Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1926 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3576, 16 December 1926, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1926 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Mansi wit til Count y Council has graded the Beach road and nonlias the grader on the Ilium tnngi road.

A large attendance is anticipated in the Moutoa Hall to-morrow even ing, when the drawing of the art union will take place. The school children will also he entertained by the school committee and Father Christmas will he in attendance.

Members of Awatea Masonic Lodge (Palmerston N.) and representatives of oilier lodges paid a fraternal visit to the local Masonic Lodge on Tuesday evening, and were subsequently entertained at Grady's rooms.

On Friday and Saturday this week we will sell cheap 24 surplus frocks some at quarter-price and some at half-price. Don't fail to see these bargains in the showroom at the C. M. Ross Coys: —Advt.

Among those present at the Foxton Methodist Sunday Sehool jubilee meeting on Tuesday evening, was Mr Edmund Osborne, of Palmerston X. The Mayor (Mr Perron u) who presided, and who, by the way, is an ex-pupil of the sehool, referred to Mr Osborne’s eonneetion wifh the sehool as teacher and superintendent in the early days. Mr Osborne was accorded a very hearty welcome by the Mayor. Mr Osliorno feelingly acknowledged the references to himself and expressed pleasure at once more foregathering with old friends. Mr Martin, Municipal Association solicitor, has informed the Olnki Borough Council that once a resignation of a Councillor is handed to either the Mayor or Clerk, if cannot. he withdrawn, even with the Council's consent. The Councillor in question asked to withdraw his resignation to avoid the expense of a by-election. Eoxton’s example might have been followed as in the ease of Cr. AVinstanlev (who lias left the district) by granting leave of absence covering the balance of the vear.

A matriculation candidate at Wanganui on Friday, prior to entering the room where inspector's papers loom large, suffered an indignity, and turning round he brought his athletic skill to work in double quick lime, his opponent being one with a reputation of a knowledge of boxing, It was, said a spectator candidate, a real good go, and when one of the candidates entered the room the supervisor wondered which careless student had so suddenly spilt all the red ink. Both are now. good pals, says the Herald, and wondering who will score top marks in their respective subjects. A. question being asked as to what constituted the item “launch hire,” which was before the Horowlienua Power Board, when accounts were dealt with, the engineer (Mr ,J. A. Smith) stated that this was for taking a cable aeross the Manawalu river below the Wirokino bridge, when the main line was taken to Foxton, and for help at Paiaka. Referring to (he completion of the Levin-Eoxton circuit, the chairman (Mr G. A. Monk) said that it was interesting to know that Levin now had two ways of supply. If the current was cut off on the Ihakara length (Levin-Shan-non), it could lie supplied from Foxton; and oil the other hand Foxton could he supplied from Levin. Mr Smith stated that he had had both lines tried. The chairman remarked that in the matter of a reserve service alone it had paid the Board to complete the Levin-Fox-ton line.

A number of wives foregathered at the Wanganui Court recently for tile purpose of endeavouring to extract dividends out of defaulting • husbands before . Christmas. Some of te latter have departed for pastures new and so far cannot be found, but in two cases warrants have been issued, says the Herald.

“Dog eat dog” may he only a wellworn phrase, but cannibalism among sharks is well authenticated, another instance occurring at Mannkau Heads recently, reports the Herald. A fisherman, having caught a kahawai off the wharf, consigned it again to the deep attached to a shark lino. On returning to the wharf next morning, the fisherman noticed a.violent agitation at the end of the line and attempted to pull in. But the line proved to he fast and the dinghy was requisitioned to pull out over the spot. Tinfirst object to he disclosed was a 3011). anchor, around which the line was fouled. Then on the free end of the line, and the cause of its frantic gyrations, was found a larg shark. When taken aboard and despatched the shark was found to have swallowed the top half of a smaller shark which had been bitten in two. This smaller shark contained the. original kahawai bait and the hook. To complete “the house that Jack built" the larger shark, which was Ofl. 3in. long and stt. in girth, was found to be a female and to be carrying 19 young. Thus a kahawai had proved Ihc downfall of 21 sharks, old and young.