LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 962, 4 March 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-morrow brings the first Sunday in Tent ; the services at All Saints’ Church will be in keeping with this solemn season. The I,enten self denial offering }s to be given to the Maori Mission by request of the Lord Bishop of the Diocese. “It has been said by Bishop Julius,” said the Hon. G. Fowlds at the citizenship meeting in Christchurch, “ that wealth and prosperity will undermine anything under heaven, and the only thing that gives us any hope of heaven is the fact that you cannot take any of your wealth and luxurious habits with you.

The average age of the hippopotamus, a specimen of which was on view at Wirth Bros.’ circus, is 20 years. The lion lives to 40 years, the bear to 20, and the tiger and leopard to 25. The average age of the whale is somewhere between 100 and 200 years. Cuvier, an authority on the subject, asserted that it is probable that some whales attain the age of 1000 years.

This afternoon Mr Andrew Jonsou showed us a small branch of an apple tree which was absolutely laden with fruit. There were nineteen well-grown apples on a very small piece of branch, and Mr Jonson informs us that the whole tree is similarly loaded. He estimates that he will harvest well over a ton of fruit from this tree alone.

An interesting ruling has been given at Auckland by Mr justice Edwards on a point of general interest. It is a common practice for constables to quote from or refer to notes written in a note book in either the Supreme Court or Police Court proceedings. This was done by Constable Maher in giving evidence in a theft case in the Auckland Supreme Court this week, and whi'e under cross-ex-amination, Mr Eundon, who was defending, requested to have the notebook produced for personal perusal. The constable demurred, but Mr Justice Edwards pointed out that defending counsel had an undoubted right to see the notes from which a constable had been reading or to which he had referred. Mr Lundon mentioned that Mr Cutton, S.M., in the course of a totalisator-ticket case at the Police Court a few days ago, had refused to allow him, as defending counsel, to peruse the notes used by a constable, and the magistrate intimated that he would continue to rule that counsel had no such right until he was over-ruled by a Judge of the Supreme Court. His Honour repeated that defending counsel had a right to see the constable’s notes when referred to in the case, and added that he had never heard of a Supreme Court Judge expressing any opinion to the contrary.

A beautiful assortment ot electroplate goods, brooches, engagement rings, etc., at Parkes’ jewellery establishment, Main St.*

A sharp shock of earthquake was experienced locally at 11.38 o’clock last night. The Gaming Act Commissioners will visit the local racecourse at 12.30 p.m. to-morrow. There was another large attendance at the Mission service in the local Roman Catholic Chinch last night.

Constable Woods returned to Foxtou on Thursday after spending his annual leave in the Auckland province. Friday, March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day, will be observed as a holiday by the Government offices.

To-day’s back page contains the following interesting reading matter: Politics,” “ A Costly Kiss.” A euchre party and dance is advertised to take place in the Masonic Hall on the evening of St. Patrick’s Day. The services at the Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be conducted both morning and evening by the Rev. G. K. Aitken.

Mass will be celebrated in St. Mary’s Church at 5.30 a.m. tomorrow. The Mission will be brought to a close at 7 p.m. At the local police court yesterday morning, before Mr Hornblow, J.P., a first-offending inebriate was convicted and discharged.

We are asked to remind all licensed carters to ‘ ‘ line up ” in front of the Borough Council Chambers at 8 o’clock on Monday morning for inspection. The monthly meeting of the Moutoa Drainage Board to have been held last night lapsed for the want of a quorum, The meeting will be held next Friday evening. A Palmerston resident, writing of the telephone charges between the Foxton Heads and Palmerston North, says “they are beyond my comprehension —tenpence each time !”

We are asked to state that the shooting for the Perreau points prize will not take place next Wednesday as previously announced. The date for the next shoot will be announced later.

Miss Slattery has tendered her resignation as a member of the local State school teaching staff as from April ist. We understand that it is Miss Slattery’s intention to take an all-round-the-world trip.

The application for a re-hearing of the charge against Abe Reuf, the notorious “grafter” and former Boss of San Francisco, has been refused. Reuf must therefore serve his sentence of 14 years’ in prison.

The body found at Port Levy has been identified as that of a man named McGinley. A verdict was returned at the inquest that he met his death by drowning, there being no evidence to show how the body came to be in the water.

Count Koruura, speaking in the Diet regarding the abrogation of the immigration clause in the treaty between Japan and the United States, declared that Japan would not depart from its present policy of immigration to the United States. Readers of the Herald will do drapers and storekeepers a good turn—as well as themselves —by always asking for the popular Roslyn all-wool clothing, blankets, flannels, rugs, tweeds, yarns, socks, stockings, jerseys, and unshrinkable underwear, “ Delta ” finish. Remember, the best is the cheapest, hence we say, “ ask for Roslyn.”* According to a dictum of Mr Keir Hardie, M.P., there never has been a time when labour troubles were so universal or widespread. Even in Germany, ferment, unrest and strife were in evidence, not to speak of a threatened general lock-out. One firm had gone so far as to stipulate that those in its employ must not marry without the consent of the firm.

Mr Balfour, at the close of a speech on the Veto Bill, roused Opposition members to excitement by declaring the Government was setting up a single Chamber Government to enable them to pass the Home Rule Bill by fraud. The Ministerialists shouted “ Withdraw,” and the Oppositionists cheered Mr Balfour. The Speaker ruled that the word “fraud” was permissible when applied to a party.

At the inquest held on Alfred McMahoney, who was found drowned in the Manawatu River on Thursday, a verdict was returned that deceased met his death by misadventure while crossing the Manawatu River. Deceased is said to have been resident in Auckland for some years, and that he worked at Pullan and Armitage’s livery stables there. He was between 30 and 40 years of age. Dalgety’s Review for February, a copy of which is just to hand from the publishing office at Sydney, is an excellent number, the general mass of information, the special articles, and the pictures all being up to the high standard of this useful monthly publication. Not the least interesting article is the full text of the paper read before the Association for the Advancement of Science by Mr H. Y. Braddon, of Dalgety’s on Australasian and New Zealand Experience of the Compulsory System of Labour Legistion.

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 of print are offering at 5d yard, and all millinery will be disposed of at cut prices to make room for winter stock.*

Further additions are made to the Himatangi stock sale list.

Mr Parkes, the locai watchmaker and jeweller is opening up a splendid assortment of gold, silver and electro-plate goods suitable for presentations. W atch the window displays.* A number of the South African cricketers who visited Healesville, in Victoria, last week were entertained by boomerang throwing and firemakiug by several aboriginals from Coraaderrk. Enamoured of the possibilities of the Australian boomerang, which to them appeared a more puzzling weapon than the assegai of their native laud, the cricketers insisted on being allowed to learn how to throw it. The result was that a large number of spectators were attracted by the unusual sight of six well-dressed young men, and a portly gentleman of mature years, madly throwing boomerangs in the main street. So delighted were the members of the team with their swiftly acquired proficiency that each left Healesville with a boomerang as a souvenir.