LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 437, 19 September 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Nye is carrying out the work of concreting round the local school building. Mr. Gardner, Independent candidate, will address the electors in the Masonic Hall, on Monday evening next. The services at the Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be con ducted in the morning by the Rev. G. K. Aitken, and in the evening by Mr H. Billeus, of Palmerston North.

The proposed deputation of local bodies to wait on the Ministry relative to extending the scope of the Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1901, will be received by Sir J. G. Ward at u. 30 on Wednesday, 23rd inst. The Government states that a committee to enquire into the methods adopted by the Press Association in charging heavy fees to newspapers before they are allowed to participate in the use of. telegraphic news, will be set up next year. The fully-dressed dead body of a man who was later identified as John Taylor, of Hampstead, Ashburton, was found lying face downwards on the footpath in that surbitrb at 7 o’colock on .Wednesday morning. There were no signs of a struggle and no marks on the body. Deceased, who attended the races yesterday, was a married man 35 years ot age with four children. Plaintiff was awarded _ .£450 damages in the suit against the Freeman and Wallace Medical Institute at Sydney on Wednesday, the jury adding a rider urging that measures be taken by legislation or otherwise to suppress all such pernicious institutions as the one in question.

We are asked (says the Feilding Star) to warn residents against an elderly woman who is collecting subscriptions for the purpose of bringing home from Adelaide her invalided husband. Information is to hand that this is an old trick of the canvasser, on which she has lived for years in various parts of the country, say the police. A visitor at the Rowing Club Bazaar informed our representative that the arranging of the stall, and their general appearance is the neatest he has seen. The designing of the stalls was the work of Mr J. W. Rough, architect, who has also carried out the arduous secretarial duties with much credit.

Mr P. Hennessy, one of the trustees of the local Rowing Club, has had to again issue instruction s to house certain of the Club’s boat for safe protection, which were al lowed to remain in the open. It is hoped that in future the Club will pay a little more attention to the protection of its property. This is the second occasion upon which Mr Hennessy has had to safeguard the Club’s assets.

Further entries are made to the Hiraatangi stock sale. The Rex photographic studio is now open and the window display is attracting a good deal of attention.

The Rivers Commission will sit at Foxton in the Courthouse at xo a.m. on Thursday next, Mr, J. A, Nash, Mayor of Palmerston, has issued a writ lor ,£x,ooo for malicious libel against Wellington “ Truth.” A replace advertisement from Mr C, Collins, will appear in our next issue. Mr Collins has opened up a line of Stevens’ celebrated pearl enamel sauce and stew pans.

The new pulpit at the local Methodist Church is now finished, and the motto “ Oh Come let us Worship” painted in silver aluminium letters artistically finished, gives a nice appearance to the interior.

The local Borough Band will provide the music at the Methodist Church at tomorrow evening’s service. The Rev, Mr Mairs will take as the subject of his discourse, “ The Continuity of Life.”

The takings at Mrs Gower’s “White Stall” at the Rowing Club Bazaar, constituted a record last night, totalling the sum of ,£l2 odd—more than has been taken by any one stall for a single night, since the bazaar opened.

An unusual exhibit is now on view at the Nonpareil Cycle Company premises, of a cycle which has been ridden by Mr Hal Berte of England, 130,000 miles during the period of 12 years, and the cycle is yet strong and good, no repairs beyond ordinary tyre troubles has been done. The cycle is a Centaur for which they are sole agents. Address Palmerston N. *

It has several times been said at the fruitbrokers’ meetings that New Zealand’s trade with Fiji has been slipping away. Mr Tooman stated yesterday at Auckland that he had seen the Auckland boats arrive at Fiji with a few tons of coal, and in watching the arrival of the Sydney boat he had noticed that it arrived with a deck cargo of general merchandise and produce. He had seen similar evidences at Samoa and Tonga. Mr Tooman also states that the Sydney trade was largely on the increase, while New Zealand’s was getting smaller and smaller each year.

At the Palmerston Supreme Court on Thursday the case D. S. Papworth v. the Horowhenua Publishing Co., Ltd., a claim for (a) damages, (b) ,£177 6s, unpaid salary, and (c) ,£l5O money advanced with interest at 6 per cent., was concluded. His Honour gave judgment for the plantiff for ,£225 damages with costs on the highest scale. The question of interest to be computed by the parties. The ,£l5O claimed for money lent .and ,£177 for wages due had been admitted by the defendant and paid into Court. Mr Findlay applied for a new trial. His Honour granted as ay of seven days to enable the requisite arrangements to be made as to security, with liberty to make a further application.

In the Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Association’s prize list for the spring show, horses, and horse competitions for lady and gentleman riders are prominently catered for. The prize money and trophies total over ,£2OO. The competitions comprise lady riders (separate classes for side-saddle and divided skirt), hunters’ competitions for lady and gentleman riders, and also driviixg and riding classes. The breed classes comprise sections for thoroughbreds, carriage, hacks, ponies, polo ponies, saddle, harness, and draughts, for which in all a sum of ,£323 is allotted. The classification is so complete that, with a total prize list of ,£325 for horses, it will be seen that substantial inducements are offered owners to exhibit.

A bush engineer informs our Palmerston morning contemporary that the only scheme which is likely to solve the problem of the Manawatu river and its flood waters is sufficiently drastic and comprehensive to practically change the face of this couutiy side. The idea is to bring the Manawatu river from Einton right through the Makerua Estate to join the present bed of the river somewhere above the mouth of the Tokoraaru stream. From that point the river would cut straight across the Moutoa, right through the sandhills to the sea cutting out Foxton altogether. If this scheme eventuated the flax country of Makerua and Moutoa might be turned into grazing country. The correspondent forgot to add as an alternative: that the Manawatu be diverted, per tunnel, to some of the bottomless crevices of the Tarauas !

The Tongariro lias brought us 108 cases and packages new spring and summer goods, the largest shipment over received by us by one steamer. These goods are now opened up in the various departments,—C. M. Ross and Coy., The Bon Marche.*

Pimples, eruptions, blotches, scales, ulcers, and eczema, are all caused by bad blood. Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets are wonder workers in the cure of all disorders caused by bad or impure blood. They eliminate all poisonous matter by enriching the blood and enabling it to make new and healthy tissues. Pure blood means perfect health, and if you will use Chamberlain’s Tablets they will give you good health, and a pure skin free rom pimp s and blotches. For sale everywher — Advt.

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. \