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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3616, 1 February 1906, Page 2

The County Clerk (Mr F. Purnell) gives notice in another column that ten per centum will he charged on all rates not paid on or before February 15th. The Railway Department give notice to-day that excursion tickets will be Issued to the Feiiding Show next Wednesday. The usual 5.35 p.m. train on that date, Palmerston to Foxton, will be delayed, so is t > connect with the special leaving the Feiiding Show. The Palmerston North Hosnital Fete at the Showgrounds vest rdav was largi-lv attended, besides being a great spectacular and financial success. A goodly sum should be banded over to the authorities as the result oi the united efforts o( the Palmers.ton folk.

The new Foxton Pubhc School is expected to be completed about the eud of this month.

Lovely silk ribbons, Gin wide, for 6d per vard, at the L.M.S. in Speirs’ Building, Foxton. J, B. Clarkson, Ltd., forward an interesting catalogue relating to their vast stock of cycles, etc. Mr Wycherley, saddler, was to-day in Pox’on, paying a visit of inspection to the firm’s branch.

Mr Alf. Fraser has important properties lor sale at Oivua Downs. Look up adveidising columns. Foxton is steadily improving, no less than half-a-dozen buildings being at present in course of erection. Before Justices of the Peace this morning, a prohibition order was issued against William Knapp, to take effect for twelve months.

The Taylor-Oarrington Ooy. appear here next Thursday in the new IrishAmerican drama “ Erin-go-Bragh.” They are sure of a good house.

Detonator, the grey neddy which D. Pui’cell owned soirm twelve months ago, won a hack race at Nelson on Tuesday, and paid £g dividend.

Don’t miss getting one of our me un voile skirts at 14/6 and 17/6, lovely goods and worth at the L.M.S. Sale in Spews’ Bu i-ling, Foxton. On Monday last the wedding of Mr ]. Conlan and Miss Hewitt, both of Himitangi, took pi ce. We wish the hanpy young couple every success in their new life.

Some good lines are advertised in connection with the Himatangi stock sale on Monday next, in connection with tlv Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd.

The L.M.S. have a replace advertisement in to-day’s issue notifying the pit die of another splash in prices at the groat surplus sale in Spelt's’ Buildings. They claim bargains to bo plentiful in every department. The Rev. Lyttelton Fitzgerald, son of the late Auditor-General, returned to the colony by the Moeraki, after an absence of five years in England. He now comes as delegate from Countess Meath to promote the interests of the Children’s Ministering League as well as to start branches of the Empire League, He expects to spend several months in the colony. In addressing parishioners for the first time, at Christchurch recently, the Rev. Hamid Pnrchos. nowlv-inducted vicar of St. John’s, Latimer Square, said that lie was strongly against the raising of money by means other than direct giving. If, after ho’ding office for a couple of years, he‘found that things would not go forward without the adoption of other means for “raising the wind,” he would resign. Before Dr Bennett and Alf, Fraser, Esq. J’s.P., at Foxton Police Court this morning, Walter Tohi, charged with assaulting Ernest Rowe, was fined 10s, court cos's ys, and witness -5 expenses 12s. The same offender charg l d with assaulting Edward Colev, ‘•'■as fined xos, court costs 7s, witnesses expenses 18s. Ropa Mana, on 1 yfiarge of bmng drunk and disorderly, was convicted and discharged.

The Ruigo ,f, a Si r’s Chib unaivmonslv decided, at hs meeting on

' huunv la?t, to leave the concert programme entirely to the Fox'on En terlTilers, meeting all expanse, at the same time extending invitations to all c ncerned to attend the snorts and Ball to follow the concert. Mr Archie McMnin has been engag'd to olav at oth concert nd bill. Mr T, Qingell wi" c nvev the Foxt m f* t!v to Ron•ro c 1 in lv« fonr-horss brake, and the Ro gotea ChiP p-omise ah a pleasant tune.

The Wamranni Education Board Ins fcamn a load in tin colony in tin matW of single desks, the Quonn’s Park school hiving been furnished manv months 'To with single desks in throe moms while the contractor in Wanganui fiM\ndersonl has furnished the new infant ■i 'h ol at, Terrace En 1 in the sani' 1 war fin new school at Foxton will he "’milarlv equipned, and the Board in’ends to introduce, the system "radnallv throughout the district. Mr W Grav. late Chief Inspector, and Mr G. S bridge, are mamly responsible for this sensible innovation.

Mr J. E. Marshal], of Moutoa, writ s o lengthy lett-w to the “ Maumvatn Times” in connect! m with the recent M daman. train cHi don, through ich • driver and enard were suspended

'v' 1 "'- s'roncl'- ag >inst *h<> system in such a marked decree that tie Pahnersi"n journal devotes a leadins; article to the question, finally contending “that Mr Marshall’s letter is -m indictment of the highest officials of the service, and we hereby publicly place them upon their trial.” More will donlvless be heard of the fifaE to conclns’on. the “Min wt“fine ’’ sav . “Oa Minus have 1 cm' r-vsed which hav.-. got, iobe answer-"') ’’

