LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 443, 5 December 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The ladies of All Saints’ Guild have decided to hold a garden party in the first week in February.

The local state school children, in charge of the teachers, paid a visit of inspection to the Horticultural Show on Thursday afternoon, and spent an enjoyable time.

The services in the Methodist Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev P. J. Mairs, who will take for his evening subject, “A Parental Oversight and its Consequences.” Mr H. Signal will render a solo, “The host Chord.”

Mr B. G. Gower advertises for grass seed cutters. A staunch draught mare (six years) and good cow (to calve in January) are advertised for sale, on account of the late Mrs H. Aldridge. Bishop Julius has made some arrangements to have inquiries made into the subject of mental healing, which was dealt with at the Pau-Anglican Congress in Boudou.

Dalloy, a chauffeur, was convicted at Guildlord of manslaughter of a lad by running over him in a motor-car. He was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment, and will then be deported from Britain. Application has been made for a recount of the ballot papers in the Wellington Suburbs Bocal Option Poll, It is alleged that the result declared by the Returning Officer is incorrect.

Mr Gower, who donated special prizes of three guineas for the best collection of birds’ eggs at the recent show, has signified his intention of donating a similar prize next year, Bovs should lose no time, therefore, iu getting to work.

On Wednesday last Mr Alf. Fraser met with a simple but painful accident. He was jumping a picket fence al bis residence, and while his foot was resting on the pailing, the latter gave way letting the body down on the sharp points. Mr Fraser received a bad shaking up, but is not incapacitated.

Bridget Duggan, of South Hillend, Invercargill, aged eighteen, has been arrested on a charge of murdering her infant child, the body of which was found on the roadside. Medical evidence attributed the death to an injury on the head. Accused was remanded till the 10th.

At the meeting of the Management Committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union, a letter was received from Sydney stating that an Australian team could uot be sent to New Zealand in 1909, and suggesting that such visit be postponed till 1910. This was agreed to.

The December number of the Bone Hand magazine is to hand from Messrs Gordon and Gotch, publishers. Included amoug the many interesting articles are two character sketches of “Tommy” Burns and Jack Johnson, who are to compete for the world’s heavy weight boxing championship on Boxing Day. The magazine is full of original articles, and profusely illustrated. The services at the Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be conducted in the morning, by Mr Baker, and in the evening by the Rev Mr Hutchison. Mr Hutchison is well known to many of the old residents, he having been in charge of the Foxton Presbyterian Church some years ago, and is now iu charge of the Shannon congregation, to which he has recently been appointed. He and Mr Aitken have arranged an exchange for tomorrow, and we have no doubt many of the old residents will be pleased to meet Mr Hutchison again.

Mr J, T. G. Edwards, proprietor of the Hotel Windsor, at Wellington, is bankrupt. He was under a rental of £35 a week. Debts to the fifteen secured creditors totalled £17,238 ris sd, the estimated value of the securities concerned being £21,640. The debts to unsecured creditors, who numbered seventy, totalled £1833 5s 6d. At the first meeting of creditors the Official Assignee said he thought the bankrupt had been working under a very heavy yoke in paying £35 a week for the house. It was a prohibitive rent ; in fact, if the hotel had a license he thought it would be too high.

“ Who painted the cow ?” That is the question thnt is being asked in a district not many miles from Woodville, says the Examiner. It appears that a settler had a cow that was ill and neglected, and consequently got into very poor condition. It was allowed to graze on the roads, and this continued as long as it could stand up. But a day or two ago it got so weak that it fell down and was unable to rise again. It did not take the poor animal many hours to eat the grass within reach, and until it was destroyed it had nothing in the way of food or water. But this was not until some local wag had painted the owner’s name on both sides of the poor brute and his attention was then drawn to it. It was a good job for the owner of that cow that a member of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals did not happen along that road one day last week. The Mataura Ensign, whose editor ousted Mr McNab from parliament, has the following remarks to make on the land policy of the Government: —“The Seddon Government had no mandate from the electors at the 1905 elections to alter the land law of the country to a leasehold one. . . . Now, in

1908, we have the country returning a Parliament which possesses a majority of freeholders, and an electorate refusing to return the Minister who fathered the land policy of his colleagues. This being so, it follows thht the duty of the Premier under jihe circumstances is to give attention to the behest of the electors. He has told the world that the pojlicy of his party is now, and has afways been, to find out what the Ipeople want and to give them wh# they ask for. Let him carry tha/ policy into effect now, and at o#pe consign to the limbo of repealedlrtalutes the Laud Acts of 1907, ap|a replace them with measures, giving the settlers the right. ■ tfo acquire . the freehold of their |hGldifigs. Mr '' , /

A recent addition to the telephone is No. 64, Mr J. Wyeth, cab proprietor and carrier.

