Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2446, 27 June 1922, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A violent southerly wind was experienced here last night, but very lit tie rain fell.

Several earthquakes were experienced in the Taupe district on Saturday night and Sunday morning and houses rocked like boats. The damage was not. serious.

Another of Wairarapa’s pioneer settlers,' in the person of Mr John Eaton, passed away at his residence in Carterton on Saturday night, after a long illness, at the age of 86 years. In September next, Mr and Mrs Eaton would have celebrated their diamond wedding.

As a mark of respect to the memory of the late Sir Henry Wilson a salute of nineteen minute guns was tired at Wellington yesterday. By order of the Government flags on Government buldngs throughout the Dominion were down at half-mast between the hours of 11 a.in. and 1.30 p.m. yesterday.

Commissioner H. C. Hodder, of the Salvation Army, has received word from headquarters in London, that he is to be transferred, and expects to leave New Zealand at the end of August. His destination, or the Commissioner’s successor is not yet known. He was appointed to the Dominion in 1915.

The final figures for the Irish Provisional Parliamentary election show G2 Pro-Treaty members, 30 Anti-Treaty, 17 Labour, 7 Farmers' Union and 0 Independent have been returned. Large numbers of Irish Americans are returning and 1.300 landed during the week-end. Mr J. Stewart, a well-known Pohangina settler, died suddenly at his residence near the Coal Creek brigde on Sunday. Mr Stewart was shot through the chest'when in France, but had seemingly recovered. He was thirty-five years of age and was in partnership with his brother, farming on leasehold. In the Agony Column of an Auckland paper: “To the individual who took the chrysanthemum roots out of my garden.—As I have 37 more varieties left, 1 shall be pleased to send you one of each as soon as they are ready if you will forward me your name and address. No need to steal them.” Here follows the name and address.

There is an excellent demand throughout the Eltham district for two-year-old Jersey heifers, buyers being willing to give good prices (>ays the “Argus”). Many of the animals that a-re being purchased arc destined for the Waikato district. Shorthoi-n heifers arc not realising such good prices as the Jersey.

William Neville Ward, an ex-civil servant in the Government Land Registry Department has been arrested at Wellington upon three charges: (1) With stealing certain documents which he had in his possession while a servant of the Government; (2) with concealing the said documents; and (3) with obliterating the documents. Ward appeared at the Court yesterday and was remanded till July sth. Bail was allowed.

Youth calls youth along life’s golden years. Within a maze of fevered hopes and fears. Love loves but one, tho’ many may a dore — Love shrines the faded flower that beauty wore. Youth should be health and all the world to win, With vigor, hope and courage to endure. Love springs to love when health impels within — Remember Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.—Advt. 17

The friends of ALr G. Hood, of Avenue Rond, will regret to learn that he has been'eonfined to his home for several weeks with a somewhat serious indisposition. The Palmerston retailers are speeding a large sum of money in advertising in order to attract country customers. During showweek country patrons spending a certain sum had their travelling expenses paid. The friends of Mr H. Berry, who recently underwent an operation in a Palmerston North private hospital, will be pleased to know that he is making an excellent recovery and anticipates returning home next week.

The Manawatu Rugby Union has received advice that, in all probnbility, the New Zealand, team to tour New South Wales will play a match in Palmerston North against the combined Manawatu-Horo-whenua representative team on July 19.

A cablegram received by Lloyd’s agents at Auckland, states that the tender of G. C. Wright of the London Salvage Association, for salvaging the cargo from the Wiltshire has been accepted. The amount of the lender is not disclosed. Consignees will have the first opportunity of taking the salvaged cargo. The takings at the Palmerston North Winter Show were practically the same this year last, there being a difference of but 16s fid. Tlie wintetr show receipts at the gates compare as follows: —1922 £1,403 12s; 1921, £1,404 8s fid. On the other hand, receipts from the grandstand for the varous events in the ring, including the football matches, increased membership, and economies effected on concessions made to delegates to the dairy conference, are expected to provide increased revenue.

Recent visitors to Rotorua state that business people there say that the season they are passing through is probably the worst in the history of the town. Boardinghouses are empty, and a good deal of cutting in prices is taking place. The prices of the different trips have also been reduced owing to the slack condition of things and the keen competition prevailing (states the “Auckland Star”). A trip which formerly cost 12s-6d was now only charged 2s Oil, and a trip which cost 27s (id could he done for 20s, but even at these rates very little business was being done.

The evasiveness of some Maoris in giving evidence before the Rot-orua-Taupo Railway Commission at Reporoa caused some amusement (stales the New Zealand Herald). One man was asked if he was not the rangalira of his tribe, but he seemed disinclined to answer. After casting furtive glances at the other Maoris present, he said, “There are .•titers.” lie declined to speak for Lis tribe. Another Maori said they would have been willing to pay a railw: y rale when they owned the land, but now the Government had purchased il they did not want a railway. He was reminded, however, Hint- most of the tribe had signed tee petition in favour of the railwev.

