LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3309, 1 April 1926, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

There will be no issue of the “Times” to-morrow.

The Presbyterian Bible Classes’ Summer Conference, which is being: held in Wanganui at the end of the year, is one of the largest denominational gatherings held annually in the Dominion. !

Three petitions in bankruptcy were filed at the office of the D.O.A. (Mr. C. E. Dempsy) during March. The figures for the corresponding month isat year wore the same. This month’s filings are those of a baker, a drover and a storekeeper. s>

The Easter railway traffic, if one can judge by the crowded nature of all trains yesterday, promises to be exceedingly heavy this year. This applies especially to truffle on the Main Trunk line, the "Limited” express being w-ell booked up ahead of time. Nelson orchardists to date have sent over a quarter .of a million cases of fruit to Wellington for export, the figures being 258,000 cases, I-luge sturmer crops have not yet been picked and it is expected the total for the season would he in the vicinity of half a million cases.

While' in the course of “breakingin” a horse at Flock House yesterday, one of the boys was thrown and sustained a dislocation of the elbow. Ho was brought to Peilding for treatment by a member Of the party which visited the Institution with the Gov-ernor-General.

A late London cattle states that the House of Commons agreed to the standings orders being amended to the effect that a member defying the Chair be suspended for five Parliamentary days on the first occasion for twenty days on the second, and thereafter .until the House terminates his suspension. The art union conducted by the Terrace End Bowling, Tennis arid Croquet Club in aid of the ground improvements, was drawn last night, the winners proving to be; —First, Miss Hope Fleming, No. 474; second, Mr Robinson, No. 135; third, Mr H. McGregor, No. 93,

A young man, Edward Petersen, of Main street, Palmerston North, was admitted to the hospital early last evening suffering from internal in* juries received from a fall from a motor-cycle. The authorities reported that his condition was not very serious and that he would in all probability be discharged in a few days. i • It was reported in Wellington last night that when all lists from various parts of the Dominion had oeen colletced, the R. A. Rose fund would have swelled to £IOOO. Special contributions are being received from, Wairarapa, Christchurch, Marton, Napier, Hawera arid Stratford and many other districts have forwarded lists, states a Press wire.

A party from the Palmerston North Y.M.C.A. will leave to-night on the annual Easter tour to Tongariro National Park. The tourists will undertake the ascent of Ruapehu from the Oa side and hope to go oyer the active volcano and undertake,, tips more interesting, though less arduous tramp to Tongariro, which is the northern mountain of the group. This trip will be the fourth one undertaken by the Y.M., and with the exception of one member, all have previously visited the park. It is said by opponents that the present system of election of members of the Dairy Control Board is entirely unsatisfactory and heartily disapproved by the dairying industry from North Cape to the Bluff. Even the Board itself admits that the method is unsatisfactory, states a Wellington Press Associatiommessage, and the Government has promised to introduce amending legislation as ( soon as Parliament meets. In order to discuss the matter fully and make recommendations to the Government, a conference of dairy; farmers’ representatives from the whole Dominion will be held at Wellington on April 28. It will probably be the most momentous meeting ever held in New Zealand in connection with dairy produce control.

At the dinner tendered to him by the Wanganui Chamber of Commerce the Hon. W. Pember Peeves graphically described the success o irrigation in Central Otago. n the one hand,” he said, “‘you see country that a self-respecting rabbit wouldn’t live on, and on. the other you seen green pastures, fields of lucerne and other crops.” Irrigation, the speaker considered, was one of the keys to greater production in New Zealand, and another vital principle to be adopted was scientific herd testing by dairy farmers. He was glad to learn that farmers of New Zealand appreciated the value of testing.

A few months ago the first man to weai’ Oxford '‘hags’’ in Palmerston North excited no small degree of curiosity; yesterday a young lady appeared in the Square wearing a' pair of Russian boots—the first pair to trip along the streets of „ Palmerston North. The wearer , certainly warranted more than a casual glance, and she got it, or rather her feet. The Russian boots were introduced by English arbiters of fashion last year, but they are essentially a protection for the feet and legs against wet and cold. It was only natural, therefore, that the daughters of Eve should comment upon the owner’s action in wearing her new boots on a bright sunny autumnal day. Palmerston North will give the Russian boot devotees plenty of opportunities to display their footwear In the winter time. Local footwear specialists state that the Russian boot craze will not spread to Palmerston North, but the tailors said that about Oxfords. Just as the voluminous pants wore a boon to men with spindly legs, so the now Russian boots will benefit those ladies whoso ankles are anything but trim.

Late night this evening (Thursday), and closed all day Easter Saturday, in addition to statutory closings. For your holidays take a pair of warmer hose with you—"Mprlcy’s” wool and silk mixture for preference. They are beautifully soft and reliable in wear; smart now colours. Heavy 9/C, medium 7/C —The C. M. Ross Co. Ltd.

- —— > The new black and white number plates which, when displayed on motor vehicles will satisfy the authorities that the owner has paid the ensuing year’s licensee fees, have arrived in Palmerston North, but are not yet checked over. It is anticipated they will be ready for distribution after the Easter holidays. At the Otago and Southland Synod at Dunedin, the theological committee reported that the number of students coming forward for the Ministry was insufficient t for requirements. It was decided to support a remit authorised by the Assembly to raise £IO,OOO for scholarships for theological training.