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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3618, 6 February 1906, Page 2

A cablegram from Melbourne state rhat Mr Dan Fitzgerald, the well-known cirrus propria or. is lead. Knaiinafi ea; close to- i ■:!<( «M(b JJ 1 ' Go:i;.irJ, sr.-cma-ry, for the Weodville Summer J.vaco Meeting.

wwm " IM llll ' l — 1 In Rugby football Wales beat Scotland by 9. points to, 3. Mr John Stevens, is at present on visit to Foxtoa. The body of a man named Pat OrilMis, missing for some days, was found in the Wellington Harbour on Saturday last. Agents are wanted to represent Scott’s sterilised Air Treatment Apprr s r >r fur* g rrulk fever in rows. J'-o u a v '. i ‘ 114(_J.ii; ClrjC vvi.lvAC. s cm. go.in no.ll t.e lU.ia igrr of die New Zealand football team, dated Now York, February 2nd, slates the Zealanders play a British Columbian team at ’Frisco on the 13th.

It is said we are to have a new saddler in business shortly. What with an extra saddler and an extra baker, looks as if things are about to brighten considerably I An exhibition football match, the New Zealanders against a scratch team in New York, resulted in a win for the form • liy-Fi to 13. The losers included six of tit' l Now Zealand team.

A London cable says Lady Strathcona has given ten thousand guineas to the unemployed fund with the stipulation thu nine thousand bo devoted to the emi.- ■ dm of deserving w alters to Can-do..

W<> have heard it said that a local speculator intends to erect an up-to-date lodging house at the Manawatu Beach before next summer comes round. If there was only a regular traffic service, there would be a strong demand for many of these homes.

Tim following players will represent the Debaters in their match with Foxton to-morrow: —Messrs G. Stiles, Rev. Fevherston, Mainwaring, Speiman, Wilson, Betty, J. Dunn, A. Reeves, Whil.ehonse, Moore, and Spoil’s.

Wo understand a fair number of Fnxtonians intend being present at Rongote. i Sports and Ball on the 21st. Numerous inquiries have been made re the brake accommodation. Tend rs are invited f t the erection of a river stop-hank updn Mr Claris’ property at Moutoa. Fenders close on Saturday next, and are to be ad dressed H. Claris, F->xton. Specifications can be seen at our office.

Residents and millers in the outlying districts were expecting heavy floods yeslerdav as a result ot the heavy rain which fell over Sunday. Fortunately, however, the flood water was not of great magnitude.

At Palmerston North S.M. Court yesterday, before A. D. Thompson. S.M., John Wilson was fined 10-, court cost? 275, witnesses expenses ,3,9 s 6d, and solicitors fee 21s, for threatening behaviour at a public entertainment at Oroua Bridge recently. Those who have a desire to create such disturbances would do well to take note.

T'ne following will represent Foxton C. C. in their match with Debaters to-morrow afternoon: —F. Shadb .lr. F. Mamin. W. Nye, L. Purrio, F. Wlnblov, C. Rand, A, Imrie, A. Overend. J. Chard, Alt’. Morgan, Alex. Morgan ; emergencies. K, Fume, and M. C'lnninglnm. Mes -rs L E Beadc and 'Virion will act as umpires.

It is rumoured that a prominent friendly society official is missing from Christchurch, and is snppo«°d 'o have gone to America. He Mt the cit.v on .T.muary 4th. ostensibly for a holiday, lint never returned. ITis wife and family are s i; ll residing in Christchurch. \r nr-Miit, nothing is kn wn as to th° .1 i- f the account,= of the society with n-l.i m Me was connected, but nn invesH-

■■"it.'.h nmv being mad", and the results will he reported t > the society in hie course. Bo far ns cm he gather'd, thr-r - i : no intention on the part of the •o'n! -man referred to to return to rinchurch again.

