LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 392, 21 March 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Rev. Mr Ritchie, M.A., has been appointed organiser and canvasser for Hie Mauawatu Nolicensc League. Ninety-three deaths from influenza occurred iu London last week.

The Rev. Mr Woollas, late of Pahiulua, will conduct the evening service in the Presbyterian Church tomorrow.

Several dairy factories in the Wellington province are reported to be experiencing a difficulty in fulfilling their contracts, inasmuch as they had stipulated to supply certain quantities of butter, and now find themselves unable to do so owing to the effects of the late drought. Mr Harkness, secretary of the National Dairy Association, gave it as his opinion that there was no doubt whatever that the drought had been another argument in favour of consigning. He had always advocated consigning as against selling on contract.

Mr Kilsby, of Otaki, has just purchased a farm, comprising 470 acres, part of The Gear estate at Te Horo, and will farm the propertyr himself. Another portion of the same estate, a farm of 250 acres, has been sold to Mr H. D. Bayliss, of Pahiatua, who intends to build and settle on the laud at once. These two farms are the last of the Gear estate which was. recently cut up for settlement, the subdivided farms aggregating an area of about 1700 acres. The purchasers were: Messrs Tolhurst, Storey, Powles, Kilsby, and Bayliss. The subdivision of this, property should add considerably to the progress ol the TeHoro and Otaki districts. —Mail.

The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) has received through his Excellency the Governor the following cable from Eord Grey, the Governor-General of the Dominion of Canada:— ‘‘Responsible Ministers request me to forward an invitation to your Prime Minister .to come to Quebec and be their guest during the celebrations at which His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will be present, during the week from July 22 to 29. It is sincerely hoped that Prime Minister will be able to attend personally, but, if that is impossible_that he will in any case send a representative.” Sir Joseph Ward has replied to His Excellency the Governor ex-1 pressing regret that, as Parliament ’ will be sitting at the time named, ■ he will be unable to personally accept the invitation, but hopes to arrange to have New Zealand suitably represented, Your storekeeper or chemist sells Rheumo at 2s (id and 4s (id.

Floods are reported from Aus;ralia.

The eating of a raw potato caused the death of a child of two and a half years at Davenport, England, a few weeks ago. The mother said all her children were fond of raw potato. Several jurymen assured the incredulous coroner that the eating ot this dainty was quite common.

It is expected that fully six more sawmills will be erected round about Ohakune during the next three mouths, and as soon as freights are taken down on the Public Works line, a number more will be erected. The heavy freights on the line between Ohakune and Mataroa are stopping sawmillers from exporting.

“I have yet to learn that a fanner can afford to pay more than eight shillings a day for labour,” remarked Mr D. Crewe (Pahiatua) at the meeting of delegates from local bodies at Masterton, when Unions, labour, Arbitration Acts and Conciliation Boards came in for some adveise criticism. The same speaker said : —“ There are labourers who are cheap at los per day in a gravel pit, but others who are very dear at 8s per day on the roads.”

Tresidder left Wanganui on Wednesday en route for Newcastle. He was the recipient of a handsome travelling bag and rug, and his wife and children received some jewellery. He has not decided whether he will return to the Dominion, and says that he has not the slightest intention of rowing again, and will hand over the Australian championship title to Thoroughgood, who has challenged him. He ridicules the suggestion of Fogwell and others that he was not properly fit when be rowed Webb, and is convinced that he is as good as ever, and rowed up to his best form on the day, but met a better man.

A number of Maoris from Temuka are at present camped on the Washdyke lagoon (reports the Timaru Post), for the purpose ot catching eels for winter use. They have already secured a great many but the eels are much smaller than usual this year. When caught the eels are “boned” by Maori women, and they are then opened and hung on a'feme to dry, the rays ol the sun being the only preservative used. The local Maoris do not use all the eels they catch, but send a good proportion of them to the Maoris of Stewart Island, who, in return send the Temuka Maoris preserved mutton birds, which are very plentiful on the Island named, and on which the Maoris make an annual raid when getting together their winter stores. A very devout Presbyterian clergyman had just married a couple, and as was his custom offered a fervent prayer, invoking a divine blessing upon them. As they seemed to be worthy folk, and not overburdened with the world’s goods, he prayed among other things for their material prosperity, and besought the Lord to prosper the man and greatly to increase his business, laying much stress 011 this point. In filling out the'blanks it became necessary to ask the man his business, and to the minister’s horror, he said: “ I keep a hotel.” In telling the story to his wife afterwards the clergyman said that, as he wrote ■ down the occupation, he whispered : “Lord, you needn’t answer that prayer! ” Recently a case of death from sunburn was reported in the Sydney Morning Herald, and at the time many people found it difficult to believe that sunburn could cause death. Another case, has, however, occurred atSlrathfield, which serves to emphasise the necessity lor care in beach-bathing and sunbathing. In the case at Strathfield it was the four-year-old son of the council clerk of the municipality who succumbed. The child had been severely burned by the sun while bathing at Manly, and bloodpoisoning set in when the blisters caused by the sun’s rays burst. Regular sun - bathers are now adopting the precaution of anointing themselves with cociauut oil after towelling and prior to taking their sun-baths. Since the Government has decided upon Palmerston as the site for the dairy school, Levin desires that the experimental farm at Wereroa should be abolished. Our Levin contemporary says - ‘ ‘ The State Farm swallows up some of the taxpayers’ money every year ; it is of no advantage to Devin in any way, neither is it of any great value to the industry it is supposed to foster. The land would fetch something like ,£30,000 or .£40,000 if cut up into small farms, and it is questionable whether the Government ought not to realise on the farm at once, and use the money in improving land and erecting, buildings in Palmerston for Dairy School purposes.” A puplic meeting is to be held this evening, to discuss the subject.

