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Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 August 1925, Page 2

The glare- of the searchlights irom the warships new in Wellington Harbour wfere plainly seen at Otaki on Wednesday night A number of American naval officers were guests at the Otaki Bowling Club’s ball last njght, and were being entertained by the Maoris today. Most of the American visitors to Palmerston yesterday did not worry about paying the exact money for a purchase. They usually depended on the honesty of shop-keepers by holding out a handful of small coins and asking the seller to take what was necessary. In charge of the incinerator on the “Pennsylvania” is “Tiny” Forrest, 6ft Bin. high, fighting weight itiOlbs. But how did he. get that stoop, he’s round-shoultered? enquired a reporter at Palmerston yesterday. The informant didn’t blink an eye-lid—“bending down to talk to chaps the size of me an’ you.” The marked growth of the Palmerston North Teclmical School was strikingly illustrated in some figures supplied by the director,' Mr G. G. Hancox, at last meeting of the *ommittee. Whereas in the first .term of 1924 80. classes, comprising- 2557 pupils, were held, the period just terminated finds these figures swelled to 128 classes catering for 6809 pupils. While the majority of the Ahierican sailors in Palmerston North yesterday set out to enjoy themselves, there were two, however, who put info practice the time-honoured axiom that it is better to give than to receive. These two sailors visited the Hospital and passing from one ward to another provided the inmates with a brief touch of Uncle Sam's friendship that was greatly appreciated.—Times. A sudden death occurred at Otaki about mid-day to-day. An old resident of that town, Mrs Ada Sarah Powell, was walking in the town, carrying some parcels, having been out shopping, when she fell down in the street, apparently in a faint. Medical aid was summoned, but life was pronounced to be extinct. The deceased lady was 64 years of age and leaves a grown-up family, these including Mrs Adsett, of Otaki, and two daughters in Wellington. An inquest into the cause of death will be held. “Marriage in Transit” drew many exclamations of satisfaction from last night’s audience at the People’s Pictures. Nowadays, a good secret service theme, with an unusual setting, is hard to find and picture patrons' who take the opportunity of seeing the picture to-night will not be disappointed. Mr Scott, manager of the People’s, informs us that he has just purchased the rights of £7OO of special features for the Wednesday night programme. These include “Captain Blood,’ The Thief of Bagdad," and a return of “The Ten Commandments.” Although Mr McKenzie, president of the New Zealand Rugby Referees Association, was delayed on his journey and arrived somewhat later than was expected, there was a fair assembly of referees and players at his lecture last night at the Century Hall With the aid of a blackboard, this authority on the rules of Rugby dealt exhaustively with the whole question, and his exposition was an eye-opener to l some of the players who were at the lecture. Mr McKenzie intends to make a longei stay when next he comes to Levin, which will probably be very early next season. A rise of two shillings per 1001 b. on last week’s prices for beef the fat stock sale at Westfield, Auckland on Wednesday. Prices opened at last week’s rates, but a rise soon followed, and was maintained until almost the end of the sale, f-xtra choice ox brought £2 2s per IOOm., and prime young cow and heifer beef £1 15s to £1 19s. There was only a medium entry of sheep, and prices were equal to late quotations. Extra heavy prime wethers made £2 5s to £2 8s 6d. There was a small yarding of pigs. Prices for baconers were slightly lower, but porkers were unchanged. Heavy baconers realised £3 17s to £4 Is. The trouble at Christchurch with the American navals, according to several men of the fleet, arose out of incidents early in the day. During the parade, they say many of them were annoyed by insulting remarks passed as the marched through the streets. Asked as to the nature of these insults, the men who supplied the information said that several people along the route shouted, “Who won the war?” Other “guys’ hoohooed, and, they alleged, used most insulting and unpardonable words. With these things rankling in their minds, a small party of sailors—their number is given at five or six—were walking in Victoria Square about 9.30 p.m. Some young civilians followed, and, the sailors allege, repeated the insults of the morning. The sailors belong to the young section of the fleet. Patrol men hurried to the scene, and constables soon were in attendance. The patrol men did not interfere with the civilians, but took about Six of their own men in charge and escorted them to the Central Police Station, Hereford Street.