LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 977, 8 April 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ur I/.ard definitely announces his candidature for Wellington North at uext general election.

Ask your local draper or storekeeper to show you the copyrighted Roslyn Writing Pad for6d.

A special meeting of the Moutoa Drainage Board will be held on Thursday, 13th iust., at 7.45 p.m. Business: To deal with tenders for 47 chains of Moutoa stop bank.

Mrs TaiTe Tau, of Lansdowne, Masterton, speaking at the W.C.T.U. meeting, said the Government of our Dominion compels the Native to register his dog, and upon his failing to do so he is prosecuted. His child, however, can be born and die, and he is not allowed to register it. Auckland is still booming. No fewer than 70 houses are in course of construction in the Mount Eden borough, whilst applications for building permits are pouring into the council’s office daily. The new erections are practically all dwelling-houses, ranging in value from to According to Mr W. T. Stead, a Loudon journalist who during his long career has given many indications of his ability to gain “inside information” regarding Royalty’s plans and opinions, King George will visit New Zealand, among other over-sea dominions of the British Crown, sometime in the year 1912. In the Greytowu Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, G. A. Hirschberg, charged with damaging the railway station and a solicitor’s office by writing thereon with paint, pleaded guilty and was fined 10s on each charge, and a prohibition order issued against him. He was also ordered to make good 35s damage to the railway station, the solicitor claiming no damages.

The lease of a vacant section in Dee Street, Invercargill, formerly occupied by an hotel, was offered for sale this week. The area is one rood nine poles. The annual rental obtained was ,£365, and Colin McDonald was the successful bidder. A condition is that a building valued at not less than must be erected in a year’s time. The section frontage is 57ft to the street, so the rental works out at ,£l4O a foot as the value of the site.

In connection with the proclamation issued by the Defence Department in reference to registration, some doubt has been expressed as to whether persons between the age of 20 and 21 are liable to serve. We have been asked by Captain Trask, Acting-Assistant-Ad jutaut General of the district headquarters, Wellington, to make it clear that “All British subjects who have completed 14 years of age, and had not attained 21 full years of age on March Ist, 1911, are liable to serve, and must register, providing that they have been resident in New Zealand for not less than six months.”

A westerly gale and heavy sea was experienced along this coast yesterday. At high tide the of the .South (Captain Harvey), with a general cargo, attempted to cross the bar, but bumped on the south spit. A stern sail was set, which veered her round and she got off, and it appeared to those who were watching the vessel that anchors were thrown out. The little vessel was severely handled by the heavy seas, rising at times almost perpendicularly. She was carried by the drift along the south. The gale continued for several hours, and those aboard must have experienced a most trying time, as the vessel appeared to be completely at the mercy of the storm. During the night the gale abated, and this morning the vessel was not in sight along the coast, and it is surmised that she made for the shelter of Kapiti. Local drapers and storekeepers now selling direct Irom the Roslyn Worsted and Woollen Mills (largest in Australasia), the celebrated Roslyn all-wool blankets, rugs, clothing, jerseys, unshrinkable flannel and underwear “Delta” finish or men, women and children.

A young man advertises tor private board and residence or will rent comfortable bed-sitting room. For Influenza take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails, Is 6d, 2s 6d.

Mr Eazarette notifies the arrival of a shipment ol fresh oysters today.

The erection of the verandah at the railway station is much appreciated by the public. All that is now required are a few seats.

