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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3765, 4 May 1907, Page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Foxton Borough Council will take place at 7.30 p.m. on Monday. At the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court, recently, a woman named Mary Hyland was fined 20s for practising pahnstry. The Shannon Sawmilling plant began cutting on Monday. A heavy slip came down the other day and buried a portion of the tramline.

Messrs C. W. Wycherley and Son have a large stock of horse and cow covers on hand for the coming winter. There is nothing like rugging your cows if you want to keep up the percentage of butter fat. Our rugs fit well, and will stand plenty of wear. A field of ten acres of flax 3ft high is to be seen belowFinegand, Otago, on school reserve leased by Mr Alex. Anderson, ofßomahapa. The roots were planted last winter, in regular rows 61t apart and have come away splendidly. It is an object lesson in the culture of phormium tenax. One of the largest pigs ever seen at the Addington sale yards was sold by Mr H. Stuart, of Middleton, on Wednesday last. It was a purebred Taraworth sow, seven or eight years old, and is estimated to weigh over 6oolbs when dressed. The price realised was ,£l6 6s, and the buyer was Mr Buxton.

An instance of the high railway freights which business people in the inland towns have to pay, is to be found in the fact that the Masterton firm of C. E. Daniell recently paid 3s qd freight on 10,000 ft of piping from England to New Zealand, while the railway freight from Wellington to Masterton amounted to £g 16s.

German residents in New Zealand who are liable for militaryservice, will shortly have an opportunity of undergoing examination on board a German warship. Mr E. Focke, the German Consul iu Wellington, has been advised that the warship Condor will arrive at Auckland on the 21st of this month, and will remain there about five days. Messrs C. W. Wycherley and Son, the well-known saddlers and harness makers, have imported a stock of hockey requisites, including clubs, balls, and shin pads direct from the manufacturers. All the articles are guaranteed of the best, and purchasers save middleman’s profit. Hockey players are invited to inspect the goods before ordering elsewhere.

The Duke of Connaught a 1 Calcutta, in reply to a deputation of Freemasons, referred to the recent initiation in the order of the Ameer of Afghanistan, and said he found the world over that Masonry tended to create bonds of goodwill and loyalty. He made special allusion to South Africa. .

When visiting the naval squadron at Bombay, the Ameer is said to have shown less interest in war equipment than he did in. the case of the army, and to have been mere impressed by the smart lowering of a boat for a man overboard than by the mechanism of a torpedo. While on board the Hermes he remarked ; ‘ l l have no sentries in ray own country. If I tell a man not to walk down the street he does not do so.”

His Honor Mr Justice Chapman, during an argument in the Court of Appeal, at Wellington, had occasion to refer to the different attitude which jurists of to-day take up towards persons found guilty of certain offences, as compared with the views expressed and carried into effect by judges of but a few years ago. Particularly was this the case with regard to the crime known to the law as “blasphemy.” “Why, said His Honor, “I very well remember a man in New South Wales being sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for saying that Moses was a murderer, and that was only thirty-five years ago !” The Dunedin Star says;—The phrase “ large and enthusiastic” as used to pad out supplied reports of candidates’ meetings has no further value in our eyes and henceforth will only appear if it has the luck to elude the subeditor’s scrutiny. If any writer wishes to show the attendance to be “large,” let him give the precise count, and as for the “enthusiasm” that need not be affirmatively specified. Out faith in such generalities was quite upset upon receiving trustworthy information that one “ large and enthusiastic ” meeting was attended by ten persons, who sat stock still and smoked whilst the candidate wrote out for publication the ‘ 1 few remarks ’ ’ he would have made if there had been listeners present. The Government hopes to open up a considerable area of Crown land in the Poverty Bay district, about July, forming the Tahora block, where some 20,000 acres will be available for selection. On June 19th, 1247 acres of the Tamaki block, near Uannevirke, will be offered under the village-home-steads system (lease-in-perpetuity). The Te Ohu block, near Norsewood (Hawke’s Bay), which is being taken compulsorily, will come before the Compensation Court in June. The Otahanga estate, near Dannevirke, purchased from Mrs Rathbone, and an area of country (about 5000 acres), secured by the Government from Messrs Nairn, situated between Waipawa and Pourerere, are now being sub-divided, and it is expected that both blocks will be placed on the market in the spring. Rheumatism, gout, sciatica, lumbago are caused by excess uric acid poison in the blood which deposits in the muscles and joints. Rxxeujio quickly cures. 2s 6d and 4s 6d.

Manchester House is. undergoing a change at the hands of the local painters. Floods are reported in all parts of the Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa. At the local police court this morning, before Mr Thomas Rimmer, J.P., Peter Peterson was charged by the police with drunkenness. Fined 5s or 24 hours. We are informed by the local stationraaster that owing to the flooded state ot the railway between Oroua Bridge and Tiakitahuna railway communication will not be resumed till about Wednesday next. The permanent way for about three miles has been washed away. The proposed sculling match between W. Webb and Charles Towns is arousing considerable interest. Mr W. R. Tuck, of Wanganui, who is backing Webb for says he is ready if Webb loses, to back him against anybody else in Australia. Webb’s best feat has been his defeat of Stanbury. The anniversary services in connection with the Methodist Church will be held on Sunday. In the morning, the service will be conducted by the Rev. G. Aitken. In the evening the preacher will be Rev. J. Southern. Subject: “ The Mission of Christ.” Special hymns and anthems will be rendered at the services ; solos will also be given by Messrs Tongworth and Hoar. In the afternoon at 3 o’clock, a musical service will be held ; solos will be contributed by Messrs Longworth and Hoar, and antherans by the choir. Mr Hornblow will also recite.

The Borough Council call tenders for lamp lighting and ranging. See advt.

Mrs Hamer, of the Economic, has a special line of lace curtains at is i id per pair, see them.*

Watchorn Stiles and Co- can supply you with linoleums, floorcloths, carpets hearthrugs and all house furnishing at lowest town prices-* The bats chosen by the local Hockey Club as the most suitable for their immediate use, are an English make, called the Warwick, and retailed at 9s 6d. The latter are obtainable from Messrs Howe or G. Fowler, who have been instructed by the Club to order a large number of same, the sample of which can be seen at Mr Howe’s shop, Main-street.* Push the town along by giving your local drapers your trade and try Watchorn Stiles and Co. for the very best values.*