LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2260, 7 April 1921, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Board of Trade has announced the removal of all restrictions on the disposal of cement. Supply has increased at a greater rate than demand, which, indeed, has slackened considerably. It is not considered necessary any longer to ration supplies to builders. Builders say the removal has come too late, ns, owing to the financial position, a smaller number of building contracts are,being let.

The Government Audit, Inspector is making his annual examination of the municipal accounts. There was .a good downpour of much needed rain throughout this district last night. Mr A. TV. Bangs wishes to thank the Brigade and other helpers for their aid during the recent fire. At the local police court this morning, before Mr Hornblow, J.P., a first-offending inebriate was convicted and fined 10s. , A list of winners in the various competitions in connection with the Carnival will appear in our next issue. It is anticipated that upwards of £9OO will l)e netted as a result of the Carnival, which closes to-night, in aid of the local Beautifying Society's funds.

Mrs Brennan, who has opened a class for art work in Foxlon, has some splendid specimens of work on exhibition in the Co-operative shop window. At the Carnival on the racecourse yesterday afternoon the balance of (he stock of the fancy stall was submitted under the hammer by Mr l‘\ D. Whibley, and a thorough clearance effected. The bandmaster* asks us to request all bandsmen to assemble outside the Town Hall at 7.30 o’clock this evening, for the purpose of playing a few selections in honour of the successful queen. TYe are asked to state that all holders of tickets upon whom coronation honours are to be bestowed this evening will occupy the two front rows in the stalls. Provision is also made for their wives. Mr 11. J. Claris, of the local staff of Messrs Levin and Co. has been transferred to the Wellington branch, and will take up his duties there in a few weeks’ time. Shakespeare said “The play’s the thing.” If he could have seen “Cheating Cheaters,” with Clara Kimball Young doing most of the cheating, lie would have said “The photoplay’s the thing.” See it at the Royal on Saturday. Prices as usual. —Advt.

Mrs Port, of Waikanae, in a telephonic message to the local postmaster, reminded him that it is fifty years ago on the 13th of this month that the telegraph office was opened in Foxlon, and the first telegram was despatched by the late Mr David Hughey. The census is to be taken on Sunday, April 17th, and sub-enumera-tors are now busy distributing papers to householders. Mr A. Hawke i- I he enumerator for the Manawatu Connly and Foxlon Borough, t he distribution and collection of papers being in the hands of eight subenumerators. On Saturday afternoon next the Foxton Auctioneering Company will hold their usual weekly sale at the mart, Avenue Road, commencing at 2 o’clock sharp, when fruit, vegetables, crockery, furniture and sundries will be submitted under the hammer, Further entries for this sale are solicited. The company have inquiries for various articles of furniture, and anyone desirous of disposing of furniture should get in touch with the manager. While a motor car was returning to Palmerston North from a dance ai Foxton on Tuesday night, the vehicle overturned at a bad turn on Foxton Line, with the result that the occupants received a number of injuries of a more or less painful nature. The most unfortunate of the party was Miss M. Seeley, who sustained a fractured collarbone, while another young lady suffered a dislocated shoulder. The former was conveyed to the hospital, where she is progressing satisfactorily. Mr Angus Keith has resigned his position at the freezing works at Longhurn, where lie has been employed for the past twenty years, for Ijic purpose of devoting the whole of his time to starting at race meetings. He has invented a new starting apparatus, which will he used for the first time at the coming Manawatu meeting. His brother, Mr A. Keith, who has been connected with the freezing works for thirty years, has also resigned in order to assist Mr A. Keith. The Prime Minister will leave New Zealand for England by the Niagara, which is at present timed to sail from Auckland about .April16th. How long Mr Massey will remain in England depends, of course, on the duration of the Imperial Conference, which he has been called on to attend, but he stated during last session that he hoped to be back in New Zealand about the beginning or the middle of September. Legal phraseology is to the lay mind unnecessarily wordy, but perhaps to those responsible foy the framing of the laws such construction is necessary. At the Palmerston North. Court this week a gem was unearthed in the Borough bylaws dealing with motor traffic regulations, A man was arraigned for failing to have a silencer attached to his motor cycle. The charge sheet read as follows: —“Being the driver of a motor cycle did allow the exhaust gasses from the engine of the said motor cycle to escape into the atmosphere without first passing the said gasses through a silencer or other contrivance for reducing as far as practicable the noise caused by the escape of the said gasses, contrary to by-law 228 of the Borough of Palmerston North.”

For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.* For Bronchial Coughs', take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.*

The sweets stall at the Gala Day Sports yesterday was stocked with a fine assortment of sweets, and Miss Woodroofe, who organised same, did good business, assisted by several other ladies. '

Interest in the Patea by-election will no doubt be quickened by the fact that the Prime Minister is to address the electors in support of the candidature of Mr Dixon, the Reform Party’s candidate. Mr Massey will speak at W&verley to-day at 5 p.m. The body of a middle-aged man was found lying on the grass by the roadside -in Cameron’s Line, Palmerston X., yesterday afternoon. By his side was a discharged shot gun, while a horse, which lie had apparently been riding, was tied to a fence close by, and several dogs were about. The police believe deceased to be Mr F. G. Smith, a drover and stock dealer, of. Feilding. The body was taken to the morgue. An inquest is to'be held.