Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, SEPTEMB. 20, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2635, 20 September 1923, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, SEPTEMB. 20, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

New-laid eggs are retailing in Wellington 10-ilji v nt 1/2 to IAI per dozen. Mr and ATvs Owen returned from a holiday visit lo Auckland last night-. The Wellington Educnlhm Roavd has passed a resolution to the that unless in exceptional circumstances, transfer nf teachers sliouhl he made at the end of the year.

A narrow escape from very serious injury was experienced by a hoy 12 years of age, in Victoria St. west, Auckland, this week. He was playing with dynamite which exploded, injuring his right hand. Tn order to settle a dispute we have been asked lo stale the position of the football playing area in the Palmerston North Show ground. The goals are situated north and south.

With a view lo abating the nuisance caused by wandering storl,-, the Palmerston borough council has decided that offenders under the Impounding Act will be prosecuted in future.

Felton is promised a certain amounl of backing lo meet Pnddon for the world’s smiling championship on the Richmond River. A movement is afoot with a view of securing the full amount required.

The local Citizens’ Band has consented to assist the Shannon Carnival in November. Tn return the Shannon people have consented to assist any local effort on behalf of the local band funds.

Prince Abdnr Rahil, the younger son of Abdul Hamid, who was a. victim of neurasthenia, was found with a revolver wound in his head, following a visit to his father's tomb.

Annette Kellerman’s New Zealand picture, taken in Nelson, Marlborough Sounds, and Christchurch early in the year, has been purchased by American producers at a big figure. The picture, which is called “Shona of the South Seas,” will he shown in New Zealand as soon as the prints are ordered.

“If you had embodied all 1 In* soidier set t iers’ difficulties into one Bill, you would have had a Bill as as the Bible,” said Mr A. D. McLeod, M.P., at a soldier setlhu's’ meeting in Masterton. The statement was made when explaining the difficulties that had been mentioned by different, members of Parliament. Bishop Welldon, a formei’ headmaster of Harrow, while speaking at the British Association, made a strong attack upon the teaching profession. He complained that the State was not getting value for its money. Teachers had refused to share the national and financial burden after the war, and some had actually gone on strike against a reduction in salaries, to the great injury of the pupils. The elementary teaching profession should not be a trade union. The time would conn* when the system of education inaugurated in 1871 might be well reviewed and brought into conformity with the aspirations of people, who knew that character was a more valuable element than culture in the life of the Empire.

The wind-up of the Weekly Dance Assembly will be held in the Town Hall In-morrow evening. The proceeds will go to the Plunkei Society. The Wellington Education Board vosierday decided to proceed with the erection of a school at Poroutawliao on the site acquired some time ago.

Two American soldier.-, were arrested on Tuesday at Wellington when leaving the steamer Rotorua and charged with being stowaways. They were remanded to enable further inquiries to he made.

Two of those injured in Ihe Ongarue train disaster of July (i, Mr W. Campbell, (lie fireman on tlm express and Mr C. McFarlane, a passenger, have been admitted to the Auckland hospital. Mr McFarlane is suffering from fractures of all his limbs, while Mr Campbell has mil yet recovered from injuries to his face, his sight being somewhat affected.

Speaking lo a “Chronicle’’ representative yesterday, Mr W. R. Jack, the Tlorowhenua Power Board’s Installation officer, said I hat Ihe response to li is canvass for consumers in the Shannon borough was particularly satisfactory, not a single refusal having been receive 1 up to date. The first group of 50 lmd now been arranged, and although he could not say exactly what the price per point for lighting would come to until lenders were received for this first group, lie expected it to lie in the neighbourhood of 35s per point.

Among the hints given to settlers coming from England to the Dominion in the latest handbook issued hy the Immigration Department are Ihe following: “Make sure that you have enough money in your pocket, when you land overseas to cover any travelling and other expenses and to keep you going until you can gel work. “Don’t let strangers know how much money you have brought with you. Don’t trust strangers, however friendly they may seem, hut apply to (lovernment agents, who will always do their best to help you.” Tn spontaneous generosity, the Maori sets an example which may well he Billowed hy his white brethren (states Ibe “Manawatu Times") Captain Prance, of Palmerston N., has received a note from his old friend and Maori War associate, Captain Oilherl Mail', who is now well over SO years of age, and in hospital in which lie savs be has received the following telegram from Ihe Xgaliwhakane tribe:- —“Unanimously, and with love and gratitude in our hearts, remembering your inestimable services to our tribe, we beg your acceptance of an annuity of ,Cloo to commence forthwith."

It was an established fact, remarked flic TTon. W. Downie Slewart, when unveiling the memorial erected in honour of the fallen soldiers of Ihe Wairarnpa, that th» British nation would not tolerat 1 ’ anything in the nature of national di- honour, and they knew how ready Ihe response came of men who were vendv and willing to lay down their lives for King and country. lie would like lo give a message of comfort to the relatives of those who had fallen. He could say Ihat if the men.whose names were inscribed on the monument could he here to-day they would say with the poet: “It’s a sweet and seemly thing to die tor one's eountvv.”

Jf is reported that Ihe recent terrible earthquake disaster in Japan was predicted hy Mr John Bryson, of Otatara, (Southland). In a loiter dated August 20, Mr Bryson wrote: “There will probably he a very severe earthquake in the Northern Hemisphere in about 20 to 38 days’ time from

now, August 20 Both the sun and moon came hack suddenly to fheir old positions early in the autumn. The sun on June 21 rose 12 minutes Inter than on the same day last year, and it now reaches its highest daily altitude 28 minutes later than il did during hist spring and summer." The letter was submitted to the authorities at till l Kelburn Observatory, Wellington, where ii was read with consul ernble interest. Mr Bryson has written several letters ol a similar nature and in a previous one lore told Ihe earthquake which occurred in Wellington one Sundnv early in the year.