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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 111, 10 April 1929, Page 6

Among the nominations received for the office of councillor of the borough of Shannon is one from a lady resident. The competition for the trophies presented by Mr M. L. Lampe to junior players in the Manawatu Lawn Tennis Association’s district was open for boys and girls under the ago of 17 years. Frederick Farrant, a hairdresser, of Wellington, was found in an unconscious condition on the main road near Whakarougo last evening and was admitted to the Palmerston North Hospital. It is understood that the man was tramping in search of work and had had no food for some days. His condition is not serious. At the meeting of the College Street School Committee last evening the headmaster, Mr W. A. Swinbourn, stated with regard to the drop in the attendance that, in his opinion, the decline would soon be reversed. He could not account for the drop; there was a little sickness, however, in the way of colds prevalent. Reporting on the working of the Sanson tramway at yesterday’s meeting of the Manawatu County Council the manager (Mr A. K. Drew) said that the chief items of traffic for the month of March were: Grain 6J tons, minerals and manure .249 J tons, general merchandise 181 tons, stock 80 trucks, wool 69 bales, eggs, 99 crates, timber 7900 sup. ft., metal from Terrace End 3480 c. yards, from crusher 725 c yds. The accounts showed a credit balance of £233 16s 9d for the month’s working. That the use of a flat-bottomed boat for fishing purposes on Lake Te Anau was tantamount to courting disaster was the opinion expressed during the hearing of tile evidence at the inquest last evening on the victims of the Lake Te Anau drowning tragedy. William Horace Thomas and Janies Douglas Kirkland, states a Press Association message from Invercargill. Without retiring, the jury returned a verdict that deceased were accidentally drowned in Lake Te Anau on March 30 by the accidental upsetting of a flat-bottomed boat. The Levin District High School now has a staff of five assistants, making it the largest district high school' in the Dominion. The roll number is 126 and the average attendance 119. An average of 121 entitles the school to a fifth assistant permanently. In the meantime, the board has granted an over-scale addition to the staff. A temporary teacher has taken up her duties, and applications are being invited for an assistant for at least four months, at the end of which time, it is hoped the attendance will warrant the appointment being made a permanent one. . t Something new in hot water bottles, and thoroughly British. Made in cosy colours, seamless moulded, soft and comfortable. Now hygenic topper asttoched by safety chain. Special value 5s 6d.—The C. M. Ross Co., Ltd.—Advt.

A property in Sydney that includes the well-known Ambassador’s Cabaret has been sold for the extraordinary price of £770,000. A crowd of men, estimated at 1600 or more, attended at the Newcastle Labour Bureau one day last week to answer to a call for 40 men for work on a sewerage job. Forty married men were selected for drilling work and labouring. The treasurer, Mr W. L. McPherson, informed the Terrace End School Committee last evening that tho receipts from the baths had dropped £27 as compared with the previous year, This had been caused by the weather which was not as settled this summer as last. While riding a bicycle at Hamilton on Saturday, Clifford Powell, aged 11, missed a pedal and fell off. He struck his head on the ground and fractured his skull. His life at first was despaired i of, but later he made slight progress. Thieves ransacked the residence of Mrs S. H. Wade,, headmistress of Hinuera School,' Waikato, on Saturday night. They stole a purse containing 18s and 21 half-sovereigns, wedding and engagement rings, a gold watch and other jewellery, and the school keys. ’ It was reported to a recent meeting of the North Egmont Park committee that the iron on the old house, which had been formerly used on the military barracks on Marsland Hill, was still in a good state of preservation. It is unusually thick, and despite its 70 years it can be used again in the improvements that are to be effected to the house. Last year the trustees of the Herbert Smith fund donated two trophies for competition at the Terrace End School sports. At their meeting last night intimation was received by the School committee that two more cups valued at £5 os would be donated to the school again this year to be competed for at the swimming sports. It was decided to send a letter of thanks to Mr It. English, secretary of the trust. That the district around Wanganui should be more thickly populated than it is to-day, was the view expressed by Mr W. J. Gilberd at the Wanganui Chamber of Commerce meeting on Monday evening. He advocated the cutting up of large holdings for settlement, and stated that between Wanganui and Patea, tracts of land were to be seen with only a few sheep on them and capable of being put to more prosperous uses. Consideration of the matter was left until the next meeting of the chamber. The Manawatu Swimming Centre’s educational officer (Mr W. Schwarz) reported to a meeting of that body last evening that 142 pupils, comprising 25 per cent, of the children in the standard classes of Terrace End School, had gained distance certificates. As this was the first time in the Manawatu Centre that such a fine performance had been recorded, an application for a special certificate had been made to him and would be forwarded to the Swimming Council at Christchurch for favourable consideration. “W r e have nearly got to the stage when we can say that we have broken the back of the job,” said Mr T. Rabone, engineer in charge of Arapuni, the other day. The prospects of having power from the station at the end of May, said Mr Rabone, were very promising. The fact, however, that such a long period had elapsed since tho machinery was delivered at the works had introduced an element of uncertainty. Nevertheless, as far as lie could see, the chances of delay were small. Sir Thomas Mackenzie, of Dunedin, lias just received a letter from Mr It. Nicholson, secretary of the New Zealand Sheep Owners and Farmers’ Federation, Christchurch, enclosing a copy of a resolution passed by the executive of the federation thanking Sir Thomas for his protest regarding the importation into the Dominion of Alsatian dogs. Mr Nicholson adds that his federation, acting on behalf of sheep owners generally, is prepared to give every assistance in placing an embargo on the introduction of an animal that would be a menace to the flocks. The question of the liability of a school committee in the event of a child meeting with an accident while, attending school was raised at the' monthly meeting of the Terrace End School Committee last evening. The chairman, Mr W. B. Cameron, informed members that he had discussed the matter with the secretary of the Wanganui Education Board, Mr W- H. Swanger, who had told him that the board was fully covered and all claims would be dealt with by the board. “They don’t admit liability,” added Mr Cameron, “unless the accident is due to the negligence of the staff or faulty equipment. If we receive any claims we will refer them to the board.” Before the commencement of the business of the meeting ot the Manawatu County Council yesterday, Cr. Perrett announced that he had a pleasing duty to perform. At a recent sports meeting held in Sanson a race for county officials had been won by Cr. McKelvie and the speaker had much pleasure in presenting lii:n with a box of his favourite cigarettes as a reward for his prowess. Cr. Perretis went on to recount in humorous vein his recollection of previous encounters with Cr. McKelvie on the track and congratulated him on retaining hia youthful vigour. Cr. McKelvie briefly replied. “If I won, it. was because the others let me,” .lie added amidst laughter. The fifteen Alaskan dogs brought out for the Byrd Antarctic Expedition are thriving well during their period of quarantine on Quail Island, Lyttelton, and are apparently enjoying the colder weather (says a Christchurch paper). Most of the dogs are easy to handle and feed, although they are part wolf. One, however, a threequarter wolf, is so wild" ana man-shy that he tugs madly at his chain even when approached at feeding time. That they are not to be trusted entirely., however, is the opinion of the custodian of the quarantine station, Mr J. Troup,, and sternness is necesrsary at all times. To provide exercise for the dogs and to keep them fit a sledge and harness has been improvised, and the dogs do some of the transport work on the island.