The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1908. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 433, 5 September 1908, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1908. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On to-day’s fourth page will be found an article headed “Will You Pay The Price? ” Read it. A Gazette notice states that the Government offices throughout New Zealand will be closed on Saturday, September 26, being the first anniversary of the date on which the Colony of New Zealand was created a Dominion. The British income tax returns for 1906-7 show gross incomes of The tax was paid on ,£640,000,000. There were 20 incomes of over £50,000 a year, and 241 of between ,£IO,OOO and ,£50,000. A young fellow in Greytown by the name of Hayes, has been committed for trial for discharging a firearm at a man, with intent to do bodily harm. The impulsive young fellow mistook a mentally afflicted individual who had wandered on his premises for a burglar. Several of the shots, it is stated, entered the unfortunate man’s anatomy.

The indignation meeting, advertised to take place in the Public Hall for Tuesday next, is postponed till Thursday, 10th inst, owing to counter attractions.

A coach will leave Mr Johnston’s stables for the Horowhenua Races at g a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday next. Miss Dulcie Deatner, the talented young. New Zealand authoress, was married at Perth last week to Mr Albert Goldie, touring manager of the “Prince Chap” Dramatic Company. It was a case of “ love at first sight,” as they say in the novels. Miss Deamer was on her way to India when she met her fate, with the above interesting result.

A correspondent writes:—Some time ago I saw a sketch of a bird scarer, which I decided to copy, as the sparrows were very bad here ; in fact they had nearly all my young plants eaten. I was at a loss to know what to do to keep them away, and decided to give the bird scarer referred to a trial, and it has proved a great success. It consists of a kerosene tin fitted up like a windmill, and a few stones placed inside. The least bit of wind makes the tin revolve, and the stones inside make a row that will scare sparrows a mile away. “Sometimes,” remarked Dr Macdonald, referring in a lecture in Dunedin on Friday night, to the English of spectators at a football match —“ sometimes the comments one hears are pointed and pungent but it is usually the small boy who makes them. On one occasion, when a man ran instead of passing a small boy remarked, ‘ Gar’n, ef ’e’d ’ad any common ’e’d a’ known he ’adu’t a Buckley’s!’ ” “ That boy,” commenced the doctor, ‘ ‘ certainly conveyed his meaning in a terse and vigorous way. He hadn’t quite the elegance of Queen Elizabeth, but he had all her power. At the Congress of the Sanitary Institute at Cardiff on July 16th last, Mrs Crichton Davies said that a Cardiff teacher received the following note from a parent whose child had been spoken to about its unwashed condition : —“ Miss, —I never said our Gladys was a rose. We send her to school to be learnt, not to be smelt.” At a women’s conference on hygiene Miss Price Hughes said she hoped for the time when it would be the iashiou for young men not to marry young women who did not possess a certificate for practical home-keeping. Miss Wade said that ignorance of the duties of motherhood was to be met with everywhere. She would like to see a school for mothers established.

Mr A, H. Vile has given notice of his intention to move, at the next meeting of Wellington Kducation Board, the following motion : “ That this Board draws the attention of the Minister for Education to the fact that there is a general desire on the part of education boards of the Dominion that the Decalogue be exhibited on the walls of school buildings; that there is no board fund available for such a purpose ; that the Minister be respectfully requested to provide a sufficient number of the Ten Commandments to serve the classrooms of the whole of the schools in the Dominion ; and that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to other boards.”

“Dance-mania” has caused the death of Valentine Taravel, the daughter of a wealthy man in the South of France, states the Dondon Daily Mail. Since the age of four the girl had been possessed with a passion for dancing, which absorbed all her energies, and she used to express every sentiment by dance movements. In the end she literally danced herself to death. Rising from her bed one night, the girl went to an attic and danced for hours, until a loud thud aroused the household. Valentine Taravel was found dead on the attic floor, the great exertion of dancing having caused syncope and death. Private advices from Wellington state that the health of Mr J. Stevens, M.P., is improving, says the Palmerston Times, and he can walk much better than he could do a little while back. That will be good news to a wide circle of personal friends and political supporters, As to Mr Stevens’ mental health, it is a matter of comment by all associated with him that never at any stage of his long and busy life has he displayed a clearer mind and so keen and analytical an intellect, which is backed up by a remarkable memory. The shutting out of the light late in life, which would have dimmed other men’s faculties, appears to have made those of this sturdy veteran more acute than ever.

