LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2675, 22 December 1923, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr H. \V. Nash, second son of Mr J. A. Nash, M.P., has passed his final examination for the decree of M. 8., Ch.B.

Tho Levin Borough Council, mil of (.2 applicants, has appointed Mr U. L. Jenkins, of New Brighton, as clerk-engineer.

The Town Hall have selected a line •Lt of pictures for the holiday season. Commencing to-night, with “Alan’s Bize,” the list includes Mark Twain’s “Connecticut Yankee.” “A Daughter of Luxury,” “Love is an Awful ’riling,” “Just Tony,” ;md “Shirlev of the Circus."

Payouts by Mnnawntn factories arc as follows: Tiakitaluina (cheese) 1/6: Manawatu Reliance (cheese) 1/6; Ravenswood (cheese) 1/6; Whakaronga (butter) 1/6; New Zealand Farmers’ Dairy Union (butter) 1/0i; Kairanga (butter end cheese) 1/5; Levin (butter) Is 7d.

In giving evidence before an English court in an action agaist him for the purchase of pictures, some of which were alleged to be old masters, Sir William Petersen, head of a shipping firm, said that the late Lord Kelvin had declared: —“The world’s three great mysteries which never will he solved are, old masters. acoustics and women.”

The manager of the Royal has made exceptional preparations for ihe holiday season commencing with to-night. A thrilling comedy-dra-ma is to he shown entitled “The Hottentot.” On Monday night next (Christmas Eve) a special which has been secured from Auckland, featuring May Allison, will be screened entitled “Fair and Warm.” On Wednesday next a first-class Circus picture, “Sawdust,” will be shown and on Thursday the picture of pictures, “The Three Musketeers,” Dumas’ undying story of: thrilling romance and stirring adventure will be presented, to be followed by “Trifling with Honour,” “Tess of (he Storm Country,” and numerous others, which will he duly advertised later.* Mr Henry Richard Waldegrave, who died suddenly at Palmerston N. on Tuesday night, aged 70 years, was a very well-known resident of the Mann wain district. He had been in failing health for some time past, but his condition was not icgarded as serious. He retired to bed early in the evening, and later on if was discovered that he had died from heart failure. The deceased gentleman was the son of the late Mr John James Waldegrave, who came to Wellington from Australia in 1855, and who resided there at the time of the severe earthquakes. He* went to Manawatu and made his home there in 1872. The late Mr H. R. Waldegrave was educated at Wellington and Pahautanui, and followed farming at the latter place. .Subsequently he took up land at Awapuni and about twenty years ago retired to live in Palmerston N. He is survived by his widow, two sons, Messrs B. C. and M. Waldegrave, and four daughters, Mrs G. C. Keeble, Misses Doris and Sybil Waldegrave, of Palmerston North, and Mrs E. T. R. Carlyon, of Hawke's Bay. The only surviving brother is Mr F. B. G. Waldegrave, formerly Under-Secretary for Justice, who is now living in retirement in England.

The counting of votes for election to the Dairy Pool Board has Leon completed and tho result is t lie return of the “ticket,” Messrs Dalrymple, Forsyth, Ross, Goodfellow, Ground's and Motion. There were 20 candidates for the six seats.

“The trend of civilisation,” said Professor T. A. Hunter, at Masterton, last week, “appears to be more and more towards the pursuit of profit. I believe that, sooner or later, civilisation will he based on service.”

Mr Masscv lias approved of a scheme providing that I he New Zealand Government shall present the next-of-kin of soldiers killed in I lie war with one plain photograph of llie grave, and two beautifully coloured photographs of the cemetery containing the graves, one showing fhe Cross of Sacrifice, and the other Ihe Stone of Itemciiibrnnee.

II is not every city that can show a road belter than tin* adjacent footpath, Iml Auckland has this distinction, that, in the immediate nieghboiirliood of Government House (stall's the Star) the. roads have been well tar-sealed and well looked after, and there is not better st ret dies of the kind anywhere iri tlie city. But (lie adjacent footpaths have been sadly neglected of late years, and should Mis Excellency over go for a stroll in the neighbourhood, lie would run a serious risk of riekimr his ankle.

The Public Works Department recently circularised local bodies, urging them closely to inspect I lie poles corning under their jurisdiction from the Gommoiiwealt.il, with a view to the identification of white ants or other timber pests. ft lias been reported that men at Palmerston North have discovered in a

hardwood pole a nest of the dreaded white nuts. The pole was immediately burned. This discovery is nlarmng as Ihc aids destroy the interior wood to one sixteenth of an inch, and the decay is not noticeable unless the wood is constantly tapped.

