LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Times, Volume XL, Issue 13790, 19 January 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Parents are reminded of the physical corrective classes, for primary school pupils, which commence at the Campbell Street School on Monday next at 2 o ’clock.

Anyone who has bottles or jars to dispose of should send them to the Patriotic Shop, where they will be welcome, as there is a big demand for jams and sauces. Mr Bates predicts; Freshening northwesterly winds, backing to southerlies, the weather will be cloudy and unsettled with rain probable generally. The barometer is unsteady but will rise everywhere shortly and a cool change may then be expected. An amorous British youth was being taken to task for his flirtations. “Engaged to four girls at once! ” exclaimed his horrified uncle. “How do you explain such shameless conduct?” “I don’t know,” said the graceless nephew. “Cupid must have shot mo with a machine gun.” A girl again won the international typewriting championship and a £2OO trophy cup at the New York annual business show. The winner, Miss Margaret Owens, has held the title and trophy for four years. Her new record was 143 words a minute for one hour.

The postmarks on the latest mail from the United States bear the following words: “Food will win the war; don’t waste it.” A curious experience befell Mr H. Otterson, C.M.G., retired Clerk of the House of Representatives, who has been living in South Africa and England for the past throe years, but previously had been a resident of Wellington for over forty years. On Ms arrival here a few days ago ho was drafted out with other passengers for further enquiry, having a foreign name, but eventually he was allowed to land. It may be added that the name is Scandinavian, but the family has been in Ireland for some hundreds of years.

Roland May Watts-Phillips, who was forjcnorly an actress of some repute, was charged in the Central Police Court at Sydney on the 3rd inst. with having insufficient lawful means of support. Her age was given on the charge sheet as 58. Mr McKcnsey: Will you consent to go to Newington Asylum for the sake of your friends and for your own sake? ’ The defendant gave her consent, and Mr McKcnsey discharged her. Miss Roland Watts-Phillips was at one time one of the best-known actresses in Australia and New Zealand. She was leading lady with George Rignold for many years, and played the leading women’s parts in his Shakespearean plays. George H. Bates, a returned soldier, appeared at the Police Court yesterday morning, before Messrs Goring Johncton a.-id 11. T. •I’Jjr-gor, Aoouooil had three charges against him, that of drunkenness, obscene language, and assault. Sergeant Henry stated that accused had been in France, and only returned to the Dominion a fortnight ago. There was no one about at the time of the occurrence, which was no doubt due to the fact that accused was under the influence of liquor. Accused pleaded guilty, and said he was under the influence of liquor and did not know what he was doing. “Ton shilling fine on each charge,” said Mr Johnston, “and as accused is a returned soldier, I shall be happy to pay the fines myself, ’ ’

Lin Foong, a young Chinese woman, aged 20, who was arrested at Feilding on Thursday, appeared at the Police Court yesterday, before Messrs S. Abraham and G. Woodroofe, J.P’s., charged that ‘‘ on or about February, 191(5, she entered the Dominion without paying, or having paid for her, the sum, of £IOO poll tax. Accused hhd appeared before the Court earlier in the morning, and was remanded till Saturday. Mr Graham (Feilding) appeared for accused, and asked for bail. He stated that he had evidence before him that would satisfy the Court that accused was wrongly charged. Accused had a two-months-old infant. Detective-Sergeant Qnirko said there was no objection to bull, and asked that it bo fixed in an approved security of £l5O, to cover the poll tax and the penalty of £SO for avoiding same. Bail was forthcoming from a Feilding resident. Accused will appear at the Court this morning.

Frederick William Wile, writing in the London “Daily Mail,” says: I am not ovor-confident that President Wilson’s assurance that America is not making war on “the German people” will evoke a responsive echo. The war began as a Hohenzollern project, but it has long since ceased to be that. It became a people’s war in the broadest sense. Germans understand perfectly well that they are struggling not alone to save their bloodthirsty and conscienceless dynasty but to preserve themselves as a first-class nation, politically and economically. Their backs arc to the wall—the backs of every man, woman, and child in the realm—and they realise that fighting is now for the Germans as well as the Kaiser. Scales may fall from eyes long blinded, but the monarchical idea is deeply implanted in the German soul, and I fear it will take more than President Wilson's high-minded pleading to convince Germans that toleration of Hohcnzolleraism spells national suicide. Barring tiie dogmatic demands for a republic which German Social Democrats uttered from time to linn', I never iu 13 years’ residence in Berlin hoard any German seriously complain that he was enslaved. The Kaiser was “hoclied ” with patriotic sincerity. The people were proud of Hohenzollern traditions. They never dreamt, as far as J could ever observe, of liberating themselves fiom what the outside world knows to be the Hohenzollern yoke. To-day The C. M. Ross Co. are offering their choicest model millinery at exactly hall’ price, and a smart range’ of roady-to-woars for Ss l id. Them are worth immediate investigation, bon’t let the day pass without getting acquainted.'

Several letters to the Editor are held over till next issue.

A consignment of pedigree Friesian heifers, selected from the herd of the well-known breeder, Mr W. I. Lovelock, has recently been sent forward to the order of Mr George Newman, Wyreema, Queensland, the business being effected through the local agency of Dalgoty and Co., Ltd.