Mr J. H. Thomas, M.P., in ad-dros-J-'g n railwaymen’s demonstration in England recently asserted tha 1 t’c extremists were acting under the inlincncc of. and were being paid by Russian money. He could prove I ids, lie said, up to the very hilt. Mr Thomas pointed to the state : which the Labour movement has been brought in Italy and France, and passionately appealed to British trade unionists to unite and save the Labour movement in Great Britain from being damned for all time bv extremists. He behoved the Bolshevik form of government to be foreign to democracy: but if Russia wanted such a Government they had a right to have it. “But all T sav is, let them keep it there, and not hand it on to us,” he added, amid laughter. “Tf Russia is a monument we don’t want it put up in this country." (Cheers.)

“And now I want to discuss my own position with you,” said Mr S. G. Smith, M.P., in an address at New Plymouth. He affirmed that next ton good Government the most important thing was a good Opposition. The Opposition of to-day numbered 32, and some, outside of the Labour Party, had discussed the question of whether these various sections of the Opposition could work with a little more cohesion in order to offer constructive criticism to the Government. The speaker had been asked to join the United Liberal-Labour Party, hut had made it quite clear that the would attach himself to no party without first consulting the people who had sent him to Parliament. He proposed to give general support to the United Liberal-Labour Party, for he believed they would work for tlie good of the country: but he was not going to be a party hack, a mere voting-machine, as some of the Government’s negative members were, in order to serve the ambitions of some party leader. He would not join the Labour Party, the so-called Reds, for he had no confidence in their leaders.

“Impudence must be paid for.” — Sheridan. All sufferers from chronic coughs and colds should benefit by the wisdom of thousands who have obtained permanent relief with Baxter’s Lung Preserver. Baxter’s Lung Preserver is penetrative, quickly rooting out deepseated maladies. In addition revitalise and reinforce the system and 2s 6d a large bottle at chemists and fortify it against future attacks, stores.—Advt. 1

Some consternation is expressed by Mr W. H. Field’s supporters (says the Horowhenua correspondent), at the px-ospeet of a contest with Mr McClure, a candidate well versed iu the weakness and requirernents of land administration.

A fleet of five flying boats will likely be employed in Northern Manitoba during the coming summer to patrol foi’est areas for the detection of fires. .Government agents who pay the annual treaty monies to the various Indian hands scattered throughout remote pai’ts of the province will also travel by aixplane. A family of tigers, after carryingoff seven buffaloes during the daytime from a village in the Burmese Pi'ovince of Tenasserim, developed man-eating tendencies, and has terrorised the countryside.

Mi’ Con. Burgess (who was some years ago a member of the local school staff) Ims been transferred from the Mart-on district to Palmerston North and was farewelled on Friday evening by it large gathering of hockey players and R.S.A. representatives. Mr C. Sutcliffe, on behalf of the. Hockey Club and Returned Soldiers’ Cricket Club, eulogised Mr Burgess for the interest he has take’ll in sport. On behalf of the R.S. Club lie handed Mr Burgess a very fine Chelsea tea service, wished him the best of luck in his new town, and hoped that he would “carry on” and play the game there. The death of Mr.Caselberg (say.the “Wairarapa Daily Times”) removes from our district one who for over fifty years was closely associated with the business life of the eastern portion of the Wellington province. As the result of his exceptional ability, business acumen and personality, lie built up oile of the biggest and most successful trading concerns in Wellington province. His business integrity was a household word, and the confidence thereby inspired largely helped to success the business .he founded. In local polities the late Mr Caselberg was as successful as he was in his business ventures, and there are in Mastcrton to-day monuments to his far-sightedness and ability in municipal affairs.

A rather sensational accident occurred at Blenheim last week. Mr C. Costello (reports the Express) was performing some soldering repairs to a big benzine reservoir of the, type which is carried at the rear of most motor ears, when a

violent explosion, occurred. The petrol had been drawn off the tank, but apparently the dregs were of considerable quantity and their ignition from the red-hot soldering iron caused the explosion. The ends of the tank were blown clean out. One found an exit via the roof taking two sheets of corrugated iron in its course. The partitions riveted in the tank were torn out. Mr Costello was thrown violently to the floor, lmt apart from the searing of the front of his vest and a blow on the throat- he escaped nnscvatched.

Recognition of the services of Mr F. W. Vos.-eler .is leader of the search party which rescued Mr Alan A. Bollons and iho late Mr Edward J. Kime on the Tararua Ranges, wa> made at Wcl'me-ton last week by member- of the Wellington Commercial Traveller.- \ssociation. Mr A.. C. Croll. who presided over a large gatherio<y ; »f n-Mnbers, handed Mr Vos.-eler a medallion, which bears an inscription stating that the medallion was presented to him by the members of the Commercial Travellers’ Clubj in recognition of the heroic rescue he had helped to achieve. Messrs R. Wilson (vicepresident) and R. M. Brewer (past president) also made very eulogistic references to the work of the rescue party. In reply, Mr Yosseler said the greater part of the credit was due to bis colleagues, but for whose pin ok and endurance, be said, the rescue parry could never have been effected. He also paid a tribute to Iho Otaki search partv.