Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, 21 ARCH 29, 1921. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2256, 29 March 1921, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, 21 ARCH 29, 1921. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Husey, slalionmaster at \Yaitarn, accompanied by Mrs Husey, b spending a brief holiday in Fox ton Mrs das. MeKnighl, who ree'enth underwent a very serious operatioi: in the Palmerston Hospital, is making steady progress towards reeoverv.

Messrs M. and W. Griffin am Wise, members of the Wellington Caledonian Pipe Band, enlivened Main Street on Saturday nigbt will: selections on the pipes.

The weather lor tlie Easier holidays was fair. Good Friday was a perfect day. High winds were experienced with intermittent showers on the following days. A large number of visitors went to the seaside, and the railway excursions were taken advantage of by a large number of local residents.

A sudden surprise was sprung on the townspeople on Saturday morning by the lively strains of music from the local Band, which was much appreciated. The Band was engaged to play at the Rongotea Sports. The Band also supplied some dance items during the evening, and were very hospitably treated, the citizens farewelling them with cheers and singing “For They are Jolly Good Fellows.” A cheque of ,CS was donated to the Band.

Harvest Thanksgiving services amt special golden offerings were observed at the local Presbyterian Church on Sunday. The Rev. Thus. Hnlliday conducted the services, and the singing was appropriate to the occasion. Frails of the harvest were tastefully displayed in front of the pulpit. There were good congregations al .both services. Those unable to forward their offerings on Siyiday will be a Horded an opportunity of . doing so next Sabbath.

London papers to hand by (lie latest mail announce a big slump in the price of fur coats. It. is -said that enormous protils were made in furs during the war period, when prices soared up to £SOO and £6OO for a coat. One firm was announcing a reduction of 80 per cent., and no coal reached three figures. The most expensive coat, formerly priced £420, was being offered at 90 guineas, and coats that formerly sold at £IO,O and over could be bought at from £ls to £3O. These were January prices—when the weather was Mill cold and wintry.

It is not often that a woman who obtains a separation order from her husband allows hint to return to her, lint at the Napier Police Court Catherine Greanev. a young woman with seven small children', said that six months .after the order was issued she allowed Patrick Greaney to return. The experiment was not’ a success, and she applied for another order. Since Christmas he had given her only £25, and she had been receiving charitable aid. The Magistrate had, no hesitation in granting another'separation order, and ordered Greaney, who did not appear, to pay £3 a week towards the maintenance of his family,

DON’T BE ANXIOUS.' If Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is always kept on hand there need be no anxiety in a home where the children are subject to croup. If given as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough appears, it will prevent the attack. Tor sale everywhere. — Advt. . ~1

Rotorua is crowded witlf visitors this/Easter, and as the various geysers have been very active recently they should have an interesting time. ® There were large congregations at the Easter services in All Saints’ Church on Easter Sunday. The floral decorations were in keeping with the occasion. At the local police court this morning, before Mr Hbrnblow, J.P., Walter Francis Freestone, arrested for drunkenness yesterday, was convicted and ordered to leave the town forthwith.

There was a large attendance at the local Methodist Church on Sunday evening. A special feature of the services was the rendering of several sacred .solos by Miss Sawyer, .a. talented Wellington vocalist. The Rev. Mr Harding conducts his farewell services as local Methodist minister next Sunday. His successor, the Rev. A. Minifie, of Pahintua, will commence his ministry on the third Sunday in April.

Ratana, ihe Maori healer, has shifted his quarters to a Maori settlement; near Morrinsville, where a gathering of fully 3,000 Maoris is at present assembled. There lias’been a general exodus of Maoris from Rotorua for some days past, very few of the adults being left in the settlements round the lake.

A that is not new, but nevertheless evoked hearty laughter, was heard in the Magistrate’s Court at Auckland on Wednesday. A witness said that when he asked the tenant of a house for the keys he was told to “go to the devil.” Counsel inquired what the witness did. “I came to you,” was the unexpected reply.

The movement in favour of rating on unimproved values* continues to make steady progress, (lie new county of Inglewood, Taranaki, being the latest to adopt the system. A poll of ratepayers was taken there on Wednesday, Kith iiist., the voting being:—For:, .157; against, 28. Steps are being taken for a poll in Eginont County at an early date.

