LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3759, 7 March 1907, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Owing to a rise in oats, oatmeal has gone up in price, sixpence per bag. We are pleased to be able to report that there is a slight improvement in the condition of Mr Geo. Nye. Mrs Eddy, according to New York telegrams, has offered her son a large sum to forego all his claims against her and the Christian Scientists.

A motion has been filed in the Wellington Supreme Court, on behalf of the Law Society, to strike the name of H. S. Izard off the roll ot solicitors. Izard is serving five years in gaol for misappropriation of trust funds.

The Secretary of the Flaxmills Employees Union desires to notify the members that in future meetings will be held in the registered office. A special meeting is to be held on Monday next subsequent to the ordinary meeting. The death occurred at New Plymouth yesterday morning of Mr J. C. George, for 50 years a resident of New Plymouth. He was one of the proprietors of the Crown Dairy Company and the pioneer of the Dairy factory industry, and was aged 62. Mr Henry Emens, a very old and highly respected • resident of Marton, died on Friday at Wanganui Hospital. Deceased was a pioneer settler of Rangitikei. He settled in Bulls about 50 years ago, having driven up the coast in a bullock-dray. The cause of death was an internal trouble, and during his short illness he suffered much pain.

Mr Dennis Quill, proprietor of the Railway Hotel, Otaki, died at an early hour on Monday morning. Deceased was born in County Kerry, Ireland, in the year- 1854. He came out to New Zealand over 25 years ago, and settled down at Wellington. In 1892 he erected the Railway Hotel, and has remained in the hotel ever since. He was a member of the Hibernian Society, of Wellington, for many years. He leaves a wife and five children (three sons and two daughters) to mourn their loss.

For many years (says a recent English paper; a weird figure, clad in a red chintz dress, has haunted a farmhouse oil the Thorney estate, in the Cambridgeshire Fens. During the creepy hours of the night it appeared in one particular’ bedroom, and pointed a long, lean finger to the roof. Then it vanished. Sometimes guests have slept in the room, and two tell of precisely the same experience, though Mrs Russell, who lives near, adds that the spectral figure ‘ ‘ made a rattling noise which she will never forget.” The house was long occupied by the Caves, a noted Feu family, and afterwards by Mr William Fullard, one of whose daugthers is Lady Wise. A new tenant of the house, Mr Bettinson, a Norfolk yeoman, has been investigating the beams above the room, and found secreted there the will of John Caves, relating to an estate worth about ,£IO,OOO made in 1797. Probably the mystic lady’s perambulations will now cease.

Next month the burgesses will be called upon to elect a Mayor and Councillors. Ratepayers and householders should see to it that their names appear on the roll.

John Kinley was again arrested by the police for drunkenness on Tuesday evening, and brought before Mr Thomas Riraraer, J.P., and fined £3 or seven days. Fine paid.

Messrs Nash and Co., have imported and are now showing some handsome and massive brass-railed bedsteads, and inspection of same is respectfully invited. The prices are right and the articles the best yet imported into this district. At Blenheim the other day Mrs M. A. Smith recovered from Messrs Wirth Bros., the circus proprietors, for damage sustained through putting her foot in a hole in the ground on which the circus was being held. Rats are very fond of grapes,-as Mrs R, Prouse, of Levin, says the Farmer, has this year discovered to her cost, she having had a considerable quantity destroyed iu her vinery this season, by these mischievous animals. It is not often that we find the five vowels in a word of six letters, but the Maori word Oapuei, the name of a road in the Ngatimaru riding of the Clifton County, contains the whole set.

It is said that- a great many of the late Tohu’s followers will place themselves under Te Whiti’s wing. Te Whiti, of course, will never die, and the Maoris referred to merely transfer their adoration to him pending Tohu’s resurrection. Count Reventlow, the naval ex“ pert, condemns many of the German battleships, and declares them to be absolutely uuseaworthy, seventeen being mere floating coffins. He adds that it is impossible under such conditions for Germany to contemplate war with equanimity. .

At Wairaata, in the hollow in a large tree, human remains have been found, with a rifle alongside, and the remains of a handbag. There is nothing to identify the deceased. The death must have occurred many years ago. The supposition is that the man was wounded during the native trouble many years ago, and took refuge in the tree where he died.

