LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3755, 23 February 1907, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

According to Dr. Pomare, Te Whiti, the Parihaka prophet, is over ninety years ot age. Mr J. W. Rough, architect, invites tenders for the erection of a cottage for Mr Osboldstone. The Sandon tennis representatives are playing the local club at Foxton to day.

The Stratford Farmers’ Cooperative Association paid out on the 20th inst. to milk suppliers. The Norddeutscher Lloyd Company, in celebration of its jubilee, divided among its seamen, officers and workmen.

The Foxton cricket representatives are trying conclusions with the Old Boys (Palmerston) at the local Park to-day, Mrs Oliver, late of Palmerston N. has opened a boarding house in Union St, where first-class board and lodging including washing and mending, can be obtained for 18s per week.

Mr R. G. Hickson notifies elsewhere that on and after March ist next, cash must accompany all orders for coal. Customers are requested not to ask for credit, as a refusal may offend. All outstanding accounts must be paid on or before March 23rd. The performance at the Theatre d ’ 1 ‘ Arabigu, Paris, was stopped for twenty minutes recently while the audience insisted on a woman removing a large hat which she was wearing. Shortiy afterwards the woman left the house on the advice of the police commissary. A Chinaman’s Reasoning.—A Chinaman is speaking to himself as he irons a shirt. Picks up a shirt showing evidence of haying been well cared for, and says.— “Bachelor.” “ Him landlady fix him!” Picks up another, buttonless, and all frayed at the neck and wrists : “ Mallied man!”

The Hon; Jas. Carroll must have had a smile on his face as he penned the telegram to the Maoris who wished to have intoxicating liquor at Tohu’s tapgi. The Native Minister informed them—‘l The wells of sorrow were much too sacred to be adulterated with such vile stuff as liquor.”

Miss Evangeline Booth conducted a meeting, attended by 4000 persons at the Carnegie Hall, New York, in memory of the Salvationists who were lost in the steamer Earchmpnt, off the coast of Rhode Island State, and who sang “ Onward Christian Soldiers ” while other passengers, men and women were fighting for the boats. In England the law is no respecter of persons—only personages ! Two outcasts, sick and hungry, broke a window so as to get to gaol. They got there —five years each. A society woman who, while under the influence of absinthe, flogged a kitchenmaid on the bare back with a wire toasting fork until she fainted, was fined ! Same day, same Court.

At the Taihape Police Court on Saturday, Mr J. P. Aldridge, J.P., in sentencing a prisoner to one month in the Wanganui goal for indecent language, said that bad language was not becoming less in Taihape, and the Bench would in future send those charged with this offence to goal, as the infliction of fines did not appear to bring about the desired result.

A new milking machine has just been invented, and it is said to be in successful operation at Dayton, Ohio. It is an electric motor, which fastens to the rump of the cow, the electricity being generated by a small dynamo attached t o her tail. She switches her tail, the dynamo starts, and by means of a bevel gear and block and tackle, the milk is extracted, strained, and the pail and strainer hung up to dry. \

Direct telephonic communication between Masterton and Wellington was inaugurated this morning, and proved eminently satisfactory. Martin Madigau of Ormondville, was thrown out of his trap while returning from the Woodville races on Thursday, his neck being dislocated. Death ensued about ten hours later.

A special meeting of the Borough Courcil will be held on Monday night to decide which company shall undertake the lighting of the borough with coal gas. The Council has decided to dispose of this matter without further delay. After the Conqueror —Chainstitch gelding Toa Tuhi had won the Scurry at Woodville on Thursday, he was sold by auction to Mr J. Lambess, Foxton, for 141 guineas. The horse was sold on account of the late Herbert Austin’s estate.

Speaking at the banquet tendered to Mr Stewart recently, the master of the Orua Bridge School stated that the Maoris took a keen interest in the educational welfare of their children. One dusky parent said he wanted one of his boys to be a doctor and the other a lawyer. The master was looked up periodically and instructed as follows: —“You ram him, never mind, I don’t care, put plenty into his head I —he can stand it.”

The St, Patrick’s Day Sports and Picnic committee are leaving no stone unturned to make the gathering in the Palmerston show ground a pronounced success. They have arranged the quarter mile running track seperate from the horse' jumps and 120 yards hurdle track is being prepared in centre of the oval. Everything will be arranged before the day of the sports so that there will be no confusion. Nominations are coming in from all parts of the district and only fine weather is required to make the sports an undoubted success.

When proposing the toast, “ outside schools ” at the banquet the other evening Mr Stewart stated that the low wages paid by the Board to teachers was a radical defect. Capable young fellows would not enter the profession on this account. He instanced the case of two lads pupils of the ,Foxton school. One decided to take up teaching and the other went to a flaxmill. The first year the former received £3O, second year third year £\o and fouth year The latter received the first year, the second and the third. The-Secretary of the Canterbury Rugby Union has received a letter from the University of California, which suggests the possibility of a visit from a football team during the present year. The team will consist of at least twenty players, and it is proposed that they shall arrive in Auckland on June 10, leaving for Sydney on July 22, and commencing the return journey to America on August 5. The team are prepared to play matches in the chief centres of the colony, the principal match of the tour, if possible, to be played in Auckland just prior to the date of departure for Sydney.

A horse was struck by lightning and killed in a paddock at Aramoho on Saturday afternoon last during the heavy thunderstorm which was then experienced, says the Herald. The horse was standing under a pine tree, the bark of which was torn off by the lightning. A well-konwn resident of that suburb also had a narrow escape from serious injury during the progress of the storm. He was holding a horse on the River Bank Road when he observed the lightning strike the side ot the bank. The electricity travelled towards him, and gave him a severe shock, disabling one of his arms for the time being.

