Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, SEPT. 19, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2482, 19 September 1922, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, SEPT. 19, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The recent frosts have cut back early potato crops in this district.

.Mr G. A. Parsons, Railway Departmental auditor, is making the usual official visit to Foxton.

Mr Aisher, the Hospital Board's relieving officer, visited Foxton yesterday on official business. The Horowhenua County Council has reduced its surface hands by three, their work being carried out. by other employees. Mr F. D. Whibiey, Labour candidate for Manawatu, delivered a brief political address in the open air, in front of the Town Hall, on Saturday evening. Mr McDonald, local stationmasler, takes his annual leave on Thursday next. During lii.s absence Mr Guthrie will act as relieving stationinaster.

Mr Harold W. Tedman, organiser and secretary of the Co-opera-tive Unioil, is to visit Foxton at an early date, and deliver a public address on the aims and ideals of co-operation.

Local bowlers are looking forward with a good deal of interest to the o|Kming of the local green, which promises to he in excellent condition this year. A number of new members will participate in the game this year.

The factory returns of a fanner at Waifara, who farms 113 acres, and is the owner of 113 cows, including six heifers and four strippers, were 14,()001b. of butterfat, giving an average of approximately 3311 b. per cow.

Miss K. McCormick, of the local State School teaching staff, has been appointed to the staff of the Waipukurau school staff and her resignation from the local scdiool will take place from October Ist. Mr Alsop, of the local railway locomotive staff, has retired on superannuation after 3(31 years of service. Mr Alsop, intends to spend a good deal of his time at the local seaside, where he is building a residence. Mr Yardlev succeeds Mr Alsop in the local service. A defendant, on being lined at the Magistrate’s Court at Stratford on Wednesday last, said to the S.M., “Thanks, old sport,” which called from the Bench the remark: “I would like yon to remember that this is a court of law, and there are no ‘old sports’ here." The Horowhenua County Council intends to prosecute several owners of motor lorries who are alleged to ha ve broken the regulation by carrying excessive loads over the County roads. The cases will be heard at the October sitting of the Magistrate’s Court at Levin. Cr. E. G. Martin delivered an op-en-air address in Main Street on Saturday night on municipal politics but devoted most of his time to personal abuse with special attention to the editor of this paper. Cr. Martin stated that the only men with intelligence on the Council were himself and Crs. Whibley and Hand. Miss Kitty Williams, of Shannon, who s just seventeen years of age, has been successful in gaining her L.T.C.L. in music, and was only three marks short of Distinction. Last year she got her A.T.C.L. Miss Williams had presented two pupils, Muriel Hibbell and Ethel Jamieson, for the junior exam., and they both passed. Miss Williams has had her tuition at the Palmerston North Convent, and formerly at the Foxtoil Convent.

Reporting to the Horowhenua County Council, the Engineer (Mr W. N. Anderson) stated that five miles of the Levin-Foxton road were now in splendid order, and if motor drivers would show a little consideration the road would last for some considerable time, but if they continue to travel over the part just repaired at the same pace as some of them were doing at present, the road would not last for three months.

The third rep. match between the

Horowhenua and Manawatu Unions took place at Palmerston North on Saturday, and ended by Horowhenua winning by 27 to 19. This gives Horowhenua two wins out of the three games against Manawatu. The number of bankruptcies registered in the Dominion during the eight months ended August 31st was 490, against 200 for the similar period last year. Of these, farmers account for 28.6 per cent. The number in May was 80, and in August 83, which is a record.

The erection in New Zealand of a high-power wireless station capable of communicating right round the world is being considered by the Post and Telegraph Department. Such a station would be able to send messages direct to London, or to receive the news sent from Paris, Berlin and 'Washington. The New Zealand golf championship concluded at Palmerston on Saturday afternoon, when Duncan annexed the amateur event in a most decisive manner, defeating Horton at the 27th hole by 10 and 9. Ilam, after a long struggle with Shaw, finally triumphed in the professional match by 2 and 1.

A community “sing” will be one of the features at the euchre party to he held in the Town Hall supperroom on Thursday evening, under the auspices of St. Mary’s Church. The items will he “Good Old Jeff,” “Annie Laurie,” and “Home, Sweet Home.” The leader, Air J. Golder, is to be commended on his choice of' well-known and simple melodies, which should ensure everybody joining in. Air Golder is a very able band and choral conductor, and the success of the “sing” is assured. The chief topic of conversation is the crisis in the Near East. It is the general opinion that wlijle the outlook is ominous, the League of Nations will intervene in the cause of peace. Whatever act ion is taken by the Imperial Government will meet with the hacking of this Dominion. Cabinet lias already cabled to this effect. We believe that the truculent attitude of Turkey will he checked without a declaration of war. If the war cloud should burst, however, the Lord alone knows what it may lead to..

Mr E. Newman (Manawatu) is asking the Alinister of Finance whether, with the object of removing obstacles to the investment of British capital in mortgage securities on land within New Zealand, the Government will give favourable consideration to the following recommendation of the New Zealand Taxation Committee: “That the committee is of opinion that the graduated land tax as at present imposed is not in the best interests i f the country, inasmuch its it tends to restrict production and enterprise, and that it flat rate should he substituted."

A Wellington gentleman, the winner of one of the men’s championships in ti e Wellington Competitions (say.- the Times) experienced an extraordinary run on the figure 13. He commenced well by making his entry into the world on October 13. He entered 13 items in the competitions, gained 13 places, won the particular championship by 13 points. Still the run does not finish, for, on going to hook a scat at the demonstration concert on the last evening for a member of his family, he found he had No. 13 in row 13, and to crown all, on the last day of the competitions his fowl farm produced 13 eggs. When the story was being related one of his pals remarked: “It’s to he hoped he will remain single!” In the House, the Prime Minister said that only five weeks or so of the session were left, though it might stretch to six; and the House had still to deal with the Public Works Statement, the remainder of the Estimates, the Supplementary Estimates, and the Appropriation Bill, besides a number of other Government measures before the session could end. He could not put the election off and off, like last time, till late in December, because that would he unfair to the commercial community. He hoped to get the election this year at an early date in December, if not late in November.

In connection with the Year East crisis, the Dominion Executive of the N.Z. Returned Soldiers’ Association, which met at Wellington yesterday, passed the following resolution: —“That, in the event of New Zealand contingents hying called for by the Imperial Government at the present time, the N.Z. R.S.A. assures the Government of the emphatic support of the Association in such action as may be necessary, believing that prompt action by every part of the Empire will conserve Imperial interests in the Year East and India, and will preserve the peace and integrity of the Empire.”