LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 1979, 22 November 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Greymouth telegram states that the Perth wreck shows no change. Haymaking has already commenced in some parts of the Manawatu district. The licensed victuallers of the Wairarapa sue now charging two shillings per c.uart bottle for ale and si out. A Wellington telegram, received lost night, stated that no settlement had yet been arrived at in regard to the wool sales. Several coal miners who have been working at Dennlston for a number of years are going to Australia and taking their families with them. At the launch Club in Palmerston North to-day, Mr. Alfred Seifeit will, by special request, give "Notes on the Way in America," to be followed by questions. An addition to the taxi service of Palmerston North is the Aard Garage, which has been opened opposite the railway station. Cars may be had by ringing 'phone 1432. "The people of Palmerston North have never yet turned down a sewerage loan," remarked the Mayor (Mr J. A. Nash, M.P.) when addressing the ratepayers' meeting last evening. "They have never gone back on them, but rather they have increased in favour. That is why we anticipate that the loan to be placed before them on Friday next will easily be carried." The Dannevlrke "News" says Some weeks back a dealer purchased a line of two-tooth hoggets at 10/6. were shorn and offered to a butcher, whose highest bid for them —and they were in good condition — was 7/6, for sheep turning the scales at between 60 and 701 b dressed. The Vanganui "Chronicle" has unreservedly withdrawn certain statements recently made concerning the Wanganui "Herald" and its editor, which resulted in the issue of writs for libel. TTie "Chronicle" has paid £IOO to cover the expenses incurred, and Uip actions have been withdrawn. A total of 7889 acres of land In the Waitomo district, which was set aside for returned soldier selection under special tenures under the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, has been revoked for this purpose by proclamation in the latest issue of the "New Zealand Gazette." A fire at Winton early on Sunday morning destroyed Messrs. McWilliam Brothers' oil store, Mr. Frederick Cole's saddlery store, Mr. Kennedy's joinery workshop, Mr. A. E. Pittendrigh's bulk store, and Mr. Hamilton's stables, in which it originated. The damage is estimated at £1,500, and the insurances £6OO. The bodv of a man named William John Harper, aged 63, who has been missing from his home at Hastings since October 12 th, was found in a deep drain on the outskirts of the borough. The Coroner found that the probable cause of death was drowning. There was no evidence to show how the body got in the drain. A farmer was before the Court at Auckland last week as a judgment debtor. He explained that he bought some land in the Auckland district as a farm, paid £250, and another £SO for "stamp duty. Now he was back in Auckland, having been unable to make a success of the venture, and he had lost all his money. Mr. J. E. Wilson, S.M., said no order could be made in such a case. It was mentioned t>y Cr. M, A. Eliott, chairman of the Abattoirs Committee, at the Palmerston North Borough Council meeting last evening, that 273 pigs had been slaughter, ed at the Borough Abattoirs yesterday. The total number of pigs killed to date for November had been 2,663, and the season had only just started. Cr. S. K. Lancaster said Mr. Dimock had told him that he anticipated killing over 30,000 for his factory at the abattoirs during this season. In speaking at the meeting of the Provisional Committee of the Mana-watu-Oroua ' hydro-electric , power district yesterday, of the unavoidable delay which had occurred in proceeding with the work of the committee, the chairman (Mr. J. A. Nash, M.P.), -mentioned that the effect of the delay would be helpful rather than detrimental. Prices of all materials were coming down; shipping charges were easier, and money was cheaper on the London market. No one would charge them with having delayed actio* once the preliminaries were disposed of, and the committee was substantially set up. Matters had now reached finality, and the result would be in the interests of the people as a whole.

An important statement, indicating the intention of the Railway Department to institute a scheme of retrenchment, was made by the General Manager, Mr. R. McVilly, at a social gathering of the Enginednvers I'uemen, and Cleaners' Association on Saturday night. Mr. McVilly quoted figures sfcowing that the railways were being run at a loss, and he said be had called representatives of the railwaymen's organisation together for the purpose of putting- the position to them. He wanted the men, in the time of stress and adversity to the country, to give the department their loval assistance and help, ana he desired them to appreciate the necessity for the retrenchment that had to take place.

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Au Avro machine owned by the New Zealand Aero Transport Company came down while crossing Cook Strait on Sunday.

