The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, August 7, 1909. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 465, 7 August 1909, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, August 7,1909. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Further additions are made to Mr Austin’s clearing sale list. The Prince of Wales has provisionally promised to open the South African Parliament. The Moutoa school concert and dance postponed from Friday 6th, will, be held next Friday, 13th inst, at 8 o’clock. A good evening’s amusement is anticipated.

, jAt All Saints’, Church on Sunday evening Mrs Tiviotdale will sing the beautiful solo “Nearer My God to Thee.” Mrs Tiviotdale has a strong contralto voice and this will be lier first public appearance in Foxton.

Mr Finest Schiff, a sharebroker, has presented a hundred thousand pounds sterling to build a Home of Recovery in connection with the Fondon hospitals, in memory of his brother Alfred, who died of consumption.

We stated in our report of the inquest in last issue that Constable Woods said that on searching the body of deceased be found a note and ns 6d in silver. This should have read four £1 notes and ns 6d in silver.

A meeting of the Foxton Borough Council will be held in the Council Chamber on Monday next at 7.30 p.m. Business: To rescind motion No. 1 passed on 14th June, and to receive teude r s for iron fence, and general. A special meeting will also be held to alter boundaries of night soil area.

The Auckland Herald says:— A remarkable recovery has been made by the man, John Gilmore, who met with a serious bush accident near Ohura. In spite of the loss of nearly half an ounce of brain substance, and the fact that the operation was performed in a tent by candlelight, Gilmore was able to walk outside on the x6th day after the accident and on the 25th day he walked nearly two miles. He is also mentally well.

The' August issue of The Review of Reviews, just to hand, is as usual replete with information of a world-wide character. The outstanding features of local and English history are dealt with. The character sketch is of Sir Robert Stout, and his impressjops sJ-fhe Motherland., afer an absence of years. It is exceedingly interesting, and is a suggestive reminder of how a single life can bridge an epoch. The book of the month is “Darwin ; Genesis, Gospel and Apocalypse.’’ Altogether the number is a very interesting one.

A bookmaker operating in the enclosure at the Hunt Club races on Wednesday found himself in difficulties at the end of the sixth event. Apparently he had laid the winner too frequently, says the Napier Telegraph, and on a client going to collect, had to confess that he could not meet his obligation. The disappointed investor immediately informed the police, and after an examination into his affairs the penciller was taken into custody on a charge of vagrancy. This bookmaker is the same man whom the police had to rescue from an infuriated mob at the Waipukurau meeting on Raster Monday.

The Auckland Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution to draw the attention of the Minister of Education to the desirableness of arrangement being made for the medical inspection of children attending the public schools. The Chaiimau of the Board stated that as a result of a medical examination at the school at Te Aro, one of the healthiest suburbs of Wellington, it was found that out of 300 children no less than seventeen per cent, were ‘unable to take full advantage of the education provided by the State owing to physical disabilities.

v “Sir Joseph Ward,” says the Pall Mall Gazette, “is an amazing example of the rapid promotion that awaits men of energy and merit in the Dominion of New Zealand. At 21 he became a municipal councillor, at 25 a Mayor, at 30 an M.P. Since then he has been a Colonial Treasurer, Minister for Railways, and Post-master-General, and he succeeded ‘Dick’ Seddon as Prime Minister, almost as a matter of course. All this, and he is still in the early fifties. Sea fishing is his favourite pastime, aud he nearly lost his life while far out in the straits. A shark, known locally as ‘Black Jack,’ made for the boat, and as he had been known to attack fishing parties, Sir Joseph and his companions made for the shore. It was a touch-and-go struggle, for while the other men pulled for all they were worth, Sir Joseph fed their pursuer with the cod they had caught and thus kept him at a distance until the danger zone bad been passed.” y

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

The relatives of the late Mrs Horsnell, ot Christchurch, who was killed by tailing off a tram car at Onehunga last June, have lodged a claim for damages against the Auckland Electric Tramways Co. The case will be heard at the Supreme Court. Arthur Frederick Wimsett, an officer of the Parcels Department of the Wellington Post Office, has been committed for trial on five charges involving complicity in extensive robberies from the Parcels Office last January, concerning which James Hemingway is now serving a long sentence in gaol. George Nottingham and Frederick William Dennett pleaded guilty to a charge of being found in Sophia Clark’s house at Christchurch, with intent to commit a crime, and were remanded for sentence. They were also committed for trial on a charge of assaitlting Julia Harvey with intent to rob. The services to-morrow in the Methodist Church will be conducted in the morning bv Mr G. Huntley and in the evening by the Rev. P. J. Mairs the subject being “The Wounded Hand.” There will be a prayer meeting at 7 a.m. and Bible class at 2.30 p:m., the leader being Mr G. Huntley.

Another Ashhurst resident is reported missing in the person of Mr Joseph Bartlett. Mr Bartlett left home on July 16, with the intention of proceeding to Feilding to buy cattle, but he has not been heard of since he left his horse in the stables in Rangitikei street, Palmerston, on July 16. It is understood that on that date he left town by train, but so far as can be ascertained, he did not go to Feilding. The following is a copy of a message found by the caretaker of Brown’s Island, near Auckland, in a pickle bottle washed ashore recentlyy: “ May 30, 1909. Barque Saint Etna, Noumea to Chili, leaking. No food. Off N.Z. Coast in sight. Captain dead. Send help for God’s sake. (Signed) H- Cobey.” There are no less than 35 railway stations on the Main Trunk line between Te Awamutu and Taihape, and no less than 22 townships of some kind or other. As the Maoris own nearly all land bordering the railway, and for miles back as well, the bulk of these townships (says the Auckland Herald) are on Maori land, and that the places are strangled by Maori ownership no one can doubt who sees them. The Police Commission sat at Greymouth for two hours, and heard the evidence of representative constables, two sergeants, Inepector Black, and a detective. No complaints were made, but representations were submitted for the increased pay of constables, beginning at eight shillings, with increments up to ten shillings, with concessions during leave. The .an4..ctor~ endorsed the claim ot the men for improved pay. They also reported favourably on the physique of the men on the coast.

