The Manawatu Herald. Tuesdav, May 24, 1910. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 843, 24 May 1910, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Tuesdav, May 24, 1910. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A good general servant is advertised for. Mr A. J. Toogood, of Featherston, is on a business visit to Foxtou. Mr Alex. Saunders inserts a thanks notice elsewhere in this issue. Queen Ena of Spain has given birth to a son, who was stillborn. Her Majesty is progressing satisfactorily. The death is announced oi the Right Hon. Sir. Hy. AubreyFletcher (Unionist M, P. for Dewes Division of Sussex) ; aged 75The ordinary meeting of the Moutoa Drainage Board will be held on Friday next, at 7.45 p.tn. Business: Tenders, general and rating. A wharf labourer named Gore was rendered insensible while assisting to unload the ‘ ‘Gertie” last evening. He was struck by the bull-rope and knocked off a truck. His injuries were fortunately of a trifling nature. To-day is Empire Day. The event was celebrated at the local school by an appropriate programme) including lessons touching upon principal historical facts. The flag was saluted, and the National Anthem sung.

A social and dance will be held in the Masonic Hall on Wednesday, June Ist, under the auspices of the local Druids’ Lodge. During the evening the officers elected for the ensuing half-year will be installed.

Joseph Paul Davis and Martin Haines, who had been found guilty of arson in connection with the fire at the Rutland Hotel, Wanganui, were yesterday sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment with hard labour, by the Chief Justice at Wellington. Mrs John Vile, senr., a resident of Pahiatua, who is nearly 94 years of age, shares with Mr Henry Burling, of Waikanae, who has reached the ripe old age of no, the distinction of having lived under six British Sovereigns. We would remind our readers of the children’s ball to take place this evening, in the Town Hall. 1 his is under the auspices of the All Saints’ Guild, and will commence at 7.30 sharp, Mr C. Collins will act as M.C, Supper will be provided at 10 p.m. At St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, during the recital ol the committa 1 words over the body of King Edward, Mr Hall-Jones, New Zealand High Commissioner, who was just behind the Royal personages, fell in a faint. Those standing near fanned him, and he partially recovered. He was carried out during the Benediction.

The Public Hall was packed on Saturday night when the TaylorCarrington Dramatic Company staged their latest success “Mizpah.” The play was produced on the same high level as is usual with this well-known company and was greatly appreciated by the large audience. All the parts were well played by the different members of the company, and the scenery and stage effects were most realistic. The company will again visit Foxton in about two months’ time.

Lecturing on “ Some Thought Influences on Health,” before the Psycho-Therapeutic Society, at Caxton Hall. Mr Antony Guest said that happiness was necessary to health, and,;being in a harmonious mental state, implied hope and courage, which were healthy thought influences ; while sorrow, despair, and fear were most deleterious to health. We were too anxious about microbes, too fond of dwelling on our symptoms ; we worried too much about diseases and we caught them—from ourselves.

A solicitor’s bill of costs was considered ‘ ‘ unusual ” by Mr Justice Cooper at Wellington on Friday. The original bill had been for one hundred guineas, for services rendered in connection with the estate of a Maori woman, but, when the bill came to be taxed, and it was referred back to the solicitor with instructions to particularise the charges, it was presented as a bill for nearly ,£270. It was explained (says the Dominion) that the solicitor had omitted to include a number of items in the original account. His Honour remarked that bills of cost, when referred back to be “itemised,” were very often rendered for a slightly larger amount, but there was a remarkable difference between ,£lO5 and /270. His Honour did not suggest that the bill of costs was incorrect, but he would consider whether the second bill could be substituted for the first, while making an order for taxation.

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We have received trom the New South Wales Bookstall Company a sample of their publications. The one under review is a book of humorous ballads by Thomas Spencer, entitled, “ Why Dougherty Died." For many years the N.S.W. Bookstall Company has encouraged Australian writers by offering substantial money prizes in open competition ; by reading, ui or cuarg., the manuscripts of young authors and giving advice thereon, and by paying the highest prices in the Commonwealth for native talent. (The paid for “Sandy’s Selection’’ still stands as the record.) Apart from the commercial side of the question, however, the Bookstall Company aims at establishing a school of Australian literature that shall mirror the characteristics, voice the sentiments, and uplift the aspirations of our young nationThe Company’s books may be purchased locally.