Odicers of the Paw a'-e often out on “ wild pig hunts.” One of t-hag-excursions happened to befall our two local sergeants the other evening. I; was about 9 30 n.m. when a respccmd citizen, evidently bent on doing his next door neighbour a g -od turn, made haste speec] to the Police station and informed them that he had heard sounds emerging from a Main street business-house which greatly resembled the doings of burglarious visitors. Needless to say. the men in blue answered the command, and made a complete survey of ■he surroundings, but although all search possible was made, no trace of the housebreakers could be found, and to all appearances the affair was a myth. The knowing gent had undoubtedly heard some noise, and was astonished to think that his argumcn’ could not be sub-tandated by fact. In tiie opinion of one of the men in bhi°. it was evidently a cat which caused the excrement-, ami the informaiu. who naturally felt displeased at causing such unrest, may find a certain amount of consolation in the fact that “it was only Tibby, the house net.” Uowevtr, he should be commended for big promptness, for it certainly may have been undesirable intruders, though we think be will make mom sura next j time, I

Pretty embroidered Chiffon Lace, 4.4 per yard, at the L.M-S. Sale in Speirs' Building, Foxtoa. When the last English mail left the National Memorial Fund to Dr Barnardo auiounted to more than £30,000.

There is an unusual number of visitors at the Manawatu Beach just now, all housing accommodation being fully taxed. Tents are numerous.

The New Zealand Rugby Union decided to present each member of the team touring England with a handsome pend.mt, emblematical of their football success in the Old Country ; also with a framed photo of the team. The presentations will be made at the reception function in Auckland.

Mr I. B. Clarkson, of Messrs J. B. Clarkson Ltd., cycle and motor importers, Palmerston North, who leaves New Zealand in May next for England, America and the Continent, is open to receive home commissions. As only a limited number can be accepted, early application is desirable.

When ;i customer iu a Paris cafe the other day shouted that he had been bitten by a mad dog the proprietor and the wallers tied. A brave pol’Cetnnn, who came back to make investigations, found that the man who Ind simu'ated rabies had got away with £ig from the till.

A Tim mi tradesman interested in the boot trade says that since the preferential tariff came into force English mannt ictiv ers have obtained a firmer hold on the colonial market. The locally-made boots, he declared, were quite as go id, and in some resp-cts beHer than the imported English article. “ Can you toll me what sort of weather we may exnect next month ?” wrote a subscriber to the editor of a provincial newspaper. He replied as follows: — “ It is my belief that the weather next month will be very like your subscription to this paper.” The subscriber wondered for an hour what the editor was ddving at, when ho happened to think of the work “ unsettled.” He forwarded the amount at once.

A. ranger employed by the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society has been trying to Catch some nocturnal fisher men who have been spearing fish by the light of a lamp. On Saturday evening, while he was watching, they seemed to get an inkling that he was in the vicinity, as the lights suddenly went out. and the sportsmen rushed across a paddock and got away. When the ranger returned to the spot where he. had hidden In’s bicycle he found that it Ivd disappeared with the objects of his watch.

The majority of the New Zealand t n am accepted the Rev. W. Garble’' invitation to Iv present at a service at Rt. Mnry-at-Hid Church, and a hu°c crowd gathered round the Church to see them en'er. The whole service was devoted to the snhj-ct of “ AH Blacks.” TIv 1 Rev. W. Carlile, after complimenting them on their victory, thanked the New Zealanders for the billiant example they had shown to our sportsmen. This is the first public vis't to church the New Zealanders have paid in this country, and a look of mPd surprise crossed their faces as t’lev listened to the Church of Engl an 1 service, w’fii hr-vs and string bmd . drums, magic 1 intern md ’iving pic as conducted hv the Rev. W. Ci'lile, who. in the pulpit, led the orche c trn with a trombone. “If you sing a wrong note,” he said turning to the team, “it doesn't matter. Wwill drown ih” Dnrng the service speci d ••>ra ,, crs wore offer'd for Rngbv •>nd Ass-mi dion f ml‘balk

A wel'-known ln,dv-kiher. a* rveseo' making •he MamrN Beach his hom n . wag evidently having a real go'd tini” on ‘■hmdav afternooon last, “on Ivs nvi ” as ho thought, —but ultimately to the loud peals of laughter frun a tribe of small bovs. who evidently enjoy cat-hing such sons and daughters of Oiinul in a “ silly vein.” Said gent had h 'com' 1 acquainted with a nrepogsossing vonng damsel, and strolling a wav some distance, imagined himself and his devoted partner fa*’from the reach ot anv ’nvm-n eve. WHi such thoughts Iv commenced ridding himself of coortshios “ fairies ” in a prononneed mann r, md soon, believing the world to ho theirs and theirs only, the happy pair indulged in affectionate kissing and

■■mhracinsr evolutions which oven tb» Godde sof Love raiv envy. However, h was too much fo l ' the p-'rtv of sma" .boys secreted in gin* Inning, end r,li«v Mi'd-ko ovo ! h<dr iirhsooe'' with ntv loud shri-k of Unghtf>’. n ■ d mht much to -ho fino-'v-ioco of r’n n-ih' ;;

“ spoons ” iVe find consolation in thfact that a photographer who happened to be near hy, intends to allow us a glimpse of the lovely pair as they were telling “ love’s same sweet story as of yore.” We rather sympathise with the victims of the plot, but they are not like v to forget in fuhve that the wor’d ; s m 'll, and that ''-"'nro >'s wr pros o* -,,r ■> )) !>■„ + ~ - • O-

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