As a result of the inquest on a child named Meayers, on Thursday, which was held at Christchurch, Station-Sergeant Johnston, and Constable Jackson made some enquiries regarding the father. It is alleged that investigations revealed the fact that he had been married twice, and had four children by his first wife, and one by his second wife. The man, who gave his name as John W hitford, was arrested on a charge of bigamy.

A man who was found dead at Annapolis recently, under suspicious circumstances, says a New York paper, was the subject of a coroner's inquest, which returned a verdict that he died as the result of having drank dozens of bottles, of every conceivable kind of liquor, from whisky and gin to bay rum and Florida water. The man was forty-four years old and married. He had been on a spree for about ten days, during which time, he consumed nearly fifty bottles of different kinds of liquor, among the number being some fourteen bottles of bay rum from the effects of which death was chiefly due. The express track from Auckland to Wellington, or that portion of it that traverses the King Country, or between such stations as Taihape, in the south, and Frankton Junction, in the north, is comporting itself as a well and truly" laid railway track should. As a general rule, it follows that a line may be expected, for ten years to be somewhat unsettled, and subject to weather influences, especially as regards slips in cuttings and subsidences on banks. On the Manawatu branch these were particularly noticeable, While during the late boisterous weather traffice between Wellington, and Foxtou, and Napier, and through the Gorge, was held up because of the numerous slips, etc., brought down by the rain. But the Main Trunk, where, in the ordinary course of events (says the Post) blocks might be expected, escaped any such apcjdents, so far as the department is aware. Further proof is advanced, in that while other branches of the service in the North Island were so delayed, the express, between the two cities was always up to time. For watch, clock or jewellery repairs go to Parses, the jeweller, Main Street. For Children’s Hacking Cough at night, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is 6d and as 6d. If in want of Birthday, Wedding or other gifts, go to Parkes’, the jeweller, the shop for presents.*

King Manuel, of Portugal, has accepted King Edward’s invitation to pay an early visit to England. The Wanganui Master Bakers' Industrial Union of Employers has applied to have its registration cancelled.

The Manawatu County Council invite tenders for construction of 108 chains of drain near the Foxton Heads.

The services at the Presbyterian Church to-mofrow will be conducted in the morning by the Rev. G. K. Aitken, and in the evening by Mr H. Billens of Palmerston North.

The Victorian Employers’ Federation has decided to make every effort to prevent the use of a union badge. The Federation considers the badge is being introduced as a weapon ot boycott. This district has been visited by a severe thunder and rain storm during the past three days, and rain has fallen at intervals in torrents. As a result all the creeks and rivers are flooded. . With regard to the recent stranding of the steamer Himitangi at Foxton the Marine Department has decided that no blame is attachable to anyone, and no action will be taken. The Himitangi was again in port yesterday. In reference to the site for the proposed freezing works, an exchange states that indications, seem to point to the choice of a Wairarapa site, the one most in favour being Woodside, near Greytown. It is stated that there is a possibility that as the movement progresses two works will be erected, one on either side of the range. Disappointment was expressed at the Hon. Dr. Findlay’s nonarrival to open the local Post Office to-day. It was pointed out by members of the Reception Committee that there were other routes open to the Minister. However, it is hoped that Foxton will be more fortunate in securing the attendance of a Cabinet Minister at a future date.

Mr Turton, S.M., of Greymouth, will succeed the late Mr James, S.M., at Masterton, and Mr Crooke, of Lawrence, who has just been appointed to the magistracy, will fill the vacancy at Greymouth. Great attraction now on at the “Economic,” Main Street, where the whole of Mrs Hamer’s large and assorted stock of beautifully trimmed and untrimmed millinery is being cleared at enormous reductions. Call early, and secure your choice.*

The Rev Mr Hodgson, chaplain to the Beds Rifle Club, (London), was watching the manoeuvres of the Territorials at Grisborough, when he was killed by a stray bullet from a live cartridge which has been mixed with the blank ammunition.

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teen years has been the Unionist and Free-trade member of the House of Commons for Camlachie division of Glasgow, has joined the liberals owing to pressure exerted by the tariff reformers in the Unionist party. The Sydney Chamber of Commerce has adopted the report of a sectional committee in favour of improving the conditions of handling frozen meat, and of holding an inquiry into the methods employed in dealing with the meat after it reaches London.

Thus saith the Feilding Star: Are we to have government by the Town Clerk ? Cr Harford last night resigned from the Library Committee, and the Town Clerk, on the suggestion of a Councillor, agreed to fill the position. This is a most unusual proceeding in local government. The next thing will be that Councillors will tire of other responsibilities, and Feilding will revert to the bad old times of Poohbahism. Already the Town Clerk is doing Mayoral and engineering duties, and now he is being loaded up with Councillors’ duties.

The Gisborne sportsman, Mr John Clark, allowed a good jumper to slip through his fingers last year when he sold Te Aral for something like ,£27 10s (states, the Auckland Herald). The man who secured the son of Monaco has very good reasons to regard the day with pleasurable feelings when Mr Clark elected to part with the bay gelding, for he has won over half a dozen races with him in the interval, the stake money attaching to the Wellington Steeplechase alone being Prior to distinguishing himself at Trentham, Te Aral incurred a ylb penalty for the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase, and by his victory in the Wellington steeplechase his impost in the big cross country event at Riccarton has been further increased by 71b, which brings his weight up to lost 131 b.