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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 490, 31 August 1922, Page 4

In the billiards match in England Peali is leading McConaehy bv 11,196 points to 8450. Shortly after the commencement of the football match at Woodville yesterday between the Pahiatua and Dannevirko cadets, a Dannevirke player named Cuthbert Grcnsido, aged about 18, collapsed and died. The match was abandoned. At Perth the Crown prosecuted the Typographical Union and 97 individual members tor instigating a strike during proceedings before tho Arbitration Court in a newspaper dispute. Tho union pleaded guilty and was fined £SO. Tho individual cases wore withdrawn. At the annual meeting of tho shareholders of tho Wanganui Woollen Mills hold yesterday tho retiring directors, Messrs W. J. Poison and Marshall, wore re-elected and a vote of confidence in tiie directors was passed. A visitor to Auckland recently lost a wallet containing some valuable nonnegotiablo documents end £BO in notes. Art advertisement offering £2O in notes failed to secure a response, but last Saturday the* wallet was returned to Hamilton through tho post. It contained tho documents, but all the notes were missing. During tho _ hearing of a case at Greymouth in which two men wore convicted of having- trout in their possession during tho spawning season tho ranger stated that there were reports tiiat the firsli all over the Dominion wore deteriorating, and the societies in different parts of the country attributed tho trouble to tbo indiscriminate taking of fish. Mr Park Benjamin, tho father of Enrico Caruso’s wife, cut off Mrs Caruso and his four other daughters with « dollar each in a will in which ho bitterly assails his children for their lack of filial spirit (states a cablegram from New York). He had opposed his daughter’s marriage to Caruso in 1918. Mr Benjamin leaves his complete estate, valued at half a million dollars, to an adopted daughter, who was at one time governess to Mrs Caruso.

Tho French Prime Minister went on the 16th July to Montbeliard, near Belfort, where he unveiled a monument to Corporal Peugot, tho first victim of the war, who was killed at Joncherey, eight miles from the frontier, by a German cavalry patrol which had invaded French territory on 2nd August, 1914, two days before war was declared. After recalling the circumstances of tho incident, M. Poincare said: “Whatever may be tho efforts attempted to-day by Germany to escape tho judgment of history, she will never succeed in obtaining its revision. The facts are there, and if sorae_ misguided people try to ignore them, this incident should bring them back to their memory.” A cable from Sydney a fortnight ago announced tiie death of the boxer, Frank Gridin, following a match with Parkes, of Port Kombla. Australian files to hand show dial the contest, which took place at Wollongong, was a most severe one. Both men wore severely punished, Griffin sustaining punislipient about tho body and head. In the 16th round both men appeared physically done, and Gridin knocked Parkes out with what was considered a lucky hit. Gridin was all right next day, but Was takbh HI during the night, and died the following morning. Griffin was a brother of Jim Gridin, who was well known in tho boxing World some years ago for his sterling performances in the ring, especially m Australia. Both hailed from New Zealand. “On tho ground that due publicity will be given to the case when it is tried, the publication of accused's name is prohibited under Section 9 of the Offenders’ Probation Act," This was the decision of two Justices of the Peace in cases' in which an official, recently employed by a Government department in ClnLstchiirai, was charged at Christchurch yesterday on three counts with having forged treasury voucher receipts for £7, £7 and £8 15s respectively. Counsel for the accused, in seeking a remand, said ho asked the Bench to take this unusual course under Section 9 of the Offenders’ Probation Act. He asked for tho suppression of publication of accused’s name, because accused’s father had had a serious operation and the knowledge (liat such is charge was hanging over the head of his son Would bo a great shock to him. Tho old man was now recovering. The remand was granted. As a reliable indication of the latest movements of fashion tho first spring millinery display arranged for to-morrow by tho C. M. Ross Co., Ltd., will prove most interesting and instructive, being thoroughly representative of tho leading productions from fashion centres overseas. Tho favour of a visit from ladies interested will bo highly appreciated.—Advt,

