Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, DECEMB. 17, 1921. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2369, 17 December 1921, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, DECEMB. 17, 1921. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

\V. D. Bauckham advertises today seasonable lines for Christmas. A splendid photograph of the stranded Kennedy is on view in Mr John Holder's shop window. The sum of ,C2l 8s (id has been collected by the local branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society.

The shop day in aid of All Saints’ Children’s Home at the seaside was well patronised to-day. The Palmerston Municipal Band will play selections at the seaside to-morrow, and give a concert in the Town Hall in the evening.

A general meeting of members of the Foxlon Racing Club will be held in the Town Hall supper-room on Monday evening next, at 8 o’clock. For the lack.of 300 miles of railway in Cold Coast, Africa, 00,000 to 100,000 tons of shea nuts are rotting on the ground every year.

\\’c desire to acknowledge and reciprocate season's greetings from the local telegraph messengers, and the Dominion Sportsmen’s Association.

The Palmer.-don Times states that Mr L. J.'Furrie, at present headmaster at the Foxlon School, has been appointed headmaster of the Stratford school.

Father Christmas will visit the infant scholars at the local State School on Monday afternoon. On Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o’clock, the annual prize-giving ceremony will take place in the Town Hall, to which parents and the public are cordially invited.

Notification was received by the Wanganui Education Board qh Wednesday evening that it was not proposed to extend the compulsory age for attending school to 15 years during next year, owing to suitable arrangements not having been made.

A violent southerly storm which visited Wanganui early on Tuesday moyning did a considerable amount of damage to trees, fences and orchards in all parts of the district. Three motor cars making their way from Wanganui, had their hoods blown to pieces. In the river at least (two launches were sunk, as well as some small boats.

Replying to Mr E. Newman (Mann watu) in the House of Representatives ycsierday, the Hon. D. 11. Guthrie siiid it was a fact that motor lorries were seriously competing with the railways, and the matter was being considered by the Cabinet with a view to revising the railway tarilf in such a way as would recover the business for the railways.

A. X. Smith announces that he is now showing an extensive stock ot toys and fancy goods suitable for Christmas presents. The stocks are well assorted, and include a splendid range of well-made wood toys, etc., including rocking horses, dolls, gocarls, doll's cradles, engines, wheel barrows, and a host of others too numerous to mention. You arc cordially invited to (mil early and inspect the goods. See advertisement.

The need for the Barnard safety attachment in connection with guns and rifles was forcibly brought home in connection with a recent accident to a lad at Wairoa. It appears that the lad was on a visit to the Waikari district, and was out by himself shooting hares or rabbits. He got. through a fence, and, pulling the gun through after him, it exploded, the charge entering one of his (highs. The lad was out all night, crawling wounded to (lie main road, where he was picked up and taken to the Napier hospital. Ampul af ion was necessary. The lad was a son of Mr and Mrs A. G. Smith, of Wairoa.