Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2472, 26 August 1922, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A sharp frost was experienced this morning. 5 The local school broke up for a fortnight’s holiday yesterday.

The rateable value of the ITorowhenua Hydro-Electric power district is £7,000,000. Mr McCombs, Labour M.P., will deliver a political address in the Town Hlall on Monday night. Herbert; Williams, for breaking, enterng and theft at Waverley, received twelve months’ reformative detention.

The '.Maori Concert in the Town Hall last night attracted a fair and appreciative audience. The items were of special merit and were well received.

Master Bruce McMarray, ‘the little son of Mr and .Mrs R. McMurray, was taken to the public hospital on Thursday and an operation performed on the ankle, the result of a bruised bone.

The Waifarapa representative football team were motored to the Mangahao hydro-electric works on Tuesday fast and were entertained at dinner. They were greatly interested in all that they saw. ;

The Public Works Department has intimated that power will be ready from Mangahao by Christmas 1923. That leaves the Power Board Iti months in which to arrange reticulation of the district.

Community singing of well-known hymns will be instituted at the Toeaf Presbyterian Clnirrh to-morrow evening. At a recent meeting of the congregation if. was decided to adopt this innovation which lias met with favour in other centres.

An explosion took place at the pumping station last night caused through an accumulation of gas in one of the Tanks coming into contact with a lantern, upon the lid being removed. A sheet of flame lepl into th air and slightly scorched the assistant and another attendant.

Master Erie Healey, son of Mr E. Healey, local chemist, has made a complete wireless set, which he has erected at - hiis father’s premises. Eric is a student at the Wanganui Technical College and takes a keen interest in electrical science. The outfit is a credit to the young student’s ability.

Dr Thacker criticised the High Commissioner and told the House that the present High Commissioner’s Office should he scrapped. He ■suggested the substitution of an office presided over by a Minister. The Minister should be changed fairly frequently, and the staff should consist entirely of New Zealanders.

Dr H. T. J. Tlmckcr (Christchurch East) told the House that the present Government had squandered fifteen'to seventeen millions of surpluses on what he called “super-llated-priced kinds.” He asked the Prime Minister what the Government proposed l to do for those who would lose employment, in the liquor trade if prohibition were earned this year. He thought it was time to reduce taxation if, as the Prime Minister had said, the country was “rounding the confer.” Speaking at the Methodist anniversary social on Thursday night, Ihe Rev. "Walton (Anglican) said some of the excuses made by people for not attending church services were amusing and they must expect a minister to be “daft” to accept them. It was very discouraging for any minister to do his best, when only a few were present at the ser-, vice. He contrasted the large attendance at the meeting addressed by Mr Massey on a wet and boisterous night with the attendance, at; church the night before. Their excuses for not attending church should be made to God and not the minister, /lie also deprecated the three-penny bit offerings and said if would be a good thing if the bank “cornered” these small coins at week ends. Me were married in haste in the morning, We were sorry and. sad by noon, But it all came right by seven that night When we started our honeymoon. Tho’ Matilda is somewhat officious, Her intentions are good and pure, And her treatment for colds is delicious— ’Tis Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. “25.