LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 859, 30 June 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A death from, diphtheria is reported from Taihape. The Moutoa Estate has been closed for flax-cutting for two months as from yesterday. Mr J. Rose has ceased stripping at his Huia mill, and is at present installing a 70 horse-power Campbell gas engine. As the Rev G. Y. Woodward will be away to-morx ow, Mr W. S. Stewart has kindly offered to take the vicar’s class at the school. The marks will be taken as usual. There are about 2000 Justices of the Peace in the Dominion. Under the law of this country their offices are unaffected by a change of Sovereigns. For a section of land at Inaha, near Hawera, £53 5s an acre was offered at Hawera on Saturday. The reserve of the owner (Mr W. C. Phillips) was ,£SB 10s, and no business resulted. The 333 acres comprising the estate is at present carrying 350 head of cattle. A curious example of forgetfulness came to light at the annual meeting of a West Australian mining company, the Golden Horseshoe, held in London last month. The accounts showed that the unclaimed dividends amounted to a sum of £43,968 ! Human nature is a funny thing. When Powelka, or Pawelka, or whatever his name is, was out of gaol, the populace of Palmerston hunted him with guns. Now, they are agitating for a remission of his sentence. Perhaps they’re anxious to have another pot-shot at him .-—Auckland. Observer. Last Seven Days Sale ending 2nd July, about 50 curly Beaver coats to be cleared at almost half-price at G. H. Stiles’ stocktaking sale.* A beautiful assortment of electroplate goods, brooches, engagement rings, etc., at Parkes’ jewellery establishment, Main St.* For Chronic Chest Complaints Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is 6d, and 2s 6d.

Heavy floods are reported in the Marlborough district. A man named Martin Grace, single, aged 41 years, died suddenly at Larsen’s mill, Rougataua on Monday. Wollerman’s Furniture Polish, makes old furniture look like new. Try a bottle.* The school committee desire to acknowledge, with thanks, a load of firewood from Mr H. Coley for the use of the school. Mr Cochrane notifies that he has sold his furniture and cabinetmaking business to Mr P. Wollerman. In thanking the public for their patronage, he solicits a continuance of the same to his successor.

Alex. Bain, champion wrestler of Scotland, failed to throw Gordon Smith, the Pahiatua boy, four times within an hour or forfeit at Pahiatua on Tuesday. After 42 '/t minutes wrestling Smith was thrown once.

A gentleman at present in Christchurch says that when Lord Islington inspected the Governor’s residence on Mt. View, Wellington, he condemned the arrangements of the rooms. In consequence, extensive alterations are to be put in hand, so that the residence is not likely to be occupied for some months to come.

Quite the latest freak club in the United States of America is that founded by Miss Sybil Armstrong. This wealthy New York heiress and 34 of her friends, who have become members, have pledged themselves to marry widowers, supposing, that is, that they marry at all. Fines, penalties, and expulsions are liberally provided for violation of the club’s rules. The accumulated fines will be expended every Christmas in providing a dinner for the children of poor widowers.

Two hundred American newspaper reporters are in attendance on Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries at Reno, Nevada, where the fisticuff fight for the world’s championship is to take place next Monday. Is it to be wondered at that American editors are making the comparison that the press of U.S.A. sent only a dozen men to report the RussoJapanese war and 200 to describe a prize fight ? And yet —and yet — and yet we are all of us keenly interested in the Johnson-Jeffries fight! By advertisement elsewhere in this issue, under the headiug “Changing Heads,’’ Mr P. Wollerman notifies that he has purchased Mr H. C. Cochrane’s furniture and cabinetmaking business in Main Street. Mr Wollerman is a capable mechanic and a pushing business man, and we have no doubt that he will greatl; extend the present business. Orders for art furniture in any design will be made up on the premises at the shortest notice, and at prices that will defy competition.

Bishop Froosham, in an address at the North Queensland Anglican Synod, said the Church in Australia was somewhat a dispirited army, without more than nominal cohesion, wrangling about ritual, jealous of change, and largely without big ideals. He protested against the English Church Association, a very conglomerate and noisy body in their opposition to the King’s accession oath. He had no wish to break the Protestant succession, but it was unnecessary to couch the declaration in intolerant language. It was unfair to Catholics, who were as loyal to the King as any. The loss of old age pension certificates is said to be a matter of constant trouble with the registrars of old age pensions all over the Dominion. It is possible to obtain a duplicate copy, but only after exhaustive search and enquiry shows that the original document has been irretrievably lost. A few days sine* an elderly dame, who reported the loss of her certificate, stated she always kept it in a large volume on her table, but being induced by the Registrar to show him her bill file, the certificate was there found between an account for sausages and a ticket for a box of anti-bilious pills !

The Telegraph Department has adopted a novel idea in Wellington to do away with pens and ink for the writing of telegrams at the public counters. Ink pencils attached to the desks by means of a light chain and flexible spiral metallic arm, like a miniature trolley pole, have taken the place oi the pens and ink. A patent sharpening machine is included in the outfit. The pencils, apparenty, are “ made in Germany.” “Good heavens, have you got those derned things here ? ” said an American who went into the Wellington office. “We did away with them in America twenty-five years ago.”

