LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3762, 19 March 1907, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

St. Patrick’s Day sports and and picnic in the Show grounds, Palmerston, to-morrow.

The living rooms at the local post office yesterday were leaking like a sieve.

Constable Woods has sent out registration notices to over 50 factories in this district. Mr Martin, the well-known artisian well-sinker, suffered from a stroke of apoplexy on Saturday night. He is making a satisfactory recoverv.

Heavy rains fell on Sunday and continued yesterday and last night throughout this district, All the rivers and creeks are in a flooded state. Similar weather has been expereinced throughout other districts in the North Island.

The police yesterday arrested John Kinley, a probationer, and he was convej'ed to Wellington today ,to be sentenced by the Chief Justice. It will be remembered that Kinley was recently arrested by the police for drunkenness during the currency of his probationary term.

A daryman near Bell Block who is well-known for the quality of stock he keeps and breeds, has a heard of pure Jerseys which up to now, says the Taranaki News, have averaged him fifteen guineas apiece for the season. This is a remarkably good result even when prices for butter fat are so good as they have been during the past season, and demonstrates what can be done with breeds of the right kind.

A good deal of drunkenness was noticeable in Foxton on Saturday night. We don’t know what created the “thirst.” It is astonishing to think that men —splendid young fellows, most of them —find enjoyment in pouring glass after of liquor down their throats until they lose their senses and commit acts of folly and finally end up by having their names placed on the prison records. Of course, that’s their business—but its expensive “fun.”

MrNicol will preach his farewell sertnon at the local Presbyterion Church next Sunday morning.

We are reliably informed that Mr William Collins intends to stand for the Mayoralty. Messrs E. Reynolds and Co. Ltd., Victoria and Willis Streets, Wellington, are inaugurating their winter sports’ season by landing heavy shipments of all classes of high grade sporting goods. Enthusiastic followers of football, hockey and golf will find all their wants catered for at the most reasonable prices, while special concessions are made to clubs. We advise our readers to write to the firm for prices and further particulars.— Advt.

>A visitor to one of the local freezing works remarked on leaving, says the Timaru Herald, that the work of the slaughtermen provided an almost ideal exercise; that a freezing works butcher requires no ‘ ‘ Sandow. ’ ’ Every muscle of the body appears to be called into rapid and forceful exercise by successive, movements in the course of dealing with each sheep. In this respect the butcher probably has an advantage over every other tradesman, in the world.

An accused man in the Sydney Criminal Court was very emphatic in his protests that he was not guilty of the robbery with which he was charged, and said he hoped he might die in the dock if he were guilty. In concluding his brief advice to the accused, his Honor told a story of an English Judge who, after listening patiently to the demands of a prisoner that he might be struck dead if he were guilty, said, “As Providence refuses to interfere, I sentence you to five years’ penal servitude.” ‘ ‘ The duly qualified physicians and surgeons at present on the New Zealand register and actually practising in the colcny number, roughly, 600,” said Dr. Barnett at the opening of the New Zealand Medical Congress at Dunedin, recentlv. “The population of New Zealand is in round numbers 960,000; so that we have here one doctor to about every 16,000 of the inhabitants. The membership of our Medical Assocation now totals 361, I feel proud to think that in addition to a climate of unrivalled salubrity, there may be another factor—namely, the influence of our medical service—responsible in some degree for the remarkable lowness of the death-rate in New Zealand—9.27 per 1000, the lowest death-rate in the civilised world.”

Mutton received a good character in a recent case in London, in which proceedings were taken against a butcher for supplying diseased pork. Mr Montagu Lush (for the defence): Pork is like milk, that it is the most receptive of these bacillic poisons ? Dr. Ross: Yes, pork and veal. There is a meat which has never poisoned anybody. Mutton and lamb never poisoned anybody. That is an interesting fact. (Laughter.) The judge : You may eat as much frozen mutton and lamb as you like? Witness: Yes, they have never been able to rake up a case against mutton. Nobody has ever been poisoned by it.

Mr Holman Hunt, the artist, was in an auctioneer’s office when he was a boy, He was always sketching on odd bits of paper and on the blotting pad, but fortunately his employer was an amateur artist himself, and on wet days when there was ho work to be done he used to ask the boy into his room, and they would paint in company. At sixteen, Mr Hunt entered a firm of calico printers, and there he amused himselt in his spare time by 'drawing flies on a grass ground window in the factory. They were so life-like that his employer was always trying to brush them away, and got quite irritable about the matter.

