Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3032, 6 May 1926, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

* An Auckland shopkeeper was fined £2 for selling cigarettes to a hoy nine years of age. A large dwelling in Levin, known at “Wisteria Lodge” was destroyed by fire on Monday evening. Mr. M. S. Francis, member of the exchange staff at the local Post Office, has received notice of his transfer to the Upper Hutt Office. Mr. Geo. Oxley, of Pahiatua is on a visit to his sister, Mrs Sherwood, who is at present seriously indisposed.

During the month of April rain fell locally on six days, the maximum fall being on the 30th, .52 inches. The total rainfall for the month was I.GB inches.

The friends of Mr A. Stevenson, who is at present an inmate of tho Palmerston Hospital, will 1)e pleased to learn that he progressing satisfactorily. Messrs. Lambourne, Crawford and Law, inspectors of schools in the Wtanganui Education District, are at present in Foxton, and inspecting the local District High School.

Willie Low, a Chinese vegetable hawker, was fined £lO for having in his possession a pair of pocket scales not stamped as required by the Act and which were lnilf-a-pound out. The scales were also forfeited.

A fine of £25 was imposed on Wilfred Evers-Swindell in the Lower Hutt Court on Tuesday on a charge of being intoxicated while in charge of a motor-car. Accused’s license was also cancelled for three months. The vital statistics for Foxton for the month of April are as follows, the figures for the corresponding period last year being given in parenthesis: — Births 6 (7); deaths nil (nil); marriages nil (one). Maori: —Births nil (nil); deaths one (nil); marriages nil (nil). At a cadet camp in Otago recently a, number of apples had been peeled in preparation for the following day’s meal, and were allowed to remain in a galvanised iron dish overnight. Evidently the acids in the fruit acted on the metal and the next day quite a number of boys were unable to attend parade owing to slight poisoning. Something in the nature of a tornado struck a portion of Nelson city on Monday night at about 10 o’clock, and left in its wake considerable destruction to property. Fences were torn down, and out-' houses destroyed, while a glasshouse was totally destroyed. Fortunately there was no loss of life, but some householders had what are described as terrifying experiences.

Although the wind has been blowing with trmendous velocity during the last two days, it lias blown with, almost unbelievable strength in the Wairarapa, according to the statements ol‘ a shooting party recently returned says the Levin Chronicle. When ascending the Rimutakas they were obliged to lower the hood ot' their ear, despite) theistreamingbdownpour of rain, as they had passed four successive cars minus hoods which had been wrenched off by the guie, or so irreparably damaged as to render them ineffectual for future

During the year which ended on March 31 last, 691 petitions in bankruptcy were filed in New Zealand. The unluckiest months were July and October, both of which saw 73 failures. In January 30 petitions were filed, 14 in Auckland, 10 in Wellington, 3 in Christchurch, and 3 in Dunedin. February saw 59 failures, 28 being filed in Auckland, 22 in Wellington, 6 in Christchurch, and 3 in Dunedin. The total for March was 67, Auckland claiming 28, Wellington 18, Christchurch 16, and Dunedin 5. The well-known public house that has stood for many years at the corner of Symonds street and Newton Road, Auckland, the Edinburgh Castle Hotel, has been sold by the licensee, S. J. Atkins, to G. H. S. Foster, licensee of the Star Hotel, Newton, for approximately £40,000. The hotel has a frontage of 57 feet to Symonds Street and 100 feet to Newton Road, and holds a prominent position in that busy locality. Mr. Atkins bought the hotel in 1922-23 for a sum of £22,000, thus giving an indication of the rapid advance in values of property in Symonds Street.

Along Time’s trail of chequered years Music and love their joys impart; But life is mostly toil and tear — Its constant cares corrode the heart. The shattered hopes, .the loved ones flown, The coughs and colds we all endure, Still cheered to call one aid our own —• Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 23.

A reminder is given of the annual meeting of the United Sports Association to be held in the Racing Club Office this evening. Mr. McMutrie, of Cambridge, took up his duties at the local railway station, to-day as successor to Mr. McLaren, who has been transferred to New Plymouth. Mr. McLaren leaves Foxton to take up his new duties on Saturday. The population of Foxton boi’ough as disclosed in the recent census totals 1696 (839 males, females 857). The Maori population is 63 (33 males and 30 females). The total European population shows an increase of 28 over the last census returns which were 1668 (867 males and 821 females).

A number of members of the Otaki Lodge of Druids, on Friday night, journeyed to Foxton to compete in the District Ritual Shield contest. The following was the result: —Foxton 1, Otaki “B” 2, Otaki “A” 3, and Paraparaurnu 4. The contest was considered the best yet held in the district, and there being a very small margin of points between all the competing teams. The Foxton Lodge supplied supper, and a very pleasant hour was spent in harmony.