LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 944, 21 January 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Walker’s selling good dining chairs 5s each to make room for fresh stock to arrive.* To-morrow afternoon the vicar will hold a children’s service in All Saints Church at 2.30 p.m. After the service (3.30 p.m.) he will administer the Sacrament of Baptism. The services at Saint Mary’s Church to-morrow will be conducted both morning and evening by the Rev. Father Kelly. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. and Benediction at 7 p.m. Messrs Tatton, Son and Boyes, dental surgeons, notify that their Foxton surgery will be open daily between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., except Wednesdays, when the hours will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Messrs Mounsey and Co., report that the sale held at Moutoa, on behalf oi Mr Wallace, was only moderately attended. The farm property started at ,£xo per acre and spirited bidding took place until 5s was reached, at which price it was knocked down to Mr T. Bowe. A gallant young Maori who recently distinguished himself at St. Ives, Cornwall, by saving a visitor from drowning, has just been presented with the certificate of the Royal Humane Society. His name is Paid Paora Chamberlain, and he is the adopted son of Mr T. Chamberlain, ot St. Ives. His parents are Paora Hira and his wife Powhiri, both of Mangapuhi, who will be pleased to read of their son’s gallant action. An event eagerly looked forward to by the ladies in this district will take place on Thursday morning, at 9 a.m., when the doors of the lion Marche, Palmerston N., will be opened to a crowd of buyers eager to participate in the great advantages offered by the Half-Yearly Sale at C. M. Ross and Co’s. Year by year these sales become more popular, as ladies realise that every article of passing fashion will be at bargain prices, and they make a point of being there in time. An inset is issued herewith by C. M. Ross and Co., giving an idea of the bargains offered A new and somewhat peculiar sect recently commenced active propaganda in Rondon by means of missionaries sent from Exeter, its headquarters in England. The sect originated in Boston, and its main tenets are embodied in a book first published by “ Benjamin, the Seventh Messenger,” in Michigan, and addressed to the “ Twelve tribes of Israel scattered abroad.” All the missionaries have long hair reaching to their shoulders, and untrimmed beardsThe sect believes that exactly 144,000 people were born to be of the elect, and that everyone else was outside the pale. All of the elect had, bv law, to allow hair and beard to grow unchecked, according to nature, to show that they were spiritual men, apart from the unregenerated community. A prohibited person in Blenheim was seen to be surreptitiously "planting” a suspiciouslooking black bottle. The afternoon was hot and sultry, and there was reason to believe that the ingenious individual would be about again before long to exhnme his tieasure. A prominent citizen was watching, and forthwith hied him to the chemist, for a packet or two of Epsom salts, which he straightway placed with the contents of the black bottle aforesaid, and lay down to await developments. Soon the thirsty one returned, and was not long in emptying the bottle. The effect of the tonic has been very marked and the prohibited one has threatened to go to work, redeem his past, and in future be a wiser and better man. An eminent doctor once said that Epsom salts was worth a guinea at once if people only knew its merits and efficacy. Here is a striking case in point. —Express. A beautiful assortment ot electroplate goods, brooches, engagement rings, etc., at Parkes’ jewellery establishment, Main St.*

Walker’s jellies 5 for ir, take some beating. Try them.* The Wanganui Kducatiou Board invite tenders for painting school buildings. If in want of Birthday, Wedding or otlmr gifts, go to Pa”.kks’, the jeweller, the shop for presents.* Cordials is per bottle at Walker’s, raspberry, lemon, pine apple, lime juice.’"’ The police are keeping a wary eye on several suspicious persons who are honouring Foxton with their presence during the races. The races have attracted a large number of people to the town and as a consequence all available accommodation is taken up. The Rev Mr Mairs and Messrs Stiles and Walker, delegates at the recent Methodist Conference, returned to Foxton yesterday. The Rev Mr Coatsworth, who is to succeed the Rev Mr Mairs, as Methodist Minister at Foxton, is at present stationed at Temuka. At the local police court yesterday, before Messrs Henuessy and Hornblow J’s.P., a prohibition order was granted against a local resident. On our fourth page to-day will be found the following interesting articles: “Saturday Halfholiday,” “Strange Tale of the Sea,” ‘Tierpont Morgan,” and “Jonathan and John.” Curran fell in the first and only round of his fight with Bill Lang at London this week. The latter struck Curran while he was down, and the referee awarded Curran the fight, which lasted only 30 seconds. The police raided a “hazard school ” at Wellington on Wednesday. Subsequently the accused, James Rodgers, was charged at the Magistrate’s Court with the offence, and fined £3 and costs. The newspaper Globe says that if, to mark the Coronation, an orb, the emblem of empire, were delivered to the King, through the hands of his subjects beyond the seas, it would be au act in the highest degree appropriate and symbolic. A £lO note lost in Auckland was advertised for, and five minutes after publication of the paper the note was returned to the office, and the reward paid to the finder. This gave the journal an opportunity to point out that advertising pays. A champion sneak-thief is enjoying the ozone at the Beach. A gentleman who had driven some ladies to the seaside the other evening left the vehicle for a short time, and on