The Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1916. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5357, 15 February 1916, Page 4

The Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1916. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tim annual picnic of the Komni State school will be held in .Mr H. Hirst’s paddock on Friday next. A dance will lx l hold in the Konim HalL in the evening. The Borough overdraft at date was reported bast evening to be £I4OO o<ld. To-day him the last day for the payment of rates in order to escape the ten per cent, penalty.

.Mr .7. Dawson, the well-known hridg<*-bnilder, of Huknnui, is now engaged in the erection of a Bt<*el and concrete bridge tat. the Upper Hutt. The structure is to l>e 170 feet, in length, and no tim,l>or is to lie used.

A wire netting fence has boon emited' along the front of tho rubbish tip in Regent, street, and a roadway has'been made to enable carters to deposit loads at, the bottom of the pit. One of the Borough (hays is being fit ted up for the carriage of rubbish from the back yards of business premises and private residences.

“No report from the ranger nn<r pound keeper” was the lir.st intimation the Borough Council bad last, night, that, this official, who is also night, .soil eoiitlrnotor and lamp lighter was cnnlinod to his Fad with an injured log, and consequently unable to perform his many varied dution. It was reported tlmt lie would probably be laid up for a. week or so. ami Cr. Weston urged tlilat a substitute be obtained immediately. 'Hie oversew' was instructed accordingly. Soap! Inspect our large assorted stock of Margerson’s' Famous Toilet Soaps just to hand ltd (ver tablet. H for Is 8d : *2 !) pi'r dozen. 1,. \\ l.otigmore, I*l, arm a cist

Mr G. Clifton, of Pahiatua. who has been visiting his relatives, has returned to the Du«troon College, New South Wales. Mrs Mickle recently of Hamua. is temporarily filling the position of second assistant at t-he Manakau school, owing to a shortage of teachers. A register of nurses appears in the last Gazette. The list includes the names of Miss E. Gates and Miss M. Lyall, of the Public Hospital. Pahiatua.

The following recruits have been registered at Pahiatua . through M r R. M. Robertson, Pongaroa: A. Paton. Pongaroa, infantry; M. -i Harold, Waimiro, infantry.

The fourth shoot for the Bolton Cup and handicap will be held at the local range to-morrow, starting at 1.45 p.m. sharp. The ranges to he fired ifrotn will be 900 and 1000 yards.

The Defence authorities announce that the 13th reinforcements, molijjised last week, are 120 men short in the infantry. The shortage from the Canterbury district is the greatest. It is hoped that the deficiency will he made up within the next few days.

Owing to a land slide the pipe line between the reservoir and the intake has been broken in two places. In consequence a considerable quantity of water is being lost. The creek both below and above the dam requires cleaning out. and this will be done while the repairs are being effected to the pipe line. A hotel transaction case was heard at Dannevirke. Walter Olliver claimed the sum of £52 from Paul Ernest Debrecenv. formerly «■' Pahiatua, and now of Norsewood. After hearing evidence, his Worship gave judgment ror the full amount claimed with Courtcosts £2 Bs. witnesses’ expenses £4 Is 4d. and solicitors’ fee £3 12s.

The horse, Lonely, which secured the Honours in the lady’s hack and 11stone hack classes at the Pahiatua Show, and which is owned by Mr W. Howard Booth, of the Wairarapa, is icredited with winning b 0 championships and 300 first prizes. This year's, honours, not including the wins at iPhliiatua, ar (l seven championships and 20 first prizes. Lonely was bred in the Waikato district.

Since the resignation of Mr E. Howe (who has enlisted), caretaker of the Eire Brigade Station, the Brigade has been unable to procure a single fireman willing to accept the position. At present the Brigade rooms are being cleaned by Fireman R. Wallace, who lives handy, while Mr T. Clark, who sleeps at the I Borough shed adjoining the Brigade I Station, has promised to render as- , sistance should a fire occur at night. —Or. Hewat proposed at the Council meeting last night that the present- arrangement continue until a man unfit for active service is available, and this was agreed to. Mr W. I. Husband, recently elected to the Borough Council, made the usual statutory declaration at the monthly meeting last night , and took his seat. The Mayor welcomed Cr. 1 Husband, and said he had fought a good fight at the by-election. Although tihe polling had not- been heavy, still it was good in comparison with the population of other towns where elections had boon held lately. He reiniruled Cr. Husband that he was there to serve the ratepayers as a whole and not any particular section. He thought Mr Husband would prove i a useful member. (Applause). Cr. Husband, in returning thanks, said he hoped any differences at the Council table would disappear as. soon as members left the Council Chandler. He would do all he could on behalf of the ratepayers. (Applause). Cr. Husband was elected a member of the Cemetery and Baths Committees.

