LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2258, 2 April 1921, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

We are informed that Crs. Hunt and Rand do not intend to seek reelection at the forthcoming municipal election,

. The Rev. A. Harding will preach his farewell sermons in the local Methodist Church to-morrow. Local footballers opened the season at Easton Park this afternoon. The vital statistics for Foxton for the month of March are: — Births 5, deaths 1. marriage certificates issued nil.

Yesterday was All Fools’ Day, and the youngsters exercised a full license in playing practical jokes on their elders. The local Jlaxmillers have been advised that the railway freight on hemp and tow have been reduced by 40 per cent, as from yesterday, April Ist. The Foxton Auctioneering Coy. now have the telephone installed at the mart, and all orders received will be promptly attended to. Ring ’phone 53. During the month of March rain fell on 12 days, the maximum fall, .35 inch, occurring on 19th. The total rainfall for the month was 1.41 inch. As “Beauty” Steele, the dashing, cynical, dissipated Canadian lawyer, Bert Lvtoll’s acting is a revelation. See him in the 8-reel Metro, “The Right of Way,” Town Hall on Monday.—Advt.

The coronation ceremony in connection with the forthcoming Carnival will take place in the Town Hall on Thursday evening next. Admission will be 2s and Is, children halfprice.

On March Ist there were-71 patients in the Palmerston North District Hospital. During the month 99 were admitted, a similar number discharged, and three died. At present the inmates of the institution total G 3. On Wednesday next what may be termed an extra-special programme is to be screened at the Royal, entitled “A Prince of Blmrata.” When screened at the Queen's in Wellington, hundreds were turned away at every session.

Yesterday the Forge road and the upper bridge, formerly under the dual control of the Paliiatua and Kairanga County Council came under the jurisdiction of the recently constituted Gorge Road Board, which will in future be solely responsible for the maintenance of the thoroughfare.

“1 suppose 1 would not be very far wrong in saying that the time of a ship of. sav. 500 tons, is worth from £4OO to £SOO every. 24 hours," said a member at a meeting of the Otago Harbour Board, when the tjiioslion of imposing an additional charge of Is per ton on all cargo discharged from vessels after ordinary working hours was being discussed.

‘4i is no good meeting disloyal labour half way,” said Mr W. S. Glenn. M.P., at a meeting of members of the Wanganui Farmers’ I’nion, after stating thajt the recent hold-up had cost the Dominion a couple of millions. “Farmers will have to take the matter into their own hands," lie ■ added, “and tell the Prime Minister that they are not going to have their produce held up." Dr. L, Edgar Whitaker leaves Palmerston North at a very early dale for England to join the management of the A\ hi taker Almanac Proprietary, in London, he being a member of the family owning that business. Nearly ten years ago the doctor came to reside in Palmerston to practise his profession of an eye, ear, and nose specialist. The doctor has also rendered invaluable assistance as a member of the Hospital Board.

On Tuesday next a special programme i> to he shown at the Royal, I lie entire proceeds of which will be divided amongst the queen candidate.-- according to the number of tickets sold by each committee. To make this popular, only ordinary prices, fid and Is, will he charged. The slaV picture will he “Whitewashed 'Walls." featuring I ho popular actor, Wm. Desmond. The management of the Royal hear the entire expense of Him hire, etc., no deduct ions being made.

The Wanganui branch of the Farmers' Union recently discussed the proposal to charter a sailing vessel, if possible, and forward their wool Home to the Old Country. According to its rules, the union could not take up the matter, so it was left in the hands of the organiser, who. with some local residents (says the Wanganui Herald) has arranged space on a sailing vessel for 700 hales of wool from "Wanganui farmers. The vessel will sail about May, and the freight will be Id per pound, which will mean a ,-aving of roughly 10s per bale to the farmers. The long voyage Home will also he an advantage, and will act as a substitute for storage at this cud of the owners.

In connection with the robberies which were perpetrated in two Palmerston North Hotels on Tuesday, it is believed that the offences were committed by a gang which has been operating in various parts of the North Island during the last few weeks. The rapidity with which the work was done, and the fact that the thieves left no traces behind them which would lead to (heir identity being discovered, seems to indicate that the thefts were part of a carefully prepared programme. In no ease (says the Standard) was anything but bank notes taken, although other valuables were about the rooms entered. Watch-chains and jewellery would be -likely to prove difficult of disposal, and these were not taken by the thieves. No arrest has yet been made.

Dick Arnst and Hannan will decide the world’s sculling championship on the Wairau River, Blenheim, on Saturday, June 4th. Mr R. D. Macßae will act as relieving Ist assistant at the local State School pending a permanent appointment, and will.take up his duties on Tuesday next. A facetious resident informs us that-there should now be an end to the shipping difficulties at the port, in view of the borough artesian flow flooding the river! The Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee, sitting in Sydney, recently resolved: —“That on present prospects and conditions of local and overseas markets, this committee recommends that the basic price be Is 9d per lb. wholesalt for fir-3 1 quality butter in the producing Slates, from the Ist April.”

A pro-British feeling was noticeable among the born Americans in the United States, said Professor J. C. Johnson, of Auckland, on his return to the Queen City this week. There was a clear differentiation between these and the newly-ab-sorbed aliens, many of whom exhibited a brusquedie in inverse proportion to the duration of their stay —apparently thinking such was the correct thing in the States:

Mr F. T. Moore, organising secretary for the recently-formed New Zealand Motion Picture Company of Otaki, was in Foxton yesterday, viewing the most suitable scenes for the Companys’ first picture, and securing Maori dramatic talent for photo.-plays. He has arranged with Messrs Joplin, Stallard and Carmichael, Ltd., the well-known sharebrokers of Levin, to canvass this town for share capital in the Otaki company, and has secured the rights to produce several Maori plays owned by Mr Hone McMillan, including “Ilinemoa."

In the Police Court, Auckland, this week, Thomas Si yak, labourer, and Alexander Sherlock, pleaded guilty to a breach of the law which prohibits the importation of certain classes of inflammatory literature. One had twelve copies of “Red Europe,” and the other twenty-four copies of a book which the police fell sure would he prohibited when it reachcd-the censor. The accused stated that the literature was thrown from the Malieno by an unknown man. They admitted that they gave the Customs officers false names, and offered the official £lO to allow them to throw the parcels over the wharf. The Magistrate imposed a fine of £25 each. The first wedding to be held in An Saints’ Church, Palmerston X., at night look place on Wednesday evening, when Miss Kathleen Freetli, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs P. C. Freetli, of Palmerston North, was married to Mr F. S. Bowron, youngest son of Mr and Mrs G. Bowron, of Christchurch. The Rev. 11. G. Blackburne performed the ceremony. The church, which was crowded, was beautifully decorated with Michaelmas daisies and pink lilies. The bedding march and a nuptial hymn were played by Mr J. Holmes Runnieles. A great number of guests assembled later at a reception at the home of the bride’s parents, where the vicar proposed the health of the couple.