Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1909.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3654, 2 June 1906, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, JUNE 2,1909.

For Children’s hacking cough at night, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, 1/0 and 2/6 per bottle. It was Mrs F. Spiers, not Mr, that manufactured and presented the Awahmi junior footballers with a set of “ All Black ” rosettes. Before Dr Bennett and Alf. Fraser, Esqs., J.’s Pi, yesterday morning, a prohibition order was granted against a local resident. A prohibition order was also granted this morning against WHutchison.

'Phis vear’s English Derby has been won by Spearmint, a Carbine colt, Colonials will note this fact with a sense ot pride. Michael Davilt, perhaps the best kno vn figure in Irish history, died in a private hospital in Dublin on Thursday last.

Rumour has it that negotiations are pi tiding whereby Mr L. Wilson is likely to dispose of his grocery lousiness.

The Albion Football Club' wish to contradict the rumour that they intended to protest against the win of the Sandon juniors last Wednesday. The Foxton Borough Brass Band played a number of selections in Main Street last evening, and delighted a large number of spectators with many spirited airs. Many local sports intend journeying t 1 Otaki on Monday next to wi'ness the first day's racing there. Abori ginal (hack and open events), Shrapnel (Hurdks), and Lyrist (Cup) are said to be good things. In order that the Sandon juniors may be able to catch the tram on their X’etnrn. the junior match with Huia next Wednesday will commence at half-past one o’clock in the afternoon.

Palmerston North property holders are complaining against the tremendous increase of property values, and a large batch of these are likely to make their grievances known at the next sittings of the Assessment Court.

Mr Charles Pollard, our local letter carrier, has received notice that he has been definitely appointed to a position in the Hamilton office, Charley expects notice to leave for the north at any moment. The Anderson Dramatic Coy., have booked Palmerston North Opera House for June 7th, Bth, and 9th. There is likely to be a fair number of Poxtoni ms journeying to the Chicago city to witness the great “ Sinbid ths Sailor ” production.

Mr J. A. Starch, photographer, is at present very busy taking orders tor enlarg’d photos. A samnle.of these will be on view in Air f. Thompson's window this evening. The frame is of stained oak. jet and gold facings—a new American design. Together with frame, Mr Starck is booking orders at 25s each, whilo half-a-dozen cabinets will be added for an extra five shillings, or 80s in all.

Tenders . are called for suburban section No 313, Foxton. See advertisement in another column.

For bronchial coughs and colds, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6 and 2/6 per bottle.

Playing for Sussex against Derbyshire, Dwyer took nine wickets for 85 runs. Fry damaged his ankle and will be unable to play for two months. We understand Mr E. 0. Nash, of Palmerston North, is the successful tenderer for Mr H. Austin’s new residence at Moutoa.

We understand an employee of Woodroofe & Co., butchers, was injured this morning, the nature of the accident being an old complaint caused by a strain whilst in the act of stepping off the cart. Following represent Albion on Monday;—Overend, E. Cole, Williams, Furrie, Dimmer, Charles, Cook, Broad, Howan, Cummerfield, Flint, Whibley, Walker, Edwards, Walker. Emerg.. Evans, Webb, Imrie, Walker. Mr Alf. Fraser gives notice to-day in our advertising cohuns that the Foxton Borough Council intend to strike a genera] rate of is gd in the £on the annual rcntd values of the whole rateable property withjn the Borough. Read notice elsewhe. e.

Monday next will be observed as a close holiday. Foxtoni.ins will have two items of interest to claim their attention. From dinner-time c relists engaged in the Clarkson R .ad B ice should be passing through Foxton, while at three o’clock the E. A. C.doy Cup competition, Awahou v. Albions, is to take plaee.on the racecourse.

There is on view i.i Mr J. Thompson's window in Main street the two Cups presented by Mr Ned Coley for the Junior Football Competition. The Cup presented to the winning team is a magnificent trophy, while the miniature Cup to he presented to the last team is srue to cause ranch comment and rivalry.