Th■■ Foxt.on Chamber of Commerce d -iV-s (ho local chamber to assist them

m wHiicr qui'e a nn tuber of ma' tars at 1 -nd<d to at the nod:. Am mg (lies

The eat, •ihlishm«nt of a Harbor' '’•'ad, extension of wharf aco 'mm-' la f 'on. erectmn of a bridge between it ■md Shannon, imnrovement of the chanel, railway to the Manawata Heads. : i.nnrovenv>n , B of the c nnatoHum, and v irion= oth rs of greater or lesser im mr ! . They will he discussed at a. loeil e inference that will be held after the o>e diet will deal more particularly with railway matters on the 13th inst. \F urv-vatu Brand rd.

The Po’ice at Gisborne are awaiting 'lie arrival of a Chinese interpreter from W-lmvr'on before pro ■‘Hiding with the charge against four men for the alleged diy-light robbery from some Chinamm li'’intr in ahnt. One f the men named McKeown (who has been four times convicted in Auck’aud) was to-day sentenced to three months’ for stealing the hat he was wearing at the time of the robbery. The hat, a Panama valued at £2 2s, had been given to a boy to •nind at a social. He put it in his pocket, and accused sat beside him at simper. On going out tlie boy missed die hat, which was not found until McKeown was arrested on the other charge.

The P ; 'ot M at the Peach ’-a,-? ayp-.t dnm ml made noon Inn for aceommod tion in the early hours of Sunday morning. The heavy rain which had fallen had compelled one of the “ townies ” to leave his ’ent (which was fl oded in search of a new h me. So tin-' wearied advm'nr r m d- for the near-st mansi n ; hip thomdi his erv f r Hide- was njfifni : i the ex’r une, and his knocking of the d > ir-hn-di loud enough fa nnke ‘he inmates of the mansion fear an earth tremble, still those in-ide could not he, persuaded to allow the adventurer in on-’er. Eventually, the excursionist thought of Johnnv Hall and his te- (hr feelines and rn ide for his h -me. where the phot was found to be as true as the Se iptnral Prodigal Path t. H" took bin) in, and though Hi ■ “nownv ' pmsenied the armearance o' 1 ml rat, which was o>dv to 1 .w.hd alt r his jaunt through th ■r, anil, he vows tha l !her *is gfen'v of comfort on thebe mb. even a'though siK'h convert is not extended by the 1 members of the beach narv. We dm l : hi one the ladies f>r keeping Hie door amit, for the intruder may have been, a burglar,

Sir J. G. Ward is to be banquottsd by Wellington citizens. The Assembly at Hamburg, by 131 to 25, adopted a Bill restricting suffrages with a view of keeping the social democrats in a minority. The death of Lord Masham, inventor of the compressed air brake and the wool-carding machine, is announced by cable. V Mv> ftp 1 'ion Band cont st the Test bcieeiiuu !>-»Uut:U ' DtnlllistOU, 1 ; ,U . .u.!, 2, i> .adding, j i Grey li;*- • taliou, 4. Mastorton won the quickstep.

A Maori named Honi Taupo was arre ted yesterday on „a charge of theft at Mnfuiti. He was brought before Mr A. Fraser this morning, and remanded till Thursday.

Mr Gray, secretary to the Post and Telegraph Department, Wellington, who leaves shortly on a tour of the Home land, received a presentation in the shape of a gold sovereign case, from the Wellington Bowlers.

The annual Feikliog Show will be held to-morrow. Special train arrangements have been made, advertised elsewhere, whereby the convenience of Foxton excursionists is attended to. The Palmerston North Post Office was officially opened yesterday ;by Sir J. G. Ward, amidst much gaiety. There was an unusually large . assemblage of people present. The Minister .nd Premier were banquetted las evening.

