The Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23. 1914. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 4947, 23 September 1914, Page 4

The Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23. 1914. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The fortnightly meeting of the Druids’ Lodge will be held to-morrow evening.

Repairs are being effected to the bad porton of tho Makuri-Pongaroa road between Makuri and Mangat.iti and travellers now state that this road is in a “passable’’ condition.

The Akitio County Council is proceeding with further metalling contracts, and is inviting tenders for metalling at Akitio Bridge Approach load and at Waione. Tenders close on 9th October.

■ To-morrow evening the Konini Football Club, which has had a very successful seusoai, will celebrate its victories by a social in the Konini Public Hall. Tho Club has won the Bush Rugby Union’s championship trophies and banner, and these will bo handed over to the e.lub to-mor-row night. The Konini Football Club was successful in winning both the senior and junior championship shiolds hist winter and tho trophies will be presented nt the annual social of tho club, which will bo held in tho Konini Hall on Thursday evening. Both tro. phies are at present held by the Pali iatua Football Club.

A resident of tho Mangatainoka Block informed a Herald representative that three contracts have been let for the metalling of tho Government road formed last summer through tho Block, decently the settlers along the route formed a work-ing-bee and repaired tho worst holes in order that the milk supplies could be conveyed to tho choose factory

lleallv worth seeing.—Dainty floral “Trebalco” for summer dresses; new floral crepes and piques; white voile and frosted crepes just received at Evans’, the “Centro.” This week Messrs Joyce Tiros., outfitters. are making a special display of the latest fashions in men’s ties. The firm’s window lias an attractive appearance with a show of choice spring flowers.

The King has ordered extensive planting at Sandringham to diminish unemployment. The Magistrate made an order at the Pahiatua Court this morning committing a child to the Wellington Receiving Home.

It is stated that the war is a teetotal one so far as the Allies are concerned, while the trail of the Germans is marked with myriads or empty bottles. Dr. Jowett, preaching in the Metropolitan Tabernacle, hoped that now Germany will be emancipated from servitude to militarism and now Britain will be purified from moral and spiritual indifference and frivolities.

A money order office, under the auspices of the New Zealand Government, has been opened at Apia, Samoa. This will facilitate the exchange of money orders between troops and their friends in New Zealand.

The Cantata, “Under the Palms,” will be given at the Methodist Church to-morrow evening, when those taking part will include the Makomakp Choir and Orchestra. The soloists will be Mrs Wallis (Ngaturi) and Messrs J. Ball and J. J. Boagey (Pahiatua). There will be descriptive scenes, and special costumes, and the connected readings will be given by the Rev. R. Richards.

A Dannevirke motor-car driver, named Jones, had an exciting experience while taking a passenger to Palmerston North yesterday. When near Maharahara tlie fare asked him to increase the speed, hut the driver refused, and the man, a tailor, employed at Dannevirke, violently attacked him. Jones, who was alone, had a severe struggle with the man who, when he had quietened down somewhat, was taken to Woodville, where help was obtained. Later he was brought back to Dannevirke and to-day was certified to as insane, and comitted to an asylum.

The Right Rev. Archbishop O’Shea, Administrator of the Archdiocese, Wellington will pay liis first official visit to Pahiatua on Sunday, October 4th, when he will administer the sacrament of the confirmation in the Roman Catholic Church at 3 p.m. In the evening, the Archbishop will perform the ceremony of blessing and erecting the recentlypurchased set of “Stations of the Cross,” procured by the Rev. Father T. McKenna during his recent trip to the Old Country. The “Stations,” fourteen in number, were donated by members of the congregation. The Rev. Father O’Sullivan, of Mount St. Jerrardj Wellington, will conduct a three-days’ mission service in Pahiatua, commencing on the Thursday morning preceding the confirmation service. It is expected that about 80 candidates will be presented for confirmation.

A scene occurred in the House yesterday afternoon, telegraphs our correspondent. During a discussion on the second reading of the War Risk Insurance Bill in the House of Representatives, Mr G. W. Russell said the Bill was only another illustration of the incompetency of the Government to deal with a large question when it arose. The proposal was absolutely ludicrous. The Hon. A. L. Herdman, in reply, said the speech made by the member for Avon was one of the most bitter and vindictive he had ever heard. It was his personal opinion that, in the innermost recesses of his heart, the member for Avon would rather see Europe overrun by th Germans than that the Government should remain in office. Mr Russell moved that the words be taken - down and got out a little later that the words were the “most blackguardly,” when he was called to order. He described the aspersion as a foul one, impeaching his loyalty, and declared that he would be satisfied with nothing less than a withdrawal of the words. Various speakers intervened, followed by the dinner adjournment, and in the evening Mr Herdman withdrew the words he had used. Mr Russell freely and willingly accepted the honourable and manly withdrawal of the words and tlie incident closed.