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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3653, 31 May 1906, Page 2

Thanks notices appear in another column from Mr and Mrs G. A. Simplon.

For colds in the head and influenza Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6 and 2/6 per bottle. Before Alf. Fraser, Esq., J.P., on Tuesday evening, J. Connell, on a charge of drunkenness, was remanded far a week for medical treatment.

Amongst many new appointments in the police department, v.-e notice Constable Forster, late cl Foxr-m, has been m d« a sergeant, and transferred from Feilding to Dunedin. The Awahou Junior Footballers acknowledge with thanks the receipt of fifteen rosettes, presented by Mr F. Spiers. It is said a few admiring young ladies have the construction of a banner in hand for this team.

During the hearing of a charge against a Canadian hotelkeeper of selling impure whisky, a sample of the liquor was produced in court ?.s evidence,and, with it, the jury retired to consider their verdict. After a space of time they returned to court, when the judge addressed them, “ Gentlemen of the jury, what is your verdict ?” The foreman announced that the jury had decided that they required more evidence.

The matter of professionalism was disregarded by the Manawatu Rugby Union when discussing the vote to the Foxton secretary on Tuesday evening, and the resn’t must now be that the £5 will have to be refunded to their tr 3 isury. A meeting of the Sub-Union will be called early-next week to approve of this step. Other important business will also be discussed. The Management Committee are called together at the Manawatu Hotel this evening for brie! business. What may have been a serious conflagration happened on Tuesday evening last about five o’clock. One of Mr P. Hennessy’s employees was in the act of kapoc-filling, when a falling match caught the inflammable material. The result was a big blaze, all hands in the shop and a few other willing hands called to the assistance with buckets, etc., and after a little delay the fire was extinguished. It is fortunate that nothing more serious happened than the destruction of a few hales of kapoc, as the buildings adjoining may easily have been ignited by fire in such a case.

We learn on the best of authority that Messrs Clarkson, Ltd , have just landed a consignment c!‘ Centaur. Premier and Tr buno cycles to the number of 240, and have completed arrangements for a monthly shipment to this extent for the next season. This confidence in the growing demand for the necessary cycle is well timed and speaks volumes for the apparent certainty of the future of the trade. We trust cycling will continue whether in business or in pleasure ; it is a method of locomotion that promotes both health and nleasurc. Cycling has ceased 10 be a fad. The noble forests of our land Beneath man’s devastating ha* hlooii will ham vanish" 1, !“■• v'";: there Tlv's country lyinv. gam t y d ivuv. No w<> rh'd etothi-ig, now sir 's oM, To save her from her death of cold. Butlo! new Woods arise with hc-aling sore. All hail then — Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure |