LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 402, 25 June 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The School committee meets this evening. We understand that one or two flaxmills will continue to run through the winter. A meeting of the Council of the local Chamber of Commerce will be held this evening. Mr W. Hall-Jones expects to hand over the North Island Main Trunk Eine to the Railway Department on ist November. By the last English mail we received a post card from Mr T. Riramer, who is on a trip to the Old Land, conveying greetings. The card was posted at Rio Janeiro. Mr J. G. W. Aitken, M.P. for East Wellington will not contest the scat at the general election. Mr A. R. Atkinson has decided to become a candidate for the constituency. A mistake occurred in our report in last issue of the case, J. W. Anderson v. Hedgman. The plaintiff was not non-suited as stated, on the ground that the house for which the rent was claimed belonged to his wife, but because the defendant denied plaintiff’s statement that he had agreed to take the house, or had received the keys from the plaintiff. The President of the National Dairy Association, speaking at the conference at Palmerston on Tuesday and referring to the value of small holdings, said the tendency of the Dominion was to sub-divide large properties into small holdings and that was a desirable circumstance. To the working farmers on small holdings dairying was the chief mainstay and the policy deserved the warmest support. Much of the land in the Dominion vvould not bear continual cropping, and a living could not always be obtained by grazing sheep. Consequently he looked forward with (considerable expectation to the development of the dairying industry by the encouragement of small holdings.

At the Napier Supreme Court on Tuesday William Cameron pleaded guilty to having used obsene language in Carlyle-street, Napier, in March last, and was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment. Mrs Newall, wife of Colonel Newall, died in Wellington the other night. She was, a sister of Colonel Roberts, formerly Stipendiary Magistrate at Tauranga. The deceased lady married Colonel Newall in 1872.

The English Court of Appeal has decided that Eimerick competitions run by some Manchester papers, constituted a lottery. The Eimerick competition is the completion of a Eimerick verse by filling up a blank line. The “ missing word competiton ” was similarly held to be a lottery.

Negroes at Hemphill, in Texas, shot two white men. Subsequently, six negroes were arrested. A crowd forced the gaol, hung five negroes to one tree and shot a sixth, who was endeavouring to escape, afterwards shooting three more.

Mr P. M. Page, auctioneer, advertises for sale half acre section and comfortable residence in the borough. .£25 deposit is required and the balance paid in weekly instalments, also a small farm near New Plymouth. He further notifies that farm produce is sold privately in quantities to suit purchasers.

An Eltham correspondent thus unburdens himself re the popular game : “ Everybody talks football here. The worries of dairying and the rise and fall of the stock market, and the supply of pigs and fencing wire, etc., have been dropped, and football reigns. It is dealt up at the breakfast table, carried to work, brought up at night, and nursed till bed time and then slept on.”

Winter seems the springtime of disease and death. In Otago and Southland (says the Dunedin Star) infectious diseases, widely scattered, are more prevaleut than usual. Scarlet fever is the most pronounced trouble, and the Health Department has been notified of 25 cases. Diphtheria is also stalking in the city and in the country. In addition to these serious enemies, influenza and common colds are too well known to the people. All will be glad when summer comes.

The cables inform us that on Monday last the Queen of Spain was delivered of a son. On May 10th, 1907, the Queen gave birth to the heir apparent, Alfonso Pio Christine Eduardo Francisco Guillermio Carlos Enrique Eugenio Fernando Antinino Venancior. The Queen is Princess Ena of Battenburg, and she was married to King Alfonso on May 21 Ft, 1906. She is setting a good example to Spanish mothers, an example by the way which should be copied by numerous mothers in this fair laud of ours.

“How old are you?” was the question puttoan elderly man who applied for relief from the Dunedin Benevolent Trustees the other day. “ Sixty-five, sir.” “Do you consider yourself a done man !” “ Certainly not,” said the veteran with a laugh, “but I can’t get work in Dunedin. I’ll need to go into the country and do a bit of work on the line.” “ Are yon married?” was the next question. “I am,” “ How old is your wife ?” “ She’ll be about sixty-five, sir.” “Isn’t she eligible for the pension ?” “Ah,” said the old man, “She did a foolish thing when we got married. -She was older than she said.” “Not the first lady who has done the same thing,” said a trustee. The Trustees decided to grant temporary relief.

A solitary passenger, who travelled lately one bitterly cold morning by the first train north from Masterton, aroused considerable admiration by the way in which he adapted himself to circumstances. He was the only passenger in the car, writes the Wairarapa correspondent of the Dominion, and he had practically enseonsed himself in foot-warmers. There were footwarmers at the back of him, footwarmers at the side of him, footwarmers beneath him, and footwarmers in front of him. There were eight in all, two at the back of him, one each on his flank, while he sat on another two, nursed one upon his knees, and kept one beneath his feet. In this happy manner the salamander rode in state until the train reached Eketahuna, when incoming passengers necessitated an abandonment of the warm comfort.

