LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3756, 28 February 1907, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Slight showers of rain fell throughout this district this morning.

The quarterly meeting of the Mrnawatu Licensing Bench will be held at Marton on the yth prox. The St. Patrick’s Day Sports Association have extended the time of receiving entries from 2nd to 6th March.

Forty prisoners at Fremantle gaol refused to work, on the ground that one of their number had been flogged while he was allegedly in ill health. After considerable delay the malcontents obeyed orders. An enquiry will be held.

The assault case, Wall v. McDairmid, was adjourned by Mr Alf. Fraser, J.P., yesterday morning, till Monday next. This case is the outcome of a disagreement between the parties on the wharf recently. The defendant is the mate of the s.s. Charles Edward.

Wellington’s coroner made the alarming statement at an inquest published in another column, on a young man —a drink victim —that no less than 50 per cent, of the gruesome cases which came before him in his official capacity of coroner were due to drink.

The number of vessels which passed through the Suez Canal last year was 4116. Of these 2484 were British, 600 German, 272 French, 219 Dutch, 70 Russian, 91 Italian, and 139 Austrian. The transit receipts amounted to ,£4,554,672—a decrease over the previous year of ,£78,000.

The condition of Mr Nye, senr., is causing his relatives much anxiety. The old gentleman has been confined to his bed for many months past with an internal complaint. which has caused periodical bouts of intense pain. He, however, has borne up cheerfully, and has always been pleased to see old friends. A few days ago he took a bad turn and at present shows little improvement. An unusual sight was witnessed at Belvedere recently. A stoat (one of the vicious vermin imported to kill rabbits —also poultry) -was seen to ascend the branchless trunk of a dead tree and creep up to two starlings at the top. The birds flew away in great agitation, to the evident disappointment of the stoat, which .remained on its lofty perch- Presently a blackbird alighted on the tree, and after a short, sharp combat the animal scampered down the tree, pursued by the infuriated blackbird.—Carterton “ News.”

A Gonville resident, anxious to prove to bis own satisfaction whether the much-advertised Northern Star potato was so much superior to other well-known tubers, invested in a pound each of Northern Stars and Dakota Reds, which he planted in September or October last, says the Wanganui Herald. He dug and weighed the tubers on Saturday, the result being 64-lbs of Dakota Reds and 35lbs of Northern Star. With the exception of three pounds, the former were fine large marketable potatoes, while only a few pounds of the Stars were suitable for the table, being nearly all composed of small tubers. Mr A. Seifert, chairman Flaxmillers’ Association, has protested to the Minister for Agriculture against sending Mr Fulton, chief fibre expert, to St. Helena. In his reply the Minister says the Imperial Government at their own cost are obtaining the services of one of our experts to proceed to St. Helena, where it is intended to test the industry. Mr McNab also says:—“There being no law to prohibit the export of flax, roots and seeds, no action could be taken to stop it if it were deemed advisable to do so , but in my opinion it would be an erroneous policy for the colony to pursue in regard to its one perennial industry, seeing that it enjoys the privilege of having obtained from other countries almost every one of its other perennial industries.”

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The Slaughtermen’s strike continues in different parts of the colony. Mr P. H. Rae-Howard has been appointed by the Minister in charge of the State Fire Insurance Department, agent for Foxton and district.

Messrs Smale and Hay notify that they intend to close their Foxton drapery business in a fortnight’s time, during which period the stock will be sacrificed. All outstanding accounts must be settled. We understand that there is an agitation afoot to prevent the Council giving away the rights of the citizens to a private company to light the town. Exception was taken at a bare majority of the Council dealing with the matter. In the Supreme Court case of Harry Hamm v. John Stevens, M.H.R., the jury returned a verdict for ,£l5O as compensation for determination of plaintiff’s flaxmilling contract with defendant, and for ,£5 13s gd as settlement of accounts. Costs on the lowest scale were^allowed.

Some thirty years ago the late Mr Thynne planted some apple trees procured from a Nelson nurseryman. We were given a sample of the fruit from these trees. The colour of the skin is cream and pink, beautifully marked and the flesh is luscious. We can’t remember having ever seen a similar apple and we are informed that the late Mr Thynne was unable to ascertain its name.

