LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3727, 4 December 1906, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Scarlatina and scarlet fever are prevalent in Palmerston just now. The high jump at the recent Tauranga show was won by The Saint, a veteran of 22 years, who cleared sft 6}4in. The Standard reports that several families in Hastings have been without potatoes tor at least three mouths, owing to the blight. Heavy rains still continue to fall throughout this district. And the crops give promise of splended yields.

A young man is reported to have “cutout” a cheque for at Hastings within the space of a fortnight, and was begging for a drink when last heard of.

A very old resident of Palmerston died on Saturday morning in the person of Mrs Sarah Ellis, wife of MrT. Ellis. The deceased lady, was 75 years of age. A two-year-old child named Arthur Herbert Stachau, died in the Napier hospital yesterday as the result of scalds sustained by the upsetting of a tin of boiling water, Holiday excursion tickets will be issued to Palmerston North on the 6th and 7th insts. on the occasion of the cricket match Marylebone v. Manawatu. See advt.

“The Practitioner” says it is impossible to express in figures the part played by alcohol in causing and aggravating the injuries that crowd the casualty rooms and accident wards of a hospital.

Secretary Simpson of the local Borough Band collected £1 9s 3d during the course of the band’s playing out on Saturday night. Mrs Gray’s second list in aid of the Bands funds totalled £2 15s 1 id.

Mr Alf. Fraser has a beautiful assortment of Christmas cards to hand and the window display is worthy ot inspection. He can also supply cards with the buyer’s private messages printed thereon from 3s 6d per dozen. Attention is directed to his replace advertisement in this issue.

MrW, D. Shields, in the employ of Mr Rough, architect was successful in taking a second prize in the London Penny Budget colonial competition for black and white sketchs. This young man possesses natural talent for caricature work and under a capable master, would make a name for himself as a cartoonist.

A splendid stock of ladies and gents underwear bought at a sacrifice (travellers’ samples) will be almost given away at the Econo* mic. Cal) and inspect,*

The local Rowing Club’s new boats are expected to arrive this week.

The local Oddfellows’ Lodge meets this evening when nomination of officers will take place. We publish an inset in this issue from Messrs Millar and Giorgi, of Palmerston North.

A number of Japanese are returning home alleging that owing to boycotting they are unable to earn a living in San Francisco.

We acknowledge with thanks receipt of two handsome pictorial wall calendars from Mr C. R. Hickson, wood and coal merchant.

Prolessor Hugo will give delineations of character from handwriting at the Methodist sale of work to-morrow evening. The vital statistics for Foxton for November are two births and two deaths. The births for this month are the lowest recorded for some considerable time.

We remind the public of the Christmas Tree and Sale of Work to be held in the Methodist Schoolroom to-morrow afternoon and evening.

Those about to furnish are invited to call upon Messrs Sutherland and Rough, who will supply orders at Palmerston N. prices. A slight change is noticeable in their wanted advertisement to-day. Shipping was very brisk at the wharf yesterday. Five steamers were unloading cargoes and special trains have been transferring the goods to Palmerston and elsewhere.

The following steamers are berthed at the wharf to-day: Queen of the South, Baden Powell, Himitangi, Kennedy, Putiki and Gertie.

Dr Adolph G. Vogeler and Dr T. B. Wiggin declared before a meeting of the Anthropological Society at Chicago that 85 per cent of the people of Chicago were insane, and the other 15 per cent on the verge of mental break-down Those desiring to purchase Christmas gifts would do well to pay Mr E. Ball’s shop a visit. He has just opened up his stock of goods suitable for Christmas presents. We direct attention to his replace advertisement appearing elsewhere.

A cycling accident happened in the Avenue-road on Saturday evening. Messrs Rae-Howard and Sutherland, riding in opposite directions, by some means collided. The latter was travelling at a fair speed and was thrown heavily to the ground and got a severe shaking up. Mr Rae-Howard’s bicycle was badly damaged. Professor Hugo lectured to a fair audience in the Methodist schoolroom last evening on “heads and faces. ” The lecture was very instructive and much appreciated. At the close some young ladies and gentlemen came on the platform and had their faces criticised. The next lecture will be on Friday evening upon “ Ears and Rips.” The postal authorities advise that, commencing 7th December, the direct steamer from Wellington for Sydney will be despatched every third Friday instead of Saturday, s&as to make connection with the Suez mail leaving Sydney on Tuesday afternoon. The dates in every case will be the Friday after the San Francisco mail is due.

