamilton resident, while sitting on the river bank tlie other day, had an unpleasant experience, a rat -which had been routed out of a hole by a dog running up his coat and becoming tightly lodged under the shoulder padding. The gentleman’s wife quickly got to work with her umbrella, and stunned the rodent, and it was afterwards effectively pul out of action by,,the dog. The Invercargill borough inspec-

tor recently reported having seized and condemned, in accordance with the provisions of the Pure Food Act, 1908, 152 hams, (hey not being lit for human consumption, and had them destroyed. The hams were a consignment sent by an Auckland firm to a local concern. The money value of the consignment would be about £2OO.

The funeral of the late Herbert Seville look place on Saturday afternoon, and was attended by a large number of mourners. Members of the local Oddfellows' Lodge, of which deceased was a member, preceded the hearse. The burial service at the graveside was impressively conducted by the Rev. Thos. Holliday, after which the Oddfellows’ service was read by the G.M., Tim. 0. King. The local business premises dosed for a short period as a mark of respect. The pallbearers were .Bros. 1. G, Ross, E. W. Withers, E. C. Thompson, S. E. Thompson, A. J. Frail, and 0. H. Morgan, of the Oddfellows’ fraieri it v.

At Wanganui on Saturday evening there was a little mild excitement on the f foreshore above the, bridge, says the Chronicle. A local disciple of Chidley, (dad in less garb than ever Adam could boast of, was to he seen running along the sand bank, three men in pursuit. After many stumbles and falls they got him back to the shelter of a dump of willows,‘where they dressed him again after much trouble. 'His clothes were quite safe, although the gentleman in whose care they presumably were was enjoying a very sound sleep. Saturday was a very trying day. Had the police happened along at that hour both gentlemen would no doubt have been, enjoying the “cooler” during the week end, for the unclothed one was heard to remark to the Good Samaritans: “Bv G —l am drunk.’’

The funeral of the late Mr Jas. ]]. Robinson took place on Sunday afternoon, the cortege leaving deceased’s late residence, “HerringIon,” Beach Road, for All Saints Church at 2 p.m. After portion of I lie impressive burial service had been recited, the Dead March in Saul .was played as the body was removed from the church. The cortege, which included about 30 motor cars, also vehicles and horsemen, was one of: (he longest yet seen in Foxton, a striking tribute to the esteem in which deceased was held throughout the town and district. Among those present were a number of representatives of the Maori race and representatives of local governing bodies and the local Racing Club. The pall-bearers were Messrs Cummerfield (2), Richard Spoil's, Jno. Burr, D. Purcell, and Cl. Edwards. The ceremony at the church and graveside was conducted by the Rev. AA’. IT. AValion. The casket was covered with beautiful Horn 1 tributes.

Parliament is to be called together for March 10th, in consequence of a most pressing invitation which Mr Massey has received from the British Prime Minister, urging him to attend the Imperial Conference to be held in London in June next. The session will be a short one, to bo followed by another session in September or October.

Easier jam prices this season appear unlikely, says the Post. In the first place, one of the principal packers in the Dominion advises customers of a shortage of fruit crops, and particularly of raspberries; and in addition contracts were made with suppliers at higher prices for fruit tins this season. The costs of packing material —tinplate, cases, and printing —have greatly increased, and altogether there is no prospect of lower prices being quoted for jams for some time to come.

A claim for £25 damages for alleged assault upon his tenant was brought in Auckland last week against a landlord named Steve Begovilch by his tenant, Mrs Helen Slipich. The evidence showed that plaintiff and defendant "shared the latter’s house in Victoria Street. Not ice- to quit was given, but instead of waiting for the Court proceedings the defendant, during the absence of plaintiff’s husband, was alleged to have pushed plaintiff out of the house. Plaintiff suffered certain injuries in consequence which required medical attention. The defendant’s story was that he had been threatened with a hammer. Judgment was given in plaintiff’s favour for £lO. The will of the late Mr Peter Mitchell, of Sydney, provides for, out of his large estate, substantial monetary prizes to fifteen young women and ten young men who, by competition, prove the most fit physically, educationally, and morally under carefully prescribed conditions. The first: stipulation for women is that by her physical excellence, goodness, general health, intellect, and cheerfulness of disposition, she is calculated to bear and rear normal children. 3 The object of the prizes is to enable the capable, healthy, and strong lo develop and benefit from natural advantages. Prizes arc also provided for competitions for the naval, military and police forces.

“I think this is the finest country in the world, but I am of the opinion that the farming community has very largely been living in the air during the last few years,” said Mr E. Wood, chairman of the Manawatu Land Drainage Board, when the anticipated general decline in prices was mentioned at the meeting of iho Board yesterday. “The farmer lias done well by the war,” he continued, “and M think that lie should now endeavour lo take less for his produce with a cheerful face. The farmer made more money as a result of the war, and lie should now take things as they come, and be prepared to sell at a lower rate. A long face at the mention of falling prices will avail nothing, and many of those who withhold the sale of their ’produce, and merchandise will probably find that their goods will rot on their hands.” The remainder of the Board did not offer any counter-opinion.

