LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 904, 13 October 1910, Page 2

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.*

Labour Day was observed locally by the closing down of the flaxmills and the business premises. A number of local sports attended the Otaki Maori race meeting. A new type of sheep has been introduced in England as a distinct breed, under the name of Black-faced Lustre Longwools. Their faces are almost, if not quite, as black as the Suffolks, the blackest of the black-faced breeds, and their wool is described as being as bright and lustrous as the richest-coated Lincolns. There are boots and boots. Cheap and trashy footwear are the dearest in the long run. The English, American, and Colonial firms from whom I draw my stock have a reputation to maintain and refuse to turn out trashy and cheap goods. I have just opened up four cases of goods for the summer season, including special lines in ladies and gents boots and shoes. Call and inspect them at R. T. Betty’s.* A verdict of “suicide by starvation” was returned at an inquest held at Bethnal Green on Sarah Hatter, a widow of sixty-three years. The woman’s daughter stated that her mother obstinately refused to take any food that was put before her. The coroner said it was a most remarkable way of taking one’s life, and he should think that it needed a tremendous amount of will-power. Eight members of Parliament to go to England for the coronation ! Gee! (exclaims the Christchurch Evening News). But we must be careful I We mustn’t do anything rash. Messrs Buddo and Ell simply can’t go. Why ? Well, you know, the English authorities snapped up Colonel Davies, and the prospect of their appropriating these two —But no. Not even for the Empire could we be expected to make such a sacrifice. A pretty compliment is being paid by the Government to the English Chamber of Commerce delegates who visited New Zealand last year. They were particularly interested in the profusion of beautiful ferns to be found in the New Zealand bush, and expressed their admiration in such enthusiastic terms that the Hon. T. Mackenzie (Minister for Agriculture), who is greatly interested in this aspect of New Zealand’s botany, undertook to prepare the distinguished visitors a collection of fern, at a suitable time for transport. Under his direction, Mr John Ammuncon, Government timber expert and Crown lands ranger in the Waimarino district, made a selection, packing them carefully in eight cases, which will be conveyed free to England by courtesy of the New Zealand Shipping Company, If in want of Birthday, Wedding or other gifts, go to Parkes’, he jeweller, the shop for presents.*

Mr and Mrs W. C. Hovvan insert a thanks notice in this issue. Prince Francis of Teck is seriously ill, at Balmoral, with pleurisy. Highly satisfactory lambing percentages continue to be recorded in Canterbury. A man who lound a purse containing valuables to the extent of near the Albert Hall, Condon, on returning it to the loser, was rewarded with and a ticket for the Zoo.

The price of beef in South Canterbury is still rising, states a correspondent, and butchers have to buy mainly from Southland at a rate equal to £2 per roolb. The price last week was 37s 6d per roolb.

The October issue of the New Zealand Churchman, the Laymen’s League journal, published in Auckland, states: —‘‘We are informed that a letter or memorial addressed to the members of the Auckland Diocesan Synod, praying that synod, when nominating a new bishop this month, may invite the Rev Canon E. A. Stuart, now in the Dominion as head of the English Mission, to accept the position of Bishop of Auckland, is being very numerously signed.” Before having their spring dresses fitted, ladies should provide themselves with a pair of the latest style of corsets, which add much to the grace of the present fashions. Messrs Collinson and Cunnighame, Ltd., the famous cash drapers of Palmerston North, have a tremendous stock of all that is wanted in the way of corsets, either for infants, maids or ladies, at prices that are within the reach of all. Every pair has been purchased direct from the actual corset makers.*

Mr Timothy Healy, Nationalist M.P., in an interview, said that the fact of Mr John Redmond having consented to wait tor Home Rule for Ireland until the claims of Wales and Scotland were dealt with was due to the pressure on the Government, which, after the collapse of the veto conference, was determined not to go to the country hampered by the cry of “Home Rule for Ireland,’’ in addition to the reform of the House of Lords. Ireland had been sold both on the Budget and on the promises given as the price of assisting to pass it. According to one of the professors at Cambridge, degrees of emotion, such as love, jealousy, haired, enter into insect life with much importance. In the early stages of the courtship of insects, he says, the males of many varieties are peculiarly warlike. This is, for instance, true of crickets. At the mating time male ■ crickets invariably indulge in terrific duels for the possession ot a female. Nearly all these duels are fought out in the presence ol the desired one, and in true mediaeval fashion, the maiden concealed near by, watches the conflict with great interest until the victor conquers and carries her off.

