LOCAL AND GENERAL
Welcome rain commenced to fall throughout this district last night and this morning. There were large attendances at the re-opening of the municipal pictures in the temporary building on Saturday afternoon and evening. A special meeting of the Borough Council will he held this evening to confer with the architect re the Town Hall plans and reconstruction of the building. Mr. Varnham, architect, has kindly consented to prepare plans for dressing shed to be erected on the racecourse for the local football club free of ost.
Wonderful bargains in men’s clothing and mercery, boys’ sports suits, and all suitable garments for school wear, are advertised byBarr and Tyer in this issue.
The State Tire Office forwarded a cheque for £4,070, to the Borough Council, being the full amount of insurance on the Town Hall recently destroyed by lire. A settlement was effected the day following the fire.
The Rev. F. McDonald, during the course of his sermon at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday evening, deplored the world unrest. In his opinion one of the causes of war was the intrigues and suspicions of statesmen, diplomats and newspaper men whom he said should all be imprisoned.
A large grass lire occurred at Backhouse station, Blenheim, on Sunday and destroyed extensive pastures and plantations. Hundreds of fire-fighters were out from Blenheim and the surrounding district, but only a fortunate change of wind saved the homestead. Between 2000 and 3000 acres of country were swept by lire.
While members of the local tennis club were holding a “working bee” on their new grounds in Johnston Street on Saturday afternoon, a rubbish lire spread to the hedge and the conflagration was the cause of a fire alarm. The brigade turned out with promptitude and extinguished the outbreak. We have got just that piece of Fancy China you are wanting, at a pleasing price, during our "Make Room” Sale. —A. E. Tongs.*
Mr. A. L. Monteith has been appointed tlie workers’ representative on the Arbitration Court, replacing Mr. Hiram Hunter. The numerical result of the ballot has not been announced. Mr. Monteith will probably take up his duties at the next sitting of the court at Napier. Mr. W. E. Sill has been re-appointed emergency workers’ representative.
Bright becomes the eye that alights on our Enamelware prices during our “Make Room” Sale. —A. E. Tong’s.* The local postmaster, Mr. J. Newton, informs us that authority has now been given for the installation of a stamp vending (penny-in-the-slot) machine at the post office. This convenience has been extended the public through the application of the local Chamber of Commerce, and will be appreciated because of the facility afforded for the purchase of penny postage stamps at all hours, including Sundays. The machine is now on its way from Auckland, and will be placed in the lobby of the post office building. Aluminium Ware, the best of all kitchen ware, priced very low at A. E. Tong’s “Make Room” Sale.*
Sir James Parr’s resignation of the Eden seat has been received by Ilis Excellency the Governor-Gen-eral. The writ for the holding of an election will shortly be gazetted and is returnable with 28 days of the date of issue.
Sixteen men were killed and seventeen were severely injured at Birmingham, Alabama, through an explosion in a furnace on Saturday at the Woodward Iron Company’s works, permitting 100 tons of molten metal to escape.
James Young, a very old Waikato resident, died at Cambridge on Sunday, aged 89. lie came, to the Dominion in 18(30. He served for two years with the militia and went to Cambridge 4G years ago and had lived there ever since.
Replenish your supplies of crockery now, while prices are extra low. A. E. Tong’s “Make Room” sale.*
Before- Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M., at the Palmerston Magistrate’s Court yesterday, William Adam was charged with riding a motor-cycle in the Manawatu Gorge at excessive speed —namely, 21 miles an hour—and was ordered to pay the sum of £5 with costs 7s.
The 'seventeen-months-old daughter of Mr. George Britton, of Avondale, Auckland, when playing on ■a sleeping porch got her neck (•aught in a string hanging from a meat safe and was partly strangled. She was admitted to hospital in a serious condition, but is now slightly better.
Mr. J. Linklater, M.P., returned from the South Island last week where he attended the Harbour Boards’ conference'and subsequently visited the Dunedin Exhibition. Mr. Linklater’s health has greatly improved following a minor operation. He was in Foxton yesterday on Harbour Board business.
An endeavour is to be made to arrange the opening ceremony in connection with the Manawatu Gorge Road during May, the Prime Minister to perform the ceremony. A sharp earthquake was experienced locally at about 1 a.m. on Saturday morning and a milder shock at about 2 a.m. yesterday morning.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3014, 23 March 1926, Page 2
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