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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3700, 2 August 1906, Page 2

The Athletic Club Committee meet at the Manawatu Hotel tomorrow evening.

Further additions are made today to the Himatangi sale. Mr J. Symons has 'Tasmanian posts for sale in any quantity at a hundred. Apply sharp. Our local photographer, Mr J. Starck, took a flashlight of the Oddfellows Banquet group on Tuesday evening. In Mr A. Fraser’s space to-day appears the announcement that he has a real bargain for sale cheap—a quarter of an acre in centre of town, with five-roomed house, and all conveniences. See' the advert. Both the Foxton and Manawatu rep. teams, also local Sub-Union will sit down to dinner at five o’clock on Saturday at the Family Hotel.

All Foxton reps, are requested to put in an appearance at the racecourse at 2 o’clock on Saturday afternoon for the purpose ofundergoing the ordeal of the photo-

grapher.

Mr Berthold is forming an orchestra for the purpose of providing music at local dances. This party mar provide some of the music at the Cadet Ball.

Girls, Women and Boys are wqnted at the rope-works. Apply sharp.

The Sub-Union meet for important business at Haywood’s Hotel immediately after the departure of the Manawatu reps, on Saturday evening.

At the meeting of the different Athletic Club’s delegates at Fending on Tuesday evening, it was decided that a New Zealand body be formed to govern cash athletics. Rules and regulations will be drawn up almost limmediately. The headquarters are to be Feilding. Mr Alf • Shadbolt, who represented the Foxton Athletic Club, returned to town last evening.

Many complimentary eulogistic references were made to Bro. Syd. Watson at the banquet the other evening, for the support and part he played in tne formation of the Foxton branch. Mr Watson is a great lodge enthusiast, and all the good things said of him were deserving.

It is not generally known that an effort was made to obtain a visit to Foxton from Mr Frank T. Bullen. Our local dentist, Mr E. Hill, was the enterprising townsman who initiated correspondence, but we regret to state a reply has been received by Mr Hill stating that Mr Bullen is fully engaged right up to the time of his departure from New Zealand.

Those who were privileged to attend the Oddfellows' Banquet on Tuesday evening were treated to splendid whistling solos by ~Mr Bert. Ingram, who is nothing short of a marvel. His bird imitations were particularly clever, while his general tone and tune in following musical selections was wonderful. The repeated encores he received bespoke the feelings of his audience. Mr Ingram, it should be mentioned, is no new-comer. He was for some time appearing before city audiences under engagement to Mr P. R. Dix. An effort is to be made to have him in attendance at the football concert in September. The following paragraph from the “ N.Z. Times,” speaks for itself, in reference to Miss Ava Symons, daughter of our respected townspeople;—“At the Dresden Piano Company’s rooms on Tuesday evening Herr Max Hoppe introduced to a gathering of musical people one of his pupils, Miss Ava Symons, a clever violiniste, eleven years of age. This young lady’s abilities were revealed in the playing of a Concerto in A minor, by Hans Sitt? The composition is in three movements —allegro, andante and allegretto—and presents sufficient difficulties to warrant it being looked upon as a considerable test for so youthful a player as Miss Symons. Judged on her work in this piece, the girl showed distinct promise. Tone and expression were especially noticeable in the sympathetic treatment of the beautiful second movement. Miss Symons’s technique and phrasing were good in only a slightly less degree. Her double-stopping and rapid finger-work in the concludingportion of the composition revealed quite unusual ability as an executant.” We congratulate the young lady on the excellence of her progress in the musical world.

It is the intention of the Huia Club to hold a concert and dance at the Foxton Public Hall on August 22nd. The concert items will be made up of Maori poi and halm dances by natives, while some locals will assist with vocal items. The entertainment should be novel and attract a large crowd. Prices for the concert have been fixed at is to all parts of the hall for the concert, while 4s is the price of a double ticket admitting to both concert and dance. Extra ladies at is 6d will be admitted to the dance.

A sharp shock of earthquake was felt iu Foxton a little 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon.

It is difficult in Germany for a professional rogue to enter a family as a domestic servant. There every servant has a character book, in which the mistress must enter the dates of the coming and leaving of the servant, with her character while in the service. This the girl must take to the_ nearest police station and have it dated with the official stamp, thus preventing the manufacture of bogus recommendations.

A writer in the ‘ ‘ Gentlewoman ’ 1 tells of an estate agent who suffered at the hands of his lady typist. He told her to write to a lady informing her that she could have a flat at a certain price provided she repainted and redecorated it herself. But the fair scribe omitted the pronoun, and the indignation of the would-be purchaser was great when she was informed that she could have the flat ‘ ‘ provided she repainted and redecorated herself.” Needless to say, the offer was refused, and the lady sought a more tactful firm of agents.

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