LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3308, 31 March 1926, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Fire Brigade wishes to acknowledge a cheque for £5 from Goldinghame and Beckett, Ltd., in rccogntion of their services at the recent fire. In the cricket match at Wellington on Saturday, Scots College v. St. Patrick’s, Jack Pedgon, a Palmerston boy, scored 144 not out for Scots, out of a total of 225, and his side won by an innings and ,119 runs. The Rector of the Palmerston North Boys' High School (Mr J. Murray) has been the recipient of many congratulations on the efficiency displayed by the school cadets as guard of honour to His Excellency Sir Charles Fergusson on Monday afternoon. A reduction in th e retail prices oi beef and mutton is announced by the Auckland master butchers. Mutton is reduced by one penny a pound. Most of the popular cuts of beef snow a Iik 0 reduction, although sirloin and rib are reduced by only one halfpenny.—Press Association. "Every good hospital, like yours hero, has a maternity pavilion in the same grounds and under the same administration. I hope you will add one to your buildings as soon as you can,” said Dr. Malcolm T. MaoEachern, of Chicago, in the course of an address on hospital methods ana organisation in the Municipal Hall last evening. It happened at Kauangaroa. Two youngsters, a Maori and a Pakeha. both habitually rode to school on the Maori boy’s horse, the latter calling for his friend. One morning the second boy did not arrive, so after waiting at the trysting place young Rangl wont on. This is the note he left: “Dear Bill, I have gone five minutes ago. Your loving friend, Rangi." One of Canterbury’s foremost business men said this week: “When at the end of my first year X saw on nly balance-sheet: Sales £6OOO, cost of advertising £4900, I considered advertising an unproductive expense. When, however, at the end of the second year, advertising expense still stood at £4900, and sales went up to over £IO,OOO, I changed my time. I’m still advertising. It pays.”

“Wc returned by the Aorangl, arriving in Auckland on Sunday night," said Mr. W. A. Waters, engineer ot the Manawatu-Oroua Power Board, in a eh alt yesterday. “While in the States and Canada, we travelled on some or their ‘fliers’ in the way of express trains , but for thrills round tne corners, the Auckland-Wellington Limited has got all the American and Canadian trains well beaten. I consider the speed is not safe.” Found by night In the enclosed area of the old gas works in Main street without lawful excuse, but under circumstances which did not disclose an intention to commit any other offence, two, dabourers of no fixed address, David Gillespie, aged 44, and James Dougms, aged 43 appeared before Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Accused, who pleaded guilty, had nothing to say and were each convicted and sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment with hard labour. In outlining the hospital system of Victoria in the course of his address on hospital methods and organisation to a large audience in the Municipal Hall last evening, Dr. Malcolm T. MacEachern, of Chicago, said all the institutions in the State were under the control of one governing board to which all applications with regard to accommodation ami such matters had to be referred before being submitted to the Minister of Health. In this manner, political influence was avoided and hospitals were built only where they were needed.

Confirmation of the existence of a New Zealand otter, as recently re* Oorded In an article in the Southland News, Is afforded by Mr J. Cowan, who has spent several years in the 1-iakes District and on the Milford track. His first acquaintance with (his strange animal was on the Arthur river, when it appeared at a distance of only a few feet and dived under the boat. He describes it as Of the size of a small cocker saniel. With a small round head. On another occasion one was seen running along the river bank about a chain away. It appeared to have very short legs. The otter appears to be nocturnal in habits, and is never found far from water. The late Donald Suther’and, of Milford Sound, informed Mr Crawford that he had seen several at different times, and from time to time others have reported similarly. There is therefore, ample evidence to establish its existence in the Milford country. Note that Th 0 C. M. Ross Co. Ltd. will be open late to-morrow —Thursday evening and closed all day Easter Saturday in addition to the usual Statutory holidays. Men will be wise to think of their winter overcoat now that The C. M. Ross Co. Ltd. have such a smart selection in from Home. Included are styles from Harding. Shannon and Barran. You know the kind —conservative and distinctive for discriminating men. See special window display.