LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3769, 29 August 1907, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

There is very little improvement in the condition of MrF. Barrett, who met with an accident to his head caused by the explosion of an actylene gas generator at Levin some time ago. He is an inmate of the Wellington Hospital. Addressing the jury at an inquest yesterday, Mr Bishop, S.M., said perjury was very rife in the Courts and it was absolutely necessary to protect those persons to whose unhappy lot the conducting of public inquiries fell. Perjury struck at the very root of administration of justice, and should be dealt with very sharply. As a coffin was being lovyered to the grave in Denton, Maryland, a solemn voice rose from the pit, “Let me down easy.” Mourners and pall bearers fled in a panic, but later a negro named Samuel Johnson, who had been seen near the graveside, was identified as an able ventriloquist, and was arrested.

There is a good deal of excitement at Wanganui over the proposed electric tramway scheme to which the town is now committed. The excitement is felt by those citizens who hold land required by the town for accomplishment of the scheme, and by those who did not hold on to the land, selling it not so very long ago for ,£7 to ,£lO an acre. Land required for tramways is at present bringing £joo an acre.

The formation of a coursing club at Foxton is within measurable distance. The generous guarantee of £2O each by four local townsmen is practical sympathy which few, if any, of the clubs in existence can boast of at theirinception. A coursing club is fraught with much initial expense, and much depends on the selection of an experienced caretaker. However, we have no doubt that the sports who have the matter in hand will successfully launch the club, and we wish them the success they deserve.

.. During the recent trip of a number of members of Parliament up the North Island Main Trunk railway the guests were banqnetted at Taumaronui and Raetihi, and at both places,- it is understood, alcoholic liquors were supplied, says the Welliagtpn Post. It now appears that both these places are in the'King Country, .Rohe Potae, into which no . liquor must be taken, and those who provided the refreshments are, it is stated, to be prosecuted for a breach of the law, and those members who were present are to be called as witnesses.

The Dunedin coroner (Mr. C. C. Graham), at the recent inquest at Port Chalmers, commented on the danger of placing ashes in flimsy tins and leaving thern in passages or 'cupboards. “Lignite coal ashes,” he said, “often retained their combustion even after being damped with water.” According to the Otago Daily Times, Mr Graham instanced a case from his own experience, where ashes, apparently stone-cold, had been left i*i an outhouse, which during the night caught fire andwas burned to the ground.

Mrs Cummer field advertises eight first-class dairy cows coming into full profit, for sale.

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.*

The N.Z. Shipping Co’s s.S. Turakina arrived in Wellington from Condon ye'.ter lay afternoon. Mr Stewait, Government hemp grader, arrived in F'oxton to-day for tie purpose of grading hemp a the N.Z. Shipjing Co’s stores. Mr Alf. Fraser, coroner, pro ceeded to Shannon to-day for the purpose of holding an inquest touching the death of the infant child of Mr Alf. Smith.

It is hoped there will be a large attendance of every one interested in the poultry industry to hear Mr Hyde’s lecture in the Public Hall to-morrow night. Mr Hyde will be pleased to answer any questions in reference to the selection, treatment, housing of birds, etc.

It has remained for a “cocky ’’ at the back of Ohakune to find a practical use for earthquakes. He times his watch by them and then waits- patiently for the papers to come along to find out what time the ‘ quake actually did take place. He then adjusts his time piece. ■

An extraordinary fatality during a thunderstorm occurred on Sunday afternoon, 9th June, at Goringi, a small village three miles west of Wo; thing. Four men Were conversing under an elm tree on ~ the Worthing and Liltlehampton Road during the storm when the tree was struck by lighting. Two were killed outright by the current, which struck all four men. The clothing of both the victims was torn to shreds. The libel action brought by Miss Hall against the New Zealand Times has been set down for trial at the present sitting of the Supreme Court in Wellington, and is expected to -be heard this week. Mr P. L- Hollings, of Masterton is acting for Miss Hall, and Messrs Findiay, Dalziell and Co. for the New Zealand Times. [Since the above was in print the case has been withdrawn.] According to the Wairarapa Times, it is said that Dr Chappie, Wellington, will at next general election contest the seat at present occupied by Mr John Stevens. Mr Stevens has of late years, much to the sorrow of his many friends, been afflicted with total blindness. Dr Chappel at last election unsuccessfully contested the Newtown seat. He is an able man and a fluent speaker and has the support of the Temperance party. We might inform the Times that this district objects to absentee representation.

