Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1926 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3568, 27 November 1926, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1926 LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Shannon punt is now being worked with two shifts. The time of working is 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. week days, and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays.

Among the new members welcomed at Thursday’s meeting of the local Chamber of Commerce, was Mr F. Raikes, the well-known Oroua Downs poultry farmer. The services at the local Methodist Church to-morrow will he conducted by Mrs Peryman in the morning, and by Rev. IT. S. Neal, of Sanson, in the evening. Miss Bradshaw will contribute a solo at the latter service.

An incipient lire took place at the residence of Mr J. Walker, at the corner of Russell and Thynno Sts. on Thursday evening. The wind blew a curtain against a lighted candle and the flames spread to the bed alongside. Fortunately Mrs Walker was able to extinguish the outbreak before much damage was done. ‘The (Poxton Methofdisl Sunday School jubilee is to be held on Sunday, December sth. The special services will be held morning, afternoon and evening, conductekl by the Rev. Southern and Rev. P. W. Jones. Special singing by the children, conducted by Mr Betty. A jubilee tea meeting and public meeting will be held the following Tuesday,

Those who contend that married women should not be school teachers were supplied with a strong argument by a witness in a King Country Court recently. In reply lo the familiar question “Wlhat is your occupation?” he said he had none. “Wlhat!” exclaimed the examining solicitor, “do you mean to. say you do nothing?” “Oh, well,” replied the witness nonchalantly, “I drive my wife to the school to work every dav.” '

An interesting lantern lecture was given in All Saints’ Sunday schoolroom by Major Robinson, of the Melanesian Mission, on Wednesday evening on “Island of the Pacific.” There was a fair attendance and keen interest was evinced in the beautiful views thrown on the screen. The Rev. W. TI. Walton presided. The lecture was also delivered at Oroua Downs the evening previous.

“I don’t think the Railway Department have been too favourably disposed towards the Harbour Board since the latter acquired the wharf from the Department,” said AD IV. E. Barber (Board member) at Thursday’s Chamber of Commerce meeting. Mr Barber went on to say that the Board would be pleased to confer with the Department’s commercial agents on matters of mutual interest. “The Board is out,” he concluded, “to safeguard and promote the best interests of the port.” When the burial party arrived at the opeh grave in what is known as the “free ground” at the local cemetery .on Thursday afternoon, wherein was to be laid to rest the remains of an old age pensioner, it was found to contain about 2ft. of water. A measurement of the depth of the grave was about 4ft. —possibly the inrush of water would not permit of the regulation 6ft. The undertaker and minister refused to carry out the interment in the circumstances and a fresh grave was dug in higher ground and the ceremony completed. We understand that a protest will be forwarded to the Borough Council on the subject.

The weather during the past few days has been very wintry, with periodical showers of hail.

An extraordinary incident took place at Opotiki recently. Two little hoys were talking to one another in the street when a horse came up behind them. It grasped one of the hoys in its teeth, shook him, and then dropped him to the ground. Although the boy was wearing several thicknesses of clothing, the horse’s teeth caused abrasions, the marks of the teeth on the skin being plainly visible.

The “Mercantile Gazette” records the registration of a district company: Manakau Sawmilling Co., Ltd. —Registered as a. private company, November 10th, 1920. Office: No. 3 Victoria Avenue, Wanganui. Capital: £OOOO, into 0000 shares of £1 each.' Subscribers: Wanganui — G. J. Adams 3250, Louisa M. Redpath 1500, C. S. Brown 250. Taumarunui—Hannah Meredith 1000. Objects: To carry on business at Manakau or elsewhere in New Zealand as sawmillers, sawmill proprietors, timber growers, limber merchants, and general incidental.