Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2383, 24 January 1922, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A peculiar complaint, something akin to colin, is prevalent in many parts of New Zealand at the present time.

A resident of EMerslie named Louis Salisbury was drowned in the Tamaki river. Deceased was an employee at the railway workshops. He was married, with one child. Eric Malcolm Biel, a resident of Masterton, and Percy Martin Carmichael, a labourer of Masterton, have been arrested in connection with the Paekakariki robbery. At the local police court this morning', before Messrs Ilornblow and Perrcnu, J's.P., two Natives named Paulahi and Paki, charged with drunkenness and fighting in the Avenue last night, were fined £1 each.

Mr L. R. Freeman, secretary of the local Racing Club, and his chief assistant, Mr A. Way, were nearly placed out of action while in the thick of their work in connection with the local meeting. Mr Freeman. dropped a weighty cash box on his foot on Saturday night, injuring his ankle, and Mr Way, who recently met with an injury to his leg, had a recurrence of the trouble. Both had to receive medical attention, but carried on like true sports.

A small boy named Short! met with a painful accident at the Beach yesterday. lie and several playmates were playing on a drav, when the lad fell over the side and fractured his (dhow. Medical aid was summoned, and ii was found necessary to send the unfortunate boy to the Palmerston Hospital.

A thrilling rescue was effected on the high seas by the H.A.M.S. Melbourne, of the crew of the auxiliary schooner Helen B. Sterling, on Sunday morning. Wireless messages were picked up by the warship from the foundering schooner, which speeded to the rescue, and saved the crew in the nick of time.

A youth was returning home from market by rail. In the same compartment was a farmer, who was reading a newspaper. The farmer notieed Dial the tail was always swaying from side to side. He asked him if he was in psiin. “No,” replied the youth, “I've bought n wateli, and if 1 dinna keep gaun like this it'll slop!”

To-morrow afternoon, eommencing at 1.30 o'cloek, the Fox ton Auctioneering Coy. will hold a clearing sale on account of Mr W. Sapsford, on the premises, Whirokino Road. The house property will he submitted under the hammer, and is a very desirable property of one aero, with a live-roomed house (tolara throughout), with all modern conveniences. The whole of Dir Snpsford’s practically new household furniture will also he submitted. The members of the Morton Band who spent their week-end in Foxton, had a busy time. Besides providing the music at the races, they enlivened Main Street on Saturday night with a number of selections and a march. At the seaside on Sunday afternoon they gave an al fresco concert before a large and appreciative gathering, and in the Town Hall in the evening a concert. In between times they were kept busy practising in readiness for the forthcoming contest. The Band has made many friends in Foxton, who will wish them every success in (he contest, Marlon is to lie.complimented upon possessing such a One town band.