We have received from the publishers, Messrs Baldwin and Ray ward, a copy of the September issue of “Progress,” which bears its usual appearance of improvement over preceding numbers. The American Fleet, patent laws of Great Britain and the navies of the world are subjects included among the principal articles. Building and architecture is also one of the most interesting ieatures of the paper, and the consideration given to mechanics and electricity is well in keeping with the importance of those subjects. “Progress” especially interests all who are watching the development of aerial navigation, and the three or four pages devoted monthly thereto present every advance made in the new science. A record of New Zealand’s patents completes the number, and we are led to believe that “Progress” must be taken as a valuable addition to the scientific periodicals of the day.

Mr P, H. Rae-Howard advertises a cheap town property for sale.

The Second Ballot Bill has passed its committee stage in the House.

The local agent has been advised that the Tongariro will take her departure from Auckland on 26th September— not 24th as advertised.

The 11 o’clock celebration of the Blessed Sacrament will be sung to Merbeck’s setting in All Saints’ Church to-morrow.

Now is the time for preserving eggs. The best preservative, tried and proved, is Healey’s Water Glass. A shilling bottle will preserve two kerosene tins full of eggs.* The announcement is made by the Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. R. McNab, that Mr C. J. Reakes, M.R.C.V.L., is to succeed Mr J. A. Gilruth as Chief Veterinarian of the Dominion.

We received a magnificent bunch of violet blooms grown by Mr Hughes, to-day. The varieties included red, white, and blue. It is the first occasion on which we have seen a violet of the firstmentioned colour.

A meeting of the committee of the Foxton Athletic Club was held on Thursday evening to arrange for the running of a special train from Feilding on Sports Day. After some discussion, the matter was left in the hands of a subcommittee to deal with.

“ There is a house in Timaru,” said the Mayor of Timaru at a meeting of the Borough Council, “worse than the worst I have ever seen or even read of, not excepting the rat-infested cellars of Loudon in which people lived.” The Mayor stated that people were living in the house to which he referred, and he had never before known people to live in so bad a place, Foxton is not the worst place in the Dominion, after all!

At a meeting of the directors of the Wellington and Mauawatu Railway Company recently, it was decided to recommend payment of a dividend of 5 per cent, for the half year—making 10 per cent, for the year. The annual meeting will be held in October. Miss Anderson Hughes, (not Wright, as mentioned, in our last issue) is advertised to speak in the Masonic Hall on Sunday and Monday evenings. Miss Hughes will also conduct services in the Methodist Church to-morrow afternoon and evening. Our exchanges speak very highly of Miss Hughes ’ platform oratory and she should attract large audiences. Particulars in reference to opening classes in connection with the local technical school are advertised elsewhere in this issue. The classes will commence next week. Mondays will be devoted to millinery and dressmaking ; Wednesdays to relief carving, and Fridays to commercial arithmetic and precis writing. Full particulars, etc., may be obtained from the local supervisor, Mr Adams. A tragic ending of a romantic love story is reported from Lesina, a well-known health resort along the coast of Dalmatia. Fiorina Brini, aged 16, fell in love with Alberto Conti, a visitor. parents would not hear of the match, and the lovers decided to elope. They took a small boat and put out to sea, with the intention of boarding a passing steamer to Venice. Unfortunately they were overtaken by a violent storm, the boat was upset, and the lovers were drowned. The usual services at the Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev. G. Aitken. Last Sunday night the Rev. W. Ritchie, M.A., conducted the service at the above church, thus relieving Mr Aitken, who has not quite recovered from an attack of laryngitis, and consequently the sermon the latter intended preaching on “ Athletics and Christianity,” will be the subject for tomorrow evening. The choir will render the fine anthem, ‘ ‘ The Homeland.” The services in the local Methodist Church to-morrow will be of an unusual attractive character. The Rev. J. Clover, from Halcombe, will conduct service in the morning, and Miss Anderson Hughes, who has been drawing large audiences in the cities, and who is an eloquent and cultured speaker, will occupy the pulpit in the afternoon and evening. The afternoon subject will be : “ Christian Responsibility,” and the evening “The Sign of the Crops’’ Those, desirous of hearing Miss Hughes should attend early to secure a seat.

