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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2321, 27 August 1921, Page 2

The s.s, Kennedy arrived from Wellington with a cargo of general on Thursday, and loft again yesterday afternoon.

The big picture, “Once to Every Woman,” will be shown in tho Town Hall to-night. Mrs McDonald will sing during the screening, the old favourite “Ben Bolt.”

The next of the series of monthly socials ,in connection with the Methodist Church will bo held next; month, in the Town Ilall supperroom. The social will take the lorn.

of a progressive games evening.

. Next Monday night, at 8 o’clock, a good programme will be given in tilt- Salvation Army Hall, the proceeds to bo devoted to tho local corps. Band selections, quartettes and duets, besides vocal items, etc. A large attendance is expected.

A Dominion judge’s little daughter recently attended her father's court for the first time, and was very much interested in the proceedings. Alter her return borne she told her mot her.“ “Papa made a speech, and several other men made speeches to twelve men who sat altogether, and then these twelve men were put in a dark room to be developed.”

At least one new arrival has not very high opinions of New Zealand as a. workman’s paradise. He is an ex-service man, and worked his passage out on a recent immigrant ship, leaving his wife and family tit Home while he prepared a new home in this country. His funds ran out before he had secured a job, and lie was supported by charitable aid for some time, fie has now obtained work on a Government job out in the baekblocks.

“The one unwritten plank in tho platform of the new party,” said Mr C. E. Stnfham, at the Town' Hall in Wellington, “is that we stand for unswerving loyalty to the British Hag, and the Official Labour Party does not. We are out to fight tint Official Labour Party. We have no time for your song, ‘The Red Flag,’ and those who don't like the British fiag should find another country to live in."

The. following is an extract frorn a. letter written to the Wanganui Herald by one of the new arrivals front England: “My husband, self and three children arrived in New Zealand from England a fortnight ago, and he has searched everywhere for work. He has spent nearly 29 years on the host railway in England, and at 35 finds lie is too old to get a start on the New Zealand railways. To-day he has gone 80 miles up-country nny vying, rather that he out of work any longer, and we are left there until something else turns up. My husband left a good position to come out here with the hope of bettering himself, but we look like starving if something doesn't turn up soon.”

There was an a mu.-mg incident in the course of Mr Massey’s speech at the Cold Storage and Ice Association’s dinner in London (writes the official correspondent . with the Prime Minister). “New Zealand,” declared- Mr Massey, “is going to he the dairy farm of the Empire. You know,, we have got tremendous water-power there.” Mr Massey paused, and loud laughter immediately broke out. “I was waiting for that,” he said, joining in the laughter, “but we will not use the water for mixing with the milk, but for milking the cows. I look forward to the time when every farmer will have his supply of electricity. Many farmers have it already.” (Applause.)

The road to health stands clear and ' wide, Tho’ steep and lonely be the way. And like a star there gleams to guide One pure unfailing ray! Onward! still onward! suffering soul, Let no false flame your faith allure. Relief for colds waits at the goal Of Woods' Great Peppermint Cure,—Advt. 19

On the fouth page of this issue is published the annual reports as submitted to the Methodist Anniversary social held in the Masonic ITall on Thursday evening.

The commission, which is investigating the huge blocks of forest country in the. Urewera country with a view to consolidating the Native interests, and acquiring areas for Crown settlement, is now sitting at Rotorua (says the Auckland Star). Good progress is reported to have been made, and it- is expected that next week the commission will have completed its negotiations.

Pinus insiguis, in spite of the many criticisms made of it, has some strong supporters among members of the Christchurch Committee of the New Zealand Forestry League. At a meeting of that body instances were quoted to show that pinus insignis was a valuable timber. Some which bad been grown at Pigeon Bay gave a return of £7OO an acre, less cost of milling and marketing. One member said he had found the timber grown under proper conditions quite durably and satisfactory. Houses built in St. Leonard’s district 20 years ago were in better condition at present than building of the same age constructed of rimu.