LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3769, 13 July 1907, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

The Treasury is offering a reward of for the recovery of the insignia of the Order of St. Patrick recently stolen from Dublin Castle.

“You people have certainly the happy knack cf always knocking at the Treasury door, and it is surprising how often it opens to the persistent ones.” The above was quoted as a remark dropped by the Premier during a visit some time ago to a South Island district which shall be nameless. There is a fine large moral in it for Foxton, especially in the latter half of the remark. The death is announced of Sir W. Broadbent, physician to the King. Sir William Henry Broadbent was a famous physician, and was entitled to write after his name letters signifying various high honours. He was born in Yorkshire in 1835. He was a Physician Extraordinary to the late Queen Victoria during the last two years of her life. At the time of his death Sir William Broadbent was Physical! in Ordinary to King Edward and the Prince of Wales. There was considerable amuse" ment in the Parliamentary lobbies recently over a slip made by the New Zealand Times in reporting Mr Bollard’s speech on the Ad-dress-in-Reply debate. The Times makes Mr Bollard picture the supporters of the Government as folic wing Sir Joseph Ward into the caucus-room “ like a lot of nuns.” What Mr Bollard did say was that they followed him “like a lot of lambs ” —quite a different matter. Mr Bollard is further made to say that Mr Poole had been guilty of performing ‘‘ a Government shuffle.” What he did say was that Mr Poole was elected as an Independent, but was one of the most servile ot the Government supporters, and had performed a “double shuffle.”

A letter i ecently received by a Wanganui man from a relative who sought fortune in Canada, says that there are a great number of disappointed settlers in the Dominion, and in spite of the ship loads of immigrants constantly arriving, there is always a more or less steady outward stream of those whose object is to seek pastures new. “If only people knew what they had to face,” runs a passage in the letter, ‘‘they would never come to Canada. You can make money here, but the privations are dreadful, and in consequence, Canada is becoming cleaned out.” This appears to indicate that Canada’s glowing advertising campaign has somewhat overreached itself, immigrants finding that their prospects are not all the advertisers’ fancy painted. Could we not attract some of these disappointed ones to New Zealand ? But whatever we do, let us be honest, in our advertising concerning which there is always a tendency to stretch the low bow. Scientific shirt-washing on a huge scale was demonstrated at the Laundry Exhibition, opened recently at the Agricultural Hall (says the London Daily Mail). To the tender mercies of one machine more than three hundred shirts were submitted at one time. Other machines took the shirts dried and ironed them with scientific accuracy. It the laundries have not learnt how to prevent the loss of buttons, they are at least learning how to put tlaem on again. One feature of the exhibition was a show of machinery for darning, sewing, and repairing. Many laundries now undertake to repair all linen sent to them, and machines have been invented which will make ‘‘ as good as new ” any torn curtains, table-cloth, or muslin dress.

The Southland Daily News says that it is evident that accommodation for visitors to Invercatgill will not suffer through the operation of no-license, as large additions to several hotels are under way or in contemplation. Mr I. W. Raymond has invited tenders for a three storey addition to the Railway Hotel, which will include 15 bedrooms, and it is understood that he intends to add 20 rooms to the Carriers' Arms private hotel. Proprietors of the Criterion private hotel have also arranged for extensive additions, which will include about a dozen bedrooms. It is not unlikely also that the purchaser of another hotel will, ere long, have additions made.

The reputation of the Economic dressmaking department is too well known to need comment. Mrs Hamer has made arrangements which will enable her to favourably supervise this department during the coming season.* WOLFES’ SCHNAPPS .stimulates the organs of urination. Rheumo has cured thousands of sufferers from rheumatism, gout, sciatica, lumbago. It will cure you. Try it. All stores, and chemists 2s Odaud 4s (id A positive cure. 5 For Bronchial Coughs take Woods Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6cl. and 2s fid.

We acknowledge receipt of complimentary tickets for the local State school concert, which is to take place on the evenings of the 2 4th and 25th insts. The Secretary ot the Awahou Football Club acknowledges with thanks, donations from Messrs O. Austin, K. A. Coley, and G. H, Stiles.

A meeting of the Borough Reserves Committee will be held in the Borough Council Chambers on Monday evening next, for the purpose of tree-felling at the cemetery. The half-yearly meeting of the Manawatu Flaxmills Employees’ Union will be held in the registered office on Monday next, 15th inst., at 8 p.m. The ordinary meeting will be held at 7.30 p.m. The flaxmilling industry has developed wonderfully during the last ten years. In 1896 a total of 2968 tons ot fibre was shipped from New Zealand ports. East year the quantity was 27,779 tons —an increase in the ratio of 1 to 8‘35 ; but, better still, the increase in the amount realised for shipments is in the proportion of 1 to 22'5. The Eord Bishop of the Diocese will hold a confirmation in All Saints’ Church on Friday, August 2nd, at 8 p.m. The Bishop regrets he is unable to visit F'oxton for the Sunday services, and he has to choose a week day for the confirmation, owing to his having so many engagements on hand. The Bishop will be the guest of Mr Alf. Fraser for the Friday evening, and will leave for Wellington on Saturday morning. Arthur Alfred Lynch, who was convicted of high treason in 1903. has been granted a free pardon. Arthur Lynch was born in Australia forty-six years ago, practised for a time in Melbourne as an engineer, and afterwards went to Furope and America. When the Boer war broke out he fought against the British as colonel of an Irish Brigade. In 1901 he was, elected to the House of Commons as member for Galway, but on claiming his seat he was arrested, tried for treason, and sentenced to death. The sentence, however, was commuted to iraprisoment for life.