A sensational accident, which might have resulted in loss of life, occurred at Mataura the other day and is reported in the Gore Standard. Mr James Craig, a farmer who resides below the township, has been in the habit of placing plugs of dynamite in the kitchen oven to soften them for removing tree stumps on his farm. On the morning in question he put two plugs in the oven, and with his sister, was having breakfast, when an explosion took place. The kitchen range was blown to pieces, and the door and window of the room also blown out. It is a miracle how Mr Craig and his sister escaped unhurt, the latter sustaining only a scratch on one of her arms.

Last Seven Days’ Sale ending 2nd July, dress materials, children’s paletots and many other lines simply thrown away at G. H. Stiles’ stacktaking sale.*

Mr O- Cook advertises that he will run a coach to the Moutoa social to-morrow night, leaving the ; post office at 7.15 p.tn. Attention is directed to Messrs C. Smith Ltd., replace advt. appearing on the fourth page. It tells of fair time and bargains in every department A farewell social is to be tendered to Mr J- Walden and family by the residents of Moutoa in Gardner’s Hall to-morrow night. Mr Walden recently sold his farm and intends to remove to the Auckland province. Mr Walden is one of Moutoa’s pioneer settlers.

The Mayor wishes to publicly thank Mr T. Horton, of the Premier Nursery, Hastings, for the gilt of a very fine auracarra (monkey puzzle) which is to be planted in the triangle. These trees are very expensive, being of slow growth, and are generally imported from England in order to get the best trees. The gift, we fed sure, will be greatly appreciated by the public. In connection with Capt. Scott’s expedition, Mr Bruce goes to Valdivostock and joins Mr C. H. Meats in collecting dogs and ponies. He reaches Kope on T August 6 and proceeds thence to New Zealand. Mr Day, with the motor sledges, leaves England on August 4. Mr Wyatt goes to New Zealand via New York, where he secures three Eskimo dogs from Commander Peary’s expedition.

As a sequal to the recent case in the Wellington Supreme Court, Charles Nodine was yesterday charged before Mr Riddell, S.M-, with committing perjury by swearing that the signature to an agreement between Robert Hannah and himself was not his (accused’s) signature, whereas in truth and fact he did sign it. Accused who reserved his defence, was committed for trial.

A largely-attended social function took place at the residence of Mrs C. H. Collins, Norblton Road, yesterday afternoon, when a farewell afternoon was given to the Misses Collins (Edith and Adeline) whose double wedding takes place on Monday next. During the afternoon solos were snug by Mesdames Boyes, J. Robinson, Tiviotdale, and Misses Nye and Signal and Miss Cook played a violin solo. A dart-gun shooting competition created much fun and was won by Miss Kempton. Auld Lang Syne was heartily sung before the gathering broke up. On Monday last Mrs Stewart gave a miscellaneous tea to ( the young ladies above-mentioned, at her residence,{which was largely attended. The guests were the recipients of a large number of useful and ornamental presents. A most enjoyable time was spent.

Messrs Coley and Bock are rearranging their top mill, and will next season have the stripping and scutching done under separate roofs, thus reducing the risk of fire, A new building is being erected close alongside the present one, in which two strippers will be erected, and the firm are also installing two of Suttie and Wynyard’s patent catchers and washers. These will be driven by a 76 h.p. Tangye gas engine. An extras scutcher will be erected in the present building, and this branch of the industry only will be carried on there. At the firm’s lower mill a patent catcher and washer is also being installed. This mill will continue operations throughout the winter, arrangements having been made for a supply of green leaf for the next two months.

Webster says a bargain is a “gainful transaction.” Out of style or out of season clothes are not only valueless but dangerous. The great charm about Colllnson and Cunuinghame’s winter festival lies not so much in the fact that prices have been reduced, but that winter has hardly commenced, yet at Colliuson and Cunninghame's winter Festival you can buy the most seasonable underwear, coats, snugglesome furs, handsome costumes, millinery, gloves, hosiery, and other much needed winter apparel at prices that make them in very truth bargains. The festival has already opened, and in another part of the paper some of the concessions are briefly outlined. It would be impossible to particularise the many bargains, as great inroads are being made on the stocks every day. At anyrate it behoves every woman to act, and act quickly, if she would share in the attractions at Collinson and Cunninghame’s winter festival,* The New Zealand Hemp Process and By-Products Co., Ltd., are making good progress with the erection of their works in Purcell Street, and expect to have everything in running order in about two months time. At present, in addition to the contractors engaged on the main building, six or eight hands are employed putting the machinery in position. All the buildings, etc., are being erected on a very substantial basis and one can quite agree with Mr Richardson’s (the company’s technical director) remarks at a recent Council meeting, that once the plant is down it is there for all time. The machinery that is being erected is all new to the industry and was specially manufactured in England to the company’s order. The strippers to be used are an improvement on the ones at present in use in flaxmills, in fact the scutching will be / about the only branch that will be conducted the same as at present. It is claimed that this new process will revolutionise the hemp industry in the Dominion, and Foxton is indeed fortunate in being chosen as the centre of the ‘company’s operations.