Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, SEPTEM. 10, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2938, 19 September 1925, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, SEPTEM. 10, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL

At the local police stsit ion on Thursday before Mr. D. \Y. Robertson, .T.P., Peter Peterson, charged with drunkeness, was fined 5/-. Messrs. G. IT. Bonnetf & Co., booksellers, cfc., of Palmerston N. have donated a bat to the local school cricket elul). The headmaster gratefully acknowledges receipt. of same. “Arc you in favour of the abolition of the Upper House?” was a question put to the Liberal-Labour candidate at Thursday night’s meeting. Mr. Rollings said he considered the Upper House should be abolished'; it was out of date, an unnecessary incubus and a relic of the past. Best butter 1/!), at Bntiekham’s.* The perennial questions, “Are you in favour of a two-issue ballot paper, and the bare majority on the liquor question?"’ were put to Mr. Rollings at the close of his address. Mr. Rollings expressed himself as emphatically in favour of both these matters, and added that he did not know of any other question that was not decided by the bare majority. Messrs. Crawford, Adams and Ryder, Inspectors of schools under the Wanganui Education Board, visited Foxton on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week for the purpose of making their annual inspection of the schools in this district. Foxton main school and side School, Moutoa, Oroua Downs, and Foxton convent were all visited.

The roll number at the local State School is now 425. The highest it has been for some two years. The average attendance for the present quarter to date is 90.5 per cent. At present, however, the attendance is being badly affected by the prevalence of chicken pox and minor ailments among the children in the district.

At question time, after the close of Mr. Ho)ling’s address on Thursday evening, questions came forth freely for a brief space. Mr Rollings answered promptly, and apparently to the satisfaction of the questioners. Asked if he was in favour of retiring civil servants and judges at the age of (it) years, lie said he was not. In many eases, he continued, a man who had reached the age of (it) had a more active brain than when younger. The Judges of New Zealand were most competent men, and he had the highest opinion of them. Rev. E. T. Bln mi res, general secretary of the Young People’s Department (Methodist Church) paid a flying visit to Foxton last evening

in the interests of the Sunday School und Bible classes in the district. Together wilb Itic teachers amt elder scholars l-,e was entertained at tea in the schoolroom by Mr and Mrs G. Huntley, and afterwards addressed teachers and other friends in the church. The address and succeeding open conference were much enjoyed, and methods of Sunday school and Bible class work freely discussed, votes of thanks to Mr Blnmircs, and to Mr and Mrs Huntley were accorded by acclamation

Sugar 15/9 bag, at Bauckliatu's

The question of the boundaries of the district Rugby Unions of Manawatu and Ilorowlumua, since Hie amalgamation of Ihe two bodies, has been the cause of some discussion, if having been mentioned that there was a probability of Tokomaru, Miranui and Linton joining forces and tints placing in the Held a strong senior team. At the present time, the first two named are within the boundaries of the Ilorowlienua Union and the last mimed under Mann wain control, but both bodies are prepared to give way to the desires of the clubs as to which district union they would prefer to play under. The subject was under review at a meeting of the Combined Union at the week-end when it was decided to shelve tlie matter until the annual meeting next year, when the clubs in all probability, will have to come to some decision. Have you tried Bauckham’s tea at 2/6 lb? Splendid value.'*