his return found that the buggy lamp had been taken to pieces and the candle extracted. The Archbishop of Armagh recently resigned bis position, and thus removed from the ranks of the English Church clergy one of its most prominent figures. He was the senior Bishop of the Church of England, and the honour of beiug the senior Bishop ol the Anglican has descended from him to the Primate of New Zealand, Dr Neville, who has been Bishop of Dunedin since 1871. The Levin A. and P. Show promises to be the most successful yet held. Five hundred and twenty entries bave been received which is between 60 and 70 above the previous best. Great interest is centred in the cattle class and competition is keen for the best dairy cow for which 20 entries have been received. The cows will be milked on the ground. At the present time the Farmers’ Co-operative freezing works are kept working at their fullest capacity in order to cope with the work of handling the stock now coming forward (says the Patea Press). Lambs bulk largely in the output at present, from 400 to 500 a day beiug the average. A good many cattle are also being slaughtered daily, 48 head being put through one day last week. A general meeting of the local Horticultural Society was held last night. The president (Mr A. Speirs) occupied the chair, and there was a fair attendance of members. The question of the advisability of holding au autumn show was discussed. It was pointed out that owing to the old school having been pulled down there was not a suitable building in Foxton for the purpose. A suggestion was made that by erecting a temporary leanto at the Masonic Hall sufficient floor space would be available for the purpose. A committee was set up to go into the matter and report on the advisability or otherwise of holding the show. Several small accounts were passed for payment, and other routine business transacted, alter which the meeting terminated. Between 5000 and 6000 persons find their way into the New Zealand gaols each year. Dr. Findlay, in the course of au interview, said that if the Crimes Act is administered, as he believed it will be by the magistrates and judges, there will no doubt be an increase in the gaols at the end of the next year. The reason is that under the new Act a magistrate may add three years for reformatory purposes to the determinate sentence, and a judge of Supreme Court may add ten years. Thus it is highly probable that a large number of the criminal population will be committed with a view to reform, and will not as it is at present, be discharged at the expiration of their sentence, only to commit fresh offences, and after a short space of time be committed to gaol again. Dr F'indlay said the expense could not be overlooked. If the result proves the reformation of thousands of people it would surely more than justify such au outlay.

Mr Forrest, of Wellington, is spending a short holiday in Foxton. nor watch, clock or jewellery '-•epairs go to Pakkks, the jeweller, Main Street. There are to be found at M. Hamer’s, ladies’ dresses and costumes, fur boas and sunshades all at reduced prices for one month*. Between six and seven hundred sacks of tall fescue seed have been brought down by the river steamers and transhipped to Palmerston and elsewhere. The Levin Borough Council has decided to write to the Inspector of Noxious Weeds asking him to pay a visit to Levin with the object of compelling certain residents to destroy weeds on their property. A visitor who has just returned from the Auckland and Waikato districts, was particularly struck with the progress being made in all directions. The building trade seemed brisk judging by the number of buildings that are now in course of erection. A miner named William Moran met with a shocking accident in the Grand Junction mine, Waihi, on Thursday. An explosion of gelignite occurred while Moran was engaged with a drilling machine, resulting in Moran receiving the charge in his face, destroying the sight of both eyes. A visitor to New Plymouth, an elderly lady, met with a serious accident recently, in a very simple manner. After having a siesta, she rose from the bed to answer a knock at the door, but the woollen mat at the bedside on which she put her foot slipped away, and she fractured her thigh in the fall. An elderly man named James Oliver, a resident of Lawrence for many years, committed suicide by hanging himsell, on Thursday. Deceased in the early days was engaged in wagoning pursuits, but of late, owing to chronic rheumatism, was unable to do much work. He leaves a wife and several children. It is to be hoped that the committee appointed at last night’s meeting of the Horticultural Society to report on the advisability or otherwise of holding the autumn show this year will be able to recommend that the show be held as usual, as we feel sure that an autumu exhibition would be equally as successful as the last spring show. A meeting has been held at Westminster recently to establish an Anglo-German Friendship Society, and to amalgamate other societies having the same object. The Duke of Argyll suggested the preparation of a brief statement for circulation in the schools of Germany, showing our ties of blood and common interests in order to dispel the idea that we as a nation are naturally antagonistic, but, indeed, naturally friendly to Germanj - . The estimated populations of the four chief centres of New Zealand, with their suburban boroughs on December 31st last, are given in the Gazette as follows:—Greater Auckland, 97,929 ; Greater Wellington, 76,390 ; Greater Christchurch, 78,605 ; Greater Dunedin, (>2,584. The proportion of deaths per thousand in December last was : For Auckland borough, 1.02; lor Wellington, 0.63 ; tor Christchurch, 0.72 ; for Dunedin, 0.52. “I gave the baby a large tin of condensed milk every day,” a mother told the Camberwell coroner at an inquest. “I mixed two teaspooufuls with a cupful of water.” “That