Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2683, 15 January 1924, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL

At last night's Council meeting accounts amounting to £1,185 14/9 were passed for payment. Miss K. Lacey was appointed librarian at last night's Council meeting.

During the year ended December 31, 1923, the Levin co-operative dairy factory produced 524 tons.B cwt. of butter as against 519 tons 12 cwt. in 1922.

During the month of December three horses, one heifer, and three cows were impounded by the ranger. Driving fees to the amount of 4/- were collected. Those present at last night’a Council meeting were: His Worship the Mayor (John Chrystnli Esq.), and Crs. Bryant, Smith, lioss, Adams, Parkin, Coley, Thorpe, and Walker. Cr. Thompson, who was also in attendance was sworn in.

The weather during the week-end was very miserable for beach residents, owing to the heavy downpour and high winds which blew on Sunday. The rain was very welcome, however, as gardens have suffered much of late owing to the drought. A number of Palmerston North and district people were rather unfortunate in starting out for the beach on Sunday before the weather broke and as a result were drenched to the skin and had to take refuge in the hall.

A little son of Afr Roy Cullen, of Wnihi, aged 41 years, was savagely attacked by a chestnut horse at Wnihi beach on .Monday last (says the Auckland Star). The animal inflicted serious lacerations on the boy's face, seizing- him with i(> teetli and also kicking his face and leg. The horse was eventually driven off by an eye-witness, and a medical man from Wnihi attended to the hoy’s injuries. The horse was subsequently idenlilied as an exhurdler.

The officers of the local Corps of the Salvation Army. Ensign and Mrs Huston and Captain Dceprose will he farewelled at the Army Hall this evening, and a welcome extended to Captains Stevenson and Lillington. Ensign and Mrs Huston wish to thank all Fox ton friends and comrades for their kindness and assistance during their stay in Foxton, and the special effort for the installation of drainage having been so successful they ask that the same kindness and support he extended the officers succeeding them.

At about 10.30 o’clock one night last week, a Hamilton resident, who was camping about live miles from Rotorua, was awakened by someone calling from without to ask the way to Cambridge. The camper concluded that the traveller was a drunk, and after rendering the required information settled down to sleep, only to be awakened a short time later bv a noise as of someone falling in a fit. Hurrying out he found the other man lying unconscious on the road. Communication was immediately obtained with Rotorua, when it was ascertained that the traveller was a delirious escapee from the King George V. Hospital.

The Church Army Gazette of October 20th, 1923, says: “By the help of the Church Army a relative of a fallen soldier may have the joy of /mowing that a wreath, cross or other emblem will he placed on his grave on Armistice Day. No charge will be made for so doing. The offer only refers to such areas as Albert, Arras, Abbeville, Boulogne, Cambrai, Calais, Etaples, Hazebrouck, Rouen, Ypres. These floral tributes are made only by disabled soldiers in the Church Army workshops, at low prices, ranging from 6/6 to 30/-. Write to (he Hon. See. War Graves Department, Church Army, Marble Arch, London, m to the Hon. secretary in New Zealand, Box 20, Ormondvillc, Hawke's Bay, who is writing to nsk that orders for wreaths from New Zealand may lie placed on the graves at any lime after Armistice Day. I’lease add (>d in the £ to cover cost of sending money home, and giving Regimental number and place of burial. —F. W. Whibley, Hon. secretary. Church Army in New Zealand, The Vicarage, Mrmoiulvillc.”

Wounded in tin* hack with a peari/le bullet, Douglas James, aged .seven years, was found lying in his bed early last week. The hoy lives with his father in Huddle St., East Melbourne, and about halt-past two o’clock, Mr Doughi> -lames, scnr., heard his son crying. Mr .lames went to a. “sleep-out,’’ and the son. win isc bed was there, snid that he had a violent pain in his hack. He was found to have a bullet wound in the middle of his back. The boy was treated by l)r. Boyd, who removed the bullet and .-cut him to a private hospital. Mr James went to report the incident to the East Melbourne police, and while he was absent Mr Harold Cuthbert Williams who lives a few doors away called at the bouse and then went to the police station. Mr Williams told the police that he had kept awake all night by cats, and about half-past two o’clock went into the yard and fired a pea-rille to frighten them. Later he beard a boy crying and the sound of Air James leaving with bis motor cycle to bring the doctor and he feared be bad injured someone.

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