Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1906.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3646, 26 April 1906, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1906.

The police are still on the look-out for Owen. They are on his track.

! For colds in the head and influenza, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6 and 2/6 per bottle. At the meeting of the Wanganui Education Board .Mr Alf. Fraser was appointed to make enquiries re an application for a school at the Kiwi flaxmil), near Buxton.

At a meeting of the Foxfcon Lawn Tennis Committee held last evening, it was decided to hold the Invitation Dance at the Public Hall on Wednesday, 23rd May.

We regret to record the death of the infant son of Mr and Mrs R. Walden. The funeral will leave the residence of Mrs Williams, Union Street, at 2 o,clock to-morrow afternoon.

Plimmsrton House, situated on the northern side of Porirua harbour, has been destroyed by fire. It was owned by Mr Charles Plimmer. The house was insured in the Commercial Union for fI6OO and the furniture for £4OO. We- have been shown a miniature barrell picked up on the beach yesterday by Mrs Clemett. The barrel is neat in design, and somewhat of a curio, containing liquid. Presumably it Is Japanese grog, though the Chinese residents of the town know nothing of it. The school sports yesterday were noticeable for the poor attendance of adults. However, we were pleased to notice that both past and present members of the School Committee assisted the teachers in getting the events off, and general satisfaction was recorded.

The Eastern Extension officials’ opinion is that the interruption in the cable between Sydney and the New Zealand cable station at Wakapuaka is not due to volcanic or earthquake dis turbances. They state that one cable is broken and the other is very faulty, Both being interrupted, at the same time la merely a coincidence. Something like a “bull” was perpetrated by a delegate at the Trades Conference, to the evident amusement of his fellows. In an impassioned speech on a question of nationalisation he declared that nothing oould be done “ until we get a Government in sympathy with us, which I’m pleased to say we have got.” We have seen some runaway sports victories, but not like the race at the school sports yesterday, where a girl completely left all the other competitors standing in the carrying book on head event. On examination of the winner’s head, the problem was easily solved. Her head-piece was quite flat, and the book rested nicely without fear of falling.

Notes from the Wanganui Education Board’s meeting re Foxton: —Maps, chair'!, ate., recommended by Chief Inspector to be supplied. Mr Fraser’s recommendation to bo carried out re residence, viz., chimney to wash house, boiler to be bricked in, two 400-gallon tanks to be supplied, range ditto, papering and painting sitting-room and dining-room, under Mr Fraser’s supervision,

A reliable washerwoman is required at the Post Office Hotel.

WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS — agreeable and beneficial. A tonic beverage.

The Olympic games have opened at Athens in the presence of fifty thousand spectators. This week’s “ Weekly Press " contains many pictures of Interest relating to San Francisco.

For bronchial coughs and colds, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6 and 2/6 per bottle. Mr W. Hamer is at present indisposed. Dr O’Brien paid him a medical visit this morning. It is town talk that an old identity in the person of Billy Collins, is to be nominated as Mayor of Foxton. R. E. Creswell gives notice that persons trespassing with dog or gun on the Wirokino Estate will be prosecuted. Messrs Robinson Bros, have a notice in another column warning persons against trespassing on the Herrington Estate with dog or gun. The New Zealand Rugby Union have £12,000 in hand. £0,002 10s 4d being derived from llio reoeut tour of Britain and Australia. R inds niao I

Arrangements hive b-,-:a completed for Stannary and I’-.was to row for the championship Co- fool a--lie, on the Parramatta river, on July QSth,

Messrs Vickers and Williams, ot Shannon, have an up-to-date flaxmill for sale, including 20 horse-power engine and multibnlar boiler 40 horsepower by Roberts. n. See advertisement in another column. A woman was sentenced at Qoulbourn to eighteen months’ imprisonment for .brutally ill-treating a child of which she had taken charge from the State. Another woman, on a similar charge, was ;£ISO.

The Sydney Wheel Race in connection with the Eight Hours Day sports resulted as follows McFarland, 1; Best, 2; Frogon, 3. Won easily. Time, Bmin 69 4-ssec—‘the world's record. Rutt won the half mile race from scratch, beating Mayer and Clark. The. following players will represent Awabou in their match against Orona Bridge on Saturday nest i—Capstick, C. Robinson, Broad, Lambert, L. Gibbs, J. Joe, J. Reid, J. Jeffries, W. Carter, Shea shea, F. Robinson, J. Coley, W. Goley, L, SavlHe, Brown. Emergencies, J. Jlllett, J. Williams, Broad, and J. Dogue,

Owing to the school sports being held yesterday afternoon the formal opening of the local Quoit Club was adjourned till next Wednesday. However, some members turned up and indulged in practice, and though there were signs of orampness in their play yet there is good material in them to develop into a team able to hold their own when put to the test. Messrs Reade and Henderson played a friendly match of 21 up, the former winning by 8 points, both parties securing once the desired object, viz., a Ringer. For the information of the members and those who are willing to join the club there are two heads formed in Mr Symons’ paddock at the back of the English (Jhurch. The Quoits can be obtained at any time on application at Mr Henderson's dwelling in Wharf Street, and players are requested after using them to clean and return to where they obtained them.

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