LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2394, 18 February 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Education Board received 21 applications from teachers in different parts of the North and South Island for the position of head teacher to the Foxton School.

A sinister coincidence revealed itself at a recent inquest at Paraparamnu, The late Mr Henry Field was killed in a collision with the Auckland express on February 13 on a motor cycle that, his mother stated, he had had for 13 days. “My memory is quite clear that never before have we had such a serious slump as the one we are going through now,’’ said Sir Walter Buchanan al Masterton, “but I believe with the Minister of Agriculture that we are through the worst of it, and that gradually and steadily things will become better.”

Miss Signal was the guest of Mrs .f. M. Barr at a gift afternoon at the latter's residence, Thynne Street, on Wednesday, in honour of her approaching wedding. A most enjoyable social time was spent by those present, and the gifts bore fine testimony to the high esteem in which Miss Signal is held. Sir Walter Buchanan, M.L.C., responding to the toast of Parliament at Masterton, this week, said he was not old enough to remember some of the earlier New Zealand statesmen. Whatever might he said of the calibre of the New Zealand Parliament ln-du.y, he believed that it was a harder working Parliament than the old ones, and that it was really more of a business Parliament that they were.

Dunedin bakers predict a decrease in ilie price of (lour of £5 per

ton, and a corresponding decrease in the price of the -Til*, loaf from 7d to fid oil March Ist.

The ice cream./ stall-holders in connection' with the Methodist Fair advertise .a social in the Methodist schoolroom on Tuesday evening next. Supper provided. Admission (id. - . ’

A sum of 32s was contributed in Paliiatua to the Princess Mary’s wedding gift. On the borough list, the amount of 275, and the county ss. In Dannevirke the total subscribed was 30s.

'Fhe Wanganui Education Board lias decided to fix the school holidays for the year as follows: —Two weeks commencing on May Bth; two weeks in August, when the teachers’ examinations are held (the date to lie arranged); at Easter, Good Friday to the following Tuesday morning.

“Our mothers and grandmothers used to lie content to stay at home at night, but not so the present generation of wives. They like going out at night nowadays,” remarked his Honour Mr Justice Reed, in the Supreme Court at Palmerston North during the hearing of a divorce action.

This year seventeen applications for the teaching profession have been received by the Wanganui Education Bottl’d. This is a record for years, as the usual number aggregate three or four. It is also a sign of the times, as young men cannot gain admission so freely to the public service. All the applicants this year are well qualified.

On the way from Woodville to Hastings on Thursday, Limbriek’s taxi-ear, occupied by Sir James Carroll and Mr R. E. Williams, of Hastings, ran over the side of the road about seven miles from Hastings, and capsized into a ranpo s\vaui|>. Mr Williams sustained a ('(impound fracture of the wrist. Sir James and the driver escaped with a severe shaking.

The Mayor of Levitt is an optimist. In reply to a Doleful Jimmy at a public meeting held in our neighbouring town recently, he remarked: “Why, the country would go to rack and ruin if everyone said that, nothing could be done in public effort- when times tire so had. Things are not really so hud; there is si ill plenty of money, though some of it may he tied up for the time.”

The Manawatu Flax Millers’ Association have commenced practical experimental work to ascertain whether certain (lax roots may he found immune from the ravages of yellow leaf. They are receiving .€ for £ subsidy from the Government. So far, nothing in the way of practical results have come from the investigations which have been made by the Government experts in this matter.

Judge Talley lies taken a case of bigamous marriage recently before him in General Sessions to point his proposal that all marriage licenses obtained shall he advertised in the papers, states an American exchange. His plan offers a more thorough safeguard perhaps than the publication of luinns in church as a preliminary to all marriages, and he favours the requirement of a month’s interval between the publication of the license and the marriage ceremony itself. Members of All Saints’ Ladies’ Guild entertained Mrs Fume at an afternoon at the residence of Mrs .las. Robinson, Lady’s Mile, on Wednesday. Mrs Furrie has been an active member of the Guild since her residence in Foxton, and regret was expressed at tier departure, and best wishes expressed for her future happiness. On behalf of the Guild, Mrs Furrie was presented with a token of esteem in the shope of a Doullon jug and howl, by the president, Mrs A. S. Easton. Several instances have been brought under notice of late where farmers since the rise in the price of store sheep have been obliged to pay considerably more for their fats (remarks the Wanganui Herald). Iq one instance a farmer sold a line of 3,000 fats, and immediately they had changed hands the price went up several shillings. In another deal a farmer quitted his fats at 11s per head, and a little later had to pay 13s fid for stores. The average price for store sheep is' now about 15s.

