The Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1906. OUR TOURISTS’ TRAFFIC.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3722, 30 October 1906, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1906. OUR TOURISTS’ TRAFFIC.

From an examination cf the Public Works’ Estimates, it is clear that the person who comes to this country for a holiday and clears out again is regarded as a more valuable asset than the person who comes to this country and', stays here. The estimate for tourist and health resorts was nearly double the sum placed on the estimates last year. Immigration has to be content with ,£IO,OOO. The Tourist Department says it has earned nearly sixteen thousand pounds during the year, but it estimates that tourists leave behind them something over a quarter of a million pounds. Over seven thousand tourists have come to New Zealand during the season and considering the trouble the Government takes to attract them, it really is not so condescending of them as one might think. ifc

The country seethes with tourist offices, and tourist routes alone are made easy enough to travel. The population which is brought into contact with the wealthy folk from oversea is beginning to show a

meekness and humility necessary | to draw the nimble tip from the 1 pockets of the travellers. Later ! we shall get eases of acute rheu-1 matism among our hitherto independant people, contracted by too much forelock pulling. The high officials of this Department, whose photographs appear with dreary regularity in all the New Zealand illustrated papers, evidently live night and day in silk hats. * * *

There is no question that Mr T. 35. Donne the eminent traveller who is here to-day and gone to-morrow is the best advertised man in New Zealand. The Government has been exceedingly good to him and his department. It is not necessary to pass any examinations to get into the Tourists’ Department and to bask in the favours of Messrs Donne and Munro, the men who at this moment seem to dominate this humiliated country. An honest commission sitting to enquire into the workings of the Department would unhesitatingly reduce the staff and the salaries bill by half. It would see that friendship with any one of the great panjandrums was not an open sesame to the department, it would see that failures in all walks of life were not necessarily the men who could be depended on to run this department and it would also see that the profession of any particular belief — Lutheranism or suchlike —should not be a reason above all others for a chance in this boomed department. It might further see that settlers are a better asset than unsettlers, roads a better asset than Messrs Munro and Donne, and road metal a better asset than tons of pictures of Maori girls on railway station platforms jn England.

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Mrs Chisholm is meeting with great success with reference to her cookery book which is to be offered for sale at the forthcoming bazaar.

There is a movement afoot locally to start a club. We understand that a meeting will shortly be called to take the necessary preliminary steps. Mr Adams, who will probably be appointed headmaster to the local State School, has the reputation of being one of the leading pedagogues in the colony. He is a married man and is at present headmaster of the Patea School.

The following road grants appear on the Supplementary estimates : Kawhiu. Horowhenua £150; Levin to Eoxton, Horowhenua and Manawatu, £250; Levin to Shannon, Horowhenua, £2OO.

Mrs Chisholm desires us to remind all advertisers in the cookery book now being published to forward a copy of their advertisement to this office without delay; also those who have promised recipes to send in same not later than this week.

Mr Mounsey, Secretary of the Manawatu Rifle Association, informs us that entries for the shoot on the Bth and 9th of November, close definitely on November 3rd. The Secretary would be pleased to receive entries from local shootists.

Thursday next (All Saints Day) is the dedication festival of the parish of All Saints, ' Foxton, There will be services in the church —Holy Communion at 7.30 a.m., Matins at ix a.m., and evensong at 7.30 p.m. At evensong the Vicar of St. Mary’s, Levin (the Rev. A. E. Worsley) will preach. The offertory will be for the choir fund.

A meeting of the N.Z. Flaxmillers Association was held at Palmerston on Saturday. There was a representative gathering present. The meeting was held in committee to discuss the claims of the Manawatu Flaxmills Employees Union. We are unable at present to obtain any information in regard to what transpired.

Messrs O’Connor and Ifind, the well-known local flaxraillers, have cabled for a new machine to be used for bleaching fibre. The firm anticipated treating this season’s fibre by the new process but the machine which arrived was cracked in transhipment and therefore useless. By the way, this was the first firm to instal and use a gas suction plant in New Zealand.

