LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 453, 3 April 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

His Excellency the Governor is to lay the foundation stone of the new Wanganui College at 2 p.m. on Easter Saturday. A cartoon in “ Punch ” pictures Germania watching New Zealand’s Dreadnought and sighing : “Those lion cubs! Splendid! Wish I had eaglets like that.” Mr Wade, Premier of New South Wales, characterised Mr Fisher’s naval scheme as a tinpot mosquito fleet. The position was most dangerous because the naval agreement expired in three years. The mission services in connection with the Methodist Church commence to-morrow, and will be conducted both morning and evening by Mrs R. E. Werthehn. As Sankey nymns will be sung throughout the mission, attendants are requested to bring their own hymn books. Next week being holy week, there will be special daily services in All Saints’ Church. On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, there will be a celebration of the blessed sacrament at 7.30 a.m., and evensong and parochial litany at 7.30 p.m. The special services for Good Friday will be notified in another issue. In the House of Commons the Rt. Hon. G; Wyndham, Chief Secretary for Ireland, and Sir E. Carson, Solicitor-General in the late Conservative Government, respectively, severely criticised the Irish Eand Bill, particularly the clauses providing for the payment of landlords in slock instead of cash. The Bill was read a second time. The Palmerston College Street School Committee, at a recent meeting, resolved to forward the following recommendations to the Wanganui Education Board, in accordance with the resolution passed at the meeting held after the recent public enquiry:—x. That any punishment exceeding four strokes with the strap should be given by the head teacher, or in bis presence, the ofleuce and punishment to be entered in the school log. 2. That the assistants should not be allowed to punish pupils other than those in their own class, except such assistants be in charge of the playground. That punishment should only consist of either strapping, detention, or impositions, and 110 punishment of ridiculous character be allowed.

Particulars of the steamer excursion to Kapiti Island will appear in Tuesday’s issue.

Mr Newman M.P. is urging the claims of Foxton as the site for the proposed co-operative freezing works.

Rain fell in torrents throughout the district this morning, and the creeks and water channels were flooded.

At last night’s meeting of the Moutoa Drainage Board the Clerk stated that he had been successful in collecting all the rates with the exception of yd !

Communication has been received from the Minister for Internal Affairs, stating that the prayer of the counter petition against reducing the borough area will receive due consideration.

At Palmerston yesterday, Edgar Hupe, late porter at the Royal Hotel, was charged with setting fire to the hotel on March 17th. Accused pleaded guilty, and was committed for sentence. It will be noticed that the services at the local Presbyterian Church to-morrow wilt be conducted both morning and evening by the Rev. G. K. Aitken. The evening subject will be “ Union to Christ,” being a continuation of the Sunday evening addresses begun some time ago.

The following is the text of a resolution passed at the recent special meeting of the local State School Committee, to Miss Voysey: “That the .Secretary convey to you the Committee’s appreciation of your work as one of the teaching staff in this school, and on the occasion of your transfer to express their best wishes for your future success and prosperity.” Sir Andrew Noble, chairman of the Armstrong Company, speaking at Newcastle, said that at the company’s works at Klsvvick there were three berths for Dreadnoughts. The firm could construct three Dreadnoughts in 30 months, and sets of tlnee in every 15 mouths subsequently. With another berth they could build four Dreadnoughts annually and their complete armament. John Lee, whom the executioner could not hang after three attempts, was married to Miss Jessie Augusta Bullier at the Congregational Church, Newton Abbot, England. After being imprisoned over twenty years Lee was liberated in December, 1907, and since that time has been residing with his widowed mother at Abbotskerswell, where he has strenuously protested his innocence of the crime. The bride, who is about 33 years of age, has been nurse at the workhouse, Newton Abbot, about five years. To avoid publicity the marriage was by license, and when they arrived at the chapel only the Rev. N. Oliver, who officiated, the registrar and the caretaker were present. Report of the ceremony, however, soon spread, and a big crowd gathered outside as the couple emerged from the building. They were beseiged with showers of confetti. Congratulations too, from many in the crowd were very hearty. Mrs Hamer, of the Economic, has just lauded a large consignment of magnificent and autumn and winter goods, comprising dress materials, millinery, etc. The quality is unsurpassed, and the prices are exceptionally low, as Mrs Hamer desires to keep down her stock, in view of quitting the business. Call early and see the wonderful display at the Economic before purchasing elsewhere.*