LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 468, 17 August 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We understand there are to be some unique fancy dresses at the Druids’ Ball to-night, A severe rainstorm visited this district at an early hour this morning.

Mr Alex. Speirs is just completing a uice residence in Liddell Street, near the Masonic Hall. Owing to the flooded state of the Mauawatu, very little whitebait has been petted so far this season.

There is an epidemic of boils in Eoxton at present. It is difficult to ascertain the cause, unless it be climatic.

It is expected that R. Arnst, the champion sculler of the world, accompanied by Messrs Fogwell and S. Messena, will visit the Long Reach on Thursday.

Recent additions to the local telephone list are : W. E. Barber 2i; C. H. Collins (private residence) 39; A. J. Gibbs, 11; alteration: Austin Bros, to Coley and Bock, 4. Flax-cutting on the Moutoa Estate recommenced yesterday, and it is anticipated that all the ■local mills will be in full swing by the end of the week.

Miss Muriel Matters, a leading Suffragette, has arranged for a lecturing tour in Australia. Holbein, the swimmer, made another attempt to cross the English Channel. He covered 20 miles in 12 hours, and then failed, owing to sickness.

The Prince of Wales has ac' cepted the invitation of the South African delegates to open the Union Parliament. The Princess of Wales will possibly accompany him to South Africa.

A priceless collection of Japanese works of art, such as was never before seen in England, and very seldom in Japan, is to be included in the Anglo-Japanese exhibition, to be held next year in London. Captain Marix, reporter of the Central Court-martial of Paris, has been sentenced to imprisonment for a year, and two accomplices have also been imprisoned, for offering to sell pardons to prisoners. Dress goods, flannels, sheeting, flannelettes, laces, embroideries, hosiery and many other lines at tremendous reductions at G. H. Stiles great sale.*

By advertisement, the Foxton Athletic Club invite all willing to assist in the formation of a Dramatic Society to attend a meeting to be held in Mr Pcrreau’s rooms, on Thursday evening, at 8 o’clock. Master Huia Clemett, sou of our local postmaster, who presented Mr Newman, M.P., with a buttonhole, prior to his officially opening the Post Office, has received from. Mr Newman a suitably engraved silver serviette ring. Telephonic communication with Wellington from Foxton is now very distinct since the new circuit via Devin has been established. The reduction in charge from is 6d to is is also much appreciated by subscribers. Messrs J. K. Logan, superindent of electric lines, and C. C. Robertson, telegraph engineer, paid a visit to the Foxton Post Office yesterday and expressed themselves as pleased with the well-appointed new Post Office.

Swell mobsmen robbed the Russian Princess Gargarine, of jewellery and cash, valued at ,£12,000 sterling, at the Savoy Hotel at St. Moritz, in Switzerland. Princess Bismark, who was staying at the Hotel Belvedere, was also robbed.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company has placed two steamers of 7000 tons on the Bombay service, to carry only one class of passengers, paying second-class rates. The company is seeking to cater for junior members of the civil and military services.

Mr Baillie, manager of the local branch of the Bank of New Zealand, who has deen indisposed for some time, left for Palmerston yesterday where he’ will receive special treatment under the care of Dr. Martin. His many friends will wish him a speedy recovery.

Mr Goddin has sold his residence in Thynne Street, and intends to enter into partnership in a drapery business. in the Auckland province, and will leave Foxton next week. We join in wishing Mr Goddin success in his new venture.

The Clerk of the Moutoa Drainage Board notifies that the ratepayers’ list for the current year is open for inspection at the office of the Board. The Stipendiary Magistrate has fixed Wednesday, Ist September at 10 a.m. and the Court House as the place to hear objectif ns.

Mr G. Tozer inserts an ad' vertisement warning persons with dogs against trespassing on the Target Reserve. Poison is also laid for dogs. This action is rendered necessary in order to protect ewes during lambing.

When the Post and Telegraph Department decided to “ farm out ” its -telephone directory to private enterprise it did something which left a great deal of ground for complaint. This is a busy world, and it is very inconvenient to wade through an advertising pamphlet in search of telephone subscribers. Thus the New Zealand Times—We have to complain that the Foxton bureau is omitted from the title page and we are assured that the majority of local subscribers would prefer the old order of things.

