LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2322, 30 August 1921, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Cold- are very prevalent in Foxton at present.

One woman in eight, and one man in 13 over the age of 40 die of cancer in the Lnited States each year.

The price of eggs lias fallen feels 6d per dozen in Wellington;—the lowest price for four years.

A local farmer recently sold a line of fat stock at £3O per head, as against £2l for the same quality last year.

No trace* has yet been found of Mr A. E. Skelton, solicitor, of Auckland, who has been missing for over a - week. ■ Official notices have , been sent out to members of Parliament tlint the General Assembly of the House of Representatives will take place at Wellington on Thursday, September 22nd, at 2.30 o’clock. A Maori man and his child, who were recently given advice by Katana, and told that if they had faith all would lie well, died at Whakataki this week. At the inquest the coroner impressed upon the natives the necessity of calling in a doctor or taking the patient- to a hospital in eases of .sickness.

“I can’t exactly say what my shearers spend their wages on.” remarked a sheep fanner in the Arbitration Court at Wellington. “All I know is that on one occasion 1 handed them a cheque for C-l 10s our of their wages in order that they might ‘taxi’ it into Napier to the pictures.”

A young man named A. J. Saunders. while employed on a building at the Feilding Freezing Works, fell from the roof to t he ground, a distance of forty feet, on Saturday. His neck was broken, and he died immediately. Saunders belonged to Wanganui. Councillor Coley lias given notice, of hi.-, intention to move at the next ordinary meeting of Dio Borough Council “That all metal supplied to the Council he weighed, and Government weighbridge certificate lie obtained for eaeli truck; mclal to be paid for as per measurement calculated as per standard weights.”

Over three hundred immigrants from Home arrived by the Atheuio at Wellington on Sunday. Of the whole number, 1.75 have been nominated by friends, and 125 are coming out under the overseas settlement scheme. There are thirty-two domestics, however, who are in charge of the matron, Mrs Richards! The fire syren aroused townspeople at about 7 o'clock on Sunday evening, and a refioclion was noticed in the vicinity of the racecourse It-was at first thought that Die grandstand was ablaze, but subsequent investigation proved it to be a (ire iti Die scrub some distance away on the western side of the railwav line.

The collector of Customs at New Plymouth ho- received a report from an expert on the wreckage recently found near Awakino. The report says Dial the wreckage is apparently pari of a comparatively new, Ameriean-lmilr ship of 800 to loot) tons. The timbers are of Baltic ami Oregon pine, and the fastenings of Canadian elm. Evidently the wreckage was not long in the water.

cowardly “joke" was perpetrated oil a Greynnntlh young lady, who received by posi a box of mixed lollies, the usual paper ribbon wrappings being on top of the chocolates, etc. To her great horror, on removing the paper and upper lollies, she found a dead rai also in the box, The incident was reported to life police, and further developments are expected.

Speaking of the conditions in Australia; Mr David MV-Farlane, of Wanganui, who has recently returned from an extended tour of Australia and the South Sea Islands, stated to' a friend (says the Tlawera Star) Dial the cables published in the daily newspapers gave the reader only a faint idea of Die result of the mismanagement of the various Labour Governments.

The Ji rebell rang out an alarm at about 2.15 n.m. on Sunday morning. The scene of the onlbreak was a two-roomed collage m Union Street, occupied bv Messrs D, and 11.I 1 . McGill, which was totally destroyed . Mr McGill senr. had a narrow escape in getting out of the building, and received several mi-tv burns. It Vs ,-urmised that the fire started through leaving a candle burning in one of the rooms. The house waf owned by Mr P. Guerin, of Palmerston X.

A. collision occurred in Euahine .Street. Terrace End, on Saturday looming, between a motor car driven by ]\tr Gilroy, of Shannon, on its way to the Ilorowhenua v. Wuivar.npa football match, and containing ,-ix of rlie player.', and a milk cart belonging to Mr .J. Ti. Cox, milk vendor. The cart was being: driven along: the -treer in the direction of the hospital, and the car coming round from Main Street at a fast pace, crashed into the other vehicle just tit the intersection of Main and liuahine Street'. The horse was knocked down- and sustained slight injuries, and both shafts of the cart were broken. The ear sustained considerable damage to the radiator and wind screen, but was able to continue. Air J. Desmond, of Foxton, one of the occupants, was thrown heavily against the horse, and was rendered unconscious for about a quarter of an hour. The rest escaped- with a shaking.

Oh. Mary! Mary! always contrary! How does your garden grow, dear? We know of the shells and the sweet blue-bells, And “daflodils-all-of-a-row," clear. But, oh, how funny! oh, dear, and

oh, lor! What are you planting the pepper-

mint for? If it’s for colds, you’d be wiser, I’m

sure, In buying Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. —Advr. 20

The Palmerston bacou factories announce another rise of Id per lb. in the price of bacon. This is the second rise that has taken place during the present month. A happy social evening is promised all who visit the social at Moutoa school house next Friday night, in aid of the “Help the Mothers” Fund.

The chairman of the provincial committee of the proposed Horoivhenua hydro-electric power board (Mr G. A. Monk) stated at a meeting in Levin that he believed the present stringent times had their silver lining in that the reduced cost of materials and labour would result in the Mangahao reticulation scheme working out cheaper than had been previously anticipated.

