LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2389, 7 February 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

February sth was the 82nd anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Wailangi.

The monthly meeting of the School Committee will he held to-morrow night, at 7.30 o’clock.

Mr J. 11. Reid has been appointed managing organiser of /he New Zealand tour of “The Birth of New Zealand,” the historical picture produced by a New Zealand company at a cost £12,000.

A Maori wahine at the Puniho pah gave birth to twins about the time of the Springboks-Taranaki football match at New Plymouth. As a memento, the twins were named “Taranaki” and “Springbok.” The annua! meeting of the Foxton Harbour Board will be hejd at (lie Council Chamber.-,, Palmerston North, on Thursday, 9th inst., at 1.30 p.m. Uu-iness: Statement of account-, election of Chairman, and general.

A man with a very bad reputation was arguing about ways of spelling. “It’s all wrong,” be said, “to leave out the ‘u’ in word- like harbor, neighbour, candour, honour, isn’t it? Maurice Barrymore, the actor: “I’m not sure about the first two, but when it comes to candor and honor I certainly leave you out.” An elderly woman named Mrs Royers, of Alexandra Street, Palmerston N., attempted to commit suicide by cutting her throat with a razor last night. She was removed to the hospital in a critical condition.

The C. M. Ross Coy.’s new premises in Main Street are now nearing completion. The commodious display windows are now completed, and the linn’s window dressers are busy at .work setting out a very enticing display of goods. The premises are of attractive appearance, and an ornament to the business portion of the town.

At most of the race meetings throughout the Dominion there has been

very noticeable falling-off in the lot a lisa lor investments. The ro:urns for lire Iwo-dav Gisborne fixture shunt a decrease of £22,579, and that of the Forhnry Trotting t'liih £15,943 10s. The Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting showed an increase on last year’s figures, the sum of £29,487 going through the machines as against £20,010. Mr James Meagher, of Te Rehunga, Hawke’s Bay, received word ~n Sunday of the death by drowning at Wairon of his youngest son, Frank. Tt appears that the deceased. who is a returned soldier, was crossing a river in a cage, with a companion, when a rope broke, precipitating both men into the stream. Young Meagher, who was farming in the district, was drowned, hut his companion escaped. General do Wet, whose death was reported on Saturday, was Oom-mander-in-Chief of the Free State Forces during the Boer War, and veils famous for his skill in eluding the Brir-di forces. He has since been an irreconcilable Nationalist, and. in 1.914, he led the South African rebellion against British rule. Tic was defealed and oapturpd, and sentenced to six years’ imprisonment and fined £2,000. On all sides local bodies are being inundated with letters from ratepayers, who, owing to the slump, find it difficult, and in some cases impossible, to pay their rates, and asking for time or some other concession (says an exchange). The Clifton County Council had a hatch last week. One man stated that he was hardly able to pay for his groceries, let alone his rates. Others asked to be given work on the roads, while one correspondent suggested that the date for adding the 10 per cent, penalty should be extended from February till March.