LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 907, 20 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.* Mr J. Newth advertises for a good milker. Good wages to suitable man.

Several members of the local Bowling Club visited Shannon yesterday and spent a most enjoyable time on the green. Mr Laurenson has been elected chairman of the Gaming Committee. Evidence will be called on the Bill to-morrow and Tuesday mornings. The ground committee of the local Bowling Club hope to have the green ready for playing on sometime next mouth. The grass is coming on splendidly. The Manchester Unity of Oddfellows (London), have presented the King with an address and a jewel, on the occasion of the centenary of the Order. His Majesty expressed his personal interest in the prosperity of the Order.

A Capetown student named Jan Hendrick Hofmeyer, has just established a record which is probably without parallel in modern times. Although he is only 15 years of age, he has graduated B.A. at the Cape University, with first-class honours in classics. He has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, but will not proceed to Oxford until 1912.

The French railway strike has ended and railway services are being resumed. Considerable difficulty is being experienced by the North Canterbury Education Board in securing teachers for country schools. MrC, H. Collins, of the universal supply store, notifies per inset circulated with this issue, that he will deliver goods to seaside residents during the summer mouths. Mr E. Newman, M.P., who has been in indifferent health for some weeks past, has been granted a week’s leave ol absence from Parliamentary duties. Mr Gibb, son of the Rev. Dr. Gibb and student evangelist, will conduct morning and evening services at the Presbyterian Church next Sunday.

A petition is being largely signed in the Masterton district urging the appointment of Mr Richard Brown to the Legislative Council.

A nurse named Ingles, who was arrested at Birmingham in June for kidnapping aud deserting her employer’s child and stealing jewellery, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. Cuba has been visited by a cyclone aud floods. Damage was done amounting to millions of pounds. A hundred lives have been lost and the inhabitants are panic-stricken.

We remind members of the local Horticultural Society of the general meeting to he held in the Council Chamber at 8 p.m. tomorrow. As important matters are to be discussed, we are asked to urge members to be present. The annual congregational meeting of the local Presbyterian Church will be held this evening. The business to be transacted includes presentation of report and balance-sheet, election of committee of .management, etc.

The Manawatu Flaxmills Employees’ Union advertise a special meeting for Saturday next, to consider whether the Union will in future take action in all cases of breaches of award without referring same to the Labour Department.

The Methodist Church at Shannon was re-opened on Sunday for services, although the renovations are not quite complete. The Rev J. Clover, of Halcombe, conducted the three services held during the day, each of which was well attended. A tea meeting was held last night when the Rev P. J. Mairs, of Foxton, presided. The usual report of the manager of the Levin Gasworks, presented this week showed that the number of consumers was 196, meters in use 198, meters in stock to, engines in use 3, number of street lamps 38, number of stoves in use 45, quantity of gas manufactured 308,000 feet, quantity of gas produced per ton of coal used, 11,706 feet, total output 308,100. The Shannon Co-operative Dairy Company has sold the whole of its output ot butter for the season to Messrs Pearce and Rutter at nd per pound, without recourse. A few weeks previously they sold their output to Messrs Foley Bros., of Sydney, (through that firm’s Wellington agent), at ii/id, without recourse. Messrs Foley Bros., however, repudiated their agent’s right to make such arrangements; consequently the contract became void. In some farewell words of advice to his late charge at Auckland, Bishop Neligan said “Be true to God, be loyal to your mother Church, avoid ‘ party ’ spirit and strife, think ‘ big ’ and you will be 1 big,’ and keep the diocese ‘ big.’ Trust your fellowman, believe in him as you rightly expect him to believe in you, remember the best is always in front of God ; therefore, service is always a giander thing than success.”

Somewhat unusual was the cause that recently led to the resignation of a Pahiatua borough councillor. A meeting of the council was adjourned, reports a local exchange, at 5.30 p.m. to enable councillors to attend the Anglican mission being conducted there by the Rev C. Hepher. The motion to adjourn was only carried on division, and the councillor resigned his seat as a protest against the business of the borough being hung up for the sake of any mission. The opponents of the .motion contended that had the mission- been under the auspices of any othqr denomination than the Anglican, the resolution would never have been brought forward. It is commonly held that a licensee of hotel premises cannot eject a person from the house unless for drunkenness or misconduct. This is true to a certain extent. A Salvation Army Officer, however, was ejected by the landlord from the Motueka Hotel at Nelson last week. The Salvationist felt aggrieved and proceeded at law against the licensee for assault. The circumstances were that informant went into the bar of the hotel for the purpose of taking up a collection, and, when requested to leave, did not do so as expeditiously as the landlord desired, so the latter ejected him. The Magistrate held that informant had no right to go into the hotel canvassing for collections, and on not leaving immediately when requested to do so, the landlord was justified in ejecting him, provided no unnecessary force was used. The information was dismissed.

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

It makes one anxious—any loss of weight. Phosphol will rebuild a constitution. Large bottles sold by all chemists. 3

The annual general meeting of the local Amateur Dramatic Society will be held on Tuesday evening, not Monday as previously announced.

‘‘A new law of the State of Washington makes it necessary for persons applying for a marriage license to submit physicians’ certificates, aiid affidavits, showing that the contracting parties are physically and mentally fit to bring healthy children into the world. It also makes it an offence —penalty, the penitentiary —to give false information, or to perform a marriage in violation of this statute.” Extract from American Commonsense.