All winter goods now on view at the Economic are being disposed of at ridiculously low figures, in order to make room for a fresh shipment of new season’s good. As stocktaking operations commence shortly, this week is absolutely the last of the great clearing sale at Mrs Hamer’s. There ate still a few beautiful furs which are being sacrificed, together with other lines, at almost given-away prices, and intending participants would do well to make the Economic an early visit, thus avoiding disappointment.* A beautiful assortment of electroplate goods, brooches, engagement rings, etc., at Parkes’ jewellery establishment, Main St.* For Children’s Hacking Coughs at night, Woods’ Peppermint Cure, gs 6d, and gs 6d,

As vve go. to press a rumour has reached us Uiat a man committed suicide at Palmerston this morning.

At the Presbyterian Church last Sunday evening Mrs Wrigley sang the sacred solo, “ Consider the Lilies,” during the offertory. The interpretation was much appreciated.

A tennis court is being laid down at the Presbyterian Manse, Lady’s Mile, for the use of the younger members of the congregation and their friends.

Messrs Mounsey and Co. advertise particulars of clearing sale of household furniture, on behalf of Mr R. O. Goddln, to be held on the premises, Thynne Street, Foxton, on Monday next, at i p.m.

Messrs Fowler and Gordon are showing sheet music in all varieties, and invite inspection. They also undertake repairs to all makes of sewing machines, and are Foxton agents for the wonderful Wertheim. The firm are now selling Britannia tyres at 15s.* A large party was engaged on Sunday in scouring the hills east of the Wellington harbour, in search of Mrs Penny, who had been missing from Lower Hutt since August 3rd. Her body was found five miles inland from Day’s Bay. She had apparently been dead about a week.

Messrs McMurray any Simms are visiting Foxton in connection with the flotation of the West Coast Steamship and Trading Company, Ltd.' It is anticipated that a fair number of shares will be taken up locally. Both gentlemen are more than satisfied with the way in which the proposal is being taken up locally. Tne Triangle in Main Street is shortly to undergo a tranformation, A number of the plain and overgrown shrubs will be removed, and the space occupied with grass and garden plots. An asphalt path will encircle the plot, and seats, given by certain Councillors, will be placed in the reserve.

The Dunedin Star understands that the British journalists, who will be the guests of the Commonwealth Government during their stay in Sydney in connection with the Chambers Of Commerce Congress of the Empire, have been urged by Sir Joseph Ward to extend their itinerary to New Zealand. The number of strikers in Sweden is 285,762, out of a total of 1,460,000 employed in the trades affected, exclusive of 1000 agricultural workers, who refused to join. The strikers are apparently losing heart. The strike is peacefully conducted, and the police have less work than usual. Many of the manufacturers are working off large stocks.

A Maori land conference held at Wahi, near Huntley, to partition tribal lands, ended yesterday. Fully 300,000 acres were partitioned in accord with the wishes of the owners, and ratified by the Native Committee. The general object of the conference is to bring into occupation Maori lands, making them subject to taxation, and setting apart an area for tribal use >

A concert will be held under the auspices of the Presbyterian choir in the Masonic Hall on Monday next, 23rd hist. The object of the concert will be to raise a sufficient sum to liquidate the debt on the organ. A splendid programme is being arranged which should attract a large audience.

Reports from most of the big stations along the Wairarapa are to the effect that sheep are in the very best of condition, and that the wool crop will be phenomenally heavy this year. There has been a fairly heavy mortality amongst hoggets.

The cricket match Australia v. an English eleven was drawn. The home team scored 567 in their first innings (Knight 163 and Douglas 102), and Australia replied with 326 (Hartigan 88). Australia followed on and at the call of time had lost seven wickets for 390, of which Trumper scored 150.

Mr W. Brooks, of Gre ytown, the well-known fruit vendor on the train between Woodside and Wellington, has put up an interesting record in the way of railway travelling, He has been travelling on the line now for 25 years altogether. During the last eighteen years he covered 194 miles per day, working out at 1,214,440 miles for the period, or equal to about ten journeys to the Old Country and back. It has cost him ,£270 for fares. The work of draining the Piako Swamp goes on steadily. Already 20,000 acres have been drained, and three surveying parties are now engaged on this block, which will be ready for settlement in twelve months. The two dredges are now engaged on the main canal, one at Weitakaruru, and the other at the upper end of the swamp. At the Maukoro Block since draining operations have taken place flax has been growing in abundance, but owing to the low price of fibre there is no inducement to make use of it. It is estimated that if the whole swamp were drained it would yield sufficient product for fifty or sixty mills.

Great sale now on for a few clays only at G. H. Stiles’. If you want to buy goods at half price visit fhe sale at puce.* , For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great jPeppejcmiut Cure, is 6d aud as §d'