Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2462, 3 August 1922, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A grand concert is to be held in the Town Hall on August 25th in uid of the Maori Church at Motuiti.

At the local police court yesterday before Mr D.W. Robertson, J.P. Alfred Bade was convicted and discharged for drunkenness and ordered to leave the town.

The Minister of Industries announced in the House yesterday that there would be a drop in the price of sugar as from September 7th next, of from i;d to Id per lb.

Mi- P. A. De la Perrelle, chairman of the Southland Education Board and proprietor of the “Winton Record,” has decided to contest the Awarua seat in the Liberal interests.

The N.Z. Rugby Union has disqualified H. McDonald, L. Buekman and J. Young, of Shannon, for life and warned them off all grounds, for their assault on a referee at Shannon during the early part of this season. Statistics in l'egard to the Palmerston North Hospital for the month of July are as under: —In hospital on Juiy Ist, 112; admitted during the month, 138; discharged 13S; died 11; remaining 101; average number of patients for the month. 102.7. The shooting season closed on Monday. A large number of sliootists were out during the week-end, but there was very little sport. The season has been a record one for fine weather, which is decidedly againsf bringing wing game within range and the bags of ducks have consequently been few and far between.

The induction of the Rev. Frank McDonald to the charge of the Foxton Presbyterian Church will take place at 7 o’clock this evening in the church. At the conclusion of the induction sendee, a welcome social will he accorded the new minister when speaches of welcome will be made, interspersed with vocal items.

The Moutoa Merry Makers will appear in the Town Hall, Foxton, on Thursday next with an entertainment that should attract a bumper house. Apart from the merit of the programme it is Foxton’s duty to show some return to Moutoa for the latter’s splendid support always freely given to local efforts. The object of the entertainment is to raise funds for a hall at Moutoa.

The boy stood on 1 lie backyard fence, whence all blit he had fled, the flames that lit his father’s barn shone just about, the shed. One bunch of crackers in his hand, two others in his hat, with piteous accents loud he cried, “I never thought of that.” A bunch of crackers to the tail of one small dog he’d tied, the dog in anguish sought the barn, and ’mid its ruin died. The sparks tlew wide and red, and hot they lit upon that brat; they fired the crackers in his hand and even those in his hat. Then came a hurst of rattling sound —the hoy! .Where was he gone? Ask (he winds that far ai'ound strewed hits of bone and scraps of clothes, the balls, the tops, and nails, and hooks, and varn, the relics of that dreadful boy that burned his father's barn. — Springfield Union.

A big hui is being held at Tuatiwi near Kaiapoi, Maoris being present from till parts of New Zealand. Hons. •). 0. Coates, C. J. Parr, and Sir Maui Pomare will be present on Thursday and on Friday Katana and his retinue will arrive and conduct religious services till the middle of next week. The chief purpose of the hui is to discuss the claims of the South Island Maoris in connection with land that has been taken from them in the past. A Royal Commission set up by the Govern meat recommended that the sum of £354,000 be paid as compensation and it is proposed to ask the Native Minister for a definite assurance as to when these claims will be paid. Other matters to receive attention are the sale of Grey mouth and other township leases and the question of interest of moneys held by the Native Trustee. For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.*

Discovered terribly mutilated in the railway tunnel between Cogan and Dinis Powis, South Wales, Albert Edward Tucker, 44, insurance agent, of Machen Street, Penarth, was conveyed to hospital in an unconscious condition, and died from hemorrhage and shock. At the inquest the widow, Caroline Tucker, described her husband as “one of the best.” There was no domestic trouble, and so far as she knew deceased had no financial difficulties. At the conclusion of the evidence the coroner remarked, “From the point of view of definite motive it seems to mo I am as far away now as I was at the .beginning ...... I shall return an open verdict.”