Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1921. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2275, 12 May 1921, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1921. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Another Larry Semon comedy at the Koval on Saturday.—Advt.

Louis Joseph Vance’s story, “The Dark Mirror,” with Dorothy Dalton, will be screened on Saturday, at the Town Hall. —Advt.

Mr K. Easton has purchased 130 acres at Koputuroa from Messrs McGill and Speirs, and is erecting a dwelling and the necessary dairy building to take up this industry in the coining season.

“Can you tell us how to get rid of the grass grub?” asked a settler of Mr Cockayne, at his address at Carterton. His reply was: “If ] could 1 would rush over to the Post Office and tender my resignation by telegram, for I would be a made man, with no necessity to work.” r

Two records are being broken in Eoxlon just now. Albert Steele is breaking the world's record in Piano playing, and the ('. M. Ross Coy. are breaking the record with low prices for high-class drapery, "lothing and house furnishings. Wo hope Mr Steele will be successful — a call will convince you that we have broken the record. —The 0. M. Ross Cow*

At a full meeting of the cm unitlee of the All Saints' Young Men’s ( Ink, held at the Vicarage las! night, it was decided to hold the

smoke concert on Tuesday evoniip next. Ail men are invited, and ad mission is free. A very altractiv

;:iui instructive programme of delink#, lectures, and social functionwas drawn up for Iho season, 'flu -vllahus will he placed in tlie hands of the primer shortly, and will In obtainable from the Vicar, or Mr Hughes. The Chib night was feed for every Tuesday, the Club opening at 7 pan.

Large entries hove boon received j'or I lit* auction salt* to bo bold ni" tho Mb'. rt. Avenue Road, on Saturday afternoon,'* commencing at 2 o’clock sharp. The entries include two good porkers (hi lor, killing), poultry (including purebred white Leghorn roosters), saddle tine bridle, sel trap harness, set toile'. ware, onions, potatoes, cape gooseberries, apples, cooking utensils furniture, sheep shearing machines, etc.

At the monthly meeting of the Kairanga County Council on Tne. - day, tire chain:mil reported that k had attended the conference recently hold at Koxton for the purpose of discussing ways and means of improving the trade of the port, and lie stressed the importance of attracting shipping to this port on account of the great bearing it ha, on the prosperity o! the district. •

The newest thing in Cretonne the Chinese design. At Ihe C. AT, Ross Ooy.’s big Stock Realisation ami Eire Salvage Sale you can purchase these very cheaply, 4/11 Cretonnes for 2 b, and 3/11 lor 1/1 *• Teased Samarang Kapec 1/0 in lb. lots. 2<) per cent, reduction on a!' our high-grade Bedding and Linoleums. —Advt.

Mr M. Perreau. lmkor and confectioner, notifies I lint tin* new promises will be opened on Saturday mixl. In* thanking tlie public for the generous patronage accorded him in the past, Mr Perreau solicits n. continuance of same. The new premises are thoroughly up-to-date, and customers can rely on good .service and high grade _goods. On opening day a free prize will be gi\en to every purchaser.

‘That New Zealand has one of tho highest death rates in the " ox Id in. maternity cases is the statement made by an American authority. The Dominion's rale of mortality in such cases is staled to be over 0 per 1,000, while the Italian rate, for example, is in the neighbourhood of 2 per I,IHM). The Minister of Health (IVm. C. J, Parr) lias asked the officers of his Department to investigate this American statement, and inform him of the facts.

At a meeting of Boy Scout officers held at Palmerston X. tins week it was pointed out that in the re-adjustment of boundaries a provincial district had been constituted embracing the’counties of Oroua, Manawatn, Kairanga and Horowhenua. It was reported that there were five fully constituted troops m Palmerston North, and anotbei just waiting a suitable scoutmaster, and it was resolved to endeavour to establish affiliated troops in the following centres: Ashhurst, led ling, Levin, Otaki, Tokomaru, Shannon, Vfaituna, Fijxton and Kongoten.

The death duties collected in New Zealand for the year 1920-21 amounted to £1,304,836.

There is a prospect of a brilliant shower of meteors on or about Juno 27th, when our planet once again crosses the path of the PonsWinnecke comet.

At the Mart, Avenue Road, on Saturday morning, at 9.30 sharp, an auction sale of meat will be held. All meat submitted will.be of prime quality, and killed at the Palmerston abba toifs;

Mr Steele, who is attempting to break the world's record endurance piano playing, has now-been playing for over 48 hours. He still appears to be tit, and looks as though ha will have no trouble m reaching his desired time.

A live-pound note is the bait hung on the end of a Palmerston North picture management’s advertisement, and with this dangliugibefore the public-, he leads them on in their search for the hidden treasure, says the M.D. Times. Each day is revealed a further clue to the location, of the fiver. It may have been enterprise, or it may have been an over-ripe sense of humour, but a parly of zealous treasure-seekers broke the moonlit, midnight calm with pick and >hovel, under the window of the sleeping pictureman. Not only did they wreck his dreams, but they ruined the cricket pitch he. had wrested from the rough on the section next door, whereon he sen ! i googlies for the training of the young.

A party of local motorists, including two ladies, had an unenviable experience on Sunday last. They were returning from Palmerston North to Foxton, and when a little on the Palmerston side of Baines.se something’went amiss with the car, and it refused to go any further. Several of t lie farms in the vicinity were visited in an endeavour lo get a conveyance to take the stranded motorists home, but without success, and at 5 o'clock a start was made to “pad the hoof" to Foxton, It was a particularly rough night, and the long walk was a very trying one, particularly for the ladies. The party reached Foxton at 10 p.np, the wjylk having occupied five hours.

There was a very good attendance at (lie Town Halt supper-room

yesterday afternoon, where All Saints’ Ladies’ Guild held a very successful social afternoon and sale of work. During the afternoon Mss* dames Sherwood, Freeman, the Misses Robinson, Barber and Green contributed pianoforte selections, and Mrs Garment and Miss King songs, which were much appreciated. The following are the competi'ioiis results; —Black poplin-cush-ion, Mrs Sea bury, No. 63: humptydumpty, Mrs Bryant; box of handkerchiefs, Mrs Healey, No. 10; brown poplin cushion, Miss M. Pettigrew, No. 13. .Miss Pettigrew can* iblnin the cushion at the C. M, Ross Cov/s.