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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1088, 14 February 1918, Page 4

Mr 11, Alceis has kindly lent a lire-proof safe to the "War Office" for use during- the Final Battle Campaign. One of ihe inmates of the Napier Hospital has been in the institution since November, 1912, nearly giv years. Our Tokomaru correspondent states that a number of scholars from the Tokomaru school went to Levin to participate in the swimming i-ports held there yesterday.' They acquitted themselves wej!. Die remits will appear in to-morrow's issue. "After ten months in Germany we were

all glad to get awuy We got a groat, welcome when travelling to Switzerland, the people at every station giving us chocolates ami cigarettes." writes Private C. Sloano, formerlv of Palmorston North, who was re-

cently "transferred along with other New Zealandcrs from a German prison camp k> Berne.

|' The Council of Education passed a motion yesterday that the pay and allowances of pupil teachers should l>e increased, ■ and that a-s soon as teachers are available tho provisions of the Education Act for tho abolition of the pupil teacher system and the staffing of schools by adult teachers onlv should be put into effect;— Press Association. Anglers are not experiencing any luck this sett-sou. During last week eiul the weather was lino and mild, but the fish, would not. rise, (hi Sunday afternoon the river rose two feet, apparently from rains in the Hawke's Bay, and brought, down a lot of weed, which put an end to fishing with artificial bait. During the discussion on the totara. reserves at the Polvangina County Council meeting on Saturday last, Cr. Port gave as'his opinion that the timber from the reserve ehould bo given to returned soldiers for fencing purposes, not. "that an endeavour should be made to get some of the property ill the district for a. returned soldiers' settlement," as stated in tho report of tho proceedings. A letter received by a local lady from her son gives an idea ot the Christinas dinner some of the troops had in France. Tho writer states that their dinner consisted of fowl, pork, potatoes (boiled and mashed), beans and peas, cauliflower, and baked onions, pudding, fruit, jelly, custard and cream, whisky, wine, and bread. Of course, this feajt. was prepared by the men out. of their own funds, but it shows that those who desired to celebrato Christmas well could obtain the food. "I like New Zealand very much; it is God's country right enough,'' said Professor Trueblood to a "Standard" reporter this morning. The visitor pointed out how different were farming conditions in NewZealand, when contrasted with the United States. "Your farmers do'not have to grow the food ours require to," he stated. "In ; the States they plant from May to November, und wary has the farmer to be to seo i that no sudden frost comes along and ems down lu's food crops. When the cold weather comes, at the end of October, the ground is frozen hard. We have even to ' put our water pipes down several feet to ' prevent thorn from becoming frozen. In ' New Zealand grass stows naturally and i abundantly, and the climate is good, too." .' All-British swimming costumes for boys t from 2s 6d; for men from 3s lid; High School Costumes, blue and white with P.N.H.S. on breast, and trunks at Is in all ( the school colours. The C. M. Ross Co., c Ltd., Men's Soction.-rAdvt.

Drink Kola-Nip for its wonderful blood purifying qualities and its delicious nutty flavour, livery glass means better health for you. A little with aerated water makes « refreshing topic beverage,—Advt.

\wortlii)"- to a statement prepared by the Commonwealth Statistician, Sydneyy «I'l Hobnrt in food, groceries, and,hou.sosronts are the dearest places in Australia to Jive. Mr Justice' Herdman, formerly AttorneyGeneral, took Ins seat on the Bench for tllo first time yesterday, when he preyed over a sitting of the Divorce Court at \\ ellington. A s » result of measures taken by tho Now Zealand Fruitgrowers' Fedontwn, he Railway Department has decided to elude New Zealand-grown fruit in tlm "emptions from, tlie second increase of 10 per cent on railway freights thus pkcute Hon the fame footing as other farm produce.

