LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2639, 29 September 1923, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Penny postage (except to Australia) wll come into operation on Monday next, October Ist. At the local Presbyterian Church to-morrow evening, the Rev. Frank McDonald will speak on the subject of “Science and Faith Healing.”

The united meeting for Intercession' on Tuesday next, will be held in the Methodist Church and will be addressed lrv Mrs Ensign Huston. At half-time this afternoon neither side had succeeded in scoring in the match Foxton State School v. Levin High School, Further donations to the Horticultural Society’s funds are £3 3/from Mrs Ilcalcy for an aggregate points prize for the next four shows, .Cl 1/- from Dr. Wyllic, and £1 from Mr .1. Robinson. Arthur Stanley Thomas, married, and aged 42, a one-armed man, committed suicide yesterday at Napier. He held a saw against his throat with the stump of his left arm and drew it. across with his right hand. The Fire Board discussed the erection of a fire bell and hose gallows at Thursday’s meeting. It. was decided that the superintendent procure an estimate, and particulars of a wooden structure and report to next meeting. At Sandon yesterday, Air Ed. Goodbehere, coroner, conducted an inquest on the body of John Gibson, which was found on the beach near tlie month of the Rangitikei River, on Wednesday last. The evidence showed that deceased was an employee of Mr J. Gordon-EUiott, manager of Flock House Station, and that on August 14 last, the deceased whilst at tempting to ford the Rangitikei River, was carried away and drowned. A verdict of accidental drowning was returned. Some trouble which occurred at tin* Mangaliao hydro-electric works during the week-end in consequence of complaints in regard to the qualitv of llie/food and cooking at one of the workmen’s camps has been settled.