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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 317, 1 February 1922, Page 4

Then' are 485 licensed surveyors in New Zealand, an increase ol 14 : in the last 12 rnoi i! ii;s. v ■ A (inn uf Cliineso fruiterers in Napmr w.is lined £5 Ini' selling cigarettes after hours, and £lO fur failing to close on the v mmintor>/ hall-holiday. s A meeting of Invercargill business people i, ;; i lopi ei 1 ii tesolntion strongly proi.es I li I g aga in-t dm proposal in eliminate the ( hi'istcln.rxh-Invercargill express. The Palmerston North Boys' High School (' and die (dlls' Hi i'll School opened this afternoon for die i - annumcenumt of the first lenn. 1 lie primary schools resumed 'his ■ iiiiiMime 1. A plebiscile was iaken in Wanganui yes | (onlay as to the silo for a memorial. A proposal dial, il la- erected in hjneeids Park ‘ was carried by 987 votes, as against 487 ■ recorded for a site at Lurie Hill. 'i he Western Star is infonned tlini (he go-.-i-iw policy Ini' been resumed in a manf her ol aoal mines tinoiighotil Southluiid. - As coal can be landed front ( liitia at 25 s ' per ton, the action of the miners is not S likely to affect the consumer. The New Zealand Institute has decided s that it, would not lie expedient to approach > the Government with reference to the estate s lishmeni of a technological library in Now I Zealand. At the annual meeting of the ( Boanl of Governors yesterday in Wellington Professor Easterlield stated that the , need for such a library was felt, but that 1 the institute had to take into consideration ‘ present-day conditions. An interesting comparison between speeds on the water and in the air was furnished in Auckland on Monday afternoon ■ during the regatta, when a seaplane flew i over the motor-I.oats which were racing at ■ high speed. Although the bouts were driv . ing along .iniid spray and a tossing wake, their speed was only a quarter of that attained by the seaplane, which carried passengers over the harbour to give them 1 a. unique view of the small craft below. During the twelve months ended 31s! December. 1921, 812 permits were issued by the Wellington city authorities for the crec lion of new dwelling,-, business or olhej prcmi-os, and tor alterations or additions to existing; buildings, the estimated value of the money involved be iig. £501.980. Although the number of pe-rittits issued was only 100 less than for the previous yearly period, the value of the different jobs pro >, Med for showed a depta citi t ion of £438.514 compared with the annum for 1920. In connection with the attention that is being given just now to I lie exlermina lion of rats, it is remarked by the Otago Daily Times that the common rat, once so plentiful in coal mines in Otago and Southland during the colder mouths, presumably on account of the equable temperature in the mines, has now practically disappeared, its place being taken by mice, which are found in most mines. 1 tie absence of the rat has been attributed to weasels, hut whether that is the case or not it is difficult to say. The presence of mice in (he mines is an Indication to the miner that foul gases in quantity do not prevail; otherwise the ; animal could not live, as it is much more i susceptible to die influence of bad air than < human being*. | The facilities of the post office in Australian arc in future to be denied letters t addressed to post offices with initials or | fictitious names. The Postmaster-Genera I , has explained that letters addressed to j various post offices, especially in the cities. | but not hearing proper names, often eon- ( lain messages passing between criminals, . and not infrequently this practice is fol- j lowed by young people engaged in clan ] destine love allairs. The post olHee is t not to lie regarded either a - a matrimonial agency or as a medium for the safe passage of messages between criminals. | The new regulation is to make its use for ~ these purposes much more difficult. The regulation does not prohibit the .use of f initials or adopted names as addresses pro- i vided the letter is addressed To anywhere ' except a post office. f All stcos are giving away “Nr. Rubbing" 1 Landry Help at Is a packet' So here is 8 your chance lo procure It,—Advt. • As an example of the extraordinary sale v values offered by (lie (', M, Ross (do.. Ltd., J. dress fabric buyers should see the fine dis f, play of voiles, poplins, haireords, benga 1 lines, taffetas and zephers, etc., offered, at (I one prie> In clear. Displayed in onr dress « section only. I 'rice Is lid per yard, width f> 40in. A lion i 50 pieces to select from.— p Advt, 9:

