Manawatu Herald FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2875, 24 April 1925, Page 2

Manawatu Herald FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

* The* s.s. Kennedv arrived in port this morning with a cargo of benzine from Wellington.

Anzae Day was celebrated at the local State school (his afternoon and the Union .Jack was flown half-mast.

Mrs L. Freeman was the purchaser of Mrs Rawlins, Ltd., tea rooms at the auction sale conducted by Messrs Monnsey and Co., at,. Palmerston North on Wednesday.

Mr A. C. Holms has been declared Levin representative on the Foxton Harbour Board. Mr Rimmcr last term occupied the position, but found it impossible to seek re-elec-tion this year.

Yesterday was St. George’s Day, the festival of St. George, Patron Saint of England. During the day the Union .lack was down from the post otliee. The local bank also honoured the festival by observing a holiday.

The annual meeting of the All Saints’ Ladies’ Guild was held on Tuesday afternoon, in the School Room. Mrs Walton presided, and there was a fair attendance of members. It was decided to continue the Social afternoons on fhe third Wednesday in each month. The Childrens’ Plain and Fancy dress Party will be lieald in the Town Hall on the 29th May.

Before proceeding with the business of the annual meeting of the Horowhenua Rimhy Union, at Levin on Monday night, on the motion of the chairman (Mr J. Procter) a vote of sympathy with the Prime Minister, Mr W. F. Massey, in his serious illness, was passed. Votes of sympathy with Mr Hutchins (Poston) in the loss of his wife, and with the relatives of the late Mr W. Bevau, were also (tarried.

During (lie month past, 140 new consumers have been added to the Horowhenua Electric Power Board circuit, making a. total of 1,4(14. The total applications received for installations now number 1,735. The more important industrial consumers connected during the month were: Messrs Harper's llaxmill, 15 h.p.; Tokomaru Dairy Co., 20 h.p.; A. and L. Seifert Flaxdressing Co., 20 h.p. During the month 2(i water heaters, 13 stoves and 23 motors were delivered to different purchasers.

It is with regret, says the Wanganui Chronicle, that we have l<> announce the death of another pioneer settler of Wanganui, in the person of Mrs .1. Signal, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 83 years. The deceased lady, who had resided in Wanganui for over half a century, was very well known and highly esteemed. In the days when Wanganui was very small, and when residents were all “neighbours,” Mrs Signal’s goodness of heart and readiness to help all in need of assistance were proverbial. By her death there has broken one of the few remaining links with Wanganui of the pioneer days. The deceased lady is survived by a grown-up family, who ini hide Mrs George Buckley, Mr las. Signal, Mr S. Signal, of Wanganui and Mr \Y. Signal of Foxton.

Shut Gut The Night! the icv. starless gloom, The Scene obscure where ghostlike shadows loom. Shut Out The Night! the dreariness and fog, Draw to the hearth and turn the glowing log.

Shut Out The Night! welcome the warmth you need, And lind contentment in “a fragrant weed.” Shut Out The Night! aud dread of colds abjure— Remember Woods' Great Pepperniint Cure. —Adyt. 53