LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 868, 21 July 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Two furnished rooms with use of conveniences are advertised to let.

The coronation will take place next June, but the exact date has not yet been fixed.

The Bombay police have prohibited the exhibition 0 f the Johnson-Jeffries films. At the Anglo-Japanese Exhibition, exhibits by the New Zealand Government, Wellington, Kaiapoi and Mosgiel woollen mills secured awards.

There will be a special choir practice to-night at All Saints Church lor the Mission hymns, to be sung at the Mission service in October next.

Sergeant Willis, who has been appointed to the position occupied by the late Sergeant Maguire in the Palmerston North police district, visited Foxton yesterday on departmental business. Captain Matthews, of New Zealand, and Major Bruche, of Australia, had a conversation with the King at Aldershot. Colonel and Mrs Davies lunched with the King and Queen. The general half-yearly meeting of the Manawatu Flaxmills Employees’ Union will be held in the registered office on Saturday, July 23, at 8 o’clock to receive balance-sheet and elect officers. The ordinary meeting will be held at 7.30 o’clock.

The flood in the Manawatu River, which a few days ago, threatened to be one of the biggest yet experienced, is now practically over. The water is now all off the Shannon road, but the Whirokino road is still under water for some distance. Those in search of first class dairy cows, horses and all kinds of farm implements should not miss the clearing sale to be held at Himatangi, on Monday next on account of Messrs Lowe Bros. The sale will be conducted by Messrs Dalgety and Co., Etd., in conjunction with the N.Z. Eoan and Mercantile Agency Co,, Etd., and everything will be submitted under the hammer absolutely without reserve. The sale commences at 11.20 o’clock.

A special meeting of the Foxton Borough Council will be held in the Council Chamber on Monday afternoon at 3.30 o’clock, for the purpose of meeting Crs. Wilson (chairman of the Mamawatu County Council) and Barber, to discuss ways and means of carrying out the formation of a road to the Foxton beach. The representatives from the Manawatu County Council will outline whad |tfae County is prepared to do 3n the matter. Messrs Mounsey and Holben, representing the section holders, will also be invited to be present. Closing Sale at G. H. Stiles’. Ail previous bargains to be completely eclipsed by those to come. Come and prove opr words.*

Whitebait is being sold locally at as 6d per pint. Mrs Reeve has kindly donated a first prize for the best fancy dress to be worn by a local school boy at to-morrow night’s juvenile ball.

Mr A. Jonson offers a reward to anyone returning two black and white terriers which he has lost, and also notifies that any person retaining same after this date will be prosecuted.

At the function to celebrate Arbor Day, at the local school yesterday morning, an apology for absence was received from Mr A. Fraser, representative of the southern ward on the Wanganui Education Board. We have received a communication from Mr J. Buick, of Oroua Bridge, advising that the Manawatu hounds, which were to have met at Herrington on Saturdav, will on account of the death of Mrs Robinson be held at Himatangi. All arrangements in connection with the children’s ball, to be held in the Public Hall to-morrow night in aid of the funds of the School Committee, are well in hand. Dancing for children will commence at 7 o’clock and continue until 11, and the adults will have the floor from that time until one o’clock. Admission is.