Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2575, 3 May 1923, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Miss Strand has resigned from the staff of the local State school in view of her approaching marriage. The friends of Mi •s flower will regret to learn that she has hecn seriously indisposed. \Ye are pleased to report an improvement in her condition to-day. Local sportsmen met with very inditlerent success for the opening of the duck shooting season on Tuesday morning. The largest local hag recorded by one party was 36.

“Sweat and be saved” was the line precept continually repealed to his pupils by “one of New Zealand's greatest headmasters.”—The Yen. Archdeacon Jacob, speaking at Timaru Roys' High School.

Isaac Lamb, who has died in Fnrnham Infirmary at the age of Ibfl attributes his longevity “to find

above and the chewing of tobacco.” the converse evidently, of the common case of "digging one's grave with one’s teeth.”

After an inspection of the outclhccs at the local State school yesterday, Mr Collins, Hoard chairman, remarked to the local chairman, “I ip:ite agree that it is time you had new and up-to-date conveniences!” Ihe necessary work is now being proceeded with. Messrs Smith and Masters, M.’-d*. (members of the Taranaki Education Hoard who visited the local school yesterday) were very interested in the width and line appearance of the Main thoroughfare, which they favourably commented upon. Messrs Sid Smith, M.F., and Lees, member and chairman of the Taranaki Education Hoard, two old Taranaki Rugbyifes, could not resist the temptation while in the local school playground yesterday, of indulging in a game with the boys. Mr Smith jocularly remarked that if the parly had arrived earlier, they would have challenged the boys to a game. Occasion was taken during - the visit by the chairman of the \Yanganui Education Board yesterday, to request that the headmaster’s residence be connected with the borough water and drainage scheme, which work is not included in the school scheme. Mr Collins suggested that application be made to the Board.

The Hon. D. TI. Guthrie, Minister of Lands and Railways, who is now in a private hospital in Wellington, is to have complete rest from official duties for at least two months. Mr Guthrie’s health is showing considerable improvement. The Prime Minister stated to-day that in the meantime he would assume the duties of the Minister of Railways, and that those of the Minister of Lands would go (o Sir Francis Bell.

A Masterlon telegram states Ilia while fording cattle through tin Whareamn. river yesterday, Mr C N. Stillborn found the body o: a man, considerably decomposed lying in two leet of water. The body was identified as that of frank Marshall, aged it:!, a returned soldier who had been working in the district for 18 months. Deceased has been missing since April 14. A total eclipse of the sun will occur on September ltith of this year (states the Otago Daily Times). The path of totality being its course in the ocean south of Kamchatka, crosses the Pacific- Ocean, and after landing north of the Californian Peninsula, passes over Mexico and ends in the Carribean Sea. The maximum duration of the total phase will be about three and a half minutes, a shorter period than that of last year’s eclipse, of which the maximum was six minutes and about live minutes at Wallah The importance of the appeal that is being made by the Meat Producers’ Board for an increased consumption of beef in Now Zealand is illustrated by the estimate that the eating of a pound of beef, instead of other meat, a week by each individual consumer in the Dominion would represent the yearly absorption by tlie New Zealand market of 50,000 bullocks. The consumption of sheep and lambs in New Zealand is estimated to be 2,500,000 a year. If beef were now eaten in the place of mutton to the extent of a pound

a week it. would make more sheep and lambs available i'or export. At .Cl 5s each these would return £1,250,000 more in cash to the country. These figures are but approximate.

Referring to the Hood, the “Otago Daily Times” states that the proprietor of one of the big dwellings on the Flat was sitting by himself, his family having been taken away to higher and drier quarters, when a knock called him to the door, and the sergeant asked if he might have leave to tie up the police boat in his garden for the night.