The Dannevirke Town Clerk reported to the Borough Council tlmt Wirth’s circus liad enter«xl the town, performed, anti withdrew without applying for a. license. The sergeant of police interviewed the manager. but the latter failed to produce the necessary license. “It’s pretty hot.” added the clerk, “when a circus cornea to the town and evades the Borough Connell. One wotild think there was no Council here at all.” He asked for authority to prosecute. A councillor: It lies entirely in the Council's hands to decide whether or not circuses should be shown here. They do al>solutely no good for the town, and take £7OO away from it. and do not spend £2O. On the same evening the circus was here we hired the Town Hall to .a theatrical man for the usual rent, and his show was mined by the circus. T would suggest that we attach n prohibitive price to tTie license, and so stop their entry into the town altogether. Tt was unanimously agreed to authorise the Town Clerk to prosix-nte Wirt-h Bros.

Some considerable time ago I>r. Dawson promised to contribute £IOO towards the erection of a band rotunda in Bah 4it.ua. hut the Borough Council, being in a state of intpecuhiosity* has not been able to find v i t s sihare vtl" tint cost? and'at. the rcq,u«st of the Council the offer was held over for twelve months. The Mayor r*. minded Councillors last evening that the period of the Doctor’s offer would be expiring shortly, and asked what were tho intentions of tho Council. Cr, Weston suggi'stod that, the money might he devoted, if possible to the erection of a puhlie oonvenienee, the latter being more useful. He "iinled to know what, the Council was going to put in the Band Rotunda. The Mayor did not know. It, was suggested that public convetivenienc«>« could la> built under the rotunda. (Laughter). Cr. Herbert suggested the erection «*f n monument to soldiers. which he thought would possibly he of more use than a rotunda. Cr. Weston opposed « monument, which lie considered nhont. “as cold as the Government's treatment to returned soldiers.” Cr. Herbert I'emirked that. Cr. Weston was apparently opposes! to everything about tho war. and presumed that, it wns Lest to drop it. (Laughter). The Works Committee was authorised lo interview Dr. Dawson regarding the renewal of the offer.

Wliat a Splash ! Reduced prices for men's bathing costumes We can still supply bathing caps and gowns for ladies. Sale prices at. "Evans’. “The Centre.”

The first day \ of the WoodvillO Jockey Club's autumn meeting wiH be held to-morrow. There is every prospect <xf a very successful meeting. The Foxton Borough Council decided last night (not unanimously) to support compulsory service and not to assist in the new recruiting sehenit. would bo introduced. The Borough Council recently asked the Chief Postmaster, Wellington, that the system in the large centres of notifying alterations in the list of telephone exchange subscribers adopted in Pahiatua. The Chief Pottmaster lias now informed the Council | tiiat the local system is the same as all other exchanges. The corn muni ea- ! tion was “received” by the Council | last night. j The carcases of the two sheep usw| |in connection with the weight guessing competition at the Pahiatua SI low were weighed this mornin the presence of Messrs Peter TL - v son and A. Ross. The correct weignk ® of the sheep was 2081b.5, and this waa guessed by Air W. J. Smith. Hamm. The second and third prizes have been divided between Messrs H. Brooks (Konini). A. Larsen (Ptahiatua) and P. G. McPeak (Mjanga- ’ maire). who each guessed 2071 lbs. The bullock has not yet been slaughtI ered. During the discussion on the new recruiting scheme by the Borough Council last night, the .Mayor jointed out that at present mis-.-tatcmente as lo age, etc., were made by those wishing to enlist. With conscription they would have persons telling untruths and making all sorts of excuses in order to escape service. Cr. .Manifold. who objected to tin* wording of the Mayor's motion, exj»lained that in opjx>sing the latter councillors were not disclosing their attitude an the question of voluntaryism v. conscription. Pahiatua will soon be looking for two new clergymen. The Rev. M. Bawden Hiarns (Presbyterian Churcn) who lias been Title about lour years, will be removing shortly to Levin. The Rev. Raymond Richards (Methodist) is completing a three j£*irs’ term, and will be leaving probably early in April, but liis next apjxnntment will not be known till Conference meets this month. A local resident lias estimated that there are about a dozen sects with followers in Pahiatua, but nevertheless the literal meaning of Pahiatua •‘the alxde of the gods. " is a complete misnomer. The Recruiting Board has repli- , ed to the Masterton and Waipa Coun- . ty Councils in answer to their resolutions claiming that it is impossible for any of their ineinWrs t-<* assist in the new recruiting movement. Tin* letter expresses concern at the apparent inability of some public ’undies ; to realise the gravity of the present position and emphasise- in the strongest possible way the opinion that no suggestion of compulsion , should he considered until the voluntary system is thoroughlv tes-ti-d and proved inadequate. The Bound mould like to know how the voluntary syst tom can possibly be .successful if other [ public bodies and other public men , followed the lead so inimical to suc- . eess as that set hy Masterton and Waipa County Councils.