LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1932, 28 January 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

During the recent hot weather numbers of pig's have died m South Taranaki.

Yesterday was one of I lie hoi test days experienced so far this summer. Last night rain'set in, .which cooled, I he atmosphere.

A special train has arrived at Brussels iTom Germany with gold \ allied at 740 million francs, being' the specie stole!! from Belgium during tlie war. It is notified that the Borough District Klectors’ List will (dose on February 15th next. Bonus of enrolment can be obtained at (he Town Clerk's office.

The value of fruit-growing to the district is a great deal more than is generally realised (says the Thames Star.) A well-known grower estimated that over £4,000 came into the Thames district last week from s;ilcs of fruit, apricots making a good proportion of (he total.

Shipment of 50,000 tons of Australian wheal, sold to Norway at 5s Sd per bushel will extend from January to dune. Norway is arranging to despatch tonnage for the carriage of the wheat. Thirty-two steamers and four sailers are to load Australian wheal for Bairope during January and February on account of the Wheat Supplies Commission.

Mr and Mrs dames Gifkins, who were married ad the Bevknor I’arish Church, Oxford, in UStiS, celebrated I heir golden anniversary at Sanson last. week. They came out to New Zealand tin' following year, landing on September 7th, ISdk and for many years have resided in the district. Tbey have six sons and two daughters (Mrs Whaltie. of Ha-t----ings and Mrs W. Be,at, of San-mi).

The (!c;i!li is announced of .Mr--11. P. Smith, who had been for about I'urly years resident in Carterton, iiiul who passed away at the Orevtown Hospital on Thursday la-i. Mrs Smith was 7!) years of aye. and caiiie to New Zealand with her parents (Mr and Mrs Sellars') in ISHh They settled at the Cower Hull.'and in ItSi's9, when Mrs Smith married, she look up her residenee in Carterton.

There have been rumour- in Palmerston during the week-end of coming industrial I roubles. The statement is made that the waiersiders and firemen on the -hips are earning out shortly, and that seetii.!is of the railway men are seriously considering following their example. A Times representative! made some enquiries in regard to the rumours, but could obtain no speeitie information. The railway men a,re keeping their own counsels.

The local seaside continues to attract a large l number of visitors at the week-end. Every line Sunday motor ear loads of people (bid their way to the breakers for Hie purpose of disporting themselves in the hriney. The ears pass along Hie river front and along the old river bed. which is only a few minutes walking distance from (he sea -bore. The hea.eh is considered one of the safest at full tide for sea bathing in the Dominion. We (Podding Star) regret to have to state that one of our most prominent breeders of stud sheep and eatl'le was committed to.the Porirna Mental Hospital on Thursday last. Besides three local doctors and two Justices of the Peace, experts in his complaint were brought up from Wellington, tint the opinion was unanimous as to the necessity lor placing him where he will he able to get curative treatment. At the same time Jiis numerous friends will he sorry to hear that the prospects of his recovery are very remote, everything will be done to bring him back to his normal stale, and it is contemplated getting a specialist from the Old Country to pronounce on his condition, DON’T LET YOUR LIVER RULE YOU. Don’t let your stomach, liver and bowels rule you, or they will make you miserable. Insist on your stomach and liver acting naturally, then your head won’t get a chance to ache. Take Chamberlain's Tablets to-night, and see what relief you will get. Take a course of Chamberlain's Tablets, and you will be a new being. For sale everywhere. —Advt.

Mrs Knowles, of Wellington, end Mrs E. Smith, of. Wiiijnuvn, are visitors to Fox (on, the guests of Mrs \V. E. Barber.

The friends of Mr A. Hawke, local postmaster, will regret to learn (hat he is confined to bed with an. indisposition.

The'* Registrar-General reports that there were 98,998 deaths from influenza in England and Wales during the quarter ended 31st December.

To-day’s rain will replenish the house tanks at the seaside, where (lie shortage of water for domestic purposes- was becoming a serious problem.

John Dongla-> Maiden, ot Port Chalmers, had his license endorsed for supplying liquor on the Sunday on which the Tahiti, with returned soldiers, arrived.

M. Vonizelos suggests Constautinople as the capital for the League of Nations, being the pivotal point of Europe, Asia and Africa, and commanding (lie most important si rail.

Miss Rounda Taylor, (he second daughter of Mrs Taylor, Cashmere Hills, and the late Mr T. E. Taylor, M.P., was married in Christchurch last' week to Mr C. R. Murray, only son of the Rev. D. J. and Airs Murray, Lower Hull, Wellington.

A Now Zealand record was established on Sunday by a seaplane from the Kohimarama (Auckland) sidiool, which reached an altitude of 0,500 feet. The previous record was established by Mr Hill, of Sockburn, with 2,500 feet.