Mr R, E. Horn blow, Mayor of Durgaville, was a visitor to Foxton during (be week-end. He was very favourably impressed with llie line roadway in Alain Street, and expressed surprise at the good condition of the borough roads in view of the fact that metal had to be obtained from such distances as Belmont, Tiakitahuna and flic Rangitikei river.

Apple eider. —Fill an earthenware jar with sliced apples, cover with boiling water, and leave in a warm place for three days. It will then be frothy. Strain through cheesecloth, and to every four cups of juice add-one of sugar. Stand again for three days. Strain again and bottle. This recipe has llfcen used repeatedly, and always successfully.

A good story is related by a gentleman who recently returned from a visit to Tattpo. The tale concerned a European clergyman, a noted Maori scholar, who during the day had succeeded in taking a good cat eh of I rout from the lake. On his return to shore he offered, in excellent. Maori, to make a gift of one of his fish lo a Native lady, who in equally excellent- English thanked him., and asked him to bring the fish to the back door.

During the discussion of the Finance Bill and its amendments in the House, a good deal was said by the Labour members and by one or two other irresponsible speakers aboul what they described as the harsh methods and soulless measures' of [he banks. “These private concerns,as Air Holland and liis colleagues derisively dubbed them, were represented as raising interest "to an exorbitant rate, demanding j lie extinction of overdrafts at a moment's notice, foreclosing, on securities and doing a score of other things to produce the panic Parliament was seeking to avert. Mr Massey and other members strongly protested against “these wild assertions." The banks, they pointed out, had their troubles, as other financial institutions had, but, speaking generally, they were..straining their resources to the utmost to help the country over the difficulties it was encountering. They might not be doing all they would like to do, but they were doing all they reasonably could.

An article in the Spectator dealing with the puzzle of money says: —During all the war we have been creating money and destroying wealth; we have more money now than we ever had before, and less wealth than we had six years ago. That means we have more apparatus for buying tilings and fewer things to buy. So we find that our money buys less and brings ns less wealth and less power than it did before, and we accordingly ask to have more money. But what we really need is more wealth, for •nioney only matters because it controls wealth. And while we ask for more money, the Government is destroying money; it is burning millions of Treasury notes in a week. And we applaud the Government for destroying money, although for ourselves we want more money and not less. Are we wrong then in wanting more money for ourselves? How can we be wrong when without it we cannot get the wealth we really need? AVe have to think all that out. And when we have I bought it out (and it is not very difficult) we shall find puzzles that really are difficult, and which must be rightly solved if life on either level is to be rightly lived. Never, assuredly, did nioney matters need more thought.

All the residences are occupied at the local seaside. ■ A wedding of a local well-known and popular couple is to be celebrated shortly. Good progress is being made with the completion of Mr Perreaus’ block of buildings in Main Street. The shops will be ready for occupation in the course of a few weeks.

The Board proposes tp appoint Miss C. W. Beard to the' position of fourth assistant teacher on the staff of the local State School, in place of Miss V. Ray, who has accepted a transfer to the Marton School. In the horse events at the Ron-, gotea sports on Saturday, Mr W. Xevlon, of Boston, won the Maiden Hunters’ Competition, and was second in the open pony jumping competition. The death occurred at Palmerston North on Thursday of Mr Samuel Law, at the age of 60 years. He had been resident at Palmerston since 1903, and many Wellington bowlers will remember him as a keen exponent of the game. The funeral will take place at Xaseby, Central Otago. On Saturday the Prime Minister (the Right Hon. W. P. Massey) celebrated his sixty-fifth birthday. Mr Massey was born in Londonderry, and came to Xew Zealand when a youth of 14 years f.o join his parents, He arrived in Xew Zealand by the City of Auckland over 50 years ago. • The Prime Minister, interviewed by a Times representative, staled that he is to leave for the Old Country about the- middle of April, in order to attend the June Imperial Conference. He could not say anything more definite about the matter as no definite arrangements had vet been made.

The Foxton Auctioneering Coy. will hold their first regular weekly auction sale at the mart (opposite Manawalu Hotel), Avenue. Road, on Saturday next, commencing at 2 o’clock, when poultry, fruit, vegetables, produce and sundries will be submitted under the hammer. Further entries are solicited.

