Manawatu Herald TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 30, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3569, 30 November 1926, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 30, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL

From S. E. Cowley we acknowledge an artistic wall calender. The recent eold snap has been responsible for an epidemic of colds and sore throats. To-day is the anniversary of Scotland’s patron Saint, St. Andrew, in honour of which, the flag is flown at the local Pqst Office. Speaking at yesterday’s-meeting of the Foxton Harbour Board, Mr J. A. Nash M.P., said that Foxton was the heaviest rated borough in New Zealand. • The ladies’ evening, to have been held by the Shannon Chamber of Commerce on Thursday evening, has had to be postponed owing to the fixture clashing with other social functions. Mr D. Christie is organising a local concert party on behalf of the Foxton Chamber of Commerce to give an entertainment at Moutoa at an early date in aid of the effort in liquidate the debt on the Moutoa Hall. From -T. M. Thomson, wood, coal coke, grain and produce merchant, and general carrier, we have received not only a handy wall calender but a lire shovel upon which is stamped “Glen Coal” as a reminder to housewives who appreciate good firing for cookery purposes.

Mr 11. Osborne's name was omitted from the list of those present at Thursday’s monthly meeting of the Fox ton Chamber of Commerce, a report of which appeared in our last issue. An apology was also received for the unavoidable absence of the vice-president (Mr I). Christie). Last. Wednesday Mr A. Gingell, of Marotiri, met with a serious accident while working' at Poplar mill. Mr Gingell was engaged in stripper feeding when the lingers of his right hand became caught in the beater bars of the stripper and were badly crushed. He immedialely received medical attention but. it was found necessary to amputate the index, second and third fingers, at the first joint. We arc pleased to report that Mr Gingell is making satisfactory progress towards recovery.

Another old member of the Maori race, Hakiaha Tawhaio, a wellknown and highly esteemed chief, has died at Wanganui. He is believed to have been about 88 years of age. Hakiaha lived in Taumarunui for many years, where he was a familiar figure. He wa9) a member of ,the first Maori Town Council and took an active part in the affairs;of Taumarunui in the early days, lie was an eloquent speaker and often appeared in the Land Courts, being connected with the adjudication of many blocks of Maori land. The tangi and interment took place at Taumarunui.

We regret to report that Mr W. Signal is seriously indisposed, as the result of a heart attack. Mr Signal consented to officiate as pilot during the absence of Captain C. Larsen on holiday. He proceeded to the pilot station shortly before 3 a.m.' yesterday morning to pilot the s.s. Kennedy out. Captain Stuart •'phoned Mr Signal that he would delay starting for about twenty minutes when he would again ’phone Upon ringing subsequently Captain Stuart received no reply from the pilot station, but fortunately the ’phone was disconnected and he heard sounds of distress. He immediately called up Dr. Wyllie and they motored to the Heads without loss of time and discovered Mr Signal in a state'of collapse. He was removed to his home and upon inquiry this morning, we were informed that lie is progressing satisfactorily.

A trial screening of the new apparatus at the Town Hall has been made and we are informed that the projections will be unsurpassed in any theatre in the Dominion.

A Cashmere postman was attacked recently by a swarm of bees, says the Post's Christchurch t*orrespondeut. He was about to place some letters in a mail box when the swarm arrived. He received a few stings, but managed to insert the mail matter in the box and get awav in time to avoid anything serious. Clearing operations on the slip having been completed and the line relaid and tested, the Manawatu Gorge railway line was yesterday thrown open again for traffic. The ordinary schedule was resumed and no trouble was experienced. It is five weeks since the first landside occurred which was the cause of the latest trouble.

Members of the Main Highways Board who are touring the counties in the North Island will make an inspection of the Manawatu Countv to-morrow. The Board’s desire is to get in touch with county council authorities and also to become personally acquainted with conditions governing the various local bodv works.

The Standard Service C’o. intends erecting a motor service station on the vacant section between the Borough Council Chambers and tho Post Offijce. Tf is the intention of the company to erect six bow/.ers, to contain in all, 3,ooo’gallons of benzine. Workmen are busy preparing the ground, prior to the commencement of building operations. An electrically-driven mechanism for sand-papering the floor of I he Town Halt caused some amusement in the hands of inexperienced manipulators at the hall last Friday. It bucked and swerved like a fractious steed, but when the art of handling it was learnt, it setlted down to its job with wonderful celerity, with thu result that the floor was given a particularly smooth surface as a result.

What is regarded as a record output for a single butler factory was credited by the Wall area factory, the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company, this month, stated the “Auckland Star." This factory is' believed to be the largest under one roof in the world. Tts previous record for one day’s output was 812 boxes, this figure being reached one day during the season of 1922-23. This total was, however, exceeded on the 30th November, when the total butter manufactured amounted to S3S boxes, only two boxes short of 21 tons. This butter was made and packed during one day of nine hours, no special effort having been made to reach the record. Of the 838 boxes made on this particular day. no less than 000, or 78.7 per cent., of the total were classed as superfine. The balance was first grade.