Humorous allusions to sausages were made by Air Justice Frazer, in the Arbitration Court at Auckland, when an exemption from the closing hours provision was sought by shopkeeper selling cooked meals. “Someone asked us once," said His Honour, “wliat a sausage was. and we deemed discretion to lie tlie better pari, and we would not answer." TTis Honour I lien asked if sausages were, in the present npplieatiou, a “hone of contention.’ The -reply was that nothing of that nn Ia re had been raised, and His Honour I hen said they would let the -ausages lie.

The body of Tutankhamen is not in he disturbed. By the superstitious this will doubtless bo regarded as nn act of discretion, and by tlie remainder, with few exceptions, perhaps, ns an act of good fasto. At one time there was a suggestion that the body should lie removed to the Cairo Museum. This at once brought forward some protests, in the course of which the further suggestion was made that the remains should be reinterred in a pyramid. There will he a close examination of the body first, after which the tomb will be resealed and Tutankhamen left, to the peace that until the other day, he had enjoyed undisturbed for three thousand years.

The Inspector-General of Hospitals, Dr. Valentine, has authorised a public enquiry into the circumstances under which a patient was recently sent out to P.N. hospital. ’l'he patient was a daughter of Cr. J. J. Bryce, a member of the Kiwitea County Council. She was sent into (lie hospital for an immediate operation, and it is alleged that a member of the medical staff refused to take the ease, with the result that the patient had to lie removed to Feilding, where an immediate operation was performed at a private hospital in lhe presence of three doctors. The hospital board was disinclined to hold an enquiry and the Kiwitea County Council thereupon appealed to the Inspector General.

“Prior to the war South African production of hams and bacon was practically nil,” said Mr F. McMullen, secretary of the South African Board of Trade, to a Daily News reporter recently, “but tiie war forced the Union to look more to herself and to-day the ham.and bacon production is one of our outstanding industries. We export large quantities t<> the London market and receive good prices.” Of ciie of the larger bacon factories, Mr McMullen also told a good story. It was the boast of. Chicago, he said, that they made use of every part of the pig except its squeal, hut the Estcuurt factory in South Africa had gone one better by using the squeal as its registered telegraphic address.

“1 believe in examinations and prizes. They stimulate competition. You will never get real efficiency in school or in business unless there is some form of competition’’ declared tho Governor-General at the annual prize-giving at King’s College nl Auckland. “I got into great trouble the other day,” continued Lord Jellieoe, “because at Woodford House, Hawke’s Bay, I spoke of prizes as a test of efficiency. The principal took me severely to task ( Laughter). My view is that boys who win prizes deserve hearty congratulation, and those who don’t have my sympathy. (Applause). “My own experience is that boys or many boys, do not do themselves justice in examinations, and others do themselves more than justice. I place myself in the latter class, because 1 was far more successful iu examinations than in other sorts of work.”

The local Druids’ Lodge distributed toys to the children of its members at the Masonic Hall last night. A most enjoyable time was spent.

The total public debt of the Dominion was, according to a return made at the end of the last financial year, £218,953,324.

The public of New South Wale 9 subscribed £25,000 for the Japanese relief fund, which the Government subsidised by an equal amount.

Posters in large green and red type with the arresting heading: ‘•lie Careful!” are being issued by the fjepnrlment of Labour to factories and other business houses, where machinery is worked. Messrs A. X. Smith and Perreau made a successful canvass of townspeople yesterday for donations in aid of the purchase of toys in connection with the visit of Father Christmas to tho local children at Easton Park on Monday.

The new municipal gasworks at Palmerston North are .just completed and will he Supplying gas in a few days. The system adopted is the Glover-West vertical retort which is considered the most efficient in use. It lias been adopted in Napier and Wellington.

The shooting season for godwits and knots will open on .January 3, 1924, and end on March 31. Sportsmen may now obtain licenses at all post office and acclimatisation society offices. Persons holding 1923 game licenses are not required to takeout an additional one for shooting of godwits.

When Signor Luoien Cesaroni arrived in Los Angeles from the East a few weeks ago he was surprised to hear salvoes of cheers and shouts as he stepped on the station platform. and seeking an explanation, lie was amazed to find that all eyes were directed upon him. Chauffeurs, baggage men and lorry drivers were al! pointing at him, and shouting “TTooray for Firpo.”

The thrush has been responsible for a great deal of mischief in his day, buf his Infest exploit is that of attacking tlie trout at the Dnnnevirke hatchery. Recently the curator noticed that fry were lying on the concrete floor. A watch was set, and it was seen that thrushes preyed on the young fish as they swam along the top of the traps, and dropped them on the floor, where they devoured them. Wire netting lias since been erected aeross flic roof to protect the fry.

