LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 408, 9 July 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Hekald quarterly and halfyearly accounts have been issued, and we should esteem as a favour a prompt settlement of same. It is expected that the flaxmills will re-open about the middle of August. Two local mills continue working. The half-yearly meeting of the Manawalu Flaxmills Employees Union is advertised to take place in the Secretary’s office on Saturday next, nth inst. at 8 p.m. The local storekeepers have been advised that the price of butter has again risen, which will necessitate a further rise in the retail price to is 5d per lb. This advance will press heavily on consumers with large families. Mr Thos. Coker, who has disposed of his farm, off the Feiding-Ashhurst road, and, with his brothers and sisters, is removing this week to the Foxton district, was farewelled at a church social by members of the local Primitive Methodist Church, says the Feildiug Star. The Rev. P. J. Cossum, on behalf of the congregation, presented Mr Coker with a beautiful rug, as a memento of the good wishes and kindly feelings of which he had been a member for about twenty-five years. The teachers and scholars, on Sunday afternoon, also said good-bye to Mr Coker (who has been a teacher for about eighteen years), giving him some valuable books, as evidence of their goodwill and appreciation of his services. Mr Coker suitably replied on both occasions.

One inch n points of rain fell locally lor the week ending 9 a.m. to-day. The Kangitikei Racing Club elected Mr W. Homes, of Bulls, starter, out of 21 applications from all over N.Z. About 6000 spectators witnessed the Anglo-Welsh—Manawatu football match at Palmerston yesterday, which resulted in a win for the visitors by 12 points to 3. We understand that the Commission case P. H. Rae-Howard v. Akers, partly heard at the last sitting of the local Court, has been settled satisfactorily to the plaintiff. The talented Revin Dramatic Society intend to produce Byron’s bright and side-splitting comedy “ Our Boys ” in the local Public Hall, on Wednesday evening next.

The police are taking action against owners who allow their stock to use the “long acre.” Several residents will appear before the Magistrate to-morrow, charged with allowing their stock to wander and graze on the borough streets.

The Foxton public was very disappointed through not being privileged to witness the Anglo-Welch-Mauawatu football match, played at Palmerston yesterday, by reason of the railway line being flooded. A few enthusiasts, however, chartered a conveyance and drove through via Rongotea. At the inquest at Inglewood on the body of John Schumaker, a farmer who was found on Sunday morning with the upper part of his body completely blown away by an explosive, a verdict of suicide while temporarily insane was returned.

The special and ordinary meeting of the Borough Council will be held on Monday evening next. The business of the special meeting is to consider and settle the balance sheet and to pass special resolution re Whirokino Bridge loan and to pass special resolution re streets loan. The ordinary meeting will consider and if approved, confirm recommendations of Ifibrary Committee and general.

The members of All Saints’ Eadies Guild entertained Mrs C. E. Barnard at afternoon tea, at the residence of the President (Mrs A. S. Easton) yesterday afternoon and also presented her with a silk Maltese- lace tie as a memento of her connection with the guild. Mr and Mrs Barnard intend taking up their residence in Auckland at an early date. At the inquest touching the death of Alexander Beadie,' aged about 40, unmarried, who died at Napier Hospital on Saturday, while under treatment for a wound on the upper part of the neck, a verdict was returned, “ That deceased died from injuries selfinflicted with a razor while temporarily insane.” Palmerston’s member urged the Prime Minister, when moving that a Joint Committee of both Houses be set up next silling day to consider the matter of the re-building of Parliament House, to consider removing the seat of Governmeul to Palmerston. Mr Woods is a splendid humourist ! The washout on the railway between Foxton and Palmerston at Rangitane, has affected about three lines of the permanent way. The line in some places is on an angle of 20 degrees. The flood waters rose to about 3ft above the line. The engineer hopes to have the line open in time to allow the train to run on Saturday evening. “Dick” Arnst, who has challenged Webb to row for the sculling championship of the world, in a letter under date June 27, to Mr G. Fowler, Secretary of the local rowing club, states that he hopes to arrive in New Zealand to start training on the local river in view of the big event, in September. He states that he is rowing very well in preparation for his match with Pearce, which takes place on the Parramatta river on August Ist.

The Taranaki Herald has been served with a writ by L. Spencer, engineer to the Carrington Road Board, claiming for alleged libel. The Herald, it appears, published some criticisms of the engineer made at the annual meeting of ratepayers of the Carrington road district and despite the publication subsequently ot an expression of regret and a statement that the criticisms were not endorsed by our contemporary, the writ was issued claiming damages of the amount already stated. Mr A. Q. Thomson, S.M., delivered judgment at Palmerston on Tuesday in the defended case, Stephen Paukhurst v. the Shaw, Savill Company, finding for the plaintiff for 10s 6d general and special damages, with costs £r 17s, solicitor’s fee £2 'l2s, and witnesses’ expenses £2 2s. The plaintiff and his wife booked their passages by the Arawa for England, and after going to a lot of trouble and expense were detained by the ship’s doctor because he alleged that the plaintiff was suffering from consumption. Two Palmerston medical men, however, examined the plaintiff and found that he was quite sound. Hence the action. A capable elderly person advertises for a situation of trust or housekeeper to small family. We direct attention to Messrs P. Heunessy and Co.’s replace advertisement appearing elsewhere in this issue. A very good “ Spencer ” piano is included in Mr Percy M. Page’s auction list for’ Saturday next. This instrument is nearly new and may be seen at the mart on Friday afternoon.

Mr F. D. Whibley, who many years was in the employ of Messrs P. Henuessy and Co., and who subsequently started business , on his own account in conjunction - with Mr Gardner, has been, offered and has accepted a lucrative billet as manager of a branch general store at Ohakune, for Mr H. D. Bennett. “Frank” has grown up from childhood in is well-known and extremely popular. His connection with the local Athletic Clubstamped him as ideal secretary. He was also an active member of the Albion Football Club and Foxton Cricket We also know something 'of “Franks” ability and we feel scho the sentiments of erfirycne in wishing him success in his new sphere of labour, and we regret his departure from our midst.