LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2356, 17 November 1921, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A fair number of local sports attended the races at Levin yesterday.

The Rev. D. Dutton has been elected Moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly at Dunedin.

Thomas Milos, aged 81 years, who had been a resident of Marlon for 40 years, was found drowned in a water-hole on Thursday morning. Mr Arthur 11. Vile has been appointed editor of the Manawatu Daily Times, in succession to Mr Pierce C. Ereeth. The Bruce Wolle.n Manufacturing Company made a profit last year after paying income tax, of £19,211. Mesdames C., James, John, and P. Robinson tendered a garden party at the residence of Mrs Jas. Robinson, Beach Road, this afternoon to Mesdames Mandl and Hawke, who are about to leave Foxton. The area in market gardens in the Kairanga County last season was 99 acres, in the Manawatu County (14 acres, and in the Horowhenua Countv 273 acres.

A Wellington fishmonger' was convicted last week'for selling crayfish after closing hours for fishmongers. Counsel for the defendant ineffectually pleaded that crayfish was not a fish within the meaning of the Act. Advertiser is willing to undertake washing or household duties by the day.

School children can be supplied with double ruled Pads, with blotter

cover, at 3 for 1/3, at the “Herald” Office.*

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church opened at Dunedin on Tuesday, when 147 ministers • and 123 elders were present.

The Hon. W. Nosworthy stated in the House of Representatives that, he would consider the question of calling a conference of Rabbit Boards to discuss the present and other methods of reducing the rabbit pest.

Considerable curiosity has been aroused as to the identity of a mammal which lias been washed up on Hokio beach, near the wreck of the Hyderabad. It is over 50ft. in length, and observers state that it possesses huge legs.

The sub-committee appointed by the Borough Council to arrange details in connection with the forthcoming visit to Foxton of their Excellencies the Governor-General and Lady Jellicoe, will meet this evening.

Arriving in London from Italy, Mine. Tetrazzini, the famous prima donna, commenced a tour of the United Kingdom. She has signed a contract whereby she receives 500 guineas on every occasion she sings in England.

The many local friends of the Rev. G. lv. Aitken, Presbyterian minister at Featherslon, will regret to learn that he sustained a fracture of a small bone in the leg through a fall when on a visit to liis son’s farm in the South Island.

There recently passed away at Westport, at the ripe age of 88 years, a former old resident of Patea in the person of Captain John Flowerday, who for some sixteen years held the position of pilot and harbourmaster under the Patea Harbour Board. Mrs Flowerday predeceased her husband by some twelve months.

Foxton’s first night wedding was celebrated at the local registry office at 7.30 o’clock last night, when Mr Richard Gray, a well-known and highly esteemed resident,,was united to Miss Dunn, of Marlborough. In (‘amnion with Mr Gray’s many friends, Hie “Herald” adds its best wishes for health and happiness.

A gig containing three occupants coming I" Foxton, capsized on the roadside about half a mile on flic Levin side of the Wliirokino bridge last night, when endeavouring to pass a motor car. ‘The occupants escaped without injury, hut the horse got bogged in the drain, and* was extricated after strenuous work' on tlie part of a number of willing helpers.

Those in need of household furniture. etc., should not miss the clearing sale to be held by the Foxton Auctioneering Coy on Saturday, on account of Dr. Mnndl, who is leaving the district. The sale will be held on I he premises, Thynne Street, and will commence at 1 p.m. sharp. The whole of the furniture and effects will tic submitted under the li a miner. For particulars see advertisement.

A meeting of the Foxton branch of the Home and Foreign Bible Society was held in All Saints’ schoolroom last night, presided over by the Rev. Mr Halliday. It was decided to take up the annual collection this week, and collectors were appointed. The Chairman expressed the wish that the local public would make a generous response to the appeal for funds for this very deserving institution.

The “Fire Fly” patent gas lighter is a convenient and economical little battery for lighting gas jets, combining the electro and catalytic actions. It pays for itself in the saving of matches in a very shorl time. Tlk» life of the battery is from eight to twelve months, and refills may he obtained at a small cost. The “Fire Fly” may be obtained from the Council gas sales department, or N. E. Hughes, Main Street.

Mr Skinner, attendance inspector, visited the local school yesterday. In conversation with our representative, Mr Skinner said that although there was an improvement in the attendance at the local State School during this month, the registers showed a very bad state of affairs, and he intended to bring a number of cases before the Magistrate at the next sitting of the Court.

Ten entirely new translations of the Bible were printed by the British and Foreign Bible Society during the past year. The annual report of the society's auxiliary says the different translations of the Bible published by the society now total 543. Copies of the Scriptures, totalling 8,955,781, were issued during the past year. The society had information regarding 40 more languages and' diajgets into which it was preparing to publish the gospel for the first time.

The abolition of the clause excluding women from the Berlin Stock Exchange will be the subject of a Bill to be brought- before the next session of the Reichstag. Berlin Stockbrokers are strongly against the proposal. They maintain that their work requires a high degree of physical robustness. Frau Margret Bruhl, who after 12 years’ agitation, secured admission to the Corn Exchange as the owner of a wheat business, advises her sex against the attempt to challenge men in this branch of activity. “Women,” she says, “would quidkly be reduced to savages by the physical and mental strain.”

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. For Coughs and Colds, never fails.*

Some time ago a London merchant. who was cycling along a Surrey road had an adventure with a supposed footpad who chased him and hit him twice on the back before he could escape. Revisiting the neighborhood, lie-found that his assailant was a local policeman, who had taken him for a highwayman, and had been credited ever since with chasing a pest from the neighborhood. A sidelight was thrown on morality in Auckland by a remark made at the Auckland Presbytery (says the Auckland Star). Speaking of a visit to a local institution, the Rev. J. Patteson mentioned there were 60 illegitimate children in it. One mother was a girl 13A years of age, and another girl, on if 12 years, was about to become the mother of a child. While full of praise for the excellent work carried out by the home referred to, the minister expressed the opinion that it behoved all churches to work unitedly for the uplifting of the moral tone of the community, in order to prevent such a disgraceful state of affairs continuing in that city.

On Tuesday last, November 15th, the “Otago Daily Times” celebrated its diamond jubilee, and to commemorate the event published a jubilee issue, containing among other interesting events in the history of the paper a fac simile of the first issue. The Times is not only the oldest established newspaper in the Dominion, but one of the ablest: conducted among our metropolitan dailies. The Times has ever maintained a high standard in moulding public opinion, and has played an active part in promoting the highest ideals of our national life. We congratulate our big brother on its sixtieth birthday, and wish it continued prosperity.