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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3700, 24 July 1906, Page 2

In all likelihood a marquee will be put into use to provide for a sit-down supper at the Sub-Union Ball. The result of the Westland poll has now been declared as follows : —Seddon, 2409 ; Michel, 1683 ; majority for Seddon, 726; informal, 13. We understand Mr Gimblet has disposed of his Purcell St. property to Mr J. Whibley. Mr Gimblet has purchased a dairy farm at Levin, where he removes shortly. A correspondent writes us complaining that one night last week there was not a single one of the Borough lamps alight. The letter asks for what reason ? Owing to the laws of libel compelling us to safeguard ourselves, we cannot allow the full letter to appear in the columns of the Herald. The sneak-thief is on the warpath. And he has been visiting the other end of the Avenue, where the street lamp-glasses have been removed on several occasions lately. If the guilty one would call on the lamplighter, the latter may present him with a globe and thus save the trouble of climbing a lamp-post to satisfy his unlawful desires.

To-morrow is being observed as Arbor Day in many places. Mr W. Dudson is building on his property at Moutoa, and we understand Mr E. 0. Nash is in charge of building arrangements. Mr Ulic Shannon, pedestrian and racehorse handicapper, is in town to-day. He will be present at the meeting of the Athletic Club to-night. We understand there is a degree of truth in the rumour that Messrs H. Austin and F. S. Easton are likely to start a paper mill in the vicinity of Foxton. Advice was received yesterday that the rivers up north were rising steadily, and further floods were expected, but fortunately a steady fall is reported to-day. On Saturday evening last, the Foxton Borough Brass Band played out in Main street. Several spirited tunes somewhat livened the town up to a sense of activity. I Mr Rough is preparing plans fox a ten-roomed house for Mr !?. IS. Easton. It is, we understan 1, to be erected on the site of tl te Motoa homestead. \

The annual general meeting of the Foxton Athletic CIUD takes place to-night at Mr Mark Perreau’s rooms. The appointment of officers and other business eventuates.

Intending cycle buyers should note Messrs J. B. Clarkson’s, Ltd. replace advert, in this issue. This enterprising firm are adopting a new policy which should prove of benefit to country residents. / The High Commissioner cables: —“ Hemp market is firm, owing to speculative demand ; been some heavy transactions; price to-day for all positions is per ton for g.f.a.q. Wellington grade.” As some dancers are of the opinion that the Band Assembly is no longer an actual happening, we mention that the ordinary fortnightly dance eventuates at the Public Hall to-morrow night. Owing to the flood causing delay of trains, Montgomery’s Coy. were unable to arrive in Foxton to perform at the Public Hall on Saturday night last, and in coilsequence there were many disappointed townsfolk. The date of the company’s appearance here is not yet announced. Mrs Hamer intends presenting two special prizes to the best fancy dresses worn at the Cadets Ball on August Bth. One of these will be to the best dressed lady, and the other to the best dressed gent. The popular votes of every person in the hall shall decide the question. Competition is bound to be keen. Cr Stiles bordered on the humourous side at last night’s Council meeting. During discussion, he relieved himself of the following query:-—“I presunrthe Borough will have no rates to pay on its new building? ‘‘We have not charged ourselves with rates as yet,” came the prompt reply from the Borough Clerk. Messrs Barringer Bros., of Auckland (Staples and Co. ’s carpenters), made a start this morning with the improvements to the Manawatu Hotel. The whole house is to be renovated thoroughly, and additions include eight new bedrooms, enlarged dining-room and kitchen, and new outhouses. It is expected the work will be completed in about six week’s time. Mention should be made of the fact that during the flood-times Mr Johnston has been conveying the mails via Levin, it being impossible for the Shannon service to convey same. Mr Johnston has had a busy time, and boating pastime has played a big part in conveying passengers and mails to and from Levin. Some miles of floodwater have to be negotiated at such times as the flood-water takes the management of affairs into its own hands. Recently a deputation waited on the Minister for Agriculture urging Government assistance in thoroughly testing a dry-air, process', the invention of Mr Turner, a Wellington chemist, for dressing flax, and the Minister promised to support it; but it is understood that Cabinet has now refused to sanction any expenditure in that direction. A further deputation is being arranged. The girls, who are the chief workers in the recently-opened cigarette factory in Wellington, earn good wages, some as much as fifty shillings a week. The room they work in is large and wellventilated, and in accordance with a provision ot the Factories Act,. they have their own dining-room, fitted with tables, forms, and a dresser, used for no other purpose. In three months the firm expect to be employing too girls. It should be mentioned that all the cigarette-boxes are being made in Wellington, and at present they cannot be supplied quickly enough to meet the demand.

A five-roomed house and 2j4 ) acres in the Avenue is advertiscdj for sale. Mrs Haywood has kindly consented to allow the use of the sample rooms for a dressing room at the Sub-Union Ball. A large crowd of Sandon visitors are ex* pected, and it is probable a special tram will be run to the Ball, which the Sub-Union intend to make the social success of the season. At the Blenheim Police Court Archibald McNeill, who was arrested at Waimate a few days ago 'j after escaping from custody at Wellington, was charged with obtaining from an Awatere family of settlers by representing himself as a rich cousin, who had recently sold a cattle ranch in the Argentine, and was now worth 0,000. Accused had in reality first been discharged from- the neighbouring Dumgree Prison Camp. He was convicted and sentenced to 12 months’ hard labour.