LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2289, 14 June 1921, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The retail price of eggs has dropped to 3s (id per dozen in Wanganui. Mr A. IL Atkinson, of 'Wellington, has been unanimously elected president of the New Zealand Alliance.

A married woman named Winnie Wise drank a quantity of disinfectant fluid from a bottle at Auckland on Tuesday evening, thinking it was beer. She is now in the hospital.

The Rev. A. CL Lowry; intends conducting a campaign in the Hawke’s Bay and Manawatu districts in aid of the Methodist Centenary fund, and will visit Foxton at an early date.

At the Magistrate’s Court at Hokitika. two women, and also the husband of one, Avere convicted and fined 40s and costs 45s on charges of assault of a referee after a football match at Rimu four weeks ago.

Accounts amounting to £2,550 14s 1 Od wore passed for payment at last night’s Borough Council meeting. At last night’s Council meeting Cr. Wliibley moved that 10 copies of, the Municipal Corporations Aej. he obtained for the use of the councillors. —Carried.

The weather yesterday was parti-/ cularly boisterous in this district. A westerly gale blew throughout tb<t day’ with intermittent rain squalls.

The school children were greatly amused yesterday afternoon by the drolleries of a New Zealand Charlie Chaplin.

At last night’s Council meeting His Worship the Mayor (John Chrystall, Esq.) congratulated the gas manager (Mr Kennerly) for the credit balance disclosed in the April working—a very rare occurrence.

Frank Cootes, at one time a Horowhemia football representativo and a tine athlete, died suddenly at Otaki on Saturday, after playing in a football match. Heart disease was the cause of death. At last night’s Council meeting the Borough Ranger reported that during the month of May lie impounded 44 cows and 10 horses. He also arrested 8 cows and 3 horses; 5s driving fees were collected and handed to the Town Clerk.

At last night’s Borough Council meeting the poundkeeper reported that during the month of May 54 head of stock were impounded by the ranger. Driving fees to the amount of £1 Is were collected. One horse was destroyed, and one steer sold for 2s (id.

The profits of the Bank of New Zealand for the year ending March 31st, after making allowance for bad and doubtful debts and other contingencies, and making provision for bonuses to staff, amounted to £848,455 5s od. The Fox ton Harbour Board notifies that the dredge “Honnessy” is now engaged in working off the wharf, and continuing seawards therefrom. Vessels are warned to exercise care when navi-gatiugr i n vicinity of the dredge.

Operations were renewed at t ho Miranui flaxmills last week, three strippers “(a third of the plant) being brought into .operation. It is hoped that the market will show some improvement, and thus enable work to be resumed on full scale. Mr B. M. Molineux, Inspector of the Bank of New Zealand, dropped dead at Christchurch on Sunday night. He was to have retired from the service of the hank at the end of this month. The late Mr Molineux, who was about sixty-nine years of ago, is survived by Mrs Molineux,

one son and two daughters. Their home is in Christchurch.

The Shannon Dairy Coy. was the most successful exhibitor at the recent Taranaki Dairy Show, being awarded’ a place in every class, annexing two Ist prizes, 3 2nd prizes, and 1 3rd prize. Also gold medal for highest aggregate points in classes 1 and 2, and points trophy for highest aggregate in classes 2 and i, and also gained Nathan and Coy.'s Fifty Guinea Cup.

Although there have been a number nl' business premises erected Ideally since the war, only one dwelling house lias been erected. The latter has just, been completed by Mr Alex. Speirs, in Cooke Street, to the order of .Mrs Sherwood. The painting and decorating was earned out by Mr Admore. Mrs Sherwood informs us that she selected Fox ton as a place of residence in preference to many other towns in New Zealand owing to its equable climate, and her strong conviction that it will in the near future develop into a prosperous centre of population. Tn the course of a reply io a question at Dannovirke, Mr Moses Ayrton, national secretary of the New Zealand Labour Party, denied that Mr 11. Holland was the lender of the Party. Mr Holland, lie said, was merely a private member, and held no official position in the party. In answer to a further question on the point, Mr Ayrton said Mr Holland was the chairman of the Labour Group in the House of Represent a lives, not the leader in the House, which was a different thing altogether. No one particular member of the party could dictate its policy, which was'decided upon by the reasoned judgment of all the members.

A letter was read or Thursday's meeting of the Palmerston North Hospital Board from the Pohangina County Council, urging that in view of the ever-increasing and overwhelming levies imposed by I lie Board on contributing bodies for maintenance, tlm board exercise the greatest possible economy, consistent; of course, with efficiency, in its expenditure, as the burden on the ratepayers was becoming almost unbearable. Sir James Wilson staled that it was very probable that the new schedule, if put into operation by the Government, would make the position still worse for the counties. He reiterated his previous assertion that- the big increase in the levies was no fault of the Board. The counties and boroughs, he admitted, were being unfairly and unduly taxed. and a strong protest should be made to the Government, through the Parliamentary members for various districts, against the high taxation. It was the Government’s system in the matter that was causing all the trouble.

The local Tennis Club intend to hold a dance at the end of this month.

For Influenza, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.*

“Historic Otaki,” which includes local views, is to be screened at the Town Hall on Thursday and Friday next. This first local picture has drawn crowded houses at Otaki and Levin, and should attract a big local audience.

At last night’s Council meeting it was decided that in future meetings of the Council be held twice monthly, on the second and fourth Monday evenings, commencing from June.

He was her father’s bitter enemy —sworn by solemn oath to bring lmn to justice. But he was young, and she—she was but human. See Frank Mayo in “The Red Lane,” at the Town Hall, Wednesday.—Advt.

There will be a meet of the Manawatu Hunt Club over Mr 0. Robinson’s property, Beach Road, tomorrow afternoon and Thursday morning.

The Foxton Auctioneering Company report a. very successful sale at the mart on Saturday afternoon. There was a large attendance of buyers, and practically everything submitted was disposed of. Entries for next Saturday’s sale are solicited. •

At last night’s Borough Council meeting those present were: —His Worship the Mayor (John Chrvstall, Esq.) and Crs. Bryant, Whibley, Smith, Rand, Martin, Thompson, Walker, and Geo. Coley. An apology was received from Cr. Ross. An epidemic of boils seems to be prevalent in Palmerston North at present. A sufferer from this painful malady informed a Times reporter that he had pared himself of the complaint- by taking a table-, spoonful of yeast night, and morning. Yeast “neat” is not a pleasant beverage, but like many another useful remedy, the taste is the worst part of it, and it performs valuablo service.

“Conscientious reasons,” laconically declared two middle-aged men, Harry Batten and Joseph Batten, of Edendale, who came before Mi' Poynton, S.M., ;it Auckland lust week, on a charge of having failed to fill in their census papers. “Ridiculous rot!” retorted the magistrate, with equal brevity, when it- was explained that the men just refused to fill in the papers when asked to do so by the census sub-enumerator, and that Joseph Batten had been fined (in default one months’ imprisonment) on the occasion of tin 1917 census for a similar attitude. Joseph Batten was fined .CIO, in default one month’s imprisonment, and Henry Batten was fined £5, in default fourteen days’ imprisonment.