LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 861, 5 July 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL .

Mr A. Lazarette has just received a consignment of fresh fish, including crayfish. Mrs A. J. Lett, obstetric nurse, late of St. Helen's Hospital, Christchurch, advertises that she is open for engagement. All the lessees of sections at Te Wharangi about 65 have signified their willingness to pay a minimum of xos with a maximum of 15s per annum towards the cost of forming and metalling a road to the Beach.

The monthly sitting of the Magistrate’s Court will be held tomorrow. There are 24 civil cases set down for hearing, two of which will be defended.

Mr A. Donald, Inspector of Factories, who is relieving Mr Culver, yesterday visited the various mills in the district for the purpose of inspecting the accommodation provided for the men.

Skating appears to have taken a firm hold of the Foxton public, and the local rink promises to be particularly well patronised. There is some talk among the ladies of arranging private skating parties.

The local dramatic society are actively rehearsing ‘ ‘ Kleptomania ” in aid of the local school ground improvement fund. It is expected that the piece will be produced some time next month.

The attendance shield at the local school last week was won by Standard V., VI., and VII with an average of 91.8 percent.

The recent rains caused a Hood in the Manawatu. Yesterday the water was running across the road at Moutoa. The flood waters are now receding.

A meeting of all those interested in Bible reading in State schools, will be held in the Presbyterian Church at 5.15 p.m- next Sunday.

A special meeting of the Eoxton Borough Council will be held on Thursday, 7th inst., at 7.30 p.m. Business ; To consider, settle and sign the annual balance sheet ; to sign rate book for year 1910-n ; to make declaration re rates ; to consider repairs to bridge in Council yard, and advisability of fencing drain in Johnson Street. This is the weather when good waterproof boots are appreciated. There is nothing so uncomfortable as wet feet, yet how many people are willing to take risks by buying cheap, trashy footwear when for a little extra the celebrated and guaranteed Marlow waterproof can be obtained locally. A layer of rubber between the soles keeps the feet perfectly dry. Besides, we know our goods, and are prepared to stand behind the name “Marlow.” An English shipment just in. Call and inspect. R. T. Betty, Main Street.* Mr Parkes, jeweller, has just opened up a fine selection of Vases, also Peggy Bags, in various shades.*

A married couple require two furnished rooms.

Mr Adam Armstrong, an old resident ot the Wairarapa, and Mayor of Carterton, died in Wellington last Friday. Messrs Pyne and Co., auctioneers, of Christchurch, advertise a sale of Border Leicester stud flock on account of Mr Malcolm McFarlane, Coldstream. The sale takes place on Friday, July 22nd. Many high churchmen in England are demurring at the expression in the proposed new accession declaration wherein the Sovereign declares his or her membership of the “ Protestant Reformed Church.”

Mr Parata, manager of the Maori football team, has cabled from Melbourne a reply to the invitation of the Manawatu Rugby Union that his team will be happy to play at Palmerston on Wednesday, 20th instant.

Yet another meeting of the local Harbour Board has had to be postponed. It was fixed for last night, but it was found yesterday afternoon that several of the members would be unable to attend and the meeting was therefore postponed until the 25th instant.

The deepest Government bore in New South Wales is that known as the Boronga. This well is down to a depth of 4,300 ft, and is flowing 1,500,000 gallons of water every twenty-four hours. The temperature of the water as it comes from the bore is 139 degrees.

