The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, August 31, 1909. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 474, 31 August 1909, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, August 31, 1909. LOCAL AND GENERAL .

Mr H. Coley informs us that the price of coal has been raised to 3s 6d per bag, owing to a rise in harbour dues, etc., at Greymouth.

Mr O. F. Cook notifies that he will run a drag to the Native concert at Moutoa to-morrow night. The drag will leave the Post Office at 7.15, and the return fare will be is 6d.

The monthly sitting of the Magistrate’s Court will be held to-morrow, when three informations of alleged breaches of the licensing Act will be heard. There are also 24 civil cases, six judgment summonses, and four applications for Old Age Pensions set down for hearing. A case which should be of great interest to local whitebait fishermen will be heard before the magistrate to-morrow, being a charge brought by the local Inspector of Fisheries against a local fisherman for netting whitebait with a net larger than that allowed by the Fisheries Act.

Mr and Mrs W. Adams leave Foxton to - morrow for Maugaweka, where Mr Adams will take up his duties as headmaster of the State school. Mr and Mrs Adams will carry away with them the best wishes of their local friends. We understand it is Mr Adams’ intention to permanently settle down in Foxton at a later date. When Taranaki farming land is sold at anything over an acre many people declare that the price is too high. On the other hand (says the Eltham Argus) there are plenty of practical dairy farmers who hold firmly to the opinion that in a very few years the average price of the best Taranaki land will be P er acre 5 aud they further hold that at that price it will pay.

Among the passengers on the missing steamer Waratah are Mr and Mrs Ernest Page. Mr Page is better known as Professor Bonner, a hypnotist, who toured New Zealand in 1906, with Bostock and Wombwell’s circus. He used to hypnotise a man named Williams, and bury him beneath the ground for eight days. He also caused Williams to drive blindfolded horses through the principal streets over a trail previously covered by a committee, in search of a hidden article.

Everyone has read the old fable about the farmer who advised his sons to till the soil and gain wealth (says the Walrarapa Standard). East year Mr Frank Judd lost a good watch whilst ploughing and, although a thorough search was made, no trace could be found of the timepiece. East week Mr Judd was ploughing the same piece of ground when he discovered the watch in a newlyturned furrow. The peculiar part of the affair is that Mr Judd gave the watch a shake and it started is still going ! A rough and ready individual found his way into Carterton recently, and, meeting a resident, remarked ; “Isay, Mister, where’s the Government brewery ?” The citizen replied that the GovernnlGPt, paternal as it is, had not established a brewery in Carterton yet, bdt there was a pietty good beer depot dywff the street. “Beer be dashed !” said, tfie traveller, “I’m after toil, and I want to fiiid the brewery where a chap applies for work,” He had tangled up a brewery with a bureau. . The Chinese Consul, interviewed in Auckland as to Prince Ito’s remarks about China, said : “I do not wonder that be has doubts whether China could successfully adopt a Constitution. He would endeavour to discourage us all he could, but we do not lay great stress on his utterances. He should remember that we have ten years to prepare and eight of them yet to run. Immovable conservatism ! Such a term is altogether wrong to apply to China. We have abolished our examination system of 300 years to the modern system of education. Does this look like immovable conservatism? I agree that we are untrained in local administration, but we are anxious to learn Western methods. I think, myself, that what has taken Japan 40 years to adopt may lie adopted in China in 20 years,” 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 given-away ptjees, and inteiying participants would do well to make the Economic an early visit, thus avoiding disappointment.*

Entries are advertised for the next Himatangi stock sale. A night shift is being worked at the local Whitanui mill.

Mr Jackson, newly appointed headmaster of the Foxton School, arrived in Foxton last night.

We understand that Mr S. Messena has purchased from Mr Easton the properly in Johnston Street, at present occupied by Mr S. Read.

Dr, Doyen, of Paris, has successfully transplanted a live sheep’s vein into the leg of a patient suffering from arterial aneurism, circulation being thus restored. This is the first instance in which the organism of a lower animal has been transferred to man.

Whitebait was being sold locally yesterday,at is fid per pint. Asa fair quantity of the little fish are now being netted, it is anticipated that there will be a very considerable drop in the price within a few days.

We remind the public ot the entertainment to be given in Gardner’s Hall, Moutoa, to-morrow evening, by the natives, in aid of the funds ot the Anglican Maori Mission Church.

Planting operations have been completed in the Triangle and this beauty spot presents a decided improvement on the old order of things. We would suggest that the fence round the reserve be made dog proof. The Rev Mr Mairs kindly supervised the laying out of the ground and planting, The greater portion of the expense incurred is borne by the Mayor out of his private purse. Mesdames Henderson and Cunninghame have bought out the confectionary, fruit, and afternoon tea business carried on by Mrs Shadbolt in Main Street and will

take possession as from to-morrow. A business announcement to this effect will appear in our next issue. We understand that Mr and Mrs Shadbolt intend to settle in the Auckland province.

The Phil Walsh Dramatic Company are advertised to pay a return visit to Foxton on Saturday evening next, when they will produce the thrilling and patriotic drama,

“Sons o'f the Sea.” This company has deservedly earned a good reputation at the hands of local theatre-goers and we have no doubt that they will be greeted with a bumper house on Saturday night.

Messrs Fowler and Gordon have signified their intention of donating a new bicycle to the Foxton Athletic Club as a prize in a road race to be run at an early date, under the auspices of the Club. This trophy is equal to a donation of from to ,£2O, and the members of the Athletic Club desire to publicly thank the donors for the munificent gift. The date on which the race will be run will be fixed at the meeting of the Athletic Club Committee to be held to-night. The farm of the late Mr T. Nye was submitted to public auction yesterday by Mr Mounsey, acting under instructions from the Public Trustee. There were about 15 prospective buyers present', and bidding started at ,£2O per acre, rising to ,£29, at which price it was passed in. Mr Mounsey states that he hopes to be able to quit this splendid little dairy farm privately, by the end of the week, at a satisfactory figure. The reserve fixed was, we are informed, in the vicinity of ,£32 per acre. The farm has been valued by settlers at from ,£3O to per acre. The writer on one occasion in conversation with the late Mr Nye, was informed that he fMr Nye) would hesitate to sell the farm under ,£SO per acre.