Altogether 1896 rats have been destroyed by iho (In'islchurch City Council stall ,|| during the past few weeks. j. , [(; has been decided by ibo Christehinrii City Council to spend £SOOO on improveincuts to the municipal abattoir. 1(1 iVolson is to-day colebratling ils 80Ji rs anniversary. A close holiday is Iming j. , observed, ami there is glorious weather ■' for the occasion.—Press Association. J There were no bankruptcies in Welling.C- (on during lasi, month. A similar state of ..f affairs was reported for Jannarv 1920 and lie 192 L The Christchurch City Council has * resolved to adhere to its earlier decision a not to permit a war memorial column to he erected on the former site of the Godley statue in Cathedral Square. .J. The Gishonie School, following the , s experiment tried during the past iwo years, l ’ is to hold one session dally, from 8 a.tu. " to 12 noon, during the hot part of the year. j,. At the Police Court this morning’, before * Mr J. L. Stout, SAL, Patrick .McCarthy, for a third ollence oi drunkenness within t 0 six months, was sentenced to seven da vs’ pf imprisonment. A statutory second oflender is was fined 10s, in default 24 hours’ nn x- prisonment. Several fishing panics went out into the ig bay from Napier on a recent morning, a- some of them Marling as early as 2 a.in., ■lO and all v ere well repaid, for considerably jg. over 500 line large kinglish were landed. K j No less than 12 launches weie out, and R 1 each one returned with a great number of (i.-li. es s t Mr Mahon stated at die meeting of the u , High School” Hoard of Governors last night. l( j that the Hon. C. ■). Parr (Minister of lain eat ton) had consented to perform the open- ‘ ing ceremony at tin* new Central School. 1 1 was hoped that the school would be 1(1 ready for opening about the secynd work cs in March. L h voluntarily seeking to become a domestic s, pet, but one species has taken up it, Id qt arters at the Tiakilaluma dairy n- factory and every morning awaits the openr- ing of the doors, when it calmly enters and watches proceedings, il is already almost; j s prepared to eat out of the manager’s hand. to Despite the decline in prices of butter-fat, s() the Tiakitahuna dairy factory has lately )lt increased its .number of suppliers from 12 'to It), with even better prospects for dm tillnre. The flush of die season is now s ‘ behind them, but it has certainly been a s ;. more prosperous one from the point of 1;I mniitity of suppliers, if not in prices, than m its immediate predecessors. i(l Tlte Poston Porongb Council is at present; engaged in the construction of a septic tank m i! toe lop end of Main street—a work il- winch promises to be decidedly awkward. Owing to tin: wet. sandy nature of the soil L >S in the oeighb mrhood palisades have been ,]■ .driven down to prevent the earth caving in. { , but as excavation work to a depth of some J 16 .feel is i;e. vary, the difficulty of encroaching water will be no small matter. m )S 1 lio I’oslimi.-o'i -General undertook yc-sler-jj dty to inqniie :om enini.'; die aeconunotl’ii lion at die Palmer-ton North Rost Office. ( The on mil'' lor Palmerston '(Mr J. A. 1 Nash) e.ul .-; i.-d duo die promises were ,s not. ndcqnaU tor ili!' ivisit.ess needs of die ig lown. 'i lie Minister added that il .was not to the policy ol die C e.-crnmeni to erect new id buildings m tim pre-eni i nn. but lie would >r be glad to main ! (n-;- a’-'"inc.emciits if no ]| heavy oxpendiinre v in.o! cd. it -That money i> n>>> rfy a- plentiful as itr it, was some Mine ago brought home s . So members of die 1 spring ( unity Council ), .11 its monthly nm-elim rep;n- die ChristK . church Press), Tim cm k Man-d dn;r tlm rale-, .aill outstanding amoni::< ii Pi about .92000, and die 10 per ienl. pe.e Iv woidd •' !;e imposed on 31-1 Jannarv, lie eeuld not 1(1 remembe ■ any occasion vln-n i!u e was .- i '0 nine!' onistamHng a day or iwo Ik fore dm :o chile fixed for imposing die .n-nJI;. proir videtl for in die Act, n '- he present season at Levin lias been so y good from a growing point of view dial if quite a number of local farmers have trie,! late swede' crops this year, the sowing being done in a, number of cases after dm New War. 'The strikes appeal' to be good (says the Chronicle) and il there is an occasional shower there is no reason why Y rh.e crops should not do well. These crops were sown a month to six weeks later than usual. Maize' on the whole is not up to :r standard. 