LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3765, 16 May 1907, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Severe frosts have been experienced in this district during the past two mornings. We regret to state that our esteemed townsman and pioneer, Mr Geo. Nye, is lying in a very critical condition. Mr Reeston-Baker, who was nipped some time ago by the only venomous insect we fortunately have in New Zealand, i.e., the Katipo spider, is making slow but satisfactory progress towards recovery under the skilful treatment of Dr Mandl. The far-reaching effects of a supplier’s liability were shown in an undefended case before Dr A. McArthur, S.M., at Wellington. The plaintiffs were George Thomas and Co., auctioneers, Wellington, and the defendant John Thomas Griffin, of Pictou, the claim being for It seems that defendant contracted to supply plaintiffs with a large quantity of chaff by March 31st. A certain amount was delivered up to time, and'the balance was not forthcoming. Three weeks before the date in question the market price of chaff advanced 20s per ton, and plaintiffs now claimed for £1 per ton damage on every ton of chaff not delivered., Judgment was for plaintiffs, represented, by Mr Quick, for ,£45, with ,£4 2s 6d costs. Push the town along by giving your local drapers your trade and try Watchorn Stiles and Co. for the very best values.*

An interesting replace advertisement Irom Messrs Collinson and Cunninghame will appear in our next issue.

Mr W. H. Hawkins, ex-M.H.R. for Pahiatua has consented to contribute one or two items at the welcome social to be tendered to the Rev. Mr Aitken next Thursday. Messrs Tatton and Son, dental surgeons, notify by advertisement in this issue, that on account of being short-handed they are unable to keep their Foxton branch open all the week, and for a short time they will only be able to attend patients on Mondays and Tuesdays. The Te Ohu estates, of 12,000 acres, situated at South Norsewood, some nine miles from Dannevirke and adjoining the main railway line, is about to be acquired by the Land Purchase Board. We are informed that the valuation of the property will be made in the course of a few days. In this connection Messrs A. J. Gallichan, a recently arrived settler at Bunuythorpe, and D. L. Smith, of Kelvin Grove, have been appointed to act as valuers for the owner, Mrs J. A. Matthews, of Hawke’s Bay.

Many curious stories are told of Mr Stillman, president of the National City Bank of New York. One of his great friends, speaking of him the other day, said that one day his intimates made him turn -out his pockets. ‘‘He had a couple of pen-knives, a buckeye, shoe-button, a rabbit foot, two or three rubber bands, a silver pencil, a bunch of keys, a cigar puncher, a gold watch, a leather washer, a corkscrew, a seal, memorandum book, an elevated railroad ticket, some theatre passes, three safety pins, a box of matches, and newspaper clipping. But there was not one piece of money.

Mr James Elliman, of Embrocation fame, has supplemented the gifts of a volunteer drill hall and a fire station to Slough by the presentation of the Salt Hill playing fields, which cost him nearly ,£32,000 to purchase, lay out, and endow. The endownments consists of ,£IO,OOO, and a cheque for that amount, and the trust deeds of the ground, were handed to the chairman of the Urban District Council. Mr Elliman’s object is to stimulate proficiency in healthy and manly games and play on Sundays will be permitted. The drill hall presented by Mr Elliman a few years ago cost ,£IO,OOO. The gift of a fire station and steam fire engine was made previously. Fifty thousand pounds would probably not cover the value of Mr Ellimau’s gifts to Slough. A provision depot has been established on the Three Kings Island. It is situated on the narrow neck of the Great Island, and at the head of N.W. and S.E. bays. The house is painted white, and is plainly visible from the latter bay. A finger post is erected on the ridge overlooking the two bays, and is visible from the anchorage in each bay. A notice is nailed up inside the house giving instructions where to find water, and also how to attract the attention of the lightkeepers at Cape Maria van Diemen, viz., by making a fire on the hill to the west of the house —and that the lighthousekeepers will be instructed to keep a constant lookout in that direction. Finger-posts will be erected when the vessel calls again at the group, should the sea be smooth enough to permit landing at the other islands.

