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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3508, 11 April 1905, Page 2

Mr H. Whatinti inserts a tresspass notice warning persons against shooting on Koputara Lake,

The Foxton School Committee invites tenders for the erection of a shelter shed at the school. The Foxton borough’s contribution to the hospital and charitable aid fund, is 3d, was passed for payment last night. Mr Edward Leydon advertises a special unreserved sale of drapery, etc., at Manchester House on Friday and Saturday next.

A public meeting to consider the beach railway question will be held in the Public .Hah on Friday evening. Ladies are invited to attend. The Town Clerk notifies that nomi nations for the Mayoralty and Borough Council close on the 19 h inst. An election, if necessary, will take placi on the 26th. In the consolidated statutes of New Zealand, now being compiled by the Government law officers, the Foxton Reserves Act, 1878, is being omitted as there is now no necessity for it. This will telease funds ‘ accruing from the reserves for general borough purposes. “ Well, then, it is a rotten law !’’ Terse comment of a borough councillor last night on the explanation that an owner could not release a beast which a ranger was driving to the pound, and that he must wait until the strayed one had passed in through the portals of ot the misdemeaning animals’ lock-up.

Some comment was caused at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council by a statement that it was believed the suspicious disappearance of oil from certain of the borough street lamps had been fathomed, It was said that the oil cisterns were corroded so much that the contents were free to pass through the resulting perforations, A large number attended the Public Hall last evening, when the Foxton School of Physical Culture was announced to open its gymnasium. Unfortunately some of the apparatus had not arrived, and Bro. Fox was called upon to apologise to those present. In a few suitable words he thanked all those who bad put in an appearance, and hoped to see them all again at the gymnasium this (Tuesday) evening, when everything would be in readiness, and the affair formally opened by the Mayor. However, those present could fill in the night by amusing themselves with the apparatus at hand. This proposition was taken advantage of, and the horizontal bar, trapeze, tng-of-war, and springs were indulged in. As is usual at first nights, tumbles and hard-knocks were frequent, but several of our rising generation showed considerable adaptability for the game.

The Government has received, through the Colonial Office, a warning from tlje consular authorities in Spain regarding the operations of a gang who perpetrate a fraud known as the Spanish swindle.” The methods vary in details, but the principal features are always that some swindlers usually write to some person representing that a political prisoner in Spain, either dying or dead, has left, by will, valuables or property to his distant relatives. Sometimes the prisoner has a daughter who is left with her property to the guardianship of relatives. It the bait takes, bogus legal or official document are forwarded, followed by a request for money to enable possession of the estate to be gained. Needless to say, if the money is sent nothing more is heard of. The consular authorities have reason to believe the gang is turning its attention to the colonies and adv'ise the public to be warned as the whole affair is a transparent fraud.

Mrs F. Hudson advertises a bay mare, 3:} years old, for sale.

A cook and housemaid-laundress are required for Haywood’s Hotel. Passers by in Mr Haywood’s pad 1 dock are requested by advertisement to See that their dogs do not worry CoWS tlieiu

The Woodvilie “ Examiner’* says : “With a, great flourish, of trumpets Palmerston has initiated a scheme for tlie construction <jf a railway to. Fdxton beach. Woodvilie was asked td ithflrd in the payment, but rightly declined.” Commenting ,on , the above, the “ Maniwatii Standard ” Says “ Our cdntempdrsiry will probably be ddi : ■ prised to learn that neither Woodvilie nor any other town was asked to subscribe nioitey in ( (jdqnectidn with this prdject. Pdor did Esaniiitef I if foils in every tinle.' !

The attention of readers is directed to the advertisement which appears in another column, referring to the historical picture by Mr Charles Nuttall, the Well known Melbourne Artist, of the opening of the first Australian Federal Parliament; by His Royal Highness the Prinde of Wales. The leading newspapers of Australia are unanimous in their appreciation of the artistic as well as of the. historical value df the work. An artist’s proof copy, which hits been on view at tile Auckland Public Library for some weeks; has, it is understood, attracted crtrisideraßle attfintidn firoiti all classes of visitors. Apart frdm the fadt that Australia is our nearest neighbour, the picture has an interest for New Zealanders, as depicting an epochmarking event in the history of the British Empire, and that the central figures in the ceremony are the Prince and Princess of Wales, and all the rest of the Royal visitors who were among ns not so very long ago. Copies will be on view in Foxton in the course of a week or two.