The services to-morrow in the local Presbyterian Church will be conducted in the morning by the Rev G. K. Aitken, and in the evening by Mr Billeus. The local school girls have started to play hockey and under the supervision of Mr Gabites should be able to attain honourable mention in forthcoming matches, Messrs Murray and Ford invite tenders for the erection of a store, bakehouse and oven, at Shannon. Tenders close on Tuesday next at 8 p.m. Mass will be celebrated tomorrow in the local Roman Catholic Church at n a.m. and Benediction at 7 p.m., by the Rev. Father Kelly. Fashion requires that the form shall be slightly curved at the waist and over the hips. For illustration see Warner’s latest corsets models of all drapers. The services in the local Methodist Church to-morrow will be conducted in the morning by Sister Moody Bell and in the evening by the Rev. J. Sharp, of Feildiug. The attendance shield at the local state school this week was won by Standards VI. and VII. with an average attendance of 997 per cent. Messrs Millar and Giorgi draw attention, by advertisement, to their stock of Gladstone bags, dress baskets, etc., which are being sold at “ cheap fare” prices.

The Chairman of the Wanganui Education Board has refused permission to close the Feildiug schools on the Harbour Board and municipal election days, to use them as polling-booths. A boy was charged with mischief at the Stratford S.M. Court yesterday, in that he started the engine of Dr Paget’s motor car. He was fined 40s and costs 435, and was severely reprimanded. The Moutoa Drainage Board invite tenders for strengthening and repairing chains of stop bank at Moutoa. In our last issue the word straightening was used instead of strengthening. Tenders close on the 13th instant. The Timaru Dairy Company has gone into liquidation. The company consisted of four young men. who bought from the previous co-operative company when it gave up on account of insufficient support. Westerly moderate to strong winds ; weather probably cool and changeable, but indication for fair weather prevailing, and nights cold ; glass little movement but unsteady ; tides good, sea considerable swell on the coast. The Town Clerk has asked us to remind residents between Johnston Street and the river that it is a breach of the Borough by laws to light fires at the back of their premises. The Inspector of Nuisances will take proceedings against anyone offending in this respect in the future. To-morrow is Palm Sunday, the services at All Saints’ Church will be: 8 a.m. Holy Communion, the vicar celebrant, assisted by the Rev A. O. Williams, 11 a.m. Matins and sermon, 7 p.m. Evensong. The special preacher at this service will be the Rev A. O. Williams, head of the Maori mission in the diocese of Wellington. Charles Mclnmau, a prisoner who died suddenly in the Auckland gaol, as the result of an overdistended stomach on a heart affected by fatty degeneration, was a heavy eater. His weight increased 21 pounds in about eight weeks in gaol. After enjoying a good tea he fell back in his cell and died immediately.

A Cromwell farmer stated recently that weasels were very plentiful about the hills and were playing havoc in the poultry yards. No fewer than 19 were seen together recently, and settlers find it very difficult to rear chickens and also to secure eggs, for unless they gather the eggs at once after being laid weasels have them.

“Personally, I don’t want to go to heaven if one of the conditions of my getting there is that I should drink,” said Mr L. M. Isitt at the smoke concert of the Canterbury Cricket Association. “ And, furthermore, I notice that the man who talks most about wishing to get to heaven gets out of the road of a motor car with the same rapidity as the greatest worldly sinner.” “I agree with the policy of breaking up estates which our Parliament has agreed upon,” declared Bishop Wallis, at the annual meeting of the Church Immigration Society in Wellington on Tuesday night. “It is hard for those who have to sell, but I believe they get good prices on the whole. I support with all my heart the idea of breaking up the big estates.” A common looseness of expression has led a northern exchange to say that it is olearly proved that the cat has more than one, if not nine lives. A ship’s cat on the Kaikoura was missing for 29 days, and the men working in the powder magazine came upon what was apparently a shrivelled-up ball of fur, but actually turned out to be the cat, which is expected to recover after being 2,9 days without food or water.

For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is 6d, 2s 6d A poll was held at Blenheim on Thursday on the question of raising a loan of ,£65,000 for the purpose of supplying Blenheim with water and drainage schemes, Great interest was taken in the poll, and loud cheering greeted the result, which was : For 526, against 390, the proposals thus being carried by 136 votes. For Children’s Hacking Cough at night, Woods’ Great Peppermint, Cure, is 6d, 2s 6d.