Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The* Miinaw.nlii County Council invites lenders for cvpr.nl road contra els. Egypt hits been erealed an Independenl Sovereign Stale, subject to certain reservations. The Protectorate lias been terminated. In the recent teachers’ examinations, Miss P. McMurray passed for Class 13, and Miss Pearl McMurray obtained a partial pass for class D. The Education Board’s carpenters are carrying oul repairs and added conveniences in the local Slale School and teacher's residence.
Their .Majo-iio- Iho King and Queen have 1 is.-ued a message of (hanks for I lie Empire's affectionate good wishes on the marriage of Princess Marv.
A dance will lie held in the Masonic Tin li on Tuesday evening next, under the auspices of I lie Levin Marde Gras Sports’ Queen Commit tee.
Commenting on Mr Wilford’s recent speech ai Potone, the Now Zealand Herald says: “There’s no more sense in calling Ihe present Government Tory or Conservative than there would be in calling Air Wilford a Bolshevik or a Socialist.”
“You -.ee, your Honour, (here were two of n- after hpr,” explained the petitioner in a divorce case to Mr dust ice Sim, in the Supreme Court at Invercargill. “Her parents wanted me, and she wanted my brother. I was the unfortunate man.” This week the (.'. M. Ross Coy. arc having a clean up of showroom goods. Millinery and all remnants, and any goods that are in any way soiled through the numerous shifts. Don't fail to call during the next, few days, and participate in the biggest bargains offered for years.*
Iri order to induce the general public to make special efforts to destroy rats in or about their premises, the general committee of the Dunedin City Council has increased the reward for all rats brought in from 3d to fid. The new rate does not apply to the rat-catchers employed by Ihe council.
A fraternal visit was paid by the officers and brethren of Lodge Afanawatu Kilwinning to the local Masonic Lodge on Tuesday night. There was also a good attendance of visitors from sister Lodges. A most .enjoyable social hour was spent after the Lodge meeting, and a cordial welcome was extended to the visitors by the local W.M., Wor. Bro. Barr.
The Daily Mail calls attention to a peculiar point in Court etiquette. Many choice presents from private individuals have been returned with a note thanking the donors. Gifts from public bodies and associations are permissnble, but not from individuals who have no connection whatever with the Court or ai'e not friends of the Royal family. Many people apparently were unaware of the rule, and wealthy men and women showered gifts of great price on Princess Mary.
In concluding his address at the R.B.A. smoke concefl at Wanganui last week, Sir Andrew Russell remarked that there was in existence at the present time, no doubt due to post-war conditions, a certain distaste for work. This was no good. All have got to work, and they have got to like their work. The man who is always looking at Ihe clock and thinking what he is getting out of the job is no use to this country. It was not what one got out, but what one pul into it which counted. They should work hard and keep down the growls and grievances. It did good to have a growl occasionally, but it should not go to an extreme, and growling and worrying never did any good. He went on to say that there were persons who were going up and down the country preaching class hatred and class distinction. The returned men had had enough of war, but lie thought he could say they were prepared to fight to end war. He would like to see returned men take on public life; but in whatever sphere their activities were directed, or whatever party they belonged to, he hoped that they would realise the lessons they had learnt at the front, and work with those who had similar aims and objects, for the country looked to its returned soldiers to help it after the war just as much as during the war.
The total rainfall locally for the month of February was 1.18 inches.
Peanuts contain the richest of foods —about 50 per cent of oil and 30 per cent, of protein.
A 19-year-old girl was arrested at Christchurch last week on a charge of breaking and entering a dwelling.
Mr Coles, pianoforte tuner, of Palmerston N., will visit Foxton next week. Orders left at this office will be attended to.* The vital statistics for Foxton for the month of February are: —Births 5, deaths 1, marriage certificates issued 3.
There are signs of revival in the building trade, and prices have a downward tendency (says the Dunedin Star). Several firms which were waiting until the cost of building came down before extending their premises or erecting new buildings are going ahead with the work.
The death occurred at Wellington on Sunday of Air William Pryor, secretary of the New Zealand Employers’ Federation, who passed away after an illness of twelve months. The late Air Pryor was a native of Dunedin, and was 54 years of age.
“There are more swaggers on the road now than there have been for years past,” declared a Mangatoki resident at Eltham. “Not a day passes but one or two pass through ALangatoki. Alany of them have come from the Alnnawntu district in search of work, but there is very little offering.” Prices of kerosene continue to fall. Indications are for still lower prices for both kerosene and petrol. The greatly improved exchange rato for the dollar is one factor making for a further reduction in price. The dollar exchange to-day is more favourable than it has been for some vears.
