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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2503, 7 November 1922, Page 2

Speaking at (Iron 1 ford, Mr J. Linklatcr, candidate for the Manaualn seal, said of the Reform Paris: AI l heir head we have men who are willing to sacrifice their l,e>i energies in Hie on use of democracy, and to those men I have decided to atlaeh myself. Whether in )ir out of Parliament, whether -peaking with that authority which ,-io-htly belongs to the representative- of this great and enlightened community or expressing the .sentiments of a hr,table citizen, T will maintain my fidelity to the principles of I rnlli and justice.

The -effect of eleeirieity upon consumption of gas has been waiehed by the munieipal authoritje- i 1 lauiilton. who have discovered that the output of gas from the Hamilton gasworks was (i yer cent. 1 1 during t lie past twelve months l ban il was I'm' lh(‘ corresponding period last year. Tn view of the ndmnl of hydro-electrie power the reduction was not so great as was anticipated by tin 1 local authority. He,ring the past twelve months the reductions in tin 1 price of gas amoimted to 2/0 per 1,000 feet to large consumers and 1/8 (o small ones. An airship, which is declared to he the best in existence, is being built nt the Zeppelin factory at rriodrichsliafen for the Government of the United States, to which country it will he llown by a German crew. It will attain a speed of 85 miles an hour. The ship will lie able to fly 8,500 miles without a stop, and its gas capacity will be two and a half milliotu cubic feet. The craft will be used for an. experimental long distance flight and provision is to lie made for forty staterooms in the event of the ship being put into commercial use.

The death is announced id' one of Wellington’s oldest residents in the person of Mr Richard B. Ilaybiltle, in his 'tilth year, who arrived in New Zealand in 1858. The deceased gentleman resided for many years alter the death of Mrs Huybiftle, with hi' daughter, Mrs David Scott, and among the other members of his family are Mrs Edward Reid, of Napier. Messrs W. G. Ilaybiltle and Richard Ilaybiltle, of Taihapc. Air F. \\V Ilaybiltle. of Geo. Thom as and Company, Wellington ,now residing in England), and Alls A. Sutcliffe, of Mart on.

The death is announced of Mrs Mary A. Akers, of Palmerston X., who was one of Manawain’s oldest residents, [n the 'seventies Mrs Ak ers and her husband took up land at Linton."where they were among the earliest settlers. In 1883 Airs Aker- removed to Palmerston X.. where site had since lived. She was a native of Wellington and had reached the age of 75 years. Seven sons and daughters —Airs 11. A. Matthews, of Fealherston, and Misses A. .).. 11.. AE and X. Akers and Messrs Arthur and Hugh Akers, all of Palmerston Xorlli, mourn the loss of their mother. Tlie deceased-lady sis also survived by her brother, Air Alfred Matthews, of Featherston.