LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2270, 30 April 1921, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The C. MI. Ross Coy. are now selling Barron’s Sports Suits at halfprice. Good Suits for £3 5s od. President and Police Braces. 3s lid. 7s (id socks for 3s lid, Is (id Ties for Is Gd. See these lines while tliev last. —Advt.

At the tepid baths at Wellington on Tuesday night, Lady Lunger, the American swimmer, established’ a fresh record for New Zealand for 220 yards, covering the distance in 2min. 32sec., which is only live seconds off the world's record.

A. Masterton builder informed an Age representative that during the last few days he had had several applications for work from carpenters, the first he has had for two years. One Masterton firm which recently imd thirty men is now employing only four or five.

At The C. M. Ross Coy.’s Sale you can get 3(iin. heavy White Flannelette, 2s 9d quality, for 1/11. Kapoe, in Gib. lots, at Is Gd per lb. Good Hose for 2s Gd, worth 5s lid. SOin. White Sheeting, Gs lid quality, for Is Gd. —Advt.

A great .double programme is to be shown at the Royal on Monday. Torn Mix. who is undoubtedly the most daring actor on the screen, appears in “The Daredevil,’’ and a new Fox star, Eileen Percy, in a comedy entitled “Her Honour, the Mayor.”:—Advt,

Sir James Allen is endeavouring to arrange to despatch to New Zealand in June 1,000 ex-service men, including 700 married men and 100 single men, the balance being children. All are assured of employment and housing accommodation. About 1,000 nominated as domestics, who arc also assured employment and accommodation, are awaiting transport, and will probably be despatched in July or August. The shortage of shipping, due to the joiners’ strike, is preventing the reconditioning of New Zealand steamers for passengers.

The best of men and women sometimes fall. See the real life story, “The Fall of a Saint,” at the Town Hall, Monday. Usual prices. —Advt.

At the Police Court at Woodville this week, J. C. Moriarty was fined £lO and costs on a charge of selling milk with solids below the required standard, the inspector stating in his evidence that the Government analyst’s certificate showed the milk to contain 77 per cent, of water.

It may not be generally known that there is now a provision in the Land and Income Tax Act that a person holding land, unimproved for three years, will have to pay 50 per cent, more on his tax. This is intended to compel the use of land, but does not come into force until 1923.

The salvaging of the cargo of'the schooner Lily, which went ashore at Kapiti several months ago, is now in progress. There are few facilities for salvage operations on Kapiti. The cargo has to be lifted from the Lily to the beach, and transported to surf boats, which carry it to a launch, off shore. It is a somewhat arduous enterprise. There has been a substantial drop in the price of cement in Wellington. The price recently quoted was £9 13s Gd per ton, but about the end of last week it fell to £7 19s. The Labour Department obtained aquantity at £8 per ton, this price including a certain amount of cartage. Supplies of cement are staled to be fairly plentiful at present. The funeral of the late Mrs Messena took place on Wednesday afternoon, and although the notice of the interment was short, there was a large assembly present to pay a tribute of respect to the memory of deceased. The service at All Saints’ Church and at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. AY. Walton.

The returns just published show that .Wanganui is third in the list of Dominion ports for the value of exports‘during last quarter, which totalled £1,221,038. There has been a considerable improvement lately in the depth of the river channel, which now is 15ft. at high spring tides from Castlecliff to the town wharf. According to the Grey River Argus, “when society realises fully its obligation to the coal miners, a four and not a six-hour day will be the lot of these 'men who in their gioomy. unhealthy occupation, risk their limbs and their lives.” The average number of deaths in mines during the last five years has been seven out of 4,000 employed. AYairarapa County Council in conference decided to reduce the wages of surfacemen by 2s to 3s per day as from June Bth, and also reduce the amount paid for hired teams. The basic wage for surfacemen was fixed at 12s per day for a week of 18 hours, for a one-horse team 20s per-day, and Gs per day added for each additional horse.

The report of the Palmerston North Railway Deviation Commission is in the hands of his Excellency i lie Governor-General . It is understood (says the M.D. Times) that the Commission is unanimous in favouring the recommendations of the Department’s experts, and that it lias reported that the Levin-Gre-at ford line is not a work of urgent necessity.

A kindly act was performed by several ladies of Ilinmtangi and Oroua Downs recently. It was decid'd !■> purchase ail invalid chair for an old settler in that locality who has been bedridden for several months. A ready and generous response was made to the appeal, and the gift unostentatiously made. The old gentleman’s appreciation of the gift and kindness which prompted it was beyond words. These are the little acts in life which spell Christian charity.

Dealing with the shipping problem editorially, the Farmers’ Union Advocate says: The farmers have never failed when a clear ease has been put before them, and we are confident they will not fail when a definite proposal i.-, made to possess our own ships. We firmly believe the need exists, but unfortunately, our opportunity is counteracted just now by financial considerations. AAe have talked of this matter for several years, and possibly missed a golden opportunity; but prudence counselled delay. It is not too late to remedy matters, and it would be well to take the present chance of arriving at a modus vivemli to achieve the end we all have in view, viz., to be independent of all outside control of our transport facilities.

Referring to the local port, the Levin Chronicle says: —“The first visit of the steamer Kennedy to the port of Foxton after an absence of all shipping for several months, was not very auspicious. The vessel left AYellington on Friday night, and next morning, in attempting to enter the river mouth, ran on the. bar. There she remained all day on Saturday, but was got off just before midnight, and was tied up at the wharf on Sunday. Fears were entertained that if a northerly came up the Kennedy would bo driven further into the sand, and a seaanchor was put. out with' a long hawger to guard against this possibility. The incident is not very encouraging, in view of the effort that is being made to re-open the port of Foxton to trade. The Kennedy was only drawing Bft. 3in, but at an exceptionally high tide there was barely 8 feet of water on the bar. It is hardly to be expected that a valuable ship will be risked again under such conditions, especially as full cargoes cannot be taken for fear of increasing the draught.”

-The latest issue of the Mercantile Gazette shows that numerous advances on mortgage have recently been made in the Dominion at 10 per cent.

The commission to investigate the claim of ex-Private H. H. Thompson for wrongful imprisonment by; court-martial, will open in Wellington on Tuesday. The Minister of Education (Hon C. J. • Parr) told a deputation at Wellington on Thursday that the Government was quite unable to finance the extension of playgrounds at the present time.-

In giving evidence at the Levin Magistrate’s Court yesterday, a ploughing contractor stated that he was only earning 35s per day with a four-horse team, and work was not too plentiful, ns farmers were not having so much ploughing done just now as was the case in other seasons. At present lie only had a month’s work in sight. A welcome social will bo extended to the Rev. L. Minifie by members of the Methodist Church on ' Tuesday evening next, in the church. The public are cordially invited to lie present. Speeches of welcome will be made by members of other denominations, and vocal and instrumental items will be rendered, and refreshments provided. The Mayor (Mr John Chryslall) will preside.