The Manawatu Herald. Thursday, December 29, 1910.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 936, 29 December 1910, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Thursday, December 29, 1910.

Train arrangements in connection with the New Year holidays are advertised in this issue. A special choir practice will be held on Friday evening at 7.30 in All Saints’ Church for the New Year services. It is expected that from 23,000 to 25,000 bales of wool will be catalogued for the next Wellington sales, to be held in January. From the estates of Mr Charles Morrison (£11,000,000) and Mr Alfred Beit (£8,000,00c) the Btitish exchequer has benefited in duly to the amount of £2,643,969. Toys of all description—Soldiers, drums, teddy bears, dolls, animals, tea sets, puzzle boxes, wooden toys, buckets, engines, swings, etc., at Park’s ’Xmas Bazaar, Palmerston N* For the eleven mouths ended November 30th, there were 35 bankruptcies in the Wellington district, three less than those recorded in the same period of the previous year. We acknowledge the season’s greetings from the staffs of the Otautau Standard and Waipukurau Press, which we heartily reciprocate. Large and beautiful selection of Xmas and New Year cards, postcards, calendars, diaries, children’s tricycles, barrows, go-carts, prams, etc., at Park’s ’Xmas Bazaar, Palmerston N.* At the local police court yesterday morning, Allen Moffatt and Henry Williams, charged with drunkenness, were convicted and fined £1 each. Mr P. J. Hennessy was the presiding justice. Tram arrangements in connection with the Raugitikei Racing Club’s meeting at Bulls, on Monday and Tuesday, January 2nd and 3rd, are advertised in this issue. A consignment of wallabies, or young kangaroos, has just been received from Australia by a Smithfield poultry firm. The wallaby was included in the menu of several hotels last winter. Messrs Ross and Co., of “The Bon Marche,” Palmerston N., announce in our advertising columns special attractions in all departments for ’Xmas week, of which they invite the inspection of country settlers visiting Palmerston during the holidays.* Mr WilljCrooks, M.P., in a recent speech, summed up the workman’s attitude on pay as follows : Monday, plenty ; Tuesday, some ; Wednesday, a little; Thursday, none ; dont’t worry about Friday, you’ll get your money on Saturday. At this time ot the year kindly seasonable greetings are exchanged on every side, and presents, too, are freely given. Mrs Hamer, while wishing you the compliments of the season, wishes to draw the public’s attention to the stock of sideboard runners, supper cloths, tray cloths, cushions, etc., she is now showing. See window display.* Winker's selling good dining chairs 5s each to make room for fresh stock to arrive.*

Main Street presented a very busy appearance on Saturday night, and local business people express themselves as well pleased with the business done. The takings compare most favourably with those of previous years.

In place of the usual Christmas calendars, as gifts to customers, Mr R. T. Betty has decided to offer to the public during the festive season something more useful and substantial. Two lines of ladies button shoes will be offered at 9s 6d and 13s 6d per pair, which for quality and price are guaranteed unequalled in any part of the Dominion. Call and inspect them.* From the Minister of Agriculture (Hon. T. Mackenzie) we have received an autographed view book (with seasonable greetings) which is a work of art. An excellent view of Mount Cook, taken from a high altitude is one of a series of interesting pictures which the booklet contains.

Major A. St. George Hemersley, the ex-Timaru lawyer, had a short parliamentary career. He was elected for the Woodstock division of Oxfordshire in January by a majority of 720 over Mr K. N. Bennett, but the other week the latter regained the seat for the Liberals by a majority of 56. Recently a woman who applied at Christchurch for an old age pension, could not tell the Christian name of her husband. In another case, where the parties concerned were a man and a wife who had been separated for 15 years, the woman could not identify the man with absolute certainty. New Zealanders will be interested to learn that Mr Arthur Fell has been re-elected for the Great Yarmouth seat in the House of Commons. Mr I. W. Raymond, an Invercargill resident, now at Home, stood for the Carlisle seat in the Unionist interest, and was only beaten by 74 votes, the numbers being: Hon. R. D. Denman (re-elected), 3233 ; Ray. mond, 3159.