A special meeting of the council of the local Chamber of Commerce was held on Thursday evening, for the purpose of further discussing the Harbour Board Bill now before Parliament, There were present: Messrs P. Hennessy (Chairman), F. E. Jeuks, M. Perreau, M. Walker, Alex. Ross, G. Phillips, and the Secretary (Mr Rae-Howard). A lengthy discussion ensued in reference to to the Minister of Railways apparent determination not to concede the wharfages to the Board when constituted. The Minister s attitude was adversely criticised, and it was decided to ventilate the whole proceedings at an indignation meeting to be held, on Thursday evening next in the Public Hall. ' Mrs Hamer, of the Economic, and her staff of assistants, are at present busily engaged opening up the first shipment of Spring goods, and a special display of millinery will be made next Saturday evening.— Advt. WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS stands preeminent among stimulants and cordials.

Mayor Gower has notified the local No-License League that, owing to a previous engagement, he will not be able to take the chair at Miss Anderson Hughes’ public meeting. According to the Greymouth Star’s correspondent, the Otira tunnel is now in 510 feet from the face. The ground is very wet, and only six-hour shifts are being worked.

Word was received in Foxton this morning by Mrs Geo. Gray that her sister, Mrs Morse, of Sandon, was lying in a precarious condition. Mrs Gray, accompanied by another sister (Mrs McDonnell), proceeded to San r on per motor car. Little hope is held out for Mrs Morse’s recovery.

There is too much guadiness and striving after effect among young girls nowadays,” said Mr Kettle at the Auckland Police Court. “ I believe it would be a very good thing for girls if it were made compulsory that they should wear simple dress—no matter to what class they belong. There is too much devotion to dress altogether.”

At the Sydney Fleet celebrations, the kilted brigade, which was stationed in front of the Roman Catholic Cathedral, displayed great thoughtfulness. An officer went down the line, giving instructions, and soon all the soldiers were busy lifting into the front row the smaller children, so that they could obtain a good view of the proceedings. One officer was in the act of lifting a rather weighty child in the front row, when suddenly he exclaimed, “By George !. Here’s Harry ! ” Dropping the child unceremoniously, he drew himself erect, and roared forth, ‘‘Guard, Attention ! ” as Sir Harry Rawson drove by. But the Governor had seen the preceding act, and smiled at the officer in a kindly way.

The September Review of Reviews, just to hand, contains very appropriate and interesting character sketches of the two men most in the public eye of Americans at the present time—Mr Taft and Mr Bryan. Mr Taft is termed “ the Emergency Man of the Republic,” in consequence of his acknowledged ability to straighten out troubles that are beyond the power of ordinary agencies to deal with. The article on “ The Sisterhood of Women,” by Mrs Wolstenholme Rimy, gives a very good idea of the reasons that are inducing women in England to clamour for the franchise. The review of the leading magazines includes such titles as “ How New York was destroyed by the Airship,” “VapourPreservation of Food,” “ How to Treat Criminals,” “How to Get Smokeless Cities,” and so on. The Book of the month is “ The Sadducees in Council; or The PanAuglican Conference of 1908. To FeaxmillEßS. —We are prepared to print the new tin and leather regulation tags for hemp bales, and would request millers to inspect samples of leather before placing orders for same. Inferior leather will be condemned by the department. We hold samples and invite inspection.—The Herald Priutery. Mrs L. Peters, Miramar, Wellington, N.Z., says : “ I can safely recommend Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to anyone suffering fiom pains in the stomach. A fewdays ago my little boy, aged 6 years, was suffering agony with this complaint. I only gave him a few doses ot Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and he was soon well and has not been troubled since. I think this r£medy should be kept in every home.’ For sale everywhere.— Advt. WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS has stimulating properties possessed by no other spirits.

Blood poison resulting from small wounds is becoming more prevalent. Even so slight an injury as the scratch of a pin will sometimes cause blood poisoning. The safe way is to apply Chamberlain’s Pain Balm as soon as the injury has been received. That liniment prevents all danger of blood poisoning, and causes the injury to heal in about one third the time required by the usual treatment. For sale everywhere.—Anvr.