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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 904, 28 December 1923, Page 4

Retail business people in Masterton report that this year’s Christmas shopping constitutes a record. • The inmates of the Veferans’ Home in Auckland were visited on Christmas Day by His Excellency the Governor-General. Over 40 policemen, in addition to detectives, wore present at the races at Ellerslie on Wednesday. The telegrams transmitted from the Levin Telegraph Office on Monday exceeded by 200 those sent out on Christmas Eve last year. A I/ondnn cable to the Sydney Sun states that th* Prime Minister of New Zealand (Mr Massey] hart denied puulismu rumours that Lord Jellicoo Governor-Gen-eral of the Dominion, was resigning ' his office.' Passengers who left Auckland by the Niagara on her last trip' reached London in, 34 days, a quick run Home, and only two days longer than was taken by Mr Massey on his record-breaking trip to the Imperial Conference. An exciting incident ■ occurred in the Farmers’ Plate at the race meeting at Ngunguru, north Auckland, on Wednesday. Wliaraora, ridden by M. OBrien, fell m a sandy patch and brought down Brown Eagle, ridden by T. Clotworthy. Scrap O’ Payer jumped over both fallen horses and went on to win. Both riders sustained minor bruises. To give some of Wellington’s less fortunate boys* a holiday in the country, away from the influences of their environment in the crowded city, the Rev. T. Feilden Taylor, of St. Peter’s Church of England Mission, lias for somo years past held a summer camp in different rural centres. This year the camp is being hold on the Levin racecourse, whore 140 boys are spending 10 days in the open air. An Auckland message states that a tramcar when travelling down the Queen street incline yesterday got out of control and collided with another tram proceeding in the same direction lower down the hill. The platforms ot both the oars were smashed and the raotorman of the runaway car, William iking, was injured, though not seriously. Several passengers sulfered somewhat from the shock of the collision, which was somewhat, severe, but none of them required hospital treatment. The causa of the accident is not clear. Mr F. A. 11. Gibbs, a brother of Sir Philip Gibbs, reached Sydney the other day by the Orvieto on Ins way to his home in Now Zealand after a holiday in Europe. Mr Gibbs said that Sir Philip Gibbs was invited to accompany the British naval squadron, but was unable to accept the invitation owing to pressure of worm There was no prospect of his being able to visit Australia for several years. Novel-writing would engage all his attention for a long time. For smart, economical little holiday frocks for women, see the special lino now showing at'the U. A|. Ross Co., Ltd. Made of linen with neat polo collars of self material, broad belt at waist line. In champagne, gold, brown and almond green. Excellent value at 16s 9d net cash. Closing from 1 p.ra. Saturday, December 29th. Open late Monday, New Year’s Eve.—Advt. ‘ Oollinson and Son are advertising popular Pyrcx at reduced prices. Nothing quite as delightful for the oven has over been made —have jrou seen it or used it yet ? Of clear glass, made to withstand the tiorcest oven heat, Pyrex bakes to perfection with less heat than metal dishes. Nothing nicer for a gift, especially for the bride hero is beauty and utility in most desirable combination, —Advt.

The attendance at the Varies dt Bllefslio, Auckland, on Boxing Day was estimated at 40,000.

Pauline Conway, aged 12 years, was Admitted to the Auckland hdspital suffering from a frdctufecl skull, the result of oemg thrown fibril a hoMe.. Iter condition is serious.

Christmas and New Year |reetings have been received by members of the Government from the'Prime Minister (the Right Hon. W. F. Massey). Mr Massey cabled his message Mm New Yolk, and stated that he was to 'bb ill Quebec, Canada, On Christmas Day. ’

The Wanganui Chronicle says:—A scoring board of St; John’s BoWling Club green yesterday read as follows: Betti, Lahl, Tins, Rains against Fly, Cook, Mbttoh, Diilf. One Would think it Was ah auctioneer's medley arid the contents of a teataurant. Raids ato DulL The Criterloh Hotel at Bulls Wat totally destroyed by lire yesterday afternoon, while the licensee, Mr J. Brady, was absent at the Mknayatu races (stales a Press Association telegram from \Valiganui). The stock and furniture were insured fot £IOOO. The building insurances arb Hot available.

Three first offending inebriates were charged in the Police Court this morning before Mr W. F. Dilnvafrl, J.P. Two, who appeared, were each fined ss, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment. The third, who did not attend the court, was fined the dnibuht of his bill, 10s. The extent to Wllicli tliß hibtor car lias superseded the horse in a farming country side was indicated in Levin on Christ tn'as Eve (says tits Chronicle). A buHpii? observer counted 148 motor cars standing in Oxford and Queen streets—and eight hoi4e. vehicles!

Joseph Simpsoa Kelly, an elderly man of powerful build, pleaded guilty at the Rakaia Court yesterday .to assaulting, with intent to rob, an Indian Ox-service man, Thomas Britt. Accused was on Christmas Eve. It is alleged that he dislocated Britt’s finger, injured,his tHrdat, and caused other injuries. He was committed for sentence.

