LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 458, 25 May 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Ed. Newman, M.P., was present at last night’s Harbour Board meeting. There are said to be over twenty cinematograph shows travelling the North Island at the present time. At the Addington sale on Wednesday a line of T 26 fat wethers sent forward by Mr A, K. Birdling, of Birdling’s Flat, realised 16s to 17s 9dMafeking Day (May 18) was duly celebrated at the Mount Eden School. Mount Eden was one of the first schools to institute the custom of saluting the flag. “ Touching this question of shortage of timber,” said Mr W. Morris to a builder who was a witness at the Timber Commission ■ in Wellington. “ I’m very happy to assure you that there’s more 1 timber in this country than you’ll use, unless you live to be as old as 1 Methusaleh.”

The members of the Foxton Harbour Board drove to the Mawatu Heads this morning, for the purpose cf inspecting their endowments.

At Saturday’s football match, Awahou’s half-back, F. Davis had the misfortune to break his collarbone. He will be incapacitated for several weeks. Miss Doull notifies that she will open a private school for children under school age, as from June ist next, in the old reading room ; corner Main Street and Avenue. Cautious Customer: “But if he’s a young horse, why do his knees bend so?” Dealer (reassuringly): “Ah, sir, the poor animal has been living in a stable too low for him, and he’s had to stoop.”

It is interesting to note that of those who have signed the petition for a military pension lor New Zealand Field service, the yougest age is given as 61 years, quite a number are over 70, one 83, one 92, and one 99. According to its programme, twenty-seven witnesses were to give evidence before the Timber

Commission in Wellington during

the first day. When the commission adjourned shortly before 6 p.m., only five witnesses had been heard.

At the Presbyterian Church next Sunday evening, there is to be an ordiuatiou service of two elders. The Rev. I, Jolly, moderator of the Poxton charge, will conduct the service. The ‘' boy preacher ” and his father commenced a mission in the local Methodist Church on

Sunday. Services will be held every evening during the coming fortnight. So far the attendances have been good.

Empire Day was celebrated at the local State 'School yesterday. Special lessons, appropriate to the occasion, were given, patriotic songs sung by the scholars, and the flag saluted. Mayor Stiles was last night elected chairman of the Foxton Harbour Board, in succession to ex-Mayor Gower. After the business of the meeting had ended, Mr Nash complimented the Mayor on the manner in which he had conducted the business. Mr J. W. Furrie, who has been on sick leave for some time, through an attack of appendicitis, has been appointed to take Mr Clark’s (who has been transferred to’ Taihape) place at the local Post and Telegraph Office. Mr Furrie commenced duty on Saturday. A man named George Price, aged about 25, was killed yesterday afternoon, near Wilkie’s flourmill, at Mosgiel. He was in the employ

of the City Corporation, and it is supposed he somehow came in contact with a live wire. Dr Will,

of Green Island, found that one of the hands of deceased was burned, which gives rise to the surmise. A locally invented airship is to be exhibited at the Auckland A. and P. Association’s exhibition next week, provided a trial is attended with satisfactory results. The inventor is a Mr Barnard, and it is stated that a trial made some time ago was sufficiently gratifying to warrant a patent being taken out. Wairarapa residents will wonder whether the inventor is clever “Joe.”

On one occasion a teacher was giving his boys some chatty information about our present King Edward the Seventh, and Queen Alexandra. He also referred to the Prince of Wales, the Princess of Wales, and other Royalties. “Now, boys!” he presently asked, “ what would the Prince of Wales be if our King were to die ?” And one lad promptly replied: “A horphan, sir!”

A man who has been a buyer of pigs on a large scale, informs the Eltham Argus that he never got the best quality of pigs from share

milkers. He says that as their residence on a farm might not extend beyond one season, they took no particular interest in the quality of pigs raised, but simply let them grow anyhow, and sent them along for sale, never troubling about

proper feeding. A woman who appeared at the Auckland Police Court, on Tuesday, was stated to have put up something of a record in the way of breaking windows. She was charged with having smashed no fewer than 73 panes of glass in the vicinity of the Swanson and Federal streets corner, and she attributed her violence to drinking methylated spirits. The panes broken were in the houses of persons who had given evidence against her in a Court case. The woman, by name Jane Wheeler, was remanded till Monday on the charge* A witness was wanted in the Divorce Court in Wellington on Saturday morning. “Mrs O’Dogherty I ” called the orderly. No answer. He went out at

the corridor, repeating, “ Mrs O’Dogherty ! Mrs O’Dogherty ! ” but returned without the witness. “ Perhaps the name is too much for his tongue,’' suavely suggested counsel. ‘ * Det me try, Mrs O’Dogherty! ” He rolled the Hibernian cognomen (it wasn’t really O’Dogherty, but something like it) nicely off his lips, and, amid a rustling of silks, a lady arose smiling right before his eyes, and moved forward. “Shure, that’s my name,” she said, as she took her place in the witness-box. Dick and Jack Arnst we have heard, Rode to fame on the trusty Red Bird ; Now Jack tends his plows and punches his cows, While Dick’s pace in a skiff’s not deferred.