LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2657, 10 November 1923, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The'recent warm rain has been very beneficial to local gardens. A special line of 35 polled Angus bullocks were shipped by the Kennedy from Foxton to Christchurch on her recent trip. 'Phe ordinary monthly meeting of I lie Borough Council will he held in the Council Chambers on Monday nigh! at 7 p.m.

The Aramoho murder is still baffling the police and although many clues have been investigated, the perpetrator of the dastardly deed is still at large.

Members and friends of the Presbyterian Ladies’ Social Guild spent an enjoyable time at the home of Mrs John Ross, Thynne St., on Wednesday afternoon.

A general meeting of the Foxton Swimming Club will he held in Pevrenu’s rooms on Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock, A full attendance is requested.

At all the local churches to-mor-row, Armistice Day will he observed by two minutes silence al II a.m. In order to carry this out. the church services will commence a little earlier.

We are asked to remind bandsmen that thej' will leave from the practice room to-morrow afternoon at 1 o’clock to take part in the Armistice unveiling memorial at Orona Downs.

Mrs Austin-Johnslon and her dau - ghter are expected to arrive home next week from their recent visit to Japan. Mr Stan Austin is accompanying his mother and sister from Sydney. The debenture issue of £23,000, which Ihe Podding Borough Council recently placed on the market, has met with considerable success, the total subscriptions received to date being just over £15,000.

To-morrow being the world’s temperance Sunday, the Rev. J. Bootliloyd will lake as his subject: “The Bible and lotal Abstinence,” at the Methodist Church in the morning, and al Shannon at night. All who an lutuiested in Ibis great question arc cordially invited to attend.

The number of arrivals in New Zealand for the nine months ending Seplember 30 last totalled 23,813 — males 12,700, females 11,074. The total number of departures from the Dominion in the same period was 23,204—ma1es 12,551, females 10,053. The arrivals thus exceeded the departures by 039 —males 218, females 421;

AT. Tuesday’s meeting of the Manawalii County Council a letter was received from the Public Works Department in reply to the council’s request that the Government.should give assistance to the extent of £250 towards the cost of temporary repairs to the Foxton-Levin main road, and that it should also contribute £1,500, £1 for £1 towards the cost of the Whirokino deviation. The department was of the opinion that it would he preferable for the council to submit plans, proposals and estimate of the cost of the latter work when the question could then receive further consideration. In regard to the application of £250 for the Foxton-Levin road, this was purely a county matter, and the Minister for Public Works was unable to favourably consider the application, —The letter was received,

Five years ago the signing of the Armistice brought the world war to a sudden end and to-morrow the anniversary of that great event will he celebrated throughout the British Empire. Eleven butter factories operating in the Manawatu during last season and up to April 30th of this year forwarded for export 4,542 tons of butter, and 22 cheese factories during the same period forwarded 2,765 lons of cheese, a gross combined total of 7,307 tons of dairy produce.

The first call made by Lord Strallispey on Tuesday at ‘Wellington on going ashore from the Manuka, after an absence from the Dominion for ten years, was to (lie money order office, where he worked as a clerk before he sneeeeded to the peerage on the death of his brother, the Earl of Ren field, in 1915, in France. Lord Strathspey told a newspaper representative that he met four of his old eomrades in the office and had a very pleasant ehnt about old times. TTe intends to spend lliree weeks in Wellington and afterwards will go to Christchurch where Lady Strathspey’s mother and sister are. Then he will go to Oamarn where he was horn to visit the Waitnki High School in which he received his early education.

A serious accident occurred on Thursday evening on the main Shannon-Levin road ns the result of which Air ,T. Turoa, a nephew of Mr Hone McMillan, of Kopntaroa, and well-known in Levin was taken to the Palmerston N. Hospital in a serious condition suffering from a fractured skull. Turoa, accompanied by a man named Just, were returning from Shannon on a motor cycle, and when about half-way to Levin a. mob of sheep wes encountered. In attempting to pull up, the cycle skidded with the result that both riders were thrown off, Just escaping with minor injuries. The injured man was conveyed to Shannon for medical attention and was sent to the Palmerston N. Hospital by the 9 p.m. train. Latest advices are to the effect that he is progressing as favourably as can tie expected.