LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2636, 22 September 1923, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A wireless plant has been installed at the Avenue School, Wanganui. The Education Board has made a grant of £6 towards a cupboard to store the wireless apparatus.

T( was stated at the Wanganui Eduction Board meeting on Wednesday that out of every 17 teachers in fhe district live were uncorlideated, and that a great many of the latter class of teachers were doing yoeman service in the bnckbloeks. The Queen and Queen Dowager, in consequence of the depression in Holland, have advised the Government that they are prepared to forgo part of their income, correspondingly to the impending reduction in civil servants’ salaries.

The death occurred at Wainui-o-lnata last week of Mr Thomas Scholes, an old settler, at the advanced age of 81 years. He left Lancashire and arrived in ‘Wellington in the ship Oliver Living about I he year ISSB.

After previously serving a leng- I thy sentence for attempting to kill ; his wife, a man named Rolfe met : her in the street: at Sydney and as- j s;i tilted her, wounding her in the head. The woman was removed to hospital. Next day Rolfe visited the ' hospital arid tired live fch.ots at his j wife while she was lying, in bed, TJio j doctor and hospital attendants, af- ! ter a long chase, captured Rolfe. j The woman is in a .critical condition i from lier wounds, I

A way has been found of sending finger prints by telegraph, and it is said to he used with great success in Italy.

At the Wanganui Magistrate’s Court this week Wjilinm Russell, mi (lie information of the 5.P.0.A., was fined £ls for permitting unnecessary suffering to a eow. If is stated that- there are good prospects of a Presbyterian Girls’ College being established in Eltlniin. The way seems clear for financing the proposal. The loeal police were on the look out this morning for cars proceeding through the borough en route to the Otaki races, who exceeded the speed limit.

A special service will he held in connection with the local Corps of the Salvation Army to-morrow,. Several recruits are to lie sworn in under the Army Flag. Everybody is welcome to attend.

A new al tract ion to Whakarcwarewa, the active volcanic zone at Rotorua, is a pink boiling spring, of mud, that has broken out during the past few weeks a few yards from the white mud spring, and 1 lie two are said tn form a very striking contrast.

The Rev. J. Thompson of the China Inland Mission, will preach in Iho Methodist Church, Foxton, tomorrow morning. Mr Thompson has now recovered from the. indisposition which has prolonged the length of his furlough and expects to leave for China next month. No doubt many of his friends will be glad of this opportunity of bearing linn before he leaves.

The United meeting for Intercession on Tuesday last was held in the Anglican Church. Rev. Walton conducted the meeting and the Rev. J. Boothroyd gave an appropriate address from Tsaiah 43-1. These mootings have been of a helpful and enjoyable olmraelor and should grow in interest as the date for the United Mission gets nearer, ’file next meeting will he in the Anglican Church.

The C. M. Ross Co.’s stocks of summer dress goods easily eon-tL fate a record in Foxton for quality, quantity, style and cheapness. Yisitors to our up-to-date store declare that our selection is not beaten by any city establishment. A great feature in our dress section is that you can have your own seleetion to your self, as we carry only one dress to a pattern in the better goods—Zephyrs , selling like wildfire. Dress lengths for -!/-, 4/(1, 5/3, (>'Ci, 7/(1, and 8/3*

