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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 23, 26 December 1925, Page 6

Proposals for extending several departments at the Christchurch Hospital were adopted at a board meeting. A young seaman named F. C. Leathart, was knocked down by a motor car at Birkenhead, Auckland, yesterday, and badly injured. A telegram states that the DirectorGeneral of Health, Dr. Valintine, in reply to a cable sent to Sydney with reference to the recently reported outbreak of infantile paralysis there, has received the following message from the Director-General of Health, Sydney: “The position is satisfactory. There is no need whatever for any restrictions ori travelling.” An Auckland Harbour Board employee rescued a small brown paper parcel from the water the other day and found that it was addressed to a person in Australia. On opening the parcel he found it contained some stylish handkerchiefs, which, owing to the good wrapping, had not been affected. The workman readdressed the package, and enclosed a note detailing tho cir'cumstances under which ho found it,

Spurious half-crowns are being circulated in Hamilton.

The Christchurch Rotary Club was successful in raising £lO3 17s fid to brighten Christmas for the children in the hospital and in the various city orphanages. Besides the collection of money, a large number of books and toys was given. Travelling in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, Dr. Thacker, of Christchurch, had “New Zealand” printed in largo bold letters on his luggage. He offers this idea to all New Zealanders abroad, as he found that it never failed to* assure civility and kindness.

An exchange states that a Stratford monumental mason has just completed what- must be a unique order for a farmer in the Poliokura district. It takes the form of a small tomb-stone to one of his sheep dogs which was accidentally killed.

The names of three holiday inebriates —all statutory first offenders — were called before Mr A . J. Graham, J.P., at the Police Court this morning. Two who had been bailed out for 10s were fined that sum, while the other, who had been locked up since yesterday, was convicted and discharged. A four-year-old boy whose parents reside in tho Wairarapa received a nasty wound on the side of the forehead through a heavy soldering iron, in use by a workman attending to the telephone wires outside his father’s home, falling on him. Fortunately, tho iron escaped an eye and the top of the child’s head, or the results might have been more disastrous.

In the recent New Zealand University examination for the banking diploma, G. J. Grace, of Palmerston North, passed in commercial and banking law 11., and C. G. Hankin, of Palmerston North, passed in economics. G. G. B. Dixon, of Feilding, passed in economics, bills of exchange and commercial and banking law 1. Owing to the unfortunate oversight in regard to the completion of their, passports, members of tho Australian Ladies’ Pipe Band will have to remain stranded in Auckland for a month. Auckland band organisations are interesting themselves in the misfortune of their sister band, and some combined effort will shortly be made to help matters. The band estimates the monetary loss in failing to connect with tho Aorangi at £650. Recently in Auckland an ambulance driver hastening to an accident case found himself blocked by a motor bus. Though he rang his bed continuously tho man ahead refused to give him passage. When, after some minutes’ delay, the ambulance found a chance to get through, and drew level with tho bus, the driver of that vehicle put his hand to his ear in an allegedly humorous imitation of a man who is deaf, at the same time grimacing at tho ambulance man.

Few people may have realised that Christ's college (Christchurch) is older than many public schools in England. Christ’s was established in Canterbury in 1850. Marlborough (1843) and Radley (1847) of England have a slight advantage in age over Christ’s but Wellington (1853), Haileybury (1860), Clifton (1862) and Malvern (1865) are junior to it. The oldest in England is Winchester, established in 1382. Eton comes next, having been founded in 1440.

“I have always believed that there are many honest men in Auckland,” said an old colonist to a Star reporter this week, “and I have just had proof of it. A man who was paying money into a bank in notes this morning discovered that he was a five-pound note short. A few minutes later one of the bank’s customers went to the same teller and said, ‘I have just picked up this,’ holding out a five-pound note. The teller made a note of tho fact, and no doubt the loser will be very glad to hear of the quick recovery of his lost property.” The total value of the 273 buildings for which permits were issued in Napier during 1925 was £138,162 4s, compared with 312 permits for work valued at £132,471 9s in 1924 (states a Press Association telegram). In addition, right on the edge of the borough, but not actually in it, there have been erected two new schools, one primary and one secondary, and numerous residences on reclaimed land recently opened for selection by the Harbour Board. New residences built in the borough number 80, against 89 last year. A Napier message states that the bankruptcies in the Hawke’s Bay district during this year number 23, compared with 27 in 1924, 53 in 1923 and 72 in 1922, thus showing a greatly improved position. Five of this year’s total failures were the result of creditors’ petitions. Tho total included five labourers, one Maori, one hotel keeper, three connected with the building trades, two in the motor trade and three land and commission agents. Asatisfactory feature of tho position is the complete absence of farmers among those who have been unable to make ends meet.

A function of unique interest and historic importance took place at Government House, Wellington, on Thursday, when General Sir George Richardson, Administrator of Samoa, presented His Excellency the GovernorGeneral, on behalf of the Fono Faipules (members of the native Parliament) certain articles of great historic importance and significance in Samoan life, namely, a fine mat, representing the authority of the Government, an orator’s stave and “fue,” symbolic of the voice of the Great Council of Samoa, and a kava bowl, used on ceremonial occasions. The Samoan Faipules sent a message of confidence in the New Zealand Government and the Administrator.

A sad case came before Mr E. Page, S.M., in the Wellington Court this week. A young girl, who receives £2 a week wages, out of which she gives 35s for the support of the home, wanted badly to give her mother a Christmas present. But as there was no money with which to purchase the gift she took a couple of little dishes from a shop, valued at a few shillings. One of the salesmen, however, saw the movement and handed her over to the police. Sub-inspector Kemp, who prosecuted, pointed out that accused was a hard-working, respectable girl, very attached to her aged mother. She had given way to a sudden temptation. The girl was convicted and discharged.

While swimming in the Manawatu river yesterday afternoon, at the spot commonly known as “Peter Gray’s hole,” Leslie Ayers, a young man, resident in Edgeware road, struck a submerged snag and received a nasty gash above the forehead. Ho was quickly brought to the bank and conveyed to the hospital, where tho wound was stitched.

Garden hoso! Be really for a dry summer. At the price Collinson and Son, ironmongers, Broadway, are selling garden hose, it will pay you well to be ready. We havo a few more rolls of North British rubber hose still to bo disposed of. This at 35/- coil is exceptional value. Coils are completo with rose director and tap connection; 60ft in length 3-ply i inch.—Collinson and Son, Broadway and Kingsway, Palmerston North. —Advt.