LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 802, 22 January 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The local racing club will entertain visiting owners and trainers at a river excursion tomorrow.

On Sunday afternoon there will be a Chnrch of England service at the Beach in Coley’s cottage, occupied by Mrs H. Nash.

Are the fowls, the canaries, and other caged birds free from vermin ? Inskctirank kills lice.* 2

The services in the local Methodist Church to-morrow will be conducted morning and evening by the Rev. P. J. Mairs and the Rev. N. Hyde, of Strathmore, East Egmont mission. A prayer meeting will beheld at 7 a.m.

Three girls were killed through jumping from the windows of a clothing factory in Philadelphia during a fire. Twelve were injured. It is reported that many girls were burned to death inside the building.

“Stay over one pay-day at a back-country hotel, and you won’t vote Continuance next election. Stay over two pay-days, and you will vote Reduction, Stay over three, and you will vote Prohibition. Stay over four, and you will not only vote, but work for it.”-—Rev. E. K. Mules, of Otira, at the Anglican missionary meeting.

A telegram from Ohakune states (hat Robert Waines was yesterday convicted and fined .£SO on each of two charges of sly grog selling, or in default three months hard labour. George McWilliams, on a similar charge, was fined for the first offence, and for the second, the alternatives being two months’ hard labour, respectively. In all cases the sentences are to be cumulative.

We remind our readers of the entertainment to be given in the Public Hal! to-night by the local amateurs. The play to be staged is that well-known sensational drama, “The Ticket-of-leave Man.” In order to obviate any waits between the acts several refined vocal items will be rendered by local vocalists. The mounting of the play is first-class and it is hoped there will be a bumper house. The inspection report of the local state school is, on the whole, very satisfactory. The report states inter alia The organisation appears to be effective, but there will doubtless be occasions for modification until the new management is thoroughly established. The schemes and lesson books have been prepared with great care and are really dynamic factors in the work of instruction. The teaching dope at the time of the visit was uniformly intelligent and such as to insure mental activity op the part of the children. The tone which is ip the process of making prorpises to become that which it ought to be in a large school—the best feature of all. An effort is to be made to establish a garden in connection with the school, so that it tfill be possible for the pupils to have some notions respecting the substance and methods of science.”

Mr J. Speirs has purchased Mr McKay’s cottage and section in Norbiton Road.

A small green purse containing correspondence awaits an owner at this office.

Dr. Bernard C. Beale, one of Auckland's oldest and most widely known citizens, died on Sunday, aged seventy-nine years. All local places of business will close at noon to-day and re-open at 6 p.ra. On Monday they will close at noon in lieu ol Wednesday. We are pleased to state that there is a slight improvement in the condition of Mr L. W. Wilson. He is not yet able to leave the Palmerston Hospital. Henry Stephen Coburn, charged with distributing for sale certain obscene printed matter, namely, New Zealand Truth, has been committed tor trial at Wellington.

The weathc; is splendid for to day’s holiday. A large number of people have arrived for the races and a number of local residents have taken advantage of the cheap railway excursions. At Napier, Cecil Mcßeau Brown, charged with assaulting a married woman and girl near Eskdale, with intent, and Roderick A. Greenaway, with abetting him,have been committed for trial. After fighting his case through every Court tor two years, John, Walsh, President of the Chicago National Bank, failed ultimately to secure the quashing of his conviction. He now serves his sentence of five years for fraudMr J. K. Cameron, of Hawera, died on Thursday. He came to Taranaki in the eighties, and was successfully sawmiller, farmer, cordial manufacturer and brewer. He leaves a wife and grown-np family of three sons and three daughters.

It is rumoured —and the rumour is stated to be authoritative, (says the Wairarapa Times) —that with the exception of the train arriving at Masterton for the North at 1.10 p.m., and that leaving again at 3.26 p.m for the North, practically the whole of the old timetable is re-instated with one or two minor alterations. The train arriving here about noon for Wellington and that passing through at 3.25 p.m. to Wellington will be, if the rumour is correct, express trains, while the old 6.30 a.m train going North from Masterton will leave at about 7 a.m.

“ The average intelligence here is not high, by any means,” writes a New Zealander now resident in America, comparing the New Zealander and American citizen. “ I have no hesitation in saying that the average New Zealander has nothing to fear from the average American. The average intelligence in America is not high by any means, as so many low-class Italians and other peoples from Southern Europe pour in all the time. . . . Ido not think the

