LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 862, 7 July 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A young girl to assist with house work is advertised for.

The Addrass-in-Reply debate promises to be closed this week. Read C. Smith's Ltd*, replace advertisement in this issue*

Local skaters will be able to procure season tickets at the Hall this evening. Levin Gas Works manufactured 364,400 feet of gas laist mouth, as against 326,200 feet for May. The works supply 201 consumers. The police report s’iiows a total percentage for the ye ar of offences to population of 2.33, against the previous year’s 2.33. Mr H. K. Harty, a middleaged man, took a fit in the street at Hawera yesterday, and died shortly after his admission to the hospital. In a catch-as-catch-can wrestling bout at Pahiatua on Tuesday night, Gordon Smith defeated Joe Gardiner, the English light-weight champion. The very thought of Lord Kitchener at the War Office is alarming to every one in it, from the civilian heajd downwards,” says the Broad Arrow. “ The one idea is to get him away as far as possible.” Last 7 Days’ Sale ending ;2nd July remnants of all description: 5, linoleums etc., to be cleared out at G. H. Stiles’ stocktaking sale.* A beautiful assortment oi ek ‘ctroplate goods, brooches, engage! nent rings, etc., at Parkes’ jewel. 'ery establishment, Main St.*

j A correspondent furnished the ! Liverpool Courier with the following communication from a Welsh friend, which speaks for itself; “My gardener’s little girl, aged ten, was found in tears, and said that she was afraid they would make Lloyd-George king.” A pleasant surprise was sprung upon a resident of Invercargill the other day (says the News) when, in answer to a knock at the door of his residence, he was confronted by a debtor who fifteen years before contracted a liability of £2 7s 6d and left the town, the money remaining unpaid. Charles Reston, while engaged in doing a walking “lighthouse” sly grog selling business, at Wellington on Sunday, sold beer to a police probationer. Reston was fined £lO, or one month’s imprisonment. He was also sentenced to three months’ for being an idle and disorderly person. Margaret Carton, who beat her n-year-old cousin to death, at Melbourne, has died from the , effects of poison and strangula- ’ tiou. Medical opinion is that the child died of shock following ill- ! treatment. The woman kept i house for her cousins, the child’s . father.

The recent fresh in the river has scoured the bar and there is now ample water. The Queen arrived from Wellington this morning and reported plenty of water. The Gertie is expected to arrive from Westport coal-laden on Sunday. The scow Echo is also expected from Puponga. The skating season is now in full swings and we are advised by the Nonpareil Cycle Co.JPalmerston North, that they have just landed a big shipment of skates, which, having arrived a bit late, they are anxious to quit them and so have put them on the market at ridiculously low figures. See advertisement for further particulars. In to-day’s advertisement Messrs Collinson and Cunningharae of Palmerston North, announce the commencement of their great clearance sale of winter goods. It is timed to start Thursday, the 7th inst., and will continue until as nearly as possible all winter drapery and apparel needs are cleared. Prices have been cut drastically.* Speaking in the House on Tuesday, Mr A, W. Hogg criticised the manner in which native land in the King Country had been leased, alleging that these had been acquired largely by family groups, and the eyes picked out of the land, one family having no less than 21,244 acres. The best of the King Country was taken up at sixpence and ninepence per acre for 21 years, with right of renewal. From “Piaka,” Koputaroa, Mr Douglas Gardner writes to the editor of the “ Horowhenua Chronicle” as follows: —“A fine stag passed within one hundred yards of my house this morning, skirting the edge of the swamp, and evidently driven out by the flood. He is heading towards Levin, shows several points, and is dark brown in colour. This is the first that I have heard of in this district on the lower levels. I think these facts will be of interest to you and your readers. Twenty thousand persons saw the Johnson-Jeffries fight, including five hundred women. The seat sales amount to 250,000 dollars (,£50,000). The purse totals 121,000 dollars. Each fighter gets a bonus of 10,000 dollars (,£2000), and the rest of the purse, iox,ooo dollars, is divided, the winner taking 60 per cent and the loser 40 per cent. Johnson thus gets £14,120 and Jeffries ,£IO,OBO. History is full" of contrasts, striking and sometimes ironical in their character ; but to Scotchmen the most memorable thing in the scene (says a London correspondent) in Westminster Hall was the fact that the King’s coffin rested almost on a spot where William Wallace was tried and condemned. The trial of the patriot and the funeral of the King form one of the most vivid contrasts which history, even in Its most ironical moments, has presented. A remarkable circumstance is related in connection with the illness of an aged Ashburton resident—a woman. It appear;! that she has been ill for several months, mainly in consequence, of old age, and that during the past five weeks she has not taken a particle of food, but has an unquenchable thirst. She has no desire for food, and is suffering no bodily pain, although it necessarily follows that she is becoming very weak. At the last meeting of the Levin Borough Council,a letter was read from the Town Clerk of Foxton to the effect that the question of water supply from Levin was considered at a special meeting of the Foxton Council, and that the following resolution was adopted : “That this Council regrets that the cost of bringing water from Levin is too great for consideration. The letter was received without comment.

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.* For Chronic Chest Complaints Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is 6d, and 2s 6d.

Just to show that the use of bad language is regarded as a serious offence, we quote case of a Dunedin jockey, whose ordinary vocabulary was so limited that he had to interlard it with selections from the common obscenities used in everyday life. For this he was sent to gaol for a month.

Says to-day’s Dominion:—“The Rev Mr Woodward was carefully explaining to the Anglican Synod last evening that a “Brotherhood” proposal advanced by him had no trace of monastic taint, when his ill-luck led him to say: “In asking leave to establish this monastery.” It was only a slip of the tongue, but there was a roar of laughter mingled with ironical applause, and it was some time before the speaker was able to proceed with his remarks.”

The Review of Reviews for July, just to hand, contains the usual interesting digest of the world’s latest news in literature and science. The history of the month provides a comprehensive and thoughtful synopsis of the world’s doings. The character sketch is on “Selfridge’s,” the-f huge universal providing establishment of London. The caricatures of the month are in themselves a revelation of the way in which the world regards passing events, seriously or lacetiously, Quite a number of “ Kangaroo” coins have made their appearance in the Dominion. Upon the face appears a representation of King Edward VII., who is wearing a crown. It is surrounded by an inscription as follows: “ Edwardus VII., 0., G., Britt. Omu, F.D, Ind. Imp.” On the other side is a shield with a kangaroo and emu on either side, a star on top, and the words “ Advance Australia ’ ’ beneath. The denomination of the coin and the year of mintage also appears on the obverse side. So far traders and others refuse tq accept any of the new Commonwealth coins, which are easily distinguishable from the coins in use in New Zealand.

As showing the process of land settlement in the Auckland district, it is worthy of note that at the monthly meeting of the Land Board on Thursday 76 selectors of 14,836 acres were approved of 'V and admitted to possession, all the holdings being small. Last month’s figures in the same connection were 146 selectors of 26,629 acres, these likewise being small in area. A good percentage of the selectors continue to hail ' from southern parts of the Dominion. Although the Government is unable to satisfy the appetite of the land seekers, yet almost every month large additional areas in different parts of the province are dealt with by the Land Board and offered to prospective settlers. On Friday sections totalling about 10,500 acres were balloted to the fortunate among some 250 applicants, and a further area of 10,000 acres was dealt with for selection at an early date.