LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 506, 13 November 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Coch ran advertises for sale an up-right grand piano. A snip. We are pleased to report an improvement in the condition of Constable Sweeney. A very sharp shock of earthquake was felt last night, at about 9.30 o’clock. During the evening service at All Saints’ Church to-morrow Miss Tatton will sing a solo. Mr Reay has donated a lamb for the guessing competition at the local Horticultural Society’s Show. An advertiser is prepared to take washing or cleaning by the day. As a result of the Lambeth Conference, a committee of seven scholars has prepared a new translation of the Athanasiau Creed.

“For the peace of this small community,” the Helensville School Committee resolved not to grant a minister permission to give religious instruction after school hours. A Daunevirke resident complains to the Advocate that he has been called upon to pay freight from Eondon to Wellington, amounting to £5 8s sd, while the railway freight from Wellington to Dannevirke was just £5 6s jd. A return presented to the House on Thursday on the motion of Mr Herd man shows that the cost of conducting the last licensing polls in the chief centres was as follows: Auckland Wellington Christchurch Dunedin The cost for the whole Dominion was ,£13,053 16s 4d.

Each week, writes a Dunedin correspondent of an exchange, witnesses an increase in the number of flaxmills working in Otago and Southland, and the total is now between 40 and 50. East year the industry was reduced to a rather parlous state in consequence of the heavy drop in prices. Foxton is having a run of amusements. This week the sports and dramatic entertainment created quite a diversion; next Tuesday and Wednesday the school concert will take place and on Thursday the ever-green Taylor-Carrington will stage East Eynne. The following week the local Horticultural Society’s Show will take place. A meeting of the local Presbyterian Church Committee was held on Thursday evening. Routine business was transacted. An offer by the Bulls congregation to produce a contata was reluctantly refused owing to so many counter attractions. The question of the erection of a new pulpit was discussed and a committee appointed to go into details.

At a meeting of All Saints’ vestry on Thursday, Mr G. Phillips was elected to fill the vacancy on the vestry caused by the retirement of Mr Barnard. Mr F. Woods was appointed secretary. It was resolved to leave the erection of a church at the Beach till next year. It was decided to assist the Tadies’ Guild with a garden party fete to be held at the vicarage on December 15th. The result of the weight judging competition at the Manawatu Spring Show, is as follows Sheep weight, 244153, Ist. Mostyn Jones (Feilding), 244UW ; 2nd, A. Hooper (Hukanui), 2451b5. Bullock weight, 8641b5. 1 st, R. S. McHattie, (Dannevirke) 8641b5. Divide for second place, W. Gillies (Te Horo), 862j£Ibs. H. T. Reban (Dannevirke), 863^; W. Sands (Palmerston North), 864^; and F. N. Daue, (Palmerston North), 864 J.

The Review of Reviews for Australasia for November is just to hand. The section devoted to a review of the world’s literature is as usual complete. The range of subjects in the magazines during the month is very wide, and the Review of Reviews gives an excellent digest of the whole. In the interviews of the month, M. Bolotoff, who is spoken of being “ destined to become one of the most famous pioneers in the conquest of the air,” gives his views on “The Future of Aeroplanes.” The book of the month is an ex cellent review of Mr Hall Caine’s latest novel, ‘‘The White Prophet.” We are pleased to learn that news . from Mr Alfred Seifert indicates that he is improving greatly from his stay in the sanatorium at King’s Tableland, Wentworth Fails, in the very beautiful Blue Mountain region of New South Wales. He anticipates that eight or nine months there will put him quite right. The treatment is purely living in the open air and plenty of good food, and as the views all round are extremely beautiful and the air at the altitude of about 2700 feet is delightful, the patient’s lot is rather a happy one.

A young woman advertises for situation as cook or housemaid. The attendance shield at the public school was won this week by Standard 111 and IV with an average of, 94 per cent.' The Lands Department will throw open for selection 16,085 acres in various parts of New Zealand during the present month. A small parcel containing a lady’s veil was picked up near the railway station last night. Owner can have same on paying cost of advertisement.* Gotch defeated Giovanni- Raicevitch in the catch-as-catch-can wrestling championship of the world at Chicago, securing two straight falls in i6min. and sJmin:

The school committee will meet on Monday evening in the school, to made final arrangements In connection with the concert and consider a proposal in reference to a School Committee Association within the Wanganui district. The Rev. G. K. Aitken will conduct both morning and evening services at the Presbyterian Church to-raorrow. The morning subject will be “ Not Ashamed,” and the evening “ The Dying thief.” Permission was given to Mr Bauckham, of Ashhurst, to exhibit his fine collection of stuffed birds at the forthcoming Horticultural Society’s Show. Mr Andrew Jonson has consented to exhibit a raoa’s egg. The Secretary of the Horticultural Society requests us to notify intending exhibitors at the forthcoming Show that all entries close at 9 o'clock on the night previous to the Show, and not four clear days before the Show as set forth in the entry forms. Everton, a music hall hypnotist, at Somerville, New Jersey, threw a man named Simpson into a cataleptic trance. The audience roared with laughter at Everton’s failure to bring Simpson round, until a doctor ran on to the stage and declared the hypnotised man to be dead. Everton was arrested on a charge of manslaughter. A meeting of the Moutoa School Committee was held on Thursday night. Present -Messrs Alex. Saunders (chairman), Hudson, Newth and Pigott. The committee decided that the Chairman represent them at the Wanganui and West Coast School Committees’ Association meeting, to be held in Wanganui on the 18th inst.

The Rev. Mr Mairs and Mr M. H. Walker were the local delegates at the session of the Wellington Synod of the Primitive Methodist Church at Halcombe this week; a warm discussion took place on the licensing legislation agreement and strong feeling was shown against its terms, and a resolution on “no-compromise” lines was adopted. We are in receipt of a copy ot this month’s Press Hank, which contains some brightly - written articles on matters connected with the hemp industry, including “The Contract System,” “Flaxmillers’ Award,” ‘'Land and Labour,” “A Minister and Some Figures,” “Watch the Division Lists,” “Palmerston Notes,” etc. The publication may be obtained at all booksellers for the modest sum of 3d.

The school concert, which will take place next Tuesday and Wednesday, is evoking considerable interest and promises to be a great success. At the rehearsal held yesterday the children went through their parts very well in--deed. A pleasing feature of the entertainment will be the number of pupils taking part. Nearly two hundred little dots will be on the stage at one time, and as they will be effectively grouped, the action songs, etc., will be very at tractive. The junior children will co ntribute the first part of the programme and the senior pupils the second part. This arrangement makes it possible to give the public an extremely interesting and varied programme. In all, thirty-six items will be presented., comprising almost everything that can be produced in a school. We can safely say that there will not be a dulll moment. Children’s concerts are always pleasing and this promises to be particularly so. .Mr S. Stockbndge, 97 Tory-st. Wellingtan, N.Z., writes : “Chamberlain’s Tablets are the finest corrective that we have ever had m our home. I always give them to my children and find that they are the safest medicine for them. What I like about them is that they are mild and gentle in their action and never leave any afte effects. People troubled with In digestion or Constipation will find that Chamberlain’s Tablets can always be depended upon. For sale everywhere. — Advt. At G. H. Stiles’ calico and sheet ings can be bought as cheap as anywhere in the Dominion. Give the goods a trial.* For watch, clock’ jewellery repairs go to Parkes, the jeweller, Main Straet.