school system here is as effective as in New Zealand, although the high schools are all free, and the scholars stay at them until they are about twenty years of age. As far as I can see, however, any first year high school New Zealander boy knows as much as a fourth year fellow here,” The annual picnic in connection with All Saints’ Sunday School was held on Wednesday last, at “Silkworlh,” the charming residence of Mr James Robinson, No. 2 Dine. The children were regaled with an abundance of refreshments, and games and races were keenly entered into. The Rev. Mr Woodward and Mr Stewart supervised the sports, and the refreshments were supervised by Mrs Stewart and the teaching staff. The outing was somewhat marred by the heavy rain which commenced to fall abour 3 o’clock, but as it takes much to damp the enthusiasm of the little ones, they returned home thoroughly satisfied with the outing, The children were conveyed to and from the ground in vehicles kindly provided by parents and well-wishers. Before breaking up, hearty cheers were given for Mr and Mrs Robinson, who so kindly placed their grounds at the disposal of the picnicers. The Rev. J. Jolly, M.A., Palmerston North, moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, will conduct the morning service at the local Presbyterian Church to-morrow Mr Jolly has for a long lime been interested in the church in this district, and largely through his instrumentality it has been raised from a home mission station to a fully sanctioned charge. In his efforts he has been heartily supported by the members aud adherents of the church throughout the wide parish. The combined efforts have successfully culminated in Foxton now being included in the list of regular charges. The proposed visit of the moderator on Sunday next is to give the final touch to the establishment of the charge. At the close of the morning service a meeting of the congregation will be held, when an opportunity will be afforded the members of the church to give a call to a minister in the usual way, according to the regulations of the Presbyterian Church. On the call being signed, it will be presented to a meeting of the Presbytery to be held in about a fortnight’s time, when the date of the ordination and induction of the minister called will be fixed. The date of induction is not Ijkely to be long delayed, and we nmy soop expect to be able to chronicle the fact of a substantial step forward of the church life of the town and district, which is at the same time indicative of the progress of the town itself. The evening service' to-morrow will be conducted by Mr John Chrystall.

A cottage at the Beach is advertised to let from February ist. Up to the present four bodies have been cremated at the Wellington crematorium. At a special meeting of the Borough Council last night, Wednesday was fixed as the day for the statutory half-holiday. The following returns of the local Oddfellows’ Lodge were presented at the district annual meeting this week Total funds an increase of for the year. Sick claims paid out on ,£3l, less than last year. Twenty-eight members. The result of the British Elections up to yesterday were as follows Liberals, 124; Unionists, 139 : Nationalists, 44 ; Labourites, 21 ; Independents, 2. Total returned, 330 ; total seats, 670. Mrs Parker, wife of a Canterbury run holder, is a sister of Field Marshall Lcrd Kitchener. The distinguished visitor also has a cousin in Mr Clement Chevallier, who manages a station near Hay, New .South Wales.

The Sportsman newspaper is opening a subscription list to enable Barry to relinquish his present employment and to begin training immediately for his match with Arnst for the sculling championship of the world. The banking returns for the closing quarter of 1909 are extremely interesting, for they indicate as plainly as possible that the Dominion has not only recovered from the depression, but is also on the threshhold of a trade boom. —Mercantile Gazette.

At Hiruhararama (Jerusalem), on the Wanganui river, on the xoth inst., there died one of the old school of Maoris, Poma Haunui, who served in the Government forces under Colonel McDonnell during the Maori War, He was 97 years of age.

At the local Police Court this morning, before Mr Hornblow, J.P., John Christie, carged by the Police with drunkenness and obstructing the police, was convicted on the first charge and fined £3, or a week’s imprisonment, on the second.

In our report of the recent Methodist picnic, our informant told us that two trophies were given by Mr Golder. As a matter of fact, one of the trophies mentioned, a silver and gold medal, was kindly given by Mr Parkes, and a cross by Mr Golder.

A Hamilton message states that an accident happened on Monday to Mrs Hoskings of Greymouth, who is paying a visit to her son and nephew. The young men went out rabbit shooting, accompanied by the lady, who was standing near the gun when it was picked up by the nephew. It exploded, nearly blowing off the unfortunate lady’s ankle. Mrs Hoskings was removed to the Waikato Hospital, where it was found necessary to amputate the leg between the knee and the ankle. She is doing as well as could be expected.

A resident of Mildura (Victoria) had an experience, unpleasant, but happily rare, last week. When returning from a picnic in company with many others, he diank from a water-bag. Soon afterwards he was seized with severe internal pains, followed, shortly after arrival at his home, by convulsions. A doctor was called in, and for three hours he tried to give the sufferer relief from his agony. Finally, be administered a powerful emetic, aud then it was found that the young man had swallowed a wasp, which had stung his throat and stomach. The patient is now progressing favourably.

A the meeting of the Palmerston North Hospital Board, held on Wednesday, correspondence was read as follows : —From the Foxton Borough Council, pointing out that they had not taken any part in the recent Hospital Board election because they were grouped with Feilding, and Feilding could outvote them any time they wished. —lt was pointed out that Foxton could hardly expect the same resentation as Feilding, as tribulion was only £l2, against from Feilding. Mr Pearce thought it would be better, that Foxton should be grouped with the Manawatu County.—lt was decided to forward a copy of the letter to Dr. Valintine. From the secretary of the Wellington Hospital Trustees, asking if the Board would guarantee the expensee of Michael McDonald, who had come from this district and had applied fqr admission at Wellington.—The Board declined to guarantee expenses.

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 ca}l at tlje Economic, where the prices are right, and the goods of first-class quality. The holiday season is now on us, and dainty millinery is essential to every lady’s toilette. Mrs Hamer has also a rare and varied stock of children’s bonnets, etc.*

Mr Parkes, he locai watch maker apd jeweller is opeping up a splendid assortment of gold, silver and electro-plate goods suitable for presentations. Watch the window displays.*

A beautiful assortment ot electroplate goods, brooches, engagement rings, etc., at Parkes’ jewellery establishment. Main St.*