LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 388, 23 May 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mass will be celebrated at St, Mary’s Church at 11 a.m. tomorrow. King Edward will leave England on May 29th to spend a week with the Czar and Tsaritza.

The attention of our lady readers is directed to Messrs Durvvard’s advertisement in reference to the correct style of millinery. At Wellington this week, Ivan Black, charged with commencing a scheme by which prizes of money are gained by mode of chance was fined £,\q and costs.

The Government has decided to authorise the 200 feet additions to the wharf-shed accommodation at Wanganui instead of 100 feet originally decided upon. Mrs Hamer of the Economic, invites inspection of a large assort - ment of cretonnes, table covers and fancy goods just to hand. The window displays • are worthy of inspection.

The monthly meeting of the local Oddfellows’ Hodge will be held in the Good Templar Hall on Tuesday evening next, when all members are Requested to be present. Business: Nomination of officers and general. At noon on Friday at Auckland all the motor men and conductors of the city tram service went on strike, leaving their cars in the streets or at the terminus. The public is already greatly inconvenienced by the strike.

The Methodist Church services to-morrow will be conducted in the morning by the Rev. P. J. Mairs, and in the evening by Miss Riley, of Rongotea. The latter will also conduct the 2.30 p.m. service at Himatangi.

The election held at Palmerston on Thursday to fill the extraordinary vacancy on the Borough Council caused by the resignation of Mr J. A. Nash, resulted as follows : —H. Palmer 756, R, Mulrooney 653, W. H. Payne 98. Mr Payne forfeited his deposit.

Artist’s deposit of has been covered by Mr Tuck, on behalf of Webb, binding a match for the sculling championship, to take place on the Wanganui river on Tuesday, December 15th. Articles have been drawn up and sent to Sydney for Arnst’s signature.

He was a Maori and he was giving his experience in connection with a sly groggery away up in the King Country. “I go te place,” he said, ‘‘And ask te feller for te pottle o’ whisky, he take me for spy, and sell me a pottle of cold tea for ten pop, and the mean no put any sugar in it.”

The steamer Wimmera, which sailed from Auckland for Sydney last Monday, is carrying a valuable freight across the Tasman Sea. She has ten boxes of gold valued at ,£49,000, from the South, while her Auckland shipments are also considerable, consisting of 25 bars of silver from the Waihi Gold Mining Company, and 18 bars ot bullion from the National Bank.

In spite of the rise of 30s a ton in flour, Wellington bakers have decided that the policy of give-and-take, which is a necessity in such a trade as the bread trade, should operate in favour of the public this week, so it has been decided that the price of the two pound loaf shall remain at until further developments occur. The Daily Mail’s Berlin correspondent says the Foreign Office is investigating a complaint from the Legation at Fez that one of the German consuls sent a messenger with a letter to a commander of a neighbouring French force. It is reported that the French soldiers beat the messenger, and one of the soldiers spat on the letter. This incident will lead to immediate representations to France.

It is rumoured that Mr J. A. Nash, Mayor of Palmerston, is being pressed to contest the Palmerston seat at the general election. Questioned on the subject by a Herald representative yesterday Mr Nash refused to be drawn. He admitted that he had been approached on the subject. In our opinion, Mr Nash should make an ideal member—his energy is boundless.

A mass meeting of footballers is convened for Tuesday evening next, in Mr Rae-Howard’s room, to discuss football affairs generally. The main objects are to attempt to form three senior teams-, and to endeavour to form a number of junior teams, with a view of putting the sport on a better footing than hitherto. All those interested in Rugby are particularly requested to attend.

Shortly before 9 o’clock last evening, an old three-storeyed corrugated iron building on the corner of Featherston and Panama Streets, Wellington, was destroyed by fire. There was a high wind blowing at the time, and but for the stout brick wall, the General Post Office must have been destroyed. The splended work of the Fire Brigade saved the post office building. At one time the roof caught alight, but was extinguished without much damage being done. There was no insurance on the building destroyed, and it was shortly to be pulled down to make room for additions to the General Post Office.

At the meeting of the Wanganui Education Board the question as to whether Empire Day or the Prince of Wales’ Birthday should be observed as a holiday was discussed, and it was decided to make it optional, the reason being that in the large centres the shops and factories are observing the Prince of Wales’ Birthday. It was decided that all schools in the southern ward should close for the mid-winter holidays during the Winter Show week. This means the compulsory closing of all schools south of the Oroua river during that week; with other schools it is optional.

W. J. Gardener, the cash grocer, has received a consigment of prime hams and bacon and he invites inspection of same. The Railway Department invite written offers for the supply of a shunting horse and driver at Foxton, See advertisement. Mr Wm. Rogers managing director of the Anchor Shipping and Foundry Co., of Nelson, was in Foxton y esterday on business,and together with Mr Morgan, the local agent for the Company, paid a visit of inspection to the Manawatu Heads.

The British footballers will play their first match in New Zealand to-day when they will moet the Wairarapa and Bush reps, at Masterton. We hope to receive the result of the match before 5 o’clock and will post it outside the office. Included among the distinguished Masons who visited Foxton on Thursday night, were Wor. Bro. T. Porritt, P.G.C., and Wor. Bro. Hankins, one of the charter members of Lodge Manawatu Kilwinning (Palmerston). The former gentleman had authority in the days gone by to wield the birch at school o’er the physical frames of Postmaster Clemett, Mr George Gray, and the editor of this journal, and endeavoured to cultivate their minds—if he failed, the fault was not his. Anyhow, we cherish the memories of those days, and the writer knows that he echoes the sentiments of the others in saying that each has a warm spot in their hearts for their honourable old master. Wolfe’s Schnapps—A lonic that has stood the test of years. For Children’s Hacking Cough at night Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is 6d and 23 6d. Never buy your prints, flannelettes, damasks, sheetings, and calicos, outside Foxton, as Watchorn, Stiles and Co. import these goods direct, and their values are household words.— A DVT. A big show of Eiderdown quilts and blankets in the windows of the Bon Marche, Palmerston. This stock and value is unsurpassed, Ross and Co. invite inspection. —Advt. WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS is absolutoly invaluable to the traveller.