At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association in Wellington last night, delegates and office-bearers representing all parts of the Dominion were re-elect-ed.

Two Syrians were awarded £2uo damages in the Supremo Court at Auckland last week against a man who had written a letter alleging that "two Turks were luring young girls into theii dens."

A fire in High Street, Auckland did extensive damage in the centre of the Hall of Commerce on the premises occupied by S. Langdale, Company, Ltd., saddlery manufacturers. The stock was damaged to tho extent of from £6,000 to £7,000. The origin of the Are is a mystery.

An auctioneer was lined in Taumarunui tho oilier day for .Singing a bell to announce his sr.ie. In delivering judgment, the S.M. said that a Council certainly had every right to frame a by-law such as the one in dispute. It was tho duty of the Bench once such a by-law-was framed to give it every reasonable consideration, and for his part he did not see that the by-law was oppressive or unreasonable. Defendant would be con. vlcled, but as this was a test case he did not consider it necessary for defendant to pay more than a nominal sum. He. would be fined 10/-, with costs £1 8/"-.

The use to which the psycho-analy-tic study of dreams may be put was instanced by Professor Shelley in his lecture on "Probing the Unconscious Mind," delivered in connection with the College Hous'o refresher course of lectures at Christchurch last week. He gave as an example the case of ft man who had dreamed that a rat was gnawing at his throat. Examination showed that the throat contained a growth hitherto unsuspected. He characterised dreams as "the fulfilment of unfulfilled desires," and their material as the experience of the immediate past. In dreams, the unconscious—the suppressed inhibited experience stored up in the lower strata of the individual's mind —had a chance of free expression.

Should the practice of issuing licenses to hawkers to sell fruit on street stands be continued? was a question asked by the Mayor (Mr J. A. Nash, M.P.) at the meeting of the Palmerston North Borough Council last evening. Although he had voted for it, said the Mayor, the more he saw of it the less he liked it. The licenses at present granted had now expired, and the question was whether they were going to put the stands up for auction in terms of their resolution. Cr. M. A. Eliott: "There is only one man now." Cr. C. F. Spooner: "What is the objection?" The Mayor: "I don't like it." Cr. S. R. Lancaster: "They are unsightly." Cr. F. Jackson: "They are no ornament to any decent town." Cr. Lancaster: "Wanganui is doing away with them." Cr. Spooner:. "No fear." As the outcome of the discussion the Mayor gave notice to move that the motion to put the stands up for auction be rescinded.

An unfortunate accident occurred to Mr. N. I. W. Brown, of the firm of Brown and Rassmussen, the well-i known Palmerston North well sinkers, a few days ago. Mr. Brown was on a tour of inspection of the four plants that are at present engaged in boring operations. He was inspecting a plant on a farm at Bainesse, when the wind caught his coat from behind, and blew It Into the cog wheels. His arm was drawn round the winch, and fractured In two places. His coat was wrenched completely off his back, and it was only by this means that he was released from his perilous position. Mr. Brown sustained injuries to the head as well as the fracture of his arm. He was brought into town, and his injuries were dressed by Dr. Putnam. This is the fourth occasion upon which Mr. Brown has sustained a fracture of a limb during the last ten years, On two occasions, strangely to relate, the injuries have been caused under precisely similar circumstances.

The Hawke's Bay "Herald" of Monday—a sad drowning fatality occurred at 7 o'clock last evening in the Tutaekuri River in the vicinity of the Te Awa bathing sheds, the victim being a girl named Enid Greatbach, aged 14. The child went for a swim at about 6.45 p.m., and at 7 p.m. she got into difficulties. The cries of a spectator brought about 20 people to the scene. There were a number of young men on the bank, but apparently they were all non-swimmers, as they made no effort to rescue the eirl Two men who were dressing in the shed dashed into the water half clcther, and three young men m a boating party swam 100 yards or more in their clothes to the scene. Numerous efforts were made to secure the girl by diving, and she was eventually brought to the surface after being under water for at least four minutes. Artlfiicial means of respiration were applied until tne arrival of Dr. Waterworth, who continued the effort to resuscitate the child without success. The girl was the eldest daughter of Mr Greatbae*. chief officer in the goods shed at the Napier Railway Station.

