GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 6454, 11 November 1927, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS

Earl Jellicoo was granted the freedom of Harrogate, states a London cable.

In the House of Commons Sir Samuel Hoars said that to grant a pension of SOs weekly to all citizens of G 5 years and upwards would cost £240,,000,000 per year, rising to £400,000,000 in 1936, states a London cable

“It is rather remarkable, sir, that there is no correspondence l from the Department this month.” commented the secretary of the l Palmerston North Hospital Board (Mr. A. J. Phillips) at yesterday’s meeting of the board.

The window of a bootmaker's shop at Hasterton was smashed during Wednesday night and a pair of boots stolen therefrom. The window in the tea rooms at the station was qlso broken during the night and a fair quantity of cigarettes and other stock stolen.

In, reporting to the Palmerston North Hospital Board at yesterday’s meeting, the bacteriologist (Mr. L. H. Cooper) stated that during the month 316 swabs had been examined for indications of diphtheria. “ It seems to be far too prevalent in Palmerston North yet,” commented the chairman (Sir Jas. Wilson).

From information received by the Director of Forestry during the commercial tree-planting season just closed at least 65.000 acres of soft wood plantations have been made on idle lands in New Zealand. This planting!, to which the State Forest Service has contributed substantially half, is a record for the British Empire and perhaps the world.

When the case in Which Felix .H. Bolton, farmer, of Pahiatua, is petitioning for a divorce from his wife Eileen Margaret on the grounds of adultery, was mentioned in the Supreme Court yesterday, Counsel in Unrated that respondent was ill and unable to attend. The case was accordingly adjourned sine die but will probably be heard early in December.

Unemployment at the Government Labour Department in Palmerston North has been steadily on the decline during the past throe weeks. Th week ending 22nd October showed that thcro were 20 men on the books with 38 dependents, while a perusal of the list yesterday disclosed that there were 12 men with 30 dependents on the unemployed list, Of these eleven arc married.

“I am pleased to say that there is a marked decrease in Charitable Aid in Palmerston North for the month,” reported the C. A. officer (Mr. F. Aishcr) to the Palmerston North Hospital Board meeting yesterday. "There are still a good number of men on the roads,” he proceeded, "36 called on me and of these I assisted 22 at a: cost of £3 2s. In October 192 G I assisted 34 at a cost of £lO 2s. As the summer months are setting in I am looking froward another big drop in Charitable Aid for the next few months.”

At three o’clock this morning the local firo brigade received a call to an old, unoccupied house at the corner of Ferguson Street and Victoria Avenue, where a spectacular fire had broken out. Aided by the boisterous northerly wind the building was soon a mass of flames, and was practically gutted by the time the brigade arrived. The house lias been unoccupied for several months past, and the origin of the conflagration is therefore a mystery. No details of insurance or ownership wore available up to the time of going to press.