The following resolution was passed by the delegates from the Wairarapa and neighbouring local bodies assembled at Masterton on Wednesday to discuss the attitude to be taken in connection with the labourers’ Union: “That this meeting of the representatives of the local bodies met to consider the demands of the 'general Labourers’ Union would urge the Government to abolish the Conciliation JBoard, as we consider that the Board has not only not fulfilled the expectation that the promoters desired, but has acted injuriously to trade, and the best interests of the colony ; and the meeting urges that all cases should go direct to the Arbitration Court.’’

As a result of the Catholic Bazaar at Shannon, a sum of upwards of wasnetted. A proclamation in this week’s. Gazette forbids the forwarding of correspondence for H. F. Allen, Cameron Street, Launceston, Tasmania. A special meeting of the Manawatn Flaxmills Employees Union is advertised to take place in the registered office on Monday next at 8 p.ra. to consider the removal of the office to Palmerston North. It is evident that the Maoris fully appreciate the rowing victory at Wanganui. A chief at a recent taugi remarked in his best English : “Three men make the die Wanganui; that no matter ; Webb win the boat race !’’

The Rev. Mr Aitken delivered a lecture on “ Wit and Humour,” at Carnarvon, on Wednesday evening. There was a large attendance and the lecture was highly appreciated. Mr R.' B, McKenzie presided.

Mrs F. Spiers notifies elsewhere in this issue that she has taken over the Manchester Board-ing-house. A good table can always he relied upon, at a reasonable tariff. Sample rooms for commercial travellers.

There is stringency in the butter market. The Post states that large shipments of local butter have been bought in Loudon, and are on their way back to New Zealand. Local requirements will be 40,000 boxes, and of this quantity only 25,000 boxes are in store, and only 10,000 of this total are owned by New Zealanders.

The result of the voting at the recent election of members of the Court of Arbitration was as follows : —McCullough, 125 unions, comprising 12,260 members; Slater, no unions, comprising 14,533 members. If. however, the informal votes are added (which includes the railway votes), the result is as follows :—McCullough, 141 unions, comprising 16,041 members; Slater, 119 unions, comprising 14,654 members.

At the Palmerston Supreme Court yesterday Francis Robert Rinton, of Halcombe, was found guilty of committing a breach of the Bankruptcy Act, by incurring debts which he had no reasonable ground or expectation of being able to pay, and in having failed to keep proper books. Mr Justici Cooper, in admitting the prisoner to probation for twelve mouths, said he did' so merely to enable Linton to support his wife, and family, who, if he were sent to gaol, would be without means of support.

Referring to the action of the Hawke’s Bay Education Board with regard to Biblical instruction in schools, the Minister of Education thinks that the Nelson system of Scripture lessons in State schools must have led to misapprehension in Napier, In Nelson, the Bible is in the schools to some extent, but the Bible is overtime—it is extraordinary. The hours for the subjects prescribed by statute are observed, and the Scripture teaching is done outside State time, and children are not obliged to attend that class. “ That system,” added the Minister, “has been adopted in several places, as far as I can see, it does not conflict with the Act. So long as definite hours are given to secular instruction, the requirements of the Act are complied with, and religious lessons are 'given by voluntary arrangement outside ordinary school hours.”

The dress department of the Bon Marche, Palmerston North, is now showing .an unique assortment of latest fabrics for gowns for all occasions. Orders for autumn and winter dresses should be placed earlv.— AdvT.

Messrs Watchorn Stiles & Co. announce in another column the arrived of their first shipment of new season's millinery, of which a display is being made to-night. A shipment of jackets is also being shown. As the choice is now a good one it would be advisable to call and make a purchase early Advt.

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