LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2326, 8 September 1921, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dr. Elizabeth Gunn is visiting the local school. A slight earthquake was felt about 9.30 o’clock last night.

All badge holders in connection with the “Help the Mothers” campaign are requested to return any unsold badges by Monday next.

Just prior to half-time at yesterday’s football match, Mr McMurray dislocated his shoulder as the result of a collision with an opponent.

A performer at Tuesday night’s concert said he would sing the “Irish National Anthem,” which proved to be the somewhat hackneyed “Abey.” One jovial son of Erin in the audience took up the chorus, however, with gusto.

Sacred Concert in the Town Hall on Sunday night, and orchestral concert in Victoria Park at 3 o’clock on Sunday afternoon, in aid of “Help the Mothers” Fund. These concerts are being arranged by the Palmerston Western Engineers.

Dr. Purdy, metropolitan health officer of Sydney, when presiding at an address given by Mr W. H. Triggs on public health in New Zealand, said that some branches of the Public Health Service in New Zealand led the world, especially the remarkable campaign for a reduction of infantile mortality.

Just opened at the C. M. Ross Cov.’s, an excellent range of new goods for men, and at prices within the reach of all. Men’s Kaiapoi Tweed Trousers, 19/6; Men’s Flannel Unders, Kaiapoi, 7/11; Men’s Strong Working Shirts, 7/11: and a beautiful range of New Season’s Ties at 1/6, 2/6, 3/6, 4/6 and 6/6. Boys’ School Caps with monogram, 3/il.—Advt. Ruatorea (82 miles from Gigborne reports that a fairly severe earthquake was felt at 1.50 p.m. on Tuesday. About two hours afterwards a severe ’quake took place, doing considerable damage in the district. A number of chimneys were cracked, and some severe damage was done at stores. Huge rocks were seen falling from the mountains up the Tapuaeroa Valley, raising clouds of dustt The fine part singing by the Levin male choir at Tuesday night’s concert should inspire our local male singers to inaugurate a similar choir in Foxton. We have some good vocal talent in our midst and all that is required is a man with the right, temperament and organising ability to get the young fellows together. There is nothing so delightful as part .singing, which appears to have become almost lost at local public entertainments. A correspondent writes to the Manawatu Times: — The present wholesale retirement from the civil service of capable men, has another aspect than that of its hurried purpose. They will draw exactly twothirds of their pay for doing nothing, until death claims them; their places will be tilled by promotions and transfers. The travelling expenses entailed will nearly equal the other third of the pay so “saved.”

“Very often when I go into an infant room I say: ‘Hands up all who have cleaned their teeth this morning,” said Dr. Ada Paterson, addressing teachers in Masterton (writes The Post’s correspondent). “Up go a shower of hands, and of those who do not put up their hands 1 generally ask: ‘Why not?’ Various excuses a re, given, but I once remember meeting-with an unexpected reply from a little maid, who very candidly said: ‘Because I thought you wasn’t coming till to-morrow! (Laughter). Air Ed. Newman, M.P. says: Nowadays New Zealand was the most heavily taxed country in the world, the cost per head being above that imposed in England, America, France, Belgium and Germany, which were taxed in that order. Although we had forced loans and the heaviest taxation in the world to bear, it was borne ungrudgingly by the great majority of the people, but they could not take blood out of a stone, and farmers, excepting dairy farmers, were fast approaching the point when they could neither pay nor borrow enough to meet the taxes due. Land tax had to be paid even in times when the farmers showed no profit, and that tax was now pressing very heavily on the fanning community.