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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1712, 31 December 1919, Page 4

The “Standard” will not be published tomorrow (New Year’s Day). If; is understood that there has been some dissatisfaction lately among- Taranaki plumbers with regard to the wages question, and that they downed tools the other morning, their demand being a minimum of 3s 6d per hour (says the Taranaki Herald).

The annual mooting of the New’ Zealand Women Teachers’ Association, which took place at Wellington yesterday, passed a resolution that in every town there should bo a special class, with specially trained teachers, for children of retarded mental development, and that all such children should be drafted to these classes as soon as the necessity is recognised.

The board which was set up some weeks ago, under the presidency of Mr Justice Stringer, to consider the question of the rate of wages paid to railway servants, will begin its sittings almost immediately after the holiday season. His Honour does not propose to allow the long law vacation to interfere with lus engagements in connection with the board’s business. Here’s something new in politics (says a New' York paper). A candidate for a political office in Ohio did this: Buying us many packages of breakfast food as there were votes in his ward, he put his card on each one. Then the packages weredistributed from door to door. He figured that when the family ate the corn flakes they “would feel kindly towards- him at least,” is the way a friend explained it. Miss Mario Newbury, daughter of Mr Archibald Newbury, of Dilnedin, is reported to have been left an estate valued at several million dollars by her uncle, Professor Albert d’von Neumayor, of San Francisco. Miss Newbury is at present a member of a musical comedy company in Australia, and will leave at an early date for California under engagement to a moving picture company.

Some bright side issues were introduced by Lieutenant-Commander Bourko during uu address at Wellington on the naval attacks at Zeebrugge and Ostend. Tho first attacks, ho said, were made on 23rd April, and on tho eve of St. George’s Day. just prior to tho attack, tho high command sent .1 message “St. George and Old England,” to which tho answer came “And may_ wo give the dragon’s tail a damned good twist. 1 ' He told another story of an officer on one of the sunken blocksnips who hailed a seaman on one of tho motor launches to take his coat. Tho language which followed, said the speaker, was magnificent, and the officer came down and brought his own coat.

Berlel Braassiores, tho latest bust bodice, is a perfect figure mould, and a decided acquisition to ladies of taste. May wo demonstrate tho advantages of Berlci designs on Monday next; prices 6s Hd to 12s 6d. — The C. M. Ross Co., Ltd—Advt

Croquet is tho ideal game for young and old; for the enjoyment of this game wo have landed some good English croquet sots, complete with all mallets, hoops, balls, etc.; best quality and finish; prices, £5 19s 6d to £8 10s per set. —Collinson and Son,. 11 Broadway and King street, Palmerston North —Advt.

Children like Wade’s worm figs—sure and certain. Price Is 6d.—Advt.

An agreeable aperient for ladies, children and infants is Sharland’s fluid magnesia. Sweetens the stomach. Cooling and health-giving. Most economical.— Advt.

The matron of tho hospital wishes to acknowledge one Christmas hamj>er from Messrs Barraud and Abraham Ltd., for tha nurses.

Last week the drapery premises of Messrs Harr and Tyre, of Foxton, were ■ bur. glarioualy entered and goods to the value of hoQ stolen. The thieves gained an entrance TV prising open the door.

( R .is stated that a movement is afoot *° suitably recognise the services rendered j j y Mr J. T. M. Hornsby during the lengthy period ho represented the Waivarupa electorate in Parliament.

Between 20 and 30 women, busily en-'-'.agisf in shelling peas,' attracted attention ai Uovent Gardens, London, recently They ■‘■ore mainly elderly women, and it is stated that they can earn from 13s to 14s a day, tailing work at 5 o’clock in the morning uui finishing alxnit 2 o’clock in the aftericon They are paid 3fd a quart

While escorting tho contesting horses up the straight at Kllerslie prior to the Pon:i Jnby Hurdle Race on Monday afternoon die, clerk of tiro course, Mr A. Selby, received a severe kick on his left, leg from Battlctido, and had to return to the enclosure. On examination of the injury by J)r. Grunt, it was found that a small bone had been fractured, and tho veteran was unable to resume his duties. Mr T. A. Brown, who officiated as clerk of the course at the opening meeting of tho M.R.C. in 1874, and acted in that capacity !for many years after, was present, and joe was pressed into service for the day.