The plucky action of Mr Cynl Gray, an engine foreman at the Gisborne rft.lway was responsible for saving a chi.d of about four year's from drowning. Ihecngin.e just leaving the shed floating on its back in the Waibinae creek. The engine was immediately stopped, ow Mr Gray rushed in and rescued the..cluui who, beyond a drenching and shock, was little the worse for its 1 experience, and wa= able to walk home unaided. ' ,'■ Cabled advice has been received by' Mr P 0 Petlefsen, Matatera, that Ins son. Sergeant Herbert Pedcrsen. is at present in England having been recommended for ft cmhmusion: Sergeant Petersen is one of the few Dannevirko boys who left with the Main Bodv, and is still »> .the; firing line. He went through the GalliP.oh campaign and has been in F/ai>ce' where he -was. gassed, up to the time of gaining his commission. . • •-:■'•;-.,- ■■ Mr W. Ogle, of Bell Block, has a cow in his milking herd that must .surely take some beating as a milker,, considering that she is not specially bred, nor specially ted. being a Jersey-Shorthorn cross treated no differently from the rest of the herd (stat* the Taranaki News). The cow, an aged one. completed twelve months c'm.nutous-tmj January 24, during which time ~.<. yieilea 4 tons" 10 cwt. 231b . of milk, producing 473 lb of butter-fat, and she is still giving 20 lb of milk daily with a 4.9 test, *, Tlie long arm of the law was in evidence at the Gisl>orne races last week when Detective McLood arrested three • sta,W» boys on an alleged charge of; stealing f portmanteau containing certain jockey s gear and clothing, valued at £2O. It" understood that part of the properta referred to haa been recovered. The svlegea offence dates back to November last when L. Malison, the well-known horseman. lost his bag.on the ferry steamer while Returning to Wellington from the New Zealand Cup meeting at Christchurchv . A nartv of troops, in charge of IJrut. Garner for the Featherston Camp, was entertained at the Soldiers' Club •last everting bv the. Patriotic Society and An?.ac Club The Mayor presided} 1 and welcomed the men, and wished them all success.---.A musical programme was contributed j>7 Minsps Dovnc, Williamson, Whaljy, and Dickei, Privates Martin, Gibbons, Kevs, and Ibbptson, ajul Messrs D. Bowater", *'C. G. Hodgson, T. Rodgcrs, and P. C. Freeth. Mesdanics Rogers andWhally, and Private Clialk wero the accompanists.' Refreshments were supplied during an interval, and altogether a pleasant hour was spent. . . , The story of the theft of two cheques, alleged to have taken place about C'hrirtrrias time, is now being told. A; rcsidcn* of. tHe County of -Franklin, having received the cheques, valued together at over £>bp> endorsed them and placed them in jan envelope addressed-to the manager of.one oft-he. kmks in Auckland. He;supposedly; posted the envelope in Auckland with other correspondence. Not receiving an acknowledgment of them, _ after tlie oi ,a fortnight,- lie. made inquiries. .They elicited the information that a stranger had eashi-U the. cheque* at the. Pukekohe branch on January 2nd. ••. ■;.■ •'■ ;•.'

"things arc prosperous with, brewing: industry just now, judgingjby;thrf appearance of the Cross tthe arrival of the Monowai from Auckland t>ti Thursday (Says" the'- Ota go Doily Times}.' About the middle of the. afternoon a eotiphi of hundred large empty cask, wore" stacked a.t the Itartray street end of the Dunedin wharf, wliile at the other end between 500 and 600 laige size full l>arrels, though earofully arranged, left only a...very, narrow, lane By which lorries could approach 'tl[hi steamer. The Union Company was disinclined to supply any figures lon the subject, but it is quite evident that when; th° Alonowaj leaves to-morrow she 'will hare '% large oonsigrimeht of beer.' • . . Mysterious robberies of ■' registered mails forwarded through the Commonwealth post oilices have been reported oir several occiisiona lately, some large Sums being involved. The Sydney Sunday Times, of the 3rd inst.. says the detectives on the lookout for the processes of the regular robberies of mails in this State (New South Wales) are eviI dently up against, a tough proposition/ It. has been stated that in a recent robbery from mail which was being transported,' tho seals on the bag's in which the valuables wore —and from which they were abstracted —were found unbroken. If there Had been in possession of the Department, at tha time tJiis statement was published, information now in possession of the C.1.D., them would have l>een no speculation as to how they got out of the, apparently, sealed bag: Last Thursday it was discovered that one of the seals used in the registration branch had disappeared. With this in their possession, the operators on the bags would have no difficulty. All they had to <lo was open the bags —and with the process it is evident they are familial- —abstract what tliev wished "to take, and re-seal the bags with tho stolen seal. Tho "early bird catches the worm" is a bit of philosophy often quoted, but littlo practised by the average man. Ai couple of enterprising New Brighton youngsters, however, have demonstrated conclusively that not only may the early bird catch the worm, but the early boy may even catch a whale (states the Chrisfchurch Sun). The lads who accomplished this feat were two litt.'e ehtps named Cliff Eastwood and Ben'iie Waru.

At 5.50 ii.in. on Saturday the lad. s wire disporting themselves on the beach a few chains to the south of the pier, when their amazement was aroused by tho bight of a whale reclining - on the beach. The arrival of visitors did not coincide with the desires of the creature, and the huge fins "began to flop in ominous protest.: but the lads were not to 1 be denied, and, mounting his back. they inscribed their names on his skin with a pocket-knife. The stranded creature ii known as a bottle-nosed whale. It, measures 17ft lOiu in length, while- it,s girth, is 12ft. It is of a dark slatey colour. It had q, deep wound on the left side. In addition to• thi.-t wound, there are a series of Scars on thti left side, as though it had been slashed with a knife. ........ .... , - .