A deputation from the Manawatu Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club consisting of Messrs Merton, Cooper and Turnbull, waited on the Borough Council last evening with the request that the Council should carry out improvements at the sportsground by providing rubbing-down benches and further duck-walk floor boards in the dressing-room, and also renovate the evele track, which had got into a bad state of repair. Mr Merton, as spokesman, said the Club were prepared to spend £25 for the work, £l2 10/- to be paid forthwith and the remainder before the end of the Council's financial year. It was intended to hold cycle races in connection with the fortnightly sports meetings of the Club, of which there were a large number of cycling members who were training on the track. A further increase in cycling members was anticipated. Cycling races were a big draw and therefore a source of revenue to sports meetings.—ln the course of a general discussion after the deputation withdrew, it was pointed out that the Council's big improvement scheme at the sportsground involving the removal of the track was not likely to be carried out for some years in view of the difficulty of raising the money. It was agreed to fall in with the Club's wishes on the understanding that the big improvement scheme would be carried out when feasible.

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Rabbits arc rapidly increasing: in the. sand-dunes along the Wanganui couat. A rabbit board is Being formed to control them.

Messrs R. S. Abraham, A. Seifert, W. C. Harrington and T. R. Hoddep have been appointed by the Palmcrston North Chamber of Commerce to go into tho question of the Mortgages Extension Act, and have been given power to act. A settler in the Mangamahu district states that shearing in that locality is now ill full swing. In several instances tho settlers have combined to assist each other on a co-operative basis, and the arrangement haa worked satisfactorily. It was commonly rumoured that there was some heavy oetting on the Pascoe-Cann match on Saturday evening (says the Wanganui "Herald"), and a syndicate of showmen from acroos the Tasman are reported to have lost £4OO on the match'. On the suggestion of Mr J. de Clere, at last night's annual meeting of the Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce, it was decided to support Mr Sidey, M.P., should he again bring forward his Daylight Saving Bill, on the same lines as that operating In England. At the annual meeting of the Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce held last night the following resolution, moved by Mr E. H. Crabb, was carried unanimously: "That this Chamber expresses its pleasure at the successful inauguration of a direct Poxton-Lyttelton service and recommends its members to take every advantage of the same, so as to ensure continuance of same." Several Christchurch licensees seen, by a "Sun" representative complained bitterly regarding the action of the breweries in passing on the extra duty. They state that brewers during the past few years have steadily advanced the price, owing to the increase in production. But this cost has now been greatly reduced. Sugar, malt, hops and barley have declined in price, and brewers are reaping the advantage of this. Mr J. M. Johnston moved at last night's meeting of the Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce: "That the claims of Palmerston North to be made a chief post office should again bo brought before the Government by Mr J .A. Nash, M.P., espe-. eially seeing it has been necessary to make Hamilton a chief post office, though a much smaller centre than Palmerston North." Mr T. R. Hodder seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously.

The Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce complained recently of the numerical list of the Palmerston telephone directory having been deleted from the latest publication. This list was found to be of great convenience. The Chief Postmaster, replying to the Chamber, has stated that the matter has been referred to the chief telephone engineer. At its meeting last night the Chamber decided to ask its postal committee to give the matter close attention and to enter a further protest if necessary.

In connection with a suggestion from the Chamber of Commerce that automatic "silent policemen" should be established at the busy intersections, the borough engineer has intimated that a white circle at the points required. would be just as effective. The present lamp standards in the Square were in the way Of constructing "silent policemen" and the gas lamps could hardly be moved until the streets were lighted with, electricity. When the electricity came it would be possible to have a raised red dome light similar to those used, in many towns of America. In congratulating the Mayor (Mr J A. Nash, M.P.) on having brought matters in connection with the Manawatu-Oroua Electric Power District Provisional Committee's work to finality, Cr. M. H. Oram said at the Palmerston North Borough Council meeting last evening, that the successful conclusion arrived at had been largely due to the Mayors energy tact, and organising ability. The result had been most satisfactory to all concerned and the Council should feel very grateful to the Mayor for the very valuable work he « had performed as chairman of the committee.

