LOCAL AND GENERAL

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 4012, 11 June 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

On tlie motion of Cr. Smith, the \»,s,ii\,j t_'jinhij_i__ ol" tlie Uoiuugli Oouneii \-vu3 last liigat asked :to inspect Gladstone street and report particularly on the footpath. A sperm whale was found stranded uti Uie beach about o_ miles . irom North Brighton, near Christclnirch, ou Mouday_ by Mr A. Garth, of Linwood. It is 64ft long and lias a girth or 24ft. .[Negotiations are proceeding witli a Christchurch soap-making farm ior tlie purchase of the oil. A deputation representing tlie Y\ iilaid Home erected ia I'aliuerstoii N. waited upon Mayor Harlord this week and asked for a donation. The Mayor brought the matter before the Borough Council last night, when consideration was deferred. iCejiiying to press cable messages from Melbourne to London, in winch Premier Hughes denies all knowledge oi Ins resignation, Mr Watts has mronned the Australian Press Agency that Mr Hughes knows all the circumstances of Ins resignation. Mr Waists is taking a holiday, and has not left iiis address behind him. It is reported 'that the recent slump in tho price of tea in Sydney is maintained, but in some places the 'tea which cost 2s lOd per lb. to import is being sold at 2s 4d, while on the cheaper grades even, greater concessions may be obtained. There appears :to have been a miscalculation on the other side of the world as to the extent of the demand for tea, and the consequence has been a considerable fall in prices.

There is to be no increase in. the borough rates this year as compared with i.asic year. It was decided by the Borough Council last night to strike the same general rate as in 1919, namely, 3id in the £1 on the unimproved value. During tlie discussion the Mayor claimed that, considering the public utilises here, Feilding is one of the lowest, rated boroughs in the Dominion. A youth named Daniel John Donovan, aged 19 was rabbit shooting on ills uncle's farm-at Putaruru, Auckland, on-Monday, when his guu'iviiaccidentally discharged,' anu he received the'full charge in the side ot itis face, the shot badly tearing his mouth .and nose, and destroying one eye. He was admitted to the Waikato Hospital unconscious, but has since regained consciousness. It is believed that he caught the trigger in his clothes. A telegram from Wanganui reporting the Chief Justice's remarks in sentencing O. E. Mackay for attempted murder made him say .'that it was an impulsive act_ and he is so reported in one of ifSe. Wanganui papers. His Honour wishes to say (states a Press Association message) that, what he rtaily said was that it was not an impulsive act, basing his opinion on the fact that Mackay placed a pistol in CressweH's hand after he had shot liiin. An .-..unusual occurrence is reported irom Dunedin. At ithe close of an interesting and impressive sermon on present day matters, which apparently met with special approval, a member of the congregation gathered courage to rise and ask if the ceremony might be repeated at an evening service, when 'there would be a larger attendance. This was found to be acceptable to others present, and a visitor seconded the suggestion, and the Minister expressed his appreciation, and agreed to repeat the address- on the next Sunday evening.

The Chairman of the Canterbury Education Board accused the Chairman of the Wanganui Board of obtaining £58,000 for the Campbell Street School in Palmerston North, while Cobden's claims iv Westland have been neglected. That is not quite correct —only £43,000 was granted—and Mr Nash, M.P., the school committee and others deserve as much credit as the Board in (the matter.. As a matter of fact it will take at least another £30,000 to place the Palmerston schools in the condition the Chairman of the Wanganui Board desires. Close upon £300 was the cost of the ceremony in connection with the visit of the Prince of Wales. The Mayor reported last night that towads this sum the Oroua County Council had contributed £25, the Kiwitea County Council £10, and the Manawatu CO. £5. He asked the Council to vote the sum of £40 to the expenses. (The Government pays half the cost.) The Council agreed It'o vote the sum required, the Mayor undertaking that the detailed balance-sheet would be placed 'before the Finance Committee of the Council. Strong, local protests have been made at the Tauranga Licensing Committee meeting against the iremoval of an accommodation license from Make tv to Matamata. The application was opposed by the police, Mr Black, boardhighouse keeper <at Matamnita, the Glaxo factory, and several other petitioners. Mr Richmond, Appearing for Mr Black, described the application for an adjournment -as a piece of legal trickery, and strongly opposed grafting it. After lengthy legal argument, the -committee decided to grant an adjournment in order that a full committee could deal with tlie matter, one member being absent that day. "I wish I could get some really live | newspaper men. I want them said | General Booth to a Times' reporter yesterday. "The pay is very good — much °f it, however,, will be deferred," he added with a smile. "Every day we call for more workers in some part of the world. I received only this morning by cable an appeal from Ceylon for more officers for the Salvation Army there. During the last five years I have sent men to Korea, Japan, China, Uganda, and other places including Sierra. Leone, the "White Alan's Grave.' We were tile first missionary organisation to take up ithe Christian work right on the border of Tibet. I want more men and yet more people for this work, ancl that is one— but only one —of the reasons for my visit." Mr J. W. Huggins, health inspector to the Palmerston North Hospital Board, reported to the Board yesterday on the infectious diseases notified during the month. The cases were : —Palmerston North : Diphtheria, 1, chickenpox 3, influenza 118. Feildingj Pneumonia 1. measles 1. influenza 47. Foxlon : Pneumonia'!, measles 1, chickenpox 2. influenza 31. Levin: Enteric 2. influenza 22. Shannon: Influenza 12. Otaki: Diphtheria 1, influenza 9. Rongotea: Influenza 1. Oroua: Diphtheria 2, pneumonia 2, opthalmia neonatorum 1, influenza 0. Manawatu: Enteric 1, pneumonia 1, chickenpox 2, influenza 50. Kairanga Enteric 4, diphtheria 1, pneumonia 1. measles 1, influenza 15.. Horowhemta-. Diphtheria 1, influenza 31. PoTinnginar Influenza 3. Total number of cases 331.