Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2666, 1 December 1923, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1923. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce has 182 members. The monthly meeting of the local school committee will be held on Monday evening. We desire to acknowledge an invitation to attend the official opening of the Mon ton Hall which will take place on Friday next, at 8 p.m. Dannevirke ratepayers by 231 votes to 51 sanctioned the raising of a .€15,000 loan for street improvements.

Fox ton’s total rainfall for last month was 1.02 inches. The maximum fall, .42 inches occurred on the 11th.

The friends of Mr Rowley Hart, son of Mr and Mrs W. Hart, of Foxton, will regret to learn that he is an inmate of the Dunedin Hospital.

A proposal is afoot in Dunedin to establish a zoo. At a meeting of the Acclimatisation Society it was stated that a pair of young lions could be got from Wellington for about €2O.

The local vital statistics for November with the figures for the corresponding month of last year in parenthesis, were as follows: — Births 5 (3); deaths, 1 (nil): marrages, 2 (nil). Mr C. Speirs has resumed flaxmilling at his mill in Shannon. The mill has been closed down for some time consequent: upon a serious setback through a disastrous tire in his flax area.

Mr F. Rout, the popular proprietor of the Foxton-Shanuon motor mail and passenger : service, will shortly add a char-a-banc to his motor fleet for the convenience of local travellers and he proposes to extend the service to Levin as well as Shannon.

Three pettions in bankruptcy were filed at the office of the D.Q.A. Palmerston N. during the month of November, making a total of 35 so far this year. Two bankruptcies were filed last month, and there were* three in November of 1922.

Rabbits, rats and mice in New Zealand should soon be crying themselves to death. From the army headquarters at San Francisco is announced the discovery of a chemical tear gas. which does not affect human beings, bul means death to small animals.

The family and friends of Air and Mrs H. Coley entertained them at their residence on Tuesday evening last in honour of their golden medding, and a very pleasant time was spent by all present. Mr and Mrs Coley received a number of presents and messages of congratulation from different parts of New Zealand.

The proficiency examination at the local State school took place on Wednesday. The headmaster, Mr Banks, says the results will be published as soon as they come to hand. It may be pointed out, however, that those gaining their proficiency must attend school regularly until the break-up, as failure to do so may mean the withdrawal of their certificate.

Mrs Austin-Johnston and her daughter were accorded a hearty welcome by their friends with whom they once more mingled at All Saints’ Fair, after their trying experiences in Japan. Despite the awful scenes through which they passed and which will never he effaced from their memories, they are both in good health and glad once more to mingle with friends in their home town.

It is not often that a man forgets the names of his children, but such was the ease when a man was purchasing a book of 21 tickets in the Art Union being run by the Poverty Bay Horticultural Society. He has ten children, and decided to take one ticket for his wife and two tickets in each child’s name. After he had filled in the ninth child’s name he was stuck, as he could not remember the name of the tenth, so he decided to put down “the baby of the family.”

The death took place at Taihape on Thursday of Mr Alfred O’Toole, aged 48 years. Deceased was a cousin of Mrs Walter Kirkland, of Foxton. Mr O’Toole was brought up to the printing trade in Australia but gave it up on coming to New Zealand where he entered the sawmilling industry in Taihape. Deceased was unmarried and Mrs Kirkland is his only relative in New Zealand. The funeral will take place to-morrow, leaving Whyte’s Hotel at 2.30 p.m. for the Foxton (Catholic) cemetery.

The wedding took place at St. Mary's Church on Tuesday last of j Mr Byne and Mrs Baker. A very enjoyable dance concluded the Fair at the Town Hall last night. The members of the Horowhenua Power Board propose to pay a visit to Mangahao on Wednesday next. At the recent All Saints’ Fair, several “borderland” competitions, which were bringing grist to the mill, were suppressed by the vestry. It is rumoured that several local motorists will lie haied before the Magistrate at the next sitting of the Court for exceeding the speed limit within the borough. The united evangelistic mission service will be held in the Town Hall on Sunday evening at 8 o’clock. The address will bo given by the Rev. F. McDonald. Mr Howard Carter lias discovered 1.1. miniature oars for Tutankhamen’s use when lie crossed the dark stream beyond the El.vsian fields. These were laid inside the outer shrine of the King’s tomb. The Herald staff desire to acknowledge golden wedding favours from our old and esteemed friends, Mr and Mrs H. Coley, of the Avenue, If the Herald’s good wishes go for anything, then the eventide of life for Mr and Mrs Coley will surely be ldessed.

Tn regard to the maintenance of the Shannon-Foxton road, a correspondent writes to the Chronicle, desiring to know what the money paid in rates to the Horowhenua County Council by the owners of the Whitnunui and Poplar mills is used for. He says in one case it exceeds €IOO, and be wants to know why some of it is nots pent on keeping the road in order.

Journalistic enterprise in Dargcville, North Auckland, lias resulted in the merger of two newspapers circulating in that town, the North Auckland Times and the Wniroa Bell and Advertiser. As from January 1, 192-1, both papers will he issued as one, which will he known as the North Auckland Times, which is owned hv Messrs C. S. Rush, formerly .of Palmerston North, and O. L. Bagnnll, who have acquired from Mr A. J. Stallworthy his sole interests in the oon t emporn ry jonrn al.

Tt lias been decided to continue (he united meetings for intercession which have been held for some time in the various churches in Foxton and addressed by the ministers and others, and which have helped to promote a spirit of unity amongst the christians here that has been the cause of much mutual eo-opera-tion. The meeting on Tuesday next will he held in the Anglican Church and will he addressed by the Rev. J. Bootlirovd.

A well-known Hawke’s Bay fanner, on looking for a horse, came across Hori. who was leading a fine chestnut mare. “Say, Hori,” he said, “that’s a nice mare you’ve got; how much do you want for her?” “She to worry good boss, boss, you have him for te fifteen pouiT.” “Right oh, Tlori, I'll take him,” replied the farmer, “hut T will have to give you an 1.0. U.” Hori thought for a while and then said: “Te 1.0. U. no good tame you give mete U.O. Ale!”