LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13085, 19 October 1935, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

All Parliamentary parties are civil to the servants.

Mr Norman H. Bailey, F.1.0.N.Z., representing Messrs Noedl and Bailey, Opticians, Palmerston North, will again visit Pahiatua on Tuesday next. October 22nd, and may be consulted by appointment only at Mr Timms’ Pharmacy. For appointments ring 'Phone 47.*

By special arrangement Reuter's World Service, in addition to other special sources of information, is used in the compilation of the overseas intelligence published in this issue, and all rights therein in Australia and New Zealand are reserved. Such of the cable news in this issue as is so headed has appeared" in The Times and is sent to this paper by special permission. It should be understood that the opinions are not. those of The Times unless expressly stated to do so

The Methodist Sunday School anniversary services will be held Tomorrow and the Sunday school concert will take place on Monday evening.

The Daily Mail’s Berlin correspondent says that in order to economise petrol. . ten gas driven motor buses will shortly appear in Berlin. Hanover has provided gas tanks for motorists anrl three cylinders are foun t to be equivalent to nine gallons of petrol. The example is being followed in other cities.

A fall of 10,000 tons of rock blocked the Greymo uth-Westport road yesterday afternoon at the Horseshoe Bend. A chain of the road and also the Brady colliery bins with 100 ton* of coal were swept into the creek-bed but the Briandale colliery bins at the road bridge escaped. A motor-cyclist just cleared the bridge. The Blind Institute Band afterwards arrived, walking barefoot over the creek. Rain may causey a fresh slip. The original cause of the fall is probably vibration from the colliery locomotives Large rocks still threaten to fall. The sea has been eroding the road nearby. The damage amounts to at least £IOOO apart from the road.

After a long and acrimonious debate the moderates were again defeated at the seamen’s meeting in Sydney yesterday and by a narrow majority the militants succeeded in carrying a resolution preventing the manning of the Niagara. The officials of the Seamen's Union placed before the meeting Judge Betbridge's terms for the settlement of the dispute. The terms also secured the Union Company against further direct action in isolated cases. It is understood the men will meet to-morrow to consider the possibility of action being taken to de-register the union. The question of engaging a volunteer crew is at present not considered advisable.

Easily the best wrestling match held at Mas ter ton for a long time took place in the Municipal Hall last night before a packed house, when Glenn Wad© (lost lOlb) and Angelo Cistoldi (16st 21b) wrestled the full eight rounds to a draw, each man securing one fall. From start to finish the match was full of bright incidents, and it was fought at a fast pace. Prior to the match it was announced that Jaget Singh, who was to have wrestled Cistoldi, had been incapacitated and so was replaced bv Wade. Singh was cheered in the ring. Cistoldi was very unpopular with the crowd, particularly when he crawled under the ropes when he was in trouble.

On September 12tli a tragic discovery was made at the residence of George Fitzmaurice in Trent Street, Oamaru. Fitzmaurice, who is employed at Hillgrove, left home the previous Monday and on the following Thursday, neighbours discovered Mrs Fitzmaurice in bed ill, with her son James, aged seven months, in her arms and two other children in a weak state. Yesterday, before J’s. P.. Cecily Fitzmaurice, aged 34, was charged on September 10th, that she attempted the murder of Nancy Eileen Fitzmaurice and was remanded to appear at Dunedin oil November 10th. Further charges of probable poisoning are alleged.

The cloak of mystery which has shrouded the identity of Palmerston North’s £2,000 prize-winner in the 11 Better Prizes” art union was lifted yesterday and disclosed the person of Mr A. G. Arnold, a young married man, who resides at 39 Limbrick Street. There is a family of two small daughters and an infant child to share the windfall with Miami Airs Arnold, who are a hardworking couple that will doubtless made the fullest use of their good fortune. Air Arnold is employed as a carpenter. As Air Arnold was in Wellington yesterday, it was left to his wife to confirm the news, hut more th m confirmation was not freely given. Her desire to escape the attentions of numerous gentlemen who feel that new-found wealth should be exploited is understandable but both she and her husband will have to expect a largo number who will want to shower congratulations upon them. Th ■ lucky ticket was sold by Air R. E. Cousins, hairdresser.