LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2044, 21 October 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Inca] business people will observe a close holiday on Monday next (Labour Day), in addition to the usual Wednesday half-holiday. Messrs Mounsey and Co. advertise an auction sale of Nurse Prendergast’s poultry farn,i on the 24th inst., at 1 pan. The friends of Mr 11. Webb will be pleased to see him about again after his recent serious indisposition.

On present appearances it will be Thursday before the Public Works Statement is brought down in the House of Representatives.

Mr Edward Newman, M.P, lor Bangitikei, informs us that he is standing for the Manawatu seat at the general election. The funeral of (he late Mrs Walls senr. took place on Sunday. The ceremony at the homo and graveside was conducted by the Kev. Thus. Hallidav.

Cr. Hannah has tendered his resignation to the Borough Council, and an election to Jill the vacancy will lie held on November l!)(h. .Nominations dose at noon on November 13th,

A Dunedin inun who recently secured a piece of saddle'tweed with whicdi to get a pair of trousers made was amazed at the price demanded, and, having the curiosity to weigh it, lie found that it cost him Is 3d per ounce.

An iinpiesl was held at Auckland on Saturday concerning the death of Thomas Hardman, who was found dead at the Seamen’s Home with a handkerchief wound around his neck. Death was obviously dueto strangulation, and (he coroner said it was possible deceased had a seizure.

The following result of the T.C.L. music examination held by Dr. Wm. Crerer at St. Mary’s Convent on Thursday last : —Higher local, Carla LundquLl 85, honours. Senior, Kilty Williams 72. Intermediate, Demi Barber (>7. Junior, Maggie Hynes 75, l ues Easton 75, Annie Daniell (17, Dila Pcrmiu 02. Preparatory (violin), Seymour Small 03. First steps, Marjory Hunt 82, distinction. Carla Lundquist, who is only twelve years old, is to be congratulated on securing such a-higli percentage. The late Mrs John Wakeham, whose funeral took’place at the Taiia Cemetery on Thursday, arrived by the Indian Queen at Petone in 185-1, when she was live years of age.. Petone at that time consisted mainly of llax bushes, there being only some three or four houses inIhe district. Her father, Mr Edwin Jackson, acquired an urea of land, on some of which Petone now stands, and when disposing of sections gave access to same by an irregular strip of land, which was afterwards called Jackson Street, now the main thoroughfare. Mrs Wakeham is survived by her husband and only daughter, Mrs G. Wakelin.

Au instance of “profiteering,” as viewed in the eyes of. a small farmer, was quoted by Mr J. C. Neill, the Levin delegate, at -the R.S.A. Conference at Wellington, on Friday. A Small farmer like himself, said Mr Neill, sent four sacks of first-rale cauliflowers to Wellington. Having noticed the prices which were obtaining for cauliflowers in Wellington, the speaker remarked that he must have obtained a good turnover. The other replied that he had not —that his net return from the whole lot.after paying for everything, including railage and auction fees, amounted to lid! The result was that the farmer in question turned his pigs on to his remaining cauliflowers. Mr Neill said doubtless the auctioneer and the carter, etc., had to live, but it would be seen that the fanner himself did, not get much out of it. He wanted the city people to look at the country side, as well.