LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Times, Volume XL, Issue 137282, 30 June 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Hawera settler is reported to have recently disposed of his- farm of 50 acres for £llO an acre.

Edward Kcelcy, carpenter, Palmerston North, is the latest recruit to enlist at the District Area Office.

The Rev. F. W. Boys wishes to acknowledge the sum of £6 10s for the Y.M.C.A. work from the Rongotea girls, per Mrs J. E. McCall.

Present indications are for unsettled cloudy and misty weather with rain following generally. Strong, squally, northely winds are probable. The barometer is falling everywhere.

Thomas Sheein, a second offending diunk, was lined 10s, or in default 48 hours' imprisonment at the Police Court yesterday morning. Mr Forster Pratt, J.P., was on the bench.

Lust night's '' Post'' says: A\salo of butter for export at Is 2d per pound is reported by a local house. The butter is graded first grade creamery, and produced in the Wellington district.

A lady, writing from British Columbia to a New Zealand relative, says that 60,000 Chinese coolies recently passed through there on their way to do forestry work in France.

Some surprise was occasioned in the House of Eepresentatives when Dr Newman gave notice to ask if the Government will hold a secret session so that members may know the true position in regard to the war. ft, There is neod "Wr the ladies. A fresh consignment of g'ods having arrived at the depot, the C.T.'s would be glad if the ladies would again assist in wrapping up parcels. The depot will be open at 9 a.m. to-day.

Ecferring to a man who was drawn in the first ballot and had not been culled on to go into camp, Captain Walker explained, "There is suro to bo some oversight when starting a new system." Mr McLaren: "I'm certain we will about 'get there' by the timo the war is over."

The Queen Carnival craze seems to have spread to the tiny tots and their dollies (says the "Lyttelton Times"). The Wharcnui School is in the throes of a doll carnival. There are three doll candidates, and these are placed on view in the school during school hours, and the proud owners and their bosom chums canvass all and sundry, selling votes at the rate of two a penny. There is a prize for the owner of the doll with the most votes, but the gross proceeds of the carnival go to the school Red Cross funds.

"I have just come back from the Somme, where I went to see Bapaume and the country beyond it, and to inspect the New Zealand Stationary Hospital, which I had never yet been able to visit,'' writes General Godley to Sir Jamos Allen. "The latter has extended lately into three houses, one of which is an officers' hospital. It seems to me to be run extremely well,' and the officers) some of whom I know, seemed to be comfortable, and expressed satisfaction with their treatment. It was most interesting to see the country between Albert and Bapaume. You cannot imagine what a picture of the abomination of desolation it is. Nothing as far as the eye can reach but a waste of shell craters, one touching the other, and the whole country brown and treeless, with no habitation in sight. One can just make out from what is left of brick and timbers where the villages of Pozieres and Le Sara once stood, and that is all."

Writing to the Pahiatua '' Herald '' from somewhere in France, under date May 2, Ernio Crorar, a well-known local spnrt, said he had then "just learned that Desert Gold got beaten at Trontham.'' That must have created a sensntion among tho sports of Now Zealand. "I suppose," he says, "you have seen where our boys arc cleaning them all up at football. Wo have matches here every Wednesday and Saturday. The last was a good go between Ist Brigade (Auckland) and 2nd Brigade (Wellington), resulting in a win for tho Auckland boys. Had a great day here on Anzac Day-- sports held in the morning and football in the afternoon. Only Australians and New Zealanders were allowed to compete in the events. New Zealand beat the Australians fairly easily in the football matches, and only got defeated in two events at the sports. So you can see our boys are keeping pretty well. Football is tho chief sport here."

Now is the time to buy a good fur coat cheap! Substantial reductions have been made on models in brown and grey squirrel, silver and btown musquash, and Coney seal. One smart C»ney seal coat that waa £2l is going for £ls, and a real pony skin in outsize that was £25 for £2o.—At Tho C. M. Boas Co.'3 Winter Sale.

A hospital and progress report con- | taining about 1000 words reached this j office early this morning too late for publication, but may be inspected at the "Times" office.

An under-age reservist ai the Appeal Board, when asked what age he put down on his registration paper, stated, "I said I was rising 20." The secretary of the Patriotic Society desires to acknowledge the sum of £5 15s from the Palmcrston Pire Brigade for the Sick and Wounded Fund, also from George Allman £1 2s 6d, being proceeds from sale of poultry.

A witness at the Military Appeal Board: "Captain Walker would not like to work on a farm from daylight till dark for £l5O a year." Captain Walker: "I would rather do that than what I am doing at present." Special memorial services will be held in All Saints' Church to-morrow at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. for those recently fallen in battle. At tho 11 a.m. service a bronze tablet in memory of tho late Surgeon-Major Martin will be unveiled.

The devil he knew! A young farmer was telling the Appeal Board how hard he worked on his farm. "Don't you think it would be an easier job in camp?" asked a member of the Board. Appellant: "I don't know; I haven't tried camp yet."

The Commercial Travellers are in need of further gifts for the Surprise Packet Crusade, and ask that such gifts shall be forwarded to them. Yesterday morning a lady who wishes to remain anonymous, handed in a 9-carat thimble, which will be found in one of the surprise packets next month.

The citizens of Palmcrston North are invited to hear Harry Holland, the gifted editor of the "Maoriland Worker," speak on the Russian Revolution in Everybody's Theatre on Sunday evening. Mr Holland says that the capitalistic press gives only the capitalist side of the story of the revolution, and invites everyone to hear Avhat he has to say about the other side.

"You might as well pour cold water on a duck's back," said an elderly member of the Farmers' Union at Christchurch, in deprecating an appeal to members of Parliament on the subject of taxation. "That may be," said Mr J. O'Halloran, with ready Irish wit, "but if you have the privilege of pouring water on a duck's back it shows that you have some proprietary interest in the duck."

Eeferring to the reluctance of many girls and 'women brought up on farms to do farm work, Mr Cooper, Chairman of the Appeal Board, said he knew of one case where a town-bred girl had married a farmer two years ago, and now that her husband was at the front she was herself managing the farm and doing the work, even doing the crutching. Appellant: '' She must be strong.'' Mr Cooper: "Strong, yes, but plucky too."

Yesterday morning the Mayor, accompanied by Councillors 0 'Reilly, Bryant, Bennett. Spooner, and Canton, paid a visit of inspection to the new road at Tiritea and the intake. Soundings were taken in the dam to ascertain if silt had gathered at the bottom. The scour valve was also opened, but the water that issued forth was perfectly clear and free from silt. The filters were then inspected. The results of the soundings will be submitted to the next meeting of the Council. The owner of the property adjoining the new road was interviewed, and an agreement was arrived at which will be submitted for confirmation to the Council.