In a return prepared for the House of Representatives it is stated that during the year ended 31st March, 1909, mortgages to the value of were registered in the several land registration districts, while the monetary value of those paid off amounted to ,£9,022,103. Compared with a similar return for the year 1907-8 the mortgages registered show a decrease of ,£442,081, the total amount for the earlier year having been ,£18,331,606. A few days ago an attempt was made by Mr Veitch, of Christchurch, to break a world’s record in weight-lifting- The feat, which was performed by an ahtlete named Romulus in Loudon eighteen years ago, was as follows ;—A barbell weighing roglbs. raised clean to the shoulders and then pressed twenty-two times In succession overhead. Mr Veitch, who weighs only gst. 3lbs., succeeded in raising the weight twenty-three times. A thoroughly representative gathering oi citizens was present at the attempt. A tearful comedy was enacted at the Carterton railway station recently, when “ Love’s young dream ” was rudely shattered by the advent of the girl’s father, says the Carterton News. Two local people had decided to elope, and quietly went down to the 4 10 ‘‘express.” Someone, however, got wind of the affair, and telegraphed to the girl’s father, who lives in Masterton. He boarded the train at Masterton, and when it stopped at Carterton, he stepped out as the flying couple stepped in. They met at the door, and an argument waxed warm and furious, the irate pater eventually taking his recalcitrant daughter in.o the goods train standing on the side track and taking her home to Masterton. The wouldbe bridegroom occupied a seat in the same train, but not in the same carriage.

Dr Henry, the American evangelist, speaking at Waihi, said that, “in proportion to the population, he had never seen so raauy occupants of ‘ Cowards’ Castle ’ as he had seen in Waihi. They had not the courage of honest convictions, nor the courage of a Chinaman, and were spiritual skunks. The mission had been the hardest one in New Zealand. His voice and strength had gone, and his brain was in a whirl. He had pleaded his best. If he thought he would have such a difficult time again with its burden and strain he would turn his back upon it, for it would break his heart. He would not stand in their places for the Waihi mine itself. This campaign would prove the turning point with respect to the doom and destiny of those saved, and of those who refused when before the Great White Throne. He requested Christian people only to stand and sing the closing hymn, as he did not want any mockery-”

The census ot the British Empire takes place next year twrites a Loudon correspondent) and a large staff of officials Is already busily employed at the Census Office Millbank. The extra measures to be taken next year refer to the Crown colonies, and not to the self-governing colonies, though all the returns are eventually forwarded to Millbank for the preparation of a Blue Book. It has been the practice to conduct an Empire census for some decades past, but ten years ago several ot the Crown colonies sent in no returns, British New Guinea, and some of the Pacific Islands, failed to make returns, and it will also be understood that the taking of a census in the West African Crown colonies is very difficult. It is hoped this time, however, that the census will be more thoroughly carried out in the smaller colonies, and with this aim iu view the Colonial Office is interesting itself in the matter. New Zealand will be glad to learn that the English officials entertain very high opinions on the census operations in the Dominion. In the method ot conducting a census New Zealand has nothing to learn. A coordinate census of the Empire is impossible, owing to the varying conditions which exists in the different countries. “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.*

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. Cali and inspect them at R. T. Betty’s.* A line of Printed Chambers, 2s each, at Walker’s Red House.

Mrs Perreau advertises for a good general.

On page 4 of this issue will be found the following interesting articles ; “ Portuguese Revolution,” ‘‘The Late Stanley Ketchell,” ‘‘‘Second Sight.’” At the local Police Court, this morning, before Messrs Hennessy and Horublow, J.’sP., a prohibition order for twelve mouths was granted against a resident of this district.

There is at present on view in Mr Perreau’s window a fine fourdecker wedding cake. It is a fine specimen of the confectioner’s art, being finished in Mr Perreau’s usual first-class style. The Foxton police to-day arrested a man named Joseph O’Meara alias Donald Carmichael, who was recently arrested at Auckland on a charge of doing wilful damage and was convicted and fined ,£2l 5s in default three mouths’ imprisonment. The fine was not paid, hence the arrest to-day. He will be remanded to appear at the Auckland Magistrate’s Court. The members of the local Dramatic Society desire to express their thanks to Mr Betty and the members of his orchestra for supplying the music at last night’s performance. The music supplied was greatly appreciated by the audience, and the wish has been expressed that in all future productions the same splendid arrangements will be made.

A very enjoyable garden party was given at the residence of Mrs A. S. Easton yesterday afternoon. The function was organised to assist to provide articles lor the forthcoming bazaar in connection with All Saints Church, in which Mrs Easton is taking a great interest, and took the form of a “gift afternoon,” each guest bringing something for the bazaar. Afternoon tea was dispensed by Mrs Easton, and a most enjoyable time was spent. At the present time Mr Roosevelt is touring in the West —in circus style with convoys of reporters and brass bands to lead his carriage fn all the Western towns. There is a great deal of sincere enthusiasm shown in welcoming him, for you must not for a single instant (writes an American correspondent) underestimate the strength of the man or his popularity with the common people —so called. There are many millions of folks who believe in his absolute honesty of purpose and of deed. They' cling to him with almost idolatrous affection, and it is on these quick swinging trips through the heart of this great uation that they have lull opportunity to give dramatic expression of that affection. So far Cheyenne and Denver, and a little string of Kansas towns have vied with one another in the enthusiasm of their reception. The West swears by Mr Roosevelt, there is little doubt of that.