LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2577, 8 May 1923, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The value of the dairy output last season in New Zealand rose to over €1 (>,000,000.

Three junior attendants at the Auckland' Mental Hospital have been dismissed and one senior suspended as a result of a complaint, made by one of the patients, who alleged he had been assaulted.

“I have no doubt that you will have a Royal Show here soon, hut 1 want to keep an eye on the Treasury chest, an'd it would not hurt if (lie show waited a few years. —Air Massey speaking at Palmerston N.

A riunnitiy of 100-mark German notes were distributed after the fashion of a shower of confetti; at a Middlesborough carnival of hank employees.

A lire occurred in a mercer’s shop on Lamhton Quay, Wellington, last evening. The goods were badly damaged but the brigade did splendid work in preventing the spread of the flames. The shop was occupied by Air Bruce Howe.

While a wedding was being cele-In-ated at Afontagrer, Dordogne, the floor gave way. The wedding party, about 50 in all, including the bride and bridegroom, fell into the cellar beneath. All were more frightened than hurt.

MY William Pennington, who participated in the charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimea, is dead. He was a trumpeter, and always denied that he sounded the charge. The cavalry, he said, went into the Valley of Death on a verbal order and no trumpet note was heard that day.

In the Auckland Police Court yesterday Reg. Gamble was fined £2O on each of two charges of betting at totalisalor odds. The bets were made in an hotel bar. The magistrate said there would be no option next lime, and allowed a month in which to pay. Default was fixed at one month's imprisonment on each charge.

‘‘l have been greatly impressed by the clean appearance and intellectual bearing of the school children in the Wanganui district,” said Mr S. Smith, AT.P., a member of a parly from the Taranaki education Board, when visiting one of the Redding schools the other day. “In fact,” added Mr Smith, “they appear to tic (piitc up to tin' Tnrnnnlci standa rd."

We have received from The -Mirror Publishing Co., Auckland, the May number of “The Ladies’ Mirror.” Tl is a splendid publication, the typography and illustrations being perfect, and as the illustrations arc principally of well-known New Zealanders, both ladies and gentlemen, they have Dominion interest. The reading matter, both original and selected, is highly entertaining and ladies will find this month’s “Mirror” of great interest to them. Miss Phyllis Porter, a member of the ballet of the J. C. Williamson Company, who accidentally sustained burns at the Opera House, Wellington, during a performance of “The Peep Show” succumbed at the Wellington Hospital on Sunday night as a result of the shock sustained. Miss Porter, who was only 19 years of age, had been in the employ of J. C. Williamson Ltd., for 12 years ever since she appeared, as a child of seven in one of their pantomimes. For Influenza, take Wood’s Great Peppermint Cure. *

Speaking at his installation, the Mayor of Woodville said the slow progress of the town was due to the pessimistic attitude of some of the residents.

An appeal for funds for a Christchurch orphanage met with a remarkable response. A woman approached one of the collectors and stated that she had given all the cash she could possibly afford, but .-he had three gold rings and a gold trinket which she gave to the collector. She requested that they might he sold and the money given to the fund.

According to a Southern exchange the titi or mutton bird season promises to provide a splendid harvest this year—the birds being in prime condition, plump and heavy. Last season the mutton birds wore in vcrv poor condition, thousands upon thousands of the young birds dying owing to starvation. The Maoris state that this season's birds are as good, or even better, than has been the case for many seasons past. Some of the parties, although late hi getting on their respective islands, have already obtained a large tally of birds.

The Chinese Consul ( Mr Li Kwang Hong) is loud in his praise of New Zealand as a place of residence. ‘‘During my stay in the country,” he said at the annual luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce, Wellington, “I have seen many things which arc admirable. Of all the many places I have been to, New Zealand lias the best climate. As evidence, thereof I have gained one stone and a-half since I arrived in this country nearly two years ago.” (Laughter and applause). “A heart-breaking job,” was the description given by Superintendent lingers of the recent fire at Gonville (Wanganui), at the smoke concert tendered to the Gonville Municipal Fire Brigade on Wednesday evening. The speaker said that when at a Wellington fire it was necessary to run out 1,500 feet of hose the fact was telegraphed all over New Zealand, yet at the recent Gonville fire it was necessary to run out 2,450 feet of hose, or praeticallv half-a-mile.

Those who witnessed the departure of the steamer Wahine from Wellington for Lyttelton on Friday evening enjoyed some thrills at the expense of a passenger who arrived late but was determined not t,o miss the steamer, and a man who was bidding farewell to a friend. The latter fell into the harbour while receiving a parcel from the vessel, from the vessel and the belated passenger, -in spectacular manner, ( limbed a rope and boarded the vessel hand over hand. The man in the water was soon rescued, wet but unhurt.

At yesterday’s Dorcas Society meeting, Mrs McMurray said she regretted her inability to continue the duties of secretary. Several of those present, paid well-deserved tributes to the excellent services rendered by the secretary hut declined to “take the job on.” As a final incentive to Mrs McMurray to continue the good work, Mrs Ensign Huston offered to provide the secretary with an army bonnet. Mrs McMurray said such an inducement should cause several of the ladies present to rush the job (laughter). As no one volunteered for the work Mrs McMurray consented to act in (he meantime and her consent was received with appreciative applause.

When Labour comes into its own municipal councillors may he able to enjoy “buckshec" trips round the world, says the Wellington Post. The desirability of sending City councillors on world tours was suggested by Mr 11. E. Combs when speaking at the Labour Party s municipal meeting in the Moleswortli Street Methodist Hall. It would pay us well to select from our council two or three members and send them round the world, said Mr Combs. “If this were done they would get an idea of what municipal enterprise should he. Tliev would get hold of the latest ideas, and could show what could he done in a city like this.” A peculiar position has arisen in connection with one of the scats on the borough council, to which Mr M. A. Eliott was elected at the recent municipal poll (says the Palmerston N. Standard). On the day of the election Mr Eliott left mi a six months' trip to. England, and, consequently he has not attended to make the usual declaration. At a meeting of the council held last Friday night, a letter was received from Mr Eliott applying for six months' leave- of absence. A letter was received from the borough solicitor slating that no councillor could function as such until he had made the prescribed declaration, but 1 here was no time limit for making the declaration. If a councillor was absent without leave from four consecutive meetings of the council, an extraordinary vacancy occured. The council could, however, grant leave of absence to prevent this oceuriug. T'he council decided to obtain a legal opinion from Mr Martin, legal adviser to the Municipal Corporations’ Association. “I like it” for coughs and 1 like it for colds, I like it when gasping bronchitis unfolds, I like it for flavor, ’tis fragrant and nice And meets household needs at a popular price. I like it for flu or for cold in the head, 1 like it for chill, taken hot when in bed, For all winter ailments its action is sure — We all like Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 7