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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10120, 30 October 1917, Page 4

A cable message says; At Nottingham Mr Chit ha. MacKonz.ie accepted, on behall of Captain Brandon, a specially designed medal commemorating the latter’s work a; a New Zealand aeronautical ofticer.

The following sums of money have been collected in Palmerston North for the Dr. Baniardo Homos:—Amount of street collections. £45; G. Seifert, £5; A. Sutherland £5; C. N. Clausen, £5; Mrs Oliver Xeilson, £l.

“ The Patriotic Shop will bo open on Friday and Saturday this week, and in view of the pressure of work at the Show, the committee would be gratified if donors would leave goods at the shop on Friday morning, in lieu of having them called for.

An alleged deserter named Private. Harry Alexander Dough! was arrested at Waipawa on Friday last (reports the Mail) on a charge of escaping from the detention camp. Doiighi was taken to Featherston camp next day under escort.

An interesting sidelight on the food problem in England is shown by the fact that this year the children of Holy Trinity Church Sunday school, Broadstairs, England. were unable to celebrate their annual treat, as it was in the interests of the nation to preserve the food supply. The children, instead, held a sports’ meeting.

The Linton Rifle Club’s fifth competition in the new series took place on the King street range last night. The following are tlie results:- —Rflm, A. U. .Mark'and 25, A. Giorgi 25, Munro 25. J. Marshall 25, Cl. Tremaine 23, W. Ball 23, Forrest 23, Griffiths 23, Haddon 23, 1. \V. Hodges 23. Nicholls 23, C. J. Page 23, Thompson 25, S. Tremaine 23. 0. Markland 23, J. Freeman 20, Smillie 20. At the Police Court this morning, before Mr VV. G. K. Ken ride, S.M., Joseph Daniel Hoyle, charged with indecent exposure at Shannon' on October 14, pleaded guilty, but stated tbaf be remembered nothing of tlio occurrence, a* he was drunk at the time. He was convicted and sentenced to one month’s hard labour in Wellington prison. Arthur Sherrill’ pleaded guilty to procuring liquor during tile currency of a prohibition order, and to being found drunk in the Square yesterday; Ho was fined 20s, in default 7 days on tlie first charge, and 5s in default 48 hours on the second.

One of the clauses of tho Native Land Bill passed by the Legislative Council on Saturday authorises the appointment of the Last Coast Commissioner to administer the Mangatu Blocks, Nos. 1, 3, and 4, and the setting up of a commission of enquiry into the past administration of the blocks. Sir Francis Bell mentioned that very grave irregularities had occurred in connection with this land. Forged orders for over £7OOO had been cashed, and loan money had boon distributed among native owners. The Commissioner had done his -best in tho matter.

A matter of interest to returned soldiers was referred to by Mr Wilford in the House of Representatives on Saturday afternoon. when he asked when tHo red chevron will he available for thorn, now that the wearing of tho soft cap had been forbidden, as there was nothing to distinguish them from home service men who had never gone to the front. Sir James Allen said he was sorry ho could not give an answer thgt day. He was afraid lie did not known He would make enquiries and let Mr AAilford know.

It has transpired, says the News, that the Dannovirko lire made a clean swoop of the' whole of the records connected with St. John’s Church, practically since the inception of the parish. The records wore in the possession of Mr A. C. Webber, who kept them at his shop, which was destroyed. As the vestry were to meet the Bishop of Waiapu on Monday evening, Mr Webber, in the morning, “got out and placed m a handy position on the counter the minute and other books which might be required for the meeting. These and the others —for which room could not be found in the safe —were all destroyed in the blaze.

Some frank admissions as to the inadequacy of their stipends wen 1 made by several clergy in a debate in the Diocesan Bynod at Auckland. One gentleman said that during the past twelve months he had received £IOO from his flock and £25 from tin' diocese, but considering that three row churches had just been opened in his_ district, and that there was keen competition on the part of other religious bodies, he could nor press his people for more. Another said that he was thankful in some ways that he was not married, for his stipend (£150) could certainly not support a family. A third remarked that he was receiving £2OO a year from his parish, which was an endowed one. This sum was snllicient for himself and his wife, because they had no family.

Before you do anything in the way of selecting a Panama, get into touch with Tl to ('. M. Ross Company’s values. Panamas for men from 15s 6d. boys from 9s 6d, ladies’ from 11s bd. For style, service and satisfaction wear a “C.M.R.” Panama. —Advt.