An electric tram, crowded with passengers, was seized in Fortysecond Street, New York, recently, by John Karstendick, a runaway thief, in the hope of escaping capture by the police. Karstendick, who was being chased by an excited crowd of police and pedestrians, jumped on a car, swept aside the conductor, tumbled the motorman overboard, and started the car at full speed. Several passengers tried to interfere, but were beaten off with the controller handle by Karstendick. Several men jumped off into the snow, and the women passengers screamed. Suddenly the car was brought to a violent halt, crashing into a snow cart. The passengers were thrown into a heap on the floor, and Karstendick was hurled from the motor. Though severely hurt, Karstendick made a desperate effort to escape, but was captured by three policemen after a hard fight. The death of Mr Christopher Lawerence, of Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire, on March 27th, severed what is believed to have been the oldest married partnership in England. Mr Lawerence was 92 years of age ; his widow is a year younger. Had he lived until May Day ot this year the couple would have been matrimonially united for a period of seventy-two years. Their wedding took place at Epperstone, both being natives of that part ot Northamptonshire, and they have for some years lived with their youngest daughter, a widow of over seventy. Mr Lawerence has been infirm for a long time past, and had become practically blind. The bats chosen by the local Hockey Club as the most suitable for their immediate use, are an English make, called the Warwich, 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-etreet.* ifiiEUJio has cured thousands of sufferers from rheumatism, gout, sciatica, lumbago. It will cure you. Try it. All stores and chemists, 2s 6d and 4s 6d. A positive cure. 9

Bulls school has been closed, owing to the prevalence ot measles among the pupils.

The tour of the Besses’ o’ th’ Barn Band, which hgs been under the control of Messrs J. and N, Tait, has been a great financial success, says the Wellington Post. The takings have everywhere exceeded expectations, and it is stated on the best authority ’that the net profits amount to over ,£IO,OOO. ‘ ‘ There are slums in Wellington, and they are as bad as any I have seen in Eondon,” said Mr W. H. Walton, St. Peter’s lay evangelist, in reporting to the annual meeting of the parishioners last week the result of his mission work amongst the poor. The speaker went on to say that he knew of a house of five rooms in the city, in every room in which lived a family. That was an isolated case. There were other houses in which there was great overcrowding. The mothers could not look after their children, who spent most of their time in the streets. There was poverty, owing in most cases to thriftlessness.

On the Main Trunk railway works, sly-grog selling goes on in spite of vigilant police supervision ; in fact the increased element of risk is a cause of much extra profit to the sly grog shanty keeper. Whisky of unknown brands, merely labelled “Best old Scotch ” or some other such general description, changes hands at 15s to 25s a bottle. This ‘ ‘ Best Old Scotch ’ ’ is more often called “ Chained Eightning ” by its consumers. The reason whereof is well explained in a story told by a storekeeper along the Waiouru plain. A navvy had enjoyed himself “ not wisely, but too well,” and returned to his camp with a bottle of liquid, which certainly was labelled whisky. When he introduced his treasure into the tent he found the cork hard to draw, so a mate, expert in such matters, undertook the task. A skilful turning of the corkscrew, a big pull and away came the cork. The sudden jerk threw some whisky over the operator’s wrist, an incident not troubled about until a few hours later, when a red scar developed where the whisky, or more accurately, the diluted sulphuric acid, had touched the soft flesh.

On Sundays in the railway cuttings of the Main Trunk Tine there may be seen crowds of earnest looking men congregated in a circle. A stranger might be persuaded that the gathering was of a devotional nature until he got within earshot, when a babel of voices arranging bets on the spinning of two coins speedily convinces him that he is near a “two-up” school. The game goes on openly enough, but it is difficult to secure sufficient evidence to convict of gambling, as the police force is quite inadequate to deal with such a difficult problem- Men have been known to lose their month’s earnings in a night, and storekeepers must keep a keen watch upon their customers unless they do not mind piling up bad debts at an appalling rate.

