LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2652, 30 October 1923, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A local resident secured a record haul of: eels in the. .Manawatu Itiver lasi; week. He sel an eel basket over night and iit the morning lifted JtiO cels. A reeonl visitor tu Foxlon, on seeing a cinder track in Thymic St. asked a resident of I lie locality whether the people were allowed to empty the ashes, etc., from their premises on to the footpath!

The liiHe Club wish to thank Messrs Collinson and Son for donating the club a trophy. At the recent examinations of ihe Commercial College, Sydney, Aims Doris Whibley, a pupil of the local Convent, passed in book-keep-ing and shorthand, Intermediate grade, with US per cent, in the former and o(.i per cent, in ihe latter. The wedding was celebrated at Levin last evening of Air Roy Rob-in-on. eldest son of Mrs James Robinson. Beach Road. Buxton, and Miss Duleie Hawke, daughter of Miami Mrs A. Hawke, of Levin and laic postmaster ill Eoxlon.

There is al present on view m Messrs Barr and Tver’s window u handsome silver cup, kindly donated !,v that linn to Hie Eoxlon Swimming (’lull - for competition. AH’ D. Ball i;Lo has on exhjbtioii a silver medal, donated by Air A. P. Easlon.

If i- reported from AVellinglon lhal a new political parly is likely to lake shape within the uoxl few months. Commercial men njrc said In be moving in Ihe mailer. II is -aid the hope is lo absorb suitable elements of both main parlies in Hie presold House.

Air Massey on behalf of Ihe Uuveriinieiil and people of Yew Zealand wrote lo Yiseonnl Burnham, expsessing Ihe hope lhal lie and Lady Burnham and the British delegation 1,, the Press Conference, 11)25, would pav a visit lo Yew Zealand. Yi-ecunl Burnham replied that, his health permit I ing, he would have the grealesl plea sire in accepting Ihe invitation. He had long wauled lo ■ ee Yew Zen la ml. The suspension bridge l over the Ulaki river, in (he Olnki Burge, collapsed on Saturday night. The bridge wa- eonslruelod about len ■ ago at a cost of Cl .100. A -i tiler- in the. vicinity slap's Ilia! when lie saw it the following morning, Hie bridge wa- hanging on by one cable, in an alums! porpondieu- !., r posit on. lle surmised Iha I I lie high winds which usually swayed Ihe bridge, had caused Ihe cables to chafe. Jack Dunslim, who was knocked down several times during Ihe course of ii light with Marie flornik, at Melbourne, on . Saturday, was subsequently taken lo Ihe hospilal from Ihe Stadium. He never regained consciousness and died oil Sunday. Medical examination showed Jlnil he bad fractured Ihe base of his skull a- a re-ull of falling lo the door. JJunslan was 23 years old, and was formerly a boxing instructor in Ihe Auslrlaian Navy, in addition to being champion of I he Heel.

A seipiel to the destruction of Hie Waikino public schoolhouse last Wednesday was furnished on Mon/ day. wlkmi a school lad named Slap-. !<• lon had bis feel and \ legs badly burned, lie leapt from the remains of Ihe coal shed oil to seemingly 1 armless grey ashes, when his bare feel sank into about a fool of live i-.-al ashes. A photographer named Davis carried the sufferer on his 1)10-1; for miles. Later the. hoy was admitted to Ihe Waihi Hospital.

When the Hon. Air Gulhrie and Mr George TTm ford were rcc.npevaling in Suva, (here was brought under their iiniiee Ihe need for a sowbig machine for a group of women on the leper island. The missionary In the Solomon’ Islanders working on the Bijinn plantations drew attention to flic need. Immediately tl.e two Eeildingiles pundiased the -(‘wing machine and sent it lo Ihe leper slat ion, ns “a present Irom Eeildlug'.” II was a happy thought, ,i happy gift, in Ihe happy isles — end il spreads ihe fame of Keilding in Ihe Eijis.—Slav. Anoilier mo I oviug ■ mishap befel Mr K. Williams. M.P., Tor Poverty Bay. While moloU.ig to Gisborne ! ) al lend ihe slow sis ear went over • lie lin nk near Arnkdit eo ine inland 'folaga Bay -ad no driver of

;he ear, M .tack I’einiy, was serlv : i ’ tr Air and Airs Wilj mii ; and ■ her passengers in the ear foi'l" -ilelv escaped. Mr Wil- | ; , .ii- , evimisly me! wilh a similar o .iileiil last year, with severe in - juries lo himself, mi I In' Tolugn Bay ,111-,... I, inch ... ai present Oise! ’ . .. , I . aide I.)P- -- ,- ■ -e: -'i| i-.d■v rl " 1 inland. , 'f! :l fat:'!:); a level , ; • ( ieorge Si Rock. 1 , Nook, a 111 > 111 -1 jol .Uielkaml, mi Sunday in whir,. ..< • Bill., i.eeil was killed, !-<-r i > hi.. 01, d John Tu \ lor, da ir\ . rel\ injured, was due j,. th- 1 -sc hacking on lo Ihe railway (' ''i'll alarmed by Ihe noise of .hi ip: meliing train from Atiek- ' ~I in 1 i.mdersoii. Mrs Burl, who i a.- m i nen on i ne iiead, was picked 111 - ,|( . . 1, ,e ea tile slop. Taylor i -,: . ; ~ne. i. uo 11 11, e< • a 111 e - „l 1 Hi, In v wa- I iil'owil oil llie e 'tie :-!■ p wilh a leg severely injured. The. remains of t he cart were hurled along the line, one wheel i eing found lil'lv feet away, but as the iiai'iK"-' was cut the horse es- <:'!■( d injury. The anniversary services-in connection with the Eoxlon Methodist ( inii'eh were held on Sunday. There was a good congregation at the evil.ing service when the Rev. J. Boothvoyd preached an- impressive sti nioii from Paul’s testimony to Christianity and its message; 1 Tim,,thv, 1-1 L: “The glorious gospel of Hie blessed Clod.” Special hymns and anthems were sung by the choir, under the leadership of Mr H. Osborne. Air Thornber presided at the organ and was assisted by an oflicient orchestra and the services were thoroughly enjoyable.' The anniversary social on Thursday evening will n Iso be a welcome social to Urn Rev. Boothroyd. A number of vocal items, etc. will be given and the meeting will be addressed by local ministers and others. Air J. Chryslall will occupy the chair.