Always useful ! One of onr Thermos and Icy-Hot Flasks cun be put to all kinds of uses, and will always bo found reliable and valuable in the home, Watson Bros., Ltd. —Advt.

, r< ,„ r , A W. Duke. E Gardner .7factories which docs its business in- Sfn.tfmd was fortunate enough to hind and sell <IOOO boxes of butter at the ug ri v just announced.—Stratford los . * \t Grcvmouth last Thursday a ship 3 ih-eman, WilHan. Palmer, was charged urn i *l»a War Regulations witii goin 0 aboard an' overseas vessel without the nocessary “Permit, and sentenced to o„o month’s imprisonment. 'l'ho Patriotic Shop Committee is m urgent W » sr?»4 't" Udio, roVponliblo Z that can be rendered them. An ingenious invention enables the soldids in Palestine to traverse the sandv deserts without sinking any further than ,ho ankle. This is a samlshoo consisting of a stiff network of wire woven firmly together It is not unlike the snow-slioa used in the countries of the hat Aorth.

It is stated that at one of the narrow readies of a West-Coast stream, where tho policeman and the Acclimatisation official arc unknown, the poaching of salmon trout is going on on a largo scale, and that tha (i s 1 1 arc being salted down, not by tna hundred weight, but by the ton (says tho Greyinouth Star).

A private cable message received in Wellington announces the escape from a German prison ol Lieut. Roy Fitzgerald, who is a Wellington boy (sou of the lute Mr V. C pit/o-crald, chemist, and grandson oi Mt3 \V .James, of that L-ityJ, was wounded oil the head live months ago, and made a. prisoner Sister Eileen Fitzgerald, of Brockenhu.si Hospital, is his sister, and it is from |ier that Wellington relatives and mends have heard of hi-s escape. During the course ot an interview with a Dannevirke News reporter, Mr VS. i‘. Knight, a pioneer of that locality, urged the necessity of settlers acquiring knowledge by reading—“so many of them know notning of practical farming, and many ot them at one time hardly knew a cow trorn a steer. They have not I lie experience. They should test their cows, just as wa test our sheep—we know me weight ot sheep and the death-rate, and the cost, i, n d what is suitable for this part of tha country.”

Clearing operations on the area, swept} bv the Dannevirke tire are still in progress, and it will not be long before some, aO least of the sites are ready for the le-biuki-ine of some of the new premises, which ara s aid to be in contemplation (says the -News). The fire adjusters "ave had a busy time during the last f '.ays, and a compleba list of the insuram at last been obtained, aggregating HitW • One °f the aclj asters, who has seen most of the big tires in recent years, said tnat the which swept Collingwood, practically wiping out the town, was bigger in area than that ot the fire there, but Dannevirke came next to it.

An excellent suggestion is made bv ilf Stead in his latest issue of his Melbourne magazine regarding the frequent losses ot masses of mails through disasters at sea. lie refers particularly to the losses of mail matter from the Mongolia (lost in the Indian Ocean) and the Port Kembla, (lost m Cook Strait). Here is the suggestion: Instead of stowing the mail bags below, why are they not enclosed in waterproof bag 3 and left on deck? When the Mongolia went, down one or two mail bags actually drifted ashore, if the waterproof bags had floats attached to them they would rcmaiU on the surface of the water when the ship sank, and would almost certainly be picked

upThe butter-fat tax came in for some hard knocks at the meeting of Stirling Dairy Factory shareholders last week (says the Free Press). It was stated that during thu year the company had paid over £BOO on this account, but since the repeal of the tax had received a refund of £l6O. The chairman remarked that they hail to be thankful for small mercies. In spite of the tax, the balance-sheet showed the company to be in a very prosperous condition. They had paid Is 9d per lb to suppliers for but-ter-fut (the outlay under this heading l amounted to no less a sum than £24,195), and the usual dividend of 6 per cent to shareholders, besides adding to the already up-to-date plant. In fact, one speaker remarked that ho considered the balance-sheet a record one for Now Zealand. A few days ago in the House of Representatives Mr W. 11. Field referred in scathing terms to shameless profiteering by a slop-ping-company, by giving inferior food to soldiers while being taken to Britain on active- service. Nl r Field road on Saturday afternoon a letter which he said he had received from the Union Company, asking him to state that the Union Company wa.-t not at fault in this matter. Tin’s Mr Field did. The Hon. A. M. Myers and Sir James Allen also- stated that they had made no charges against the Union Company. German prisoners captured on the western front think the Anzacs are inveterate! souvenir collectors. One said: “You rob while you fight.” The Australians’ reputation for souvenirs extends through the German army, with the result that men,' when surrendering oiler watches, letters, notes, knives, glasses, and buttons.

