LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2654, 3 November 1923, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At Otaki on Thursday four young men, charged before Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., with assaulting a Chinaman, were fined £lO each.

A meeting of the local Dorcas Society will be held in All Saints’ schoolroom on Monday afternoon next at 2.30 o’clock.

Up to a late hour last night, the police had nothing to report iu regard to the Arainoho murder, states a Wanganui message. Mr C. R. Orr Walker, S.M., formerly Chief Judge of Samoa, and who has been appointed to the Wellington Magistracy in succession to Mr E. K. Hunt, S.M., has commenced his new duties. Another euchre party will he held in the Town Hull supper-room under the auspices of St. Mary’s Church, on Tuesday evening next. A good time is assured all who attend. When the subject of a, loan for public library and reading-room was raised at last night’s meeting Cr. Coley said when he advocated this in the Council on two occasions he was opposed by the speaker who now advocated the loan. As result of defeating his motion, the public had only got half a building and now they wanted to complete the job. He felt keenly disappointed at such a short-sighted policy, which has caused him to oppose a further loan.

The first talking machine was made from a rib.

Mr Bonar Law’s remains wall be cremated and buried in Westminster Abbey.

A seaman named Charles Swensen, employed at Te Aroha unloading timber, was knocked into the hold by a sling and sustained bead injuries and a fractured hip on Thursday. He was removed to the hospital.

Cr. C'olcy to Cr. Ross, at last night’s meeting: “Have you (lie engineer’s figures as to cost of pumping at Easton Park?” Cr. Ross: “I have the engineer’s statement in my pocket and which I will read to the meeting.” Cr. Coley: “I’m satisfied.”

The Police Offence Act provides a penalty of £5 for setting off fireworks or explosive material in any street, and we are advised that the police intend enforcing these provisions on anyone found offending. A word to the wise should bo sufficient.

Nurse Neylon, who lias been spending some time with her mother in Foxton, leaves on Monday to take up a position in Nurse Trask’s private hospital in Palmerston N. Miss Neylon was previously associated with Nurse Trask in the Palmerston Disfriet Hospital.

At a special general meeting of Hie Manawntu-Oroua River Board, palled for flip purpose of receiving applications for the position of cierk to the Board, out of eighteen applications, Mr R. H. Spencer, of Palmerston North, was chosen to fill the vacancy.

Tommy Bates, 11 years of age, fell off a groyne into the Matnnra river at Gore on Thursday afternoon. The hoy made an heroic si niggle for life, hut was caught in 1 hr* strong current and sucked under. Rescue attempts also failed. The body has not been recovered. Deceased was Ibc son of Mrs John Bales, widow, at Dyne St., Gore.

The concluding united meeting for Intercession in connection with Mr Mains’ Mission was held in |he Methodist Church on Tuesday evening. The Rev. J. Boothrovd conducted the meeting and the Rev. W. H. Walton gave the address. There was n good attendance and several persons took part in prayer and the meeting"was closed by the singing of the Doxologv and the Benediction. Two cases from Foxton have been set down for trial at the sitting of I lie Supreme Gourt at Palmerston N. next week. In oiie, a claim is made by V. 0. Belly against John (lonian for £553 damages for allrced negligence in motor driving. In Hie oilier, W. IT. Currie is claiming a divorce from his wife and damages against the co-respondent. Albert Taylor. -In both cases Mr R. [,. Rollings, of Foxlon, is appearing os counsel for plaintifi.

Mr it. Canning, postmaster of Pahiatua, has retired after nearly 31$ years’ service. Mr Canning on-; Mred the service in 1885 as a cadet at Wellington. During his lengthy service he has been stationed al Queenstown, Balelutha, Dunedin, Lyttelton, Te Aro (Wellington). Ohnkune, Fail-lie,- Waverley, and finally at Pahiatua, where be . has beejj for three years. William Fitzgerald, of Wakanui, a farmer, was charged at Ashburton yesterday with driving a horse and gig at night time without lights and taking therein 'two gallons of whisky into a dry area, without notifving the vendor; also with exposing liquor for sale in a dry district, viz., Ashburton. He was fined £SO and costs. Rather a remarkable eonineidenee was revpa led in Levin Ibis week, says the Chronicle when Mr H. Walkley opened a packing case containing drapery imp-a ied from a London firm. Amongst the packing U sed was nr- piece of paper wiih ibc label of Messrs Collinson and ('mini -name, of Palmerston N„ and ...Idressed to a different •f.nnf! a firm from that from which Mr Walklev received the goods. If would appear that the Palmerston firm maat .wiue eon.si ß *.mem to London n.A.g this paper .. . a wrapper; the i.n : pithen used it either as a wrapper or packing to another London firm and as packing, the letter i—i.lined it io New Zealand to a within ihirly miles of the place, f. .m which if> commenced its

wane.- ; .ngs. It is reported that Katana, the native “prophet,” who has been lpore or less in retirement since his political efforts in connection with the general election in December, is again on the move. Rutuiui was expected I o arrive in the Wairarapa on Thursday on a visit and he informed Major Tuuniaorangi, of Carterton that he would bring with him some forty companions. It is believed that he "intends making a short stay at Carterton.

Tiie Rev. A. 0. Williams, of. Wanganui, passed-away there at a private hospital, to which he was recently admitted. The deceased genl U inan, up to about three weeks a"o enjoyed good health, and was taken suddenly ill at Palmerston N. Deceased was a sou of Judge Williams, of the Native Land Court, at Auckland,’ and a grandson of Archdeacon Williams, who arrived iu New Zealand iu 1823, uml was the first resident ordained missionary to the Maoris. The Rev. A. 0. Williams was horn in the Bay of Islands in 1850, and grew up amongst the Maoris. He was a great Maori lingaist, and had a wondeil'ul influence over the natives all through his life. He leaves three sons, Dr. Ulie Williams, the Rev. W. G. Williams, and Mr G. Williams (of Palmerston North), and a daughter, Miss Williams.