The Salvation Ar-my's numerous activities in New Zealand have now Txien. added to by the establishment of a .boys' training farm in the YY'aikato. This h;sl>ecn made possibe by the gift. of. a lease, with • tha right to purchase, of 2060 acres of good land between Cambridge and Rotoriia, by Messrs Georgo Alexander and Ewen McGregor. The land hja s already, been purchased outright. In:--giving particulars of the new scheme, Commissioner I fodder stated the Army was embarking on anew departure. Owing to conditions brought about by the war, it rested whh every nation to train a.s farmers boys who were too young to become soldiers." As soon as possible the land would be converted into u. general training farm for -boys, the sona of fallen soldiers being given /preference. The idea was to secure such boys and others, between the ages- of 14 and 18, and give them a sound training in aJI bninchoa of farm life. With a thorough course extending over about four years it was considered that the. majority of those turned out would- bo g\x>d farm latwurers, but others who showed particular aptitude would complete their eoui-se as more or less finished farmers, and probablv tho Army would help them to start on' their own account.

] The/Tattoo a arm clock, black luminous dial, shines in the dark, rings and stops in 20 second intervals for 15 minute*.- Awaken* mil ions all over the world. Prior* 16- 0d Collinsdn and Son, Broadwav.— \dvt '

Seeing that vou can't shop all day, or for 'hat matter, a I afternoon, why not rest in our (-..rooms lounge? This now lounge is cool, comfortable and roomv; h' s J interesting place to re* and watch the folk coming and going Use of 'phone and wri >»g materials and toilet room , oSSn ami C unnmghame, Ltd.-the store for x \\ the people —Advt. - -.- - u I The man who knows what is <v o od to drink and what s good -for hi,,, i Hotels and stores -AdvT sat,sf ?'"STho?i C rv lß fhi-Tt ■ *?€ W, ' itin " ta Sef« ? ,V ,".. i th f '"inker" and "Golden • vide brands-tiny anneal i - ~"""," "»™I. Andrew Millar,-Advt' / Hll

Iho kairanga County Council's poll on tho question of raising a loan for carrying out road works in Ufa Bungitikoi and Foxton hues is proceeding to-day.

The acting-matron (Sinter Kolly) reported to the Hospital Board to-day as follow 1 *: During the month thoro has been one admission, no discharges and no deaths. At present there are six women and 27 men in the Old People's Home. Tlie Terraco End Patriotic Ladies' Guild held its first meeting of the year at the Coronation Hall yesterday afternoon when 14 members were present. A lot of useful work was taken in hand for the boys at the front.

Speaking to a '.'Standard" representative this morning, Professor Trueblood stated that he considered Palmerston North a nice town—the nicest that ho had yet visited in New Zealand, Special reference was made to the streets, "They are so nice. and clean, and wide,'' added the visitor from the States.

The following is a full list of the pupils from the Palmerston North High School who passed the matriculation examinationA. Black, R. Bras©, M. Doull, A. Fleming, C. Gowdy, K. Hiskens, M. Jensen, A. Kelsby, C. Mcflaffie, M, Rowlands and C. Vautior. Partial passes were obtained by 0. Evans, J. Hornblow and A. McLcavey. ]). Scott completed tho examination. Yesterday afternoon the chairman (Mr J. A. Nash) and several members of the Terraco End School Committee accompanied the Education Board's architect (Mr Hood) and Mr E. L. Broad (a member of the Board) on a visit to the Terrace End School for the purpose of considering extensions in conformity with the school's building scheme. Mr Hood's; proposals will now be submitted to the consideration of the Board.

■ Tho health officer (Mr M. O'Brien) reported to the Hospital Board to-day that during the month of January eleven' cases of infectious diseases were" notified and received attention. Ten of the eases were diphtheria, the other being tuberculosis. \V ith til©: exception of tho latter, all the diphtheria cases were in Palmcrston, two of Which were imported. Inspections on sanitary matters, etc., totalled 92 and were carried out with satisfactory results. Yesterday's casualty list and hospital report included the following .-—Wounded • Pvt. F. Herbert (Woodvillo), Pvt A II Davey (Abiti), Pvt. T. L. Beggs (Palinortton North). Pvt. 0. H. Cole (Pahiatua) Pvt, A.. Swift (Feilding), Sgt, J. Max (Palmerston North). Severe cases- Pvt R. D. Burrell (Feilding), Pvts. C. H. Cole and G. W. Thompson (Pahiatua), Pvts. J H. Dalzoill and E. Keen (Palmerston North), Pvt. G. V. Eraser (Foxton). Not Revere cases: Lt. W. R. King (Bulls), Pvts. \V. .Anderson. T. L. Beggs (Palmerston North), Pvt. E. Morton (Feilding).

