LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 465, 5 August 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr and Mrs and Miss Brewer left Foxton this morning, for a month’s holiday in the Auckland province.

The friends of Mr Dalzell will be pleased to hear that he is making a satisfactory recovery, from the recent operation he underwent in Palmerston.

The Borough Council invite tenders for the erection of a 6ft. galvanised iron fence and gates. Tenders close on Monday evening, at 7 o’clock. Mr W. Sands, traveller for the Dresden Piano Coy., Etd., has sold to Mr F. S. Easton, a magnificent Broadwood Player in fumed oak, the cash price being 175 guineas. This instrument is the very latest and finest of its kind imported to the Dominion, and is manufactured by the oldest and best known pianoforte manufacturers in England —John Broadwood and Sons.* If in want of Birthday, Wedding or other gifts, go tq Parkes’, the jeweller, the shop for presents.* For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is Gd and as Gd'

An unusual sight was witnessed in Mr Winter’s garden, Waipukurau, the other day. A potato was found on a board “ with more than 40 young ones attached to it.” This must be one of the new French variety, which are said to be most prolific and to grow anywhere.

Mr biliary, of Coley Street, advertises for sale sittings of firstclass laying strain White Leghorn eggs, at 5s and 6s per sitting, Mr Hillary makes a speciality of poultry-breeding, and stock from his pure-bred laying strains have given the utmost satisfaction to local buyers. Count Zeppelin, making a continuous journey, travelled from Friedrichshafen to Frankfort in his airship. Ke carried seven passengers- The airship rose through a hailstorm to a height of 3000 ft, and passed over Ulm, Stuttgart, Hailbroun, Heidelberg and Darmatadt. He made the journey in less than 12 hours. Lieut. Shackletou has announced that he will not attempt to reach the South Pole until Captain Scott returns. If Captain Scott is able to land on Fdward VII. Laud he will be on entirely new ground. ‘‘lf I go South again,” says Lieut. Shackleton, ‘‘l shall start for Weddel Sea from a base on MacMurdo Sound, whence I would despatch a party to meet the Weddel Sea party on its return.”

The sale of pianos and organs held by the Dresden Piano Coy., Dtd., has proved a great success. Mr W. Sands has sold quite a number of fine instruments. The sale will close on Tuesday, the 10th inst. Any others desiring to do business are respectfully requested to visit the local depot as early as possible. It will pay you not to miss this grand opportunity.* Excellent reports are being received by the promoters of the Wellington Farmers Meat Company as to the progress of the canvass for shareholders says, the Masterton Age. The amount promised definitely to date, and for which shareholders have been secured, is about ,£25,000, although a letter received by the Secretary, yesterday, stated that ,£7,000 worth of shares would be placed there in the course of a few days. Birth marks, some striking and some very peculiar, frequently appear on children, but it is not often that letters of the alphabet are plainly distinguishable, still less the letter designating the surname of the family. There is at least one child in Wanganui (says an exchange), whose parents should have no difficulty in recognising it, should ever the circumstances arise whereby its identity should be in doubt. The baby has the letters “W.N.,” the latter being the first letter of the surname of its parents, plainly discernible on its body.

“We are inclined to look back on our own early days,” said SubInspector McGrath at the Christchurch sitting of the Police Commission, “and to think that there were giants in those days.” “Exactly,” said Mr Bishop, “you thought you were a fine body of men.” “I dissent entirely from that view,” continued the Sub-In-spector. “They are a fine body of men coming into the force. I look around me,” he added turning to the constables in the building, “and see young men that are realty giants. I see one in particular, who is very prime Otago.”

The flood waters of the Manawatu'subsided sufficiently on Tuesday night to allow passengers to be conveyed per trolley service over the flooded area of the railway on the side of Oroua Bridge. The track was affected for a distance of about a mile. The surfacemen and railway officials did all in their power to study the convenience of passengers. It is expected to have the line open for through traffic this afternoon. It will take about a hundred truck loads of metal to ball ist the line where the washout occnired.

John Marks, engine-driver at Graham and Sons’ tannery, Buunyong, Victoria, narrowly escaped with his life recently through being caught in the bark mill, which he was feeding. Mark’s fingers became caught in a loop of bark, and were dragged into the rollers. Fortunately he was able to throw the rollers out of gear, but not before his left arm was crushed past the elbow. The large knives were still revolving, and he was in imminent danger of being cut to pieces at any moment. He remained in this predicament for over a quarter of an hour, screaming for help, but the noise of the machinery drowned his voice. Marks was eventually discovered by two turners, but they did not know how to stop the machinery. They gave the alarm, and the foreman threw the belt off with a rod. Marks maintained his presence of mind, and, being a practical engineer, directed the operations for his release. The mangled limb was amputated.

Messrs Ross and Co., of The Bon Marche, Palmerston North, are now holding their annual special “bargain giving epoch,’' the object of which is to clear out certain lines and oddments which it is determined not to take into stock and these have to go, practically regardless of value. Its a great money saving opportunity for those who avail themselves of it. Commencing Saturday, July 24th, positively terminating August 7th. —Advt.*

A beautiful assortment of electroplate goods, brooches, engagement rings, etc,, at Parkes’ jewellery establishment, Main St.*

Mr G. T. Woodroofe inserts a replace advt. The Moutoa School concert has been postponed from to-night till a later date.

Mr G. P. Walker has a replace advertisement elsewhere in this issue.

A family of three are prepared to milk on shares or will lease a small dairy farm. The claims of the Manawatu Elaxmills Employees’ Union appear on the fourth page of this issue.

A charge against two boys of cruelly illtreatiug a dog was heard in Chambers by Mr Thomson S.M. yesterday, and the boys were convicted and discharged. Messrs Mounsey and Co, advertise particulars of auction sale on behalf of Mr O. E. Austin, to be held on the premises, Par k Street, on Wednesday next at 1 p.m.

The only nomination for the vacancy on the Borough Council caused by the retirement of Cr Rae-Howard, was that of Mr P. T. Robinson, who is therefore elected to the office.

According to returns of the New South Wales Stock Department, there were 21,815,000 ewes in New South Wales on December 31 last. From 8,445,000 ewes which lambed in the autumn there were produced 6,813,100 lambs, or cent. It is estimated that the markings will reach 5,662,300. The winter lambing resulted in 3,151,300 lambs, or 75 percent., and the probable markings are set down at 2,545,600, or 61 percent. Taking the two lambings, the lambs dropped numbered 9,964,400, or 79 per cent. ; but, on account of dry weather conditions, the estimated number of markings will not amount to more than 8,202,400, or only 65 per cent. The probable markings are about 1,700,000 in excess of the previous year.

At the monthly meeting of the Campbell Street School Committee on Monday night, the headmaster, in his report, whilst congratulating Mr Gabites (assistant teacher) on his promotion to the Foxton school, very much regretted his departure from Campbell Street. The Chairman reported on the correspondence between the committee and the Wanganui Education Board with reference to the appointment of a successor to Mr Gabites, in which it was asked the Board should at once appoint a permanent teacher as the committee strongly objected to having a relieving teacher as being extremely detrimental to the interests of the school. There had not yet been time to get a reply from the Board, but should it be deemed necessary a special meeting will be called to further consider the matter.’’ Does the Campbell Street School Committee expect the Foxton school committee to waitits convenience ?