LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2046, 25 October 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Crown Law Officers arc look - ing into the farcical anti-shouting law, with a view to abolishing same. Under the heading of railway construction there is an amount in the Public Works estimates for £I,OOO for the Paekakariki deviation. It is not very often we hear of prices coining down in these times. Ladies will be pleased to hear that Tobralco, (hat useful fabric, is now selling at Is 10Jd at the C.M. Ross Cov’s.®

Attention is called to the advertisement re the Palmerston North silver band in this issue. The Band consists of a very One lot of men, and will brighten things with their music and song during (he weekend. The Band arrives this evening, and will leave on Monday afternoon. Command!. Middlemiss (a splendid speaker) accompanies the Band.

“We believe that' the only true method of repatriatipn is to get a man happily married and settled down,” remarked Mr W. E. Leadley, of Christchurch, in speaking at a deputation of returned soldiers which waited on members of Cabinet and Parliament on Thursday. “I have had some experience. When I returned I was very unsettled, but T ultimately married, and since then I have been well settled.” (Loud laughter.) The following is from a recent issue of (ho. Hastings Tribune:—“At last night’s welcome home social and dance in Hastings Municipal Assembly Hull, the Mayor told rather a good story regarding a little homesick English bride’s disappointment on her first view of her adopted country. She hailed'from Liverpool,. that great populous British maritime port, and on catching her first glimpse of Lambton Quay she tearfully exclaimed: “Oh, what a small little place: 1 do hope Otaki will be better.”

A boy named Cyril Brown, aged 13 years’, was watching a show (rain arriving at Napier, when lie was run over by an ■ out-going engine. His right arm and right leg were taken off, and (lie left leg injured. He also sustained internal injuries, and at present is in the hospital in a serious condition. Recently the same boy was injured in a motor accident, and two years ago he was nearly drowned afthe baths.

Mr A. E. Whitehead, of Palmersttm'N,, who is to judge the cookery classes at The forthcoming local Horticultural, Society’s summer show, has offered a prize of 10s (id for the best family cake made from the following recipe:—fib. butter, 1 lea-eup sugar, 2 breakfast-cups Hour, la breakfast-cups sultanas, 1 dessert-spoonful peel, 3 eggs, 1 tea-spoon cream of tartar, 1 teaspoon carbonate soda, essence of lemon to taste.

Says yesterday’s Wanganui Chronicle; —“In our issue of Thursday appeared a letter from Mr I red Piraui, in which he accused Mr Maekay (Mayor, of Wanganui) of making a statement knowing that it was untrue, and of being guilty of conduct unworthy Of a man in a public position. We take this opportunity of disassociating ourselves from the views expressed by our correspondent in the matter, and of. expressing our regret that wo allowed such aspersions to be east on Mr Maekav in our columns.”

The.Legislative Council on Thursday threw out the Women’s Parliamentary Rights Bill (No. 2), on the motion for the second reading, by IS to S, the division list being as follows :—For the second reading, ayes (8); Hons. Sir Francis Bell, Sir William Hall-Jones, J. G. W. Ait-ken, J. T. Paul, J. Griinwood, D. T. Fleming, G. Jones, G. M. Thomson; noes (18) Hons. Sir J, R. Sinclair, C. A. C. Hardy, J, Barr, 11. L. Michel, W. J. Geddis, J. G. Gow, A. F. Hawke, J. Fisher, W. Stewart,. W. Earn•shaw, Major B. Harris, R. Moore, T. MacGibhon, J. MacGregor, K, K. Simpson, O. Samuel, J. T. Patuki and Te H. Tukino.

It is interesting to learn that the Chuier Estate, situate about live miles from Eoxlon, recently‘acquired for a soldier settlement, is nowbeing - formed, ami that the soldier tenants are satisiied with their sections, and doing well (states an exchange). Mr P, Lawson, of Mangamaire (whose son is a soldier-ten-ant on the estate), with Mr J. G. Brechin, of Pahiatua, lately visited the locality. They say that a good deal of ,subdivision of the estate and fencing has been carried out, and the roads graded, but the Government has been somewhat slow in metalling the same. The soldiers are rather anxious to have this done, as many of them are taking up dairying there being an abundance of feed. From information to hand, the country is in good heart and condition, having been well farmed by the previous owner of the estate. -One encouraging feature about the settlement is the absence of complaint on the part of the soldier tenants, all of whom evidently desire to make farming a success. . PERMANENT RELIEF. Dysentery is of very frequent occurrence dining the summer months. It can'be checked and permanent relief obtained-if Chamberlain’s Colie and Diarrhoea Remedy is taken according to directions.

The s.s.' Kennedy, from Wellington with a cargo of general, is expected on Wednesday.