It is the intention of the Post and Telegraph Department to prevent the use of the "window" envelope after January Ist on account of the delay caused in sorting owing to the transparency of the "window" being insufficient. It is contended that not only is the reading of addresses mad© difficult, but they are sometimes partly obscured by the careless folding of the letters. The Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce decides last night to ask the Government not to put its proposal Into operation lor a further three months after the commencement of the new year so as to' enable commercial houses to use up as much of the stocks of these envelopes as possible. Many houses were carrying huge quantities and it would mean a big loss to them if it became, operative at so short a notice. At last night's annual meeting of the Palmerston North Chamber of. Commerce, members commented very strongly on the lack of observance of traffic regulations by motorists, cyclists, drivers and pedestrians alike. One member asserted that Palmerston North was the worst town he had been in so far as traffic, regulation was concerned. -Motorists "cut the corners" everywhere and seemed to pay no heed to the speed limits over intersections. It was to M regretted, said another, that the police were apparently so blind to the offences which were committed every minute of the day. Pedestrians and cyclists were becoming just as bad as the motorists. Even the borough •busses failed to keep strictly to the proper side of the road, while the borough watering carts even went round the Square the wrong way. The president pointed out that the Palmerston North police was much below the necessary numerical strength otherwise there would be men on point duty during the busiest periods, and more attention would be' given to breakers of the by-laws. It was decided to refer the matter to the Borough Council, directing attention to the lack of traffic control and urging that immediate steps be taken to rectify the matter, especially as regards the cutting of corners and driving on the wrong side of the road. Collinson and Cunninghame are clearing 200 pairs of Royal Worcester corsets to-day from 10 o'clock at 15/6, 17/6 and 25/- pair. To-mor-row afternoon from 2 o'clock for serge skirts at 29/6 each, window 10. Thursday from 10 for five styles of grey flannel costumes at 4gns each, shown in window 7.* The "Ideal" timetable and golfle, the travellers' and tourists' companion. 6"old by booksellers and bookstalls, l/< each.* Kindly mention the "TIMEB" wheiv corresponding with advertisers.

At the Supremo Court at Napier yesterday. Andrew Murray, of Fraserlown, stoi "keeper, who pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and tneit of goods vaiued at £SOO, was sentenced to 2i years' imprisonment with hard labour. One of the greatest difficulties the Council was faced wim, said the Mayor (Mr J. A. Nash, MJPJ, in explaining to the ratepayers last evening the necessity for more busses was that of getting the busses off the road lor repair and overhaul purposes. They had to be looked after just the same as a motor car—the valves needed regrindtng, and the engines to be taken down at intervals. At the present time it was impossible to do this. "It is generally agreed that the busses are a credit to the town, and we have a service tnat is doing a great deal of good for tne people. The people are satisfied up to a point, but many are not satisiied because thoy are not getting proper attention on their particular routes. The reply to that is that four busses are not enough to carry ail the people, and the omy way out is to provide more busses." So spoke the Mayor in addressing tne meeting of ratepayers last evening on the question of the additional bus loan. "The inspector says that there are more rats at the borougn ruuoish tip than at any other place," remarked Cr. M. A. Eliott at the Palmerston North Borough Council last evening. He suggested that poison should be laid in the vicinity for the rodents. The Mayor said the matter had been fully discussed previously, and it had been decided that poison would be useless as there was too much feed down there in the snape of garbage.— Cr. A. J. Graham: "You will never get over the difficulty till the destructor is put in." This view was agreed With by the Council. The drive at the Esplanade was being used by a large number of motorists on Sundays as a parking piace, reported Cr. C. F. Spooner to the Palmerston North Borough Council last evening. It had never been intended for that purpose, and the collection of cars all over the drive constituted a danger to other people driving through. Surely there'was room tor that, said the Mayor. Cr. M. H. Oram: It was all right if they would keep to one side. He suggested that notices be erected, instructing motorists to park their cars on one side of the drive, so as to enable other cars to get past safely. This was agreed to.

In connection with the report made at the last meeting of the Palmerston North Borough Council In relation to the plucking of ilowers by a lady in the Esplanade, a letter waß received from the lady's husband, a Wellington city councillor, at the Council meeting last evening. The writer explained that his wife, an ardent gardener, had carried ipto the gardens with her a posy from a local resident's garden. When leaning over to smell a bloom in the garden, the flower had fallen to pieces. This had conveyed tire impression to the person who reported the matter that she was plucking the flowers ana strewing them about. "In this case," commented Cr. M. A. Eliott, "it appears that the reports have been very much exaggerated. I move that the explanation be accepted as satisfactory." This course was agreed to.