LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2318, 20 August 1921, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An agent is wanted by the Poval Exchange Assurance Corporation of Loudon for Foxton and district. The ordinary meeting of the Borough Council will be held on Monday evening next.

The Springboks play Auckland, ai Auckland, to-day.

A meeting of the Foxton Harbour Board will be held at 1.30 p.m. on Thursday next, at Palmerston N.

Large quantities of whitebait were netted by local fishermen yesterday, the greater portion of which was sent on to Wellington.

The following residents have donated seats to the Beautifying Society to be placed in Easton Park and the Old Cemetery: —Messrs Kirkland, Hughes, C. M. Ross Coy., F. Gardes, Cowley, Admore, Evans, A. R. Osborne. Perreau and D. W. Robertson.

We acknowledge complimentary tickets for the Methodist Concert and Social, to be held in the Masonic Hall on Thursday evening next. At last night’s meeting of.the Foxton Retailers’ Association, Mr D. W. Robertson was elected chairman for the ensuing year, Mr Rimmer was re-elected secretary.

A variety programme will be given in the Salvation Army Hall on Monday, August 29th, the proceeds of which are in aid of the local Corps funds. In a fortnight’s time, cheese prices will be almost, as good as last season,” was the prediction of a district manager to a Stratford Post representative on Monday. In support of his opinion he produced a letter offering 12 Jd from an English firm for the season’s output.

The Education Board has confirmed the appointment of Miss A. M v T. Williams to the position of 2nd assistant teacher on the staff of the local State School. Miss Williams will take up her duties on September 6th. A teacher to relieve Mr Furrie will be appointed before the school re-opens after the holidays.

,It has been definitely decided that the Prince of Wales will visit Japan next year. He will embark in the Renown at Karachi on 17th May, after the conclusion of his Indian tour, and will probably visit Ceylon and the Federated Malay States. The present intention is that he will return home over the route of his outward journey.

One of the water and drainage workmen had a find the other day. Whilst stooping to fix some timber in place-, he noticed a piece of paper which on examination proved to lie a ten-shilling note. It must have been lying there for some considerable time, as it was badly chewed, probably bv mice, but nevertheless was quite negotiable. A few days previously the same workman picked up an half-crown whilst similarly engaged.

Anniversary services are to be held at the Methodist- Church tomorrow. The morning service is t<> he a “Family Rally,” when all parents, children and friends are urged to he present. At the evening service the Rev. L. Minifie will speak on the subject “Why Go to Church?” At both services the choir will render special anthems. All not attending other places of worship are most cordially invited to these services.

Though there lias been, and still is, some unemployment in Blenheim, there is an air of unwonted activity and prosperity in the district (states the Marlborough Express). An indication of this is given by the fact that, in all quarters new resiliences are being built, mostly line abodes; while the amount, of renovating being carried out, in the way of remodelling of dwellings, painting, etc., is really remarkable. Housing is at a premium, and it is still a rare sight indeed to see nn empty dwelling that is at all habitable, and many modest buildings are still being utilised temporarily.

Racing men are finding the cost of travelling a serious consideration (says the Dunedin Star). The fares, the petrol bill if motors are used, the charges for accommodation, and incidental expenses are now very heavy, and owners who are not wealthy have to think twice before deciding on a visit to a race meeting at a distance. It costs about £25 to carry a racehorse and its attendant i’rom Dunedin to Christchurch and back, and if the horse is started in ono minor race on each day of a three-days’ meeting, such as the Grand National fixture, the outlay is close on £SO.

Ail exciting encounter with a whale is reported from Te Kaha this week. The wiiaie was sighted off Maraemii, and a telephone message to Te Kalia caused two boats to be sent out. After a chase lasting some hours, the boats came close to the whale, which by that time was near the rocks at Te Kahn. When, a capture seemed imminent, and just- as a harpoon was about to be east, the whale turned and charged one of the boats, the crew being precipitated into the water. The whale lashed with ib tail, and splintered the boat, to matchwood. The second boat then attacked the whale, but was unable to capture it. Fortunately, all hands got ashore safely. One native received a cut on the ear.

New Zealand’s poisonous spider, the katipo, is causing some concern to the men engaged in relief works on the Oroua Downs, says the Post. These men are engaged in planting marram grass on the sand areas on the Downs, and it is stated that the katipo is present in large numbers. Although none of the party has been actually bitten, it is stated that there have been some narrow escapes, and the men are anxious to know what to do if attacked. A man who had been working on the Downs stated to a Post reporter that when the Health Department was approached on the matter a reply was received that the spot bitten should be bled, and ammonia applied. The men, however, are desirous of knowing whether there is any other remedy available for dealing with katipo bite.