A Wellington telegram states that while there would be no departure from the cardinal principles cf the Land Bill, Government would, of course, endeavour to perfect any weakness that might happen to present itself in the measure. Some people held that an increase in the graduated land tax, rather than the limitation of area, would better promote the desired end, and Mr Carroll was inclined to think that the former method was the least complicated. The two prisoners, Burke and Driscoll, who escaped from the Wellington gaol were recaptured at the other morning on the steamer Wakanui, lying at Taranaki street wharf. She was timed to leave for London at an early hour and detectives and warders searched her before leaving, finding the prisoners hiding behind a boiler. The men were brought before the Court, and Driscoll was sentenced to six mouths’ imprisonment and Burke to three months. We are indebted to Mr O. Austin, Secretary of the New Zealand Flaxmillers Association, t for information in reference to the new branding method of bales of hemp for export. A piece of wire, about 2ft long, with a tin tag on one end and a leather tag on the other, is to be packed in the bale at the mill, the end with the tin being in the centre, and the leather tag hanging out at the end of the bale. Upon the tin and leather tags the registered brand of the owner and the number of the bale will be stamped by the miller. Space will be left on the leather tag for the grade mark. This system will supercede the present method.

A kitchen tea was tendered to Miss Ruby Fraser by Mrs C. and the Misses Collins, at their residence, Union St. yesterday afternoon. Fully fifty ladies were present and each brought a useful article for the culinary department. And a brave display they made set out on the lawn. The collinder elbowed the pan fry, and the stew pan made love to the kettle, and the little dog laughed to see such sport and the dish ran away with the spoon. A most enjoyable afternoon was spent. A great attraction was the cup fortune teller. This dominoed and mysterious dame’s tent was fairly rushed by fair patrons and, judging by the merry laughter, some pleasant things are in store for the youth and beauty of this ancient town.

There has been a tremendous downpour in Melbourne, where an inch of rain fell in about threequarters of an hour. In one place the sudden downpour stopped a train by putting the fire out. The train rushed into the water that had gathered, and the impact caused a mighty fountain of water to rise 20ft or more. In the busiest street of Prahran tram passengers stood on the seats to keep dry, and in one large shop “ the male employees attired themselves in oilskins taken out of stock, and as they worked like ants to convey their goods to a place of safety they looked like so many stormbound mariners working in the hold to save their ship.” A well-built young fellow, named Edward Stidder, 24 years of age, an ex man-o’-warsman, and a stranger to the district, met with a serious accident on Tuesday evening. He had been given employment by a well-known native at Himatangi. While conveying his swag on horseback and opening a gate the swag apparently frightened the horse, which kicked out, striking him in the abdomen and causing a nasty wound. Accustomed to roughing it, Stidder did nut trouble about seeking medical advice till next day. He stated his case to Constable Woods who, with the assistance of Mrs Woods, made him comfortable in the cell and medical aid was called in. Dr Mandl stiched up and dressed the wound. He was removed to Shadbolt’s Hotel and was conveyed to the district hospital at Palmerston by this morning’s train.

Travellers should drink only WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS, for various reasons. Imagine someone ripping your back open with a red hot pitchfork—that’s lumbago. No reason to endure the agony. . Just try Rheujio. Has cured thousands —will you.

Advertiser wants to sell a Swift bicycle, before Saturday. Woodville’s gas plant cost a little over ,£IO,OOO. The monthly meeting of the Masonic Dodge will be held tomorrow night.

‘ ‘ May I get away now, Mr Chairman,” said a member at the , Opunake Road Board meeting, ‘ ‘ as I have to help to milk 70 cows to-night. ’ ’ The chairman Jet him go.

A young bull sixteen months old and landed in Buenus Ayres at a cost of ,£4OOO was ordered to be slaughtered by the sanitary authorities, presumably owing to some defect, but this did not deter the owner and a large number of friends from assembling to dine on the meat which was estimated to cost eight guineas per lb. The meat was tender and sweet, and declared to be the finest ever sampled in the Argentine.—Buenus Ayres “ Standard,” 14th November.

In some of the rural districts of France every boy or girl takes to school in the morning a handful of vegetables and puts them in a large pan of water. They are then washed by one of the older pupils, who take turns at performing this duty. Later, the vegetables are placed in a kettle with water and a piece of pork, and are cooked while the lessons are going on. At 11.30 o’clock each scholar has a bowl of hot soup. To cover the cost of fuel and meat the richer pupils pay a small sum each month. WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS Good, pure, wholesome and appetising;, Mrs Hamer, of the Economic has a special line of lace curtains at is 1 id per pair, see them.* Furnish your home right through with Watchorn Stiles and Co.’s Linoleums, Damasks, Curtains, sheetings at Bargain prices.*

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