LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 828, 19 April 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Sydney message states that W. Fogwell defeated S. Pearce by a length and a quarter in a sculling match for a side on Saturday, after a good race. At the Inglewood S.M. Court on Monday a plaintiff in an action for damages lor illegal re-entry, described a bailiff as “ a man who walked up and down and said nothing.” King Edward motored from Biarritz to Vera, in Spain, and visited the graves and personally selected a site of a monument for the Rifle Brigade officers killed in ISI3, while holding the brigade against Marshal Soult. Foxtou theatre-goes will shortly have a visit from our old friend, Mr Montgomery, he having secured the Public Hall for Saturday, June 4UI. On this occasion he will bring a strong dramatic company instead of moving pictures. Doubtless this change will be appreciated by Foxtonites. During the course of his sermon in the Presbyterian Church ou Sunday morning last, the Rev. Mr Ailkcn dealt with the subject of public worship. After dealing with the subject in its Divine aspect, he referred to the common excuse made by certain people who absented themselves from church attendance on the plea that they could worship God just as well in their own homes. The preacher said that his experience of such people was that family worship was unknown in their homes. He made a strong appeal for better attendances at public worship.

A trader who got into pecuniary difficulties in Dunedin some fifteen '-ears ago has returned, and is pa . g ris debts in full.

The So.-).and Times states that wethers which a little time ago stood at from 9s to 10s, now fetch from 13s to 14s in Southland.

Several ex-convicts at Riga invited Klepoff, an executioner, to a feast. The executioner was flattered and accepted the invitation. His hosts put strychnine in his liquor. Klepoff died during the health drinking. Mr. A. D. Bauckham, saddler and harness maker, notifies that he has commenced business in Foxton, in premises next to Mrs Hussey’s, Main Street, It is his intention to carry a large stock of goods. Repairs entrusted to his care will receive prompt attention. A bride and bridegroom, accompanied by a Congregational Minister, entered the cage of six lions at Glasgow last week. The marriage ceremony was successfully performed in the presence of 6000 spectators.

The Installation of W.M. and investiture of officers of Rodge Manawatu Kilwinning, Palmerston N., takes place to-morrow, ihe local masonic lodge will be represented at the function. Tomorrow week a similar function will be performed at Rongolea.

The annual election of school committees throughout the Dominion takes place on Monday evening next. The local election will be held in the school house at S o’clock. It is hoped that householders will bear the date in mind and evince an interest in school matters by attending. Constable Sweeney who has been doing police duty in Palmerston during a portion of last week returned to Foxton yesterday. Constable Sweeney had a long c nversalion with Powelka on Sunday night. He said the prisoner ate heartily but had a very hunted appearance and was extremely restless. He expressed a longing to see his wife The latler, however, refused an interview.

Although ploughing operations have been going on all over the Wairarapa for some time past, says the Age, yet it is stated by several farmers that the ground has been very hard, and not at all suitable for ploughing. The heavy rains experienced last week will no doubt make a considerable difference in the ground in this respect. A balloon containing an aeronaut named Maitland and a lady passenger, ascended at the Chrystal Palace. Wnen 2000 feet up a thunder and hailstorm prevented the balloon reaching an open space, and it was driven on to the housetops at Islington. Thence it fell into a back garden. Neither of those m the balloon were hurt.

The Secretary uf the local tennis club has received an invitation on behalf of members f-om the Shannon Club to be present at a "euchre party and dance to be held in the Druids' Hall, on Friday, 29th hist. All who can make it convenient to attend the function should communicate with the secretary as early as possible. The death occurred at Wanganui on Saturday of Mr J. Garland Woon, cue of the best-known and highly-respected residents there, Mr Woou’s father was one of the missionaries sent to New Zealand in 1830, subsequently removing to Wanganui, where he died in 1858. Mr James Garland Woon was for many years an officer of the Customs Department, and was particularly well-known in musical circles. He was 71 years of age, Henry Stephen Coburn, manager of the New Zealand Truth, came before Mr Justice Chapman at Wellington, on Saturday, for sentence on a charge of distributing obscene printed matter for public sale—a charge of which he had been found guilty at the last criminal sittings of the Supreme Court, and which conviction had been upheld by the Court of Appeal. Prisoner was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment, without hard labour to which was added a fine of The public are given a final reminder of that important unreserved sale of Mrs Gupwell’s furniture and effects in the wellknown “Manchester House,” Foxtou. As the house was practically refurnished in December last, much ot the effects is almost new, in fact, some of the blankets, sheets and general uapery have never been used. There are a great number of other lines well worth attention such as graphaphone and records, good sewing machine, portable boiler. The bedding is also clean, new and worth the attention of buyers, and as everything is to be sold to the highest bidder, we anticipate a very large attendance. See details in advertisement.

Mr C. V. Furrie received a letter by the last mail from a niece, resident in New York, in which she states that she had the pleasure of witnessing the Maori performance at the Hippodrome. Through the courtesy of Mr W. Farmer Whyte, manager, she had the privilege of interviewing the natives and in conjunction with her husband entertained a number of the Maoris at dinner. A very pleasant time was spent and in the course of a conversation in reference to New Zealand one of the natives stated that he knew his host’s uncle in far-off New Zealand. By the same mail Mr Furrie received a copy of the Hippodrome souvenir book which we have had the pleasure of perusing.

The next ordinary meeting of the .Foxton Harbour Board will be held at the Council Chambers, on Mo'uday, 25th iust., at 7,45 p.m. Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria were greeted by enthusiastic crowds on arrival at Genoa. Thence they embarked on the yacht Victoria and Albert for England. A special meeting of the Foxton Borough Council will be held in the Council Chamber to-morrow at 2.30 p.m., after which Cook Street, Norbiton Road and Reeve Street will be visited.

A Mastertou resident who, according to the Age, has just returned Irom a visit to Ashhurst, has a good story to tell at the expense of one of the settlers there. As will no doubt be anticipated, the incident is associated with the recent Powelka scare. One morning, when alarms were the order of the day, the said settler had occasion to be out at daybreak in the vicinity of the Ashhurst racecourse. Being by nature an observant individual, he noticed an unusual rustling among the branches of a tall tree. Further investigation revealed the presence of a man in the tree. The settler waited not a second, for the person could be none other than the notorious Powelka. In a remarkably short space of lime he summoned to his aid six sturdy farmers, and together they surrounded the tree. The leader ol the party then ordered his quarry to come down under the pain of death. The hidden one lost no time in descending—and imagine the surprise of the hunters when there appeared, not Powelka, but a well-known and popular sport. He had been timing the gallops of the horses on the racecourse.