In a return just published of payments made to doctors for attending on Maoris, Dr W, Hislop, of Palmerston South, received £IOO for attending 67 Maoris; Dr J. R. Purdy, of the Hutt, received for attending the Maoris; Dr h- F. Hurst, Te Puke, received £IOO for attending 195 Maoris; Dr C. C. Jenkins, Kawhia, received for attending 277 Maoris; and so on, the total amount spent being £1,915, and the number of Maoris attended being 4,363. A runaway created a little mild excitement at a creamery not many miles from Foxton on Sunday morning. Two horses were conveying a load of i6oolbs of milk from a settler’s homestead to the factory. The driver had to leave the trap in order to close the gate when the animals started off on “their own” for the creamery. The pace was a “cracker” but the gee-gees wanted no guide for they negotiated a difficult corner without mishap and arrived at the creamery without damage in record time. The owner and driver gave chase on horseback but they weren’t in the running, and were suprised to find their milk in the vat instead of as expected in pools on the roadside. The horses complain that they are detained too long by the owner’s gossiping—and the runaway was a m'§d form of protest.

The other day a man lay dying at a Wellington lodging-house and he decided that he would make his will. He had already searched fruitlessly for relatives and it was not very clear whom he should benefit. Various charities and the hospital were vainly suggested to him. Eventually he decided that the landlady of the lodginghouse should be his beneficiary, because of the kindness she had shown him during his illness. Thus it was done, and on .the day that he made his will he died. In| due course the will was taken to a solicitor as the first step towards obtaining probate, and then it was discovered that under section 15 of the Statute of Wills the gift to the lady of the lodging-house (a matter of /1600) was void by reason of the fact that the lady’s husband was one of the attesting Witnesses to the execution of the will; The Trustee, who should he fail to find relatives of the deceased, will doubtless recommend the CroWn to give effect to the informal document,

Sir Joseph and Lady Ward will proceed to Palmerston from Wellington on Wednesday morning to attend the opening of the Awahou bridge over the Pohangina river. We acknowledge with thanks a souvenir of the sculling race to take place between Stanbury and Webb at Wanganui on Boxing Day. It takes the form of a postcard with photos of the two oarsmen and a view of the river. The souvenir is issued by Messrs H. Jones and Son, of Wanganui. A meeting of the Manawatu Flaxmills Employees Union was held last night. The business was to receive ballot papers for application to the Conciliation Board for settlement of wages claim with the employers. As a result of the ballot the secretary has been in: structed to take the necessary, steps towards siting the employees to the Board. In a previous issue we set out the demands of the Union.

In a recent issue of Punch is a cartoon of some interest to colonials, and which shows that we are not forgotten at Home. The scene depicted is a butcher’s shop wherein are seen an affable butcher and an austere dame. The old lady asks, “Are you sure that it is English mutton?” “Well—er” the merry butcher replies, “born in New Zealand, madam, but of English parents.” No doubt, the butcher’s reply should have been doubly satisfactory.

The young pastor was examining the Sunday school and asked the class just in front of him if any of them could tell anything about the Apostle Peter. A little girl raised her hand. ‘ ‘ Come up here, my little lady, ’ ’ said the minister. I am much gratified to see that you have remembered your lesspn. Now, tell the school what you know about Peter. ” The little girl was quite willing, and commenced— “ Peter, Peter, pumpkineater, had a wife and couldn’t keep her, put her in a ” But they never heard where he put her .on account of the general uproar. A splendid assortment of wedding invitation and fancy cards now in stock. All kinds of commercial and general printing and bookbinding undertaken. A Friend of the Family. Is Dr. Sheldon’s New Discovery, the well-known remedy for all Chest and Lung Troubles; Is 6d and 33 per bottle. Obtainable at E. Healey’s, chemist, agent, CHRISTCHURCH EXHIBITION Intending visitors to the Exhibition will do well by visiting Watchobn Stiles <fc Co, and inspecting the:r magnificent range of footwear comprising the leading shapes and fittings in American, Enghah, and Colonial boots and shoes, for men, forworacn .for children, at all prices, over 1,000 pairs to select from. Inspection invited without being pressed to purchase,*