The Borough Council calls for tenders for carting, dog registration and ranging. Tenders close on the 14th inst. Mr J. H. Yerex has taken some excellent photographic views of the exhibits at the recent show, and copies of same should be booked with the least possible -delay. Mr Yerex also photographed a splendid group of the officials.

The Methodist Christmas Tree and social will take place in the Masonic Hall on Wednesday evening next, not in the school roon previously advertised. An joyable time is anticipated. Farmers and settlers cannot too careful in the selection ofr seeds. The quality of Garr root seeds are too well-known need comment and quotations same should be obtained 1 Messrs Hodder and Tolley, I Palmerston and Feildin£, advertisement. The annual examination of local State School will take* place on Tuesday next and j' are specially requested to se their children put in an ance. The School will bre for the Christmas holidays 21st inst. « The W ; yorrespondet Ancklanc , tele® “It is st-' that ame I on foot V ;*Wt the no-1, in Ohiijf A|i, on the ;■) certain) ‘ffeged irre^ The price ol beer has, inf; time, been reduced to 381 L and medium glass.” f Prior to leaving for / the Hon R. M’Nab, ac” the Hastings Standard to a friend there, state hard to say what the I store for myself. YOl * upon it that every e made to get back one the Parliament of the Messrs C. M. jCl the Bon Marche, ll now showing a maM al . of new summer drs their centre window, tracting much favours among the ladies of P. Advt. A burglar who aldington house and ' articles, took a .\ > drawing-room, on the owner, who, guard by the thief eluded that he d. to take the timep ; v 0. repair. The owner i dining-room clock a>, little attention, and . «, well take that. The it. ‘‘Any woman who' a man with a hat pin \ more dangerous weapon it in her possession, : might just as well use a This was the opinion ex| a magistrate at the Policy Sydney last week. AjA man named Rose Baird haV Constable Walsh wither She was sentenced to oted : hard labour, without the a fine. At a meeting of the Chr Political Babour Beagut ; ,vas read from Mr D. * M.P., in which he ridic suggestion that he had the independence of thparty. He stated that pledged to the WellingtO' Representation Committee present Babour as a distinct tity in New Zealand politic would do so. The sneak thief and pilfe in evidence at shows throughou Dominion. Foxton is no ex tion as evidence the fact, a lection of prize silver wyafr | eggs, the property of Mr P I Brown, were stolen alter t- I cent exhibition, Mr Brown 1 he has been an exhibitor at | for the past 20 years, and b: | the first time he has had a*r - ■ his exhibits stolen. Several c exhibits were taken- and itß hoped the sneak thief will k brought to book. There was a wedding at a house in Sydney-road, Melbourne, a few days ago. After the speeches and the wedding breakfast and the j okes by the bachelor uncle, the newly mrrried couple drove away from the parental home in a cab. Confetti were thrown, and old shoes, and aP went merry as a marriage bell un til Mr John Hyland, a friend of the wedding pair, threw a horseshoe into the cab 1 ‘ for luck. ’ ’ His own luck immediately deserted him (reports the Argus), for, as he ran back across the road, a tram ear knocked him down, and after h< was taken from beneath the dumm;. he was sent in a St. John Ambulance van to the Melbourne Hospital, Upon arrival he was found to be suffering from a dislocated shoulder and several cuts acd bruises, and was detained for observation.

The new members for Orou and Manawatu are to be b. their constituents. Mr Guthrie : to be banquetted by his suptr p at Colyton in a fortnight, at Newman in three weeks’ !i Marton. The Newman quet is to be ' a ing of prominent and an endeavour is being nHI to secure a strong representations of past and present members of Parliament. Invitations to exM.H.R.’s will include Messrs John Duthie, Fred Pirani, R. C. Bruce, G. H. Lethbridge, Geo. Hutchison, and Sir William Russell. Mr Massey will make a special effort to attend, and there will be a strong party of M.P.’s round the board. “ l lell you, we’ll have a great night of it,” said one of the organisers.” ~ ' I.i “lii'iv r _ Jit *