LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 384, 12 May 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

British imports for April decreased ,£9,682,792, exports decreased £2, 711,528, and re-exports decreased ,£2,896,670. as compared with April of last year.

Mr. Metcalf, Secretary to the Navy, reviewed the United States fleet at San Francisco. Admiral Evans’s command ended yesterday, when he was so ill that he was unable to proceed aboard the flagship to participate in the review as he had intended.

We have received a parcel of Dutch medlers from Mr W. Gardner, grocer. This fruit is looked upon as a delicacy by numbers of people. Mr Gardner has a large supply on hand which can be purchased at a reasonable figure. The following extract is taken from the Gisborne I istrict High School Magazine, and is given as printed : James I. was very unclean in his habits; he never washed his hands, and married Anne of Denmark.” Who says we have no need of a ‘‘School Journal ? ” —Exchange. A resident of Himatangi has asked us to urge upon the Manawatu County Council the necessity of completing the ‘‘disgraceful ” piece of road from the Himatangi corner to near the railway line. We believe the Council has this matter in hand, but we feel sure Cr. Barber will move in the desired direction at the next Council meeting.

The statistics of the live stock in New Zealand for 1906 have just been published. The number of sheep on 30th April, 1906, was 20,108,481, an increase of 977,596 on the previous year. The number has fluctuated but little during the last ten years. Horses and cattle show a slight, increase, and swine exhibit a decrease. Dairy cows have increased from 324,485 in 1897 to 543,937 1905The Bay of Plenty is said to be teeming with fish. The export of fish from Tauranga is assuming large dimensions. Three thousand were sent away to Auckland by one steamer, nearly 1000 having been caught by a party of three men. The Maoris of the district are finding the industry a profitable one. They already possess motor fishing launches, and orders for others have been placed.

The accounts of the tour of the professional football team show that after paying the members as arranged £1 per week for 22 weeks there was left for division. The actual profit on the tour, therefore, up to the time of leaving England was This means that each member of the touring party received ,£194, which, with the £22 already drawn, made his share into ,£216. In short, each member of the team received £io a week and all expenses. Mr Thomas Mackay, a Napier centenarian, celebrated his 102nd birthday on Thursday. Mr Mackay, who may fairly claim to be about the oldest man in the Dominion, came to New Zealand in the Duchess of Arygll in 1840, and still retains a good grip of the physical powers, which have carried him to such a ripe age. He enjoys a walk around his garden, and occasionally indulges in a game of draughts. His descendants include a number of great grandchildren. The old gentleman is a grand-uncle of Mrs Rockel, of Thynne Street.

The Rev. Dr, Waddell made cutting and pointed reference in the course of a sermon in St. Andrew’s Church, Dunedin, on Sunday night, to the manner in which many professing Christians spent their Sunday ‘‘lt is” he said, a “day on which they may sleep more, and lounge more. It is a clean shirt day, 1011-about day, visiting day, gossiping day. generally vacant and self-indulgent day. And if these men and women goto church,” he added, ‘‘they go to see or be seen, to hear the music and criticise, to look bored at sermon time, and yawn and consult their watches, and heave a sigh of relief when the whole thing is over.” Two men in an lowal town (wrote the New York correspondent of the Lyttelton Times on March 30) are engaged in playing a cribbage game for a score of a millon points. Their score at the present time is 640,234 to 455,234. Both the players, John C. Doper and Milo Ward, estimate that they will live to finish the exciting contest in 1915. Doper and Ward play once a week from half-past seven o’clock to eleven o’clock in the evening. They have played for 376 consecutive weeks and religiously kept their weekly engagement. The average number of points made each night of play for the past seven years is 2150. The players have worn out a number of cribbage boards and about 250 packs of cards.

WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS is absolately invaluable to the traveller.

Mr Walton, the Noxious Weeds Inspector, paid a visit to Foxlon yesterday.

The New Zealand Shipping Co’s are advised that their steamer “ Paparoa ” arrived in Wellington from Zyondou on Saturday evening at 6.30 p.m. A meeting of the Manawatu Rowing Club will be held to-night in Mr Rough’s office, to discuss matters in connection with the coming bazaar.

A general meeting of the Albion Football Club will be held in Whyte’s Hotel to-morrow night. As important business is to be transacted a full attendance is requested.

A deputation consisting of Messrs Hennessy, Frankland, Hornblow, Moore,Stiles, Perreau and Walker, proceeded to Wellington to-day to interview the Minister of Marine iii respect to the proposed Harbour Board. The deputation will be introduced by Mr John Stevens, M.P.

The Mayor of Auckland (Mr Myers) expressed to Mr Prickelt, United States Consul-General, on behalf of the citizens, appreciation of the fact that the American fleet is to honour New Zealand with a visit, and assured him that no effort would be wanting to make their stay enjoyable. The Consul expressed his thanks and stated the exact dale of the visit was no' fixed, but it was unlikely that it would he before the end of August.

Among the cases before the S. M- yesterday, a somewhat peculiar one was heard. The police, on the information of the agent representing the Charitable Aid Board, had sued the step-father for maintenance of three children at an Industrial School in the South Island, Evidence was shown that the step-father was unable to pay any liabilities in the past, and though he was willing to pay a contribution out of his earnings, and more when his wife was again in good health. The Magistrate discharged the order against the wife, but considered that 7s 6d a week would cover the charge for maintaining the children for the present. If the parties were able to get the children from the Industrial School, then the order would become invalid. Attention is directed in this issue to the musical recital to be given in the Public Hall on Thursday, May 14th, in aid of the English Church funds. The recital has been organised by Mrs J. Symons, and it will be seen by a glance at the programme that it is one of unusual merit. Miss Ava Symons will play two solos, and those who are desirous of hearing this talented young artist, should not miss this opportunity, Mr Cornwall will render two solos, and the accompaniments will be in his hands. “The Monte Carlo Boys” will appear in their humourous song, and Mrs Cornwall, Misses Elsie and Phoebe Symons, Miss Jenks, and Mr W. Cook will each contribute an item. The admission being by silver coin, we expect to see a full house.

Never buy your print?, flannelettes, damasks, sheetings, and calicos, out side Foxton, as VVatchorn, Stiles and Co. import these goods direct, and their values are household words.— Advt.

Did you ever stop to think that Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is an antiseptic liniment and when applied to cuts, burns, bruises, causes them to heal without Maturation, and in about onethird of the time of any other treatment ? For sale by W. J. Gardner, grocer.— A dvt.

For Bronchial Coughs take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is 6d and 2s Gd.

Mr. W. Robinson, Grocer, Mornington, N.Z., not only sells Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy but uses it. He says : —“ I have bean troubled several times with influenza, and the only cough medicine that has ever done me any good was Chamberlain’s Cough Reined}'. Innumerable times I have recommended it to my customers and they were more than pleased with the result. I have customers that always keep a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy in their house, and won’t use anything else for their children.” For sale by W. J. Gardner, grocer.— Advt,

WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS has stimu luting properties possessed by no other spirit.

For Children’s blacking Cough at night Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is 6d and 2s 6d.