“ Two Irishmen were talking about the Standard Oil Comany, ” said Mr Henry Clows, an Amercan financier, in a recent speech at Providence, Rhode Island. “ Do you think Rockefeller’s money is tainted? ” said one. Yes, it has two taints on it, ” said Pat, “ tain’t yours and tain’t mine. ”

At Masterton a meeting attended by eighty residents recently, it was decided to form a New Zealand Anti-Asiatic League, with headquarters at Masterton. i The league will approach the Government from time to time on matters affecting anti-Asiatic legislation. An old and respected pioneer resident of Masterton passed away on Monday at his residence, Upper Plain, in the person of Mr Edwin Meredith, aged eighty. He was born in Tasmania, and was the son of an old Peninsular officer. He came to New Zealand fifty-seven years ago, taking up a Crown run of 80,000 acres in Otago. He removed in 1879 to Llandaff, on Upper Plain, Masterton, where he has resided since. He leaves many descendants

Our respected fellow townsman, Mr A. Jonson, received the sad intelligence from Dannervirke on Monday last that his brother (Mr John Adolph Jonson) had died suddenly. It appears that deceased died from heart disease while riding his bicycle on Sunday morning. He was 67 yeais of age. He leaves a widow and three children to mourn their loss. Deceased had been 34 years in the colony and was well-known in Palmerston, Foxton and Dannevirke. The funeral took place on Tuesday. An instructor in a certain boys’ school is noted among his pupils for his difficult examination questions. One of the youthful students after struggling over a particularly strenuous list of questions in geography, came upon the following query, which completely stumped him ;— M Name twelve animals of the polar regions. ’ ’ The youngster scratched his head, but finally, under the spell;of a sudden inspiration, wrote: .“Six seals and six polar bears.”' The professor was so pleased .with-the pupil’s cleverness that he marked his paper 100 per cent:

' A. trio pf Moutoa settlers were introduced to the Acting-Postmaster-General (Hon. Dr, Findlay) yesterday for the purpose of complaining against the diversion of the Foxton mail service from Shannon to Devin. It was argued that a greater number of settlers received the benefit of the service from Shannon than of that from Devin, and that the mails going by way ot Shannon were very rarely stop; ped on account of the state of the river at the punt. Dr. Findlay promised that the representations made would be referred to the departmental officers. He reminded the deputation, however, that it had been considered there was no necessity for three services a day from Foxton to the railway line, as formerly provided, so the department discontinued the daily service from Foxton to Devin. , Then, as a result of an agitation, Sir Joseph Ward had come to the conclusion that there was a more clamant need for one service to Devin and one to Shannon than for two to Shan-: non. Hence the alteration. The Minister sympathised with a further request for the establishment of a telephone at the Moutoa Post Office.

Messrs Sutherland and Rough have a staunch horse for sale. We remind shareholders in the Foxton Co-operative Building Society ot the meeting to be held in Perreau’s rooms to-morrow night. Mr H. C. J. Holyoake, oi Riwaka, Nelson, writes us that he hears there is a scarcity ot fruit in this district and is prepared to supply orders. Mr W. S. Stewart is acting as temporary master of the local State School during the absence of Mr Adams.

Mr P. Hennessy has his furniture dept, stocked with all classes of furnishings, including an excellent assortment of toilet sets. Inspection invited.

A lady of high rank in England laments the tendency amongst young ladies in society to marry beneath them. The chaffeur, for some reason or other, has, it appears, an extraordinary fascination for well-born girls, and several heiresses have recently insisted upon marrying these heroes in leather coats and leggings.

The local Postmaster has received the following notice from headquarters:—“Owing to continued disarrangement of San Francisco mail service no mails for Great Britain will be sent or received by that route for the present. Every opportunity via Suez to be availed of. Subsidised connecting steamers to Sydney leave Wellington o nßth inst. and fortnightly thereafter. We have been shown some very fine samples of art needlework done by Mrs Allen and her daughter, both of whom are invalids. The work may be inspected at Mrs Allen’s residence, Thynne St. We hope anyone in need, of such articles for presents will not pass Mrs Allen and her daughter by. The work done by Miss Allen, who has suffered from partial paralysis for many years, is exceedingly good. The prices asked for the goods are exceptionally moderate. The local railway station presented quite an animated appearance this morning. Parents, brothers, and sisters of the cadets assembled to see the boys off. The lads’ faces beamed with pleasure, and they looked very smart in their tartan caps, white collars, blue jersies with yellow cuffs, and neat haversacks. They occupied two carriages, and were in charge of Messrs Adams and Gordon. Cheers were given as the train moved off, and everyone wished, the boys a very happy time and a safe return. We have arranged to publish any item of interest in connection with the trip.

An ordinary and special meeting of the Manawatu County Council will be held on Wednesday, the 13th at 11 a.m. and,2 p.m. respectively. The business of the special meeting will be (1) To make special order to raise a loan of (and make security therefor by way of special rate) to provide this Council’s share of the cost of construction of the Bridge over the Manawatu River near Shannon. (2) To make special order to raise a loan of ,£SOO (and make a security therefor by way of special rate) for the construction of the Koputaura road. (3) To make a special order to declare that certain weeds be declared noxious under “ The Noxious Weeds Act 1900.”

Gout and its kindred disease rheumatism, are caused by excess uric in the blood. If you suffer Rheumo will soon cure you. Give it a fair trial. 2/6 & 4/6. All stores. 20