The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1908. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 397, 13 June 1908, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, JUNE 1 3, 1908. LOCAL AND GENERAL .

The Rev. Mr Aitken being still confined to his room, the pulpit of the Presbyterian Church will be occupied to-morrow morning by Rev. P. J. Mairs, and in the evening by Mr G. Huntley. The Canterbury Acclimatisation Society is making arrangements to. procure from the famous Warnham Park stud nine young hinds and three stags for acclimatisation in the society’s district. The Primitive Methodist services to-morrow will be conducted in the morning by the Mr H. Baker, evening, Rev, P. J. Mairs, subject, “ The Transfiguration of Sorrow,” solo, “ Beloved it is Well.”

Mr Heyes, manager of the local gas syndicate, informs us that the sub-contract let to Mr Watson has been withdrawn, and that the syndicate will proceed immediately with the work of installation and laying of gas mains. Messrs Ford (engineer) and Pearson (one of the directors) Will arrive in Foxton on Monday.

Some local-fishermen hooked a large number of sharks outside the heads yesterda}'.

Mass will be celebrated at the local Catholic Church at 8.30 a.m. to-morrow.

Owing to the funeral of the late Mrs Coley there will be no service at Oroua Downs on Sunday afternoon.

The Secretary of the Hockey Club acknowledges with thanks the receipt ol donations from Messrs O. Robinson and Baillie.

Messrs Nash and Co. notify elsewhere that they have disposed of their business to Mr C. Collins and thank customers for past patronage and solicit a continuance of same for their successor.

Mr W. Collins, who appeared as a witness at the Palmerston S.M. Court yesterday, gave the public of Palmerston a touch of his eloquence, on the railway station, prior to the Foxton train leaving last evening.

The Dannevirke Press states that a rather serious robbery has been reported from the Mangatera flag railway station, two cases ol whisky having been removed by some unknown person or persons, from that station. The matter is undergoing police investigation.

Information lias been received at Westport that Captain John Campbell, one of the first shipmasters in the employ of the Westport Coal Company, and his two sons were recently drowned on the Western Australian coast, and that some weeks afterwards Mrs Campbell died suddenly “of a broken heart,” at Christchurch.

The Manawatu Times' Feilding correspondent states that the other morning Messrs E, Goodbehere and Chas, Carr waited on a number of business people and others, and in a very short space of time had /,5o promised towards getting the football match Britain v. watu and Horowhenua Unions played in Feilding. An offer of a substantial cash gift and a free ground should convince the authorities that Feilding is the place where the match ought to be played. A resident of Whangarei lost a valuable pointer dog the other day under somewhat unique circumstances. The owner was one of a party out shooting, and tied the dog to a tree. Attracted soon afterwards by the dog’s yelping, he found it attacked by a swarm of bees. On being cut loose, the animal rushed under the house to free itself from its tormentors, but only lived for about an hour and a quarter afterwards. The bees were bush bees, lately hived, and were described as being particularly ferocious in their attacks on the devoted animal.

A large number ot townspeople journeyed to Palmerston yesterday, to hear the libel case of Hamer v. the proprietor of this journal, but were doomed to disappointment. The case was set down for hearing at 10 o’clock yesterday, but owing to other cases exceeding the time anticipated, the hearing was re-arranged for 2 p.m. on Monday. This morning the matter was settled by plaintiff’s and defendant’s solicitors, each side paying their own costs. Witnesses who have been subpeened will not, therefore, be required to attend at the Supreme Court on Monday.

Aii amusing incident occurred at a restaurant in the Rue Montmartre, Paris, on April 13th. After an excellent dinner, a provincial visitor named Derval discovered that his pocket-book had disappeared and that he was unable to pay the bill. He explained his position to the proprietor, but the latter, who was recently swindled by an individual who told the same story, refused to take any excuse for non-payment. In order to avoid a scandal, the visitor was obliged to leave his gold-mounted artificial teeth as a guarantee that he would return and pay for his meal.

An example, worthy to be followed in every town in the Dominion, has been shown by Mr F. Y. Lethbridge, of Feilding, who Monday night offered to the Education Board the free use of 20 acres of land as an adjunct to the Feilding Technical School. Mr Lethbridge will also assist in tillage operations on the land, which will be used by the agricultural students at the Feilding Technical School for the practical part of their work, and will serve as a demonstration station for school teachers. The Board in accepting the use of the land decided to send a letter of appreciation of Mr Lethbridge’s generous offer. The Star understands Mr Lethbridge has also offered a similar area to the Agricultural Department, for use as an experimental station.

Somewhere about midnight on Tuesday someone resident in the city side of Mount Victoria, near the Town Belt, heard cries of ‘ ‘ Murder! murder! ” being shrieked by some female in distress (says the Dominion), A telephone message alarmed the police, and soon nearly the whole of the detective staff and a squad of policemen were racing up Majoribanks-street, under the impression that a tragedy was being enacted at their destination. By the time the united strength ‘of the police reached the spot it had been discovered that the origin of the midnight hullabaloo was merely a lovers’ quarrel. The officers of the law said hard things to themselves at having to turn out to what proved to be a false alarm.

Our new season’s dress goods have now arrived, and samples of same will be posted on application to Watchorn, Stiles and Co.— Advt.

The thimble is so called because, when it was first used, it was worn on the thumb. It was then known as a thumb-bell.

Cold water, says a medical man, is necessary to good health. The functions of the body can only be carried on in the presence and by aid of cold water. Drink lour or five pints daily. Tis the ploughman who follows the plough. While the dairymaid is milking the cough I And the dear little lambs. Who ran after their dambs, While the pigs follow the sough ! And the fanners all follow each other, I’m sure, In getting for Winter Woods' Peppermint Cure! 6