Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2623, 23 August 1923, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tin* primary schools break up for (lie term holidays to-morrow. The Committee of (lie local Fool hall Club express (hanks elsewhere in (his issue to all who helped to make the recent ball such a success. The infant <*hiU <.f Air and All’s A. Thompson, of Alarotiri, who was severely scalded ahonl the face and neck last week, is progressing satisfactorily.

A Nelson message announces the death of Mr Emanuel Dinmnl, aged 70, manager for Eo-s and Glendinning, and well-known in commercial circles. Deceased was a brother of Mr IT. Dimaiil, late of Eoxton.

Throe days of 'mlf-price remnants are advertised by Colliuson and Cunninglmme, of Palmerston North, for Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 23rd to Path. Remnants of all piece goods are included.

Five local dairy farmers have purchased some pure bred Jersey calves from Mi 1 F. S. lloldaway’s stock at Dallanoc. The youngsters, arrived yesleiday per rail, and should improve the local dairy herds.

A member of our si a IV who (mossed from Wellington to Lyttelton on TMonday night- informs us that (ho Wahine battled against a terrific gale, and arrived six hours late. The experience was one long to he remembered.

At the conclusion of Tuesday night’s special meeting of the Borough Council, the Mayor thanked Councillors for a I tending on such a bitterly cold night, and jocularly remarked that he hoped Cr. Smith

would endeavour to pick a more congenial night when he convened another special meeting. The Mayor conducted the meeting clad in a but toned-up overcoat, as did the Town Clerk, and several of the Councillors warmed themselves near the gas heater. Council and

staff have carried on (heir work under nrueli discomfort in (he temporary building', and il will be a great relief to all to remove into new and well-appointed chambers. The acoustic properties of the new Borough Council Chamber will need some attention, unless Councillors are prepared to speak a little above a whisper. Concrete floor, plaster walls and ceiling hold the sound as in a vault. For instance, the stentorian tones of: Cr. Adams, in debate, would reverberate, through the chamber like small thunder, an interjection in Cr. Smith’s sharp, incisive voice would probably counteract the heavier vibration, but it would require the addition of the Mayor’s intonation to harmonise the medley of sound. Screens hung from the walls, or a sounding board would effect an improvement. “England, guided by the best business brains in the world, got rid of its State control of railways and other undertakings forced upon it by the war as speedily as circumstances would permit. The United States lost an almost fabulous sum in building State ships, and Canada many millions in a similar enterprise. Both these countries, realising their huge blunder, cut the loss and took the lesson to heart. And yet, several years after all these things happened, New Zealand is menaced by a similar spasm of dis-

astrous experiments. The nearest one at hand seems to be the Dairy Produce Export Control Bill.”—Mr J. T. Martin, at the meeting of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce.

At Tuesday night's meeting el (lie Borough Council it was decided to increase the rate of interest from HA per cent, to (i per cent, on loan money for house drainage connections. The Mayor said about .€SOO was required, and he suggested that application he made to the Stale Fire Office for this amount. The loan was for a period of seven years.