Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2496, 21 October 1922, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I |).-iill 1.1 (ill per acre fur mV flirin," said a judgment debtor at (Ik- Levin Magistrate’s Courl on Thursday. “Thinyr.-s went ;ilonq- all ■’iffhl, and I was able to pay mv way but when bulterfai fell T fell with il.” Andrew Carnegie, a gardener, married, aged 30 years, and his only ehild, Eileen, ,-iged 121 years, left Onehunga in a dingy on Thursday morning to fish. Later the dingey was discovered in Mimaknu harbour upside down. A search failed to discover the occupants, for whose safety fears are entertained. A youth was arrested by the local police on Thursday last on a charge of alleged indecently assaulting a little girl. Accused was In-ought before Mr D. W. Robertson, ■T.P., at the Police Court the same day. Constable Owen applied for a remand till next Wednesday which was granted. .Bail was allowed on bis own recognaisanee of £s(l and one surety of a similar amount. A bazaar, under the au~piee> of All Saints' Build, will lie held in the Town Hall on Thursday next. 2<ilh nisi. The bazaar will open at 2.30 p.m. and will continue in the evening. There will be plain and fancy work, (lower, cake and sweet stalls. Vocal and instrumental items will be contributed during the evening. Admission: afternoon free, evening 1 which will include admission to dance. What the "Wanganui (’hroniclc” terms "a humorous communication’' came to the Education Board on Wednesday from the New Zealand Educational Institute suggesting a refresher camp for physical training, and, as became it, the board dealt with it in light vein. One member said that the teachers wanted a cheap holiiay and wanted the board to pay for it. They already got six years’ holidays in 2*l years' teaching. Another member said lbat it was evident that the teachers ■ lit) not do enough work to get fit. and lie suggested a spade in tlie garden as the remedy. A third member said if school teachers followed the plough they would have no trouble a'bout keeping fit. The death occurred at Palmerston on Thursday of Airs X. Spens'ev. matron of All Saints’ Children's Home. The deceased lady was one of the most earnest and hardworking philanthropists whom the district has been fortunate enough to possess. She was first sub-mat-ron and then matron of tin* home, and for the past three or four years had been a tower of strength in guiding and stimulating its activities. Mrs Spensley leaves a daughter, Mis.s Killy Spensley. who is on the staff of the home and a son, Mr W. Spensley. Airs Spensley had for some lime been in ill-health. The deceased lady, who was horn in Kildare, Ireland, came to New Zealand about 2f) years ago, and was for some time with the firm of Messrs f'ollinson and Cmininghame Ltd. At ilie Education Board meeting on Wednesday evening, a reply was received from the Department in regard to the Board’s protest against the reduction of junior teachers’ salaries. The Department stated that it d'd not consider it had broken faith with the junior teachers. Air Bii-nic said lie considered it was a distinct breach of faith. The chairman said he unite agreed with Ml- Birnie. Some time ago the Department wa> obliged to otter extra inducements to hoys to enter I lie touching profession. Air Dtmvard said they should protest against a bigger percentage being taken from the lower teachers than those receiving a higher salary. Air Aitken said that it seemed to he a most liiisiatcsinanlike proposal. The Board decided to send a further protest to the Department.

Kun her del nil* of' ihe railway i rossing I'aialily nr Porirua early on Wednesday show that two lorries belonging to .Messrs Mnnt, Cot - troll and Co., lefl Wellington shortly before noon tor Levin, the drivers lunching at Porirua. The lorry driven by Mr John Edwin Canning left alter the other. Apparently, the driver did not see the express train approaching, the view being obstructed by the station buildings, and the train, proceeding at approximately 40 miles per hour, crashed into tlie lorry near the cal). Canning was killed instantly, and the other occupant, Mr James Paton (who lives at the Esplanade, Polo tie’) was injured. Mr Canning was a married man with two children, and recognised its a steady, reliable driver. Mr Patou sustained a broken jaw and other injuries.

The Indies of the Beach will provide afternoon tea in connection with the opening of the Beach School at 3 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon next and a cordial invitation issextended to visitors to attend. On Aronday next, 23rd inst., the local post office will he open between !> and 10 a.in. in all branches, excepting money order and savings hank, and between 7 and S p.m. for telegraph work only. Mails usually closing on that day will close at 0.30 a.m. Telephone exchange will la open from oto in a.m. and 7to M p.m. A delivery of correspondence will lie made over the counter between 7 and S o’clock this evening. Tom Reece challenged Willie Smith or Afelhourne Inman to a match of 10,0(10 up for £OOO a side, stipulating rlinl every scoring stroke, whether off the red or white, to count two, contending that losers off the red ought not to count more than difficult and delicate cannons. The explanation of the stipulation is that Reece is foremost in cannon play, hut is inferior to Smith or Inman at red losers. Smith has accepted the challenge. At ;i meeting of the Wafigatiui Education Board hist Wednesday a letter was received from the New Zealand Educational Institute, asking for permission to make use of the schools for the distribution of educational leaflets. Some of the hoard members thought that the teachers would introduce propaganda methods, and in that connection Mr .Mclntyre commented forcibly upon tin* attitude of school teachers who, he said, in addition to wanting to escape the present burden that: everybody else had to shoulder, wanted additional remuneration. Teachers were supposed to teach civir-s and one principle was to hear another's burdens. They seemed to display' an niter ignorance of present economic conditions, and their ci-tions called for a great deal of censure. Mr Laws contended that ilie teachers were entitled to get as much for their labour ns they could and All- Aitken said that teachers in ihe past were underpaid for the services they gave. Mr 1- raser lbought there was need to focus public opinion on the need of sufficient funds for education.