LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2249, 10 March 1921, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A public holiday was observed yesterday for the State School picnic. The Harvest Festival services in connection with the Methodist Church will be held on Sunday next.

At the local police court yesterday morning, a first offending inebriate was convicted and fined 10s by Mr A If. Eraser, J.P.

On Monday next Messrs Mounscy and Co. will hold a clearing sale of household furniture and effects on account of Mr T. Simpson. Full particulars will appear in Saturday’s issue.

“This is tlie greatest picture I have ever produced.” That is what Wm. S. Hart says of “The Toll Gate,” to be presented at the Town Hall on Saturday.—Advt.

Do not forget that next Wednesday and Thursday “Mind tiie Paint, Girl” is being shown at the Royal for the benefit of your favourite Queen Carnival candidate.—•■ Advt.

On Wednesday next, in the Masonic Ilall, a sale of gifts in connection with the Methodist Harvest Festival will he held, to be opened at 2.30 o’clock in the afternoon. There will lie various stalls and other attractions.

Lively , appealing, radiant, it’s more than a picture. It’s a great, throbbing, cross-section of Life. It’s truths, powerful, convincing, fairly leap across the silent screen —Alice Joyce in “Slaves of Pride,” at the Royal on Saturday night. — Advt.

Reserved decision was given by 51 r Hunt. S.M., at tho Wellington Magistrate's Court, in two recent, cases against Matthew Livingstone, who wa> charged on six informations with issuing double race cards. The Magistrate stated he was unable to agree with the argument put forward on behalf ol the defendant, and imposed a fine of .Clf) on each of six informations. Mr Treadwell asked the magistrate to state a case for the Supreme Court.

The misleading nature of the term “Australasia” was pointed out in a discussion which took place.at a meeting of the council of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce over a movement initialed in Australia by an organisation using the term “Australasian” to make a “trade drive" in the interest- of Australia and New Zealand. One member said that in the pas! the use of the term “Australasia” by trade organisations had done injury to New Zealand because those interested Imd concentrated their energies upon Australia. It was agreed that, unless the lecturers to be employed made it clear that New Zealand trade was distinct lroni that of Australia, the Chambers of Commerce of the Dominion would be disinterested.

'flic nationalisation of the main arterial roads of the Dominion was strongly advocated by the Mayor, Mr 11. S. W. King, at a special meeting of the Devonport Borough Council, stale- the New Zealand Herald, when Mr A. ‘Harris, M.P., explained the scheme for bridging the Wailemata. Mr King was of opinion that the proposed bridge was a national matter, and that the cost of its erection should tie borne by rlie Government, who should also take over all main roads. The Mayor’s views were generally supported by councillors. Mr Harris said lie thought there was no probability of Parliament passing a Road Nationalising Bill, but if anything was done towards that end he anticipated that it would be limited to the North and South Islands undertaking the responsibility of their own respective roads. He could not see that the people of Invercargill, for instance, could reasonably be expected to pay towards a bridge at Auckland, and such a proposal would not receive bis support.

.Some little amusement was caused in l lie Christchurch Supreme Court recently, says, the Press, when a medical man was endeavouring to give some definition of the term "neurasthenia” to the jury, in a ease in which a man who had been injured in a collision between a bicycle and a motor ear claimed damages. Though the attributes of the trouble concerned seemed rather amusing, it was shown that they were the reverse to amusing to the sufferer. Dr. F. L. Scott said that the plaintiff was suffering from traumatic neurasthenia, arising from an accident. Neprasthenia was difficult to define, but the trouble was somewhat akin to “railway spine.” “Oh, yes,” commented bis Honour. “Railway spine! That is the trouble that is bad before a law suit, but gets better quickly after the suit is over.” Amidst smiles, Dr. Scott concurred; but both he and his Honour agreed that while it existed it was a very definite ailment. Dr. Scott proceeded that neurasthenic patients would recover after a legal action, because the worry of the ease would he over, and they would change' from a highly nervous condition to a more settled state of mind. He would expect the plaintiff in the present ease to recover within anything from three to six months after the case had been decided. “Then, if this case had been hoard six months ago he would have been better now?” asked Mr M. J. Gresson. “Well, I wouldn’t go as far as that,” replied the doctor, “but he would have been very much more improved.”

Nowadays one cannot judge the age of femininity by dress alone. A demure lass approached the tolalisator window at the Gore races last week, and asked for a ticket on a certain horse. “I’m afraid I can’t give it to you, you are not of age,” said the man behind the aperture. “Oh, you’ve made a mistake; look at my teeth,” came the quick response. The clerk looked and was convinced. Surely a horsey lady.