The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1907 LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3777, 16 November 1907, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1907 LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

The Kairanga Co.’s dairy factory at lyongburn will be formally opened on Monday. The professional All Blacks suffered their second defeat against Barrow on Thursday, the scores being Barrow 6, N.Z. 3. Mr Bullard has bought the saddlery business in Foxtou of Messrs Wycherly and Sons, and takes possession of same to-day.

Another old Taranaki settler has passed away in the person of Mrs Wells, relict of the late Mr Benjamin Wells, who died on Wednesday morning at the advanced age of 81 j'ears. The Athletic Club Committee have held back the prize money for second place in the Maiden Race until they make further enquiry re the performances of Hubner. On Thursday evening a fire destroyed three buildings at Marton. The fire started in a two-storeyed unoccupied shop and spread to Mr Lyons’ office on one side and the Singer Co.’s shop on the other. All the trophies to be competed for at the Athletic Sports on Wednesday afternoon next, are on view in Messrs Gardner and Whibley’s shop window. Messrs Gardner and Whibley have received a large consignment of Marshall’s liquid fruits, which are a splendid beverage for this season of the year. Mr O. F. Austin has kindly signified his intention to present a handsome shield (oak and silver) to be competed for by the clubs affiliated to the Foxton Cricket Association.

The Presbyterian Church services to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev. G. Aitken and Mr H. Billens. At the evening service the solo and chorus “The Sinner and the Song’’ will be rendered.

We are informed that an opponent of rating on the unimproved value is so incensed against a local boniface for having championed the new system that he vows he will w'ork tooth and nail in the cause of no-license at the next local option poll. It’s an ill wind that blows no good. 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.*

Our local stump orator, Mr “Billy” Collins, was holding forth opposite the Council Chambers on Thursday afternoon. He was climbing the heights of oratory, when his maternal parent surprised him from the rear. “ Billy ” made a dash through the fence and streaked for shelter behind a fence near the iPost Office Hotel, where he crouched till his kindly old mother had returned to the house.

Mr J. H. Walton, who succeeds Mr Goodall as district stock, rabbit, and noxious weeds inspector in this district, arrived in Foxton this week. Mr Walton’s headquarters will be at Foxton, as being more central than Levin. The late inspector, Mr Goodall, has been promoted to Kaikoura, where the best wishes of a large circle of friends will follow him. Constable X and Constable Z were on the beat about one o’clock a few mornings ago, and, according to custom, as they passed along Princess street, Dunedin, says the Star, they tried the door of several business places to see that they were firmly closed. Love’s labour was not lost. The door of one establishment was ajar. With an “abandon - hope - all - ye - are - caught - in - here ” air, they entered the building and directed their lantern rays into every nook and cranny. They drew a blank, however. No enterprising burglar was found. Accident, not design, was responsible for the door being open. Rather sadly, the constables’turned to resume their march, when, lo ! they found that the door had closed and locked them in. All their efforts to open it failed. They were kept prisoners for a couple of hours or more, and were just preparing to settle down till 8 o’clock when a luckyithought struck ConstableX — he opened the window and they got out. Meanwhile an angry eloquent sergeant-in-charge had missed them from the beat and demanded to know : “ What . ’ ’

An advertiser wants to lease a house and few acres of land, near town. Address at this office.

We direct attention to a replace advertisement from Te A to House. The special value this week is in underskirts.

Twenty-one civil cases and two criminal cases are set down for hearing at Monday’s sitting of the local S.M. Court.

The medical men in Waihi have applied to the Borough Council to be allowed to ride their bicycles on the footpaths. A man named Frederick Kallm, 102 years of age died at Makarewa (Southland), on Sunday. He was a native of Germany and came to Southland 34 years ago, or when he was 68 years old. The friends of Mr and Mrs S. Lock, Taikorea, have sustained a sad loss by the death of their daughter, Barbara, which occurred at the Palmerston Hospital yesterday. Deceased was aged 18 years.

The services in the Methodist Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev. J. Southern. The subject iu the evening will be “ A Great Victory.” The choir will render an anthem.

It is stated that the followers of Rua, the Maori prophet, are in a parlous state at the present time. Owing to the lack of funds and the increase of the price of flour, many of them are in a state of semi-star-vation, As it is only natural under the circumstances, Rua’s influence is on the wane.

It is understood in well-informed circles that the clauses in the Gaming and Lotteries Bill, now before Parliament, providing for the licensing of bookmakers and for the abolition of the dividend on horses that run second will not be permitted to become law, as there is a strong section of the House opposed to those provisions.

A well-known resident of Geelong, who is a married man with a large family, has received a letter from another woman in Melbourne claiming him as her husband. He indignantly denies ever having been married before, but it is stated that the woman is going to Geelong to see him. It should prove an interesting meetingIn our advertising columns Mr E. Osborne, draper, of Palmerston North, but formerly of this town, draws attention to a sale of bankrupt stock which he has purchased at under ios in the £. He will be pleased to see any old customers who may desire to participate in the bargains. Mr J. Frew, local manager for some years past for Messrs Wycherley and Sons, will remove to the Palmerston North branch of the firm. He leaves Foxtou on Tuesday next. During Mr Frew’s residence in Foxton he has made many friends, whose best wishes will go with him in his new sphere of labour. Messrs Watchorn and Stiles have just received for the holidays a very fine shipment of blouses in silk, delaine, and muslin, and can confidently ask the public to inspect same. A nice selection of black and gray walking skirts, also a very extensive arraj r of ladies’ and children’s millinery are on view.*

The Presbyterian Assembly passed the following resolution on Wednesday;—‘‘That the Assembly reaffirms its consistent testimony against everything in the conduct of bazaars and sales of work that can be interpreted as favouring the practices of gambling, and enjoins sessions to exercise the most scrupulous care in the supervision of such movements, that the Church may avoid all appearance of evil.” J. J. Meikle has written to the Premier stating that he will “ have fresh sandwich - boards painted about justice in the dominion, and will lecture in the large centres here and in the Commonwealth, and proceed to the Mother Country and let the people know what may happen to any man in New Zealand through corrupt legislation.' ’ He also states that “ the six Government supporters who stonewalled the Bill will have to answer for their conduct before long,” and says that Sir Joseph Ward has “ fooled him nicely.”

A witness giving evidence in the Arbitration Court in Wellington said he would sooner work for 8s a day in Melbourne than lis a day in Wellington. A lettuce purchased here had cost 4d, while a dozen could be obtained for that amount on the other side. He was bachelorising here in a place costing 30s a week for rent, the like of which could be obtained for 9s in the Commonwealth. Another labourer from Sydney said he was living in a two-roomed cottage, with scullery, which cost him 10s per week ; in the city of Sydney accommodation as good could be obtained for 4s or ss. Another man said he was living in a house at a rental of 16s a week. The previous house he was in cost 19s a week and he had remained there until a window was blown in, the house leaked, and it was practically unfit for habitation.