Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2378, 12 January 1922, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The House of Representatives resumed the session yesterday. Mr and Mrs F. A. Henskie insert a thanks noliee elsewhere in this issue. Mr and Mrs E. A. Oxley and Miss Oxley have returned from an enjoyable motor trip to Taupo. The Beach road, owing l to the recent wet weather and excessive 1 rathe, is in a very had condition. A special meeting of the Borough Council will he held <>n Monday, Kith inst., at 7.30 pan., to consider applications for gasworks manager. The election of members for the Mnnnwafu-Oroua Electric Rower Board will lake place on the 25th insl. It is not improbable that Mr Byron Brown will be a candidate for i|,c Otaki seal at the forthcoming election. There was a sudden change in the weather this morning from muggy heat to a chilly blast from the south. In the Overseas Journal for November, Dr. Barnardo’s Homes acknowledges the receipt of donation of £SOO from “J.A.,” Pahiatua. A young man was lined'’£l and costs at Pahiatua yesterday for disturbing a picture entertainment, and a similar amount for threatening behaviour.

A Chronicle representative was informed yesterday that there was more work offering in the Shannon district at present than in any other locality along this coast.

It is reported that a settler in the Pahiatua disrict, who twelve months ago was reputedly worth £IO,OOO, is about to leave his farm, practically without a penny.

A shop day will be held at the local seaside to-morrow, j n aid of the funds of l he local branch of the Plunket Society. Gifts may be left at the Society’s rooms, Clyde Street, up to 3 p.m. to-morrow.

An arrangement has been made for the warship Melbourne to visit Xow Zealand. Lord Jellieoe has sen | a message expressing liis appreciation and gratification to the Commonwealth.

A prominent Irishman in Wellington, who is an authority upon the languagtyof the Emerald Isle, states that me correct way to pronounce the name of the Republican Parliament, Dail Eireann, is “Dow! Irono.” “I certainly heard the fire syren on Tuesday night, but confused it with the rising inflection of a cat call,” said a resident. He expressed the opinion that the ringing of the bell was preferable to the nerveracking screech of the syren. The Wairarapa Daily Times publishes the following: —The Mayor of Palmerston North states that his town is practically free from rats. This prompts our “Constant Reader” 10 retort that Mnsterton is now practically free from snakes.

Tim funeral of the late Miss Laura Henskie, the victim jrf Sunday /veiling’s drowning fatality, look* place yesterday afternoon, from her late parents’ residence in Robinson Street. The ceremony at the graveside was conducted by the Rev" Mr Walton. The casket was covered with a number of beautiful wreaths from sympathising friends.' Cr. Coley stated at Monday’s Council meeting that the cost in England for a gas* holder was £1,400, (lie Council to pay freight from England. The second-hand holder cost the Council £:>o in Gisliorno, plus £BOO or £9OO to erect. The tatter is in a hotter stale of preservation than the holder purchased with the works.

A 1 itie Palmer-lon North All Saints’ Church yesterday, Miss Kathleen Davcy, second daughter of Mr Samuel Davcy, of the Manawafu Heads, Foxton, was married to Mr Bernard Clarke, of Dannevirke. The bridesmaids were Misses Lillian and May Davey, sisters of the bride. Rev. McFarlnne performed the ceremony. Mr and Mrs Clarke will reside in Dannevirke.

The appearance of the Prime Minister on the official platform at llie opening of Iho Waiuku railway, Imsilv wiping his hands with a piece of cotton waste, showed that with his accustomed versatility he had boon tilling a new role (remarks the New Zealand Herald). When the train by which lie travelled pulled up just outside the station, Mr Mossev look his place in the enginedriver’s cab and drove the train into Ihe station, breaking the ribbon -.1 retched across the line.

The building trade in Mnsterton is beginning to show a slight improvement, after being very slack for some considerable lime. Conditions were Mi bad in the trade that cveral carpenters left Mnsterton to take up work in the Auckland disirict. Several residences for returned soldiers are at present in course of erection on the property of Mr A. P. Whatman, at Upper Plain, and in several parts of the town ihere is evidence of a revival in trade.

At the Greymoulh Magistrate’s Court yesterday, Air Mol drum, S.M., convicted Peroival Samuel Blight on a charge of carrying on the business of a bookmaker by issuing a double chart among his woi’kmates. He was fined £5 with costs. Sam Pak Chong, who was convicted of keeping a gaining house for the purposes of pakapoo, was fined £25 and costs. Several other defendants who were found on the premises were convicted and ordered to pay costs.

In connection with the death of Mrs Scott and her daughter, who were found dead in a house at Sumner on Monday, it has been ascertained that they were comparatively recent arrivals from England, and it is not known whether they had any relatives iu New Zealand. The husband's name was Edward Theodore Scotl, and the girl was his step-daughter, he having married the deceased woman only a few months ago. According to the marriage certificate the name of Mrs Scott before her recent, marriage was Janet Nelson. The family had been living in Sumner only since last Tuesday, and previously had stayed at an hotel in the city. The whereabouts of Scott arc not yet known.

Sunday’s drowning fatality should be a warning to persons to desist from bathing in that part of the river where-the fatality occurred, for the reason that there is very little shallow water there, and the current is very treacherous. We suggest that notices he placed in prominent positions, both at this spot and at the south end of the wharf, warning bathers against the risk they run. We have previously suggested that if the river is to be used for bathing, a portion should be fenced off near the site of the old boating club’s sheds. The money for this purpose would be willingly subscribed by towspeople if the project were taken up. The wonder is that other fatalities have not been, chronicled this season, as the river is not safe along the town banks for swimming, except to experts, and even then in case of accident there is small chance for rescue work. The danger will not be minimised until public swimming baths are provided.

For Influenza, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.*

A smart piece of work was accomplished on Monday, at the C. M. Ross Coy.’s new premises in course of completion. It was necessary to make a ciuiek change over from the temporary premises to a portion of the new building. A start was made on Monday morning, at 4 o’clock, to remove the stocks, and when contractor Hunt and his staff arrived at 7.30 three-parts of the ■stocks had been removed to the new building, and the contractor had a clear run, and had half the old building down and re-erected by the time the mid-day gong was sounded. The fixtures were put in, and (he balance of the stocks removed, and everything was is working order by 5 pan. Although the firm advertised closed doors for the change over, operations.