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Manawatu Herald, 29 November 1904, Page 2

At Sydney, Healey lowered Cavill’s world’s swimming record of 58 seconds for a hundred yards by two fifths of a second. Three of the civil cases reported by us on Saturday as being contested by Cnmmerfield & Spiing should h.mheen credited to Ah Pat. In the Wellington Supreme Court T. W. Johnston was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment on a charge of perjury arising out of a case heard last week. 'Tis said a shark was landed safely from the water on Sunday last by a whitebait net. As the shark was only 16 feet long, this Foxton fish story may be correct. We doubt it) though ! The gentleitlcln Who pteached at the Presbyterian church on Sunday last enjoys the title of Reverend. Reverend Finlayson has now been preaching the gospel for something like 30 years. The pleasant weather conditions prevailing on Sunday last considerably added to the enjoyment of the many picnic excursionists who elected to to have the clay out in the fresh air. Boating parties were numerous, and we have heard of some good catches of fish, A few Palmerstonians jonr neyed down our way to spend a day at the seaside.

The contemptible thief was in evidence atShadbolt Si Howan’sslaughter house on Sunday night. As a result, about 4olbs of suet was removed from four bullocks which were awaiting the arrival of the meat-van. For their own sake, it is to be hoped, the “ fat ” time anticipated by the culprits does not end in their being ordered to a home where suet plays no important part in the preparation of the bill offare. Take heed lest ye fall!

In a judgment summons Case heard ir the local court last Friday the defendant referred to the local storekeepers contemptuously as “ these characters ” and advanced the novel defence that he did not consider he ought to work to pay a Chinaman. The Magistrate, however, appeared to consider that if a Chinaman was worth getting stores from he was worth being paid for them, and made an order that the defendant pay the claim by in stalments of £1 a month. Miss Thorne, a girl graduate of Syd-. ney University, claims to have dis covered a cure for consumption. While studying medicine the idea of an apparatus through which victims of phthisis could inhale hot air and chemical gases occurred to her. Miss Thorne has sent her invention to England, and it will shortly be put to very sever? tests at the Brompton Hospital. She claims that by thoroughly saturating the lungs with chemicals by inhalation the germs of consumption are destroyed, while the same drugs taken in the ordinary way fail to reach the seat of the mischief.

“ He pays away money for bangles and afternoon teas for girls and leaves his wife and child with nothing to eat,” said a young woman named Lydia Vail at the Wellington Police Court during the hearing of an information on which she charged her husband, Reginald Leslie Vail, with having failed to provide for her support and the maintenance of his child. She stated that the defendant was a steward on the Manama. Daring the 16 months that they had been married he had given her only about £B. Dr A. M’Arthnr, S.M., ordered defendant to pay 16s a week and £% 2s costs. —Post. At Levin Carl Carlson was charged with vagrancy. Loafing and drinking appeared to be the weakness of the accused, He was sentenced to a month, with hard labour. His wanderings have led him to he about when a fire has occurred. He saw the ashes of Whyte’s camp which was burnt near Levin recently; he was at Manakau at the time of the fire at Mr Bevan’s woolshed, which was destroyed; he was next at Shannon, and he told the Bench that he got a shilling or two from the boss of the hotel there for helping a bit after the hotel was burnt. Next he turns up at Weraroa, and recently, after the narrow escape of Mr Davison's bakery, he was there at 6 o’clock asking about it. There is no evidence to connect Carlson with any of these fires, but storekeepers and others have felt uncomfortable when he was around at night. “ T never play practical jokes myself, and I don’t wish them played upon me,” were the sentiments expressed by one of our tennis enthusiasts, who, after enjoying a pleasant time knocking the ball “ all over the shop ” on Saturday afternoon last, returned from the Court to discover his boots had been planted by some miscreant evidently looking for fun and fame. The sufferer caused great amusement by leaving his brethren at the grounds in a state of frenzy, at the same time assuring them he possessed the necessary outlay to invest in a new pair of “ plates.” We cannot say for certain whether the injured one rescued his pair of leathers with the aid of a ladder, or whether with the agility the “ missing link " is reputed to possess, he climbed the pine-tree the “ bats ” adorned. But the fact remains the boots were eventually discovered by the rightful-owner, and once more form part of his wearing apparel. Jokes can be carried too far, and such an act as asking a man to walk the hard roads of Foxton in a pair ot tennis shoes does not meet with our approval.

