LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 1588, 14 June 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Linton Rifle Club have postponed their weekly shooting- competition until next Monday evening. A complete alphabetical list of donors to the Y.M.C.A. building will form an interesting record of the institution. The Foxton School Committee has arranged with the Minister of Education to open the new school to-morrow at 2 p.m.

There are thirteen medical men and thirteen hospitals and registered nurses in Palmerston North. The numbers are significant, but luck is now regarded more as a matter of skill than chance or numbers.

A meeting of ladies willing- to form a committee to assist in carrying out the arrangements in connection with the proposed citizens’ ball to be tendered to General Sir W. R. Birdwood, will be held at the Council Chambers to-day at -3 p.m.

Local teams of Y.M.C.A. workers canvassing 35 miles above Feilding were surprised to find that in house after house the good folks knew all about the object of their visit from that morning’s “Times,” which they had received before 11 a.m.

A meeting of residents and others interested in the establishment of a bowling green, croquet lawns and tennis courts at North Street Park will be held at the High School this evening, commencing at 8 o’clock. Ladies and new players are specially invited to attend.

“It may be that we are becoming too dependent on Government control—if a cold east wind blows we are apt to telegraph the Prime Minister for shelter,” remarked Mr D. Jones. M.P., in the course of his presidential address to the North Canterbury Farmers’ Union. Yesterday afternoon the Fire Brigade was summoned to Mr J. Strang’s residence in Te Awe Awe Street, where a chimney had caught fire. The flames had found their way to some lining boards, but fortunately the outbreak was extinguished before any serious damage had been done. The new telephone exchange directory has reached us. It discloses a rapidly increasing number of connections. especially among the country people. Of the local centre, Palmerston North has 1272 subscribers, Feilding 592. Ashhurst 35. Foxton 147, Glen Oroua 51, Levin 204, Rangiotu 48, Rongotea 62, Sanson 36, Shannon 70, Tokomaru 20, Pohangina 24, Utuwai 19. Within a radius of 30 miles of Palmerston North there are about 3500 subscribers. It would be a distinct convenience if the Bulls, Woodville and Pahiatua names were added to our list.

A modern illustration of the use of wireless telegraphy, and one showing the result of prompt business methods is given bv the promoters of the Palmerston North Y.M.C.A. building campign. Three days after the departure of the Makura for Vancouver Mr PMcHardy, the commander-in-chief, sent a radio message to Mr L. T. McLean, a passenger, inviting him to increase his contribution to £SOO, in order to qualify him as one of the ten required to meet Mr 15. Short s spoiling offer of £IOOO. On Saturday Mr McLean wirelessed from about .0 miles at sea. agreeing, thus making eight of the required ten at £SOO. A radio message was also received from Mr E. Short, on the Makura, as follows: —“Good wishes, name the building Kitima. meaning the pivot controlling the compass, whereby the Maori put sin away and made God .o reign within. Your work will he p somebody's boy.” Kitima is probably a, contraction of Kite inaba. is translated as "For the man>. Novelty Dross Fabrics just recoiled. Printed Ninons in Oriental designs, I’.roeaded silks. Oriental Satins in very exclusive shades and designs. Prices 21/6 to ;U)/. The C. M. Koss Co., Ltd., I‘almerstoa’s Fashion Centre.* For influenza, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 1/9, 2/9.

The Municipal Band rendered a number of! selections to a large and appreciative gathering in the Square yesterday afternoon.

A euchre party and dance will be held in the Empire Hall on Wednesday next, music for which will be supplied by E. Smith’s orchestra.

Wanganui is again agitated over a scandal involving a highly-placed individual. The birth of twins to a single girl let daylight into an unsavoury position.

Several residences in the substantial and handsome style * are to be erected on the Kimbolton Itoad properties between Feiiding and Cheltenham,—“ Star,”

What the Wanganui “Chronicle” describes as the largest meeting of dairy farmers which has ever come together in the district mot Messrs Ellison and Harkness on Friday, in order to enable them to outline the proposal that New Zealand buttermen should link up with the Co-operative Wholesale Society of England. At the conclusion of the addresses it was unanimously decided that this meeting endorses the scheme and pledges itself to see it through.

At a recent meeting of the Gore Borough Council Mr A. H. Palairet, for several years accountant at the I nion Bank, Palmerston North, was the recipient of a unique testimonial and presentations from his friends and admirers in this town. The address and accompanying gifts were given through the medium of the. Mayor and Councillors of Gore, where Mr Palairet was recently transferred. The address and covering letter were eloquent testimonies to Mr Palairet’s popularity and business ability here, and the Mayor of Gore, in handing to Mr and Mrs Palairet varied and valuable presents from their friends in the northern town, said he sincerely hoped that their happy residence in Palmerston North would be duplicated in their new home at Gore. The local section of the Post and Telegraph Officers’ Association held a special meeting yesterday afternoon. Included in the representative gathering were many members from outside sub-sections. The meeting unanimously decided to demand that their dispute be considered on its own merits, and not on the basis of the railwaymen’s grievances, as the Post and Telegraph officers’ executive had made a concrete statement of its grievances. It was resolved to adhere to the demands for salary improvements on the basis of the basic wage of 1914, and not to entertain the proposal for the payment of a bonus in place of that claim. The action of the conference in preparing for a postal ballot of the membership was enthusiastically endorsed. In response to the non-acceptance of his proposals, Mr Massey has communicated to the. conference agreeing to ran interview on Monday or Tuesday.