1 Two members of the Mormon Church—- *' Ephraim R. Nelson ' and Ralph Vernon ihiiird-- wore charged in (he Wlcnmgtdn i Magistrate’s Court yesterday that on April g £2, 1921, being aligns, they did hind in e New Zealand and failed to make application fui' registration under the Aliens Act. q Senior-Sergeant Lander said dial the de- „ fondants registered the previous day, when , they called a! his office. The defendants y said that they handed their papers to an eider of their church and -understood that, he would attend to the registration. They were each fined 20s and costs by Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M. rj Legislation making the penalties more drastic for the unauthorised use of motorcars was asked for by Mr F. F. Hockly *■ (Rotorua) in die House of Representatives 1 vest onlay. Mr Hockly suggested that, the 1- legislation should bo enacted early next session. Motor thefts were becoming more t prevalent, and it was considered that the punishment provided was not adequate. (| Cars wore being taken not only from tlm p streets Gut from the owners’ motor sheds. ~ After being used they were often abandoned v by die roadside -;i a damaged condition. ~ Jhe Hon. K. P. Lee said that he would give the matter consideration between now e and next session. t _ As showing the value of a good education 1 in helping one to light die battle of life, • ■me , illuminating figures were quoted bv , Professor ■). L. Tennant, priniip.il <>f dm i, braining College, in the course of an udj dress til Wellington. Tlm figures bad Imen j- based on U.L.A. official records pel 1,000.660 ! of population, and had been calculated by Mr P. C. Ciaxlon, Commissioner l of Edn cation', C.S.A., to give an idea of a man's i chance, of attaining distinction. They were | as follow: With no school education, 6.2: i with primary school education, 34.5; with .-.eeoiulary school education. 622.5; with miLcrsliy education, 5766. The two American youths, John Frank Kenner and James Davi.-. who were -enieiiced at Palmerston North, to seven days' imprisonment for being idle and disorderly persons in that they possessed insnllicieni lawful means of support, appeared in the Wellington Magistrate's ( onn yesterday before .Mr F, K. llnnt, S.M,, and we"e chargeil -.vitfi landing in Now Zealand with old a passport, failing to register after landing, and travelling on the railway between Taimiarimui and Palmerston Nor l i and evading payment of fare. In view of the fact that they had already served a sentence, and that they had since registered under the Aliens Ad. dm Magistrate convicted and discharged them. Although dismal prophecies are made in some parts of New Zealand regarding trade, it is quite cheerful to learn that, business in Dunedin is brisk and that the people there view ihc outlook with confidence. Chatting with a “Standard” representative recently the manager of one of the Dunedin bunks stated that business in that city and prospects generally were sounder and better than in any other part of New Zealand. He attributed this Jo the careful, cautious and wise action of business people and private citizens during the war period and since the -armistice. In the North Island, he' said, it was no doubt the custom to jibe at Otago people for being canny and cautious, but their policy was a sane one, and we found it reflected in conditions of trade in Dunedin and the province generally to-da'fy. If- people in other parts ol New Zealand during the war period had adopted the policy of the Otago people less would be heard at the present time about the trade depression which was undoubtedly affecting the North Island. Far cheaper than white and gold are tlm big fluted “Queen’s white'’ breakfast, cups lor 8s 6d the half-dozen from Collinsou and Lon, worth 35s dozen to-day. With saucers these same fine cups are Us 6d half-dozen, ieitcnp size, with saucers, for 9s 6d halfdozen, Teapots to match for 9s 6d and KG 6d each. Lee these ;n Collinsou and Lon's door.—Advt. Collinsou and Cnnninghanie's bargain week offers are opportune for school boys. Grey nurses' cloth suits, in jersey styles, filling boys 24, g s lid for 6s lid ; IQs 6d for 7- 3d ; li- 5d for 7s 6d : 10s 9d for 7s 9d : 11s 3d for 7; Jld. Boys' poplin sports suits (lit ages 9 to 11) 19s 6d tor 9s lid. One striped (•>•;■ sh sports suit (Hi age 13) 15s 3d lor 9s lid. Boys’ sports routs in khaki poplin (fit ages 8, 11 and 12) 12s 6d for 9s lick—Advt.