LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3762, 11 April 1907, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

When the Japanese sailors visited Masterton, Moano, the well-known Maori wrestler, challenged any of them to a bout at Ju-jitsu. The little brown men held a consultation and positively somewhat impressed by the Maori’s physical proportions, decided to let the challenge stand over till their next visit, when no doubt they will provide something particularly good to uphold the skill of their natural pastime against the aggresive native.

An original dodge to upset Mr Keir-Hardie’s meeting at Cambridge miscarried because of the arrangements being too complete. The idea was to capture him, imprison him in a room, and put up a bogus Mr Keir-Hardie on the platform, who was to talk nonsense. With this object one of the undergraduates was disguised as Mr Hardie. It was a realistic disguise, so realistic in fact that a number of his colleagues mistook him for Mr Keir-Hardie himself, collared him and despite his loud protests that he was nobody else but himself, thrust him into a room, locked the door, and then went away in search of further fun. Meanwhile Mr Keir-Hardie’s “double” es» caped from the room by lowering himself from the window by means of a rope. He at once declared himself to the leaders in the conspiracy, but by this time the real Mr Keir-Hardie had arrived at the hall in safetv, and so the plot to kidnap him fell through. Push the town along by giving your local drapers ypur trade and try Watchorn Stiles and Co. for the very best values.* For Bronchial Coughs take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 1/6 and 3/6

Messrs Cargill and Son, bakers and confectioners, have on view a very pretty two-decker wedding cake.

Arrangements for the appearance ot the Besses o’ th’ Barn Band at Foxton will be definitely arranged next Saturday. The Harvest Festival services in conjunction with All Saints church takes place this evening. The service will commence at 7.30 o’clock, and the Rev. G. B. Stevenson, of Palmerston, will preach the sermon. Hymns suitable to the occasion will be sung. Among the new blood to be nominated for seats on the Borough Council are Messrs Thos. Rimmer, P- H. Rae-Howard and G. W. Morgan. These gentleman are well-known and prominent citizens and they are looked upon as certainties. We understand that Mr M. Perreau is likely to stand for municipal honours. There was a large attendance at the wrestling exhibition last night in a marquee adjoining the Public Hall, when Pearce succeeded in throwing Dickson twice within the stipulated half-hour. Dickson, however, got one throw and it was thought by many that had he not been over anxious to throw Pearce he could have prevented the falls.

' ‘ For the cause that needs assistance, and the good we all might do.” The Band Bazaar opened under favourable auspices yesterday, despite counter attractions, and we hope every man, woman, and child will lend the Band a helping hand by putting in an appearance at the Bazaar either tonight or to-morrow night. There is something to please all. A good story is told by the Akaroa Mail of a Maori, who, having lost his wife, asked a European who was going from Tittle River to Christchurch if he would take upon himself the procuring of his wife’s coffin. When the European came back from town that afternoon, the Maori met him and asked if he procured the coffin and on his answering in the affirmative the Maori shook his hand in thanks for the trouble he had gone in the procuring of the coffin for his wife, and added, ‘‘l hope I shall soon be able to do the same for you. ”

At the Palmerston S.M. Court on Tuesday afternoon, Messrs Moffatt and Co., land agents, sued Thomas Johnstone, of Foxton, for the sum of ,£125 commission on sale of flaxmill, The sale was effected through firm’s Foxton agent, Mr Aiken. In evidence Johnstone said he signed an agreement to pay the firm commission at the rate of 2j£ per centum but the firm now charged in excess of this and he repudiated it. The Magistrate held that the commission claimed by the firm was in excess of the recognised tariff even at 2 x /i per cent, but as Johnstone had agreed to pay this price, he would give judgement for £ 75, Moffatt and Co. to pay all Court costs. Eighteen members of the local Masonic Eodge journeyed to Rongatea yesterday, in order to attend the consecration and dedication ceremony, and installation of officers of Eodge Rongotea. The consecration of the building was performed by R,W. Bro. Fletcher, Grand Superintendent, assisted by M.W. Bro. Williams, W. Bros. Clemett, Nash, Simmons, and Fraser. W. Bro. Clemett officiated as Wor, Installing Master, The following were the officers installed: W.M. Bro. Bowater, S.W. Bro. Vile, J.W. Bro. T. B, Sutton, Sec. Bro. R. Beattie, Treasurer Bro. Wilson, S.D. Bro, Richmond, J.D. Bro, Ryniker, LG. Bro. Boswell, Tyler Bro. R. B. Sutton. The visitors were subsequently entertained at a sumptuous banquet in the Town Hall, where the usual toasts were duly honoured and a capital programme of vocal and other items was submitted and thoroughly appreciated. A pleasing innovation was that the ladies were invited to remain, and appeared to heartily enjoy the proceedings.

As the result of a tour through the West (says the special correspondent of the Daily Telegraph), in the course of which I was able, under the strictest seal of confidence, to converse with all sorts and conditions of people, rich and poor, official and private priests and Ministers, boycotters and boycotted, Nationalist and Unionist, I am convinced that the machinery for the prosecution of terrorism and intimidation is better organised and more complete than it was in the worst days of the Land League, and that the little finger qf the United Irish League is thicker than its predecessor’s loins. It is quite true that there are very few acts of physical violence, and very few crimes of the class of arson and mutilation of cattle. But there are two explanations of this superficial tranquility. In the first place, the order has gone forth, iterated and reiterated in the speeches of the Parliamentary leaders, that no outrages are to occur, lest a weapon be put into the hands of the Unionist opposition. In the second place, outrages are superfluous. So rigid and irresistible is the rule of the League that the issue of a bull against an individual usually- suffices to bring him to order.

He was the cotter’s only child, They called him little Jim, And Death with scthe and hour-glass had Called round to wait oi\ him The mother wept, the father sobbed, For death looked very sure, But Little Jim’s still ip the swim Through Wood’s Great Peppermint Cure. Mrs Hamer, of the Economic, has. a special line of lace curtains at is ud, per pair, see them.* Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds never fails. 1/6 and 3/6,