makes about two gallons a day,” the coroner remarked. “And I gave it beef-tea with the milk,” the mother continued. “I mixed the gravy from a steak with brandy and milk, and I stewed some pearl barley and mixed the water with the milk.” The child died. There are some excellent crops of oats round Marton, which will go two and a halt to three tons of chaff to the acre. The weather has been all that could be wished for. Wheat is not much grown this season, and the most of the crops are medium, but there are a few exceptions which should yield very well. The occasional showers have made a wonderful difference to the rape and the turnip paddocks. There has been a very rapid growth, and everything is well away now. For some time past variou ß rumours have been in circulation as to the future plans of the Hon. Dr Findlay, and it has been stated that the Minister intends offering himself for election at the general elections, no fewer than three North Island constituencies, including a city constituenc}', having been mentioned in connection with his name. A Press reporter asked the Minister what truth there was in these rumours, but Dr Findlay declined to say anything on the subject. Since the beginning of the holiday season the Beach has been able to boast a good number of serviceable and reliable motor boats, and during the past week this fleet has been augmented by the addition of another motor boat by the Foxton Fishing Company. This new craft is of considerable dimensions, measuring 34 feet in length, with a beam of seven feet six inches, and is kauri built. Her engines are the Alsia Craig double cylinder type, of eight horse-power, which is sufficient to develop an average speed of nine knots. This boat is a decided acquisition to the number now at the Beach, and was obtained in Dunedin, to be used principally for fishing purposes, although the Company will probably hire the boat out to pleasure parties.

The services to-morrow in the local Methodist Church will be conducted both morning and evening by the Rev P. J. Mairs. The service at the beach will be conducted by Mr G. Huntley. In this issue Messrs Abraham and Williams Ltd., Palmerston N., advertise for sale the balance of sections unsold in Messrs Robinson Bros., estate. P'or price, terms, etc.,J see advertisement. The local Methodist Sunday School will hold their annual picnic in the grounds of Mr Robinson, Beach Road, on Monday. Parents and friends invited, races and games, hot water provided. At the farm, Buckley Road, Shannon, on Tuesday next, Messrs Abraham and Williams Ltd., will offer for sale on account of Messrs Easton Bros., their first-classdairy herd. P'or full particulars see advertisement. At the Magistrate's Court, Palmerston North, yesterday, Michael Bitossi, who was arrested at Auckland in connection with the Linton counterfeit coin cases, was brought forward and upon the application of the police was remanded until this morning. The local Presbyterian services will be conducted to-morrow, in the morning by the Rev. Geo. K. Aitken, and in the evening by Mr D. N. McKenzie, student from Knox College.. The latter gentleman also conducts a service at the Beach at 3 p.m. John Martin, a bookmaker, was at Hamilton (near Glasgow) Sheriff Court fined £voo, and Waller Ritchie, his clerk, on a charge of using offices at Cambuslang for purposes of betting. It was stated that Marlin’s profits on a recent week’s transactions were the figures being : Winnings of clients A'397, and losses of clients At last night’s meeting of the Plorticultural Society the secretary reported that the amount to the credit of the Society at the bank was between /,4c and £SO. The liabilities were practically nil. Phis is a very satisfactory state of affairs and the members of the Society are to be congratulated on making such good progress during the short lime the Society has been in existence. Matters are not rosy with Maltawatu flaxmillers at the present time (says the Mauavvatu .Standard). In addition to the low prices prevailing, it is said a grub has been at work on the growing flax in the swamps, and as a result a great number of blades have been destroyed, thus reducing the quantity and quality of the fibre. The presence of the noxious pest is put down to the absence ot floods last winter. Caterpillars are reported to be playing havoc with root crops on the Waimate Plains, in Taranaki. Accounts state that in some cases whole crops of mangolds and carrots have been entirely eaten away. In several previous years Taranaki farmers have been visited by caterpillars, and further down the coast towards Wanganui the plague has been in evidence. A year or two ago myriads ot caterpillars marched through some farms near Opunake. Their crossing of the Main South Road was a unique sight. The man who “didn’t know it was loaded” appears to have a first cousin in the person who puts scalding water in a child’s bathtub and then leaves the child to fall into it, whilst the parent goes to fetch the cold water. In addition to several fatalities of that nature reported during the last month or two, Hilton Sergeant, three years old, whose parents reside at Pousonby, died on Wednesday as the result of scalds received on Saturday, He fell into a tub of hot water, while the father was preparing to bath the child. A special meeting of the Moutoa Drainage Board was held on Thursday night to receive tenders for the construction of slop-banks and drain trimming. For construction of stop-bank at Moutoa three tenders were received, and that of I. Cooksley at seveupeuce per yard was accepted. For Duck Creek stop bank only one tender was received, and as this was considered 100 high it was decided to let the work stand over for the present. For drain trimming there was only one tenderer for No. r contract, which was not accepted. No tenders were received for No. 2 contract. It was decided to leave the whole of this work over untill next summer.