LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3768, 27 June 1907, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

The second trial of Harry K. Thaw, for the murder of Stanford White, will take place before Judge Greenbaura, in New York, in September. Messrs Delmas and Hartridge, Mr Thaw’s counsel, have not been re-engaged. The New York Herald announces that the residents of Hilo, Haiwaiian Islands, propose to tap the live volcano of Kailauea, run the molten lava down to the sea, and use it to construct a breakwater.

The Rev. G. Y. Woodward and Mr W. S. Stewart will be away from Foxton during next week. They leave for Wellington on Tuesday to attend the Diocesan Synod, which opens in the diocesan room at 8 p.m., on Tuesday. Synod will sit each day until Tuesday, 9th July.

The residents of Moutoa are not going to allow their popular State schoolmaster, Mr J. E. Marshall, to leave them without in some way showing an appreciation of the manner in which he has carried out his duties. He has also lent his assistance to the social and athtetic side. of Moutoa life. Settlers, together with their wives and children, will tender Mr Marshall a farewell social in the Moutoa school to-morrow (Friday) night.

A striking meteroric display was observed a night or two ago by a party who were engaged on Acclimatisation Society’s work at Leith Valley, Dunedin. The display occurred at half past one in the morning, and lasted four minutes, the north-east valley being completely lit up. In the early stage the meteoric “tail” had a shape something like the letter S, and later resolved itself into the form of a hook. —Star. A fiery, twisting, ' snakey thing. At 1.30 a.m. H’m ! Two little girls who were found crying from cold and hunger on the roadside near Tredegar, England, explained that they had walked from Bromyard, in Herefordshire —a distance of . seventy miles. They were Elizabeth and Elsie Taylor, aged eleven and nine years respectively. They started eight days ago with their brother, aged fifteen, to walk to Rbymney, where they believed an aunt was living. They wanted eventually to get to the home of another aunt in Canada. The girls missed their brother, aged fifteen, and then they lost their way. No body seems to have noticed them until, worn out and distressed, they sat down on the road to cry.

For Bronchial Coughs take Woods Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d. and 2s 6d.

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Rain fell in torrents throughout this district yesterday, and during the night a hailstorm rattled down. This morning broke fine. Mrs Hamer, of the Economic, has an artistic window display of seasonable millinery, which is to be disposed of at prices that cannot be beaten. Inspection invited.

Mr M. H. Walker notifies in his space over leader that, if the holder of coupon no. 97 returns same to him he will be presented with a double-barrel gun. We are informed that the lucky holder is Mr Bullard.

By advertisement in this issue the Mayor convenes a public meeting on Thursday, July 4th, for the purpose of discussing the establishment of a technical school in Foxton. The meeting, will be addressed by Mr Amos, the Board’s technical instructor.

Mr A. V. Burnard, of Palmerston North, who has been a great success in humorous recitations, will visit F'oxton on July nth, to help in the concert in aid of All Saints’ Church organ fund. Mr Burnard is very talented, and should be a great attraction on that evening. Mr W. S. Carter, in forwarding us an invitation to be present at the farewell social to be tendered to Mr J. E. Marshall, at Moutoa, to-morrow night, mentions that the Foxton friends of Mr Marshall will be particularly welcome. A programme of interesting items has been arranged.

Patrick Watson was sentenced at Hunterville on Friday, to one month’s imprisonment, for selling a bottle of whisky for 15s on the train between Mataroa and Waiouru, on the Main Trunk line. A parcel containing six bottles of whisky in the van was claimed by the accused.

A very sad drowning fatality occurred on Tuesday afternoon (says the Eltham Argus), by which Mr T. Bennett, farmer, Upper Duthie Road, lost his 2J2 year-old son. Mrs Bennett had been lifting a bucket of water by means of a windlass out of a well 30ft deep, when by some means the boy fell in. There were 10ft of water in the well and the body was not recovered for half an hour. Dr Wake, who had been summoned after the accident occurred, was quickly on the scene, but, unfortunately, there was no need for his services.

