Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2777, 28 August 1924, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Miss Healey, Band eonduetress, requests a full attendance of bandsmen at the praeliee room to-mor-row evening l .

Mr Massey indicated at Levin that there would soon he an increase in the capital of the Advances Department.

The Horowhenua County Council’s workmen have now metalled the road from the Shannon Bridge in to Shannon.

The Coal Mines Nationalisation Bill was introduced by Mr Holland and read a first time in the House on Tuesday.

A reminder is given of the first annual ball to be held under the auspices of the Hall Committee at Moutoa to-morrow night. Char-a-banc leaves post office at 7.30 pan. The Wellington education Board has declined a ret pies l from the Defence Department to allow a\naval officer to visit the primary schools ’with a view to encouraging recruiting. Mr John Mason lias been selected by the divisional committee of the Political Reform League as the official candidate for the Napier seat at the next general election: The names of Messrs .1. .Mason, J. Vigor Brown and J. B. Andrew (Mayor) were submitted to the committee. Arrangements have been made for the unveiling of the Sandon Citizens' War Memorial on Sunday afternoon next, (leneral Melvill, (1.0.0. X.Z. Forces, has been invited and lms consented to be present and will unveil I lie memorial tablets. .Mr B. .J. .Jaeobs, chairman of the Mama wain Returned Soldiers' Association, will also be present to give an address as also will Air .). Linkla 1 or, ALP., lor ilnc distriel.

Soon after the House met on Tuesday, the Prime Minister indicated that he intended to adopt a fresh course respecting the Legisla - ture Amendment Bill, the introducing of which had been talked out on several occasions, lie said he was not going to have the whole business of the session held up for this measure and lie intended to ask tin 1 House lo strike the Bill off the Order Paper and bring in another Bill by the Uovernor-Bencrurs Message. If wifuld not lie tin 1 same Bill, though it would bear the same title.