"The Board of Trade honestly endeavours to find the key to the economic problems facing this country,’'' staled the chairman (Mr AY. G. M’Donald) at the annual dinner of the New Zealand Boot Manufacturers’ Association held in Christchurch on Friday evening. The board, he said, had investigated most of the industries of the country, and he could say that 99 per cent, of the traders in this country played the game during the war. The consumer held the producer in the hollow of his hand—it was the consumer who gave the product value, and not the energy in producing the goods. The merchant class of this country was charged with the duty of moulding the desire for goods. The manufacturer had to look to the merchant class to stimulate an interest in New Zealand goods. The war had Jeft the Dominion a debt of about £200,000,000, and the £7,000,000 interest could bo balanced only by an excess of exports # over imports. They should strive to obtain a sufficient population in this country to use all its raw materials. Thus they would realise the ideal of the old pioneers, and be able to hand clown .to posterity tlie grand inheritance they had carved out of the wilderness.

Have you ever heard of a farmer, or rather of a farmeress, who thought more of a fine Jersey cow with a splendid butlerfat record than of a human being? Perhaps in this country where butter and cheese account for a huge percentage of the year’s exports, and milk-testing classes are a feature of every country technical school,.this is possible, but the experience that befel an electrician in a residential suburb of Auckland is not at all a common one. He went into a house to repair a damaged wire, or switch, or battery, or something of that nature, and was anxiously asked to keep quiet by his temporary hostess. He is a gentleman in speech and manners, so he walked carefully on tiptoe. Solicitous questions revealed the cause of the trouble. Somebody in the house was ill of a fever. He sympathetically inquired after his work was done whether he had disturbed the sufferer. Hi« hostess said no, and she told him her favourite Jersey cow was in the shed down below, and was very ill indeed. ' This story has every stamp of authority, but the Auckland Star does not personally vouch for its truth.

The Methodist -Harvest Thanksgiving festival will be held in the Masonic Hall on March 16th. Full particular’s will be advertised later.Charlie Chaplin’s latest and best: “A Day’s Pleasure.” See it at the Royal to-morrow night.. In this picture Charlie puts up some greatstunts in his Ford car.*

In unveiling a memorial tablet to soldiers at Kimbolton School last week, the Hon. D. H. Guthrie, Minister of Lauds, said the Government was not going to press soldier settlers for payment of interest, etc., during the present time of financial stringency, but-would help soldiers to tide over the bad time. At the Palmerston S.M. Court yesterday, M. J. Curran, Shannon, was charged with having supplied tobacco to a youth under 15 years of age. Defendant stated the lad had purchased other goods as well, and that he laid considered the boy as a messenger. A fine of 10s and costs 7s was imposed.

The consistory court of Lincoln found Archdeacon Wakeford, precenter of Lincoln Cathedral, guilty on two charges of adultery. The evidence showed that Wakeford twice stayed with an unknown woman at a hotel at Peterborough. Wakeford’s brother-in-law, Rev. Herbert Worthington, laid the charges and was one of the witnesses for the prosecution. “The bottom lias fallen completely out of the lan'd boom,” said a Pahiat.ua resident, who has just returned from an extensive tour of the North Island (reports the Herald). “During all my journey I never saw one sale of land take place. You had only to start and peruse a list of farms for sale and you were immediately pounced upon by a gentleman eager to get a sale.”

A retired Oroua farmer, who has worked twelve hours a day for forty years, has shown on paper that upon a nett Income of £672 lie pays out £22 from Crown land rent, £26 5s land lax, £52 county rates, £22 (is income tax, £52 county rates income tax, £75 house rent, £lO borough rate, £l2 10s fire,’life and accident insurance indemnity, total £220, or just about 63 per cent. In addition he pays the Public Trustee £250 for interest incurred in rearing a family.

While investigating a fire in a bunker of the steamer Cornwall, at Sydney recently, the chief refrigerating officer (Mr Lewis) was standing on some coal, when the heap collapsed. He fell' twenty-five feet, surrounded by burning coal. Lewis managed to crawl to the side, where he hammered for assistance. After three hours, during which oxygen was pumped down to him, Lewis was rescued in a critical condition. The rescuers had to cut through an iron wall with an oxyacctylene burner.

A Wanganui Herald reporter wain formed on reliable authority that a local farmer who refused to sell bis wool it few weeks ago in accordance with the price then offered by brokers, would stand to' lose itpproximately nearly £2,000 had he quitted it at Friday's sale. To the onlookers at the sale it was very obvious that certain lines of coarse wool were not wanted at all by the buyers, and various appeals from auctioneers did not bring forth a single bid.