The Palmerston North branch of the Farmers Union is the latest to complain of the lack of interest at present being manisfested in the union. At the last meeting of the branch Mr Fowler, the union’s organiser, who was in attendance, addressed the meeting at the invitation of the chairman. He deplored the lack of interest shown in the union by those most concerned —the farmers —and advocated that something should be done to effect a change. His idea was that the branches should make arrangements with tradespeople in their own localities in regard to supplying goods to union members at a considerable reduction on the usual prices. In Wanganui, for instance, an arrangement had been made whereby the members obtained their ironmongery much cheaper than the ordinary customer. Mr Fowler strongly urged that a similar agreement should be made in Palmerston and mentioned that one firm was prepared to give members i o per cent, discount on general ironmongery on a cash basis. This, he held, would probably encourage farmers to join the branch, and to keep themselves financial, while they would not be bound, in any way, to deal with any particular tradesman. Mr Fowler also advocated that the farmers should pool their orders on wool packs and similar lines, in which, event they would save a good deal. It was agreed by the meeting to consider Mr Fowler’s suggestion.

‘ ‘ I came across parents who were quite indifferent about their children’s education, reports a Wairarapa , Truant Officer, and when spoken to they informed me that they had got on fairly well without education, and they thought their children would do the same. In one case the mother told me that her three children, aged respectively seven, nine, and eleven years, had to milk ten cows daily, and she herself milked seven, as her husband was not fitted to do •the work. I am powerless to compel them to send their children to school regularly, as the school is situated two miles away on the other side of the river. A similar case was met, with in the Manawatu district, where the father in reply to a notice sent, stated that his children had to help to milk thirty-two cows, whilst he and his wife even with the aid of his children, had to work from daylight till dark. The man is working the farm on the share system. The compulsory clause cannot be enforced in this case, as the home is three miles and a half from the nearest school.” For BrbncJiial Coughs take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, ,1/6 and 3/6.

In August the Eord Bishop of Wellington will visit Foxton and hold a confirmation service in All Saints’ Church. ,

Mr Rae-Howard draws attention by advertisement in this issue to several flax areas he is prepared to offer. The areas are situated near to the railway line, within easy access, and particularly suitable to Foxton flaxmillers.

A special meeting of the Foxton Borough Council will we held at the library Building on Monday, 20th. May, at 7.30 o’clock p.m. Business : —To receive applications for nightman, tenders for pound cottage, tenders for concrete kerbing, tenders for ranging and lamplighting, and general. It is said a little foreign capital found its way to the Foxton connections of Toatuhi, when that equine put down a good field at Hastings last week. They well deserved the win, and as Trainer Eambess has- the chestnut looking very well at present, another win may not be out of the question in the near future.

Mr Jarrett’s physical culture classes were again well attended in the Masonic Hall, last night. The lady pupils numbered 22, and the men and youths 34. All the pupils gave evidence of marked improvement in their exercises. Next Wednesday a flash-light photograph will be taken of the pupils at work for reproduction in Sandow’s magazine. Athletes will notice with pleasure that Mr R. O. Jarrett has again placed his well-known Household Embrocation on the market. This sterling remedy for bruises, stiff muscles, rheumatism, etc., has stood the test of time. Athletes and others who used it years ago still write and request Mr Jarrett to post them a bottle of the champion liniment, claiming that they cannot obtain anything quite so good. Mr Jarrett, holds dozens of testimonials from champion athlelhs in New Zealand, Australia, and one from far distant Skagway, in Alaska, Klondyke. These all speak for themselves. Mr Jarrett withdrew from the manufacturing of the embrocation as his time was so occupied with physical culture, but received so many requests to fulfil orders that he decided to place it before the public again. He has appointed Mr T- A. W. Nicholson, manufacturing chemist, Feilding, from whom it can be obtained wholesale and retail. Watchorn Stiles and Co. can supply you with linoleums, floorcloths, carpets hearthrugs and all house furnishing at lowest town prices.*

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds never fails. 1/6 and 2/6.

Some symtoms of acute rheumatism are, a feeling of coldness; want of appetite; thirst; and sharp pains in the joints. Pheumo removes the cause of the trouble, excess uric acid iu the blood. 2s 6d and 4s 6d. 2