Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1921. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2338, 6 October 1921, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1921. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of (lie Borough Council will lie held on Monday next, al 7.30 p.m. The Foxlon Auctioneering Coy. will hold their usual mart .sale tm Saturday, commencing at 2 p.m. In the House of Representatives last night, Mr Wilford’s Amendment: to the Address-in-Reply was defeat - ed hv 38 voles to 20.

Several people at the local seaside saw the sea-borne aeroplane on its Might to Wellington from Auckland on Tuesday afternoon.

The fox ton Racing Club's annual race meeting will be held on Saturday and Monday, January 21st and 23rd next.

Mr Gower has offered a prize for the largest collection of birds’ eggs, to be judged at the Horticultural Society’s Summer Show.

A cable from Sydney announces the death of Mr John Storey, Premier of New South Wales, aged 52 years.

“They didn’t go walking about Uni street on soap-boxes, condemning the Government for what they were doing,’’ declared Mr J. A. Nash, amidst roars of laughter, in tho House last night. The present is the mildest spring experienced in this distiict for ninny years. The opinion lias been expressed that it presages a' very dry summer.

David Harris, who was brought back from Melbourne to Invercargill, was' sentenced to 12 months’ reformative treatment for wife desertion. The secretary of the Charitable Aid Board said that accused had cost the board £IOO. Cases of desertion were increasing, and lie asked that an example be made.

A member of the Wanganui Police Force who distinguished himself in; the capture of Donovan and Allen (says the Herald) was a proud man this morning. lie came down to the station and joyfully announced to his brother officers that' the latest addition to his family was twins —a boy and a girl.

A Palmerston North lady, who has been touring Mexipo, describes an Indian village. She states that all the houses are made of adobe, i.e., big bricks manufactured, from a brownish clay. The houses are all square, with little windows high up. The Indian and Mexican women go to the railway stations in crowds, with baskets of- pottery, jars, dishes, etc., at about 40 cents each.

The ladies of the Presbyterian Church will entertain "Miss McEwen at a gift social in the schoolroom tomorrow (Friday) night, in honour of her approaching wedding. Miss McEwen has for many years been connected with the Sabbath School and choir. 3ft When the Prime Minister entered the House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon, for the first timo during the,present session, he received a very cordial reception from members. Clapping was continuous from the time lie appeared at the door until lie took his seat.

“It is the survival of the fittest in the grocery trade at the present time,” explained one Christchurch grocer, when a reporter on Monday expressed astonishment on being told that butter costing Is lid a lb. was being sold over the counter for 2s a lb. “Of course, we are losing money at Ibis price,” lie added, “but grocers are now lighting each other with (he gloves off, and some will have to suffer.”

As the outcome of a previous discussion'by the Manawatu County Council, it was decided by that body on Tuesday to write to the Railway Department with a view to having l lie rate of benzine freight reduced, especially as (lie entering of motorlorries into competition with the deparlinent had been to the detriment of the roads. It was also resolved to ask the member for the district and other local authorities to support the resolution.

“Marry in haste’and repent at leisure” appears to apply to quite a number of cases that have come before the Magistrate’s Court in Auckland latterly. Tn one case a young wife, married at 15, sought separation from tier husband and maintenance when she had attained I lie age of 181. In another case a girl, also married al 15, wanted separation and niainleiiaiice when 17J years of age. Several oilier cases of similarly early marriages by girls under 21 years of age have resulted in applications for separation after a very short wedded career. In one case llic wife left her husband al I lit* end of three weeks.

“The man who goes slow in these (Lays is a traitor to his country,” said Sir Andrew Russell, while speaking at the annual reunion of (lie Wairarapa R.S.A. this week. “You men may rnjo.v a glass of beer, you may enjoy going to (he races, hut lliese things do not make .for real happiness when overindulged in. If returned men do their duty t o I hemselves and (lie country, by sticking together, ihe R.S.A. will acquire-a new lease of life. This country is in a very had slate, and I believe it is the returned men who will pull tlie country out of the mire. Find the line and stick to i(, and play Ihe game for all you are worth.”

