Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2646, 16 October 1923, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Our esteemed Bedding contemporary, “'file Star,” now appears as an eight-page paper. We congratulate the proprietors upon their enterprise.

At the local Police* Court yesterday, before Mr I). \Y. ..Robertson, J.P., two young nu'n named Jones and Robinson, who were arrested tor drunkenness oil Sunday, were each lined Ids.

According to I lie decision of the Palmerston North Borough Council, the Manawatu Cricket Association has been granted the use of the Sporlsground on Saturday and Wednesday afternoons during the furthcoming season, on the usual terms, namely, the payment of a rental of £SO.

Monday was “pill day’’ at the Balcultha. District High School (says the Leader). For the second time the goitre preventive, iodine, was administered in the form of liny pills to the. children. There was an added “charm" to the proceedings, as, probably for propaganda. purposes, the children were photographed.

A sensation was created in labour circles at Johannesburg by a proposal of the South African Mine Workers’ Union, one of tin- strongest unions in the country, to admit natives to trade unions, organised for that purpose. It is believed in some quarters that the proposal is inspired by Communists. It is also suggested that linaneial reasons arc at the bottom of I lie proposal.

Mr M. E. Perreau returned from Nelson on Saturday, where be had been visiting his father. whose health is causing the family anxiety. Mr Perreau received a message to return yesterday, as his father had taken a turn for the worse. Mr Perreau senr. is 93 years of age, and spent many years in this district prior to settling in Nelson.

At a certain point up the river, beyond the “Long Reach,” resides a sky lark, which for years past has regularly met the river punts. It circles round, and then settles on the punt to gather grubs from the llax. Mr Clias. Nelson says he looks forward each trip to meet his little leathered friend, who always conies alone. At breeding time he will pick up a grub and fly away with it, and return and catch up with the punt for a second grub. The little bird displays no fear of the steamer.

Wo refer those interested in the Mission of Healing to an article appearing on page 1 of this issue. A deputation from the local Racing Chili proceeded to Wellington yesterday to wait on the Minister of Internal Affairs re the Wanganui Trotting Club dates clashing with the dates of the local meeting. A Maori was staying at an Oamaru hotel, and appeared to be very agitated. Asked the reason for his excited demeanour, lie replied: “By gurry, T link you excited too. My wife, lie at te eternity home.”

The Levin combined choirs, under the leadership of Mr Howard Andrew, will give a sacred concert in the Eoxton Methodist Church on Wednesday. October 21th.

Mrs TTamer entertained Miss Patterson at an afternoon yesterday in honour of her 21st birthday. A most enjoyable social time was spent by those present, and the ones! was tin* recipient of numerous tokens and good wishes.

What appears to have been an attempt to force, an entrance into I lie business premises of Messrs D. IT. Robertson and Co. look place at a late hour on Saturday night or early on Sunday morning. The front door indicates that an attempt was made to force it open, lint apparently the person or persons were disturbed before effecting their object.

Patty Arbuckle lias been engaged to dance at the Marigold Gardens in Chicago. He gets £SOO weekly, and a percentage, hut has to pay £IOO per week to the Government oil account of a hack income tax liability for £OOOO. He is practically penniless, and is more like a human skeleton than the rotund comedian the world once laughed at.

“There are thousands of birds there,” remarked Mr Johannes C. Anderson, of the Turnbull Library to a New Zealand Times representative, speaking with reference to his visit to Kapiti Island recently. He added that the birds were very well, and appeared to he increasing and in every way flourishing under natural conditions on the island sanctuary.

“I have now been three whole days dealing with eases arising-out of motor collisions,” said Mr J. S. Barton, S.M., at the ITawern court last week. “They seem to he remarkably frequent in Taranaki.” Mr P. O’Don agreed that this was the ease; in fact, he believed quite half the reported collision eases in the New Zealand law reports were of Taranaki origin. This was due, lie thought, to the temptation to travel fast on the miles of excellent tarred roads in the province.

Dressed in her bridal robes an 1 veil, Mdlle Brentner, a young Geneva woman, was burned to death. She was married by the registrar, and a day was set aside Cor the religious ceremony. Just before starting out for the church, where the bridegroom's’relatives and the wed ding’guests were assembled, (he girl decided to smoke a cigarette. As one of the bridesmaids struck a match, a spark set fire to the bride’s dress, and in a few seconds she was enveloped in flames. On learning of the tragedy, the bridegroom had to he forcibly restrained from taking his own lite.

Ail indignant Maori recently presented tlie Wanganui Competitions committee with a claim for £2 damages. Tie stated that while attending a session of the compel it ions last year lie grievously rent his trousers upon a lack protruding trom j, seat, with the result that lie had to sit where lie was until the remainder of the audience had left. The committee, while sympathetic, could noi see its way to pay compensation, and finally the Maori agreed to abandon his contemplated legal ac)i,As a solatium the committee presented him with a ticket tor the coming compel it ions.

At on East Coast town a few venrs ago, one morning, following a llond, saw residents busily engaged in stacking driftwood into heaps for the convenience of carriers, nalong* them being a business man ; iml a lawyer, whose wood slacks . lood side by side. The business man instructed a carrier to “lift" |,is wood, hut was later informed that lie was too late —the wood had already been'carted away by another resident. In anger, the genth man consulted the “expert-in-law," who advised he had no redress, and if ho wanted to get even he had belter “pinch" another heap. The lawyer received his fee, together with thanks, and the client departed. Later on Mr “Learnod-in-Law” went to collect his wood, lull lie was too late. Ilis client had acted on his advice, and taken’ the next heap!

In a statement issued to the Press on Saturday afternoon, the Minister of Education (the Hon. C. J. Parr) stated that for the purpose of comparing, in the different education districts, typical eases of grading, and, with the further piupose of judging and reporting upon the quality of instruction given in the various districts, the chief inspector of schools would, for the ensuing twelve months, spend at least one half of his working time in the field. Senior inspectors would temporarily exchange districts, as from Ist March next year, for a period of three months, and the chief inspector would arrange, in two or three suitable cases, for an exchange of territory between the inspectors of adjacent districts. He would report what districts he suggested for this purpose.