I “Trench stunting” is now the craze iiunong the crowds of American tourists |who are visiting the battlefields on the 1 Western front. In‘an endeavour to visualise something approximating to the, Conditions under which the war was waged, too tourists are spending miserable nights I,ii “sentry” in deserted trenches, and lislening posts, and sitting- in muddy shellholes in one-time No Man’s Land. Even Without thp chance of being sent to eternity in half a hundred different ways, (no experience usually suffices the most ardent of those seekers after realism.

Ho violent was the vexation felt by 1 homas denaghan yesterday when ho applied for a meal gratis in a cafe in Palmerston North and his request was refused, that lie immediately seized a cruet and hurled ii through a window. He was charged 'at Ine Police Court this morning with tho offence before Messrs A. J. Graham and -M. A. Eliott, J’s.P, and admitted his act. For hiving damaged the window and the cruet he was fined 20s on each of two charges, ordered to pay 8s witnesses’ expenses, rotund the value of tho cruet, £1 11s, and tin) value of the window, £4 19s. The alternative was fixed at one month’s imprisonment on each charge.

Constable Gainey, of Wanganui, made an unusual discovery on Saturday. When traversing the riverbank he met an hilarious individual with a kerosene tin full of beer. The man running the cutter was one of a party of four others, who were discovered sleeping blissfully in tho long glass in tho vicinity. Tho origin of the simply of tho amber fluid was sought, and the constable found that a 52-gallon hogshead of beer stored at the back of a merchant's promises on Taupo quay hud sprung a bad leak and had been drained dry. Tho quartette spent a merry Christ mas at the riverside, and finished their holiday in tho lock-up.

\ very plucky act was performed at M mganui yesterday by a telegraph messenger named William Thomas, who by his promptitude saved the life of a little felli.v named William Frith,' aged about audit years. It appears that the child Was wading in the river in the vicinity of Plymouth street and got out of his depth; Spain small children who were playing on the bank, realising the danger, gave the alarm, and attracted the attention of lYomas (aged 16), who was returning to duty at the Post Office. He immediately went into the river to the assistance of Frith, who was in about five or six fdct of water, and rescued him by putting hb arm around him and swimming ashore. T.io men who were on the bank, Messrs Percy Randall and 11. Hassell, of Wellington, had their attention drawn to the occurrence, and the former applied artificial respiration, the boy sufficiently recoveting to be taken home.

i -r * Tim recent death in France ns the result of a crash during a fog of Sir John Alcock (who flew across tho Atlantic with Brown this year) recalls tragedies in the pi sc by which airmen who have accomplished' thrilling deeds have lost their lives soon afterwards in what almost appear trifling accidents. Apart from Sir RossStnith’s great adventure in flying from England to Australia, the Atlantic flight of Alcock and Brown stands out as tho next greatest of aerial ventures, being a direct" crossing, while the American ’plane, N.C. 4, accomplished the task in successive stages' via the Azores and Lisbon. No one will forget how the world was thrilled by Alcock and Brown’s great performance immediately after the sensational rescue of Hawker and Grieve in the Atlantic, when they just failed in their attempt. And now Alcock has met Ins death through striking a tree when attempting to locate his position in a tog. Other" tragedies that can lie recalled are those of the Frenchman Gustave Hamel, who flow tho English Channel, and m a subsequent attempt disappeared from mortal ken and was never heard of again; Uje Hon. Rolls, the first Englishman to fly U,o Channel, and who was killed a little later in a now machine; Vednnes, the rr,cat Frenchman who crossed the Pyrenees onlv to die a little later; Captain Sowell, who had a great record m tho 3ar. bringing down 21 opponents in one hi, machines (now preserved m the British Museum), and who was drowned in the Mediterranean, losing his whereabouts In a fog. when flying .to Australia; the Surbiton disaster, by which Lieuts. Douglas and Ross wore killed, the former, having b'ou a most capable airman during he Many others who fought in tho and made their names famous have oj„ 0 passed to their rest, dying from i - inrios received in accidents while eraerg | n „ fcathlefs flrom aerial combat.

“The epidemic of last year taught gome bitter lessons, particularly with JLard to the need of sounder teaching practical .hygiene,” remarked Miss R A. Chaplin, 8.A., president of the v OW Zealand Women Teachers’ Association, in the course of her address to the annual meeting of the association -it Wellington yesterday. “It is a matter for regret that the organisation ot our large primary schools has frequently n( -t made effective provision for the training of girls iu several essential matformerly grouped into boys’, girls’ and infants’ departments. Under this system there were better opportunities for the training of girls along lines that m ike for refined and capable womanhood. With the general abandonment of this system came a certain decadence which was inevitable, for with the largo mixed classes of upper standard children, taught in many cases by men, there were few opportunities for girls to hr trained in subjects which ought to bo considered as of the first importance.”

