LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2357, 19 November 1921, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dr. Wylie lias been appointed surgeon to the Foxlon Racing Club, in place of Dr. C. L. Mandl, resigned. We are asked to remind boys that the local Horticultural Society are awarding prizes for collections of birds’ eggs. The eggs will he counted at the Summer Show, to he held on December Ist and 2nd.

Our esteemed Palmerston evening contemporary reproduced in last night’s issue our article on the alteration of the electoral boundaries, and credited same to the Levin Chronicle. To use a Chinese classic : “Wliaffor ”

A meeting of the Sub-committee of the local Chamlior of Commerce set up to arrange details in connection with the farewell smoke concert to he tendered to Dr. Mandl (ex-president) and Mr Hawke, local postmaster, in Perreau’s rooms on Tuesday evening next, met this morning and drew up a toast list and programme.

A general invitation is extended to‘the public to attend the farewell smoke concert to he tendered by the local Chamber of Commerce to Dr. Mandl (ex-president), and Mr Hawke, postmaster, in Perreau’s rooms on Tuesday evening next. Entry forms and schedules for the local Horticultural Society’s Summer Show, lo he held in the Town Hall on December Ist and 2nd may he obtained at Mr Patterson’s shop, Main Street wlieerc entries may he left. Entries close at 9 p.m. on the 29th.

The decrease in the cost of living for the current six-monthly statistical period is estimated by the Arbitration Court at from 7s to 9s per week for the typical wage-earner with a wife and two children. This estimate was announced by Mr Justice Eraser in the Arbitration Court at Christchurch yesterday. Territorials who have attained or who will attain the age of 22, until further notice will not be required to attend drill, and , will he transferred to the Reserve. This is one of the results of the policy of economy instituted by the Government, and those Territorials who are under 22 years of age, who live at a distance from the training centres are to he temporarily transferred to the non-effective list, and that the training of railway employees will no longer be carried on. . Talking to a farmer who had lived for years on an exposed farm on the l coast, an advocate for treeplanting asked him why lie had never planted shelter belts, as then his cows would, have given him a belter yield. The farmer declared that lie had always rugged his cows and that was good enough for him. “Yes,” said the critic, “but have you ever rugged your feed?” After a little thought: the farmer admitted that there was much to be said for shelter. —Taranaki Herald.

The marvellous Howards, mental telepathists, concluded a two night season in the Town Hall last night. Their exhibition of mind-reading fairly mystified the audience. As quickly as objects were touched by Mr Howard, while moving among the audience, they were described by Mrs Howard, who remained blindfolded on the stage. It was a wonderful feat of telepathy. Mr George Dean contributed songs and humorous items, and the entertainment concluded with the romantic Irish picture play, “Shamus O’Brien.”

During his Budget speech in the House last night, the Premier gave an emphatic denial to the statements by the member for Christchurch East that members of the Government had been guilty of using their positions to benefit their friends. There was such a thing as Parliamentary privilege. But there was also such a thing as a breach of Parliamentary privilege. He challenged Dr. Thacker to specify cases, and he (Mr Massey) would he ready to meet them. It was time that these unfair tactics ceased. With the arrival of the steamship Maindv Towers from Mazagan, tthe British season for Moroccan eggs began. The vessel brought aboul 1,200 cases, containing 1,728,000 eggs of good quality. These eggs are retailed at 2d each. Unfolding an American flag containing the ashes of his father at an altitude' of 3,00 ft. over Long Island Sound, a New York aviator disposed of the remains of his parent in accordance with that parent’s wish, as expressed just prior to his death.