LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3762, 21 March 1907, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

The flood waters of the Manawatu are rapidly subsiding. In another column is published the Easter train arrangements. Mr. J. B, Harcourt was the successful shareholder to draw in the United Building Society’s recent ballot at Wellington. .

An employee at the Rope Works got his hand caught in some machinery this afternoon, badly crushing it. No bones however, were broken. Dr. Mandl attended the sufferer. Mr Thos. Rimmer has almost completed Mrs Whyte’s imposing dwelling in Ctyde street, the paperhangers are putting on the finishing touches. He is also erecting a building in Clyde street for Mr Hamer, a dwelling house in the Avenue for Mr Betty, shop and dwelling at Himitangi, and a cottage at Shannon. • What might have been a serious accident was narrowly averted at Motuiti last night. A Sandon resident was driving a buggy and. pair alongside the railway line when the incoming Foxton train came along towards him. The driver for some apparent reason, did not pull the horses off, and the engine struck the near horse on the nose in passing. The train pulled up and upon inquiry it was found that beyond the unnfortunate horse’s nose being a little damaged, nothing more serious had happened.

A progressive Euchre Tournament was started after the business was disposed of at the last meeting of the local Oddfellows lodge. Bros. Robinson and Diamant won two games in the single’s. Supper was partaken of during the evening, which was served up in Bros. Hickson’s and Dobson’s very best style. After supper the evening’s enjoyment was brought to a close with vocal items from Bros. Baskiville and Ashmore. The next programme includes chess and draughts also musical and vocal items. The next meeting being the quarterly summoned meeting it is necessary that all members should attend.

Mr R. O. Jarrett, who will dea lecture and give a demonstration of physical culture exercises, deepbreathing, etc. on ’the afternoon and evening of next Wednesday, has a • display ot photos of pupils past and present in the Red Bird cycle shop window. These pupils are all magnificently developed. Included in the series is Mr G. H. Marshall, who recently won the Sandow gold medal for the best developed man for the month of May. The photos of two lady pupils from Palmerston North are shown in the window of the White House, showing the costumes worn at class work. WOLFE’S SCNAPPPS tones the stomach and invigorates the bowels. 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/® P er bottle. Try it. ' 16

The one - and - a - half - millionth visitor to the Exhibition was Miss Dora Burgh, a native of Wellington.

Mr P. S. Hay, Engineer-in Chief of the Public Works Department, died in Wellington on Tuesday night. It is announced that King Edward and Queen Alexandra will proceed in the Royal yacht to Cafthagena on an official visit to King Alfonso early in April.

Mr Knox Gilmer (youngest son of the Hon. Hamilton Gilmer, M. L. C.), dentist, bowler, etc. , is to wed Miss May Seddon early in July. ■ Mrs Hussey notifies that she has opened up a consignment of new books and fancy goods. Orders taken for all classes of knitted or woollen work.

{We remind all burgesses who possess the necessary voting qualifications, to see that their names are handed in to the Town Clerk. Application forms may also be obtained for this purpose. All interested in rowing matters will be pleased to learn that the local rowing club intend holding a regatta on April 24th. The committee intend to make the affair a success.

M. Moussac, Mayor of Eieuran-les-Beziers (France), dropped lifeless while out walking recently. The following day he was being put into his coffin, when a friend thought he detected a slight movement of the pulse. The doctor was hastily summoned and pronounced the “dead ” to be alive, M. Moussac, who was in a state of catalepsy, remained unconscious for some days. In connection with the death of Dr. Giuseppe Eapponi, the Pope’s physician, it is a remarkable coincidence that some weeks ago a sick monk, attended by Dr. Eapponi, prophesied his own death in 48 hours, the death of a comrade within a fortnight, and the death of Dr. Eapponi within three months. Each of the predictions has been fulfilled.

The scholars and teachers of All Saints Sunday School presented Mrs W. S. Stewart, who for upwards of 14 years has officiated as a teacher and superintendent, with two, handsomely bound books last Sunday. Miss Cresswell, in a few well-chosen remarks, made the presentation. The books were handed to Mrs Stewart by two little girls. Mrs Stewart suitably responded. In the return gathered at last census one wife in the colony was entered as being between the ages of 14 and 15 years, and one became a widow between the ages ot 15 and 16 years, whilst one wife was divorced between 18 and 19 years of age. There were two husbands in the colony at the census between the ages of 17 and 18 years, and 44 between 19 and 20 years. There were 19 wives returned as between 17 and x 8 years, 249 between 18 and 20 years, and 1101 betweeen 20 and 21 years. The herd of eight chamois, presented to New Zealand by the Emperor of Austria, is valued at The chamois, or goat antelope, is a snow-line animal, which revels in steep, mountainous country, where it displays an agility and sure-footedness that has never been equalled by any other mountain animal. It is the intention of the Tourist Department to liberate the chamois in the Mount Cook district, whither they will be taken immediately. A West Coast paper regales its readers with the following important news item : On Tuesday Mr George White discovered the artificial arm worn by the late Mr. Dan Mutton, who was supposed to have been drowned near the Old Diggings while out on the Buller River in his boat some two years ago. The limb is made of manuka, with a leather covering, which has been identified by Mr. A. Reaver, who supplied the leather. The remnant is now in Sergeant Cullen’s possession.

The bleaching experiments lately carried on at Messrs Eind and O’Connor’s flax-mill, at Foxton, are now completed, and no more experiments are required to be made. The parties interested are thoroughly satisfied that their process is the one and only one that is practicable for bleaching New Zealand hemp on a commercial basis and at small cost. Mr Wingate, the company’s expert is on his way to Eondon to get standard bleaching plants made, and on his return a plant will be installed for practical work at a mill of easy access to the public before the plants are actually put on the market.

R. Collins, practical up holsterer (late of Strange and Co. Christchurch), is prepared to re-cover couches, lounges, sofas, chairs etc. Highest class of work undertaken. Address: C/o. P, Hennessy and Co, The Peril of our Time Is lung disease. Dr. Sheldon’s New Discovery for Coughs, Colds, and Consumption cures lung trouble. Small dose. Pleasant to take. Every bottle guaranteed. Obtainable at E. Healey’s chemist, agent, WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS. The purest tonic and stimulant.