Whilst everything was prosperous enough in the Dominion (Sir John Findlay said to a London in : terviewer), lie thought that the spirit of easy optimism was not justified by the facts. As for politics, Mr Massey’s position was a very firm one. He was almost certain to be present at the Imperial Conference this year. Since returning from his last visit to England his hold on Parliament and people had grown. In Sir John Findlay’s opinion there was no likelihood of any other Prime Minister so long as Mr Massey chose to remain in power.

Despite unfavourable weather, record railway booking is reported during the holidays, while inward traffic has also been exceptionally heavy. Since Thursday there have been over 7,000 passengers by Thorndon , exclusive of ordinary suburban and seaside passengers Over 5,000 left Lambton. Relief trains were run* for Napier, Now Plymouth and Auckland, and all down trains wore exceptionally heavy. The ferry boat traffic has eased off, but return traffic will be exceptionally IfOnvy. '

“As you arc all probably aware, during the war the shipping companies made enormous profits,” said Mr Thomas Moss, at a meeting of the Eketahuua branch of the Farmers’ Union. “Since them they have increased the freights very considerably on cheese and other dairy produce. We interviewed the Prime Minister, and I am very pleased to say that, through the efforts of Mr Massey, we were able to secure a very considerable reduction. Some people are inclined, perhaps, to ask, what is the Farmers’ Union doing? If it were not for the Farmers’ Union and its influence, you would soon be crying out, At this time of unions and such organisations, the farmers would fi? very foolish indeed if they did not possess an organisation of their. s own to protect their interests." Adrift in an open launch for six .hours and a-half was the unenviable experience on Saturday night of Mr Peter Andrews, who resides at Alicetown, Lower Hutt. Air Andrews discovered that his launch was dragging its anchor, and on boarding it by means of a dinghy, which was hauled aboard, (be engine refused to start, and the small vessel commenced to drift. A terrific northerly was blowing, and the launch was slowly carried out. When nearing Day’s Bay, Air Andrews rigged an improvised jib, for the purpose of “making” the beach, but his efforts were nullified by the hook being carried away. Darkness had set. in, and rain was fallinjr heavily. For fear of the boat’s capsizing, Air Andrews did not shelter in the cabin, but remained on deck, clinging to flic deckhouse. Eventually, the launch approached Kona Bay, and. locating a dry bafterv, which had been overlooked

before, Air Andrews manufactured a light, and commenced waving it. The. signal attracted the attention of two Italian fishermen, who had a launch moored at Day’s Bay. Losing no time, they proceeded to their launch, and went - out in search of the drifting boat. Somewhere in the neighbourhood of 11 o’clock (after a 02 hours’ drift)

their efforts were rewarded. Air Andrews had veered in towards the Kona Bay wharf, almost striking it, and the fishermen, being unable to see his signtil light, almost ran him down. He was taken aboard the fishermen’s boat, and his launch was towed in,

The supplementary roll for the Municipal elections close to-day, Sm Gilbert Parker’s . Canadian { lumber story, “The Right of Way,” will be the next special at the Town Hail—Advt, A ne\y political party has come into existence, with Mr C. S. St allium as leader. The new party is called the National Progressive and Moderate Labour Party. . At the Feilding Races Rouen, owned by Mr R. Heppner, and trained by Mr A. M. Wright, finished second -to Paonui in the Cup, being beaten by half a length, the third horse being six lengths further back.

Af the Wanganui regatta on Saturday, the Manawatu Rowing Club was represented by Mr H. McKegney, who was a competitor in the Junior Single Sculls (one mile). In this race there were three starters: Godfrey (Aramoho)j Smith (Union), and McKegney (Manawatu). Godfrey took the lead early, with Smith and McKegney on even terms behind. Godfrey kept his lead, but McKegney put in a great challenge and was only a length away at the finish. Smith was some lengths back. It will be remembered that when the local Rowing Club’s shed was destroyed by fire some time ago Mr McKegney’s two skiffs were destroyed, and consequently he has not been qble to do any training on the river since, and at Wanganui oil Saturday lie had to row in a boat which he had not previously used. Under the circumstances his performance was a really splendid one.