In his merry moments, Dr McArthur tells the story of the Irishman who signed the pledge when Father Hayes was here, but who appeared before the magistrate six days afterwards, says the Lance. The S. M. was surprised, and a little ruffled. But Pat explained. “ ’Twas me absentmindedness, yer Wushup, “an’ a habit I have of talkin ’ wid raeself. I sed to meself: ‘ Pat, come ‘an ’ have a drink ! ’ ‘ No,’ says I, I’ve sworn off ! ’ ‘ Then I’ll drink alone,’’ sed I to meself; ‘ an’ I’ll wait for yez outside,” sez I. An’ when meself came out, bedad he was drunk! ” Fined ten shillings.

A contributor to the Wairarapa Times says :—Some time ago a Wairarapa magnate ran down and severely injured a working man’s wife with his motor car. The poor woman was laid up for a considerable time, and the doctor’s bill, with medicine from the chemist, reached £25. The husbandman pleaded with the magnate that he should pay expenses, but the magnate refused, because he said the" accident was caused through the woman’s negligence. He would offer nothing, and if the workman was not satisfied —well he had his remedy in the law. Much to his surprise, the magnate was taken at his word, and in a Court case an unfeeling “beak” mulcted him in 15s the full extent of damages asked for. The magnate determined to appeal to the Supreme Court, and confided this determination to the workman’s solicitor. “ You can’t,” was the reply. “Why?” Because I knew that would be your game if you lost the case, and I purposely made the claim 5s less than ,£SO, which is the minimum on which one can appeal. I couldn’t stand seeing-the poor woman lose all her damages in law costs, you know, not even as a salve to your wounded feelings and depleted pocket.” The magnate was that overcome that he nearly fell down. It was the first time he had met a lawyer who was not on the side of the big battalions.

Mr J. Whipp, who works a beach claim at Pahia, unearthed some interesting relics recently while conducting sluicing operations, says the Southland Times. One of the most curious was a metal plate that had apparently been affixed to a soldier’s helmet bearing the lettering ‘ ‘ Closeburn Sharpshooters.” The metal was black and encrusted through long burial when found, but on being polished the inscription came out quite distinctly. Near by were the remains of an old flintlock rifle. How long these had been deposited there it is impossible to say, but Mr Whipp thinks from the depth at which they were discovered on the beach —namely, 9ft —that they must date back to Captain Cook’s time. “ Closeburn Sharpshooters ’ ’ was probably the title of some old regiment of which there is no local record. In addition to these articles were found a greenstone sacred mere, a beautifully polished Maori chisel, and a bone spear about 2ft in length, the end of which was missing. None of the Maoris in the Colac Bay district have any knowledge of bone spears, and it may therefore be taken for granted that the relics date a long way back in New Zealand history. The inscription ‘‘Closeburn Sharpshooters ” ought to supply a clue to the date. . For Children's Hacking Cough at night Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure 1/6 and 2/6

The police received word this morning that an old Foxton resident, ia the person of Mr J. Hyde, died in the District Hospital at Palmerston last night. The old man had been ailing for some time and was transferred to Palm.rston from Foxton on Thursday last.

The services in the Methodist Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev. J. Southern. The subjects for the day will be ‘ ‘ The Charter of Religious liberty ” (morning) and “ lessons from Football” (evening). The choir will render the anthem ‘ ‘ Come Thou Fount. ’ ’

The officials of the local Presbyterian Church have completed arrangements for the purchase of a large and powerful organ. It is expected that it will be installed in the church in the course ol a week or ten days, and will prove a very valuable adjunct to the popularity of the services.

The Levin Dramatic Company, who have established themselves as warm favourites with Foxton audiences, will pay us a visit next Wednesday, when they will produce an entirely new and farcical comedy, entitled “Confusion.” Special scenery has been painted by Mr Tennent, and an efficient orchestra, under the conductorship of Mr J. Kearsley, will render some excellent selections. Reserved seats may be booked at Mr Levett’s.

Services in the Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be conducted in the morning by Mr G. K. Aitken, whose subject will be “Is prayer a necessity?’’ and in the evening by Mr Billens, of Palmerston North. The latter, although a lay-preacher, is almost as constantly occupied in preaching on Sundays as any of our ministers. The fact that his services are in regular and constant demand throughout this wide and extensive district indicates his popularity as a preacher, and should secure a large attendance to-morrow evening.

At Watchorn, Stiles, & Co.’s great sale, floorcloths, linoleums, carpets, hearthrugs, sheetings, damasks, calicoes, flannelettes, all at great reductions.*

At Watchorn, Stiles & Co.’s great sale, new season’s millinery from 3s iid to 12s 6d, usually 12s 6d to 455.*

THE LATEST AND THE BEST. Remedy for Cliest complaints is Dr. Sheldon’s New Discovery for Coughs, Colds, and Consumption. It cures when all else fails. Price, Is 6d and 3s. Obtainable at E. Healey's, Chemist.