The Manawatu County Council was offered, at its meeting on Tuesday, wlml the chairman (Sir James Wilson) thought was “too much of a good thing.” This was a tender for Ihe delivery of road melal at the i-ounly crusher, the price quoted being very considerably lower Ilian (he engineer’s estimate of the cost, and of the next lowest tender received. A number of other councillors were as sceptical as the chairman about the ability of the contractor to carry out. Ihe work at his price, while others expressed the opinion that the chance should not be missed. Finally, a committee of three'was appointed to deal with the matter.

Are the Irish one of the lost tribes of Israel? Lady Gregory, the eminent writer of Irish poetry and kindred subjects, in a recent leeture in London, pointed out that (he trisli had in I heir ordinary speech that art, common to the Hebrew poets, of repeating in the second part of a sentence an idea embodied in the first. The Hebrew pool would say: “The solitary places shall he made glad, and (lie desert shall rejoice and blossom like the rose.” It was common in Ireland to say of a man: “He is buried,and gone to the grave,” or “He is dead, and lie is not living.” This desire to repeat the idea, Lady Gregory added, somelimes led to an embellishment of the truth.'

Tlie Prime Minister (Mr Massey) was asked by Mr Holland (Bullor) in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, if he proposed to make a statement to the House regarding the Anglo-Japanese Treaty and other Imperial Conference questions, and, if so, would he afford the House an opportunity for dismissing tlie statement on a speeilie motion? The Prime Minister said that he pro- 1 posed to make a statement on the lines indicated bv Mr Holland, and would lie willing to give the Hous<| information on any subject except confidential matters. lie would bo very pleased to give the House the opportunity for discussion if it were desired.

A most enjoyable euchre party and dance was held in the Masonic Had last night, under the auspices of the Foxlon Ladies’ Croquet Club. The result of the euchre tournament was that several ladies tied for first place, and in the draw off Mrs Perreau was successful; of the men, Messrs John Ross and R. Bryant tied, and in tlie draw off Mr Bryant was the winner. The “booby” prizes went to Mrs Woods and Mr Perreau. During tlie evening the President of the Bowling Club (Mr R. Bryant) presented the trophies won by members of the Croquet Club during last; season, which were as follows: — Best A player, Mrs F. Woods; best B player, Mrs A. N. Smith; twentyminutes tournament, (A) Mrs A. Evans, (B) Mrs E. Huntley. After a tasty supper, dancing was enjoyed until about midnight, to music supplied by Mr T. East. Mr R. Bryant officiated as M.C.

The execution of Te Kaliu has been fixed for next Monday. Speaking at a meeting in Christchurch urging commutation of the death sentence under which the Maori To Kaliu lies, the Rev. J. If. G. Chappie suggested that as an alternative to hanging a penal settlement should bet established on an island —there was a suitable one in the Chatham group —where men who committed such terrible deeds as murder should be put. They should be kept there for the rest of their lives, allowed a certain amount of freedom, and be permitted to earn money, which should go to the people who had suffered by their atrocious acts. Work has been started again on the new road through the swamp land from Makerua to Rangitane, very little having been’done to it for some time. The formation has gone as far as the Tokomaru stream, and part of it has been metalled. Tramways have been put down running to the high land near the big mill, and the clay is being trammed out to build up the road. When the road is exempted (says the Levin Chronicle) it will lessen tlje distance between Shannon and Palmerston X. by about six miles, and will be level all the way. A vast amount of good country will be opened up, which will, no doubt, have an effect on the prosperity of Shannon.

At the meeting of (he Manawatu County Council on Tuesday, a letter was read from the Foxton Chamber of Commerce, calling attention to the unsatisfactory state of the Beach road, and to the necessity for immediate repairs to the-culvert on it. The chamber also pointed to the matter of straightening the road giving access to the river foreshore, so as to avoid the dangerous cutting which is a menace to the public safety, and the accidents occurring to children who congregated near the cutting during the summer months. The chairman (Sir-lames Wilson) said that the total rates the council received from ratepayers at the Heads was £0 -Is 3d, and this did not go far in keeping I lie road in order, the balance coming out of riding funds. Cr. Barber undertook to have the road inspected, and the letter was received.