Sir James Allen stated in the House of Representatives on Saturday that he had received a report as to the soldier said by Mr T. M. Wilford, M.P., the other day to ho only 4ft 7in in height and sst in weight. He was first classed as C2, but had been afterwards passed as Cl, and was now in the training camp. His height was 4ft sAin. Mr Wilford: “that must bo in his bools.” (Laughter). Sir James Allen: “And his weight is Bst 51b.” Mr Wilford: “Oh, no; oh no ! You can’t tell me that. It can’t bo tiic same.” Sir James Allen: “His name is Thomas Metcalfe. Is tliat tho name!" Mr Wilford: “I don’t know his name.” Sir James Allen: “He was working for George Price (the trainer for the ‘Highden’ stable) at Awapuni.” Voices: “That is the man.” Sir James Allen said that he was evidently the lad referred to. Tho medical boards used considerable discretion as to the minimum height. Mr Wilford: “It he could ride 6st 71b in tho Palmerston North Handicap, I don’t know how that weight can bo correct.” Sir Joseph Ward: “Was he ‘weighed in’ when, he got to camp?” (Laughter). Sir James Allen: “I will have him ‘weighed in’ again, and if ho is. not the proper weight we will have him weighed out." (Laughter).

Recently the local branch of the W.C.T.U.sent a case of woollen goods to the Arino Sweepers’ Relief Committee in England, for which Miss Astbury, of the local institution, has received a letter of thanks from tho secretary of the English committee. Tho writer, in referring to the need of theso articles, states that an effort has been made to get into touch with the battleship New Zealand so as to send them some of tho articles, but in this they were not successful. If anyone having relatives on tha New Zealand sent word to Miss Astbury, at 28 Campbell street, tho committee would he pleased to send the sailor a parcel of articles. Enclosed with the letter was an appeal for members from Lady Drinsdalc, president and treasurer of the Ladies’ Guild attached to tho Sailors’ Society, in which she points out the unceasing nature of the navy’s work to which their efforts are largely directed. Tho centenary of the parent Society is next year, and an effort to secure 21.000 members for their Guild is being made. Since the war thousands of men from 350 mined and torpedoed vessels have been received into the Sailors’ Homes and Institute’s, 200,000 woollen comforts and garments have been distributed through the Guild, and over 2000 packages of food sent to merchant seaman prisoners of war and weekly five tons of literature are sent to naval bases for tho seamen.

Bo sure you bring your show-time guest to see our store —complete their visit by showing them what a business has grown up in this town in 13 years! Feel free to walk over onr premises—see the tea roofs, the unequalled men’s department, our thousandpound showroom carpet, our electric light installation, our pneumatic cash railway, our 14 wonderful windows. Collinson and C’unninghame, Ltd.. Broadway.—Advt.

Iron Age hand tools are so useful on the farm and in the garden that the stock at Collinson and Bon’s is coming in for attention daily now that tillage is the order of the day. This firm have all the wanted tools of this famous make; hoes, cultivators. ploughs, seed drills, fertiliser sowers, etc. In addition, the spring tooth cultivators for hand work should be seen. Shop is in Broadway.—Advt.

Watson Bros., Ltd., recommend “No Rubbing” Laundry Help, and “Golden Rule” soap for washing clothes clean without the rubbing slavery. Always in stock.—Advt,

The same lack of knowledge that prompt ed our morning contemporary to argue that a military olfehder could ho tried for a military ofTonco in a civil court was evidently responsible for its references to Courts-martial as Court-martials in this morning’s issue. A Press Association message from Christchurch states that at (lie Supreme Court criminal session Charles Henry Burrow, on nine charges of indecent assault, was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment on each charge, the sentences to bo cumulative. James Dwyer, for indecent assault, received six months’ gaol.

The public schools division at tho Manawatu A. and P. Association’s Shows is gaining popularity with schools in distant parts of the North Island. In the entries for this week's Show, work from the L’onsonby (Auckland), Hastings, Dannevirke, Marlon, Kiwitca, Fox ton and the numerous district, and town schools lias been received, and they make up a capital exhibition. It is noteworthy that the entries in this section show an increase of 196 over those of last Spring Show.