The Manawatu Herald. Thursday, December 2, 1909. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 604, 2 December 1909, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Thursday, December 2,1909. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A baby girl, born on the day of the recent earthquake, is to be named “ Wellingtonia Earthquakina.” It is stated by the Mataura Ensign that a Southland aeroplane inventor is now at work constructing a full-sized machine which will be finished early next year, A man named W. H, Travis was belore two justices at Greytown recently, for drunkenness and using obscene language. He was fined ios for drunkenness, and received two months’ imprisonment on the latter charge. - Some time ago a weka wandered into a kitchen of a house in Strickland street, Sydenham. It is now, says the Christchurch Star, a pet of the household, and apparently is so pleased with its new home that it has decided to take up its permanent residence there, “Many a life has been lost,’’ said a speaker at the meeting of the Royal Humane Society directions, at Christchurch last week, “by people standing up when a house is on fire and being suffocated, whereas if they kept on their hands and knees they could crawl to safety. There is often an area of fine air close to the floor.” Hearing that a conditional license for the sale of intoxicating liquors was to be applied for by the promoters of the sculling handicap, a petition, signed by _ repretative local citizens objecting to same, was forwarded to the Otaki Licensing Bench through the chairman. As a result of the petition a conditional license was refused. A presentation is to be made by Sir Joseph Ward, on behalf of the Liberal Party of the Dominion, to Mr E. Gallichan, Organizing Secretary, in recognition of his services to the Party. The Presentation will be made about the middle of December. Mr E. Arnold, J.P., of Wellington, is honorary treasurer to the Presentation Committee to whom communications should be addressed.

Read G. H. Bennett’s advertisement appearing elsewhere in this issue. We acknowledge with thanks, a handy pen and pencil-holder, with the compliments of Mr A. W. Bradley, tailor. In order to give our staff an opportunity of witnessing the sculling handicap, the Herald is published this morning instead of this afternoon. Mr P. J. and Miss Hennessy returned to Foxton last night, both looking well after their world tour. We join in extending a hearty welcome home to the travellers. Mr George Coley has generously donated to the Himatangi Cricket Club two bats and a ball, and to each of the local Clubs a bat. Good old Gecrge ! At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday a number of parents were fined for failing to send their children to school the number of days in each week as required by the Act. Mr J. Golder, who is known in Waipawa as the “ popular watchmaker,” has opened up his manufacturing and repairing plant in Foxton. A perusal of his advertisement and a visit to his establishment shows him to be an enterprising and painstaking trademan.* Mesdames Henderson and Cunningham have just landed their Christmas stock of confectionery, so dear to the juvenile heart. They have some novelties in the shape of confections and toys combinedIn making purchases we recommend the public to give this firm a look up. All who are in need of summer dress goods, smart linens, muslins, prints, etc., should not fail to call at Mrs Hamer's, Main Street, where large reductions are being made all round, on account of the extensive alterations and additions to be effected to premises. For stylish and up-to-date millinery, at low figures, you cannot do better than call at the Economic. Mrs Hamer has also a wonderful and varied stock of children’s bonnets, etc. —See Advt. Much expert medical evidence was listened to in an Arbitration Court case in Auckland, and counsel put this question ; ‘‘When a man comes to you and says he thinks he has heart trouble, would you not look for heort trouble, and a diagnosis accordingly?” The answer came from the doctor with disconcerting promptness : ‘‘As a matter of fact, when a man comes to me and complains that he has heart trouble and heart pains, I know then that he has got indigestion !” The Lone Hand for December is a fine number. The cover has a charming picture of a beautiful surf bather and compels more than a second glance. It is one of the best of the many good bits of work that have occupied that position. The introduction of colour in the illustrations of the reading matter is a happy thought and effectively brightens up the well printed, pages. The literary work is, as usual, of standard merit, and there is not a dull line in the magazine. Here is an example of a really artistic rebuke. A well-known clergyman was travelling in a nonsmoking compartment of a train going north. As soon as the train was well on its way the only other occupant, without asking permission of his fellow traveller, coolly lit a cigarette. The reverend gentleman was relieved as he wanted to smoke himself, but had been afraid lest his companion might object. But the opportunity was too good to be lost. Drawing out his pipe he leaned forward, and with an ingratiating smile blandly enquired: ‘‘Would you object if I were to smoke ?” Testimony, to the improvement in the condition of the Maoris on the West Coast was given by the Rev. T. G. Hammond to the Methodist District Synod held at Wanganui, Mr Hammond stated that their condition, generally speaking, was more hopeful,'and tbe contrast between their present stale and that of a few years ago afforded great reason for thankfulness. It was encouraging to see that there was most disposition to engage in farming and dairying pursuits, and to recognise the importance of education for their children. One of the deaconesses engaged in work among the Maoris gave instances of the baleful influences of tohungaism which still prevailed. She had been told by many educated Maori women that the work of uplifting the Native race would be very much handicapped until a system of registration of births, deaths and marriages was in operation. An ex-banker, in a letter in the Wellington Post, says that of five large established banks in New Zealand, three pay the ‘ officers well, the fourth pays badly, and the fifth shockingly. It is from the officers of this fifth bank that all the letters of discontent, which appear in the newspapers periodically must come, only to be contradicted by an official in a better paying institution. In this fifth bank, he says, not only are the clerks underpaid, but the managers and senior officers receive shocking salaries. Managers in country branches on an average receive from £2OO to a year. If there is a residence attached to the bank, from to a year is deducted off the manager’s small salary for rent. There are often instances where the manager does not require the residence attached to the office. It is in the centre of the town, with no ground, and he has children, and wishes to get into a healthy suburb, In • that case he is allowed to do so, but the bank rent is deducted off his salary every mouth, and he pays his surburban rent as-well.

Mr B. G, Gower advertises for a few good grass seed cutters —is 3d per hour. The visiting pressmen are indebted to Mr Signall, in charge of river boats of Messrs Levin and Co. for placing a boat at their disposal free of charge for the sculling handicap. We are also indebted to the same gentleman for his courtesy in extending an invitation to representatives of this journal to witness the handicap.

Mr Wright has given notice to move in the House for a return showing (1) how much was paid by the Government to Mr Donne for his collection of Maori curios, carvings, carved houses, stags’ heads, etc., and who recommended the purchase and estimated the value, and (2) a list of. such articles and the price paid for each, Mr Wright has also given notice to ask further questions respecting private work Mr Donne is alleged to have had done in the way of bird stuffing and the making of cases for the same. A most amusing thing happened when the heats for to-day’s sculling handicap were drawn yesterday, When the secretary to the promoters gave the information to the press and others interested it way only on condition that the heats were not to be given to the local paper who, the secretary remarked, would get out a card and sell the information to the public, which would deprive the promoters of a certain revenue which should be theirs. The information was quickly in our possession and we could have worked the “dirty point” wrongfully imputed to us with perfect ease, and no doubt the public would have appreciated our enterprise. Its a consolation to know, however, that some people fall in when they judge others by their own standard ot morality.