LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2706, 11 March 1924, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Accounts amounting to £2336 0/0 were passed for payment at Inst night’s Council meeting.

Those present at last night’s Council meeting were: His Worship the Mayor (John Chrystall Esq.) and Councillors: Golev, Walker, Adams, Thompson and Parkin.

At last night’s Council meeting a motion of sympathy with Mr and Mrs A. N. Smith in ‘their recent sad bereavement was moved and carried in the usual manner. At last night’s Council meeting the pound keeper reported that during the mouth 3 head of stock had been impounded and driving fees to the amount of 3/- collected. Mr R. McMurray, who recently underwent a serious operation, in the Palmerston N. hospital, returned to Foxton last night and is progressing favourably towards recovery.

When speaking on the road foreman’s report at last night’s Council meeting, the Mayor said that when the water and drainage work was completed he was of the opinion that a loan should be raised for the purpose of tar-sealing all the by-streets in the borough. At last night’s Council meeting the ranger reported that during the month of February cows and one horse were arrested and one horse and one cow released to their owners. Driving fees to the amount of 2/- were collected.

Mr S. E. Cowley has taken over the premises in Main St., recently occupied by Mr McColl.

While speaking on the matter of striking off bad debts at last night’s Council meeting the Mayor said that the debts in question were “Kathleen Mavourneen debts —It may be for years, it may be for ever —before they were paid.” The debts were struck oil.

A Melbourne cable states that between 400 and 500 employees in the railway service are beng immediately dismissed as part of the State Government’s retrenchment policy. This is Ihe outcome of an agreement between the Commonwealth and the States that the latter should not borrow until the Commonwealth loan requirements have been satisfied. The dismissals chiefly affect construction and rolling stock and work-shops. Lack of fluids to pay wages is given as the cause for the step.

The Harvest Thanksgiving services in connection with the Methodist Church were held on Sunday last. The Rev. .1. Boothro.vd preached in the morning and evening. The congregations were good at both services. The Harvest sale was held in the schoolroom last evening when there was a good attendance. The work and cake stall was in charge of Mcsdames Boolhroyd G. Honorc and Oxley; sweet stall, Mcsdames Banks and Rimmer; produce stall, Mr and Mrs Walter Walker and the bran tubs were in charge of the Misses Osborne. Later in (lie evening the fruit, vegetables etc., were sold by auction h_v Mr Woodroofe and very satisfactory prices were obtained. Hearty thanks are tendered to all who have helped to make t.he celebration a success.

There was at least one thoroughly honest investor present at the Tolaga Bay races. He had taken a ticket on Guram in the third race and went to the totalisator to collect his dividend, lie had also had a ticket on No. 1 in the previous race and handed in the wrong ticked for collection. The clerk made a mistake and paid out the dividend as if the ticket went for Garzon. On going through his pockets later the investor was surprised to find that 1 1 is Garzon ticket was still there. Realising what had happened lie returned to the totalisator and handed over the ticket to a grateful dork, who would otherwise have had to find the money himself. As one of the dub’s officials remarked “it restored one’s faith in human nature.”

‘•The Wesleyan Methodists in ('.rent Britain feci that the groat days of its (''hurdi arc not behind it hut before'it,” said tlie Rev. Dr. .). A. Sharp, ex-president of the Brili>b Conference, speaking at Ihc Methodist Conference in Christchurch. The membership of the Church was increasing, and the temperance forces were stronger and more determined than they had ever been before. Some people, he said, were talking of the decadence of (lie Methodist Church, and saying that it should learn to die gracefully. Methodism would not die gracefully. said Dr. Sharp, but would on the other hand, live very strenuously. In England the Church was facing the gambling evil, tbe drink question, and the horrible evil ol impurity, and these it could not hope to successfully combat unless it fought in the strength of God.

“I saw in Auckland four-roomed houses for sale at £1250 or more than 0000 dollars,” writes “A Calgary Man” in Calgary “Daily Herald” of 2nd February. The writer added: “A better house could be bought in Calgary for 1500 dollars." Incidentally, the writer says of Auckland —lie did not come South —“All the men are gamblers; horse racing chieliy. All the conversation was the races. They say it is worse in Australia.” What did surprise the traveller, a, working man and third-class out and back by the Niagara, was the stopwork meeting. He wrile.% apropos of a slight delay to the sailing of the Niagara, “then the longshoremen bad a meeting and that was more delay. Union meetings arc held in working hours. All work is stopped while the meetings are held, so a man may as well attend—he can’t work." The prices current in New Zealand lor farming land astonished the Calgary man. He gives instances of “as high as £SO per aerre for daily land!”

“New Zealand has come into possession of something more valuable I bon the biggest gold mine," remarked the captain of an American liner the other day when sampling some of our local tobacco. “And 1 predict,” be went on, “that in years to come tobacco growing here will be just as nourishing as in Virginia, my native country." It is gratifying to see that some enterprising people in this Dominion are realising the huge possibilities of the tobacco industry, but even tbe most sanguine were surprised when Lbe local article made its liral appearance, bucli was tbe success that tbe manufacturers could hardly cope with the demand, rind no wonder, because this tobacco represents quite a new type with a distinctive flavour of its own, due, it is said, to the toasting process which, has been udopted in its manufacture. But its greatest virtue is its small percentage of nicotine, and this is why it does not affect the hear t and nerves or the eyesight. Smokers should not fail to give it a trial. Obtainable in three strengths, Riverhead Gold, mild; Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog) medium, and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullhead) full body.*

“The poultry industry is on the eve of a great advancement and as I have predicted for some years, there is a great future waiting it if only producers will be loyal to themselves. I sincerely urge every producer to give his whole-hearted support towards co-operation with this association.” —President’s address at the opening of New Zealand Poultry Association’s Conference. The Methodist Conference has appointed the Rev. 8. H. D. Perryman as minister in charge of the Foxton circuit. The Rev. Mr Boothroyd, who has been in charge of the circuit during the past six months, lias been transferred to Norsewood and will be leaving Foxton in about three weeks’ time. Prior to taking up his duties at Norsewood, Mr Boothrovd will spend a fortnght’s holiday in Ihe Marlborough district.

We have received from the publishers, Angus and Robertson, Sydney, Henry Ford’s hook “My Life and Work.” The book is full of interest and not without humour. Of it the Sydney Mail says: “It is one of the greatest autobiographies of recent years. It is a lesson in how to do things by one who has done them. Indeed as a delivery of the goods this hook is ‘it.’ I could describe it no better if I wrote for a week. So why try?”

Still another instance of the value of advertising’ has been received by a. Gisborne firm of jewellers, Messrs G. Wood and Go., bv whom the following letter which is selfexplanatory, has been received: “Gamp lib on, Central India. —Dear sirs,—With reference to your advertisement in a New Zealand paper, T shall he thankful if you will send me one of your ‘dog whistles’ as a sample. You should not mean that T shall simple do it for myself, but T have been instructed hv the ‘shooting party’ which is going into ‘Sinderham’ jungle for wild elephants shortly, to get from you one of your ‘dog whistles’ on approval and if it is found satisfactory an order for 39 such whistles will be given as it will be returned at our risk. Tf yon are businesslike von may send one at an early date. As for (ho order we shall arrange to send it by cablegram to save time. Please let me know lbe price you would charge for 49 whistles at a time. They should have also a chain for fastening to the ‘kip licit' and oblige.”