The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, August 3, 1909. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 465, 3 August 1909, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, August 3,1909. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Moutoa flax area will be open for cutters on the Kith hist. The following are the vital statistics for h'oxton for last month: Births 11, marriages 4, deaths 1.

The local Tennis Club arc issuing invitations for a euchre parly and dance to be held early this month.

The postal authorities have forwarded a quantity of bunting for decorating the new post office on the occasion of the official opening. We remind the burgesses that nominations for the vacancy on the Council close with the Returning Officer at 12 noon on Thursday, the sth hist. The monthly meeting of the local Masonic Bodge will be held this evening. Business: Installation, Visiting brethren are cordially invited to be present.

At Palmerston to-morrow evening Mr A. W. Hogg, M.P., for Mastertou, will lecture on “Baud and Babour; or Unemployment, its Cause and Remedy.” Mr G. Seifert, Tokomaru, has installed a 35 h.p. engine at his flaxmill with the object of providing motive power for two strippers and he is making provision for an extra stripper if the market is good. The Arbitration Court will sil- - Palmerston North on the 19th iust, when argument will be heard in reference to the interpretation of the contract system in respect to the Flaxmillers’ Award. Mr limes will represent the millers and Mr A. H. Cooper the Union.

The Federal Minister for Defence will shortly issue the conditions for the national prize of £SOOO for the invention of an aeroplane. Since the Government’s intention to offer a prize has been made public, the Minister has been inundated with plans of aerial inventions.

The Kltham Borough Council has instructed one of its officials to inspect all public buildings before any licenses are granted for same. Under the Municipal Corporations Act the local authority has power to refuse a license for any public building unless in its opinion the safety and convenience of the public are safeguarded.

Good Cheer for August is to hand. This popular journal is admirably adapted to the home, containing, as it does, something to interest every member of the family. It is wonderful value for half-a-crown a year post free. Subscribers, we notice, are to be able to choose their own free cut patterns.

A plain and fancy dress ball is to be held in the Public Hall on Tuesday, 17th inst., under the auspices of the local Druids’ lodge. A good programme is to be arranged and first-class music provided. A prize of one guinea will be donated to the lady wearing the best fancy dress. Gents. ss, ladies free. No invitations.

Spring will soon be here, and every wise woman should endeavour to pay a visit to Wellington, where a charming display of spring and summer goods is now on view at Te Aro House. That firm has enlarged its stock very considerably, and, with the additional space at its disposal, is enabled to exhibit them most of fectively. The invitation is general and no one will be pressed to buy.*

Giving evidence ai (he Police Commission at Christchurch on Saturday, Inspector Gillies complained of the discredit cast on the force by the misdeeds of a few men. “I feel,” he said, “so keenly on the matter in which the force is held up to the public that I would be glad if to-morrow I reached the age of retirement. I have always loved the service, and I love it now ; but I feel so disgusted that that is my opinion. I have no hesitation in saying that there are many men in the service who hold a similar opinion.

To-morrow the Police Commission will sit at Greymouth and it is expected that one day will be sufficient in that town. The evidence of the police stationed in other parts of the West Coast, Nelson and Marlborough will be taken at Reefton, Westport, Nelson and Blenheim. From the lastnamed place the Commission will go to the Wanganui district, then to the Napier district, then to the Auckland and Thamas districts and will finish in the Wellington district. Pinks tried to cure a nasty cold By sampling whisky strong and old, And when for home he made retreat, His legs went zig-zag up the street; Aud then a motor knocked down Pinks, And squeezed out all those nasty drinks, So warning take, strong drink adjure— Cure coughs aud colds with Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is (id and 2s 6d‘ If in (want of Birthday, Wedding or other gifts, go to Pakkks’, the jeweller, the shop for presents, *

A replace advertisement from Mr G. T. Woodroofe will appear in our next issue.

The Taylor - Carrington Co., notify that owing to the floods their Foxtou visit has had to be postponed. There are 32 civil cases set down for hearing at to-morrow’s sitting of the Magistrate’s Court.

Tickets for the luncheon to I e tendered to the Hon. Dr. Findlay can be obtained from the Town Clerk.

At Wellington yesterday, Dr. Boranoff, on a charge of obtaining 30s by false pretences, was fined £s, in default 21 days’ imprisonment.

The monthly sitting of the Magistrate’s Court will be held before Mr A. D. Thomson, S.M., to-morrow.

Mr Messeua, who is at present on a holiday in the Auckland district, will return to Foxtou on Monday.

Among the cases to be heard a' the local Magistrate’s Court to" morrow before Mr Thomson S.M.i are two cases of alleged theft, two cases of alleged cruelty to a dog and two cases of breaches of the Licensing Act. The s.s. Wairau, coal laden, bound from Puponga to Foxtou, put in at The Port at 5.30 p.m., yesterday for repairs. It is expected that she will put to sea again about three o’clock this afternoon.

HeuryJ. Woodward, proprietor of the Masonic Hotel, Ashhurst, left there on Thursday with the intention of visiting a miner’s camp at the Woodville end of the Manawatu Gorge. He has not been seen or heard of since. Search parties are out in the bush and along the river. The river will be dragged when the flood goes down.

Messrs Fowler and Gordon is the title of our latest business firm. The firm is a combination of two familiar business houses viz., Mr Geo. Fowler and Mr P. H. RaeHoward. As will be seen from the advertisement, the new business will comprise bicycles and bicycle repairs and sundries, land, stock, station, insurance and general commission agency. Messrs P'owler and Gordon are the duly appointed representatives for the State Fire Office, Victoria Fire Office, and N.Z. Insurance Coy.’s Accident Branch. They also represent Messrs Wightous nurserymen, of Palmerston North, Benefield’s Aramoho Nurseries, Sutton’s seeds, Frimley fruits, Anchor fencing, etc., etc. The firm’s offices and rooms are splendidly appointed and consist of a shop with bicycle goods and accessories nicely displayed, offices suitable for meetings, and at the rear a spacious work room containing an up-to-date plant for cycle repair work etc. The members of the firm are well and favourably known throughout the district and we feel certain that they will merit and work up a good business-