The iniinduction of legislation I•> (If-nl willi venereal disease eases was foreshadowed by the Minister ol‘ Ileal!h (Sir AT. Poinnre) in a letter In the Taranaki Hospital Board on Wednesday, says the News. The Minister said it was regretted that it was impossible to introduce legislation last session, but it was proposed at as early a date as possible, in the next session, to bring down a Bill giving effect to the reeomnienI (bition of the special committee set ' up by the Board of Health to inquire into the prevalence and prevention of the disease. The finding of a brown paper parcel in the harbour on Friday, September 7th, containing a cashbox holding cheques and postal notes, l led to the arrest of Cecil Magnus i Brown (32), Customs clerk, of the New Zealand Express Company, at Auckland, who was charged with the theft of .Cl3(1 15/2. lie pleaded not guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial, his counsel staling dial his appearance was the oulcome of a joke that miscarried. A most humorous incident happened at a meeting recently (stales the Auckland Star). A workman was explaining his misfortunes, when tlie chairman told him that those around him were sympathetic lor ihey had been (through ‘“the mill” themselves, and knew bis experiences. “Oil, I'm not as unfortunate as you gentlemen yet,” ho replied. “I’ve never been through ‘the mill,’ and I have always managed so far to pay 20s in the £l.' The chairman joined heartily in the laughter at the misconstruction of bis words. The following appointments and resignations were adopted at this week’s meeling of the Education Board. — Appointments: Terrace End: (!. E. Overtoil, bead teacher, (lien Oroua : Miss •). Webber, bead teacher. Cnstleeliff: Miss V. Boggs assistant. Mangaonoho: Mrs B, Tuck, assistant. Ohakune: Miss C. McDonald, assistant. Hikimutu: Mr (!. T. Day, sole teacher. Foxton: Miss 1. M. Mudford, assistant. Resignations: —-F. d. McKay, head teacher, Rnolihi; C. B, Lopdell, sole teacher, Kaitieke; E. Coleman, sole teacher, Waikua Road; A, M. Haase sole teacher, Ml. Biggs (Miss A, M. Haase now asks for permission to withdraw her resignation); ,J. PStarrier, sole teacher, Rata-iD. Dr. Elizabeth Gunn has been selected by die Health Department to visit Australia and attend the Medi,,;ll Congress at. Melbourne early in November. The doctor has been nsked to open the discussions at. the conference by providing a paper on “Malnutrition,” and this she has consented to do. This conference is held every few years, and will be •ittended bv representatives of the medical profession from various ports of Australasia, England, Scotland and America. As the Australian educational authorities have been inquiring *' mu *° *’ me re ‘ garding the medical inspection of schools here and the various systems adopted, Dr. Gunn will take with her a film of the last Health Camp held at Turakina, and this will be screened before medical delegates and also others interested in the welfare of the children.

A listener-in 200 miles from a broadcasting station hears the notes of a singer sooner than those standing in the transmission room. This is because wireless waves travel faster than sound waves.

ITis Excellency the Governor-Gen-eral, Lord .Tellieoo, will, on Ihe 4th October, as Grand Master of New Zealand Freemasons, visit the Wanganui Lodges, and on the following day he will visit the Palmerston N. Lodges. Roth Lodges are celebrating Ihe occasion by banquets. The Education Denarlment has given the Wanganui Board power to cut out two quarters when compiling the average attendance. This step has been taken owing to the abnormal absence of pupils owing to the ’lln, and so that (he grading of schools will not suffer in consequence. Forty pounds of kidney fat in a 7001 b. bullock is almost unheard of, yet such a beast was purchased by a Grevmont h butcher recently. It was not an extraordinarily fat bullock otherwise, and weighed dressed nl.ont 700th. .The kidney was found to lie about ten times the ordinary size. While Ihe Uokianga footballers were travelling on the beach south of Kawarua on their way to Northern Wniroa, they found a large turtle. They killed it and it was then sledged in Kawarua. Tt weighed 2201 b. and contained 200 odd eggs. II is said to he the -first turtle found in I love waters.

Prize-winners at the recent Horticultural show are reminded that prize money will he paid out on Wednesday afternoon next between 2 and 5 p.m. at Ross’ buildings (upstairs). Prize-winners are reminded that unless the money is collected on that date it will bo forfeited to the society.

The local ‘Masonic Lodge was well represented at Levin last night at the installation of Pro. E. S. Lan • caster, as W.M., and investiture of officers of Lodge Horowlienun. The eeremonv was conducted by R. W or. Tiro. Russell, Prnv. G.M. of the Wellington District, assisted by G. L. officers, Al the conclusion the lodge entertained the visitors at a banquet.

Tn response to an appeal issued hy the Bishop of Wellington, a special box will be placed by the door of All Saints’ Church at to-mor-row morning’s and evensong services to receive the offerings of anv desiring- to give tor the relief of those in need through the lucent earthquake in Japan. Any who are unable to attend the services may forward their donations to either of the church wardens.