LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 825, 12 April 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

All accounts owing to the Hkkalu up to March, 31st, have now been rendered, and an early settlement of same would be much appreciated by the proprietor.

Most of the flax mills in the Shannon district will work through the winter.

During the month of March the Borough Dog Registrar destroyed eight unclaimed dogs.

Nominations for Mayor will be received by the returning officer up till noon of Thursday, 21st instant.

A rehearsal of “Our Regiment” by the local Amateur Dramatic Society will be held in the Public Hall to-night at 8 o’clock sharp. We remind the public of the concert to be held in the Public Mall to-morrow night in aid of the school committee funds. A capital programme will be submitted which should ensure a bumper house.

For five years a Nelson grower has cleared ,£2,000 a year from the fruit off a hundred acres. A Riwaka grower took £llOO worth off nine acres last season. We are informed that Mr O. K. Austin has disposed of his oil launch to a Palmerston resident. We were previously inlormed that the launch was to be purchased by a local syndicate, but apparently the Palmerston buyer got in before them.

Messrs Ross and Co., of the Bou Marche, Palmerston N., announce a big show ot fashionable costumes (coats and skirts). The demand for these highly-finished tailored and well-fitting garments shows an increase each season, and the firm have placed large orders in view ot a still further increase this season.'-"

Interviewed in Sydney, the Hon. J. A, Millar said the year just ended in New Zealand would prove to have been, in point of railway revenue, one of the best experienced. The receipts from passengers and goods have been excellent. It was too early yet to give any figures, but he was able to say that while his estimate at the beginning of the year was ,£3,050,000 the actual result was likely to be something in the neighbourhood of £3,250,000. Referring to the find of coal on the Main Trunk Tine, the locality of which the Railway Department is keeping secret, a correspondent of a Northern paper writes: “ The coal is on the upper waters of the Retruke stream, about two miles west from the present railway. There are also outcrops lower down the Retruke, towards the Wanganui, and it seems as if it were a continuation of the coal measures on the Tangarakau, on the west side of the Wanganui.” Owing to the scarcity of rubber that has been prevailing throughout the world during the last few months, the Noupaieil Cycle Co., Palmerston North, have been commissioned by a large rubber manufacturing concern to purchase 1000 old cycle covers. They advertise in another column that they will buy your old cover, allowing you one shilling off the price of any new cover. They advise you not to let this opportunity go by, as the sale is only lasting two weeks.”

We have received a communication from Mr Alex. Ross, of the firm of Messrs Win. Ross and Son, Ltd., who is at present on a vilit to the Old Country. At the time of writing Mr Ross had returned from a visit to Bristol of which city he says: “ Business here is very bad. More poverty to be seen in an hour than found in a week in New Zealand, I suppose it is as bad in London, but it is not knocking continually against you. lam told trade has been very bad in the west. Was glad to get away as it was the same tale with all one came in contact with. Am in good working order, but it is bitterly cold, raw weather.”

The Baker was “crusty his words were “tart," He was not in the mood fora jest; He felt like an oaf and wanted to “loaf,” For he had a bad cold on his chest. What! “ales” thee, friend, you’ve been in the “draught,” Remarked his old neighbour, the brewer ; Tis the wind from the "yeast,” don’t worry the least; Take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

Train arrangement s in connection with the Palmerston North races on April 13th and 14th, are advertised iu this issue.

Mr W. O’Brien notifies by advertisement that he intends to apply for a slaughtering license at the next meeting of the Manawatn County Council. Common flax gum is a cure tor ringworm on calves, if applied in the early stages of the complaint. The gum must be well rubbed in, and applied thick around the edges. At Otaki on Friday two resi" dents were proceeded against under the Apiaries Act for keeping bees in box hives. As these were the first cases brought under the Act only small fines were imposed.

Constable Woods returned from Palmerston to day where he has been on duty in connection with the chase after Powelka. It was Constable Woods who identified Mr Quirke after the latter had been shot. Constable Sweeney left for Palmerston this afternoon. The traffic returns on the North Island main lines and branches during the four-weekly period ending March sth, amount to y£i43t L )3 B 4 s od, against ,£132,323 12s rod for the corresponding period last year. Passengers accounted for ,£61,303 3s rod, and goods ,471,354 is Bd. A good haul of sebuapper was made the other day off the New Plymouth breakwater by a couple of local fishermen. They went out for five or six hours, and brought back in their boat about 160 fine samples of fish, all of which were caught on lines. One man caught about 90 and the other

Probably the most significant tact disclosed during the woolselling season, says an exchange, has been the big advance made by Japan in the purchase of the staple on Australian markets. Japanese buyers have taken about double the amount they did in the previous season. Not only this, but they have purchased all descriptions of wool, which shows that considerable advances are taking place in wool manufacturing in Japan. Messrs Fowler and Gordon, report good business for the past six mouths, they having disposed of 53 high grade cycles during that time and the repair trade has been good enough to warrant the firm securing the services of Mr C. Simmons, late of Gamage, Ltd., Loudon, Mr Simmons is a thorough and experienced mechanic with eleven years knowledge of the business. The firm employ no hoys. :|:

At the conclusion of the business at last night’s Council meeting the Mayor said as that was the last meeting at which he would preside for the present term, he would take the opportunity of thanking the councillors for their consideration and assistance during the past year. He had served on the Council for the past eight or nine years and did nut think he had exoerienced a better twelve months than the past year, and expressed the opinion that it would be impossible to find a better set of councillors than those at present occupying seats at the table. He also desired to thank Mr F'raser for his assistance which had greatly lightened the duties of office. The past year’s work he considered compared very favourably with that of any other year. Referring to a water supply lor the borough he expressed the hope that the Council would endeavour to place another scheme before the ratepayers. He had received a petition signed by all the councillors asking him to allow himself to be nominated for a further term, but had not yet quite made up his mind but would let them know his decision in good time.