Local and General.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3705, 28 August 1906, Page 2

Local and General.

. 0 Local Oddfellows meet to-night. The building trade is at present very brisk in Foxton, The Rewa Dairy Coy, has decided to pay g}4d for the forthcoming season. The Foxton Sub-Union meet at Laing’s Hotel to-morrow evening at 7.30 p.m. sharp. Business is important. Members of the Foxton Minstrel Party meet in the Public Hall a little after eight o’clock to-night.' Mr F. Spiers has 4ft rata firewood for sale in any quantity,' He notifies that he is also a buyer of whitebait. We remind the public of the tea and concert to be held in the Town Hall to-morrow evening. Tea • will be on the tables at 6.30 p.ra. The concert will commence at 8 o’clock. A Palmerston pressman has undertaken to give a debating society, “an hour with the Poets.’’ This phenominal task is about on a par with the man who promised to give a similar society, “an evening with Dante and Shakespeare. ’ ’ What an age we live in! The Post and Telegraph Department call tenders for the carrying of mails between Levin and Foxton daily, and Shannon, Moutoa, and Foxton daily. Tenders will be received up to Monday, 24th Sept. The carrying will be for a period of three years. The valet, William Glase, who gave publicity to the scandal resulting in the committal of the Princess von Wrede to a sanatorium as a klepto-maniac for stealing articles from hotels was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment, to be followed by two years' police supervision, for attempted blackmail. The public are to be favoured with an excellent programme at the concert to be held under the auspices of All Saints’ Sewing Guild in the Town Hall to-morrow evening. The best local talent available has been secured and a - bumper house should result. For the combined tea and concert the charge is one shilling. During 1905 15 constables were punished for being under the influence of liquor, 7 of whora.aiy'e dismissed or called upon to and the remainder severely punished either by fine or reductipgr* 2 were fined for drinking whilst,on duty, and 2 for entering hotels while on duty and not reporting same ; otherwise, says the Commissioner, the conduct of the men ha.; been good an l the eTfoiemy of the force well maintained.

All impounding notice appears in this issue. direct attention to a list of properties for sale by Mr Moore. Tile Hlulataiigi gate for Monday is advertised to-day, and includes niany good lines. A Contract lias been entered into to erect grading stores and dumping plant On freehold property secured locally by Mr M. E. Bourke, of Napier. We the price paid for the land Was in the vicinity of The building to be erected will cost another Advance Foxton. To-day two of our old and respected residents, Mr and Mrs E. P. Osborne, celebrate their fiftyseventh wedding day. The old lady is not enjoying the best of health, but her good man is hale and hearty. We, in common with many friends* wish the couple "Many Happy Returns," and hope they Will be spared many years to enjoy each of their companionship. The Rev. A. D, Spiers, Who for tiCarly two years has been in charge df the Presbyterian. Church iu this district has tendered His resignation of this charge, which will take effect as from the first Sunday in October. Mr Spiers will engage in the work of the Church in the Otago province. Police Commissioner Dinnie, speaking of the “Licensing Act Amendment Act 1904," says : "This Act, from a departmental view, has supplied a long-felt want, and enables the police to deal much more effectively with hotelkeepers who infringe the law, whilst it inflicts no hardship on them, the result being that hotels are better conducted, drinking during prohibited hours is checked, and drunkenness is minimised. ’ ’ In his annual report to the Commissioner of Police, Inspector Kiely states that ‘‘the town of Palmerston North is still giving a lot of trouble on account of a large number of criminals making it a resting-place owing to the prosperity there. Money being plentiful the class in question is attracted there, and generally remain until piffipr hunted out or seht to gaol. HP&ver, very few crimes go und|H and with the change i effected in the detective branch even better results may be expected." Tha Foxton beach on Sunday presented a very animated appearance. It is an ideal seaside resort. Miles of firm sandy beach—and a splendid view. But getting there! Two miles of about the toughest stretch of road for vehicles and bicycles it is possible to imagine. The seaside is one of Foxton’s natural and most valuable assets, and surely “ the powers that be " can do something to give better access to it. It is sincerely hoped that a move will be made in this direction by some energetic individual. Thus the “ Manawatu Farmer ». —" We must congratulate the new proprietor of the Foxton Herald on the great improvement effected in the appearance of that journal since it came into his hands. Foxtonians will appreciate the change." We have pleasure in acknowledging this compliment seeing that it conies from an old master who laid the foundation upon which the present proprietor has., endeavoured to build his newspaper career. It is worthy of note that many of Mr Nation’s apprentices have made great headway in the newspaper world —due to the careful training and kindly interest he always evinced in his “boys."