Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JANUARY 26. 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2687, 26 January 1924, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JANUARY 26. 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Palmerston Standard, commenting on the recent local racing club fixture, says; "The secretary, Mr D. R. Ogilvy, who had as his right-hand man Mr A. Way, is to he congratulated on the manner in which the gathering was conducted —in fact, all the officials have had so much experience in racing matters that it is difficult to imagine any hitch in the arrangements.”

As the motor car conveying the bridal pair left All Saints' Church on Thursday evening, one or two individuals were seen to hurriedly attach something to the rear axle. The car proceeded along the Main thoroughfare to the accompaniment of a terrific noise, caused by three empty benzine tins strung out behind the ear. Despite the jangle the occupants of the car refused to pull up until well away from the amused crowd.

A Soviet eonimnnii|Ue says: — “Comrade Lenin died on Ihe hills near Moscow. His health recently considerably improved, but bis condition suddenly became worse, and he lost consciousness, and died of paralysis of the respiratory centres. The All-Russian Congress of the Soviet is now silting at Moscow to take the necessary decisions to continue Comrade Lenin’s work. The Soviet Government stands firm at its post, watchful over the conquests of the proletarian revolution.”

The following resignations have been received by the Wanganui Education Rout'd : W. A. Rrown, bend lonelier, Waverier: E. M. Siddells, assistant, Victoria Avenue; S. Sir phons, secondary assistant, <>hnkune; D. 0. Warner, sole teacher. Moa.wliango: K. S. Pee.-, sole teacher. Silverhopo; O. M. Carr, sole teacher, Awaliou South; E. R. Murray, assistant, Taikorea; M. R. Ke.yworlh, assistant. Maxwell: W. W. Thomas, assist aid, (lonvillo: W. ,1. Andrews, head teacher, Wanganui East.

Two ladies when bathing at Lyall Ra.v, Wellington, noticed a shark swimming into shallow water and they gave the alarm. Two hoys belonging to the surf club observed the shark, which was apparently sick‘and nearly dead. They went into the water, seized it by the tail, and dragged it ashore, whence it was promptly killed. It is believed lo have been an isolated fish, seeking a quiet retreat, owing lo its sickness. Sharks arc very seldom seen in this locality, and they do not venture into the surf. The shark was about five feel long.

“Kauris are one of the most primitive, types of conifers lo be found anywhere in the world,” said Professor Thomson, of Toronto University, prior to his departure from Auckland by the Niagara. He had come to New Zealand with the object of examining them at first hand, and was much impressed with the quality and variety of their wood. As yet he did. not know what could be done in the way of acclimatising them in Canada, but some investigations would be made along that line. “It is very probable that kauris are the stock from which the other conifers have descended,” concluded the professor.

The location of Wirth's Circus, which appears in Foxton next month will be Easton Park. The whole outfit will arrive by special train.

The A.M.P. Society has purchased a property in Broad Street, Palmerston North, from the Palmerston North Municipality for the sum of £13,000.

W. M. Hulston, a Christ ehurclihorse trainer aged 34, has been arrested in connection with the Willie Lincoln trotting case on a charge of alleged conspiracy.

The Hodgson Company is auctioning on March 2, in London, a remarkable collection of Australian and New Zealand hooks, prints and maps, collected by the late Mr John Calvert. The owners would prefer to sell en bloc at a moderate price.

A warrant has boon issued for the arrest of Norman Alfred List, a student, in connection with the Melbourne gardens murders. Three victims of the tragedy were buried yesterday amid pathetic graveside scenes. The murderer is still at large and the victims’ conditions arc unchanged.

Several firms interested in bulk store accommodation in Foxton, are anxiously awaiting the decision of the Manawatu-Oroua River Board’s scheme, re the river cuts before they definitely decide upon building operations along the wharf frontage.

At the conclusion of a wedding service in All Saints’ Church on Thursday evening, the vicar. Rev. W. H. Walton, called attention to the fact that one or two ladies were present in the congregation with uncovered heads. He said this custom and contrary to the rules of the church.

