LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 486, 28 September 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion Day was celebrated in quite a number of towns throughout the Dominion on Sunday last. Volunteers and cadets paraded, bands played and special services were conducted in the churches, Foxton did not celebrate the event in any way.

An advertiser has vacancies for two or three boarders.

Mr Low, M.A., of Palmerston, conducted the morning and evening services at the local Presbyterian Church on Sunday to good congregations. During the month 2457 persons arrrived in the Dominion and 2382 departed. In August 1908 the arrivals, numbered 2432 and the departures 2094. Market gardening in Olaki township by Chinese is not brisk at present, writes a correspondent, yet some 160 acres arc in use from the convent to the railway station. Only some thirty Chinese occupy the land, but in December it is more than probable that the number will be over 100.

In making a presentation to an officer of the G.P.O, Wellington, who was about to marry, the secretary (Mr D. Robertson), said that he thought there were too many bachelors in the General Post Office, and hoped that other single officers would follow the example.

A good story comes from Taranaki, which may help good Bishop Neligan to prove that we’re all pagans hr New Zealand. It was at an inquest, and a witness was asked by the Coroner ; “ What is your religion ?” Quoth the man from Taranaki ; “ I am a milker.”

The Wellington City Council has adopted regulations and a scale of charges for use at the crematorium, which is now finished. Ihe committe proposed fees ranging from three to five guineas, but the Council lowered them to £2 12s 6d to four guineas. The Mayor said it was belter to encourage the use of the crematorium, and there would be less need to extend the cemeteries.

The value of shares in the Wellington Co-operative Freezing Works, alloted to farmers now totals about £ 30,000, to which must be added the worth of shares alloted in Masterton. The support accorded the movement on this coast was very small. A movement is afoot to start a Cooperative freezing concern on this side of the ranges and it only requires the services of an enthusiastic organiser to bring the matter to a head.

At the Supreme Court at Gisborne last week, the case in which Mr and Mrs Wilson, nee Harding, sued the trustees of the late J. A, Harding, for specific performance, was decided in favour of plaintiffs. The facts were that the deceased had promised his daughter a house and land as a wedding dowry, but had neglected to transfer the property, which, under his will fell to the trustees. The plaintiffs had been in the house, and his Honour, Judge Cooper, accepted the view that deceased had the intention that they should own it. He therefore directed accordingly. “On my visit to the Seaward Bush district,” the Southland Daily News reports Mr J. A. Hanau, M. P., to have said, “I noticed what is common in many worked-out sawmill areas—that is, the number of trees or logs still on the ground,” He thought something should be done to utilise this waste timber. In Melbourne they had wood distillation works, where, by certain processes, valuable products were obtained from waste timber—viz., charcoal, wood tar, pure acetic acid, pure methyl alcohol, formalin aud acetone. The time would come when more attention would be given to the utilisation of various kinds of waste products in this country.

Probably no feature at the Manawatu A. and P. Show has more fascination for the ladies than the amateur classes for needlework. Some 50 classes are enumerated in the prize list, embracing all kinds of work in fine and coarse point lace, crochet, mountmellich, drawn thread tray cloths, hardanger embroidery, applique, besides an open class for professionals. Exhibits for these sections come from most parts of the North Island, ami this year even more enquiries have been received from outside exhibitors intending to make entries. Prizes are numerous aud valuable, ranging up to £1 for a single class. Copies of the prize list are free and can be obtained from the Association’s Office 106, Cuba Street, Palmerston North.

Though we (Oauiaru Mail) have recently raised objections to Mr Carroll's conduct as Acting Prime Minister, yet we do not hold that the accident of birth which makes him half Maori and half European has anything to do with the action to which we took exception. How could he take such a view when Mr Millar was his associate in the perpetration of the indiscretion ? If the colour of a man’s skiu were of greater moment in selecting a man who is to be trusted to do what is right, in making an appraisement between, say Mr George Hutchison, who holds that the Acting Prime Minister’s colour should be considered a disqualification for political preferment, and Mr Carroll, the Acting Prime Minister, one would only have to inquire the colour of the skin, and take that which was outwardly the whitest, and the result might not be quite as satisfactory to the chooser as to the chosen. Mr George Hutchison has, by his attack on Mr Carroll, brought to mind his equally unwarrantable Bun Tuck fable, which was designed to prejudice Mr Seddon in his political life. Such persistent pervensity, in spite of all experiences of its futility, is of no use to anybody, and is worse than useless to Mr Hutchison himself.

