LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2355, 15 November 1921, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At last night's Council meeting accounts amounting to £1,073 3s 2d were passed for payment.

There has not been an inebriate lodged in the Masterton police cells for over a month, a record that possibly could not be eclipsed by any other town of similar size in the Dominion (states the Wnirarapa Age). “It’s an extraordinary country of yours,” said the Britisher visiting New York. ”1 was in a restaurant last night and said, ‘Waiter, is this chop a pork chop or a mutton chop?’ ‘Cnwn't you tell by the taste?’ asked the waiter. ‘No,’ I replied. ‘Then,’ said the waiter, ‘what difference does it make which it is?”’

The j'ed Hag was Hying on the Blackball Miners’ Union rooms on Monday in commemoration of the anniversary of the Russian revolution. A collection taken up on pay day for the Russian relief fund realised £8 9s. The appeal issued stated: “Even if there is a famine in any land due to capitalistic rnisgovermnent, the workers usually rush to the assistance of the starving. Why not, then, to our own people?”

A twelve-year-old-boy of adventurous turn of mind had his dream shattered at Dunedin on Tuesday morning by an inquisitive policeman who, “poking about” the tramp steamer Canadian Mariner for the purpose of making sure the escaped prisoners were not aboard, came across the youngster snugly stowed away in one of the lifeboats. The would-be sailor (says the Star) was handed over to his parents here, and the ship sailed for Australia shortly afterwards.

“For cool impertinence, I think that takes a lot of beating. It is downright impertinence to wire to a magistrate to adjourn his case for him. It’s not that he doesn’t know, either. He has had plepty of judgment summonses agajnst him. - ’ Mr R, W. Dyer, S.M., made the foregoing remarks at Napier on receiving a. telegram from a judgment debtor, asking him to “kindly adjourn the case.” “I shall not take any notice of it whatever,” said the magistrate, in ordering the man to pay the money.

At last night's Council meeting the Borough Ranger reported as follows: — During the month of October 15 head of stock have been impounded by the Ranger, and‘driving fees to the amount of 12s have been collected. —Adopted.

A special meeting of the local Chamber of Commerce will be held at 7.30 o'clock this evening, to discuss remits to be submitted to the annual conference, and appoint a delegate.

The death took place this morning. at the residence of her daughter, Mrs F. Spiers, of Mrs Sarah Wyeth, wife of Mr John Wyeth, after a lingering illness, at the age of 78 years. Deceased was born at Jersey in 1843, and came to New Zealand about 40 years ago, and for a, time resided in Masterton, where she was married. She leaves a husband, three sons (Messrs Geo. Waheham, Blenheim, W. Wyeth, Hastings, and Bert. Wyeth, Auckland), and one daughter (Mrs F. Spiers, Foxton), to mourn their loss. The funeral will take place at 2 p.m. on Friday next.

Those present at last night’s'Council meeting were: Ilis Worship the Mayor (John Chrystall, Esq.), and Crs. Bryant, Whibley, Smith, Rand, Ross, Martin, Thompson, Walker, and Coley. Mr Murray, borough engineer, and Mr Bcrgin, were also in attendance. An apology was received from Mr Climie.