Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2837, 24 January 1925, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The local Eire Board has received a donation of three guineas from Messrs A. Ros.Sj Rough and Co., as an appreciation of the brigade's services at their recent mill lire.

Mrs Peryni’uii will conduct the service at the Methodist Church tomorrow evening and the choir will render the anthem “I Wailed Patiently.” Rev. S. Po.rymn.ti will preach at Oroua Downs a I 7. JO p.m.

In reference lo the Palmers!mi N. railway deviation, Mr .1. A. Nash, M.P., informed a. Slandard reporl er that when in Wellington (lie oilier day, he elicited the informal ion that arrangemenls were being made ro commence the work at an early dale.

The sale which started at the C. M. Ross Co. offers a great opportunity to stock up al the most reasonable prices obtaining for years. It will pay you handsomely lo visit the biggest sale ever held locally. During the sale no goods will be allowed out on approval. All prices are strictly net cash. Goods bought during sale cannot be changed. —Advt.

A debtor in a judgment cose ill. yesterday's B.M. <'*mrl, on being cross-examined, staled dial lie \vt/ a single man .and earning about 1-1/-:i day. He bad losl about six weeks work owing In Hoods during six monlbs. Asked wlial lie did witli his money lie said be spoil( it. Asked if be ever took any money back to camp with him af'ler a week end in I own, lie replied in the negative. “To (ell you the truth,” he said, “I spend it on beer.”