A “Black Hand” gang have telephoned to Dr. Scimera, an Italian phvsician, of New York, that they had murdered his kidnapped son because a ransom of £I6OO had not been paid. They also threatened the capture and murder of his other child. The police would not allow the doctor to pay the ransom. In connection with the death of J. M. Price, which occurred in the bar of the Waitemata Hotel at Auckland on Friday, the police have arrested Charles Tucker, who appeared in the Police Court later charged with murder. He pleaded not guilty, and was remanded for eight days. Accused is a big man, 6ft lin in height, and about 28 years of age. A remarkable discovery was made by a chimney sweep at Moffatt (England) while engaged in removing an obstruction in a chimney caused by a jackdaw’s nest. Two hundred and fifty wooden clothes pegs were removed from the chimney, 115 being new ones, and all of them had been utilised for the purpose of nest building. Alice Carton, aged eleven, was beaten to death in a shocking manner with a broom handle by a housekeeper, a cousin of her father's, at Melbourne last week. The woman subsequently attempted to commit suicide, and when she recovered consciousness stated she beat the girl tor telling untruths. She was distracted when she found the child was dead, and tried to commit suicide. The body of a female child, four or five days old, was found wrapped in a parcel on a vacant section in Madras Street, Christchurch, last week. The child was wrapped in an old black skirt and brown paper tied with rope. At the inquest medical evidence showed that the child had lived, but had received no attention, and bled to death. If the child bad bad proper care it must have lived. Evidence was offered at the inquest as to the identity ot the child’s parents. Eiebauf was guilliotined in France. A hostile crowd hissed the police and fired revolver shots at them. One bullet lodged in an inspector’s neck. The police charged the mob with swords. Liebauf was a Paris Apache, who was arrested early in January, after a fatal fight with police. The man, who was wearing leather bands studded with sharp razor spikes and razors, used a long knife and a revolver. He killed one policeman, and five others had to be taken to the hospital before he was secured. During last month 26,765 ounces of gold were exported from New Zealand, valued at ,£105,033 as against 46,381 ounces, valued at ,£185,127, in June of last year. The quantity of silver exported last month was 75,3x8 ounces, valued at ,£17,519, as against 177,295 ounces, valued at £17,758, in June 1909. For the six months ended June 30th last, gold was exported to the value of ,£887,687 and silver to the value of £90,666. The figures show a decline of ,£57,674 in respect of gold and £520 in respect of silver, compared with the corresponding six months of 1900. Mr William Stanley, of Nelson, drew from the Post Office Savings Bank a sum of £275, £260 of which was in sovereigns and the remainder in single notes, and was cycling with the money to deposit it at the Bank of New Zealand. Something went wrong with the bicycle, and Mr Stanley dismounted, placing the parcel on a seat while he effected repairs. This done he jumped on his machine, leaving the parcel on the seat, and rode to town. Mr Stanley, on discovering his loss, hastened back, but the parcel was gone, and nothing has been heard of it since.

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

For Influenza take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails, is 6d,and 2s 6d.

At the local Police Court yesterday morning, before Messrs Hen- 4,>, nessy and Hornblow, justices, F. Robinson and A. McKegney were charged by the police with committing a breach of the peace on Saturday night. The first named pleaded guilty under provocation, and the latter not guilty. According to Robinson’s evidence, McKegney had stirred up domestic trouble, which had culminated in fisticuffs. Robinson was fined 20s, and the case against McKegney dismissed.

One hundred and ninety-three estates of deceased persons in the Dominion were finally certified for stamp duty last month. The largest are as follows : —Robt. Deans, Canterbury ’(All Black footballer), £25,924; Wm. J Hardie, Christchurch, ,£19,047 W. H. Hales, Wellington (late Engineer -in - Chief), ,£19,994; Eweu Macintosh, Christchurch, £19,481 ; Alex. Hamilton, Dunedin, £10,324: Samuel Brown, Wellington, £6505. The friends of Mr L- E. Reade, solicitor, late of Foxton, will regret to learn that he met with a * rather serious accident at Wellington, on Saturday. By some means he fell off a tram while it was in motion and was rendered unconscious. He was conveyed to the Hospital, where he lay unconscious for about an hour. In a letter which we received from Mr Reade yesterday he states that although the scalp wound inflicted is not dangerous, it has to be watched. He received a nasty shaking up. It is Mr Reade’s intention to proceed to Havelock to-morrow.