Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2407, 21 March 1922, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The teaching staff of the local State School took the oath of allegiance, on a form set out for that purpose by the Government, at the school yesterday.

The death took'place at Palmerston last night of Mrs E. Mitchell, wife of Mr C. W. Mitchell, aged 61 years. Airs Mantell, of Poston, is a daughter of deceased. Word was received in Foxton this afternoon that the appeal case, Wellington Racing Club v. Miss Symons, had been given against the Club', with costs.

Those present at last night’s special meeting of the Borough Council to consider the question of playing areas on Easton Park were: His Worship the Mayor (John Chrystall, Esq.), and Councillors Bryant, Walker, Coley, Whibley, Rand, Smith and Martin.

Pa vis is far superior ,to ordinary brown, wholemeal or white bread, because it is enriched with large quantities of added wheat germ (or' vilamines), which are declared by scientists to he absolutely essential to health and growth. Order a trial loaf, obtainable .only at Perreau’s, Main Street.

The local Salvation Army concluded their harvest festival services byva sale of gifts in the Army Hall last night. . Despite the inclement weather, there was a good attendance. A programme of musical and vocal items preceded the sale. Mr TJornblow occupied the chair, and the gifts were auctioned by Air Whibley, and realised good prices. At the local police court yesterday morning before Air Hornblow .1. P. George Dunn appeared on remand, charged with alleged theft and wilfully setting fire to a shop at the Foxton Beach. On the application of the police, to which the accused made no objection, a further remand was granted to Alonday 27th inst., at 10.45 a.m. Bail as previously was granted.

Public school teachers will be required, within the next fortnight, to take ti/e oath of allegiance, as directed'by Parliament, in one of the measures passed at last session. The time limit' is April Ist, but so far the Wanganui Education Board, which is acting for the Education Department in this matter, has not received the necessary forms from the Department. These have to be signed and declared before the chairman of a committee, or a Justice of the Peace.

Cock-fighting, a popular sport in the Philippine Islands, was the subject of a strong indictment by Bishop Locke during a lecture in Wellington. The sport went on during the whole of the daylight hours on the Sabbath, and gambling carried out in a very feverish manner. “It is a brutal business,” said the Bishop, “and I left the place one Sunday nauseated and sick at heart. But should we blame the'Filipinos altogether when we ourselves have such things as the Dempsey-Car- , pen tier fight?”