Replying to a deputation at Wellington on Monday, Sir Joseph Ward said he was certain that the Wellington Post Office would before very long require to make a change. They would have to go in for the pneumatic tube system of distribution. They could not get away from it, and that would obviate the necessity of equipping the various surburban offices with all the paraphernalia of a great telegraph and postal department. This system would mean that on receipt of a telegram at, say, Te Aro it would be put in the pneumatic tube and be at the General Post Office as soon as the sender had handed it over the counter there. It would be far the speediest system, and in the long run the most economical. It would probably cost from ,£15,000 to £ 20,000. “Victor” in the Wanganui Herald states :—“ It is very satisfactory to learn that Dick Tresidder anticipates no trouble in raising his stake money for a match against “ Wiri ” Webb for the world’s championship. Dick has, we are informed, met with good support amongst his many admirers in the Newcastle district, where Tresidder is thought very highly of both as a sculler and a man. Even supposing Dick could not raise enough money on the “other side,” I understand that a Foxton sport is willing to put up a big part of the stake for the Australian, so that a race on the Wanganui River between Tresidder and Webb is practically assured within the next six or seven months. ’ ’ Who is the local sport ? At the Wanganui Police Court on Saturday morning, John Olsen was charged with indecently assaulting a woman in her home late on the night of Friday, the 17th inst. Detective Siddells prosecuted. Evidence way given by the complainant who detailed the nature of the assault, and who identified accused as being the man who was in her house ; by her husband who identified accused as the man whour he found in the house when .fie returned home, and who afterwards returned for his boots, which, however, were given to the police. A seaman on the Himitangi, Ernest Tnrksina, gave evidence that accused, who was a seaman on the boat, went ashore on Friday night, and had not returned to his bunk at 10.30 o’clock. He was there at four on the folio wingmorning, and asked witness to lend him a pair of boots as he had lost his own.. He said accused had been drinking. Constables Watts and Issell gave evidence of having received the boots ; of arresting the accused and taking him to the informant’s house for identification, afterwards being taken to the Police Station where the boots were tried on him and fitted well. Accused pleaded not guilty. He said he did not know to whom the boots in Court belonged but thought they were his. He stated that when he went ashore he was drinking, and remembered nothing from then till when he woke up in his bunk on board the vessel. The S.M. committed the accused to next sittings of the Supreme Court for trial. ■

For Children's Hacking Cough at night Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 1/6 and 2/6 For nervous debility and hysteria—WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS,

Mrs Cumraerfield, having disposed of her milk round to Mr P. W. Brown, thanks the public for past support, and solicits a continutance of same for her successor.

Tuesday’s sitting of the House of Representatives was the longest so far this session. Commencing at 2.30 p.m. the House did not rise till 7.40 a.m. yesterday. J. Col man, one of the Taranaki members of the “ All Black ” team, was sued at the Magistrate’s Court at New Plymouth on Tuesday for the price of a meal, is 6d, which he was alleged to have obtained without paying for it. Judgment was given lor the amount, with 5s costs.

A microbe born of a chill and cold In a man’s lung did reside, And fast multiplying, grew so bold 11 triumphantly defied Each deadly drug and remedy sure Till one day it was plied With Woods' famous Peppermint Care. When it collapsed and died. 23

Right from the first dose Rhevmo gives relief from the awful agony of rheumatism, gout, sciatica, lumbago, etc. 2/0 and 4/0. Obtainable from all chemists and stores. J

WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS. Acknowledged by the Medica Faoulty.