The Moscow Economic Life reports a speech by Rykoff, former president of the Supreme Council of Industry, recommending that State orders should ho given to British manufacturers in preference to German. “German*,” he said, ipiore lower prices, but one does not get the goods or one gets inferior goods which Germans themselves do not want.”

Constable Dorgan, who was murdered while on duty at Titnaru. was born in Kerry, Ireland, on January ‘2oth, ISB4, and, therefore, was in his thirty-eighth year. Tie joined ihc police force in Christchurch in July, 1012, and the esteem in which lie was held by members there was shown by (he send-off to him, when he was presented with an Albert ■ medal. He took up his duly in Timarn in April, 101/5, and was a married man. lie leaves a widow and three young children, the eldest of whom is at present in (lie hospital.

“Growth is most rapid at the age of thirteen years,” said Dr. Trubq King, during the course of a lecture at 'Wellington on Sunday, “and yet it is at that very period that the school child is taught most. One ihing is essential, and that is that more time'should Ire spent by growing children in the open air and the sunlight. It. should be compulsory

for each child to spend at least one full hour each day in the open air.”

Severn! lantern slides showed openair schools and open-air dormaiories, the latter being, said the speaker, thoroughly popular with school hoarders. Swimming, he said, was ihe finest of all exercises for bo vs or girls.

In proposing ihe toast of ihe

“Test Contestants" (Springboks and Ail Blacks) ai the smoke concert at Eastbourne on Saturday evening, Air .1. Heonan reviewed the Test matches played by New Zealand since 1893 against different count i-ie.s (a-, published in The Post on Saturday). To qnoto Mr Heeuan’s own words, second Tests had been ••hoodoo’ as far as ihe All Blacks were concerned. In most eases they had won the first and third, but the second had, on many occasions, been lost or drawn. Supporters of the game in the Dominion could take heart from this fact, and hope that the third Test would give Mew Zealand ihe rubber.

“I suppose you could not give us any indication of what the prices will be next season " said a shareholder to the chairman (Mr <L C. Cooper) at the annual meeting' in Maslerlon of the Wellington Farmers’ Moat Company. "I wish io goodness I could,” was the reply. Lamb values, Mr Cooper said, had kept up remarkably well. Owing to (he excepi ional drought in Ihe Old Country there was no rape or turnips. 'But it would not be safe to count too much on that. The future depended entirely on the return of prosperity in ibo Old Country. If I bore were two million men out of work next ’year they could not expect much improvement.

A good story is told of Roberts, the billiard champion, when lie was in the Dominion. Some lime ago he was sent up to SI rat ford Io oversee the installation of new tables and lo perhaps give an exhibition or two. While in the billiard room a Maori came in, and asked him casually io have a game. Refusing at fir-sir, Roberts eventually agreed provided the Maori, who said he was Taranaki champion, gave him 50 in 100. The condition was that •the Maori should break them up. This he did, and sat- down while Roberts began and made the 100 before be stopped. Then -aid the Maori. “Have you ever played Roberts?’ "No,’’ Said the other. “Do you know him?” said the Maori.” “I am Roberts.” Then added the Maori: “When you go to England you tell all the people

there that the Maori champion of Taranaki ave you 50 in 100.”

There is a considerable quantity of flax country in Southland, and previous to the war there was a tair number of mills engaged in the manufacture of fibre for Home consumption and export (writes the Invercargill correspondent of the Otago -Daily Times). The war demand gave the industry a considerable filip, and between twenty and thirty mills sprang up, employing something like 300 men for six months of thdVcar at high rates of pay. Xow, however, it would appear that the industry, so far as Southland is concerned, is in its last stages. In 1920 very few mills operated, and when the season begins again shortly it is not expected that more than three will open up. and these will be mainly under contract with New Zealand factories. This state of affairs has been brought about by the great fall in price? in the London markets, millers considering that under the present royalties, shipping freights, and wages it is impossible to see exportations as a payable proposition.

As a result of the. Oraki Bowling Club Ball, the sum of over £7O was raised.

Lord Xoflhcliffe arrived at Rotorua on Saturday. He -will remain there till Friday, returning then to Auckland to catch the Sydney steamer. The visitor has stated that he intends to return to Kew Zealand and spend some months in this country.

On Friday afternoon, prior to leaving Moutoa, Miss Kathleen Grant was presented by the school children with a silver manicure set as a mark of appreciation of her services, especially with their sewing and games. In the evening a very happy time was spent in the school in dancing, cards and music, when, on behalf of the district, Air Kelly presented Miss Grant with a gold bangle as a small token of the esteem in which she is held, and wishing her success in her new position. The singing of “She’s a Jolly Good Fellow” brought the happy evening to a close.

Application was made in the Supreme Court at Wanganui by Edward Donovan for a new trial in the case in which he was convicted of shooting at a constable. Donovan slaied that he was convicted against the weight of evidence, and that he did not fire with intent to injure the constable, hut merely to put out hi? torch, and that he did not discharge a revolver, but the cartridge. His Honour characterised this as, rubbish, and stated that the application for a new trial appeared to he absolutely frivolous, and that it was a. great pity the .country bad been put to the expense of bringing Donovan from Wellington for the purpose of supporting such an application.