Mr T. P. Henderson, piano tuner, will visit Foxton tomorrow. Orders left at this office will be attended to.

At the local Police Court yesterday morning, before F. W, Frankland, Esq., J.P., a first offending inebriate, who was bailed out on Sunday, and who did not appear, was fined ros.

The ship Clan MacPherson, 1680 tons, which on June 24th left Newcastle, New {South Wales, for Valparaiso, coal-laden, has been rc-iusured at the rate of 60 guineas per cent.

Alfred Langely and Roland Ranger were committed for trial at Mastcrtou last week, on a charge of breaking and entering the shop of Alexander White, tobacconist, and stealing therefrom tobacco, pipes, and tobacco pouches, valued at jCsThe Secretary to the Otago Education Board has received a telegram from the Education Department, intimating that the concession of free railway tickets to teachers attending the Saturday training classes in Dunedin, will be extended to December 31st next.

Replying to a deputation from the Council of Churches drawing attention to race-suicide, the State Premier, Mr Murray, promised to legislate with a view to prohibit the importation of instruments and preparations of drugs for illegal operations, and to impose penalties for the sale of such articles.

A cable has been despatched to Mr R. Coombes, editor of the Syduey Referee, intimating that the money necessary for the big sculling handicap on the Wanganui River at New Year time had been guaranteed, and that the race would take place. About ,£3OO has been guaranteed for prize money and expenses. After the “ hunger strike ” among the imprisoned Suffragettes collapsed owing to an order being made for the use of the stomach pump, nine Suffragettes in Winson Grten Prison resorted to smashing windows and attempting violent assaults on warders. These have now been placed in solitary confinement, handcuffed. There is a serious boycott of British steamers at Kiukiang, a treaty port on the Yang-tse-Kiang, on account of the acquittal of an inspector named Means on a charge of manslaughter of a Chinaman. The Imperial Government at Pekin has ordered a cessation of the boycott, but it still continues.

The following resolution was passed at a public meeting at Shannon, last week ; “ That this meeting should unite with Eeviu, and get Dr Bell to make a geological survey over the ranges.” Mr J. R, Stansell, J.P., who occupied the chair, stated that steps had been taken in Palmerston North to get Dr Bell, the Government Geologist, to make a survey, and that Eeviu was also moving in the matter. He also said that if anything did come of a survey of the ranges, Shannon would undoubtedly reap the most benefit, and that other places had been prospected on less indications.

A trick of the trade in regard to the frozen lamb and mutton business was divulged at the meeting of the Auckland Farmers’ Freezing Company, by the chairman of directors, who stated that one of his fellow directors followed the practice ol closely watching the reports of the Australian Eleven matches in England as an index to the state of the meat market. If the play was interfered with by rain, he told himself with a knowing nod, that prices for lamb and mutton would recede, while reports of bright weather would indicate that prices would be in favour of the producer. The chairman said that prices for lamb and mutton had this year been very disastaous, owing to the cold, wet summer that had been experienced. A farmer at Hanmer Springs had the misfortune recently to lose a considerable sum of money under remarkable circumstances. He is the possessor of a horse which includes paper, amongst other things iu his dietary list. This animal can be easily caught at times if approached with a piece of paper, which he will devour on sight without even the preliminary sniff. His owner dropped a pocket-book at his own gate, and on searching for it next morning found that his horse had been there before him. The pocket-book was chewed to an almost unrecognisable pulp, the only thing intact being the silver monogram plate. The horse had managed to extract the contents, not a vestige of which could be found. They include a cheque, a money order, and several notes. The farmer may recover the value of the cheque and the money order, but be looks upon the notes as a dead loss.

