Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2602, 5 July 1923, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL

The estimates of the .Palmerston Lire Board for the current year totalled £2,427 7/-.

A. number of local people spent ; most enjoyable time at a ball a Rangiotu on Tuesday night.

A public display by the loca Volunteer Fire Brigade will lie given at an early date.

During the absence on annual leave of the local stationmaster, Mr Simmons, of the Wanganui District office, will act as relieving stationmaster.

The Grand Prix for speed under the auspices of the French Auto Club resulted in a win for a British Sunbeam ear, driven by Seagrave. Sunbeams were also third and fourth.

The local Chamber of Commerce will entertain Mr J. T. Folias (ex-vice-president) at a farewell social evening in Perreau’s rooms at 8 o’clock this evening. Citizens are cordially invited to attend. Admission 2/(5.

Reserved judgment was delivered by Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., at Palmerston North this week, in a petition against the election of J. H. Vincent as a member of the Oroua County Council, on the ground of certain irregularities and was dismissed.

“I think this is one of the most uncomfortable council chambers in New Zealand,” remarked Cr. Boyce at Tuesday’s meet-inf of the Manawatu County Council, when additions to that body’s offices were under consideration.

Mr James Monerieff, well-known to the Masonic craft and secretary of a number of cheese and dairy factories, fell dead from his bicycle while cycling home to lunch on Monday afternoon al Carterton.

The Manawatu County Council has decided that in cases where clear evidence is forthcoming by an authorised officer of the council of any person conducting heavy traffic in contravention of the county by-law, the solicitor be instructed on the information of the clerk to take proceedings.

Twenty-one eases of pneumonic influenza arc reported in the whole of the Dominion and three deaths. Of three eases in Auckland, one has died and of two in Wellington, neither died. Of eight in North Canterbury, one died, and of five in Otago, one died. Precautions are being taken by the Health Department to cope with any increase.

Frank Eiupson, the son of a wellknown musician, aged 19, residing at New Brighton, Christchurch, while boarding a tram in motion last evening, lost his footing and fell beneath the trailer, the wheels of which passed over his legs, badly crushing them. He was conveyed to hospital where his condition is reported to be fair.

The chief items of traffic on the Foxton-Sandon tramway for the month of June were minerals and manure, 1722 tons; general merchandise, 1312 tons; and timber, 24,520 sup. feet. Fares amounted to 7s 9d. The accounts’showed a debit balance of £SO 19s 3d for the month’s working, stated the manager’s report presented to the Manawatu County Council meeting on Tuesday.

The executive of the New Zealand Power Boards’ Association met at Wellington yesterday, to arrange for a conference of Power Board delegates and to consider the constitution drafted by the secretary which was adopted with slight amendments, and ordered to be circularised to all Power Boards in the Dominion. A general conference is to be held at Wellington on July 24. '

Details available concerning the behaviour of the crews of the two Trevessa boats after their arrival at Rodriguez and Mauritius show that, despite the fact that they were so weak that they had to be carried to hospital on stretchers, the men’s cheerfulness was amazing. When informed they could send full cables to relatives they gave messages such as “Cheerio, all’s well,” “Safe and sound, soon have the boss home again,” “Don't worry.”

Patrick Mackle, aged 25, a resident of Kaikoura, died as the result of injuries received on Monday week in a motor accident. He was returning to Kaikoura in a service car with his bride after their honeymoon, when it collided with a trap at Belfast. The shaft struck him and he suffered a compound fracture of the left arm and injuries to the chest. On Tuesday he was reported to be out of danger but yesterday he collapsed and died.

J. P. Hannan, the Australian sculling champion, deposited £IOO yesterday to cover his challenge to the winner of the Paddon-Hadfield race for the world’s championship. Hannan will only race in New Zealand, and the challenge, as far as Paddon is concerned, will lapse if he refuses to come to the Dominion. Alf. Felton has challenged Hannan for his present title, and Hannan thinks this race may eventuate in Auckland, about Christmas time.

A record butter production in the Auckland Province has been established for the year ended June 30. The grading stores received 1,448,338 boxes as compared with 1,126,534 last year, an increase of 321,804. Previous to 1921, the returns did not exceed the 500,000 mark, hut last year 706,414 boxes were produced, with an increase of 300,120 in 1922. This year’s total has been greatly affected by the unfavourable weather recently.

Despite the inclement weather there was a good attendance at the afternoon held at the residence of Mrs Alex. Ross, Purcell Street, yesterday, under the auspices of the Presbyterian Ladies’ Social Guild, and a most enjoyable time was spent. Keen interest, and enthusiasm was shown in the proposal to hold a novel afternoon and sale of work in aid of the church funds and the date of the function was fixed for the last Friday in August.

At a special meeting of the Horowlienua Electric Power Board held at Levin yesterday, Mr P. W. Goldsmith was appointed permanent sec ret ary to the Board. Seventy applications were received and these were narrowed down to two, with whom the Board had a personal interview yesterday, the result being as stated. Mr Goldsmith is at present clerk to the Horowhenua County Council, and has acted as secretary of the Power Board since its inception.

George Muller, 50, single, an Australian, and Harold Andrew Young, sino-le of Wellington were drowned in the Hutt River, yesterday, through the flooded river sweeping their horse off its feet and capsizing the dray in a hole. .The men were swept away so fast that several others working on the riverbanks were unable to give assistance. The river was too high for attempts to be made to recover the bodies. The horse and dray were lost in deep water.

The Manawatu County engineer reported at last County meeting on the Awahou Riding as follows: — Owing to continuous wet weather, Mr K. Easton had to abandon the work at the stop bank near the Shannon Bridge for a time. The work is now being proceeded with and he hopes to have the bank completed in two weeks’ time. After strenuous effort on tbe part of the contractor, tbe Shannon road has been metalled over the hog and the load s now open for light traffic only. For coughs and colds, never Wood’s Great Peppermint Cure, fails.

This is rather hard on the local bodies," said Sir .las. Wilson, chairman of the Manawatu County Council, when that body was considering an appeal for a donation to the Sir Arthur Pearson memorial fund. ITe added that the county contributed to the Palmerston N. Hospital Board, which in turn attended to the care of blind cases, sending them to Auckland, Now they were asked to subscribe to another fund for the assistance of the blind, who, of course, deserved every sympathy. In the case of the Pearson fund the Government would subsidise contributions £1 for £l, but the unfortunate hospital boards received a subsidy of only 12s 3d in the £l. It was finally decided on the motion of Cr. Fagan, to make a donation of £lO. 0, Smiling Eyes! sweet smiling eyes! Their charm survives when beauty dies — One happy glance speeds gloom away Like sunshine on a winter’s day. Bright eyes which greet us with a smile Can even hardened hearts beguile. They cheer the anguished to endure Like soothing Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 12