LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 958, 23 February 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

If in want of Birthday, Wedding or other gifts, go to Parkes’, the jeweller, the shop for presents.*

Mr W. O’Brien notifies by advertisement that he intends commencing business as butcher as from Monday, the 27th instant. Cats are playing havoc among the rabbits in some parts of the Alfredton district. There is very little chance of the cat suffering from famine for some little time to come.

The Japanese, being born in a country of pretty flowers such as the chrysanthemum, it is no wonder that we credit them with such delicate taste of blended colours as we are wont to do. Mrs Hamer is now offering some very attractive Japanese Crepelines at the remarkably low price of rod vard.* Mr M. H. Walker notifies, per medium of his replace advertisement, that he has disposed of his business to Mr Thos. Rimmer, and thanks his customers for the support accorded him, and solicits a continuance of same for his successor.

Messrs Ross and Co., of The Bon Marche, Palmerston North, announce in this issue three days of Sensational Bargains on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of tiiis week, when the remaining balance of summer stock will be absolutely cleared regardless of cost, so that visitors to Palmerston for the Band Contest will have a further feature of attraction for their visit.*

“ We shovelled 4cwt. of beautiful peaches to the pigs this morning,” a settler told a Gisborne Times representative last week, discussing the effect of the weekend gale on the Irnit crops. Several orchardists suffered severely, and the loss is particularly felt in regard to peaches, for which fruit the season promised to be a record one.

The engineers of the navy have a very effective way of killing sharks. They seal up a dynamite cartridge in an empty can, and put the can inside a large piece of pork. The pork is thrown overboard on a wire which has been connected with an electric battery. When the shark takes the bait, the engineer presses a button, which explodes the cartridge and kills the fish.

The Loudon Times states that the War Office has adopted new mark seven cartridges with tubular cordite-pointed bullets. At eight hundred yards the new bullet has a maximum trajectory of 800 inches, compared with the German Spitze bullet’s 82 and the English mark six’s 160 inches. The Times condemns the weak bolt action of the British rifle, and demands a design capable of withstanding the high velocity cartridge without waiting for the automatic rifle now under consideration.

At the inquest, at Wellington, on the body of Miss Power, who was killed on the train by the falling of a rock at Paekakariki, evidence was given that the spot from where the boulder fell was 350 feec above the rail level, and about 5:5 feet horizontally. Expert witnesses stated that in their opinion the spot where the accident occurred was not considered dangerous. The jury returned the following verdict; “That we have come to the decision that it was a case of pure misadventure. The jury having visited the spot are of opinion that there are some stones liable to come down, but are not able to make any recommendation as to their removal.

An old railway servant, in the person of Mr Fred Dummerhays, retired on superannuation last week. His New Zealand experience began in 1874 on the new Napier-Hastings line, then being built. Shortly afterwards he came to Palmerston, driving a train between Foxton and Oroua Bridge, the line not then being completed to Palmerston. After the line was opened to Palmerston he was successively employed at Feilding, Halcombe (both even then fairly important towns), Wanganui, Kai Iwi, Waverley, Patea, and Hawera. He was also the first driver on the Stratford to Toko service. In all he was thirty-three years in charge of locomotives in the New Zealand service, having begun his railway career in 1869 as a cleaner on the South-Western line, England, and in 1870 he was acting-foreman on the Canadian Grand Trunk line. He never had any serious accident, though on the Toko line his engine fell into a washout, both the driver and fireman having a rather narrow escape.

Phosphol is an emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites and is the finest nerve, bone, fat and muscle builder known. 5

The Rev. Mr Aitken returned from Auckland last night.

Cordials is per bottle at Walker’s, raspberry, lemon, pine apple, lime inice.*

At Gisborne, on Sunday, the three-year-old sou of John Christie fell into a river and was drowned.

Mr Clement L. Wragge, the well-known meteorologist, is undergoing X-ray treatment at Levin.

Mr Alexander Forbes Orr, manager for Fullers’ Opera House at Christchurch, was drowned while boating in the Avon yesterday. At the local police court this morning, before Mr P. Henuessy, J.P., Frederick Dunn, charged with drunkenness, was convicted and fined 10s.

All the injured in Thursday’s fire at Auckland are progressing satisfactorily, with the exception of Mrs Porteous, whose condition is still serious.

The opening of the Levin Borough waterworks is fixed for March 22. His Kxcellency the Governor (Lord Islington) has been invited to perform the inaugural ceremony. To-day’s fourth page contains the details of a tragedy in Masterton, also other articles on “The Coronation,” “Ulster Ready to Fight,” and “News and Notes.”

Marriages (excluding those contracted between Maoris) solemnised in New Zealand in 1910 totalled 8200, giving a rate of 8, 26 per thousand of the mean population, against 5094 and 8.33, the actual number and rate in 1909.

The Palmerston N. Progressive Liberal League have asked Mr Robert McNab to contest the Palmerston seat in the Liberal interest at the next general election. Mr McNab is unable to give an immediate reply owing to a requisition from another constituency to which he had not definitely given an answer.

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.*

Word was received at Foxtou yesterday that Dr Adams Monfries, wife of the Rev J. Moufries, of the Presbyterian Maori Mission at Manunui, died suddenly that morning. The deceased lady recently spent a fortnight at the Foxtou Heads. Dr Monfries was a very talented woman, and was much esteemed by all who knew her.

It should be unnecessary for us to remind the public of the lecture to be delivered in the Masonic Hall this evening by Mr Robt. McNab on the early history of Cook Strait and the West Coast of this Island from the time of Captain Cook to Te Rauparaha. Very few people are aware of the stirring events enacted in this district in the early days. The lectine will be illustrated by views of great historical value. It may be many a long day before Foxton residents will have another opportunity of hearing such an authority on the fascinating early history of this country. The Mayor will preside. The price of admission will be one shilling, school children sixpence.

A fashionable wedding took place at All Saints’ Church, Palmerston North, yesterday, when Alys, second daughter of Mrs Frederick Riddiford, and Mr Henry Fitzherbert Arkwright, of “Overton,” Martou, third son of Canon Arkwright, Newbury, England, were united in matrimony. The bride, carrying a bouquet of white roses and white carnations, looked lovely in a gown of rich ivory satin duchesse. The skirt had a panel in front of Rose Venetian point lace, and lace of the same kind draped the bodice in fichu style. The Empire train was caught to the skirt with a Eouis XVI bow in satin. A plain tulle veil, worn over a wreath of orange blossoms, completed a most charming toilette.

During the hearing of a case at the Christchurch Juvenile Court on Saturday, it transpired that the mother of an indigent child (a single girl 21 years of age) was also the mother of two other illegitimate children. Kvidence was given to the effect that the girl was unable to resist advances, and did not know the names of the father of her children. The Magistrate said the girl was evidently weak-willed, and if she was not kept under control would continue to bring illegitimate children into the world. Continuing, he said that no provision was made in the present law for dealing with such a case, Properly speaking, he should have power to order the girl to be placed where she would be under control, but as the law stood at present there was no opportunity of dealing with her unless she could be charged with an offence. The girl, who was in a tearful state, seemed much attached to the infant, and was anxious that it should not be taken from her. She consented to go to the Samaritan Home, and after some fatherly advice had been given to her by the Magistrate, she and the infant were taken there.

The thrifty woman who visits M. Hamer’s will find some remarks able snips to be picked up during the next few weeks. A few lines ot print are offering at 5d yard, and all millinery will be disposed of at cut prices to make room for winter stock.*