Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2754, 5 July 1924, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Heavy vain fell throughout (his district yesterday and las! night. All' 11. U. Hornblow. local stationmaster, resumed duly yesterday.

The Tlerald stall' acknowledge wedding Favours from Air and Airs Arens and desire to convey to them their very best wishes. Dr Trilby King lias been appointed Acting Inspector-General of Mental Defectives during Dr Hay’s absence abroad. At the police court at Auckland, an Opotiki hotelkeeper, David diaries Hawkins, was lined .Co on each of two charges of failing to furnish income returns for the years 1922 and 192:1. A local resident look charge of a bicycle which had been left against, a fence adjoining his property. The following day he took the machine to the police station where it was claimed by the senior eon-table as his missing property! The Fox ton Cordial Factory has put a new and nicely llavoured cordial on the market called “Orange Smack.” Our staff desire to thank Mr Aitcliison for samples of tho beverage, which they pronounce A.l. A lad of Hi years of age, Arthur AlcEwen, of Shannon, was yesterday admitted to the Palmerston N. Hospital suffering from a fractured leg, which il was staled was inflicted by a horse. The patient’s condition is satisfactory. A diligent search for the recovery of the body of \Y. S. Parkes, an employee of the Alauawatu-Oroua Power Board who was drowned in the Manawatu at Karero on June 20th, has been made by the police and Board officials without result. The river was searched from Ivurere to the Heads, occupying two days.

The Hon.' \Y. Noswort.hy described the Liberal Party as one suffering from the codlin moth, wooly aphis, bees disease, in the cold shades of t lie Opposition without a hope of getting on the bench; resembling an old wind jammer unable to puce it with a modern steamer; and a party disgruntled and discredited. The House of Lords read a second time a Bill introduced bv Lord Danesfort forbidding the teaching of seditious or blasphemous doctrines to children under sixteen. Lord Danesfort said the Bill in no way interfered with the teaching of Socialism or other political propaganda, but- forbade the violent garbage of Atheism and Bolshevism. Lord Haldane opposed the Bill as objectionable and retrogade.' Mrs Downes entertained members and friends of: the Presbyterian Ladies’ Social Guild a' a very enjoyable afternoon in the Sunday School hall on Wednesday. Pul! arrangements were made to'- the social ••iiternoon and sale to be held on the 23rd of this ‘month. The secretary read a letter from Mrs McDonald, expressing the hope that Mr McDonald and herself would soon he w lit them again as they were both improving in health. When Raleigh Scoured the Spanish Main And scared the haughty doits of Spain, As best they could his sea-dogs bold Braved tropic heat and arctic cold. They mustered aft to roll the drum And soaked their hides with ration rum, But modern “salts” grog now abjure, Preferring ..Woods' Great Peperrnint Cure*. 14*