LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 434, 10 September 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We direct the attention of the police to the dare-devil driving of a local lad in charge of a certain horse and cart. He appears to have neither consideration for the animal drawing the load, or for pedestrians. He takes corners at a furious pace, and acts in other ways with a lack of common sense.

Dr Chappel, in the House of Representatives, gave a reason why so many New Zealand children need to have sets of false teeth. It was, he said, because caries was an infectious disease; it spread from one tooth to another by contagion, and from one individual to another by contagion. Kissing by children was one cause of its spread.

The latest Parisian novelty in female coquetry is the ‘ 1 planting ” of eyelashes and eyebrows. The operation is very delicate and painful. A long hair is singled out of the patient’s head. A needle is threaded with it and forced in and out of the skin along the edge of the eyelid, forming a series of loops. These loops are then cut at the extremities with a pair of scissors, and the rows of lashes thus obtained are curled upwards with curlers.

Heavy gales were experienced throughout this district yesterday. Train arrangements for the Rangitikei races are advertised elsewhere in this issue. A convention of the Manawatu No-Ticense Council was held at Bulls yesterday afternoon, and a pnblic meeting was held in the evening, at which addresses on the relorm movement were delivered.

The friends of Mr John Whibley are invited to attend the funeral ot his late wife, which will leave his residence, Purcell Street, for the Catholic Church, and thence to the cemetery, at 1.45 p.m. to-morrow. A very attractive work of art in the shape of a doll’s wedding will be disposed of at the forthcoming Rowing Club Bazaar, which is on exhibition in Mr Healey’s window from this afternoon. It is the work of Mrs Gower, and is complete in detail. It occupies a space of 4ft ginxalt 2in. The bride and bridegroom are dressed in orthodox fashion, bridesmaids, pages, and even the officiating minister are represented, together with the church and bridal arch. Mr Bradley made the suits. An exciting incident was witnessed on the Queen Street (Auckland) wharf on Wednesday last. A fireman of the Lord Sefton, which was about to sail, arrived in time to see his ship glide away from the wharf. While gazing at his departing home a brilliant idea struck him. He called out to bis companions on the steamer to throw a line to him. This he caught, and placing it around his waist jumped into the water from the end of the wharf. In coming to the surface he discovered that he had lost his hat, and asking for “ more rope ” he swam after it. He was then hauled aboard the ship. A correspondent asks whether a schoolmaster can exercise authority over a pupil’s conduct outside school hours. The question is somewhat vague. A magistrate has ruled that a . schoolmaster’s authority over scholars is not only confined to school hours, but going to and coming from school. If any child misconducts itself outside “ school time,” and complaint is made of same to the headmaster, he may refer complainant to the offending child’s parents, and we should say this is the best method to adopt. This does not apply to pupils attending boarding schools. Our millinery was never so beautiful as now. Since the first buds of spring appeared months ago in Paris and other great continental fashion centres, our experts have been Watching the wonderful development. Model hats have been purchased and sent over here as fast as a new idea appeared. Last week the . ladies of Palmerston North expressed their admiration of our first display ; to-day there are even newer styles on view, later creations just received. We are absolutely in closest touch with the best of London and Parisian markets, and have every confidence in saying that our millinery is correct and distinctive in style, at the same time being moderate in price.—C. Smith, Ltd., right next Post Office, Palmerston N. See our advertisement on first page next issue.

C. M. Ross and Co., of the Bon Marche, Palmerston North, announce the arrival of 130 cases and packages of new goods for Spring and Summer, which are now being displayed in the various departments, of which inspection is solicited. Yalue and variety unsurpassed.— Advt.