The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, October 11, 1910. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 903, 11 October 1910, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, October 11, 1910. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

All accounts owing to the Herald up to the end of September have now been rendered and the proprietor would esteem as a favour an early settlement of same.*

The ordinary meeting of the Moutoa Drainage Board will be held on Friday next at 7.45 p.m.

Pakatoa Island, the habituals’ retreat, was submitted to auction on Friday, the Salvation Army’s lease having expired. Mr Newman is asking Government to put on an additional 150 sheep trucks to provide for the coming season’s traffic in lambs from Manawatu to Waikato.

The local amateurs, who stage the comedy-drama “Blow for Blow” at the Public Hall on the 19th instant, will rehearse again to-morrow night.

Cricketers are reminded that the annual general meeting of the Foxton Cricket Club will be held in the Council Chambers tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock.

The funeral of the infant son of Mr and Mrs W. Howau took place on Sunday. The service at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. Mr Woodward.

Mr Newman is uigiug Government to insure against fire to prevent loss such as occurred through non-insurance of the clock in Bulls post office, for which residents had contributed ,£lls. “I found, or rather learnt, that butter in ’Frisco was worth 2s 6d a lb., and as far as I could learn none is sent there,” said Mr G. H. Scales, ot Wellington, on his return Irom abroad.

A meeting of stewards of the Foxton Racing Club will be held this evening to consider applications for the position of secretary. Three applications have been received.

A coloured preacher, when inviting an evangelist to come and preach to his people, requested him not to preach on the Commandments. He said the Commandments were not very popular in his congregation!”

You can get a full size tin of Baking Powder at Walker’s for rod.

The local shopkeepers holiday association notifies that all business premises will be closed all day tomorrow (Wednesnay), Eabour Day. A verdict of death from natural causes was returned at the inquest touching the death of John Thompson, who died last week in the Palmerston gaol. Charles Stanley Ellison, son of Police-Inspector Ellison, aged 24 years, was suffocated by gas at Staples’ brewery premises in Wellington on Sunday evening. On the fourth page of this issue will be found the following reading matter : —“ Bank Clerks and Marriage,” “ ‘ Wheat King ’ and Sharpers,” and “ Rules for Husbands.”

Mr J. M. Spear, M.P.0.C., eyesight specialist, will be in Eoxton on Wednesday and Thursday, October 26 and 27th, and may be consulted at Whyte’s Hotel. After this date regular visits will be paid to Foxton.

The tender of Mr Thomas Rimmer for carrying out the necessary work at the local rifle range has been accepted by the committee of the Foxton Rifle Club, and the work will be put in hand at once.

Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is not a common every day cough mixture. It is a meritorious remedy for all dangerous and troublesome complications resulting from colds in the head, chest or lungs. For sale everywhere.— Advt.

A pleasant “ afternoon ” was held at the residence of Miss Duncan, Eady’s Mile, on Thursday last. These social functions are held monthly at the residences of members of the Presbyterian Church.

We are asked to state that the Methodist Christian Endeavour meeting will not be held this week or the children’s choir practice to-night in order to give those concerned an opportunity •of attending the mission being held in the Anglican Church. Jack Johnson, the black pugilist, proposes to set up a house in the most fashionable part of New York, and the Society people who ran over each other the other day to see him in Nevada at fabulous prices will doubtless be the first to object to this closer acquaintance. At the local police court yesterday morning, before Mr Thomas RimmerJ.P., Charles Clark was convicted and discharged on a charge of drunkenness. Charged with resisting the police whilst in the execution of their duty, the same accused pleaded guilty and was convicted and fined £3. “Fine feathers make fine birds,” is an old and trite saying, but nevertheless true. Neat and attractive clothing is always a decided acquisition to one’s personal appearance, and to look stylish and up-to-date is always an advantage. Mrs Hamer has now a stock of the latest in Gents’ Boater Hats, with up-to-date coloured bands, for the coming summer Also silk ties from is upwards.*

A mild sort of sensation has been created by the marriage of Mr John Lyle, a wealthy resident of New York now in his 93rd year, with Miss Julia Hannon, a trained nurse, who is 63 years younger than her husband. Mr Lyle was a widower. He did not have any children, and the whole oi his immense fortune, estimated at ,£10,000,000 will be inherited by his wife.

The final of the series of socials under the auspices of the local Catholic Church will be held in the Public Hall on Wednesday, October 26th. Arrangements for same are in the hands of the same committee as the previous ones, which is sufficient guarantee for the success of the function. ■ The prices of admission are gentlemen 2s 6d, ladies is 6d, and tickets can be obtained from members of the committee.

Whilst a lady was cycling along the street yesterday afternoon she was set upon by a dog and pulled off the bicycle. However, apart from a torn dress and a severe shock the lady was unhurt. The police were informed and they communicated with the dog taxcollector who captured the dog. No owner could be found for the animal and the dog was taken charge of by Mr Martin. If it is not claimed by to-morrrow night the dog will be destroyed. The membership of the newlyformed Rifle Club is gradually increasing and at the present time the number on the roll is somewhere in the vicinity ot4o. There is also a large number who have signified their intention of becoming members. The application to the Government to have the club accepted as a defence rifle club has been sent on and a reply should be received within the next few days. At last night’s Council meeting, Cr Levett, in speaking on the circular from the Chief Health Officer in reference to sanitary inspection, wanted to know in what way the inspector appointed, as suggested in the circular, would go about his duties. He said that in view of the water and drainage proposals being again brought forward at no very distant date it would not do to have an inspector who would order residents to erect septic tanks, etc. We are glad to hear that the water and drainage proposals are likely to again be brought forward at an early date, and we venture to prophesy that when this question again comes before the ratepayers the decision at the previous poll will be reversed. If in want of Birthday, Wedding or other gifts, go to Parses’, he jeweller, the shop for presents.*