It is the opinion of students of the geology of New Zealand that part of Palmerston North and Te Mntai was the site of a great lake hundreds of years ago. Colour is lent to this theory by the discovery of a solid lolara log', 70f(. below the surface of ihe earth, on Mr T. W. Si ace's farm at Te Mntai. While sinking an artesian well on the property, Messrs Brown and Rasmussen met this obstruction and bored through it, securing a splendid How of water through a three-inch bore of Of) gallons per minute, with a rise of 3f> feet above the surface, at a depth of 31)7 feet; How the totara tree came to he at that depth can only he surmised, but if the locatidn was once a lake, as is thought, the problem can be more readily solved, as it is possible with the drying up of the water and Ihe growth of vegetation over (lie hollow basin, the latter was, in the course of time, tilled to the height of 70 feet. —Standard. The resignation of the Hon. A. 31. Myers will (telegraphs the Auckland correspondent of The Post) furnish Aucklanders with the always pleasurable excitement of a by-election, li is evident that there will he no dearth of candidates. The only person so far in ihe field are Mr Cluthii Mackenzie (who will again stand as supporter of the Reform Parly) and the Hon. G. W. Russell (who will hoist the Liberal standard). Mr G. 11. Foster, an hotelkeeper, who recently was chairman of (lie local executive of Mr Stathiuii's parly, but who resigned that position for health reasons, is spoken of as a probable candidate, but lie stales that the matter depends upon the advice of bis doctor. The Labour Party will nominate a candidate, but as a ballot will be necessary in Ihe event of there being more (ban ony aspirant, it will be some days before llieir choice is announced. Mr Clutha Mackenzie ran Mr Myers closely at the General Election, the latter winning by only about 130 votes.

In the course of some remarks at. a’W.E.A, gathering at; Le.vin, Mr Marsh-Robcrts made some rather severe criticisms of the insincerity of conditions in New Zealand, and the lack of culture as evidenced by what lie considered typical incidents. Instead of resenting such criticisms, New Zealanders ought to he grateful when some fool from the Old Country came along and told them the truth. Instead of falling on him, they should raise his salary. (Laughter.) He considered the W.E.A. classes were doing useful work in New Zealand.' The movement was a genuine one, out to serve the people. It was not a purely working men’s movement. It was in danger of being captured by the middle-class. The association was founded originally to help the workers. It aimed at fostering more honesty of thought and expression. Tt was not meant entirely for the study of economics. It was not so much intended to increase one’s income and fill the pockets with wealth. Whatever he thought, about (he rest of New Zealand, he would always have very happy memories of two places— Feilding and Levin —and he would remember the friends he had made in those places. GUARD AGAINST IT.

If your baby is teething during the summer months, you must guard against dysentery and bowel complaints. Keep a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy in the house, and at the first unusual looseness of the bowels give it a dose. For sale everywhere. —Advt.

Members of the local Presbyterian Ladies’ Social Guild spent an enjoyable afternoon in the schoolroom yesterday. ’l’he hostesses -were Mesdames Barr, Cunningham and Patterson. A geographical competition was won by Mrs Me Coll. Emphasising the point that concentration in the hands of a Government department is a bad thing, Sir James Wilson mentioned the Mangawhata bridge, at Tuesday’s County Council meeting. This bridge had been constructed by the Public Works Department, and against the advice of the Council the Department had used mountain rimu in the work. The result was that within 10 years the bridge was useless, and the settlers had to raise a loan of £I,OOO to build a new bridge. The local bodies, who knew local conditions, would do better work in these matters, said Sir James Wilson. On Monday next the Foxton Auctioneering Company will sell at the mart, on account of Mr R. 11. Niinmo, the whole of the buildings (for removal) in connection with thj A tiki ilaxmill, comprising mill buildings, scutching shed, tow shed, cook house, men’s quarters, and wliare. This sale commences at 1 p.m. Intending purchasers can inspect the buildings on the ground at Papakiri. At 2 p.m. oil the same day.ail unreserved sale of chattels will be conducted by instruction of (lie administrator in I lie Estate of Mrs Mary Meagtycn, and at 2.30 p.m. a furniture sale on behalf of various vendors will be held.