Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2089, 12 February 1920, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr A. C. Ilillier, of Shannon, lias been appointed manager of the Foxlon Co-operative Society’s store, and will take up his duties on March Ist. The election of Licensing Committees throughout the Dominion will take plaee on Tuesday, March 9th. Nominations close on Saturday. / February 28th, at noon. Superstitious readers, says London Answers, will lye interested in the following extraordinary story, of which the hero is F. C. Cordweli, the well known Fleet Street newspaperman. Mr Cordweli lias .been literally dogged by the number 13. It was on the 13th of the month that ho attested, went to France, went into action, got his first leave, and returned to take up his commission. It was in the 13th tent, in 13 lines, 13th camp that he had his first lodgment in France. The tent contained 13 meif. He had 13 days in the hospital. He was given No. H 3 pills. Arid, returning to civil workon January 13th, he found that Ids old room had been re-numbered 113. Now count up the above coincidences. You will find 13'of them.

THE DIRECT CAUSE. Boils and pimples may be directly traced to the condition of the blood, and this condition may arise from either want of nourishment or excessive indulgence in' rich heating foods. A poisonous condition of the blood is produced, and these poisons are discharged from the system by cither boils or pimples. Take Chamber-lain’s Tablets to clear off the impurities and purify the blood. They will also tone’ up and strength-' cn the system, and aid digestion. For sale everywhere.—Advt.

Ai the Trinity College Alusic Exaucnaiiuns in October last the followin'' scholars from St. Mary J sConvent were successfullntermediate, Rena Barber: junior honours, Tne.s Easton ami Annie Daniell. The locally owned Amy thus easily won the Dunedin Cup yesterday. He started the hottest favourite that lias ever gone out in any Cup race there. This win makes Amythas’ third successive victory, and places hiih at the head of the winninghorses in this season*.*? racing. Mr and Airs James Hurley are shortly leaving Foxton to lake up their residence in Wellington. Air Hurley has resided in this district for upwards of 30 years. A farewell social is to lie accorded them hy the congregafkm of St. Alary’s Church, in the Catholic School, tonight, at 8 o’clock. All friends are cordially invited In he present. At Alomlay night’s Council meeting the road overseer recommended that the drain alongside the Union Street footpath he' stayed (hr a length of It chains, and that 18 chains of footpath be graded up. and if limestone is available, a strip six to seven feet wide by bird down along the centre of the footpath. Screened limestone, when rolled down, would present' a good surface .for tarring. If limes!one was not available, he suggested Belmont screenings, mixed with tar. —- The report was adopted., A well-known ATanawatu pioneer settler, in the person of Air F. IV. Venn, died at Levin on Tuesday,while on a visit to friends. For many years Mr A T enn conducted a wood-work establishment in Palmerston, and subsequently look up land at Makerua, and settled in Shannon. He tool; an interest in local body affairs, and was a member of the Palmerston Borough Council, and Cor 25 years was a member and several times Chairman of the Iloruwhemia County Council. Deceased leaves a widow to mourn his loss. ■ The Government are about to offer residential sites at “Tangiraoana,’’ near the mouth of the Rangitikei River. This name (the voice of the sea) is the most attractive thing about it, for it lies amid the sands on an exposed beach. We have recollect ions of other well sold townships such as Whitmore and Kiwilea, in Ibis district. These, are, after twenty-live years or more, in their original rural condition, also there was the sale of “Mugby Junction,” which was supplanted hy Bunnythorpe, with an equally illchosen name, ’ Sections at Mugby, sold originally for £lOll, subsequently realised £5. Caution should be ‘the keynote of,the township speculator. —AI.D. 'Times. In the course of some reminiscences at Dunedin the oilier day about Sir Robert Stout, Professor Whitt, who had been a fellow-tea-(her at the old “Stone” School, said he did not think he was divulging anything he should not when he I old I hem that one of the secrets of ins success was connected with a small packet of peppermints. These favours were reserved fur the girls only. Speaking afterwards, Sir Robert Stout said he had applied for an appointment at Oamaru, 'hut was lurried down, although he had the besl credentials, because he could not sing, and a block appeared to have been'’placed on his promolion in the leaching profession. Within a fortnight, therefore, he resigned and had entered on the study of the law. “The cos! of living has increased faster than the rise in wages. This is a commonplace to us all. But what is the remedy; At (he risk' of uttering a thread'-worn platitude, I say the eternal chasing of upward prices hy increases in wages does not solve the problem, because wages are always a length or two behind in the race. The into remedy, I would suggest to you, is the fact that capital will have to he content with a less rate per cent, than it lias hitherto demanded and got, and the bringing about of this, can only be done by legislative action; alternatively—and belter in iny opinion—the ideal to strive for will be production for usi! and not for protit.” —The, president of the Typographical Federation (Mr’A. T. Carter), in his address to delegates at conference on Alomlay. The Levin Atardi Gras yesterday was a-huge success. Favoured with ideal weather conditions, the people turned up from all parts of the district, and the town presented a very' animated appearance. The procession was a.very spectacular event. Decorated lorries, motor cars, motor bicycles, bicycles, push carts, and numbers in fancy dress, headed by the Baud, made a hue, show, as it wended its way to the recreation ground. All sorts of sports, competitions, and side shows kept the •crowd intensely, interested, and money was freely spent. All the arrangements were carried out without a hitch. The executive committee, in eluding Air Park (president), Alayor Alatliespn, Messrs Gardner, Goldsmith, Kecdwell, Billons, Vincent, and others, not forgetting the ladies, are to be congratulated upon their work. It is anticipated that as a result of the effort, which includes carnival queen competitions, etc., that £I,OOO will be available for beautifying purposes. ' TAKE IT IX TIME.

