LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2345, 22 October 1921, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The local State School will observe Monday (Labour Day) as a public holiday. Feilding has decided to hold over the proposal to raise funds for the establishment of a St. Helen’s Hospital for twelve months. We regret to record the death of Mrs Hosking, which took place at her residence, Avenue Road, on Wednesday night, after a lingering illness. The interment took place at Palmerston N. to-day. It is not uncommon to dig local-ly-grown potatoes in November, but it v is Very rare that a crop is successfully raised in October. Mr C. Ingram, of Coley Street, brought us a fine sample of an early crop yesterday, of the red variety.

The Borough Council invite tenders for removal of rubbish within the borough to the ngw rubbish depot. On Saturday next the Foxton Auctioneering Company will submit by auction a freehold property (one acre and 5-roomed house) in Coley Street, on behalf of Mr W. Johnson, Particulars will be advertised later.

The Government Insurance Commissioner lives notice that, at the expiry of one week from date, a copy of the lost policy of Albert John Gibbs, of Palmerston North, numbered 153903, will be drawn up and will take the place of the one losh-

A Festal Fair, held in the Maoriland Theatre, Shannon on Thursday, in aid of the Methodist Church funds, netted some £BO. £3O of this amount will be contributed towards the whole of 'the Foxton-Sliannon circuit. The balance will be used for repainting and general renovating the church at Shannon. It is believed that 12,000 Maoris of all shades of opinion will be present at Ratana’s great meeting at Christmas time at Turakina. Great preparations for the housing and victualling of (he visitors are already in progress. The place will be a veritable canvas town. A conference of the Federated School Committees Association of New Zealand will open in the Education -Board’s office, Wellington, on Tuesday next. Messrs Ilornblow, G. 11. Stiles and Le Grange will represent the Manawatu district.

A man named John Neilson, aged 72 years, who had set out from Pahiatua to Palmerston North across the hills, was found in an old house at Ballance Valley road in an emaciated state. For 15 days he had subsisted only on a few odd vegetables he found in the habitation. Neilson, who has no relatives in the Dominion, was removed to the Pahiatua Hospital.

The linking up of Australia and New Zealand by air,” said Senator Pearce, the Australian Minister of Defence, in an interview at Auckland, “ is shown to be quite possible by the various great Rights that have been successfully undertaken in different parts of the world. But I think that for a regular service, of value for the transport of mails and passengers, we must wait for still further development in the construction of aeroplanes and airships.”

Mr William Wood, of Christchurch, merchant, who died on January 15th. left by his will of April 20th, 1920, estate in New Zealand valued at £240,000 and personal estate in Victoria valued at £3,889 to his widow, children, and other relatives, subject to bequests of £IOOO to Christ’s College, Canterbury, and £250 to the Girls’ Friendly Society, Christchurch. Application has been made at the probate office, Melbourne, for reseal with respect to the Victorian estate.

Mr. W. F. Greenwood, agricultural instructor, has inspected a variety of swamp grass growing on Mr F. S. Easton’s property at Moutoa, and known as “water poa”.

This grass has been found to grow luxuriantly in the swampy country at Moutoa and is recognised as a good fattening fodder. An inquiry lias been received from Westland as to the properties of the water poa, with a view to introducing it to that part of the South Island, where there are large tracts of swamp and peat country. Levin Chronicle.

Mr Matthews, who, prior to his transfer to the Samoan wireless station, twelve months ago, was a member of the local post office staff, returned to Foxton this week. Mr Matthews says his twelve months service at Samoa was very interesting, and he enjoyed the best of health. While there, he met Mr and Mrs Hutton (late of Foxton). Mr Hutton is employed in the Public Works Department. He also came across Mr G. P. Brown, late of the “Levin Chronicle,” and who now edits the Samoan paper, published once a week. He also brought greetings from a nephew of Mr Ilornblow, who has been connected with the wireless station for some time.

'Referring to the depart lire of Mr and Mrs Hodgson, well-known in Pox ton, from Otaki, the Mail says: —“While congratulating Mr Hodgson on his well-earned promotion, all will regret to learn of his departure, hut at the same time will wish him every success in his new Sphere. Mr Hodgson has proved a very efficient officer, always courteous and obliging, and has been the means of bringing the loc/il post office to its present splendid position. In connection with the local telephone exchange alone he has done fine work, and it was through his efforts that Otaki secured the extended hours on week-days, and the Sunday service. Mrs Hodgson will also be greatly missed, she having been one of our best and hardest workers in practically all local functions, always showing interest in anything for the welfare of the town. Otaki’s lass will, however, be Carterton’s gain.” \

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A thunderstorm broke over this district yesterday, accompanied by

torrential rain

Owing to the wholesale rise in tlm price of butter, the local retail price to-day is 2s per lb. Three persons were each lined £2 and costs atJPahiatua on Wednesday for failing to register firearms.

The local tennis club intend to journey to Bulls on Monday, with the object of bringing back the Newman Cup.

The Hag was floAvn from the local Post Office yesterday in honour of Trafalgar Day. Appropriate lessons were also given in the school bearing on the subject.

A Pahiatna business man who recently indented a crate of crockery from England at a purchase price of £l7, found that freight and other charges came to £27 10s. Following the decision of the Wellington Education Board to set aside half an hour a week for religious instruction in schools, Professor Hunter, of Victoria College, notified his objection to his hoy being detained in school at secular work while other pupils were receiving religious The chairman said if it was found tliat the Board’s position was untenable, the regulation would have to he altered. It was decided to obtain legal opinion.

It is rumoured there is a likelihood of a fellmongery being started locally. The firm that has the matter in hand, in considering sites, had suitable properties offered in Levin and Foxton, and it is considered that Foxton, being a port, that project was likely to pay better if established here, as against an inland town. The projected site is the Whakapai fiaxmill property, an inspection of which has already beer, made.

Notice is given elsewhere in this issue that the petition praying that the boroughs/ of Foxton, Levin, Shannon and Otaki, the County of Ilorowhenua, and the Weraroa, Riding of the Hutt County, and portion of the Awahou Riding of the Manawatu County, he constituted an electric power district, will be presented to His Excellency the Go-vernor-General within a month from date. Also that a copy of the petition has been deposited at the of each of the local authorities, and will be open for inspection during the usual office hours.

Two machine-guns have been received by the Borough Council, comprising part of the war trophies allocated-to Foxton. One (a Krupp) is mounted on the usual bipod, and stands about 3ft. Gin. high. Botli guns are water-cooled, although the Hotchkiss gun has a very low stand, so that when in use it stands only 15 inches above the ground, this alone securing much more protection to the gunner, who can lie full length on the ground. Both guns have seen considerable service, the Krupp gun being captured by the Ist Battery N.Z.F. Artillery on the Ist April, 1918. A field gun has also been allotted to Foxton, and this is expected to come to hand shortly.