LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3768, 11 June 1907, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

The local State School Committee will meet on Thursday next at 8 p.m. Messrs Rae-Howard and Co. have building sites for sale in Frances St. for each. Mr Edlin offers six quarter acre sections for sale in Colevstreet. All splendid building sites. Full particulars on-application. Mr Mounsey will sell three blood horses at Foxton on Monday next, 17th inst. Yesterday was the anniversary of the late Premier’s death. A number of wreaths were placed on his grave. ' At the local Police Court yesterday morning, before Messrs Thos. Rimmer and P. Hennessy, J’sP., Arthur Reeve, Charles Rouse, JasCollins, Gns. Spray, and Albert Robinson were each fined 2s and costs 7s, for breaches of Education Act. Robert Crichton, who appeared, was fined 2s on a similar charge without costs. H. A. Esther, truant officer, prosecuted. The Otaki Licensing Bench again refused to allow a publican’s booth at the Otaki race-meeting, held recently, says the Otaki MailSeveral visitors to the meeting remarked on the order which prevailed among the crowd, and it is stated that not a single ‘ ‘ drunk ’ ’ was to be seen on the course of either day—a very different state of things to what has prevailed at some previous meetings when liquor has been obtainable. Some two years ago Mr A. S. Biss purchased the secton on the corner of Mercer street and Willis street, Wellington, . occupied by Messrs Rash and Gooder, watchmakers and jewellers, and covered by a two-story wooden building of uncertain age, with a frontage to Willis street of 27 ft Sin by a depth of 101 ft. was paid for the property. Yesterday, says the Times, that gentleman sold it to Messrs F. Cooper and Sons, for an increase of with-

Messrs Gardner and Whibley insert an apology in this issue. A daughter of Mr Geo. Coley was to-day married to Mr F. Turner. We direct attention to Messis P. Hennessy and Co’s replace advertisement in this issue.

Lionel Terry, accompanied by four warders, was removed on Saturday from Lyttelton Gaol to SeaclifF Mental Diseases Hospital. The Secretary of the Wanganui Education Board notifies by advertisement that an election of a member for the Southern Ward will be held on Monday, 22nd July. Nominations will close at 5 P-ni., on Ist July. Mr Alf. Fraser is the retiring member, and is eligible for re-election. Mr P. W. Brown, a local poultry fancier, was very successful with his exhibits at the recent Woodville poultry snow. He annexed first, and special and second for silver-laced Wyandotte eockrels ; first and special for best Buff Orpington cock, second for best Orpington pullet ; and first for best Buff Orpington trio. The Judge also highly commended the Buff cock which was photographed for reproduction in the N.Z. Farmer.

At last night’s Council meeting feeling reference was made to the late Mr Geo. Nye, an ex-Mayor and Councillor, and the Clerk was instructed to forward a letter of condolence to deceased’s wife and family. Appreciative remarks were made by the Mayor and Crs. Frankland and Hennessy in reference to the keen interest at all times taken by the late Mr Nye in municipal affairs, and, as Cr Hennessy tersely expressed it, “ his works and actions remain.”

The municipal gasworks at Woodville have been working for about six months. The estimate of Mr Smithies, engineer of the Wanganui Borough Council, was that the gas consumption for the year’ would be one and a half million feet, but already, in five months, one million has been touched, and the success of the scheme seems to be so assured that it is not anticipated a gas rate will have to be collected after the first year. Woodville railway station is now lighted with the gas, but the department has failed to carry the gas to the ends of the platform, where the trains pull up. At last night’s Council meeting, Cr Baker brought up the question of depositing plans for buildings with the Council. He was informed that it imposed a hardship on builders. Cr Hennessy and the Mayor pointed out that the plans wanted by the Council did not require to be elaborate, pencil sketches were all that was necessary in order that the Building Inspector might see that the building by-laws were being carried out. The Inspector (Mr Fraser) said the by-laws were the same as obtained in other centres and he did not think that any hardship was being imposed on builders. A plain sketch only was required. Councillor Baker expressed himself satisfied with the explanation and the matter was dropped. WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS—a liquor of uniform strength and quality. Why spend money at Kotorua and other thermal springs when Rheusio will quickly cure you of rheumatism, gout sciatica, or lumbago. Chemists and stores, 2/6 and 4/6. 6 When cough and colds disturb the house. When sick kids worry mater, And sneezing through the night annoys The tired and weary pater, You’ll hear him toss and say to ma, “ To-morrow you procure The stuff to cure those sneezing kids, That’s Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 9