LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 469, 19 August 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the local School Committee will be held this evening at 7.30 o’clock.

The s.s. Waimea, of the Anchor Line, made her first trip to this port to-day, in command of Captain Wildmau, seur. She is coalladen. Two other Anchor boats are also in port, the Kennedy and Waverley.

We are asked to state that the young people’s service announced to be conducted by the Rev. Mr Mairs for next Sunday morning, has been postponed till the Sunday following.

We remind all interested in the formation of an Amateur Dramatic Society, that tbe meeting convened by the Foxtou Athletic Club, will be held in Mr Perreau’s rooms to-night, at 8 o’clock.

There is every probability of a large attendance being present to hear Mr A. W. Hogg’s address iu the Masonic Hall next Tuesday night, representative of all shades of political opinion. Ladies are specially invited to be present. A special meeting of the Foxton Borough Council will be held at 10 a. m on Saturday, for the purpose of considering the advisability, or otherwise, of removing the flagstaff from the triangle in Main Street to Victoria Park.

The local Borough Band played a programme of musical selections in Main Street last Saturday night, under the conductorsbip of Mr Heyes, which was much appreciated by townspeople. We hope to hear more of these al fresco concerts as the summer nights advance. At the Napier S.M. Court on Monday, James Daniel was charged with using obscene language in a railway carriage between Wellington and the Hutt. Defendant pleaded guilty. He was alleged to have used the language in the presence of ladies. His Worship said the fact of anyone being under the influence of liquor and using foul language to the inconvenience of passengers was an offence which could not be overlooked. Convicted, and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment.

A young man who is employed in a Government department has got himself into a “ nice scrape ” (says a Wellington paper). On Tuesday evening he had about the property of his department, in his pocket, and this seems to have made him lose his head. He took more drink than was good tor him, in fact so much that he could not find his way home. A family in Home-street, returning from a theatre, were surprised to find that the young man had mistaken their house for his home, and tluir kitchen for his bedroom. When they entered the room, they found that he had divested himself of his clothing, and was engaged in scattering the country’s money about the floor. The police were sent for, and he was placed under arrest. A charge of being a rogue and a vagabond, having being found illegally on private premises, was preferred against him, but when the police heard his story they decided to tender no evidence against him, and the case was dismissed.

The death of Mr J. Maunder, of Hokitika, brings to mind the old days of the Coast when the Burgess and Sullivan gang, the notorious bushrangers, were levying on all whom they met (says a Grey mouth paper). Mr Maunder was the last man who spoke to George Dobson, whom the gang murdered in mistake for a bank manager supposed by them to b: returning from a gold buying expedili n. It seems that the late Mr Maunder was “stuck up” by the waiting bushrangers, and when they found that they had got hold of the wrong man it was proposed to do away with him, Burgess remarking that “dead men tell no tales.” Sullivan, however, objected, on the ground that he was a poor old miner, and they had enough murders on their hands already, and he was allowed to go on his way. After walking a short distance he met the unfortunate man Dobson. He told him to lookout, as he had been stuck up by the Burgess gang. Dobson laughed, and said they would do him no hurt, as he had nothing on him worth taking, and he pursued his way. Mr Maunder shortly after heard the shot which killed the poor fellow but he could do nothing. All they got was some few shilliugs from their victim, Mr Maunder had a remarkable escape as at the time he had upwards of 200 sovereigns in a belt strapped round him.

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 are 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.*

If in want of Birthday, Wedding or other gifts, go to Pakkks’, the jeweller, the shop for presents,*

‘‘You are a friend of this man?” the Judge asked a woman in the Police Court. “No,” she answered, “I am his mother-in-law.”

The ordinary meeting of the Moutoa Drainage Board will be held in the Council Chambers tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. „

The Japanese city of Nagoya was badly damaged by an earthquake last week. It is estimated that the killed and injured, the number hourly increasing, will double the original figures. Mount Miki, an volcano, collapsed with a thunderous roar.

I Y ocal bodies occasionally receive strange requests. A resident of Blenheim wrote to the Blenheim Borough Council at its last meeting complaining of the noise made by a neighbour’s fowls in the early mornings, and asking the Council if it could do something to prevent the nuisance.

A Kentucky girl whose father was an undertaker, was sent to a fashionable New York boardingschool for finishing term. One day one of the girls asked her what business her father was in, and, fearing she would lose caste if she told the truth, she carelessly answered, “Oh, my father's a Southern planter.” The Maoris at Mataroa beach, near Waihi, captured alive a curious sort of amphibious animal evidently not a walrus, sea lion, or seal. It is 9ft long, has fins and legs, claws on its feet, and a head like a sheep. Since its capture it has fed in the paddock. The Maoris are offering it for sale.—Tenei te taniwha !

There must be a scarcity of medical men in New Zealand, as only one application was received for the medical superintendency of the Northen Wairoa Hospital. It was decided that the time for receiving applications be extended one month.

The counter-lunch, to which exception has been taken in Wellington owing to its tendency to become a meal, has not escaped criticism in Auckland, and the Licensed Victuallers’ Association is now considering the advisableness of taking action in the matter. A company has been formed to establish a motor transport between Opunake and New Plymouth (says the Eltham Argus). Dairy produce will be largely depended on to supply freight for the cars, each of which will carry two tons and be capable of travelling if required, at from 12 to 15 miles per hour.

