Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2616, 7 August 1923, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL

The West End public school, Palmerston North, Inis been closed on account of influenza. On Friday last 116 pupils and four teachers were absent.

A frost fish was on view in Mr Perreau’s shop window yesterday. The flesh of this variety of fish is considered a "rent delicacy and judging' by the demand Mr Perreau could have disposed of several. The suppliers to the Shannon dairy factory have just received a welcome bonus of I'd per lb. >of butterfat supplied during the season. Added to the average monthly payment of 1 'tip this made a total for the season of 1/S per lb. of butterfat. This is a record for the Dominion for the past season, the nearest pay-out being the lin - worn Co., 1/7MI.

“All the butter and meat consumed in the Hawaiian Islands is imrted from New Zealand,” stated Air J. H. Edmundson to a recent meeting of the Napier Chamber of Commerce. He added that the people of the islands prefer our butter and meat to that of the l nited States and it showed that New Zealmd the goods. Once they got it into a country if was appreciated.

“We don’t want to make the mistake that the Harbour Hoard did — camp for about thirty years on a spot and then find out that it belonged to somebody else,” said one of the members at a meeting of the Wanganui Ratepayers’ Association recently. “It was like the case of a man at CastlcclilV who built a house and then found out that it was on another man’s section.

A four-roomed collage owned by Mr T. Tuoliy, Tokonmru and oceiipied by Mr R. Close was destroyed by fire in Levin on Sunday morning. The insurance on the furniture and effects amounted to £250 in the Liverpool and Globe Insurance Company and on the house £550 in the Alliance. The brigade did good work but the fire had a good hold before the alarm was given.

In the Supreme Court; at Auckland, in a charge of manslaughter against John Leonard Lambert Smith, arising from the death of a boy, Maurice Jenson, who was knocked down bv defendant's motor car on May 0, the jury found a verdict of not guilty, but asked his Honour to impress on defendant the necessity of being more careful. His Honour said he was sure this was impressed on his mind by the proceedings.

On Thursday evening last, twen-ty-live eribbage players journeyed from Sandon to Foxton and played a. friendly match with the local club. The games throughout were very closely contested and interesting, and a most enjoyable evening was spent. The Foxton team defeated Sandon, the scores being (50 against 52. During the evening songs were rendered by Messrs T. Ellers and S. McGregor and the company were kept amused by Mr Jim Dunn with several funny little stories. The Foxton Crib players will make the return trip to Sandon on Wednesday evening.

At the meeting of the Manawatu Drainage Board held at Palmerston North yesterday a letter was read from the Moutoa Drainage Board stating that the following resolution had been carried unanimously at the last meeting of that body: “That this hoard lodges an emphatic objection against the proposed powers of the ManawatuOroua River Board to take over and maintain existing stop-banks on the present course of the Manawatu river, and that Messrs Moore and Bergin take the necessary legal steps and further that the co-oper-ation of other drainage hoards lie invited.” The Board received the letter.