On Christmas Day special services will lie held in All Saints' Church. Holy Communion will bo celebrated at 7 a.m. 8 a.m. and 31 a.ill. Tn the evening a special memorial service will lie field when hymns and carols will lie sung. A short address will he given by the Rev. F. McDonald. Special musical items will be two -olos by Mrs Kendall, of Auckland, who will sing “I Know that My Redeemer Livcfh,” and “He shall Feed TTi- Flock." The organist, Air Thornber. will also play selections from the “Messiah.”

In 1023 Canada exported 201,000 pounds of whale meat, the entire amount going, to the United Kingdom and Japan. In .1022 the exports were 1,090,000 pounds, while in the latter year the total value was but £5,303; for the current year and for a much smaller amount, the value was £5,000. In 1022, however, no whale meat was packed, prices having declined to the point where it did not pay to put the meat up. The low prices apparently have served the purpose of attracting attention to the food value of whale meat, and a much higher range of prices i- now being obtained.

An incident, not devoid of an amusing twist, occurred at Waipukurau the other day, states the Press. What appeared to tie a huge and valuable swarm of bees was discovered on Saturday in the engine shed at the borough septic tank. A local resident, who has bee-keeping ambitions, but not experience, was advised of Iho find, and lie set about enthusiastically in making the necessary arrangements to capture tile swarm. One of the latest hives A was duly purchased and the-ser-vices of a local expert requisitioned The party went out by motor the following day equipped with all the paraphernalia necessary, and in high anticipation of good results. No tone was lost in getting down to business. The shed had to he burgled because Hie key had been overlooked in the excitement, and tinally when the expert got to the bees he discovered the swarm to consist I a remarkably fine collection of tin' domestic blow fly.

“The American view,” remarked the acting-manager of tramways, .Mr M. Cable, while addressing Wellington City councillors tho other evening on his recent trip to England and the United Stales, “is that plant must he duplicated every seven years. That will give some idea of Ihe immensity of electrical development there. No matter how favourably situated a city may he, unless il has ample power it must take second place. In Wellington we must take up a strong progressive policy of development.” In no very long lime, Mr Cable suggested the power which Wellington could get from Mangahao would be insufficient to meet (lie increased demand, and when that position arose it would he necessary to run the Evans Bay plant as a plant, not merely as a stand-by. Shanghai, Mr Gable added, had provided the world with an astonishing example of rapid electrical development. Starting off only a few years ago with a power plant no larger than that at Evans Bay, Shanghai was now being supplied by power houses in which were operating some of the largest producing units in the world.

Upwards of £IOO has been contributed to the Radium Appeal Fund at Levin. An 1847 penny Vermillion Mauritius stamp was recently sold in Paris for 122,000 francs, about £1,770. The North Canterbury Hospital Board has approved of covering the next five years, totalling £150,000, including £30,000 for a new nurses’ home. It is not generally known that, according to the Act, any vehicle plying for hire must carry mail if required, and the postal authorities are now taking full advantage of this fact, so that, practically speaking, there is a daily overland service between Napier and Wairoa (states the Star). Pennyroyal when it first appeared in the pasture lands in the Manawatu spread with alarming rapidity, taking possession of ten acres in each patch within a year or two. It now appears to he receding at the same rate, except in damp ground, and the farmers feel relief in the fact. The tiger cub which arrived by (he Mararna recently, was killed by the tigress Molly, at the Auckland Zoo. The cub was placed in the tigress’ arena, and was at once savagely attacked. An eye-witness reports that the cub was slowly choked to death. The loss to the zoo is serious, as the animal was a fine healthy specimen. A German shoemaker left the x gas turned on in his shop one night and upon arriving hi the morning struck a match to light it. There was a terriflie explosion, and the shoemaker was blown through the door a lid almost to the middle of the street. A passer-by rushed to hi.s assistance, and, after helping him to rise, inquired if he was injured. The little German gazed at his place of business, which was now burning briskly, and said: “No, 1 aindt hurt. But I got out shust in time. Eh?” To have spent most of his time in gaol since 1896’ was the rather doubtful distinction accredited to a middle-aged man, Herbert Doughty, alias Herbert Hall, who appeared before Mr C. R. Walker, S.M., at \\ ellington on a charge of stealing a pair of trousers valued at £2 10s, the property of Patrick Scrimshaw. The offence was committed at a boarding house, and the booty was subsequently pledged to a dealer for 8/-. The accused, it was stated was £340 in arrears on an order for the maintenance of his four children. A sentence of three months’ imprisonment was imposed. A Wanganui lady a few days ago decided that an appropriate Christmas present to send to a friend would be a pocket Testament. She entered a local shop, says the Herald, to make her purchase, , and there met a young man behind' Hie counter. When she asked for the Testament he seemed bewildered and asked the lady to repeat her request. He then hesitated for a time and asked the lady to wait a minute while he consulted another member of the staff, with the result that the Testament was speedily j.rodiH-ed. The lady is now wondering at the spiritual or rather lack of spiritual knowledge of the young man.