Love's camouflage comes fair aud free Wherever love-lorn maidens be. Feminine youth will have its fling To win and wear a wedding ring! For in love’s bi’ief and dizzy dance, The maids retire e’er they advance, And those who wintry trysts endure, If wise, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. —Advt. 20

Edward Richmond, aged 29, whose home is at Green Island, died

at the Dunedin Hospital last night while being given an anaesthetic preparatory to an operation. • The great English production, “Darby and Joan,” is to be screened at the Royal next week. This is the finest. English picture ever shown in New Zealand. —Advt.

A Greymouth paper this week announces- the death of a well-known Reefton lady. As in the case of the lato lamented Mark Twain, the report- was “somewhat exaggerated.” The lady is still very much alive.

The gate takings at the football match in Palmerston North on Wednesday amounted approximately to £I,OOO. With the reserved seats, the takings are expected to reach £1,250. A meeting of all willing to assist in raising funds for the establishment of a St. Helen’s Hospital at Palmerston North will be held in the “Herald” Office on Monday evening next.

Pai Haami, a Maori'who recently received treatment from Ratana, visited Christchurch on Tuesday, and walked around the streets for several hours, assisted only by a walking stick. Haami at the time of his visit- to Ratana had to be carried into the pah, but now he can walk briskly. Rev. W. Gregg, President of the New Zealand. Methodist Conference, has received cable advice from London, notifying that Rev. Dr. Stafford, ex-President of the British Methodist Conference, had been delegated to attend the Centenary Conference in New Zealand in February next.

Patrick John Butler, aged 21, a clerk employed in the State Coal Office, was arrested at Christchurch yesterday on a charge of stealing £2.033 4s 4d. Butler was brought before the magistrate and remanded to August 20th. It is stated that the money has been recovered.

At the Woodville Magistrate’s Court, C. A. Herbert was fitted £2 and costs for exposing for sale sheep infected with lice. Inspector doss, who laid the information, stated that farmers would save a lot of trouble if they inspected their sheep before placing them in saleyards.

The Wairarapa Daily Times has been shown a cheque paid out by the New Zealand Government as the full amount, due to one “wool king” as his share of the surplus wool profit I '. The cheque was accompanied by a long typewritten letter of instructions regarding receipts, etc., and the amount- to which the cheque entitled the payee was —one penny.

At the annual meeting of tho Levin Dairy Company, the chairman (Mr S. A. Broadbelt) staled that a little time ago a deputation .of farmers ftom Ihakara asked the company if it would assist- the promoting of a swede-growing competition. The Company agreed, and decided to give a prize of lOgns. for the best acre of swedes, the competition to lie confined to the Company’s district. lie thought the competition would do a lot of good, and stimulate interest in the growth of this useful crop. When passing through one of the garden squares in Palmerston North on Thursday, a member of the Times staff saw something which brought, home to him very closely the plight into which unemployment has thrown many. On a scat was the. ill-clad figure of a man, voraciously attacking a large loaf, which lie supplemented with some substance in a tin. The sight was not at all a pleasant one, and made the beholder wonder how many others in a like condition the town contained.

“Any chance of a job round these parts'?” was the query put to a resident yesterday by two strangers. The resident asked whether application had been made at the Public Works Department in Palmerston X., as men were being employed at relief work tree planting at Oroua Downs. “What, at 10s a day?" was the answer. “Not on your life. We’re not going to workfur ten boh a day.” The hali'-a-loaf argument was scoffed at, and with this the resident offered some advice to the work-seekers which was more pointed than polite.

Eighty-one years ago (on August. 16th) the French immigrant ship Comte de Paris arrived at Akaroa with 57 immigrants to found a French colony. They were sent out by a French colonisation company, with a capital of a million francs, formed on the strength of an alleged purchase of 30,000 acres of land at Akaroa by a French whaler named L’Anglois for £6 worth of goods. King Louis Philippe was a shareholder in this venture. Unbappily for the Royal speculator and his associates, the settlers found the British already in occupation, and saw seamen from the French warship L’Auhe busy building a residence for Her Britannic Majesty’s Representative at Akaroa.