A writer in the Bulletin gives a description ot “painless dentistry,” which, he alleges, he saw carried out in the southern part of New Zealand. He says Five patients in a row were treated, the injections being made by the same hypodermic needle, without any attempt at disinfection. The gaping crowd was amazed and delighted. Result: Unknown to date. In the same district I was called to attend a severe case of necrosis of the jaw, owing to benzine having been injected as a local anaesthetic. Result: Patient may recover. Again, a boy on his way to receive dental attention was snatched from the doorway of a duly qualified resident dentist by a tout for a quack, hustled into a so-called surgery, and an injection of some internal preparation put into the gums. Result; Septic poisoning, and death after weeks of suffering. Just one more case. A patient was attended at her own home in the country by one of these cheap-jacks, and given an injection similar to that lastmentioned. That was two years ago, and the girl is still an invalid. There is, however, some hope of her recovery. Meanwhile, the quack hasn't even been arrested, and the Dental Act has apparently been drugged and thrown into a waterhole.”

The arrival of Captain Scott’s Antarctic expedition ship Terra Nova at Capetown on her way to Lyttelton, created considerable interest, and during her stay in Table Bay the ex-Dundee whaler had many visitors. Speaking of the voyage out from England to the Cape Lieutenant Evans, R.N., said:—“We were busy the whole time. Everybody in the ship took a turn in the engine room when we were in the tropics, in order to relieve the stokers, of whom we have only three. The various duties were entered upon with the utmost zest, and Mr Nelson, the senior biologist, made such rapid technical progress, that he has been rated fourth engineer, and keeps a watch. Then the scientific men took part in navigating the ship, learning to reef the sails and to steer.” “The difficulty in ordinary ships is to get the watch below to come on deck to reef or set sails, but on the Terra Novai,” laughingly remarked Lieutenant Evans, “the difficulty was to get the watch to go below, so keen were all to help in working the vessel. We are more than satisfied with the behaviour of the Terra Nova. We left Cardiff with 400 tons of coal, and on reaching Capetown had 230 tons left, which is sufficient to carry us to New Zealand. Under steam we ate able to go about eight knots an hour. In one day under sail and steam we have travelled 226 knots.”

You can get a full size tin of Baking Powder at Walker’s for lOd. The Prince of Wales steered the winning crew of the Osborne Naval College cadets in the pairoar race at the regatta at Portsmouth.

The death occurred this morning of Mr Saraual Amon a wellknown Glen Oroua farmer. The deceased gentleman was 53 years of age. The immediate cause of death was heart failure.

At a meeting of stewards of the Foxton Racing Club held on Tuesday evening, Mr W. F. Gray was elected secretary, vice Mr Angus Keith resigned. There were three applications for the position.

On a charge of keeping liquor for sale within a No-license district, Richard Haviland, at Masterton, on Friday, was convicted and sentenced to two months’ imprisonment with hard labour. Haviland had previously been convicted of sly grog selling. There was a slight accident yesterday caused through a horse in a trap shying at the dredge working on the Whirokino road, and capsizing the vehicle. Fortunately there was very little damage done, the occupants escaping with a shaking. The service at All Saints Church will be the last of the evening services during the Mission, when the missioner will give his last address. To-morrow, at 7 a.m., there will be a celebration of the Holy Communion at which the missioner will be the celebrant. At this service the mission will close.

In the Magistrate’s Court at Haddon (Victoria), the wife of the Rev Mr Lynch sought to obtain an injunction against her husband to restrain him from ringing St. Paul’s Church bell. She claimed that the bell now got on her nerves. An injunction was granted to prevent the ringing of the bell before g o’clock in the morning, with £5 damages. The local gasworks are now under the control of the Borough Council having been taken over from last night. Messrs Norwood and Allen, chairman and secretary of the Gas Company visited Foxton yesterday for the purpose of formally handing the works over, and yesterday afternoon the Town Clerk and members of the Gas Committee elected at the last Council meeting visited the works in company with the representatives of the Proprietary and took an inventory of the stock. An extraordinary phenomenon, Mr G, M. Thomson remarked in the House of Representatives the other night, had been met with daring the laying of a cable between New Zealand and Australia, in the shape of a huge submarine mountain range, which had been discovered during soundings at 11,oooft, and it had been found to rise to within 1000 ft of the surface. The survey vessel had had to make the range, and it had struck him that this might account for the establishment of the Australian cable station in Queensland, and might interfere with the laying of the proposed direct cable. The Prime Minister replied that soundings had been taken in the vicinity of the proposed line, and specialists advised that it was a good route.

The annual general meeting of the Foxton Cricket Club, advertised to have been held last night lapsed for the want of a quorum, only five putting in an apearance. The meeting will be held at a later date when it is hoped all those interested in the game will make a point of being present. From a membership point of view it looks as if the Foxton Club will be well situated, something over 20 having signified their intention of joining. It is only a matter of getting a start and everything will go along alright, but cricketers in Foxton, like members of other clubs, etc., do not like turning out to meetings. It would be well to transact the business necessary with only a very small number present and so let the game get started locally than to keep the game back by waiting for a lull meeting.