It is the intention of the Sultan of Turkey, Mohammed V., accompanied by the Grand Vizier, to pay a visit to Rome during the latter part of November next.. The Sultan will make the journey from Constantinople partly by land and partly by sea, and will land at Naples. During his stay in Rome he will be lodged at the Quiriual, the King’s Palace. It is stated that the Sultan will subsequently visit Paris, Loudon, Berlin, St. Petersburg and Vienna. Says the Palmerston Times : “ Palmerston is too full of carping critics. There are too many people always ready to deprecate or to pull down anything the other fellow proposes, out of a foolish idea that a blase and fault-finding air is evidence of experience and wisdom whereas it is usually evidence ot pure parochialism. Palmerston wants" to learn to “ let itself go,” individually and collectively, in more ways than one.”

A little girl, six years of age, named Rose Smith, had a horrible experience at Huntly. As she was proceeding homeward from school by herself, she was attacked by a ferocious cow that had managed to escape from a paddock. She was knocked down and severely mauled about, and had her face somewhat damaged, as well as being bruised about the body. The child was, when seen, in such a dazed condition that she could give no details, though her torn clothes gave a good idea of the rough treatment she had received.

When liquor was seized at a certain shop recently (says the Oamaru Mail) the police were faced with the problem of conveying a 10 gallon keg and a quantity of bottles to the police station. Naturally the indignant keeper of the beer and bottles refused to allow his express waggon to be used, so that the amusing spectacle of two stalwart constables lovingly hugging a beer keg, and following their sergeant, who was laden with a heavy sack, was seen on the streets of Oamaru.

Mr L. F. Ayson, Chief Inspector of Fisheries, interviewed at Napier, said: “There is no reason why within a few years we should not be onrselves exporting salmon in large quantities. New Zealand is particularly rich as regards rivers, especially those which derive their flow from snow clad mountains—and it is in this description of river alone that these fish can flourish. There is no reason why we should not have a salmon industry in time equal to that of America. There is certainly a great future before the fisheries.”

Mrs J. Morwick, Grey-st., Shortland, Thames, N.Z., says .—“ Some time ago when my little boy had his hands severely burnt, Hanson and Co. recommended me to try Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. I applied the liniment as soon a» possible and after a few applications the pain disappeared and his hands healed without sears. Since then I have used Chamberlain’s Pain Balm for headache, toothache and rheumatism and I Hud that it always gives relief. 1 can recommend it to anyone wanting a good family liniment.” For sale everywhere.—Anvx,

Mr Howard Walton ,has removed from Thynne Street to I,outh Nursery, Norbiton Road.

An announcement in reference to the concert to be held in the Masonic Plall on Monday evening next, appears elsewhere in this issue. ■

A fire destroyed a block of business premises and the Albion Hall in Ingram Street, Glasgow. The damage done is a quarter of a million.

A sitting of the Arbitration Court is being held in Palmerston North to-day. A ruling is being asked for on the question whether the contract system, recently introduced by some millers, is a breach of the award or not.

The sports-loving public will be interested to hear that two local riders, Messrs Hennessy and Withers have decided to compete in the race on cycle home trainers at the Public Hall to-night. Messrs Fowler and Gordon have offered as a prize a bicycle lamp. The event should be a most exciting one. The Australian cricketers commenced a match against Gloucester on Monday. They hatted first and scoreo 213 (Hopkins, not out, 54, Trumper, 48). Gloucester scored 120 for the loss of • one wicket. On Tuesday Gloucester brought their total up to 407 for the loss of eight wickets, when rain stopped play. For the home team Townsend scored 127 and luley 78. There have been numerous complaints by gas consumers of late, in respect to sulphur fumes from the gas. On mentioning the matter to the manager, our representative was informed that it was due to the particular coal which was being used. If the objection is not remedied it will mean that consumers in private dwellings will revert back to kerosene. The price paid is surely high enough to enable the company to supply first-class gas, instead of trying to half suffocate consumers.

The English newspapers in their reports of the cricket matches between England and Australia are very careful to differentiate between the amateurs and professionals by adding, or withholding, the prefix Mister. We read of Mr Noble, Mr Armstrong, Mr Ransford, Mr McLaren, Mr A. Jones, etc., and King, Tyldesley, Relf. Caste is pretty strong in the Old Land. The professionals and amateurs also enter the field through different gates. This plan was tried in Australia, but created a great howl of indigo nation. People in this part of the world are too democratic for that sort of distinction.

T. M. Wilford, M.P., has a way of his own of meeting newspaper criticism. Lately the Petone Chronicle has been saying caustic things about him. Mr Wilford neither wrote sarcastic letters in reply, nor did anything else which might show that the iron had entered into his soul. Simply he sent to the editor a package labelled “With T. M. W.’s compliments,” and containing a phial of “little liver pills.” And the editor, probably to show that his liver is not in such a condition as to prevent his appreciation of a joke, acknowledges the gift in the column where would equally appear the acknowledgments of prodigious pumpkins or leviathan lettuces. The Auckland Board of Education has approved of a list prepared by its eight inspectors grading all the teachers now employed. In future all appointments and promotions will be made with this grade as the basis. The grading Is based on efficiency, length of service, and certificate. The Chairman of the Board expressed the opinion that the system was better than making promotions or appointments on knowledge by individual members of the Board of individual teachers.