LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2808, 8 November 1924, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the Methodist. Church to-mor-row night, during the, offertory, Lieut. Buckley, conductor of the Queen Alexandra's Band, will render a sacred cornel solo.

Among those takiii" part in tonight’s and to-morrow night’s concerts, are Miss Sawyers ,a talented painist, and Mr 14anr, a popular soloist, both of Wanganui.

Miss Healey, Carnival Organiser assisted by several helpers, deeora!ed the front of business premises in' Main SI. last night with greenery in honour of to-day’s carnival effort.

A whistling tree has just been brought to Paris, and efforts are to be made to acclimatise it to the Paris air. It grows mostly in Barbadoes and in the Sudan. The leaves have small holes in them, and when a gentle breeze passes through them a sweet whistle results. A strong wind will cause a note as loud as a siren.

The esteem in which the l!ev. Father Kelly is held by his parishioners at Newtown was shown by the enthusiastic gathering which took place at St. Anne’s Hall on Tuesday evening, when he was tarewelled prior to his departure next Tuesday on a twelve-month tour of Mil rope. Father Fallon, who presided, said he was sure they would all agree with him that Father Kelly’s holiday, coming after twenty years of sellsacrificing’ work in the nonunion, was well deserved. On behalf of the parishioners lie wished him a very happy holiday. Father Kelly was the recipient of a roll of notes from the laity of the parish, and a writing desk .from the sodality of the Children of Mary. In returning (hanks for the gifts, and the kindness be bad experienced as their parish priest, Father Kelly said oil his tour, which was Including a visit to his homeland, Ireland. lie would carry with him tlu* very best memories of St. A line’s and the people of the Dominion. The. Kev. Father Kelly was parish priest al Foxton some years ago. The Appropriation Bill was passed by both bouses on Thursday. The most important provisions are those relating to the expenditure of £300.000 for the maintenance of a second cruiser, exending benefits of public service, superannuation fund to officers of Cook Islands and Samoan Services and appropriating £20,000 for the payment to local bodies of the proportion of royalties on the sales of timber from State forests.

Tlie Farmers’ Shop in Main St. in aid of their cpieen candidate. Miss Satherley, is doing great business to-day. Meat, poultry, produce, cakes, eggs, etc. are finding ready purchasers.

The Fox ton Horticultural Society desire it to he known that their tallies at the Town Hall must not he used by carnival committees without first obtaining written permission from the society.

The epidemic of measles appears li he about at an end. tlie attendance at the local State school (his week showing a very marked improvement, jumping from 5(1.4 per cent last week to 85 per cent this week.

A novel event at the Show at Carterton was given when Mr J. G. McDonald’s sheep dog gave an interesting exhibition of driving a rooster into a biscuit tin in the centii of the oval. The dog rounded the bird up to the pivot-with great skill and patience, until at lust the bird sought the tin as the only means of escape.

Excitement was caused by a mad bull on the Rimutaka hill road recently which charged a motor ear being driven to the Carterton show for exhibition. The wind screen was smashed, while the driver got a had fright. The driver of a motor lorry coming along shortly after thought lie was one too many for the animal luit came through the encounter with the radiator of the lorry badly bent. The Auckland Industrial Association has decided to request the Government to give attention to adjusting the duly on all low-valued imported tweed suits and costumes, with a view to protecting the Dominion industry. This resolition was the outcome of a complaint that shoddy tweeds and clothing were being ini - purled lu the detriment of local trade.

fn saying farewell to those assembled at llu l Royal Show at Pulmet'sion on Wednesday, His Excel lency. Lord Jellieoe, said: “I express the hope that there lies before you an era of prosperity and great happiness. 1 hope the loyalty of the people of the Dominion will never fade, and that yon will continue to.uphold —as in the past the unity of the Empire, in which lies iis main strength.”

Mr L. V. Carmine will take up his duties as relieving stationmaster on Monday, during Mr Tfornhlow’s absence on holiday leavfi. Mr Carmine was one of the All Black selectors and is a keen Rugby enthusiast. In speaking of the matches played so far in Great Britain, Mr Carmine says the team as a whole, have come up to expectations and are worthy successors of the famous 1 ‘>os representatives. .

A Supremo Court jury at Auckland. otter four hours' deliberation, t;iil<Ml to agree on a charge of manslaughter against Joseph Ball in res peel to the death at Hamilton of Maurice Enoch Anse.ll, who was knocked down by a motor driven by accused on May (i. A new trial at the next criminal sessions at Auckland was ordered, a change of venue having been granted from Hamilton for the original hearing. The local Borough Council is one of the contributing authorities to the Shannon bridge, a span of which was washed away during the recent Hood, thus cutting off communication between Fox ton and Shannon. The controlling authority is the Horowhenua County Council. It is anticipated .that the Mayor will make a statement in connection with repairs to the bridge and its future contra I at Monday night’s Borough Council meeting. Four local shop windows in Alain St. are tastefully decorated with the colours of the various queen candidates, in the Band Carnival. Mr Tong’s shop window displays black and white (Farmers), Air Winstanley’s shop blue (Sports), Mr Golder’s red (Fire Brigade) and the large shop window, in the Aloutoa Buildings is decorated in green and gold (Citizens). Displayed in the windows are also prizes offered in the various competitions. A baby’s life was saved ‘ a few da vs ago til Kaupokonui under extraordinary circumstances. It appears that Mrs V. Hobday, of Mattaiit, with her six-months-old child iti her arms, was crossing the long swing bridge which spans the stream near the beach, -lust when she fad about reached the middle she was overcome with faintness caused by the motion of the structure, and the baby fell out of her arms into the heavily flooded stream 15ft. below. Mr (). If. Canty, of Hawera, fortunately was near the scene, with a hound he was into the waiter, caught ttic baby as it was being rapid!v borne out to sea, and restored it to its mother very little the worse for its immersion. Mrs Hobday is suffering from shock.