LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 464, 15 July 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr J. Hall, local inspector of fisheries asks us to warn fisher-' men that he;, has been advised that the regulations ,ih reference to fishing particularly regarding the netting of ‘ whitebait must be rjgidly. enforced. * A word to the wise is sufficient. At 1 Raetihi on Monday R. WHall, solicitor, was committed for trial on a charge of the appropria-r tipn of money given. to pay into Court a judgment. Bail was allowed,, accused in. j£ioo and a surety of £l6O. Our Manchester department has been .reorganised, and prices are now cut down to seat all-comers. Buy your calicoes and sheetifigs at GK H„ 'Stiles.*/ ; /

The Athenlc which arrived in 'Wellington fronj London, brought over 400' immigrants. They were surprised to hear of the condition of the labour market here; hut were not downcast, the men sayihg things could not be worse here than in the Old Country. Of the newcomers 165 were assisted by the Government. The crematorium; which is now in course of construction at Karofi Cemetery, Wellington, is rapidly ' approaching completion. The furnaces are being installed, and ft is expected that it will be in full working prder in six or eight weeks from now. The cost will be about’ ,£1,300,’ of which over ,£BOO was raised by public subscription. • -

The trustees in the estate of the late Mrs Elizabeth Knox, of Auckland, recently decided to pay over one-half of the deceased ( s yarious bequests to charities, as well as her legacies to' friends, and the various sums will be forwarded immediately. The remaining moieties wiil be paid over in twelve months’ time. The paying of onehalf of the bequests will mean the distribution of

Mr Frank Norman, while somecattle were driven along* High Street, Koroit, Victoria; 'to the market, was walking -611 the footpath,, when a bull broke away frotn the others and rushed at him. There being no means of escape, Mr Norman opened .his umbrella to the face, and it aionce fell dead, Mr Norman being unhurt. It is supposed that the sudden appearance of the umbrella before the animal caused fright and heart failure. Wanganui did something to boast about on- Satuaday. The members of the Women’s branch of the National Defence League took up a street collection for the purpose of providing , funds to cover the ( cost of engaging a district ’nttrse for ambularjca classes. The total .sum collected was ,£221 13s . t id. The collectors adopted the plan of giving a tag to every person who dropped a shilling in the box, and it is stated that by midday more than half the residents yere wearing tags. The problem of No-Licettse in Mastefton'is discussed in all good humour by the man in : the street. On Saturday last he came out of a tobaccbiiist’s shop and said: .“ I had five shiilings. - I have spent one on tobacco, but how am tto spend the other four ?” A friend replied, “My money is- burning my pocket; I’ll have to buy a motorcar!-.

Among those who suffer by retrenchment is Mr E. Seddon, brother -pf the former Prime Minister ,of Ne,W Zealand, Mr Seddon entered the service as a noxious weeds inspector, and subsequently was promoted to - be an inspector under the Dairy Industry Act. His- resignation is now gazetted as from the sth inst:

' 1 Flaxmillers Will come* before the Arbitration Court in August, on the "I,2th of which month the present aWard expires. The employers will ask for a reduction of wages, which; it is held, is rendered necessary by the state of the hemp market. The employees will resist this to the utmost, even if they do not ask for an increase on the present rhtejs of pay. x

The members of the local Horticultural Society are to tender a social to Mt and Mrs Rae-Howard in Mr Perteau’s tea rooms tomorrow night. All members and their friends are invited to be present. A small charge of is will be made to. cover expenses. The President, ' Mi; Alex. Speirs, will preside, and the Mayor will make a presentation. A short vocal programme will be given, and a few tbasts honoured. , We take the following from the N.Z. TimesA . Wellington man wanted four labourers ; to clear away a Slip. He was prepared to pay eight shillings per day. The labour Department sept him four men. They wanted thirteen pence an bon r--would'not work for less than, thirteen pence an hour! So he turned them down. Others came along. ' They would accept one shilling an hour, but there was a condition. • ■I shall want you to work Saturday afternoon,” he said. “We shall want time and a half -for' Saturday afternoon,” was the reply. These gentlemen are still amongst the unemployed. - . .

The following story, which will probably be more appreciated in Auckland than in Welllingtou, was told by Mr H. R. Spence, Acting^ollector of Customs, at sf farewell gathering at Auckland, prior to his departure for Invercargill. When the seat of Gov.ernment was shifted from Auckland /to Wellington, a large number of Civil servants were transferred in consequence,, and many of, them wfcre loth to go, and put it off as long as possible. particular man, , who had managed to “dodge” it longer than the Others, at last-received notice that he had to go also. His family were much affected, and his little daughter, in saying her prayers on the night before their' departure, said r “ Dear Gcd, good-bye! We are going to Wellington ! ”

If in want-of Bjrtfiday, Wedding or other gifts, go to Parkrs’, the jeweller, the shop for presents.* A WORD TO MOTHERS. ' When we consider the clanger that,; may ensue from the neglectof a cold, the importance of a remedy'which will act as a certain preventive cannot tie overestimated. For this treason no household should be withont a bottle of TUSSICURA) p a timely dose will not only afford relief, but will prevent disease obtaining a hold on the system. For Influenza - take Woods’ Great Peppermint. Gilfe. Never-.fails, is 6d and zs'fid. [ 'i ■ ' ■

.Me Claris has been elected Secretary. of the . Presbyterian Church, vice Mr Rae-Howard, resigned.