A good general servant is advertised for. Apply office of this paper. The Old Boys and Debating Club are matched to play a game of cricket to-morrow afternoon. To morrow, being St. Andrew’s Day, the Banks throughout the Colony will enjoy a holiday. For an obscene charge, a first offender was acquitted on Friday last at Foxton Court. Mr L. E. Reade appeared for the accused. A special missionary service will be held at All Saints Church to-morrow evening at 7.30 o’clock. The Alms collected will be for the mission to the Maoris in the diocese. Good catches of whitebait continued yesterday and Sunday. It is rather late in the season, but the old proverb “Better Late Than Never” can be applied willingly to this form of delicacy. Before G. A. Simpson and A. Fraser, J’s.P., yesterday morning, a first offen der was fined 20s or 48 hours. The same person was convicted and dis charged for committing an indecent act. The new pillar-box has been placed in position in the Avenue—this time on the opposite side of the road. It is attached to the telegraph post at the corner of Mr B. Spelman’s property, and certainly looks useful enough to stand the “ rock ” test, A Christchurch shop keeper slaps someone in the face pretty hard, in connection With the Shops find Offices Act. Since the above act has been in operation, the following notice adorns his window :—“ Customers calling after 6 p.m. will please call around to the back doOn” A Pahiatua telegram says a brutal assault is alleged to have taken place at Alfredton fourteen miles from there, on Saturday night, when a man named Demester was set upon by two men and viciously handled. He has been taken to the hospital with a leg broken in two places. Constable drey has gone out. Before Justices yesterday, the following persons were fined for failing to send their children to school in accord ance with the Act;—»Alf. Afbon, 4s, Charles Collins as, J, Walls 2s, Alex. Langley 2s and costs 7s, and William Aldridge 10s and costs 73. The caseswere brought on by the Truant Inspector The Agent deiieral fidbled yesterday “ Hemp market is firm. There has been an exceptional demand, but the market is now quiet. Price of New Zealand hemp good fair Wellington grade on spot to-day is £it los; January to March shipment, £3l 10s ; price of Manila hemp fair current grade on spot to-day is £41." As the S.S. Himitangi was steaming up the river at midnight on Sunday on her trip from Greymouth with a cargo of coal, she grounded just below the Herrington homestead. All efforts to get her off’ on that tide were unavailing, and on Monday at high water the Queen of the South) Who was lying at the wharf, went to her assistance. The attempt was again fruitless, the Queen eventually returning to the wharf. Last night or early this morning she made another attempt with like result, but eventually at rtlid-day to-day she was successful, the Himitangi now being berthed at the wharf busily engaged. A wearer of the clerical garb has been getting himself into hot water round (he Wairarapa way. In his preachings he denounced the practice of blackening the face to impersonate the nigger, because, he said, Our Supreme Creator had sent ns into the world in a white state. Therefore, it was not natural. Paper correspondents contend that as he (parson) came down from the Heavens without clothes, he ought to walk about with the leaf of the fig-tree only as wearing apparel, and also that as he was given a pair of legs to utilise for walking exercise he should not get over the country on a bicycle. Rough ! The pleasures of rent-collecting are many and varied, and a commission agent doing a good business in the Canterbury country districts relates an amusing incident which recently befell him in South CanterburyGoing to a house occupied by a client’s tenant for a first monthly payment, be was met by the “good lady,” who, in reply to his demand, exclaimed, “ It’s rint, is it, ye want ? ” and then, rolling up her sleeves and drawing her formidable form up to its full height, continued, “ Yes, I’ll give you all the rent ye’ll want.” Needless to say, in the circumstances the agent did not want to receive what was promised him. A month later he mustered up sufficient courage to again visit the house. His approach was observed, and as he drew near he saw the same redoubtable personage waiting for him at the gate -with an axe. This incident occurred some time ago, but to this day the rent remains uncollected.

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