"I am losing 30s a day every time I come here,’ ’ stated a waterside worker at the sitting of the Third Wellington Military Service Board. Captain Baldwin: “That shows why registered plumbers at, 12s a day are hard to get.’-’ (Laughter.) Another waterside worker stated that he had lost 28s by attending the court.

The spread of blackberry in flax swamps is causing some uneasiness as to the future of the hemp industry, says the Auckland ‘ ‘ Star. ’ ’ In some places the blackberry is now so bad in the swamps that the flaxeutters refuse to go in to cut the flax leaf for the mills. It veill be a serious matter if this evil is allowed to increase, but the eradication of blackberries from flax swamps will be a very difficult problem to solve in the future.

The shortage of dentists owing to so many being sent away with the Expeditionary Force is being seriously felt. The position on September 30th last was that there were 134 dentists serving in the New Zealand Dental Corps abroad, and in the training camps, and only 418 were left practising in civil life in Now Zealand as compared with 554 at the outbreak of war. The New Zealand Dental Association held a meeting recently, when the following resolution was passed: “That the members of this Association place their services unreservedly in the hands of the Government and the Minister for Defence. to be used' to the best advantage. ’ ’

If anyone thinks that we have not many stern lessons yet to learn he need only lot his eyes rest on the vast crow'ds that clay by day throng the shops (writes Christopher Cheshire in the “Commonwealth”). Oxford Street is one solid swarm of buyers; the pavement is impassable; round the windows people swarm like flies. It is the same everywhere; all over the West End there are the same keen, pushing, tense, greedy multitudes. It is an ugly, unpleasing vision. The whole place smells of coin. No price is too high, no bargains too stiff. ' Everywhere Mammon is master and vulgarity ascendant. And this shopping mood bodes ill for the future. It is morally and financially disastrous, and fatal to the virtues that alone can build the better days. Will nothing sober us? The best mind from ( the front loathes the -whole scene.

This story was told by a chaplain of the forces who was preaching in Salisbury Cathedral recently (says the “Queen”). Near Femes, the westernmost town in Belgium, a dozen children, lean from starvation, knelt at the foot of a shell-smashed crucifix at the crossroads. A Belgian officer, without any insignia of rank, stood near. The children said their prayer as far as “Forgive us our trespasses,” and then there was silence. One voice joined in, and concluded the petition —“as we forgive them that trespass against us.” The voice was the voice of the Belgian officer, and the officer was King Albert.

At least one resident of Auckland is convinced that thirteen is an unlucky number. He landed in Auckland in tftc year 1013, nd found that his luggage had been broken into during the voyage and a considerable quantity of clothing stolen. On the thirteenth day of the following month he had the misfortune to break his arm. Thirteen days later he received notice of the death of one of his relatives through a motor accident. For a few months nothing further happened, then on the thirteenth day of April his house caught fire and he lost some of his most valued possessions, though the house was not greatly damaged. Finally, on the thirteenth day of this month he lost a valuable horse which he had recently purchased. He is now convinced that thirteen for him is a number that is fraught with disaster, and one on which it is not wise to undertake any new work or dealings.

The following paragraph is from the London “Times” of Monday, November 20:—“ Captain Arthur T. Abraham, M.C.. Manchester Regiment, who was killed on October 22, in his 23rd year, was the eldest son of the late Rev. T. P. Abraham, rector of Risby, Suffolk, and was educated at Heidelberg. After farming in New Zealand he took up land at Vargos Island, B.C. At the outbreak of war he left his farm and joined the Canadian Infantry as a private. He went to the front early in 1915, was badly gassed at the first battle of the Ypres, and after recovery served continuously in the ranks until he obtained a commission in the 3rd Manchester Regiment. He was attached to another battalion in July, 1916. He gained the Military Cross last June, and was promoted to lieutenant in July and captain on October 12, ten days before he was killed. Last January he married Miss Ruth, daughter of LieutenantColonel M. Robinson, C.M.G., late commanding officer of Capo Mounted Police, South Africa. The Colonel commanding Captain Abraham’s battalion writes: *There is some consolation to be derived in the knowledge that he died a most gallant and noble death, at the head of his company, universally loved and respected by all.’ ” The late Captain Abraham was a nephew of Messrs K. S. and L. A. Abraham, and was a resident of Palmerston North before going to Canada.

Many people have quite a horror of letter-writing. The reason is somewhat vague. Of course some are much more fluent than others, in expressing their thoughts. However, it is a great help to have a pen which glides over the paper and requires no dipping, so leaving the mind free to frame what it has (o”sav. The ideal pen is a Waterman Fountain Pen—favourite all over the world for its easy writing, perfect flow of ink and long and satisfactory service. We advise our readers to obtain a Waterman from A. Millar, bookseller, Palmerston North.*'

KOLA-NIP. It is a splendid tonic as well as a cooling beverage. Invigorating,stimulating, refreshing, wholesome. Buy a bottle to-day. Hotels and stores.

SHARI AND’S MALT VINEGAR makes delightful salads. Brewed from malt and sugar. Free from mineral acids. Conforms to requirements of Food and Drugs Act. All grocers.

2/- in the £ discount off the wh ■of our large stock.—Hodgson’s sale.*