LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3723, 6 November 1906, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Dr Mandl may now be consulted at his residence, Robinson St. next Mrs Austin’s, senr.

The Secretary of the Foxton Athletic Club acknowledges with thanks receipt of one guinea from Mr W. Walden,

A message enclosed in a bottle, dated Cape Egmont, May noth 1906, and signed Hunk, s.s. Wainui, was picked up on the beach last Sunday by a representative of this journal.

The local river was teeming with whitebait on Sunday last and several hundreds of kerosene tins were filled with the fish. Most of the hauls were sent to the Wellington market.

, Mrs Chisholm desires us to state that she has the required, number of recipes for the cookery book she is compiling and which is to be offered for sale at the forthcoming bazaar next-week.

Yet another item has been added to the Athletic Club’s concert on Friday night—that of an experienced violin player from Fielding. The affair promises to draw a full house, and “ Ranelli’s” items alone are said to be more than worth the orice of admission.

Over one thousand ships of all kinds and sizes pass up and down the English Channel every twentyfour hours, and there are scarcely ever less than two hundred near Land’s End, leaving or bearing up for the Channel.

A n.w kind of surprise party has been introduced. The intended victim receives an anonymous notice that a surprise party will call on a stated evening. This victim makes all due preparations, and on the appointed evening smilingly waits to be surprised. Nobody comes! That’s the surprise.

Prolessor Macmilan Brown, of Christchurch, has paid, recently, a visit to the South Sea Islands: Speaking of the natives in Samoa, he told an interviewer that they work when it strikes their fancy to do so, and it seemed to him that they were engaged in perpetual picnics But the race was bound to die out, for the reason that they are aristocrats, and as a rule live in luxury and idleness. Nothing, the professor said, sterilises the human race like absolute freedom from work, and it looks as if the race which is to take their place is the Chinese.

Mr Stewart mentioned at the farewell social tendered to Mr and Mrs Haywood last evening, that over twenty years ago he spent a short time at the Club Hotel at Te Aroha, conducted by the guest and his wife. He entered a ‘ complimentary reference; in the visitors’ book in reference to the excellent manner in which the house was conducted. Mrs Haywood the other day happened across the book., Mr Stewart said he had not changed his opinion since. Where to get your dress- well made and yet at a reasonable price is oftimes a real worry, I have solved the problem for you by personally supervising the dressmaking department. I can provide all trimmings and linings to suit any dress bought from me. Mrs Hamer, The Economic.***

There is a rumour afloat that two local business firms are shortly to change hands.

.Constable Whitehouse has received notice of transfer to New Plymouth, He will be replaced by Constable Woods, of New Plymouth.

Heavy rains commenced to iall throughout this district last evening and have continued at intervals since. The rivers and creeks are all in a flooded state.

King Alfonso wishes to provide himself with a permanent residence in the Isle of Wight, and contemplates purchasing Norris Castle, which has been for some time in the market.

Guy Fawke’s Day was celebrated in Foxton last evening by the letting off of fireworks by the rising generation. The rain, however, spoilt much of the fun.

The Rev. Mr Spiers preached his farewell sermon at Tialdtahuna on Sunday night to a splendid congregation. He preaches his, farewell sermon at the local Presbyterian Church next Sunday evening.

The members of the house staff of Whyte’s Hotel presented Mr and Mrs Haywood with a beautifully chased , hot water jug and Miss Haywood with a silver and cut glass jewel case as a mark oi esteem.

The council of the New Zealand Athletic Union has issued a manifesto declaring that any of its members who compete at the Scottish Societies’ sports at Christchurch on ist and and January will be disqualified for five years, and no competitor thereat will be allowed to perform at any meeting in the colony under the jurisdiction of the union during that time. This also extends to Australia.

A man,'while under the influence ofliquor, fell off the horse lie was riding on Saturday afternoon in the Avenue. If he had been sober the chances are he would have dislocated his neck but he was apparently uninjured. Another individual in a similar condition, was being held on his horse by a friend as he swayed from side to side of the saddle. More drunkenness has been noticeable, in .the town during the past few days than for month! past.

A physician tells this good story about himself. “During my absence,’’ he say’s, “ my‘two youngsters got into my consulting room. Where they began ‘ to play at being doctors.’ Presently one of them unlocked a door, ,and disclosed a terrorised caze to his playmate. ‘ Pooh ! What are you afraid of ?’ he asked. ‘lt’s nothing but an old skellington.’ ‘ Wh— : wh — where did it come from?’ ashed the other,. with chattering' teeth. 1 Oh, I don’t know. Papa’s had it a long time. I expect it was his first patient!’ ’’

The Admiralty have notified that the Royal Standard, being the personal flag of the Sovereign, is, by His Majesty’s command, not to be displayed in future on board His Majesty’s ships or on official buildings, as has been customary, on His Majesty’s birthday and other occasions, but is only to be hoisted on occasions when the Sovereign is actually, present, or when any member of the Royal family is representing Sovereign for the time being. The Royal .Standard is to be used for the Queen in the same manner as for the King.

Sir John Gorst thus describes New Zealand. “ You have the enterprise and versatility of Englishmen ; you have the worth and dogged perseverance of the Scot oilmen ; you have the generous and genial humour of the Irish ; and you have the poetry and song of Wales; and with all those qualifications amongst you, inheriting all those qualities, you may develop in New Zealand with original virtues of its own, and not a slavish imitation of. anything in the Mother Country, a race which will contribute to the greatness of the world and which will have peculiar qualifications valuable to mankind.” '