A pie-ranking machine is one of the latest mechanical developments. It supersedes the work of human fingers. One man and three boys with the new machine can turn out a thousand pies an hour, all exactly alike. Mr Carnigie has sent a railway engineer £2OO as a reminder of the 1 »ct that once, when hungry and a long distance away from a place of refreshment, lie ate the dinner of the engineer without permission. The Gore “ Standard ” says:—“ We understand on the best authority that a North Island intends to move, when the House meets, in favour of an alteration in the licensing law, providing for the extension of the periods between the polls from three to nine years." To hide it from p ossible burglars, a salesman in a Manchester shop wrapped up £lO in gold in paper and put it inside a shirt. Next day he sold •this, and is now advertising for the. purchaser, a lady, to be so good as to return the money—so far without result.

The High Commissioner cables the following to the Department of Industries and- Commerce “ The Hemp market is firm; light shipments are exnec'ed from Manila. Price —Good fair Wellington soot £33 10s ; January March shipment £33; Manila fair current, £42 10s." At a public function at Blenheim the Wavor presented to Engineer W. Carr, of Blenheim, the Volunteer Fire Brigade of New .Zealand Association’s gold star for twenty-five years active service as fireman. The gold star is a IfftrV? bstineMon, and the first to come to that part of the colony. The Palmerston Chamber of Commerce proposes, at an early date, to hold a conference between dclegatefrmn other Chambers in respect to tlv establishment of a Harbour Board a,' Foxton, and other matters of interest to this immediate district particularly.

The Canterbury Chamber of Commerce is taking steps to convene a con f-Tcncn of New Zealand Chambers to meet in Chrit-tcburch during the civr» i yo? tin International Exhibition, to bo h'dd in that city towards the on ’ ot the current year.

Mr Bnller, manager of the Auckland Bank of N-w Zea'and, has been granted 12 uiontbs’ leave, of absence and leaves for England with bis family next mo- tb. M- H. Bucklot >n. Acting Chief Inspec tor, w:w •■pp-cntcd to take charge of fb \iickhind Hr inch. Mr E. Mil's, mi a gar at Blenheim, lias been appoint- 1 ! 1 Inspect >r of the Bank. The Bos' un dorsta ids that Mr Mi'ch'e will sever his connection with the Bank at the end of fie year and will reside in England.

A 9'imd pi-me of farming is record d by 1110 “ Marlbor -ugh Express." A st ck of oats on G.-idley’* farm was tackled on Thursday ra .ruing and cm. into chaff, returning ov«r 500 big-. Tlmse w'n-e plic-’d on Hv< st am r Ngungurn, outward b mod fr nu Blenh.nm, a d by G o'clock uex. inorniu, the chaff was at Wellingtor, The n-insformioe of a stack of outs from n Marlborough-fa mto the horse stal's ot ■Va'lingtnn within iwenty four hours < quick work. Our locals re the. Seaside coupf hive created a certain amount f curiosity amongst visitors at the beach, and since the happenings of the flurried pair have ippe red in print, we bav had numerous c oilers at our office. In fact one of the be mh members walked into our office, and with feeli gs o pride, purchased a penny paper, at the same time exclaiming, “ Tint is a good 1 cal you gave me to-night.” “ What do you mean,” inquired a member of on ■ staff. “ About me and my girl,” ■nmi:' Hi- r plv. The pride -T some P“o 1e! You may gue s the classical personage ! We cannot swear that the local refened to the individual in qu stion. but if d d-es we feel il wi! no! he in v in to take a special trp h the Coast dr fist-fine Sunday in search of femini itv. D ffer nt member. of t'm b ch partv ha-e si c been calling upon ns with mo- e or 1 s bunion oils jokes ah ut tlr ‘‘other ” conp.e... of course ; hut we don’t wish to condemn ourselves altogether bv making a laughing stock of the fair ones, so wo will leave them alone. Besides, we intend looking up these ladies oil! selves, and we can assnrrthem that if we happen to come across them we know how to keen our tome? tied. “ .Mum’ die word L” wi hus rad onr love affairs.

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