In a country township along the coast some young fellows go to the only store to kill time, and lounge and yawn till their brains get weary ; then they prop themselves against the outside of the store, gaze about for a time, and eventually go home. A few nights ago a man had occasion to go to the store to post a letter, and not seeing any too well, jammed the letter into an aperture, which he surmised was the letter-box. When the letter had half disappeared, a protest by way of a smothered sound and a shuffle came from the vicinity of the letter box. Then it dawned on the man that he was trying to post a letter down the throat of one of the young fellows whom he had caught yawning. ‘ ‘ Good lord ’ ’ said he, “ your mouth is big enough to put a parcel in. ’ ’ The young fellow said if it had bee n fruit it would not have been so bad.

Amongst the many fine stands at the International Exhibition at Christchurch, there is none which attracts more attention or which is more admired than that of Messrs E. Reynolds and Co. limited, Cycle dealers, of Wellington. This magnificent exhibit includes a very large show of the famous RudgeWhitworth machines aptly named “Britain’s best bicycle ” and for which the firm are sole New Zealand agents. Another section of the stand is devoted to the well-known Clincher tyres made by the North British Rubber Co., one of the largest rubber concerns in the world, and whose products are handled by the firm. Our readers when visiting the exhibition will do well to give this exhibit special attention, and to obtain the catalogues and other illustrated matter which are given. Those who are unable to visit Christchurch should write to Messrs E. Reynolds and Co., Etd., Victoria-street, Wellington, for these booklets, which will be sent post free.—Advt

The beach is still attracting a large number of visitors. Montgomery’s Entertainers appear at Foxton next Friday night. A wheel cap, lost between Foxton and Moutoa, is advertised for. Reward.

H. Williams publishes a challenge in this issue, wherein he is prepared to back H. W. Robinson from £$ up to £SO to cut flax with any man in the Manawatu district.

The Minister for Agriculture has appointed two new hemp graders —Messrs W. h. Rutherford and William Petrie.

The production of “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by the Devin Dramatic Company, was much appreciated by the local audience last Wednesday night. A elderly man named Turner, was found hanging in the old grandstand at Sanson yesterday. He had apparently been dead several days.

We have been forwarded some splendid specimens of cooking apples from the garden of Mrs Sullivan, of the Avenue. Mrs Sullivan can fulfil orders for same.

After waiting two years Foxton’s request for more J’s.P- has been acceded to. Mr Frankland to-day has been asked to WIRE his sanction to an appointment.

Mrs Hussey, bookseller and stationer, has removed into her new shop, a few doors .higher up the street. The premises she has vacated are occupied by Mr Cargill, baker.

Will the individual who removed' a small grindstone with iron water trough and handle complete, from this office, kindly return same before the matter is placed in the hands of the police. The deer liberated by South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society on the Albury ranges have done so well that they are now becoming a nuisance to farmers, whose crops they now eat. A lady who met with an accident in Petone some time ago and made a claim of on the Borough Council wrote as follows to the Town Clerk: —“ One of the boards has been omitted, and I slipped on this board and fell through it.” An old resident of Otaki, Mr F. W. Bills, died on Wednesday night, aged fifty-eight years. The deceased, who was born in Wel- : lington, went through a good deal of pioneering work of the early days. He leaves a widow and a son and daughter. The Secretary of the Flaxmills Employees Union yesterday received a notification from the Clerk of Awards that employers are forwarding the dispute recently heard before the Conciliation Board to the Arbitration Court for settlement.

A lady, who has been carrying on the trade of a “ -clairvoyant,” under tbe name of “ Madame Moore, London Society clairvoyant,”, at Gisborne, Palmersotn North,Wan-, ganul and Waihi, did not exercise her remarkable gifts to any pur- , pose in Auckland, for she was sentenced to six months’ imprsionment on a charge of having insufficient lawful means of support. Speaking at a meeting of the Dental Association, Mr Aschman said that most parents regarded toothache as the natural and correct thing for children to have, and appeared to regard a child: who did not have toothache as an abnormality. The parents’chief concern seemed to him to be as to the nature of the bribe to be offered to the child to go down town and have the tooth pulled out.

Mr Clemett, local postmaster, retrned to his duty this week after spending his month’s leave of absence in the Auckland province. His holiday was marred by two weeks serious illnets in the Thames —in fact his medical attendant became alarmed at the symptoms, However, he pulled round and was able to visit Whangarei and Rotorua before returning. The Harvest Thanksgiving Services in connection with the Methodist Church will be held tomorrow. The Rev. J. Southern will be the preacher. Evening subject “The Forgotten Sheaf.’’ At 3 o’clock a special musical service will be held. Authems will be contributed by the choir, and solos by Mrs Harris, of Levin. A short address will be delivered by Mr H. Lowden, of Dunedin. At the evening service MrsHarris will also sing. Mr Longworth of Ashhurst is expected to sing at both services. Special harvest hymns and anthems will be rendered. The collections will lie in aid of the Church Funds, The Sale of Fruit etc., will be held on Monday night at 7.30.

Elderly people suffer much from, rheumatism, gout, sciatica, and lumbago. Eheuiio quickly cures b y driving out the excess uric acid frr jm the blood. All stores and chem‘ is ts 2/6 and 4/6. You just try it. ig

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