A most unusual mascot, in the shape of a small black Indiah bear, is carried on the steamer Chindwara,-which arrived at Auckland this week. The animal is named Jessie. She was brought aboard the steamer at Bassein, in India, in a wild state on 2nd August. Since then she lias become quite trnne, and is now allowed to roam round the deck.

Many rumours had been, cUWeBt of late about an early appeal to the country, remarked Mr P. A. de la Perelle, M.P., in an address at the Bluff last week. As far as ho could gather there Was little of no foundation for the hitnoilr, and that Equally applied to the suggested new party. He thought Mr Massey, with his. standing majority of three, would continue in office until his record as Prune Minister exceeded that of the late Bight Hon. R. J. Seddon. Dr. P. Ai Buxton, Of the London School of Tropical Medicine, and Mr G. H. Hopkins, entomologist, of Cambridge University, arrived in Wellington from London by the Atbenio on Monday evening. These scientists aro en fouto to Samoa and adjacent islands, where they will carry out investigations into certain serious tropical diseases which are prevalent in these islands. It is anticipated that theif investigations will extend oyer a period of about two years.

For the first time in the history of the Auckland tramways there is not a single car in tho workshops under repair,-states the Now Zealand Herald. The fact that tho full service is available, and that actually 165 out of 168 cars were operating on Christmas Eve, has accounted for the comparative ease with which the service has coped with the extraordinary demands made upon it at this season. On Boxing Day a maximum of 75 cars was running to Elltrslio alone during the period of full service.

During tho past few months several shops in Mastercon nave beei entered, and small sums of money stolen. Tho method of gaining entrance is very similar in each instance, tho back doors being forced by a claw-hammer or pinch-bar. The police nave made every endeavour to find the culprit, but so far their efforts have not been rewarded (says the Times). Two burglaries were committed during Christmas Night, entrances being forced through the back doors. From one shop a sum of about £2 in cash was taken.

A flight from the police and a swift arrest took placfc on Wednesday afternoon at the tram stop at the top of Synionds street, Auckland; two men, who were suspected to be pickpockets, bolted when they saw they were under observation. 'Directive McHugh started in pursuit and after a sprint of about 100 yards managed to arrest'both of thorn. They endeavoured to br'oak away, and the detective then threw one of them. One of the two was given in charge of another police officer and the men vtar» taken to the police station. Word was 'eceivdd by the Helensvill® police last week that a human skeleton had been found on the beach at Muriwai. The district coroner, Mr Claridge, visited the beach on Christmas Day, and he states that from information that he gathered there he is satisfied that the remains are those of a seaman of H.M.S. Orpheus, which was wrecked on the Manukau bar on February 7, 1863. The body, it is stated, was originally buried by Maoris. About nine years ago owing to the action of the sea, the skeleton had become exposed, and it was reinterred near the same spot. 1

When interviewed by a representative of the Wanganui Chronicle, Miss Fraser, for< rnerly principal o' lire Wanganui Girls 1 College, and more recently of lena College, Haveiock North, who has just returned from a visit to Great Britain, said that as regard! education, the people of New Zealand da not know how well off they are. To get a similar secondary education at Homo, equal to what is free m New Zealand, would cost £2OO a year, plus extras. She was amazed at the measure of self-sacrifice that the British parent would endure in order that the children might receive a good education. As regards prunary school work, -Mis* Fraser considered that the Now Zealand standard was quite equal to that at Home, except, perhaps in the arts of singing, •‘but,” she added, "we have one great advantage: wo have stronger bodies here to work on, the children are far bettor nourished."

On Mfenday last during the busiest hours of the year,iJAmeohanioal fault developed in a switchlfSml at the Levin telegraph exchange, whereby tjic whole three boards of 100 numbers each, which are connected together, were thrown out pf action (says the Chronicle). The trouble first manifested itself about 10,45 a.m., when the exchange wrs working at top speed. Under these conditions (ho. staff had an almost impossible task before them in attempting to locate the cause of the short circuit, among the piaze of lino wires connected to the board. An urgent message was dispatched to tho Palmerston North office for an expert mechanician. He caught the Napier express, but in the meantime, the fault, by one of those caprices of which only electrical apparatus seems cap-able-hud disappeared. All went well until between 7 and 8 o'clock on Thursday morning when the short circuit again occurred. But the exchange was then loss busy and the mechanician was able to tvaco tho mischief to one key which was promptly isolated from the rest of the apparatus.

The London Morning Post’s Paris correspondent States that tho acquittal of the girl Germaine Berthon on the charge of murdering a Royalist journalist was received oy the hulk of French opinion with pamed surprise, since Germaine not only admitted her guilt, but gloried in her crime; but, speaking frankly, the vast majority of people had little sympathy for either faction, Royalista or and would prefer to leave them to fight out their quarrels themselves.

Fur coats make such desirable presents that you’ll be glad to know of new styles for 13gns at Collinson and Cunnuigharae a in dark brown, Kolinski, satin lined. In mole coney, broche lined, three-quarter length for 15gns. A short black coney coat of very fashionable shape for Ibgnf. I* nr coat of black Kolinski for llgna is of threequarter length. Ajaddin Cave opens each afternoon Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday with shilling surprise parcels for old and young.—Adv£