The experience of the Waimate Plains dairy farmer who forsook the Plains for the Kketahuna district, on account of the difference in the price of land, is not likely to bring about an exodus of dairy farmers from this district (says the Manaia Witness). Theotherday, owing to the shortness of feed, he had to sell his herd of dairy cattle, which he had culled for three years, and the average pi ice they fetched was only £2 2s per head. It is not always the first cost of land that governs its value. Mr Fowler, of the Palmerston Cycle and Motor Co., informs us that his firm are just in receipt of a large shipment of indoor games by the well-known firm of Jaques & Son, London. Table Billiards is one of the games, this game is played exactly the same as on an ordinary billiard table, cushions bonzaline balls and full sized cues are supplied with the set which will fit any table at a price which is well within the reach of all. The goods are on view at the RedBird depot, Mr Howe’s shop, in Main Street. At the International Exhibition at Christchurch the Raratongans and Maoris became firm friends, and on their return home the Raratongans sent a present of island produce to their New Zealand cousins, in the shape of a consignment of 129 cases of oranges, 23 cases of bananas, and 37 cases of yams, addresssed to the Waitotara natives. The fruit arrived in Wanganui a week ago, and was forwarded to its destination. The consignees were, however, asked to pay freight, wharfage, and other charges, amounting to some and this they were unable to do, so the consignment was railed back to Wangaui and sold by auction. The sum realised was barely sufficient to pay the charges.

The girls at the Burns Club, Dunedin, got a lecturette on whom to marry from Dr Stenhouse the other evening, says the Star. According to the doctor, the ordinary type of swain, who asks marriage merely because he has been overtaken by an emotional catastrophe which he calls “love,” should have his aspirations razed, and the site sown with salt. “Girls!” said the speaker, striking the table with his hand, “ never listen to the young man who comes to you with a tale of love or a proposal unless he can also show you his life insurance policy.”

Since the close of the Exhibition Mr Munro, says Christchurch Truth, has lived in strict retirement in the modest building erected in the grounds as a creche, ruminating like Napoleon at St. Helena, on his former greatness, and resenting the intrusion of the rabble on his solitude. But, unfortunately for his peace of mind, Hagley Park happens to belong to the province of Canterbury in general, and the citizens of Christchurch in particular, who see no particular reason why it should remain Mr Munro’s private reserve any longer, and the public is demanding in an angry tone why it should be denied access in its own property. WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS is abosulutely invaluable to the traveller.

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Wednesday,;July 24th, will be observed throughout the Colony as Arbor Day. Sir Joseph Ward is of opinion that the Mayors in the four large centres of the colony should receive the full title of Eord Mayor.

Our readers’ attention is directed to the fact that a great winter sale of drapery, etc., is now taking place at Victoria House, Palmerston North. See advertisement.

Judgment in the action Dresden Piano Co. v. Gibbs, argument of which is being heard before Magistrate Thompson in Palmerston today, has not been delivered up to the time of going to press. Mr McDermott, was in charge of the local post office prior to Mr Clemett, was on a brief visit to Foxton on Sunday. Mr McDermott’s friends in this district will regret to learn of the irreparable loss Mr McDermott has sustained through the death ot his wife, which took place at Waimate last week.

Sir Joseph and Eady Ward arrived back in the colony yesterday. The Premier was accorded a public welcome in Wellington yesterday. Despite the inclement weather, the function was well attended, and the characteristic speeches made by leading politicians and public men. Sir Joseph looks well, and appears to be in the best of health.

We warn tradespeople and others that spurious coins are in local circulation. A pewter halfcrown was passed off on a local tradesman yesterday. Our representative inspected the coin, and states that it would be almost impossible to detect any difference iu its appearance from the genuine article. When dropped, however, it fails to give out the true ling. The police are investigating. WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS stands preeminent among stimulants and cordials. •

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