During the voyage of the Niagara from Sydney to Auckland, a passenger, " John Boyd Evilt, disappeared the night before (he ship arrived at Auekland. Evilt was a married man and a gunsmith, of Sydney. He was eoming to visit his relatives in Auekland.

It is set hunted that the damage hy the lire at the Post and Telegraph Department store at Addington on Friday night, is £10,350. About twenty-two thousand yards ol cable was destroyed. This material was io have been used in the local underground telephone system.

Arrangements have been made for the transport with the Maori pioneer battalion, which is expected in /March, to land her troops at Gisborne. The native people on the East Coast are preparing a great luii for the entertainment of the returning soldiers, and a lilting welcome in accordance with the Maori custom.

A special meeting of the Epidemic Committee of the District Hospital Boa I'd was held yesterday for the purpose of dealing with matters of finance. Tenders were accepted as follows; —Cor supply of drapery. C. M. Ross Coy.: for funerals, C. Bike and Co. Several epidehiie accounts were passed for payment, and a number of applications lor relief were dealt with.

Possibly the largest sam ever paid in one day fur New Zealand wool wa~ un Thursday, ;il Wellington. tu those concerned by the Luperial Supplies Department. Thu payment- aggregate idido.d-l. 1 liu m*xi largest payment made in mm day w;h a!-o for wool, viz.. fd-38.1da. un the 2Slh December. 111.17.

A meeting of the Druids' District Hoard will be held in Palmerston North to-night. The lodges that will be represented are: Oroua (Palmerston X.), Alakino (FeUding),

Ruahine (Dannevirkc), Lind (Tokomaru), Otaki, Shannon, llorowhenna (Levin), Pahiatua. and Manawatu (Foxton). Pro. P. D. Wliibley will represent the Kami Lod.ge. An employee of the Waingawa frozen meat works has just had the ( xpeiVmv of sleeping dU hours at a stretch. As he did not turn up at v. ork, investigation wa- made, and he was found in bed sound asleep. All ellorts to awaken him were futile, and a doctor was called in. lie was removed to- the Masterton Hospital still asleep. Next day he awakened in almost his normal condition.

At the Town Hall on Thursday night the Him, “The Deemster," a pieturisation of Hall Caine's great book, will bo screened. This picture has drawn crowded houses everywhere it has been .shown, and local picture lovers should not miss this opportunity of seeing it. The prices of admission arc 2s and is, plus tax, and seals may be booked at Mrs Tevioldale's.

During' this week a total oJt‘ 3,21)8 New Zealmul soldiers are due to reaeli their native land. The transport Alalia (draft 2US) arrived at Wellington yesterday with dOl men 101 of whom are for Auckland. The big transport Briton, with draft 211, comprising 1,1(55 men, is due to arrive in Lyttelton to-day, and (he Oxfordshire, due at Auckland on February 2nd, has draft 207 on board, being a total of 1175 men. The Wiltshire, carrying returning draft No. 210, is now reported a> approximately due to arrive at Wellington about February 3rd. SUOFLD NOT HH TOLFKATFD.

It should lie* seriously kept in mind thill constipation should not be tolerated, because (here is no telling when appendicitis or some other serious ailment may result from the accumulation of waste mu! Wr id the system. Do not make matters worse by the indiscriminate use of salts, cathartics and harsh physics which irritate the stomach mid bowels. Fhamberlain’s Tablets are in every respect, different from ilm usual laxative-, for (hey proditee a natural and regular movemem of the bowels. For sale every* where. —Advt. ,

The King has consented tlmt (lie Princess Patricia should renounce her title :md' become Lady Patricia Ramsay after her marriage.

Pneumonic influenza has obtained a fooling in New South Wales. Stringent precautions are being taken. There are 15(5 eases in Melbourne, and several deaths are reported.

The Salvation Army Young People’s Corps will hold their annual picnic to-morrow, in \ ictoria Park, ill friends are'invited. If I he. weather is unfavourable children arc invited to assemble at the Army Hall at 11 a.m.

A concert will be held in the Reach Church to-morrow (Wednesday) night, under the auspices of the local Methodist Church. A lirslelass programme has been arranged, and ther will no doubt be a bumper house. The price of admission is one shilling.

A bullet wound in the hack, received accidentally while rabbitshooting at Plimmertou last Saturday week, resulted in the death of Stanley Godfrey, at the Wellington Hospital on Saturday. Godfrey was with his brother and a friend when the accident happened. He was handing’ his rillc to his companions, when the trigger caught in something, and he received (he charge in the hack. Deceased was nineteen years of age.