The outbreak of measles in- the Reinforcement camps, due to outside infection {mon returning from extended leave), may now bo said to have practically subsided. At Trontham yesterday there were 16 moasles cases in hospital, of which onlyfour had 'been admitted during tho past week. Tho contacts in isolation is 301, and these arc being discharged at the rate of 25 per day. At Featherston yesterday fhore were five measles cases in hospital, three having boon admitted since Wednesday last. Of the number of contacts in isolation, 326, 40 were discharged yesterday. ,

An'elector at Mr A. do Brandon's meeting at Wellington on Tuesday evening was proceeding .to ask a question about tin; appointment of Mr 'Herdman to a Supreme Court, Judgeship—ho wanted to know whether Mr Brandon would denounce it—when the chairman, Mr M. Myers, promptly rose and .declined to allow such a' question to be put. >Not only as chairman, ho said, but as a member of tho Bar of the Supreme' Court, hewould not allow any question to bo put which might reflect'on tho Bench or Upon any member of it. • There wore, he added, some matters of decency which wo must everyone of us regard. Thia"statement was received with applause.

-..'.Excitement was caused on the SandringBeach, on a. recent afternoon; v.-hen a shark seven feet lons came into tho shore. Wlltin tho alarm was given there was a rush for safety, but one man when within six .feet of the beach wa.s knocked off his feet by a wave, and at the same instant the-shark threw itself out of the water and snapped at his body. The shark- miss-ed its intended victim by a few inches, "and lay. floundering on the beach, lashing the water into foam with iu tail. . Profiting by the momentary delay, the bather, too exhausted to stand, crawled into safety on bis hands and knees. The shark wriggled back into tho water.

It is common knowledge (says the Melbourne Age) that ever since tho beginning of the war goods consigned to neutral countries have ultimately found their way into the hands of the enemy. Jn fact, numerous instances of the kind have been traced, and the tightening of the British blockade was the result. The disconcerting discovery 'has now been made that many of the cargoes which have left Australia, particularly, for the East, have been iilt-in--ing through to Germany, and in Consequence of this leakage the Commonwealth Government are- now considering the whole question of the exportation of shipments which leave these shores It. is probable that ail important decision will bo arrived at shortly.

■ The Sydney "Shipping List" Fays that tho Federal Ministry propose to lay down two vessels at Williamstown and two al Walsh Island, and others at sites to bo decided on later. Preliminary arrangements are well advanced, and the actual work of construction will be begun shortly. Contracts have been let for certain material for six ships which was at present unprocurable in Australia, with firms in Great Britain. The contracts are for cable chains, wire ropps, and boiler parts. In the United States an order has been placed with the Steel Corporation for 6000 tons of steel plates. Contracts for sectional steel and steel plates procurable in Australia were now the subject of negotiation, and inquiries had been instituted in regard to steel castings and forgings. A man who had earned a cheque on a fetation; and then enjoyed a jamboree at Queenstown, tried una v.-.ilingly to set a drink on tho steamer EarntJio-w as she was crossing Lake Wakatipu last week (states the Dunedin Star). Enraged at the refusal. and declaring that it, was a sliame that, though he had a pocketful of money, he was dying for a drop, he proceeded to revenge* himself upon society b\- commencing to throw overboard the wraps that were left -on the seats by passengers who had gone below for morning tea, and three of thiwe!. article* were over tho side before the steamer's men could intervene. Then came tho question of reparation, and after the transgressor had thought over the options which the law allows by way of satisfaction in ouch a. case, ho contritely paid £8 8s as the assessed value of tho wraps which he had set afloat.

The Teviot K^fate, rccentl<- bought bv the Government for £75,000, consists of 12.446 acres freehold, and a pastoral run of 19,250 a,cres. Possession is to be taken at the end of March. The fixed intention of the Government is to reserve this estate for returned soldiers. A s there is plenty of other land a.vnili|bl6 for returned men—Gladbrook. and other estates— nothing will be done m the ww "of disposing. of Teviot for perhaps a'year (says the Ehincdin Star). liv that time, in all likelihood, our soldiers wi.l be baok in thousands. Meanwhile, the Gov eminent "ill keep the farming going. It is satisfactory to learn that the estate is m excellent order. Since the date on which the Public Trustee took chargo on behall of the owner, fully 120,000 rabbits have been killed or captured.. Mr R. T. Sadd, CW Commissioner, found on his recent visit Ihiit of the freehold 390 acres are in oats, and 495 acres in turnips, while of tho leasehold there are 455 acres m turnips, and 435 in one-year-old ryegrass, which will be allowed to ripen and then he stripped for seed. On the. lower portion of the estate, some of the land is rather light; The Phantom block, which U towards the eastern boundary, is land of excepiionaJiv good quality, and well watered. The proposal is to ;rive independent access to this block bv a new road, and to cut it up into small farms.