LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 438, 3 October 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The ordinary meeting of the Wanganui Education Board takes place next Wednesday. Mr J. F. G. Richards, of Wellington, has been awarded the Guy’s hospital junior science scholarship, of At the local Presbyterian Church to-morrow, the Rev. I. Jolly will preach at both morning and evening services. In the morning a communion service will be held.

The Free Bauce says that although “fresh Foxtou whitebait” has been on the Wellington fishshop menu for weeks past, it is a fact that only three tins of whitebait had been caught this season at Foxton up to Wednesday of this week. Our whitebait is probably fresh off the ice, or out of the tin.

The local State School resumes on Monday. Welcome rains commenced to fall throughout this district last night,

A special meeting of the Borough Council will be held on Monday night for the purpose of definitely deciding restreet lamps. So far no phenominal catches of whitebait are recorded, although it is stated there are plenty in the river but they are keeping nearer to mid-stream. . The services in the local Methodist Church to-morrow will be conducted in the morning by the Rev. P. J. Mairs, and in the evening by Mr. G. Huntly. A service will be held at Himatangi at 2.30.

The Minister, replying to a question in the House of Representatives the other day, stated that it was not possible to widen the borrowing powers under the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, as desired by local bodies in these districts.

Mr John Fabian, who has been landlord of the Club Hotel, Woodville, for the past four and a-half years, died last Wednesday afternoon. Deceased was in business in Greytowu for 25 years, and the funeral was held there yesterday.

The Hon. D. Lloyd-George’s statement that if the House of Lords rejected the Licensing Bill the Government would not be at the end of its resources, is interpreted to mean that the Government would largely increase the duty on licenses.

The bank overdraft of the Feilding borough account now stands at 2s sd. The overdraft has increased by during the past eighteen months, but will of course be considerably reduced in February, when the year’s rates are usually paid:—Star.

Mr T. E. Taylor received a petition from 1100 voters of Christchurch North, praying him to contest the seat next election. To the deputation who presented the petition Mr Taylor consented to stand. Mr C. M. Gray is the sitting member. Mr Taylor says he will be Independent with no party pledge.

We are in receipt of a copy of the Northern Mail, printed and published at Whangarei by Mr John Bryce Berry. The Mail is a new paper, with a very promising future. ' The literary matter is good, and the general get-up, from a printer’s point of view, is excellent. We wish our contemporary a prosperous future. A certain dairy farmer, not 100 miles from the slopes of Mount Egmout, recently received a large official envelope containing a requisition calling upon him to effect certain improvements. Amongst other improvements, he was called upon in all seriousness to remove the well from the vicinity of the stockyard. The face of the farmer when he read this command was a study. Scratching his head he remarked : “ Och and be jabers, I don’t mind shifting the pigstye or the cowshed, but I’m d d if I’ll tackle the shifting of the well ; no, not for Father Peter.”

The Methodist Ladies Sewing Guild met at the residence of Mrs M. H. Walker yesterday, and decided to hold their annual bazaar during the month of November. Much work has been done by the ladies, and a class of young people under Mrs Knewstubs, meets fortnightly, and are busily engaged making up fancy goods, which will be one of the features of the bazaar. A programme of a varied character will be prepared, including a dialogue by a number of young people, for the second evening, also the usual competitions, refreshments, etc-, particulars of which will be advertised at a later date.

We published a local in Tuesday’s issue to the effect that the Rev. Father Cognet had stated during the course of a sermon in St. Mary’s Church, that the Roman Catholic Church was not in any way connected with the NoLicense movement. Perhaps the statement needs a little explanation. It appears that a circular has been distributed among Catholics, giving the opinions of Roman Catholic dignitaries on the drink question. Father Cognet did not deny the authenticity of the statements contained in the pamphlets, but wished his hearers to understand that the leaflets had not been circulated by the Church.

Detailed statement of receipts of Marton gas consumed for the half year (six months) for 1908, is as follows: —March ,£134 5 s lod . April ns gd, May 16s 7d, June 18s rod, July 17s Bd, August /193 7s 7d ; total 6s Bd, Council Chambers ,£l4 13s id, Town Hall 10s 3d, Fire Brigade £3 xos iod ; total receipts 03 ld - The whole of the gas consumers’ accounts for the half year have been collected except an amount of 13s gd, which is struck off as bad on account of a bankrupt. The L evin Dairy Company contrary to the general rule, had, to record a loss last season. The causes assigned iu the directors’ report are:—Change of management iu the flush of the season, shortness iu supply, owing to the excessive dryness of the season, •and consequent failure to fulfil a contract. During the winter an experiment was made in supplying the whole of the milk to Wellington, but it was not an un-j qualified success. The balancesheet shows a deficit of 15s 6d. Milk suppliers received .£22,789, and butter sales brought in 9,303>

Mr P. H. Rae-Howard advertises a good spec, in house property. See advt. Mesdames Baker and Sullivan have just received a consignment of fruit and confectionery. It is their intention to receive regular supplies. A trial solicited. Mrs Shadbolt intends to commence busines in Foxton in the fruit, confectionery and fancy goods line and has secured the premises next to Mr Osborne, tailor.

Mr Geo. Gray, for many years the genial host of the Post Office Hotel, has sold out his interest to Mr J. Chiboust, who will take possession on Monday next.

We direct the attention of our readers to the fact that the opening of the local gas works takes place on Wednesday next. See announcement re same in another column.

It will be noticed by advertisement to-day, that Mr W. Andrews (Wanganui), the intructor in relief wood carving, will commence his class on Tuesday evening next at eight o’clock, in the local Technical School. Intending pupils should lose no time in consulting with Mr W. Adams (supervisor) for particulars re same.

There is a storekeeper up Whakataueway who has evidently no time in this world for commercial travellers. To ensure freedom from persecution he inserts in the Whakatane Press a notice to the effect that any traveller crossing the confiscation line and annoying him will be prosecuted.

Sad stories are too frequently told before the Trustees of the Wellington Benevolent Institution, and the poor have few friends. Generally the rent problem is the Big Bogey, and the storekeeper’s bill the Chief Nightmare. At the meeting of Trustees on Tuesday, a story of ill-luck and poverty was brightened by the telling of an incident in which a butcher’s carter figured. The master butcher had given orders that no more meat was to be supplied to a family who could no longer pay. The family still received meat. The carter paid the bill.

The October number of Good Cheer, New Zealand’s popular home journal, is just to hand. This capital journal has now made its sixth appearance, and there is every indication that the proprietors intend it to be worthy of the Dominion. In it there is something for every member of a household, and the tone of the whole publication is of a high order. Ladies are particularly well catered for. The Good Cheer journal is sent post free to any address for the small sum of half-a-crown a year.

Every department of the Bon Marcheis now full to overflowing with the latest productions of fashion for spring and summer wear, inspection of which is invited by C. M. Ross and Co., Palmerston North.* WOLFE'S SCHNAPPS stands preeminent among stimulants and cordials.