When I first saw Central Otago,” said Mr Massey at Georgetown recently (reports the North Otago Times), “I thought it a desert, I have come from the north. Wo have now solved the problem in Central Otago, and there are now constructed there some one hundred miles of water races. I am certain that all those flats in Central Otago will he brought into production and made useful to the Dominion.” (Applause)

Sharks are stated to lie very plentiful off the northern coast of New Zealand at the present time. The crews of trawlers which reached Auckland during the week-end

state that almost every haul brought up numbers of young sharks. This is said to be accounted for by the fact that the young sharks are at this season of the year leaving the shallower waters of the breeding grounds and finding their way into the deeper water further off shore.

“Many of the men demobolised (it A are still applying to you for financial assistance, generally in the direction of provision of hoard and lodging pending their ability to obtain employment” (says the report of the applications committee to the War Relief Association of Wellington), “and your committee, although sympathetic, is not always able to grant assistance, as, in view of our rapidly diminishing resources, our funds must .necessarily he reserved for disabled men.”

A Feilding lorry carrying a load of 30 hales of wool, which was drawn up in Levin the other day, gives point to the extent to which motor carriage is competing with (lie railways (says the Levin Chronicle). The driver explained that his firm takes an average of four loads of the same size through to Wellington per week, from wool-scour-ing works to Feilding, their charge being Os (id per bale, as against the railway freight of 7s lOd. A return load is taken from Wellington, geni rally of benzine, which is carried 1 (hi per ease cheaper than the railway charge.

There are 600 men wanted in Christchurch for wife desertion, said Mrs A. E. Herbert at a meeting of Hospital Board candidates. “Women whose husbands have left them are continually coming before the benevolent committee. It is very pitiful to see some of them. They are stranded and left quite destitute, often with little children. When the defaulting husbands are arrested nine out of ten go to gaol and maintenance orders are not complied with. It is a big problem and it is hard on the ratepayers. They have to hear the burden.” —Exchange.

Among the impressive scenes of I lie Hood may he classed the evacuation of their gardens by the Chinese (states the “Otago Daily Times”). Late at night it was brought home tot hem that they must desert their holdings and so a procession was hurriedly formed. No particular attention was paid to the method of its formation; everyone was satisfied so long as the whole parly escaped. Numerous draught horses stumbled up the street, and among them, chattering as they went, hurried the Chinese themselves. To avoid risk, lanterns were carried, and t'.c whole procession bore a distinct resemblance to a party of Dutch crossing the flooded dykes at the time of the Spanish invasion.

An important ceremony took place at Ohakune on Tuesday afternoon, when the Consecration and Dedication of Lodge Ngauruhoe wa.performed by MAV. the Pro. Grand Master (Hon. H. L. Michel) assisted by R.W. Colonel Barclay, Grand Secretary, R.W. ,T. H. Perrol, Pmv. G.M., R.W. Bro. TI. McLean. D.P.G. M., W. Bro. .). K. Horn blow, Acting Grand Director of Ceremonies, W. Bro. A. Grabam, Acting Grand Chaplain. In the evening the luMnllnlion of the W.M. and the Investiture of his officers took place, followed by a bani|iiet at which representatives from Lodges through’ out tiie district were present. The olTieiating oltieers were most hospitably entertained by the Oliakune and Rnetahi brethren and were nm tonal to places of interest in the dis I riel.

A visitor lo Foxlon to-day is Mr A. .1. Huston, of Ashburton, father of Ensign Huston, in charge of the local Salvation Army Corps. Mr 1 Just on is one of tin* pioneers of the Canterbury province, having resided there as a young man of 2.1 years, fifty-live years ago. Mr Huston took an active interest in public affairs and was one of the first advocates in conjunction with Mr .John Greig, of Longbeaeh, of the freezing industry. He was also a noted breeder of pedigree cattle and for six continuous years was appointed .judge of pedigree stock at the Canterbury A. and P. Association’s show. Mil Huston is now living in retirement at Ashburton. He is accompanied on the trip by his daughter, Mrs Harvey Bell, of Christchurch. Mr Huston was one of those who made the iirst trip by rail through the Lyttelton tunnel upon its completion. Being interested in educational affairs, he visited the local school this morning and expressed his surprise at the excellent school building for the educational welfare.of local children.