An interesting experiment that is being watched with interest in the Rai and Pelorus, is at present being conducted by the local Stock Inspector under the super-vision of Mr John Moore, Stock Inspector. An area of about 30 acres of bush land, abutting on the Pelorus River, in the vicinity of the Pelorus Bridge, has been securely fenced, and 40 common goats have been placed in the enclosure. The blackberry pest has a particularly strong hold inside the fenced in area and on the adjacent roadside, but already the ravages of the goats are visible in all directions. They are very partial to the young shoots and leaves of the blackberry, and it seems certain they will solve the problem of keeping the pest in check .—Exchange. An instance of “ love at first sight ” is recorded from a town not a hundred miles from the centre of New Plymouth, The man — he was a dashing, debonair young fellow who was connected with a travelling company. The woman she was a lavourte dispenser of good things at a popular hostelry. They met last week for the first time. He swore he had met his counterpart * she was indifferent, and then interested. He swore that he would marry her within a week; she smiled. Yesterday they met again. “ Now or never, ”he exclaimed. “ What will the people say about it, ” she answered. ‘ ‘ Hang the people ; I want you. Come along to the Registry Office and we will get switched up !’* Five minutes later they were ascending the stairs of the Registrar, and a few minutes later they returned as man and wife ! They had known each other exactly four days, and started on their honeymoon yesterday as happy as if the period of engagement had been four years instead of four days.—News.

A notice to owners of unregistered dogs appearsfin this issue. , The local State School was closed yesterday, in honour of Ireland’s Patron Saint. Besses o’ the’ Barn Band are playing at the Levin Races to-day. A number of local people are in attendance.

The upper reaches of the Manawatu are in a high state of flood. The water was rapidly rising at Moutoa this morning. Messrs Langley Bros., of Foxton, are providing the catering at the Feilding races at Easter. Patrons can therefore rely upon “a good square meal.” The Borough Council call applications for the combined position of Inspector of Nuisances and Inspector of Buildings at a salary of £2O per annum. Schedule of duties can be seen at the Council Chambers. Applications close at 7 p.m. on the 27th inst. The Rev. Father. Hays, who returned to England from New Zealand fully restored in health has been busily engaged since his return in preaching tours in England and Ireland. He has resigned his charge of the parish of Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, with the intention of devoting his whole time to the temperance cause.

The funeral of the late Archdeacon Samuel Williams took place at Te Aute on Sunday afternoon. There was a large and representative gathering of both Europeans and natives. The funeral cortege was one of the largest ever yet seen .'in Hawke’s Bay. A memorial service was held in the Napier Cathedral on Friday evening.

Several hundred people assembled at the railway station on Saturday night to welcome back the local school cadets. The lads got a great reception by parents, sisters and brothers. They looked remarkably well and had enjoyed the trip of their lives. The Band played the lads to the Post Office, where, after giving three ringing cheers for Adjutant Adams and they were dismissed. A strange occurrence is reported from Brighton by the Dunedin Star. A little girl named Kathleen Gawne, three years of age, was wading in the sea, when she suddenly called out, spun round three times, and fell. When she was brought on shore her colour rapidly changed to a livid hue, and she has been semi-conscious and in a critical condition ever since. It is surmised that she was stung by a stingeray.

A well-bred black cross retrieverspaniel dog, belonging to Mr Hornblow, was badly mangled by the engine on arrival oi Saturday night’s train. It appears that the dog was in the track and made an attempt to leap up' the concrete platform as the train approached, but slipped back and had three of its legs crushed beneath the wheels of the locomotive. It was destroyed. The faithful and intelligent animal was highly-prized by the owner and members of the family. This should act as a warning, to residents who allow dogs to follow them to the railway station.

Messrs Jackson and Swift, our local nurserymen, planted a patch of tobacco seed some time ago. A splendid crop was the result, some of the leaves attaining gigantic proportions. Experiments were made in manufacturing tobacco, and the plugs and cigars were highly praised by devotees of “ My Lady Nicotine.” Our representative tried a “ pipe ” yesterday, and said the flavour was equal to many of the brands of the muchadvertised imported article. It is an open question whether the tobacco manufacturing industry would be a payable concern. However, one thing is certain, the plant will flourish in this locality in greater luxuriance than in its native soil.

The agonising pain, stiffness, and soreness of the joints and muscles, felt by sufferers from rheumatism, is quickly removed by Eheumo. All. chemists and stores, 2/6 and 4/6 per bottle. Try it. 16

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Boils and Carbuncles. Boils beginas little pimples. If Dr. Sheldon’s Magnetic Liniment is well rubbed in at this time, they will disappear, and give you no further trouble. If a boil is developed, blood and matter must be squeezed out, and the wound dressed with Dr. Sheldon’s Magnetic Liniment. Persons suffering from boils should rub the parts affected thoroughly twice a day with Dr. Sheldon’s Magnetic Liniment. This will prevent the growth of a whole crop of boils. Obtainable from E. Healey, chemist, agent. Many have testified RnEUMohas permanently cured them from rheumatism, etc., after all other remedies had failed. AH chemists and stores, 2/6 and 4/6, 15