LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3776, 2 November 1907, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

A very large number of Foxton people visited the Show at Palmerston yesterday. Messrs Gardner and Whibley notify the arrival of a shipment of fruit, including oranges, mandarines, pine apples, lemons, bananas, and apples, all at reduced prices.

We regret to state that the dominion’s oldest Presbyterian cleric, in the person of the Rev. Jas. Duncan, of Foxton, is at present in very feeble health.

The Devin Dramatic Company will stage the farcieal comedy, “Jane,” in the Public Hall, on Sports night, nth inst. This comedy should prove a fitting wind-up to the holiday. A party of thirty New South Wales teachers will visit New Zealand about Christmas time. They will play cricket matches against New Zealand teachers’ teams and New Plymouth and Auckland residents.

We acknowledge receipt, from the publishers, Messrs Gordon and Gotch, of the current number of that excellent magazine, “ The Tone Hand.” The number is full of interesting and snappy articles, and the illustrations are real works of art. “ Tone Hand ” may now justly claim to be Australasia’s leading magazine.

The operetta, “ Flower Queen,” was repeated in the Public Hall on Thursday night to a good audience. Mr Fraser, in returning thanks on behall of the promoter, Mrs Young, specially thanked Mr Berthold lor the splendid assistance rendered by his orchestra. He also stated that the operetta would be repeated in about two months’ time.

On Sunday the festival of All Saints will be celebrated in All Saints’ Church. This is the patronal festival of the parish. The Blessed Sacrament will be celebrated at S a.m. During the 11 o’clock service there will he a short benediction service on the new church bell, presented by Messrs George and Harry Coley. There will be festal evening with sermon at 7 p.m. In connection with a serious out-break of measles at a Timaru school it is of interest to recall the fact that it was a Timaru school that some time ago took the credit to itself for what it believed was the discovery of a certain specific against all epidemics. This consisted in disinfecting the rooms with a dressing of sawdust, saturated with sheep dip. The immunity of the school from outbreaks at the lime was urged in praise of the mixture, but it is now stated that the matters were merely a coincidence.

Reference was made at a recent meeting of the Flaxmillers’ Association to the disastrous fires which occasionally occur in flax swamps, causing much loss and annoyance to owners. As a rule these fires are the result of carelessness. As the result of a discussion a sub committee consisting of the President, Vice-President, and Messrs Hankins and Riggins was appointed to go into the matter and report at the next annual meeting. It was stated that there was an Act in force in New South Wales which dealt very forcibly with matters of this kind. It was decided to procure copies of the Act.

Our readers will notice from an advertisement in this issue that the Rev. J. Patterson, senior minister of St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Wellington, will conduct the anniversary services of the Foxton Presbyterian Church on Sunday next. Mr Patterson has for many years been connected with the New Zealand Presbyterian Church. As the minister of St. John’s, Wellington, and Convener of the Church Extension Committee, he has been a prominent and hardworking minister of the church. He is not by any means a stranger to Foxton, although he has had very few opportunities of preaching here, and his many friends will be pleased to learn that he takes the services on Sunday next, both morning and evening.

A resident of Christchurch, who has just returned from a visit to England and America, states that one phase of life that impressed itself upon him in America is the attitude adopted by men towards women. Men did not give up their seats to women in the trams there. At the cheap excursions men fought their way into the train and secured the best seats, whether women were standing or not. A New York journal recently sent a lady reporter on the trams crossing the Brooklyn Bridge with 50 dollars to be given to the first man who gave up his seat for her. She had to travel several days before she found someone to whom she could award the money, and he was an old labouring man. The attitude of the men seems to a New Zealander tc be callous and ungallant, but the Americans apparently look upon it as quite logical. Thev say that if women can compete with men in business they are just as able as men to stand in tramcars. Messrs Williamson and Co., Jundah, Q., recently wrote : —“ Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera, and Diarrohea Remedy enjoys a great reputation in these parts. It has effected some really remarkable cures and scarcely a home is w thout a bottle.” For sale by Me;a r s Gardner and Whibley, grocers.;

Mrs Barton, telepathist and clairvoyant, may he consulted at Mrs Haslett’s, Coley h't.

Mr H. Coley leaves Foxton on Monday next on a business visit to Paeroa, where he has milling interests. Mr Coley expects to he absent about a week. At the local Police Court on Friday, before Mr P. Hennessy, J.P., a first offender was convicted and fined 5s and ordered to leave the town.

Flour has risen another £i per ton, bringing the total up to per ton. In all probility the price of bread will be raised locally cash and sc! booked.

The services in the Methodist Church on Sunday will be conducted by the Rev. J. Clover, of Halcorabe. An exchange has been arranged owing to Mr Southern being at Halcorabe on missionary deputation work. Kxcluding suicides by the agency of ch’orotorm, there have been fiftyeight deaths through the administration of anaesthetics in the Dominion during the last ten years. Last yeat the mortality from this cause was two, while during each of the previous two years seven deaths were registered as due to it. During the hearing of a case in the Police Court, Christchurch,Detective Livingstone remarked that the practice of stealing from railway carriages had become very common. Complaints were constantly being received of the loss of articles which were accidental!)' left in carriages, and which the finders appropriated, instead of delivering them up to the railway authorities.

Quite a number of Opposition candidates are offering, in view of the next general election. For the Wellington North seat either Mr Duthie or Mr Herdman, most probably the latter, will oppose the sitting member (Mr Izard). The candidate for the new Suburbs seat will most likely lie Dr Newman, who was formerly in Parliament, whilst Mr R. Atkinson will contest the Newtown seat against Mr Barber, the sitting member. Mr Bowater, of Feilding, will be the Opposition candidate for the new constituency of Taumaranui, for which Mr Jennings will be the Government candidate.