The steamer Kennedy will load at Lyttelton for Foxton to-morrow. A Hamilton motor ’bus driver had a counterfeit florin passed to him in payment of a fare, Tho Mauricoville Dairy Co., Ltd., paid out £13,994 to suppliers during the si-i son and has another £2600 to distribute. The. first “broadcasting” station in the Waikato is being erected on the roof ol a theatre at Hamilton, and will be m operation in September. The lambing in the Matahiwi district this season is regarded ns most satisfactory, iho percentage in most cases being wJ, over ICO. The Foxton bench committee has a number of silver birch trees at Uie seaside. All the trees planted during the past two or three years are making' splendid growth. A proposal to hold a camp at the Ruakura Agricultural Farm for tno senior boys of district high schools has been abandoned, owing to tno Government declining to grant permission (says an exchange). Tho Hon. C. J. Parr stated in tho House of Representatives yesterday that it was tiis impression that there would bo no amendment of the Education Act this session. “This has been the best dairying season for production that I have known in 62 years,” said Mr G. Godfrey Taylor to a Masterton Age reporter recently. “The iConini company in 1921 made 102 tom of butter. This season, with just the same suppliers they made 45 tons more. “Frankly, the whole question is money,” said the Mayor of New Plymouth (Mr F. E. Wilson) to a ratepayer who asked the council to make a small roadway. “We are asked for roads and footpaths all ovei the borough,” he added, “but we havenot the means to do everything.” The debate on the Financial Statement was continued in the House of Represent,i tives yesterday, the speakers being Messrs Burnett, Bartram, A. Hamilton, Parry, Howard, Jones and Hon. W. DownuStewart. The debate was adjourned on die motion of Mr Bollard. The fire brigade answered a call, shortly after 11 o’clock this morning, to a residence .n Fitzherbert street occupied by Mrs Tasso. The services of tho brigade, how aver, were not required, as tho outbreak, which was in one of tho living rooms, was extinguished before its arrival. A very heavy rainstorm was experienced at Matahiwi from 4 till 4.30 on Tuesday .ftornoon. A peculiar feature of*’ the downpour was that it was practically con fined to a definite area, hardly any rain falling (says a Masterton paper) outside a radius of about a quarter of a mile. Replying to Mr McCallum in the House of Representatives yesterday the Hon. D. H. Guthrie said that until a now station was built at Wellington it was not proposed to make any alteration in the running of the Alain Trunk trains between Wellington and Auckland. “A captain has to control his team and indiscriminate talking and questioning otho referee’s decisions are not to bo al lowed. Tho captain cannot possibly see all the play, and it is only on special occasions that he has tho right to appeal.”—Mr J. Prendeville at a meeting of the Wellington Rugby Union. Mr A. Hamilton, referring in Parliament yesterday to tho need for economy, said that economy should begin at home. It had been estimated that Parliament cost £1 per minute. Tho Budget debatehad gone on so long that it was evident that the speeches should be further restricted. Stewart Cecil Harland and Heather 801 l Harland, his wife, who were acquitted at the Dunedin criminal sessions recently of a charge of murder of an infant, were arrested at Invercargill yesterday on a charge of concealment of birth, and remanded to appear at Dunedin on September 5. Bail was allowed. The Hon. W. Downie Stewart informed Mr Witty in Parliament yesterday that tho only way ho could see by which New Zealand potatoes could be admitted to Australia was for our agricultural experts to satisfy tho Australian experts that our potatoes were free from disease when no doubt the embargo would bo removed. Professor Grossman, in an address at Hamilton, gave some interesting figures concerning rht internal wealth of Germany. Two years before tho war her universal wealth amounted to £250,000,000,000. Her coal fields were estimated to produce £200,000,000,000 and potash salts £27,000,000,000. Mr Massey, in tho course of a brief statement in the House yesterday said he understood that his statement the previous day regarding free debentures had been misunderstood, and it was being stated that ho proposed to break the pledge made with these debenture holders. He had said nothing of the kind; he would bo no party to breaking any pledge made to the taxpayers of the Dominion and he wished to make that perfectly clear. A dance, organised by the Jackeytown Football Club, was held in the Longburn Hall last night. There was a large number of dancers present who fully appreciated the splendid arrangements made by the capable secretary, Mr G. A. Niccol. Members of the visiting South Canterbury football team were present. Extras were supplied by Misses Lloyd and Small, and Mr B. Waller was M.C.