40 inch crepe do chene makes most aiv ceptable practical presents; colours that pfi.nso at 9s lid to 16s 6d yard, ivory and black 8s lid to 28s 6d per yard; 40 inch orf pe Georgette, 9s lid to 15s 6d per yard, in > very colour that counts for becomingWhite Japanese silks 27 to 56 inch, all prices; these’are free from blemish and will wear well. 30 inch fuji silk, 6s 7a lid per yard; stripped silks, including jpunella. Invisca. spuntwil! and fuji, priced from 6a lid to 13s 9d yard. ' Collinson and Oiinninghnme, Ltd.—Advt. I’ooplo from jjfcery part of the province speak in the highest terms of “Nazol” as a remedy for colds, coughs and nasal catarrh. It relieves and cures more quickly than anything else. Price Is 6d.— Advt. Ko icprievo when you apply Barraclou?h’r' Progandra to a corn, the offender has to die. _ Nothing cures corns so sertninlv— try it; Is all chemists and stores, or Rhenmo Ltd.. Box 1247, Wellington. Barracleugh’s nervine stops toothache. Rhoumo has proved _ wonderfully successful In cases of rheumatism, gout, sciatica, lumbago; 2s 6d and 4b 6,—Advt. Good cooks waste nothing. They prefer Sharlapd’s baking powder because it ensures best results and is cheapest,—-Adits

Stook is coming in freely to the Wanganui freezing'works, out Lambs and sheep are a little lighter than usual, probably due to the backward season. Prices, however are very good, and in some lines a little higfier than last year’s IJd and lid per lb in the cose of lamb and mutton. Mr E.- B. Smith, of Carrington, was engaged a few days ago chipping a brass tap with,; a; chisel when a flake of brass flow off ,and. lodged in one of lus eyes. Mr Smith was. brought to Wellington, where it was found necessary to remove the injured eye. A A meeting. of hocke|®delogates from all the North Island Associations will bo held at Palmerston North at an early date to discuss the matter of the boundaries of each association. The president and secretary of the New .Zealand Hockey Association will attend the gathering. The dispute between the Ma.na.watu and Keilding Associations regarding their boundaries. will probably be. settled at the conference.

On Saturday morning a party from Huntorvillo had a narrow escape while negotn ating the Wangaehu Hill in a motor car. Through the steering gear breaking the car swerved, and would have gone down the steep bank but for the fact that it was held up by the Wires of the fence, although the jolt lifted several of the posts out ot the ground. The disabled car was subsequently towed into Wanganui.

The housing scheme adopted by Parliament last session is now well in hand. Inc Prime Minister, the Right Hon. W. !'■ Massey, stated at Auckland that largo minibers of applications have been received local bodies for finance in connection with their building schemes, and the Ip bom Department had also let contracts for the erection of about one hundred and fifty houses in different parts of the Dominion. The larger proportion of these were being provided in and about Wellington city, where the need for additional, housing was at present more urgent than elsewhere.

To mark their appreciation of the kindness of Sir Francis and Lady Bell in giving the use of their beautiful homo, “ Taumaru, ’ Lowry Hay. as a convalescent home for soldiers from 1916 to 1919, the hundreds of soldiers who ,benefited thereby recently present, ed the owners of “Taumaru" with an illuminated address. They have also erected in the grounds a handsome sundial, bearing the inscription, “ Amydd ye flowers I court ye lioures,” and a further inscription putting in record the gratitude of the soldiers to Sir Francis and Lady Bell for allowing the use of their homo to convalescent soldion. during the war period.

Regarding the price of sugar in South Africa ir was recently increased from 4(1 to sd, and at latest to 6d per lb (sugar is 3d per lb. in New Zealand). The South African Government listened to various representations and referred them to the Cost of Living Commission, which reported that it had satisfied itself that the statements as to the increased cost of growing cane and producing sugar were correct, and that the Government would be justified in agreeing to the price of sugar lo'tbo being increased by one-halfpenny per lb. This recommendation was accepted by the Governincut, and a Government notice appeared sanctioning the following prices: Manufacturers, 2Ss 3d per 1001b.; wholesalers, 31s 3d per 1001b; retailers, in Durban ,5d per lb., elsewhere in the Union 6d per jb.