It is probable that Jack Johnston will meet the winner of the Sam Langford-Joe Jeanette fight, which is scheduled to take place in Paris in February. The bout, if arranged, will be one ot 25 rounds for a purse of ,£SOOO, and will take place in France in April. The money, however, will be posted in the United States, and the third man in the ring will be an American. Sir Joseph Ward expects to leave either Wellington or Auckland on March 0 to attend the Imperial Conlerence and the Coronation in Loudon. He proceeds via Vancouver, Montreal, New York, and Liverpool, arriving in London about the 20th. After attending the Conference and the Coronation, Sir Joseph leaves lor Wellington, via Sydney and expects to arrive in the beginning of August, a few days after Parliament has opened. The session will last six to eight weeks. The London Times, which has been making special investigation into mysterious outbreaks of disease in Suffolk since December, 1906, has come to the conclusion that they are probably pneumonic plague. Rat infection now extends over a hundred square miles and is increasing. The majority of Indian plague cases are bubonic, but rat infection in England as sumes a pneumonic character. The Times demands a searching Government investigation. The Broken Hill beer strike, which hitherto had been confined to the main portion of the city, has extended to the suburbs, A meeting of Railway Town residents, held last week, decided to give one day’s notice to local publicans that beer must be reduced from 6d to 4d per pint. The publicans regard the claims of the men as unfair and inequitable, seeing that the men generally are to receive higher wages from the beginning of the year. New electro-plat',e at 'Xmas Bazaar, Palmerston N. -- Shaving mugs, tea sets, salad bowls, preserve spoons, butter knives, sprinklers, pickle forks, brush sets, toilet brushes, etc.* A quiet wedding was celebrated at the residence of the bride’s parents, Great North Road, Avondale, Auckland, on Tuesday, the contracting parties being Miss Isabel Grace Vibert, second daughter of Mr John Pope Vibert, architect, of Auckland, and Mr Robert Johnstone, of Foxton. Mr J. H. Gillies, of Foxton, officiated as best man, and the bride was attended by Misses M. and N. Vibert as bridesmaids. The ceremony was performed by the Rev Langlands Walker. Mr and Mrs Johnstone intend taking up their residence in Foxton. Father Christmas has no need to call at Foxton this Yuletide, as Mrs Hamer has a larger assortment of toys and fancy goods than has previously been seen here. Toys of all descriptions at low prices.* Sydney evidently did a big “line” in hams at Christmas time. The Sydney Morning Herald states :—“ Leading produce merchants of Sussex-street estimate that the number of Christmas hams sold this year totals fully 50,000, which represents over £640,000, taking the average price at is 2d a pound and the weight at nib. All these hams have been delivered since the last week in November. It is a remarkable increase. Many of the agents oversold, and were offering big prices to secure them back again, so at to complete their orders.” New Annuals, Chums, Boys’ and Girls’ Annuals, Little Folks, Australian Boys’ and Girls’ Annual Sunday, etc. Prize and presentation books at Park’s ’Xmas Bazaar, Palmerston N.*

The Town Clerk notifies that all licenses for vehicles, billiard saloons, etc., expire on the 31st inst.

