LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 426, 20 August 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mayor Gardner, of Devin, was a visitor to Foxton yesterday. The monthly meeting of the local school committee takes place at the school house this evening. We regret to say that Mr W. Adams’ indisposition will confine him to his home for at least a week. After the junior rep. match, Foxton v. Horowhenua, on Saturday, both teams will be entertained at the Manawatu Hotel at a dinner. The recently - formed local Druids’ Dodge has been named “ The Manawatu Dodge,” and will meet every alternate Monday in the Good Templar Hall. The Secretary of the local SubUnion requests any players not able to take part in Saturday’s rep. fixture to communicate with him at once. The Awahou Football Club acknowledges with thanks a donation of ios 6d from Mr G. Gray and ios from Mrs Cullen. Mrs T. Gibson, of Colyton, who was so well received at last night’s concert, has kindly consented to sing at to-night’s entertainment. Mr Percy M. Page informs us that the crockery advertised for sale by auction on Saturday, may be seen at the mart on Friday afternoon. The Foxton Athletic Club desires to acknowledge receipt of the following donations;—Dr Mandl, £i ns 6d ; Messrs R. N. Speirs, B. G. Gower, and O. Gardner, £i is each. The Napier Working Men’s Club last night carried a proposal to call for competitive designs for plans for a new building at a cost not to exceed £I O,OOO. A premium of ,£IOO is offered for the best plan. The funeral of the late Mr W. Baker took place yesterday afternoon and the remains were followed to their last resting place, by a number of relatives and friends of deceased. The ceremony at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. Mr Woodward, and the hymn <l Nearer my God to Thee,” was sung. The special Parliamentary train from Auckland via the Main Trunk line steamed into Wellington at the expected time, 6.10 p.m. on Tuesdajc The Prime Minister expressed himself well pleased with the trial trips that have been made. They have demonstrated that a 19 hours’ journey can be comfortably accomplished. The Winton Record says:— While admitting that prohibiton may be a good thing for the Dominion, there are a great number of persons throughout Southland who are complaining bitterly of the use of church pulpits by political agitators. They maintain they wish to go to church to hear the Sciiptures preached, not to hear prohibition arguments forced upon them, and for this reason many are refraining from attendance. Their complaint is surely worthy of some consideration. Captain Haines, of the United States Artillery, with his brother, Thornton Haines, the sons of a general who distinguished himself in the Cuban and Spanish wars, waited at the landing-stage of the Yacht Club at Dong Island, amid a crowd of fashionable pleasureseekers, until William Annis, a New York publisher, landed. Then the captain shot Annis six times mortally, while his brother with a revolver kept the crowd back. Captain Haines declares Annis mined his young wife. Foreseeing a collision, Mrs Annis vainly tiied to prevent her husband from landing. ‘ ‘ I was tickled to death when I went into a shop,” said an American sailor, ‘‘and I laffed, and laffed, and laffed. The girl selling me ‘notions ’ said, ‘ 7s 6d, please.’ ‘How?’ says I. ‘7s 6d,’ she says. ‘ Make it dollars,’ I says, ‘and I’ll pay now.’ Well, she tried to cal’klate dollars, and I tried to cal’klate the coin of this country, when she gave me change of a sovereign, as she called it. But it weren’t no good. The thing

that gets me in a knot most is the blessed big copper pieces—they ain't cents, and they ain’t dimes— I don’t know where they come in. Then there’s a little copper worth half of the big copper. My, but it’s a queer coinage.” leaking acetylene gas at last night’s concert had a very distressing effect upon a number of ladies. Smut particles by the million were floating round and being inhaled. When Mr Hoar stepped forward to sing the last song on the programme, ‘ ‘The Star of Bethlehem,” the lights grew weaker and finally fluttered out, excepting for the two lighted caudles on the piano. Something went wrong with the works. After a brief wait several of the jets were re-lit, and the singer completed his song. This is not the first occasion that the lights have failed during the progress of an entertainment in the Public Hall, and we respectfully suggest that the proprietors substitute coal gas or kerosene for the present lighting.

Prize-bred White Leghorn eggs are included in the list of- goods for sale at the local auction mart on Saturday next. Mr Sorenson, of Hhuitangi, intends to erect at an early date, a new store and accommodation house on the site of his present store.

Mr Hornsby’s Anti - quackery Bill passed its third reading in the House last night. Little disposition to work was shown by the House yesterday. It will be next week, probably, before much business is transacted.

A special meeting of the Borough Council will be held on Monday evening next. Business;—To receive tenders for formation of Putter Street, to certify second supplementary district electors list, and to consider Cr Baker’s notice of motion re reduction of borough and general.

MrvHennessy returned from Wellington last night, where he had been on matters connected with the Foxton Harbour Board Bill. It will be some days before the Bill will go before the Local Bills Committee.

The canvassers appointed by the local Athletic Club Committee for the purpose of obtaining trophies and cash donations from local tradesmen, for the spoils to be held on the 9th November, report having met with very fair success. The programme will be drawn up next week.

We have been asked to again “ shake the County Council up ” in reference to completing the unformed and un metalled portion of the road from the Himitangi corner to the railway crossing on the Fox-ton-Palmerstou road. Excepting the Beach Road, this is the worst piece of traffic way in the county. It is a road that is in continuous use, in fact, an arterial road, and why this 50 or 55 chains has remained uncompleted, is beyond the reasoning of numbers of settlers. We hope the matter will be brought under the notice of the Council by the member for the riding at the next meeting. Those who use Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy say it makes their throat strong. It is certainly excellent forde licate throats. It tones up the mucous membrane, enabling it to withstand exposure, acts as beneficially upon the youngest child as upon the older members of the family. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is thoroughly reliable and the families that have used it know that it merits the praise that it receives everywhere. For sale by W. J. Gardner, grocer.—Anvx. For Bronchial Coughs take Wood’s Great Peppermint Cure, is Gd and as 6d.

We draw attention to a replace advertisement in this issue from Messrs C. M. Ross and Co., of the Bon Marche,.Palmerston North, intimating a three days sensational bargain giving epoch at their establishment on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of tins week. Their premises will be closed on Wednesday for the purpose of re-marking the balance of stock, price lists are being distributed will) Palmerston papers on Wednesday, 20lb. —Advt. For gentlemen’s clothing of every description the “ Economic " drapery establishment carry the largest, most varied, and comprehensive stock in Foxton. Having bought heavily and cheaply, the “Economic” must make a speedy clearance at ridiculously low prices. The window display of millinery a t Mrs Hamer’s is very handsome, exposing, as it does, all those delicate articles which are indispensable adjuncts to make complete the trosseau of the fair sex. A visit of inspection is cordially extended to all Advt. Last seven days of Watchorn, Stiles and Co.’s sale, closes on Saturday, 22nd August.— Advt.

Jackets, furs and dress goods, at your own price at AVatchorn, fettles and Co.'s last seven days’ sale.—Advt. Miss N. Challis, High-street, Carterton, N ,Z., writes : —“ I was a sufferer from chronic indigestion, and gave Chamberlain’s tablets a trial, with most satisfactory results. I can sincerely say that they are the best medicine that I have ever used, and have pleasure in recommending them to all who suffer from indigestion in any form.” For sale by W. J. Gardner, grocer. —Advt.