If you are .subject to bronchitis, keep Chamberlain's Cough-Remedy in the house. When there is a sudden change, in the weather, take a dose of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, and-you will prevent an attack of bronchitis. For sale everywhere. —Advt.

The schools in the Wanganui district will rc-opon on Thursday next. A mooting oil those who have subscribed lo the Rod Shield. Club will be held in the Club rooms tomorrow night, at 7.30 o'clock. Mr Harold Beauchamp says: “The great value of the commandeer of all our primary products durijig the. war does not seem to be realised by many people in the Dpminiiin. No doubt it is the purchase of our primary products by the Imperial Government, that has placed us in a. better position, so far as linance is concerned, (ban any other country in Hie British Empire, And yet, in spite of that we see references to exploitation on the'part of the Imperial Government in respect oil the prices which they have paid for most of our primary products! Can such a term as exploitation apply to wool which was purchased by the Imperial Government on the basis oil a 55 per,cent, increase mi the average price realised for our wool in tiie London market for the year preceding Ihe outbreak of hostilities? Again, too. consider what a. magnificent thing it. has been for the freezing companies—Jirstly in the-price (hat has been paid for the meat; and, secondly, in the terms on which it has been hold by them on account of the . Imperial Government.” Many humorous incidents are related of the Maori and cheque books, and one of this nature occurred in Gisborne recently (reports the. Poverty Bay Herald), when Patrick Tulin was detained in His Majesty’s institution for a month through his action in changing his name through fear oil his account, being overdrawn at the bank. An amusing case was told to a pressman by Mr Hooper, native interpreter, recently. Tiie incident-occurred several years ago. The native had just received £3,01)0. He placed £2,000 on fixed, deposit in a local bank, and £I,OOO in current account. lie was duly banded his cheque hook ,and very shortly afterwards Idled in his first cheque for £B2O for a new motor car. After tilling in several other incidental cheques and experiencing the joy of attaching his signalurh, the native was much upset on receiving a returned cheque. He approached Hie interpreter on (lie matter, and the latter explained to the agi>lated native that he had spent Ids money available in (he current. “But,” replied Hu; bewildered native, “1 got (e book' from 1c bunk (exhibiting his cheque book still threcparls full of forms) and by hurry 1 .got ad these to lid up yet.” Another story is told of a native who, when informed that he was overdrawn at the hank innocently offered to Write out a cheque for the amount he was overdrawn.