LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3263, 5 February 1926, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Already a number of firms and private citizens have expressed their intention of placing wreaths on the soldiers’ memorial at the conclusion of the unveiling ceremony on Sunday afternoon. The committee has made arrangements for receiving the wreaths, and this silent tribute of the citizens will be not the least impres. slve part of the ceremony.

The London “Financial Times” says it is understood a new colonial loan is in course of preparation and is likely to appear at an early date.

The Walmana yesterday took for New Zealand SlO assisted passengers, including 54 unnominated farm workers and 310 children. Auckland will be the first port.

Lloyd’s silver medal has been awarded to the President Roosevelt's captain, also to the first, third, and fourth officers and bronze medals to the boats’ crews, for their work.

Statistics issued by the League of Nations show that 302,000 American tourists in 1924 spent £120,000.000 outside America. Of this sum, £70,000 000 was spent in Europe, and £20,000, 000 in London,

British unemployment Is decreasing the mid-January total, 1,215,000 being 5503 less than the previous figures, but in Germany the number of idle persons was 1,762,000 —the highest yet reached —compared with d. 497,000 at December 31st.

Appearing before Mr W. P. Durward J.P., at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, a young man named Thos. Remit was convicted and discharged on a charge of being found at night in a railway carriage at the Palmerston North station.

A recount,of the points scored In the cookery classes at the Fellding k A. and P. Show altered the position of the leading competitors, thus giving Mrs A. B. Wilton (Bunnythorpe) the trophy with 60 points, Mrs S. Wiggins being second with 58 points.

Another wreck was added on Tuesday to the list of those on the road to Mangahao. A lorry driven by Mr Hook doing ‘the return journey loft the road at a corner and plunged on to the rocks below, being smashed beyond repair. The driver and Mr Quarrle, the other occupant, had a very narrow escape, fortunately sustaining no injuries.

The Auckland-owned launch Ruamano has arrived at Dunedin from Bluff. Since leaving Auckland on Christmas Day the launch has travelled over 2000 miles. The owner, Mr A. H. Court, and his companions were greatly impressed by the scenery at the West Coast Sonuds. All on board are well. The Ruamano leaves on Saturday or Sunday for Akaroa and other ports on her return trip to Auckland.

The saddest spectacles of political life are provided by those men who, having devoted themselves to politics, are unable to maintain themselves by any other means when they are placed in the discard. To the increasing number of such men has been added the name of the Hon. W. O. Archibald, Austalian politician since 1893, and one-time Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Trade and Customs. He is now an Inmate of the Salvation Army Home in Pirie street, Adelaide. He asked for accommodation there recently and the Army, understanding the case, took him In. All returned soldiers are requested to assemble at the Soldiers’ Club at 1.46 p.m. on Sunday next for the Purpose of taking part in the unveiling ceremony of the Soldiers’ Memorial. So*diers are requested to appear in mufti with badge if possible. Members of the South African War Veterans’ Association will assemble at the iSoldiers’ Club at 1.4 B p.m. on Sunday to parade with the 'returned soldiers for the purpose of attending the unveiling ceremony . of the Soldiers Memorial. Alt members are earnestly requested to attend this important function.

The Thames Valley Power Board is Concerned at the increasing cost of ironbark poles. The lack of any definite attempt at afforestation in Australia, it is felt, must ■ result in a heavy increase In prices later on and the board has resolved to grow its own timber. It has devided to purchase 520 acres at Waltakaruru for the purpose, the decision being reach, ed on the advice of a committee which sought the services of Mr Goudie, conservator of the Rotorua forests, who arranged for the purchase of the land, which faces the main road four miles from the Waitakaruru wharf.

It was stated in the Federal Parliamentary lobbies recently that if the selection of a suciessor to Sir Joseph Cook as represenative of the Australian Commonwealth in London were left to the vote of the Federal Par. liament, there was little doubt that there would be a substantial majority in favour of the appointment of Mr W. M. Hughes. Among members of all parties, both in the Senate and in the House of Representatives, it Is thought there is an almost unanimous opinion that Mr Hughes would satisfactorily fill the position. In view of the strong feeling in favour of the selection of Mr Hughes, the probabilities are that the Ministry will approach Mr Hughes, but whether he will accept an office which would entail his retirement from politics, is not known. He will naturally give not the slightest indication of his intentions. Trimmed millinery models at The C.M. Ross Co. Ltd.’s just half price Pay a visit to their millinery salon upstairs.