A lady came from Dunedin to take a position at the Longburn School has had to resign her position owing to being unable to get accommodation in the district. When the matter was mentioned at a meeting of the Wanganui Education Board on Wednesday evening, Mr Bruce said that it was not creditable to a wealthy district like Longburn. Another member of the Board expressed the opinion that it was a shocking state of affairs. In accepting the resignation it was decided to inform the teacher that the board would be prepared to find her another position. “France does not forget what has been done for her,” said the Rev. M. Mullineaux, at Christchurch, and as an instance he remarked upon a certain British cemetery in France where the people had been asked to do the work of the Director of Graves Registration, clearing the paths, planting flowers, replacing obliterated plots, and generally putting the cemetery in order. A picture of the cemetery was thrown on the screen (states the Press), and showed that not only had the whole place been put into irreproachable order, but on each headstone had been placed a Union Jack. “Suz’ely,” said Mr Mullineaux, “this is not the action of a nation with hatred in its heart.”

According-to the district health officer for Canterbury, over 0,000 rats have been killed in that district.

We have been asked to call the Council’s attention to the bad state of Johnstone Street, which is in need of urgent repair.

John Arbuckle, charged with embezzlement of union moneys, was again before the Wellington Magistrate's Court, and was further remanded for a week, bail being renewed.

Says ;i contemporary: —For fullblossomed cheek the Club takes the biscuit. It sends its reports to this journal for publication, and the money to another town for its printing! Captain Smith and Lieut. Searle, in charge of the local Salvation Army Corps, have received notice of transfer. The former goes to Gisborne, and the latter to Cambridge. Farewell services will be held tomorrow.

There was a good and keenly appreciative audience at the concert given by the Levin Concert Party, in the Town Hull on Thursday night. The concerted items under the eonductorship of Mr Andrew were excellent. The concert as a whole was a real musical treat.

A. N. Smith announces that the next seven days will be observed as Remnant Week at his establishment, during which time remnants of all descriptions will be offered at very tempting prices. A list of lines inciuded in the remnant bargains are set out in his advertising space today.

A Baldutlm young lady, with a penchant for backing the gee-gees, liad a good win on Saturday (says the Free Press). Investing £ls on the winner of the big event at Forlmry, she received a dividend of Cl 4 odd, which after deducting her investment from the £214, wouldleave the lut-kv punter something like £2OO to the good. The bet was the result of a dream, so it is said: but the previous week the same young lady netted a substantial slake over a double, which was no dream, but skilful picking. The benefit- of systematically calling and testing a herd is demonstrated by the returns from Messrs Murray Brothers’ farm at Opotiki. Specialising in Jersey cows, the brothers have been working to increase their standard of lmtter-fat production on the rich alluvial plains, with the result that over 40 cows in their fine herd are each producing 400||>..of butter-fat a year, compared with the average yield of 1621b5. in the Dominion. The Government inspector has expressed the opinion that this herd (states the New Zealand Herald) is among the finest in New Zealand, and that the owners are setting a splendid example to oilier farmers.

“A high-grade of specialisation is a. good thing for the public,” said Mr Justice Frazer, in the Arbitration Court ai Dunedin. The Court (says the Star) was engaged in hearing the general electrical workers’ dispute, and his Honour gave it as his opinion that within a few years an Act of Parliament would he passed preventing anyone not thoroughly qualified from calling himself an electrical engineer. As a matter of fact, there were said to be only three electrical engineers in the Dominion. In the accountancy, profession a man now had to be! qualified before he could practise, and this was a good thing for the protection of the public.

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