LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2295, 28 June 1921, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At'last night’s Council meeting a vote of sympathy was passed to Mr and Mrs Chrystall in their recent sad bereavement;

A good deal of petty thieving is taking place locally. Among other things lifted has been a quantity of timber used in connection with the drainage works. It- was decided at last night’s Council meeting that the matter of a fresh rubbish depot, be left in the hands of the -Public Works Committee, with power to act. A cold southerly wind , which seemed to come direct off the ice field, was experienced yesterday. Last night there was a fall of snow on the ranges, and a sharp frost locally. Those present at last" night’s Council meeting were His Worship the Mayor (John Chrystall, Esq.) and Crs, Whibley, Ross, Walker, Coley, Smith, Rand, Thompson, Martin and Bryant.

Indications are for southerly winds moderate to strong. There is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather. The night will probably bo very cold, with frosts inland. The barometer has a rising tendency. Seas moderate swell, tides poor. A narrow escape from a serious accident happened to Mrs Wallis, at the intersection of the Avenue and Johnston Street, at about 7 o’clock on Saturday night. While she was walking along towards the Avenue, a horse, ridden by a boy, came suddenly round the. corner, and knocked Mrs Wallis down, severely bruising her right arm. At last night’s Council meeting Cr Ross stated, in connection with the engine recently purchased for pumping purposes, that he was surprised when he inspected the plant to sec such a modern one offered for sale. He was of the opinion that the Council could not have got a better engine had they imported it. It was practically new. He estimated that a new engine would have cost about £1,400.

At a public meeting held at Levin on Thursday night, presided over by the Mayor, it was decided to reform the band. The Mayor stated that the financial position of the band was quite satisfactory, the sum of £33 4s 9d being in hand, besides instruments and uniforms. Regarding the assistance that the Council was willing to give, lie could say that for the present year at least a sum of £lO would be donated, but that need not indicate what Ibe Council would do in any future \ear.

The work of finally "cleaning up” matters relative to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force is considerably hampered by the fact that returned soldiers, and the next-of-kin of deceased soldiers, fail to notify any change in their address to the Otli-ecr-in-Charge War Accounts and Records. At present illuminated certificates recording service with the forces are being posted to returned soldiers, and the percentage of those,returned through the Dead Letter Office necessitates much increased work and correspondence. The same experience follows the isMio <>f memorial scrolls, which arc being sent to the next-of-kin of deceased soldiers. Large numbers of these memorial.- arc being returned through the Dead Letter Olliee. At an early date the memorial plaques will arrive in New Zealand, and a" each one weighs approximately 8 ozs., it will he a serious matter if persons entitled to receive them do not ensure their present address being on record. Until the next-of-kin are in possession of memorial plaques and scrolls, and soldiers have received the whole of flic medals to which they are entitled, together with illuminated certificates 'of service, etc., they should not fail to keep the Officer-in-Charge War Accounts.and Records aware of any change in their place of abode. A good spring trap is advertised for sale cheap.