I*ast week a Melbourne lady lost in the city a bag containing about 30s in cash, some private papers, and a half-dozen cigars, which she was taking home to her husband. The loss was duly advertised in the newspapers, and the finder was requested to return the bag to the address given. Two or three days later the postman delivered at the house a letter bearing the address only. The lady opened the letter and read : “Dear Madam,—l am returning you the purse which you lost on Monday evening. My cohipanion found it, but I persuaded him to let me return it to you. I hope you will receive it safely, except for the cash, which we kept. Of course you will not mind that, as your purse seems —or, I should say, bag seems—a very nice one. My companion remarked, if you provided your husband with smokes similar to those which yon had in your bag, your choice was perfect, as he said they were uncommonly good, and I can second him on it. Never mind, lam very pleased to return it to you.— Albert."

The laying of the gas mains are , providing employment for a largol staff of labourers. 7

A meeting of the local NoEicense league will be held this evening.

Entries appear in this issue of Mr P. M. Page’s mart sale on Saturday nextThirteen Chinese were included in the passengers from Sydney by the Moeraki yesterday. Ten were strangers to the Dominion.

Solomon Raisler, of New York, has been awarded .£1,500 against a Christian Scientist whose prayers failed to heal him.

The arrivals into the Dominion during the mouth of May totalled 2659, as against 1988 for May last year. The departures were 3031, as compared with 3x39. Mr Fossey, director of technical education for the Wanganui Education Board will be present at the local school committee meeting this evening.

Mr C. Collins, of the Universal Supply Stores, has for sale a consignment of choice table decorations, which will repay inspection. He is also displaying some choice lines in crockery and toilet ware. In conversation with the Secretary of the Flaxmills Employees Union, our representative was informed this morning, that this winter is , one of the best experienced locally from a worker’s point of view.

The Earl of Dudley’s brother, Captain John Ward, has been married to the daughter of Mr Whitelaw Reid, American Ambassador in London. The King and Queen attended the ceremony. Wedding presents were received to the value of

Thomas G. Eox, licensee of the Southern Cross Hotel, Christchurch, was fined on each of five charges of having signed other people’s name to claims for enrolment under the Electoral Act. It was pleaded on defendant’s behalf that the offence had •been committed without thinking. The Magistrate said that an hotelkeeper surely had sufficient intelli-.. gence to know that it was illegal to sign other people’s names. Hotelkeepers ought to be specially careful, as an offence of this nature by them gave people cause to say that it was done with a special purpose. If much of this was done during the next few months the rolls certainly would suffer. The Tennis Club ball, held in the Public Hall last night, was not so well attended as was anticipated, owing to. the very inclement weather. The pouring rain not only precluded many local people from attending, but stopped many who had decided to come from a distance. The floor was occupied) l by about 40 couples, and there was a number of onlookers. The music was supplied by Mr Berthold (piano), Mormon (flute), C. Berthold (violin), and was very favourably commented upon. The floor had been specially prepared, and was in excellent order. Mr G. W. Morgan carried out the duties of M.C. in a very capable manner. An excellent supper was provided by Mr M. E. Perreau. A very enjoyable time was spent by all present. A man in the employ of Mr |F. H. Steel, butcher, of Colombo street, Christchurch, in February last went for a trip to Australia. When about 250 miles from Sydnejr Heads, he enclosed in a bottle. which he threw overboard, a postcard, on the back of which is a photo of Mr Steel’s shop. On the card was written, “ When found, please post to 178 Colombo street, Christchurch, New Zealand. Cast overboard from Wimmera Monday, 24-2-08.. Having a good trip.—R.T.R.” The sequel to the incident is that the identical postcard, having the appearance of , some wear, was handed to Mr F. H. Steel in his shop a few days by a Mr McGregor, who picked up the bottle at Tomakin, near Brouller Island, South Coast, N.S.W., on May Bth last.—Truth. Mr Percy M. Page reports a good attendance of buyers and the general public at the Foxton Auction Mart on Saturday last, when a lot of lines of new and second hand furniture were sold at satisfactory rates. Produce was in good demand and fowls met with ready sale. Quotations: — Potatoes, 9s per cwt; pumpkins, 6s per cwt; table swedes, 5s 6d per cwt; onions, 9s per cwt, (smaller quantities xolbs is); apples 8s per cwt; (smaller quantities slb is); fowls, 2s 6d to 2s 8d per pair. I have enquiries for parsnips, carrots, cabbage plants, and other garden produce, Mr Gardner, cash grocer, advertises that a limited supply of Morepork sausages will arrive on Saturday morning, /’ Mrs Hamer, of the Economic,' has just received a large consignment of travellers’ samples, including a line of over 1000 pairs of stockings. These together with a numerous assortment of winter goods suitable for men, women, and children, will be quitted at ridiculously low prices. Come and see. You will be astounded at the value you get for your money at the Economic.— Advt. WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS is , absolutely invaluable to the traveller. At Watchorn and Stiles, all the newest in trimmed millinery at half price.—Advt. < It will be seen from an announcement elsewhere in this issue' that Messrs C. M. Ross and Co., of the' Bon Marche, Palmerston, are now holding their 50th end of season sale, and in order to suitably commemorate their 25th year of successful trading in the City of the Plains, they are giving bargains big and plenty.—Advt, Have you tried Wolfe's Schnapps for kidney ailments. For Children’s Hacking Cough at night Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. is fid and as fid.