Mr Mark Perreau was in a state of tremor last evening over the safety of one of his employees named Osborne, who had not returned from a trip with bread-card out in the country. Our Teal baiter went'in search and found the youth resting for the night at one of the country mills, the roads being c msidered too dangerous to tackle bv the youthful carter. All returned safe and sound.

At a special meeting of the management committee of the Foxton Football hib Union 1 <st night (Mr H. Austin in the chair). Mr E. Nash was appointed to act in to-day’s match, Mr Keriona to act in the junior match on Monday, and Mr O’Dea to take charge of next Saturday’s senior game. The meeting was held at the Manawatn Hotel, and votes of thanks were passed to the chair and to Mr Shadbolt for use of room.

A New Plymouth telegram of Thursday says a representative of English capitalists, who has been securing boring rights over likely oil country, left last night for Sydney for the purpose of securing plant and drillers to commence active operations. Five o' her boring companies are in process ' f formation. The Taranaki Petroleum Company, which takes over the present bore, was registered yesterday.

A report is current to the effect that til.;re is a serious influx of und o sirah’es i sto tire colony, in view of the Exhibition. It is stated that ’hose gentry are Ivin" low until the exhibition opens, so as not to attract, the attention of the nolife. Thf police watch arrivals and departures from th“ colony with care, and are, of course, in a position to declare what foundation there is in this report. When seen by a reporter. Subinspector Dwver, of Christchurch, scouted it. “Nonsense," ho declared, “ it is too soon to start these littk* sensaloons. This city is as clean ns a whistle, and there has been no exceptional influx of had characters anywhere in the colony.”

A Gisborne syndicate which has taken np the development of a mine of fullers’ earth in the Thames district have struck a very good thing. There >s a mountain of tins mineral, easily Alined and requirinpyno other treatment hnr, crushing and screening. It is of high vahio and in large demand not. only for toilet purposes, hut is used largely in woollen works for taking grease out of wool. Other Gisborne folk are interested in the development of cinnibar measures, which have long been kn uvn to exist at the Thames. th° miners th°re have but one thought, and that is gold. Samples of cinnibar shown here appear to be very heavv with mercury.

Ml sorts of rumours wore afloat, on Thursday evenin'? regardin'? the reported capture of Owen (or Dawn) who made himself notorious a few weeks ago hv firing a shot or two at his employer. M> Percy Easton at Moutoa. It was whi'e mustering sheep on his father’s nroperty that Syd Easton was accosted hv a gent with a swag, and wearing half grown beard. This gent wished to know the whereabouts of Moutoa. stating be was in search of work, and that he used to work for Mr Fred. Easton. Mr Svd. Easton replied that he was a stranger, and knew nothing about the place, but when opportunity prevailed, (and believing the gent, in question to be identical with Owen), made bis way to Mr Percv Easton at Moutoa, whom be accommodated with facts. The brother, Percy, armed himself with a loaded revolver, and both went in pursuit. It was not long hef’-e they discovered their prey, in the vicinity of Mr D. Whihley’s residence, who immediately dropped his swag and made off across the reserve at the rear of Avenue Cemetery, The brothers gave chase, and during the escapade young Percy Easton made three revolver shots at the supposed Owen without effect. However, the marauder got away, and though the police were sept for and who joined in the search, and a shorn look-out Ins been keut ever since, Owen is stilt enjoying his liberty. The police took charge of the swag, and will In pleased to return it to the lawful owner on enquiry. This Owen is said to possess a dangerous looking dagger, and is an awkward customer to be at large.

It is a cornmonsierht to witness conveyances leaving Taihape laden with labourers for the co-operative works at Ohakune. No sooner d° es a * oa “ men leave than an equally largC oaten of men are noticed with their swag* aboard returning—apparently disgusted with the conditions under which they are expected ,to work. Interviewing a couple of strong looking navvies a few days ago, the Taihape News elicited the same old tale that the system of working was bad. It was impossible under the existing rules to earn a comfortable livelihood. They particnlarly denounced, in the strongest of terms, the practice adopted by the overseers in choosing mates, for inferior workers were placed with the superior class, which marred any chance they had of earning a comfortable wage.

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