In the Public Works estimates the development of water power vole is £600,000, which includes £250,000 for the 'Arapuni scheme, £250,000 for the Mangahao scheme, and £50,000 for extensions of the Horahora scheme. ■

A blue crane recently arrived at Mr Peter Dippie’s farm, Riverside, taking up its abode on a quiet reach of the Molyneaux alongside a small islet near Mr Dippie’s home (says the Balclutha Free Press). The bird is quite tame, and has been an object of curiosity to the neighbourhood.

“Is it your habit to carry a large sum of money in your pocket and leave it there when you retire at night?” asked.counsel of a witness in a case that came before the Magistrate’s Court in "Wellington the other day. “It all depends upon the person with whom 1 am slaying,” replied the witness. “But, il l was staying with a gentleman like you I would probably put my money inside my shirt when I went to lied.”

Politicians arc the medicine-men of the age. They thrive on the,credulity of one section of the people, and on the indifference of another section.' They would have been gravelled for lack ot map :i before this were it not that one generation lives on the errors of its predecessors. Legislators themselves are the first cause of legislation. The party which promises something is outbidden by the parly which promises'more. No “democratic” leader trusts the people. He strives to make the people trust him. His hopes are built; on the belief that a free people will do as it is told. Experience to an extent justifies his pretensio n s. —A rgn s.

During the war period controversy has waged in various parts of the world over the continued use of German music. In London throughout. the past five years German coinpositions have been regularly inchuled in the programmes at the popular concerts. ’When protests were raised, the conductors replied thaf music was international, not local; and they wanted to know what was going To happen in the religions world if such masterpieces as the oratorios of Mozart and Mendelssohn were cut out, not to mention the great compositions of Wagner. It is some problem, 100, when the idea of expunging “The Messiah” is considered as a concr'ctc case. If the itrohlcm. was pushed to a solu-tion,-and it was decided upon the old axiom, “When in doubt, leave out,” “The Messiah” might fairly he retained, because it was written in England after Handel had practically renounced his FatherlanlV.

'Mortality returns prepared by the Government Statistician, and issued in the Gazette, show that the proportion of deaths to the 1,000 population for the quarter ending 30th September in the four metropolitan areas and nine suburban areas, of the Dominion was as follows: — Auckland, 1,08; Wellington, 0.70; Christchurch, 1.05; Dunedin, 1.15; Gisborne suburban area, 0.05; Napier suburban area, 1.12; New Plymouth suburban area, 0.92; Wanganui suburban area, 0.72; Palmerston -North suburban, area, 1.14; Nelson suburban area, 0.40; Greymoutii suburban area, 1.55; Timarn suburban area, 0.58; Invercargill suburban area, 0.84. The average death-rate for New Zealand .during the period was 0.97. 'Wellington had the least number of deaths in the metropolitan areas, and Dunedin the highest, whilst Nelson suburban area was the lowest, and Greymouth the highest. The number of deaths of males of five years and over was 227, and females 211, the total deaths being 496.

Members of the Presbyterian choir and friends entertained Mr and Crs Cronquest at a social gathering in the schoolroom after choir practice on Thursday evening, prior to their departure for Wellington. At a. suitable juncture the Rev. Mr Holliday expressed regret at the departure of Mr and Mrs Cronquest, and eulogised their loyalty and devotion to the the church, and wished them God-speed in their new home. Mr Cronquest: acknowledged the kind wishes of the choir and'church. During the evening items were contributed by Mesdames Patterson, Cronquest, Misses McEwen, Patterson and Claris, and Messrs Kncwstub, Cronquest, Claris, and,a humorous duet by Mrs Patterson and Mr Hornblow. Supper was served by the ladies, and the gathering concluded with the singing of “Auld Lang Syne.” Mir. and Mrs Cronquest left for Wellingtolf this morning.

’Mr E. Newman (Rangitikei) asked the Minister of Finance whether he will consider the advisability of increasing the rate of interest permissible for local bodies to pay for their loans, so that they may raise moneys from private lenders, who will not at present lemj at the rate of interest, oj.per cent., fixed by the Minister of Finance under the Appropriation Act, 1015, as the limit to which a local body can go? [Note. —At present all the State lending "Departments are fully committed, and owing to the rate of 5.[ per cent, being considered too low no private institution will lend at that rate.] The Hon. Sir James Allen (Minister of Finance) replied: This matter has received full consideration, and the Government cannot see its way to increase the rate of interest. Any increase in the direction indicated, would be likely to cause an increase: in the ruling rate of interest chargeable throughout the Dominion, P, & 0. Pickles 1/6 bottle, at Dauckbnra’s.*

Owing to Monday (Labour Day) being a holiday, the monthly meeting , of the Chamber of Commerce Ims ' been postponed, until the Monday. V ■