LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 450, 11 February 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A girl is wanted for housework. Further additions are made to the Himatangi stock sale list.

The local seaside resort still continues to be patronised by a large number of visitors. Mr W. H, Cassidy advertises for sale a quarter-acre section of land in a central position. Mr George Gray, late of Post Office Hotel, Foxtou, has purchased Sedgecombe farm, Upper Tutaenui.

Cr Tolley has been appointed by the Feilding Borough Council to represent it on the Foxtou Harbour Board.

Great bargains in drapery, millinery, and sunshades are announced for this week at the Bon Marchs, Palmerston. It will pay buyers to see these parting prices.* The following paragraph appeared at the bottom of the Inspector of Nuisances report, presented at Monday’s Borough Council meeting: “One donkey dangerous-”

A meeting of the Stewards ol the Fox ton Racing Club will be held in the Club’s office to-morrow night.

The pastures throughout this district are presenting a very parched appearance as a result of the dry weather. The Chairman, Mr J. G. Wilson, was yesterday appointed by the Manawatu County Council to represent It on the Foxton Harbour Board.

Mr Chas. Compton Reade, son of Mr L- F. Reade, solicitor, of Foxton, has accepted an appointment as sub-editor of the N.Z. Graphic, at Auckland. At the Levin Show yesterday Mr F. Woods’ Leo won the first prize in the light weight hacks, Mr J. R. McDonald’s Pakau was second, and Miss Stella Austin’s Kellwynk third. The present 7.10 a.m. train from Palmerston to Malaroa (on the Main Trunk line) will, on and after February 15, be extended to Ohakune, reaching that point at 3.42 p.m. A local fisherman informed us that there were tons of flounders in the river yesterday. He said he had not, during his residence in Foxton, seen such quantities in the river.

The County roadmen have been filling in the ruts on the beach tracks. Had they concentrated their emergies on one route a more lasting job would have been accomplished. The Archbishop of Canterbury ordered the vicar of Charing, Kent, not to refuse communion to a married couple on the ground that the woman was innocently divorced from her husband.

The Hon. T. MacNamara, Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, speaking at B’aenavon, said Mr McKenna, First Bold of the Admiralty, was under no delusion regarding the vital necessity of maintaining the navy’s unassailable supremacyIt is slated that Mr Symons, oi Foxton, has sold his flax area to a wealthy Hawkers Bay syndicate trading under the name of the Napier Hemp and Bye-Products Company, which intends to erect an expensive plant to dress phormium on an entirely new principle. Forthcoming circuit sittings in connection with the Supreme Court will be presided over as under :—Wanganui, Palmerston North and New Plymouth, by Mr Justice Chapman ; Napier, by Mr Justice Edwards ; Blenheim and Nelson, by Mr Justice Denniston.

It was mentioned at the last meeting of the Borough Council that the contractor would start putting down the artesian bore near the triangle in Main Street, as soon as he finishes, boring operations on the Whirokiuo run. Mr Fred W. Mayo, the wellknown Palmerston nurseryman, advertises peaches for sale by the case at 3d and 4d per lb, also tomatoes at 2d and 3d per lb. We have sampled the peaches, which are a very high-grade quality. A Wellington lady has just received a present from Horae which the sender describes as “ the latest freak from Paris.” It is a hair ornament in the form of a sinuous serpent, about a foot and a half long, the wonderfully realistic "scales” of which are fashioned of emerald green sequins placed one above the other. Twined in the dark locks of its possessor the somewhat uncanny ornament created some diversion at a Wellington function. At Wednesday’s meeting of the Manawatu County Council, the Clerk of the Moutoa Drainage Board, wrote enclosing followingresolution passed by the Board: “ That the engineer be asked to prepare necessary sketch plans of proposed bridges over road at Bangley’s and Kari Kari drains, and of Nye’s gravel pit, for approval of Manawatu Council.” He suggested that the Engineer should inspect the sites of the bridges. It was understood the roads were in (he Manawatu county, and would bo under their jurisdiction, A number of jockeys and horses had lined up for the start of a steeplechase, but a delay occurred because a tall, raw-beast obstinately refused to yield to the importunities of the starter. The patience of that worthy was nearly exhausted. "Bring up that horse! he shouted; "bring him up ! You’ll” get into trouble pretty soon if you don’t! ” The rider of the stupid animal, a youthful Irishman, yelled back ; “ I can’t help it; this here’s been a cab horse, and he won’t start till the door shuts, • an I ain’t got no door! ”

A good story is being told by a Taranaki farmer who recently returned from England. Being a dairyman, he was not satisfied until he found himself in one of the big “butter houses.” And he was telling the folks there about the enormous quantities aufi unrivalled quality of butter shipped from these shores. By the time he had reached the cool room there were four samples placed before him, and he was asked to select the New Zealand butter from the four. After much sampling he unhesitatingly declared in favour of a certain lot. “ Well, you must be pretty ’cute, said tire storeman. “You’ve selected the same sample as one of your experts who was here a bit ago.” The farmer rose two feet higher in his own estimation, and he felt like taking the whole staff out for a “ wet,” when the storeman chimed in, “but, like him, you’ve taken the best margarine for prime New Zealand butter.” Then the New Zealander talked about the glories of Eoudou.

Great dissolution sale at Watcliorn Stiles’ and Co.’s on Saturday, January 10th. Remember, for 14 days only.*

The Kaiser’s pennissioti to allow a civic welcome to King Kdward in Berlin, supplementary to the official reception, led to remarkable demonstrations. Berlin has never displayed such enthusiasm to a visitor. Despite the holding of 13 public Socialist meetings of protest, the people are delighted at the prospect of better relations with Britain, but there is no'sign of the reduction of armaments.