Pimples, eruptions, blotches, scales, ulcers, and eczema are all caused by bad blood. Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets are wonder workers in the cure of all disorders caused by bad or impure blood. They eliminate all poisonous matter by enriching the blood and enabling it to make new and healthy tissues. Pure blood means perfect health, and if yon will use Chamberlain’s Tablets they will give you good health, and a pure clean skin free from pimples and blotches. For sale everywhere.—Aovx. New spring and summer goods are now being opened up at the Bon Marche Department, where buyers can obtain best value for their money.* For watch, clock or jewellery repairs go to Parkes, the jeweller, Main Street. For Intlueuza take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails, Is 6d and 2s 6d.

Mr G. Brewer advertises a fiveroomed house to let in Johnston Street. Rent 8s per week.

Messrs Mairs and Woods desire to thank Mr C. Collins for a gift of a box of assorted bedding plants for beautifying the Triangle, which these gentlemen intend to plant.

Members of the local Masonic Lodge intend to tender a farewell social to Bro. O. E. and Mrs Austin, in the Masonic Hall, on Friday evening. By advertisement the brethren are requested to attend, and also to invite lady or gentlemen friends. The evening will be devoted to musical items, dancing, etc. A copy of ' the Wellington Burgess Roll for 1843, which was alluded to by a Wellington paper as a rare possession now, was brought to the Carterton News office, by a resident who has the roll framed. It contains only 153 names, many of them still familiar. In the column describing the various occupations of the burgesses, two are set down as gentlemen. The others include workers of various kinds, solicitors, doctors, printers, merchants, carpenters, builders, smiths, architects, labourers, storekeepers, and the “ tapster of Barrett’s Hotel.” The roll is an interesting souvenir of Wellington's early days.

Mr Rees Watkins, president of the Welsh Society, states that New Zealand is attracting increased attention in Wales as a field for immigrants. The action of the society in arranging to meet its countrymen on arrival has therefore not been taken in hand any too soon. Scarcely a passenger ship arrives that does not bring one or more from that Principality. There are very few who do not speak English; nevertheless, many keenly fee! the strangeness of their surroundings, and, failing to find compatriots, are liable to form and send home an unfavourable first impression of the new land.

A rather unusual gift has been made to the Waihi Hospital Board of Trustees. It appears that an institution has been in existence at Waikino, known as the Waikino Anti-Shouting Teague, but now that no-license has been carried in the district its functions have ceased. The members accordingly decided that the institution was no more a necessity, and agreed to forward the amount of its credit balance G£i 2s 6d; to the Waihi Hospital. This has been done by the secretary (Mr H. B. Airey), and as a result of the disbandonment of the anti-shouters the Hospital Trustees are richer by £1 2s 6d.—Waihi Telegraph.

Elsewhere in this issue Mr W. S. Stewart, one of the candidates for the vacancy on the Borough Council, publishes his candidature and supports it by expressing his views in general terms. As we previously mentioned, Mr Stewart is an advocate of municipal progress on sound and careful lines backed up by thoroughness. It is unnecessary for us to remind burgesses that Mr Stewart is one of our oldest property owners in the town and that his interests are therefore in every way absolutely identical with theirs.

The death took place at Palmerston North on Saturday evening last of Dr. A. Groves Duff.-M.D., Edin., sou of the late Alex. Duff, D-D., L.L.D., after a long illness. Dr. Duff was born in Calcutta on July 19, 1834, .and, after serving through the Indian mutiny from 1857 to 1859, he settled for some time in Natal, South Africa. He was surgeon of the Totara Hospital, soon after his arrival in New Zealand, a position he held for eight years. Some 30 years ago be took up his residence in Nelson where he remained until a few months ago, when he removed with his family to Palmerston. He leaves a widow, two daughters (Mrs W. H. Redwood, of Feilding, and Miss Duff), and two sons (Mr Alex. Duff, of Nelson, and Mr C. Duff, of Sydney) to mourn their loss.