"Unemployment in Wanganui is practically nil.” slated Mr Gohns, of (lie Labour Department Ibis week, -ays the Herald. '‘There is a -horlage of labour for M'angaliao, and locally carpenters and bricklayers are very hard lo get —more especially I lie latter. There is an erroneous impression abroad that bricklayers are not wauled in Wanganui, bid such is not the ease. There is a decided shortage here of men in that trade.”

The Maori interpretation of the word Waharoa means literally “big speaker.” When explaining this, Mr McMillan, M.P., who was performing the opening ceremony at Waharoa Post Office, caused a hearty laugh by pointing to a previous speaker, who had made a somewhat lengthy humorous speech. The latter had his revenge, however, by drawing attention to the M.P.’s big frame and large “corporation.”

The casual methods of some school teachers were discussed at a meeting of the Wanganui Education Board this week, in consequence of an investigation which (says the Chronicle) disclosed that in some eases, school rolls were not called every day, in instances several days being allowed to go by. As the roll is the only legal evidence of attendance it was decided to stress the fact that the roll should be called immediately a school assembles.

An old organ grinder’s generosity to returned sodiers who had fallen by the wayside was mentioned at the meeting of the Auckland Returned Soldiers’ Association. A letter from the wandering musician was read, in which he said he had been granted free permission to play his organ at the Epsom Show early in December, and had handed the secretary of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association five shillings to mark his appreciation of the favour granted him. The old man had asked the secretary “if the association could spare the money,” to hand it to the Returned Soldiers’ Association “to provide live meals for some of the needy returned soldiers who may he hungry and destitute.”

“In the cathedral at Lourdes,” said the Rev. .Father Loekington,

oi the course of an address at Dunedin, "arc hung the llags of many nations. 1 was pleased to see hanging then* the Anzac flag—our own Australian and New Zealand flag — where our Imvs had left it on their way In the front.” Later (says Dunedin Evening Star) the speaker -bowed pictures of the graves of New Zealanders and Australians being tended by the little children of France. "Does France,” he -aid, "asks whether these men were Anglicans, or Presbyterians, or Methodist.-, or Baptists? No. It is enough for France that they came to lier aid and gave their lives for her. France has Liken them 1“ her great heart, and she is praying for them.”

Captain Buckley, who, with his A vro aeroplane, was at Hokitika in connect ion with the exhibition Hew south on Tuesday evening. He left Hokitika beach at 4 o'clock for the W'aiho Glacier which was reached in mi hour. The passengers were Dr. Tereheluuuiit and Mr Havelock Williams, of Timaru. The glacier traversed by the Hying machine was photographed hut the high mountains were too cloudy for photography. The aeroplane landed on Okarito beach for the night. The 1 allowing morning it had to be transported across the river to the i.ortii beach to secure a better tak-ing-off ground. This was safely accomplished on a punt and boats, and in the evening the aeroplane, with the party, returned to Hokitika, doing the trip in 45 minutes. The trip is described as most enjoyable, and the West Coast, with tlie mountains in the background, present a wonderful sight, in which Lite varied character of bush and lake scenery made an enchanting view us seen from the air.

The name of Mr Robin McMurray, of Foxton, appears in the list of successful candidates for the Palmerston North area in connection with the recent matriculation examination, he having completed in this examination.

That the “boys of the old brigade” can still hold their own was instanced rather strikingly at Poroll- ta ran (says the King Country Chronicle). when two bushmen, whose joint ages totalled nearly 100 years, chopped out- a 200-aere block of standing bush in the same time as three considerably younger men felled 100 acres of bush of exactly the same description. The Prime Minister (the Right Hon. \Y. F. Massey) received the following telegram conveying greetings of the Aruwa tribe on his relurn from the Imperial Conference: “To-day you again tread the familiar deck of your canoe, New Zealand. Arawas, therefore, affectionately extend hearty greetings to their mighty chief, who for so many years has crossed and recrossed the traditional ocean of the kiwi. Welcome to you, who come from our King’s presence. Welcome, the tiiiffnehing patriot of the Empire, firm believer in the Christian spirit of England, namely, truth, honour, tolerance, and justice. Arawas, like you. believe in her destiny and her everlasting place in the sun,. and our duty to help in accord with that belief.”