LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3769, 16 July 1907, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Whooping cough is very prevalent in Foxton district at present. We direct attention to Mr P.H. Rae-Howard’s property sale list a ppeari ng elsewhere. - Some splendid investments are offered.

Tenders are invited by Mr J. W. Rough, architect, for the erection of a dwelling in Thynne St. Tenders close at 3 p.m. on the 25 inst. The local State School Concert, which is to take place next week, promises to be a marked success. The children are being trained in the various items by Mr Adams and give great promise. Mr de Ridder last week was canvassing townspeople to ascertain who would take gas when the works are erected. We are in the dark as to what the company propose doing. Mr Barratt, of Levin, after lying three weeks in a crictical condition is now showing signs of improvement, being able to speak a little and answer questions. . Detective Mcllveney, of New Zealand, has sailed from London by the Turakina with Mclntyre, late superintendent of awards at the New Zealand Exhibition, who was arrested at Monte Video on a charge of alleged misappropriation of money.

A splendid opportunity will be offered to those interested in dairying to secure some first-class dairy cows at Mr Walter S. Carter’s sale, on August xst. Mr Carter has decided to give up dairying, and is disposing of the whole of his young cows and heifers by auction. At the local police court yesterday morning, before P. Hennessy Esq., J.P., Lewis Leopaul was convicted and discharged for drunkenness and fined £1 and 5s costs for using insulting language. Mr R. N. Speirs, by advertisement, tenders his sincere thanks to all who assisted in extinguishing the fire in his timber yards last night. Once again we issue a warning to the civic authorities that we are powerless to fight the fiery element should it take hold of Main Street. Once a fire got a fair start we should be powerless to stay its progress. Is there one publicspirited man in the whole borough who will call a public meeting to discuss the question of fire prevention ?

According to the Police return's there were 4,185 males and 572 females con victed for drunkenness during 1906. A committee meeting of the Foxton Racing Club will be held in the club’s office, at 8 p.m., on Thursday next. About two years ago a young Rangiora lady had the bell stolen off her bicycle. On Saturday last she received it through the post, in a box with a slip of paper, on which was written, “ Returned with thanks. ’ ’

“You mean to say you can’t tell us how long you have been married?” a female witness was asked in the Dunedin Police Court on' Monday. “I never took that much notice of it,” was the answer. ‘‘l am not alway looking at my marriage license. I have other worries.”

A meeting of the Reserves’ Committee was held in the Borough Council Chambers last night, for the purpose of accepting tenders for tree felling at the cemetery. The tender of Mr R. Andrews for lots 5 and 6 at £4 was accepted. Dots 1,2, 3,4, and 7, are to be offered to Mr Fullam, at £22. Fifteen hundred delegates are being elected in Russia for another Social Democratic Congress in Eondon. The agenda • includes the removal of the headquarters from Geneva to Eondon, the acquiring of a printing office, and working with Eondon and Polish Anarchist Committees.

Mr 1,. Seifert, who is in Australia investigating the sisal industry, a fibre obtained from the aloe, writes to his brother (says the Times) stating that it is evident that the industry will develop largely in the near future, but, judging from the quality of the fibre, he does not consider that it will interfere with the New Zealand hemp industry.

“ It’s not all beer and skittles being a pound-keeper,” was the comment on a story told at a recent meeting of a local authority (says the Timaru Herald). The poundkeeper of the district had impounded some horses. Before morning there came a knock at his door, and he was asked to come out. When he opened his door a cloth was thrown over his head, and an attempt made to drag him out, but this he successfully resisted, and shut out his assailant. When he went out he found the horses gone, the pound-gate chain having been cut with a cold chisel.

The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, Minister of Public Works, embarked on the steamship Kaipara at Lyttelton on Thursday for England. When asked for a farewell message, he replied: ‘ 1 Tell the people how very grateful I am for all their kindness. Tell them how I appreciate the consideration shown me by my colleagues and members of Parliament, the good wishes of public men, of local bodies, of the press and the people generally. Tell them that all this kindness has done me good. I fegl the better for it. He also spoke in cofifident tones of his return a few months hence in full health. The Kaipara is due in London on August 28th, and will call on the way at Monte Video, St. Vincent and Teneriffe.

Messrs Watchorn, Stiles, and Co. publish a replace advertisment in this issue. At Watchorn, Stiles, & Co.’s great sale, floorcloths, linoleums, carpets, hearthrugs, sheetings, damasks, calicoes, flannelettes, all at great reductions.* Mrs Hamer, of the Economic, has just received a beautiful assortment of runners, cushion covers, fancy table cloths, brush and comb bags, etc., etc., which she bought at exceptionally low prices, being a lot of travellers’ samples. The same are being shown in window.* WOLFES’ SCHNAPPS stimulates the organs of urination. Ehedjio has cured thousands of sufferers from rheumatism, gout, sciatica, lumbago. It will cure you. Try it. Allstores, and chemists 2s 6dand 4s 6d A positive cure. 5 For Bronchial Coughs take Woods Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d. and 2s fid. THE LATEST AND THE BEST. Eemedy for Chest complaints is Dr. Sheldon's New Discovery for Coughs, Colds, and Consumption. It cures when all else fails. Price* Is fid and 3s. Obtainable at E. Healey’s, Chemist.