A meeting of the Committee of the Manawatu Rowing Club will be held in the Hrrald Office this evening, ■

Machinery Inspector Cullen visited Foxton yesterday. He will pay a return visit next Tuesday, in order to complete his inspection. Messrs Mounsey and Co. advertise particulars of the clearing sale to be held on behalf of Mr P; H. Rae-Howard, on Tuesday,, the 20th inst., , ,

The Deputy -Official Assignee notifies i-that a first dividend of five shillings in the £, in the estate of E. J. Martini is now payable at his office., Catalogues for the local Horticultural Spring Show to be held on November 24th and 25th are., printed and may be obtained from the Secretary.

At. a special meeting of the Council of the Chamber'of Commerce held last night, for, the purpose of electing a Secretary and Treasurer, -vice Mr Rae-Howard resigned,, Mr W. Gordon was elected- secretary, aud Mr Alex. Speirs treasurer., The recent “ Sunnysidetragedy continues to monop Usemuch of 'peoples’s talking time l throughout this district. , It would be well for, certain folk to observa the.old saving about “a still tongue and:a wise head.” One never knows when proof may be required of certain statements in a court of law.

The annual stock-taking sale at the Bon Palmerston , is now under way, under the description which buyers' admit, is appropriate of “a sovereign stretching” sale. To visit is to buy-—to buy is to understand the full meaning|ot theterm.— AdvT.

A meeting of mill delegates to the Manawatu Flaxmills Employees’ Union ■ is advertised to be held in the registered office of the Union, on Saturday evenings tor the purpose of drawing up claims for a new award.

Messrs ' Mounsey and Co.. .of Palmerston North, have received instructions iroin the, Public Trustee; in the estate of the late Thomas Nye, to sell •by public auction at'the farm “Sunnyside, ” the whole of the stock, furniture, etc. Full particulars appear in our advertising columns. The sale will be held on Wednesday the 21st instant, and wil commence at 12 noon.. -

In a remarkable letter Camille Flammarion, the well-known astronomer, attacks the position of scientists who assert that the earth is the only habitable world; Dr. -Riem recently declared in Berlin that life would only develop within certain limits of temperature, and that-a world not, turning on its own axis could not be inhabited. M. Flammarion retorts that the variety of Nature is infinite, and nothing prevents supposing a world where other elements necessary to the creation and preservation of life take the place of those which prevail on this globe.

“ Hard times ! No money to spend! -Nonsense! ”■ said, a'leading Auckland business man to a Star representative when asked what business was like at the winter clearing sales. , “ Look for yourself,” he continued; “ There are hundreds of people thronging the counters of every department this moaning, and so it has been since our sale began.’* This was the information vouchsafed by the business man in question, and it was corroborated by the managers of the various other emporiums visited. Evidently the bargainhunting fever hqs caught on properly, for, despite the miserably wet morning, the shops were filled with customers, and the different departments were like human beehives. Busy attendants were rushing about in, every direction, and the bargain-hunters, generally wandering in pairs, were diving into remnant baskets, sampling, dress stnffs, pricing laces, and apparently enjoying to the full the opportunities for shopping which a cheap sale affords.

In combating the view that the Chinese are an inferior race, 'the new Consul, Mr Ping Nam; speaking at a dinner at Sydney, .gavfe those assembled a few facts "concerning the ' why in which his country had “ got in early ” in the rape for civilisation (says the Sydney Morning Herald). The cry that the Chinese, were inferior was, he said, untenable. “ Such a cry is historically untenable. The examination of our records as a nation, the fact that our ancestors invented the compass shortly after the death" of Aristotle, discovered the manufacture of porcelain, lacquer, ware, silk, printed their classics five centuries anterior: to the time of Canton, established the coinage and square-holed copper cash several hundred years before the Christian era, used carrier pigeons for bringing home news from ships' before Vasca de Gama flourished, the fact that we are are a nation which represents a fourth of the human race, a nation' that claims to have a history extant for over 4000 years,' which has witnessed the .rise to glory and the (jecay of Egypt, Assyria, Babylonia,. Persia, Greece, and Rome —all these things show it to be untrue that the Chinese are an inferior race.' China alone has survived her. contemporaries. Since the accession of Emperor Yab in Ping Yang, about 4250 years, memorable for their unbroken chain of history, imperceptibly rolled by, making our people the greatest nation on tlx; face of the |w r 3l, ['.Mi 1 ; ■

The Reserves Committee visited ' Victoria Park yesterday and after inspecting certain work, ■ *| decided that each of Ihe Councillors . *: give three trees, to fill up,gaps H made some years ago.'' The trees will be planted ,by the school cbil-■ fI; dren on Arbor Day, ' '*v r . Yesterday afternoon,the whse; .of the Council made an Inspection ■' of the footpaths and it was decided r to immediately have all the paths regraded and tarred.' When'this , work is .carried out our footpaths will compare favourably ,with those - * of any town of its size. ; Yesterday afte'rnoon Mr CSimie, the engineer engaged .by the local Council; accompanied, 1 by the f ’ ‘ Mayor made a .tour of inspection round the borough roads, In order to get an idea \of the ’'size of the , borough etc, 'They also visited' the artesian bore on Mr,Ross r pro-' ’ party in Patrick Street, and Itr. Climie expressed himself as highly pleased with the flow, which was - much better than he expected!; In \ conversation with 'the Mayor he stated that Dr Makgill'had told him that the water hom this bore was the purest that had ever been sub- - mitted tp him for analysis. , The Dresden Piano Co., Did.,' " are holding their great sale of 1 ’ pianos and organs in Mr, Sjpeirs' shop, Maiu -St., North, Foxton.' A splendid assortment arrived yesterday by the Queen ot the South ; from Wellington. This sale will / ‘ 'afford the residents of Koxtbn and the surrounding district a splendid opportunity of selecting a beautiful piano at' Wellington bedrock prices, and on ■ exceptionally easy , Mr W. Sands, who is in charge of the sale, will furnish clients with full particulars, secondhand pianos taken in- part payment. v , J