The races at Palmerston North on Monday and Tuesday were well patronised by local sports, the train being crowded each day. At the present time all the houses at the Foxtou Beach are occupied, it being estimated that fully 500 people are spending their holidays in that locality. At Wanganui on Monday, Harry Pearce, champion sculler of Australia, defeated W. Webb, ex-champion of the world, in a match over the championship course for ,£2OO a side. People from all parts of the district took advantage .of the lovely weather on Monday to spend a day at the seaside, and the beach on that day presented a very lively appearance. Locally-owned horses were not very successful at the Palmerston races on Monday and Tuesday, Stevens being the only one to secure a place, ruuniug second in the Kelvin Hack Handicap on Monday. On the fourth page to-day will be found an article on “Education from the Roman Catholic standpoint” by the Rev Father Schaefer. A sermon on this subject was preached at the local Catholic Church on Sunday morning. At Sydney on Boxing Day, Dave Smith, ex-amateur champion middle-weight pugilist of New Zealand, was awarded the verdict over Papke, the American, who claims the world’s middle-weight championship, on a foul, in the leuth round. Papke was outboxed by the New Zealander. The middle-weight title was not involved, as both men were a pound or two overweight. Extreme cautiousness in money matters is not monopolised by onr Caledonian friends, says the Taranaki News, for we have a prudent colonial-bred gentleman in New Plymouth whose canniness it would be hard to beat. It happened on the bowling green, where a member discovered that he had come without the needful to indulge in a cup of tea. Espying a well-know N n financier close by, the penniless one approached and said, “Mr So-and-so, I find that in changing my clothes I have left my cash at home. Will you oblige me with the loan of a shilling to get a cup of lea?” Alter a moment’s thought the reply came, “Well, I think your name is good enough for them to trust you.” A deed requiring nerve, and pluck, and which would perhaps make the majority of young men quake, was performed by Miss Cissy Passmore a few days ago (says the Kumara Times). A rather bad-tempered heifer had got away from Mr Murphy and found its way to Mr Passmore’s larm, and when it was being driven away the animal charged straight at Miss Passmore. The little lady, instead ol turning on her heels and screaming, as one might expect under the circumstances, picked up a stone and stood her ground uuflmohuig’ and when the anime' - - yard away, threw ■- struck the animal on the bee .1. killing it instantly. On Monday a b>.;,d resident who was at the Beach 1 hong hi f - would like to try his luck at fishing, so he secured a boat and together with another Foxtonian and three visitors from Palmerston set out over the bar. They were well supplied with fishing tackle etc., and had almost decided how they were going to dispose of the fish caught, when the wind freshened aud their vessel refused to go just where they wanted it to. Fishing was forgotten in their endeavours to head their little craft back into the river, but without success. Darkness came on and as the weather did not improve the amateur fishermen were prepared for anything, even for a watery grave. They say that Monday night was the longest and most miserable one they ever remember. With the dawn of day matters improved aud they were enabled to reach the Beach in time for Tuesday’s diuuer. They have now sworn off deep sea fishing aud will in future be content with whitebait or herrings. According to late Sydney papers the Bakers’ Union was fighting hard before the Bakers’ Wages Board last week for the abolition of night work. Mr P. H. Sullivan, who represented the employees, argued that the employers would get better service from the men if the working conditions were improved by the institution of the day work system. In his opening address Mr Sullivan said :—“ Men won’t take an interest in a business unless they are working under something like pleasant conditions. If you are going to ask men to work under conditions that are irksome, aud under conditions that are not commonly fair they will not help the business ; in many cases the tendency will be for them tc do as little as possible for their money. It will create greater loyalty if night work is abolished, aud the men can get opportunities of having a little pleasure and comfort oi an evening. I won’t believe that it was ever intended by the Almighty, or anybody else, that these men should go on year in and year out, night after night, for a lifetime of 40 or 50 years, if they live that long, slaving away every night in a hot bakehouse simply for the convenience of their masters or the public. I am sure there are brains enough in this community to devise some plan by which that can be avoided.”

Mr G. Coley inserts a thanks notice in this issue. Train arrangements in tion with the New Year are advertised in this issue. If in want of Birthday, Wedding or other gifts, go to Pakkks', he jeweller, the shop for presents.* A good nibbing of the chest and back with Rockb’s Eucalyptus Oil and a few drops sprinkled on your pillow will relieve a cold. Ask for Australia’s best ,f ßocKH’s.” 4 West Australia means to abolish the barmaid. Many of them are coming to Sydney and Melbourne (says a Sydney paper). In several Sydney hotels there are girls behind the bar, strange, faces, who have joined the exodus from Perth and Fremantle and Kalgoorlie. Legislators in West Australia are passing an euactment which will mean that after March, ipn, the employment of barmaids will he prohibited unless such barmaids have been engaged for at least three months in the year be- . fore the passing of the Act. So the ladies are migrating to Syduej’. One of them, discovered in metropolitan hotel, told a Sun re«-/ porter that life for the was becoming unbearable on the other side. “We used to make good wages over there, too,” she said, “ as much as a week up at Kalgoorlie. But they are going to stamp barmaids out altogether in that State if they can, so we packed our trunks and tripped. Why they can’t leave us alone I don’t know- If we are content to be barmaids, why should people who don't drink—they’re usually ’ what you call wowsers,, you know —interfere with us ? Why can’t they abolish the poor milliner girl, who is sweated for ros a week, or the tailoress, who ruins her eyesight making .buttonholes ? Our hours are good, there’s plenty of variety in the business, and I don’t think you would find a happier set of girls, taking them all round, than barmaids.” At a hotel employment agency the story was confirmed. “ Dozens of girls are coming to Sydney from Perth and Adelaide,” said the manageress, “ but there’s always a demand for smart workers here and up country, and we can accommodate them all.”