Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, JULY 23. 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2913, 23 July 1925, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, JULY 23. 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A whale between it) and 50 feci in length has been stranded near the month of the Tamaki River, Auckland. The body is scarred, pns-ilhy as the result of attacks by swordfish or sharks. It lias In en claimed by two men named Morgan and Bennett.

Alex Wilson, aged 2S, a single man, was killed by a falling limb while engaged in bush falling at Main, Oishorne. on Monday, His mate heard a warning crack and both dashed a way hut a limb struck Wilson, killing him instantly. Wilson's parents reside in Auckland, Typhoid has again broken out in the I’rawera country, a case having occurred at Rita's settlement. Matnhi, a place about eight miles from the edge of the hush at Wai mana. The sufferer is one of Run's children. Dr. Wndimnv, of Wliakalane, is in attendance.

Yesterday was Arbour Day, and was celebrated at the local Sialc School by tree planting. Mr Lange, the Board’s Agricultural Inspector, was present at the school and supervised the work, which was carried out 1 1 v tin* elder scholar--. .

The Dutch steamer Ilcrmes, now discharging oil a) the Thnrmloii breastwork, from Shiga pore, was the scene of a Customs raid on Tuesday evening (says the Dominion), when 2u this of opium, valued at .(.‘IOO, were seized.

Commissioner Boggart h.as made the startling statement that during the last twelve month-, no fewer than five hundred bodies had been born in the Salvation Army Maternity Hospitals in the Dominion. Practically tin* whoie of these were illegitimate children.

As William Gillespie, aged 5(! years, was leaving iiis work on Monday afternoon, he collapsed in iront of (lie Woodville -tsition and in a minute was dead. At the inquest held ai Woodville on Tuesday a verdict was returned that deceased had succumbed to cardiac failure oi tinheart. The deceased leaves a widow and seven children.

It is with deep regret that we record the death of the infant daughter of Mr and Airs <l. Look, of Mhil'okino. Some time ago little Joyce was admitted to the Palmerston X. Hospital, suffering from infantile paralysis, and last week was removed along with other patients to King George's Hospital, Rotorua, for special treatment. It was while there that the child emit raeled pneumonia, and passed away on Tuesday afternoon, aged 2 years and 7 months. The funeral will leave the Anglican Church at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon.

A Wanganui-resident has discovered that proprietors of some King Country accommodation houses have, a method all their own of making easy money. On a recent visitinland he arrived at a hostelry after lunch and engaged a room. .V few minutes later a friend turned up, stating that lie was proceeding 1" Wanganui, so. “why wait for the morning train.'" This prompted the hotel guest to cancel his room, Iml the proprietor insisted on the payment of 5/- as the new arrival had sat on the bed !

New Zealand* hosts and hostesses who lind themselves in doubt as to flic correct liquid form in which hospitality should lie extended to the officers and men of the United States ’Fleet, will he interested in an opinion on the matter expressed by one of the officer’s wives who ar rived by the Niagara, says an Au<*kland message. "Now, you tell your folk that they can he just as hospitable to us as ever they like,” she declared, with a twinkle in her eye. "Don't you make any mistake about il. We’re looking for it: good hard stuff. We are hoping for champagne at our parties, and I assure you that there will be -nine very disappointed people in the Pacific Fleet if it is not there. We had near cocktails and home-made whisky in Honolulu but it wasn't near enough. We are looking forward to the real stall now for a change.”