LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 867, 19 July 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Estimates will be brought down by the Premier to-night. Mr A. Eazarette has just received a consignment of cray fish from Kaikoura-

Mr P. Wollerman, of the Foxton Furniture Depot, has a benzine gas plant for sale, which can be inspected at his shop in Main Street.

The many friends of Mrs Robinson, senr, of Herrington, who has been in very indifferent health for some time past, will regret to learn that last night she took a turn for the worse and is at present lying in a very critical condition.

Mr P. W. Brown, proprietor of the Moutoa Valley Dairy, notifies by advertisement that he is still selling the best and purest milk that cows can produce. His herd consists principally of picked Jersey cows. The dairy is conducted strictly in accordance with Government regulations. The price of milk will be 3d per quart as from August Ist. Thirty bags of sugar, consigned from Wellington to Mrs Coe, storekeeper, of Koputaroa, were the other day sent up on one of the river steamers and deposited on the river bank at Paiaka, ready to be carted to the store. The sugar has mysteriously disappeared, and the police are at present making investigations.

A demented Italian wine merchant named Rea confined his wife and eleven children for the last five years in twelve separate rooms in his country house near Naples. He guarded the prisoners with the utmost vigilance, feeding them on maize, potatoes, eggs, and poultry. Finally he allowed two of the sons to take a short walk in the neighbourhood. They informed the police of their plight, and Rea was arrested. The mother had not seen her children for five years.

End of Sale in sight at G. H. Stiles’, when Bargains in Black Dresses, Furs, Paletots, will astonish all our customers.*

If In want of Birthday, Wedding or other gifts, go to Parkes’, he jeweller, the shop for presents.*

The ordinary meeting of the Foxton Harbour Board will be held in the Council Chamber on Monday evening next, at 7.45 o’clock.

The monthly meeting of the Moutoa Drainage Board will be held in the Board’s office on Friday, at 7.45 p.m.

A meeting will be held after Mass on Sunday next for the purpose of arranging for a social in aid of the Catholic Church funds-

Mr Petrie, the local hemp grader, is at present on holiday leave, and his place is being taken by Mr Stewart, of Wellington. At the forthcoming children’s plain and fancy dress ball Mrs Nye has decided to donate a prize to the best fancy dress worn by a school girl. The judging is to be done by a committee of ladies. Messrs Collinson and Cunninghame, of Palmerston North, announce in our advertising columns to-day that their great clearance sale is going with a swing, and unprecedented bargains, it is claimed, are marking its progress.

An Alsatian tailor named Weiss committed suicide at Rheims, after having made seven unsuccessful attempts to do himself to death. The man tried drowning, hanging, shooting, and stabbing, and finally succeeded in suffocating himself.

General Terauchi, Japanese Minister for War, speaking at Tokio, said that Japan did not intend to employ the mailed fist in Korea or to antagonise foreign Powers. Nevertheless, Radical changes in the system of government in Korea were necessary.

A special meeting of the Foxton Borough Council will be held in the Council Chamber on Wednesday, 20th July, at 7.30 p.m., to confirm special order for the extension of Frances street to Reeve street, consider want of railway station verandah, and consider purchase of gas works.

There has been discovered at last a perfect acetylene gas lamp in the “ Clarendon,” every part of which has been improved on to such an extent as to render it thoroughly reliable and satisfactory. Further particulars are advertised in this issue by the Nonpareil Cycle Coy., Coleman Place, Palmerston North.*

Regarding Mr Donald Larnach’s suicide the evidence showed that deceased had had two fits recently, the last one the evening before he shot himself. The opinion was expressed by a friend that this had caused him to be despondent. A verdict to the effect that the death was caused by a bullet wound self-inflicted, was returned.

Captain Scott, leader of the British Antarctic Expedition, has sailed from Southampton for New Zealand. Sir Ernest Shackleton, Admiral Sir Lewis Beaumont, Lieut. Filchner, leader of the projected German Antarctic Expedition, and others bade farewell to Captain Scott at Waterloo Station.

In connection with the robbery at St. Joseph’s Convent, Otaki, on July 10 last, and the subsequent arrest by Detective Andrews and Constable fcJatherly of a youth named Rewi Wallace on a charge of having committed the offence, the accused appeared before the Court at Otaki on Saturday, and was remanded to appear again on July 22.

From the Prime Minister’s office, under date of x6th July, Mr Field, M.P., has received the following letter, over Sir Joseph Ward’s signature:—“Dear Sir, —I am in receipt of your letter of the sth July, in which you urge that Native land in the Devin district in excess of that required for the use of Native owners should be acquired for close settlement. In reply, I have read the representations you have made regarding the subject, and thank you for communicating the same to me.”

There are certain names associated with particular goods, and whenever one mentions those names the goods are brought to mind. Cau anyone who has once sampled Teak, Frean and Co.’s biscuits ever think of that name without remembering their delicious biscuits ? Yes, they are English goods, and a little more expensive on that account, but they stand unrivalled for afternoon tea parties. Mesdames Henderson and Cunninghame have just received a nice assortment of these biscuits. Call and inspect them.*

At the Public Hall, ou Saturday night, the well-known Fisk Jubilee Singers gave one of their highly interesting entertainments, before a large audience. The programme submitted was a firstclass one, and all the items were much appreciated. The individual singers were encored in every instance, and graciously responded to the calls ot the audience. The entertainment all through was of a high class order, and thouse who were unfortunate enough not to be present undoubtedly missed one ot the best musical treats yet given in Foxton.

There has been some anxiety at Onehunga for two days past concerning the disappearance of Miss Gwen Ferguson from her parents’ home. On Wednesday night Miss Ferguson went to bed about ten o’clock, but next morning she was not in the house. An alarm clock in her room had been set for 12.30, .and a note written by her was found in the kitchen. This note contained the news that she would return home at 5.30 yesterday morning, unless something happened. Fears are entertained for her safety, and the police have been searching. She has apt yet returned home.