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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 237, 3 September 1927, Page 8

Woods’ influenza Great Peppermint Cure colds. —Advt. for

Twenty deaths under anaesthetics occurred in New Zealand la6t year, according to the annual report of the Health Department. The number in 1925 was 24.

Mr J. W. Anderson, chairman of the Matamata County Council, was approached with a view to his becoming a Reform candidate for the Raglan seat. Mr Anderson declined nomination.

A resolution urging an increase in the staff of the Wanganui Education Board’s dental clinic was carried at a meeting of the Wanganui School Committee’s Association. An increase in births on the figures for the corresponding month last year was tho most noticeable feature of Napier’s vital statistics for the month of August. Marriages showed a decrease.

Four petitions in bankruptcy were filed in the Supreme Court at Napier during August as against two for the same month last year.

An inspector of trenches has been appointed under the city engineer of Christchurch. His duties will consist chiefly of looking after the trenches cut to provide sewer connections.

No further steps have been taken with regard to the electrification of the Lyttelton tunnel in a practical sense, but the officers of the Railway Department connected with the electrical branch are still pursuing the preliminary details (says the Christchurch Press). The poles to carry the ■electric wiring are due within a month, and when they arrive constructional work should begin. The Minister for Education, Hon. R. A. Wright, in reply to a question in the House of Representatives yesterday said that, without having given the matter very mature consideration, he could not see any reason why school committees should not be elected for two years and so bring them more into line with other local bodies. During heavy rain on tho way to Maratoto, near Paeroa, one evening this week a car driven by an Auckland motorist, Mr A. Willie, was precipitated from the edge of a clay road which gave way, causing the car to somersault before coming to rest against a wire fence. _Mr Willie, who was driving, was extricated with difficulty by the three passengers, and was not injured exoept for light abrasions and bruises. One of the passengers sustained a badly sprained wrist. The windscreen, hood and running board of the car were badly damaged. A fine of £1 was imposed on R. Williams in the Police Court at Auckland for climbing a tree in the Domain. Senior-Sergeant Edwards said that, as the result of complaints received of people climbing trees in the Domain, the police had taken action. The accused had been caught, but had given a false name. Asked why he did this, accused said he had thought the charge trivial. The magistrate, Mr F. K. Hunt: Oh, you did. Then it will cost you £l. > Replying to Mr Forbes in the. House of Representatives yesterday, Hon. W. Stewart said that he hoped to lay. the report of the Tariff Commission on the table within a few days of the tariff resolutions being brought down, but it could not be clone before, nor did ho think that the evidence could be made available as much of it was confidential.

At a meeting of creditors in a bankrupt estate at Gisborne, the bankrupt stated that he had been out of employment for a year, during nine months of which he was in hospital. At present he received aid from the Charitable Aid Board, being alloived 15s for food and 22s Gd for rent per week. His wife received 4s a week as family allowance. He had four children by his second wife, the youngest of whom was 14 months.

Speaking at the Gisborne Rotary Club, Professor Maxwell Walker, of Auckland, said that, on the average, the speech of the people of New Zealand was as good as that of any other portion of the Empire. There were, however, several faults in pronunciation, as well as in enunciation, which it would bo well to have eliminated. If the problem were tackled now whilst the Dominion had only a comparatively small population it should be possible, and at a small cost, to make, within the next 20 years, the speech of the New Zealanders a model for the whole Empire. There was an amusing interlude filled with coincidences during a gentleman’s recitation of “Carry On” at the Wanganui Opera House, where the competitions are being held, states the Herald. The competitor was getting along very well until he reached the line, “You haven’t a ghost of a show,” but here he faltered and waited for the lady judge to prompt. “You haven’t a ghost of a show,” remarked the judge from the circle, and the audience were convulsed with laughter. The competitor sailed along nicely for another few lines and then a blank, “Things never were looking so black,” ' remarked the judge. “Things never were looking so black,” repeated the competitor, roars ot laughter from the audience, and the competitor bowed gracefully and made his exit amidst vigorous applause.

A Press Association telegram, from Dunedin states that, in terms of the recent resolution of benchers of Lincoln’s Inn, the arms of Sir Joshua Williams will be suspended in the hall, this being in accordance with the custom under which a coat of arms of any member of the inn who has held high judicial office in England are put up. Sir Joshua served on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council from 1914 until his death at the end of the following year. Mr J. J. Meikle, of Auckland, has again petitioned Parliament for compensation for alleged wrongful imprisonment. The committee to which the petition was referred recommended that it be referred to the Government for favourable consideration. When the report was presented in the House of Representatives this week, several members spoke in favour of the petitioner, stating that he was an old man over eighty. It was alsa mentioned that Meikle had already received £2500 from the Government. One member remarked that a good deal of this had been spent bv petitioner in endeavouring to prove his innocence.

The apathy of householders concerning school affairs- was commented upon by-Mr A. W. Jones at the meeting of the Invercargill Schools Committees’ Association. He stated that there were 196 schools in Southland, and each year about 50 did not elect committees. What was the reason? One member explained how they overcame the difficulty in his district. They selected the names of certain men, and when sale day came round each was informed that he was a member of the school committee. “They all accepted,” he added amidst laughter. Lovely beyond description, "Ruby Ring’’ Hosiery—like trying to gild the lily, to describe the new styles and colours of Ruby Ring Hosiery. Lustre seems to envelope the silk with a soft glow of oolour. The effect is an airy lightness in appearance that, in no way suggest the stubborn strength of the silk under all conditions of wear. Ruby Ring pure silk full fashioned stockings in a delightful range of colours. 12s 9d pair. Obtainable only from Collinson and Cunninghame, Ltd. —Advt.