A delegate of the Taranaki Primary Schools Rugby Union met representatives of the school teams at Palmerston North this week for the purpose of discussing an extension of the primary school football tournament next year to include Taranaki and probably other centres. The matter received the full consideration of the delegates, but it was decided for various reasons not to extend the tournament. The teams which participated in the primary schools football tournament were entertained at a dinner last night. A very enjoyable evening was spent and a lengthy toast list submitted. Musical items were rendered by Miss V. Healey and Messrs 11. Jacobs, 8. E. Carson, H. Lyall, H. Millar and C. Robertson. Mr W. Rutherford was the accompanist. A handsome banner was handed over to the captain of the Wairarapa team, which won the tournament. Speaking in the House of Representatives yesterday, Mr A. Hamilton said the Labour Party put its faith in Socialism, but- it would bo better oh if it saw the present clearly and did not visualise the future. Those who criticised (he Government to-day did so to hide their own deficiencies and their own difficulties, They could nor deny that the Government had steered the only safe coarse, and maintained dun the only way we could pay our way and live comfortably was fo increase prdddetio/l and reduce expenditure. . ‘T aln only earning £4 per week, and I have twelve of a family,” maintained Henry G. Skinner,- iVho was being proceeded against at the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, for a judgment order for £2 10s. Ills Worship: “How many of them are under the age of sixteen?” Defendant; “About seven of them, sir.” The Magistrate- stated that it was quite • obvious that defendant, with such a large family to keep, oven if he did have a free house, could have nothing loft with which to pay the debt. The order would, therefore, be refused. The law, in its majestic march, pays no heed to the monetary value Of tilings, It Would ekamino With just as searching an eye the loss of half-a-crown as the loss of the Crown jewels. This fact lias been demonstrated at Darlinghurst Sessions thrice within the last week (says the Sydney Sun of August 18th). The theft of 4s kept a jury Indoors for a whole, day. The loss of two shirts, worth a couple of shillings, led to the appearance yesterday of a Chinaman, who, with a solicitor and two interpreters, were surrounded by all the costly paraphernalia Of the 1 court—A judge, jury, arid a dozen officials.; T6-day a railway shunter pleaded not guilty to the theft of two Apples. Their value was perhaps Id, But the costs of his trial will run into pounds. Your boot, repair bill can be, practically cut oift by Using Gordon attachable leather soles. An Aucklander Wore one pair of boots fenir years without a penny spent on repairs and anyone can attach Gordon soles at home. Comfortable, do not draw the feet like rmbbor, almost endless wear. Children's 2s 3d, ladies' 2s 6d, men’s 2s 9d and 3s, Collinson.aud Son's.—Advt, ■

\n earthquake occurred at Foxton shortly utter 5 o’clock on Tuesday mom ihg. Dr Newman has presented to the House of Representatives a petition by Hffiiora Annoar, of Wellington, praying for relief oh account of the death ot her husband The petition" stated that his illness and death were largely due to cold and hardship endured while acting as stevedore for the embarkation of troops during the war. In (he course of a speech in the House hast night the Hon. W. Uowme btewart referred to the Arbitration Court and said that there was only a small section of h i employers and workers who did not le.-lic . .ts value, and ho thought those who cr.ti•ised the court should try to mend it ratlwr than end it. lie hoped that Loth ados would exercise patience m regard die court because if u could win through the present stress he felt confident it would ultimately he found of great benelit to ooth employers and employees. At the conference of the National Council of the Women of Now Zealand at Christchurch a, remit embodying a request from the National Council of the women of Great Britain to support its efforts to secure for married women the same right to the choice of nationality as granted to men was unanimously supported. A remit from the Dunedin branch reaffirming the non-party and non-scctarian nature ot the National Council was endorsed. Another remit from Dunedin, that in every targe school the responsibilities of the senior class mistress shall include special attention to the health, morals and manners or the girls, general supervision and teaching of a cprrelated scheme of lessons in elementary physiology and hygiene, and tho general oversight of all matters specially affecting the welfare of girls was adopted.