We regret to learn that McKegney, who won most of the rowing events at the local Rowing Club’s opening last Wednesday, was seized with a stroke of paralysis at the Titoki fiaxmill yesterday morning. He was found by Mr Shaw lying in a helpless condition near his tent. The unfortunate man was conveyed in a dray to Mr Gray’s Hotel, where he now lies. From enquiries this morning we learn that he is regaining the use of his limbs and making good progress towards recovery.

Strong winds still continue to blow throughout this district.

Miss Laing, who recently underwent an operation, is making a satisfactory recovery.

The session of Parliament was brought to a close at 9.15 p.ra. last night.

A man named Thorpe had both legs broken through a fall of earth at Waihi yesterday. Christiana Ross, arrested on a charge of stealing jewellery, attempted to commit suicide at Dunedin yesterday. Mr M. H. Walker, who has been seriously ill with pleurisy is, we are pleased to state, making a satisfactory recovery. William Kay was fined £2O at the Wellington Magistrates Court yesterday for selling liquor without a license.

The tradesmen of Foxton announce elsewhere that they intend to close their premises all day on Friday next and will remain open all day to-morrow (Wednesday.)

The Rev. Mr Clover, who delivered the interesting lecture in the Methodist Church last night, is not unknown to old Foxtonites. Foxton was his first New Zealand charge 28 years ago.

“You can ask me any question you like, “said Mr J. Gilruthat his meeting recently, provided it has nothing to do with religion, politics, or the Land Bill.— (Laughter).

The following items appear on the Supplementary Estimates in connection with the late Mr Seddon;—Expenses re decease and burial, £1150; expenses incurred during his last visit to Australia, £579 ; national memorial (£1 for £1 subsidy up to £'15,000), £15,000; cost of portrait, £lO5.

The Rev. Mr Clover, of Hal" combe, delivered an interesting and instructive lecture on the subject of “Love, Courtship and Marriage,” in the Methodist Church last night to a very fair audience. The speaker’s pleasant delivery and humourous points greatly tickled the risible faculties of his hearers. The lecture as a whole should prove, extremely profitable to all who were fortunate enough to be present. A respectably dressed young fellow who had been imbibing rather freely on Saturday night became offensive in Chung Wah’s shop. He threw things about and came to grips with the shopkeeper. At the local police court yesterda y morning he appeared before Messrs Dr Bennett and Thosßimmer J’sP. and it cost him £9 8s for his pranks Mr Moore appaered for Chung Wah and accused was undefended. Three months were allowed in which to pay the fine.

‘‘Ranelli,” billed in other parts as “ The living Wonder Working Conjurer,” has been specially engaged to appear at the Athletic Club’s concert on November 9th. Ranelli has had engagements with many renowned touring companies, including Rickards and latel}' with Richardson’s Variety Company. His conjuring tricks are said to be wonderful, whilst he eats red-hot coal with perfect ease. Others billed to appear are Dan Heagerty (stump speech orator and political imitator) Geo. Fowler and Jolk. Pickering (sentimental vocalists) Joe Connell (comic and coon singer), two lady vocalists of note, and Mr Hornblow (elocutionist). Tickets will be issued shortly, and there should be a large attendance.

On Friday a party of ladies and gentlemen from Manakau proceeded to the Waikawa beach for the purpose of sea-fishing. On arrival there they found a very large seal stranded on the beach, apparently washed above high water mark by the tremendous sea which was running. Seagulls were picking a hole in the seal’s head, from which blood war running. Some of the party put ropes round it, and with the aid of a horse dragge 1 it to the Waikawa river. The seal made a bound and plunged into deep water. It appeared none the worse for its experience and when the party left it seemed able to take to the sea again when the tide was favourable. It measured twelve feet long and had tremendous fins.

The following people are earnestly invited (0 visit the White House, Foxton Five hundred school children to purchase a na : r of school boys and girls lo buy a is school hat; 500 flax-cutters to purchase a pair of dungarees at 2s nd; 200 men to buy a pair of our 4s lid bluchers; 200 men to purchase a good working boot or a pair for better wear; 210 men of all desciiptions to buy an I-land h it with strap and everything complete at is 1 id; 50 men to purchase a real panama hat. We have as large an assortment of these as any house 0:1 the coast and at prices which compare very favorably with even the wholesale trade.— Watchorn Stiles & Ca.