The Dannovirke News understands that ihe case of the two men who were recently sentenced in Dannevirko by Justices of the Peace to six months’ imprisonment, mention of which was made in Parliament towards the end of the session, was recently reviewed by the Prisons Board, on whose recommendation the men have now been released. The Governor-General (Viscount .Tellieoe) sent the following message to Her Royal Highness Princess Alary on the occasion of her marriage “On behalf of' the Government and people of New Zealand, with whom I associate myself, I beg to tender to Your Royal Highness on this auspicious day, with deep respect, the sincere and heartfelt good wishes for your future happiness —(Signed) Jellicoe.”
The Marlborough Express says that many a sigh of relief will be heard in business circles when it becomes known that a super-insurance agent who was making himself a general nuisance in Blenheim during the past few days, has hied himself off to fresh fields and pastures new. Some business men who had been compelled to go into semi-i'etirement to avoid the attentions of the gentleman jn quest ion were quite perky when the good news went round, but. others thought it too good to be true, and went about their avocations with an eye over their shoulders.
The death occurred at Porirua on Sunday morning of Air James Wall, one of the oldest and most highlyrespected settlers in the Wellington district. The late Air Wall, who was 83 years of age, was born in Etwald, Derbyshire, and came out to Wellington with his parents in the ship Lord William Bentick in 1841, and settled almost immediately at Porirua, following farming pursuits. Ilis father, the late Mr Anthony Wall, fell and cleared the first piece of bush in the Jolmsonville district —an area comprising 25 acres. The late Air Wall’s wife predeceased him some months ago. He is survived by a family of four—three sons and a daughter.
At its last meeting the Foxton Chamber of Commerce decided to convene a conference of representatives of the Palmerston and Levin Chambers of Commerce and Harbour Board representatives to discuss the local port and shipping, with the object of assisting the Board's activities to promote the welfare of the port. In discussing the Foxton Chamber’s letter at last meeting of the Palmerston Chamber, it was generally agreed by members that until better transport and storage facilities were installed little good could be accomplished by a conference. The Palmerston North Chamber would fully support a policy which produced a regular and safe service to and from the port. The object of the conference was to assist in forming such a policy.
“Almost 5,000, or 1 in 250 of our population, are in mental hospitals,” stated Dr. Young, president of the 8.M.A., in his presidential address at Wellington. “Insanity is on the increase, not only in total numbers, but also proportionately in relation to the general population. Unfortunately, the cost of maintenance is steadily increasing, the cost per head in 1920 being double what it was in 1910. The total cost in 1920 was approximately a quarter of a million pounds. But whatever the cost, the State must treat mental patients humanely, and in such a way as to give them the best chance of recovery. Our mental hospitals are, and always have been, overcrowded; even the Inspector-Gen-eral in his last report admits overcrowding to the extent of 150. Looking back through the reports, one finds constantly the same tale of inadequate and insufficient accommodation.”
Welcome* rain commenced to fall throughout this district yesterday, which is much appreciated by the farmin'? community after the spell of dry weather.
The Borough Council assumed control of the Municipal Pictures in the Town Hall last- night, and we are informed by the Town Clerk that the initial showing was entirely satisfactory.
The Kiwi Bacon Company have decided that for the present, owing to the unfavourable weather, dressed pigs will not be accepted at the factory, as the pigs do not reach the factory in a satisfactory condition.
A local potato grower informs us that he is convinced, after experiment, that blight can be avoided if the soil is suitably fertilised. Where the soil had been enriched the tubers were not attacked, but in the impoverished ground they were badly affected.
The statistics for the month of February in connection with the District Hospital are as follows: — In the institution on February Ist, S!) patients: admitted during the month, 113; total, 202. Discharged, ;)<); died, six; remaining, 07; total, 202; collective days’ stay in the institution, 2,343; daily average of beds occupied, 83.7.
Morgan Davies, the Hawke’s Bay sheep farmer, who stood his trial on a charge of manslaughter in connect ion with the death of the (>*- year-old boy near Hastings in November last, was admitted to probation, at Napier on Tuesday, for three years, during which time Davies is to he prohibited and must not drive a ear. His Honour said that he was satisfied accused was drunk at the time of the accident, when he failed to stop after knocking the child down. Ilis Honour said the jury’s recommendation for mercy had persuaded him to admit prisoner to probation. The Education Board has signified its willingness to pay fid per return nip for each child of school age conveyed from the local seaside to and from I he school. The lowest oiler for means of locomotion is £3 per week. There are fifteen children concerned, and unless the Beach residents are prepared to subsidise the grant to make up this amount, it will he impossible to start the service. The Board's suggested alternative is a side-school for children of tender years, which would mean an annual expenditure of about £3OO. The Department should be approached to increase the grant to meet the convenience of a conveyance, and a more thorough training at the local school. To expend money on maintaining a side-school at the seaside under the circumstances would he a waste of public money.
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