The Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1911.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 978, 11 April 1911, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1911.

Mr G. Brewer advertises building sections for sale. Train arrangements in connection with the Easter Holidays are advertised elsewhere in this issue. Ask your local draper or storekeeper to show you the copyrighted ROSLYN Writing Pad for 6d. The Land and Income Tax Department gives notice that returns of land must be furnished not later than May ist.

We freely admit that the best advertisers of Warner’s Rust - proof Corsets are the wearers of Warner’s.

Mr W. S. Carter, a candidate at the forthcoming election for a seat on the Borough Council, advertises a notice to electors elsewhere in this issue. 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.

We have received from Mr C. H. Collins a tin of Ericka soap, a new line for removing grease, paint, ink, oil, etc., from the hands or clothing, which we can recommend as a first-class article. The election of two members for the Foxton Harbour Board will take place on Wednesday, the 26th inst. Nominations of candidates must be made on Thursday morning, the 20th inst., at the Town Clerk’s office. Mr C, H. Collins advertises large reductions, for cash, in several lines. He also notifies that he has just opened up a large consignment of all the best brands of cartridges aud sporting goods. Inspection invited. On the fourth page of this issue will be found a fuU report of the meeting held at Levin for the purpose of taking into consideration the question of the proposed Levin-Marton railway ; also “ News and Notes.” Notification is given in our advertising columns, that the election of Mayor and Councillors for the Borough of Foxton will be held on Wednesday, the 26th inst. Nominations are to be made at the Town Clerk’s office on Thursday, the 20th inst., before noon. Where the custom of observing April ist as “ All Fools’ Day ” first originated is hard to say, but April heralds the approach of winter, and with the approach of winter has arrived a consignment of Tweeds for winter costumes at M. Hamer’s, Foxton.*

An ordinance has been adopted by the Federal Ministry for the Government of the Northern Territory. Local residents are not to have a voice in the management of affairs. An administrator, assisted by a Council of Advice, will be the nominal head, but the territory will be administered from Melbourne.

For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is 6d, 2s 6d.

Our readers are reminded of the special service to be held in All Saints’ Church at 7.30 o’clock tomorrow evening.

Arthur Ryan, a Hak mi settler, was drowned while bathing at Luke’s beach, Tamaki river, Otahuhu, on Sunday afternoon.

The cricket match to have been played to-morrow afternoon between Foxton and Himatangi has been postponed until Friday. The game will commence at 10 o’clock on that day.

The s.s. Queen of the South arrived at the wharf this morning. The vessel sheltered under Kapiti and arrived outside early yesterday morning. She appears to be little worse for the severe handling she was subjected to during the recent storm.

The Town Clerk presented the annual report and balance-sheet at last night’s Council meeting and was t. omplimented by the Mayor on the very comprehensive report that he had brought down. The report together with a review of the balance-sheet will appear in our next issue.

The question was asked at last night’s Council meeting as to what a man was to do with a pig if he couldn’t dispose of it within the seven days allowed by the Inspector. This difficulty was very soon solved by one of our city fathers, who suggested that it should be given to the Inspector ! A haul by the steam trawler Nora Niven during a cruise in Cook Strait, last week, brought to the surface, in the vicinity of Palliser Bay, about three tons of sharks, ranging from six to nine feet in length. Those on board the vessel state that they have never seen such a number of sharks come on board in one haul before.

One of the Councillors at last night’s meeting was in some doubt as to what should be done with the dirty water from washing, etc. He said there was no drainage system and the by-laws would not allow of cess pits, so the only way to get rid of the water after bathing, washing, etc., was to drink it.

Some fourteen head of fawn have been captured in the Gladstone district this season for liberating in various parts ot the province. A portion of the capture was brought to the Carterton railway station on Thursday for consignment. There are three for the Featherstou district, some for Hawke’s Bay and a few will go to the farm at Paraparaumu. They were a healthy lot, in fact the best that had been seen for some time.

The contract for the erection of the Coronat’ou Hall was signed this morning. The tenders received were as follows : —Accepted: P. Sherratt and Co., ,£2195 and Declined: J. G, Speirs, and for removal of cottage ; Petitt and Dudley, and 12s for removal of cottage; A. Hopwood and Son, ,£2840. The time allowed tor the completion of the contract is four months.

The Returning Officer for this portion of the Wellington Harbour Board district notifies that nominations of candidates will be received up to April 19th. The election will take place on Wednesday, 26th inst. The counties of Manawatu, Oroua, Horowhenua, Pohangina, Kairanga, Kiwitea, and the boroughs of Palmerston N., Feilding, Foxton and Levin are entitled to return two representatives. Under the new dress regulations to be issued shortly the New Zealand Territorial force will be uniformed somewhat differently from the style in vogue under the old regime. The rank and file of the mounted regiments will be uniformed in plain khaki serge frocks, khaki breeches, khaki putties, khaki caps aud felt hats. The dismounted units will have khaki trousers with putties ; in other details they will be as the mounted men.

It is not generally known that any person who has purchased a railway return ticket and does not use the return half can obtain a refund of its value on application to the stationmaster from whom the ticket was purchased. Printed forms of application for this purpose are now obtainable from any stationmaster, aud the refund is made from the head office. There is consequently no occasion for persons to sell return halves of tickets. An exchange remarks that the action of the Department in prosecuting people who do sell these scraps of cardboard is inscrutable.

The invention of the telewriter, an instrument which at any distance reproduces on paper one’s actual hand-writing, is another illustration that truth is stranger than fiction. The telewriter is an addition to the telephone, and has this advantage over it, that whereas it requires two persons to engage in a telephonic conversation, the written message can remain on record for any length of time. The business man who wishes to communicate with another firm having the telewriter installed attracts the latter’s attention as in the case of a telephone call, and then writes his message by means of a pencil attachment. Instantaneously an exact facsimile is produced on a “ receiving roll ” at the other end of the electric wire. The invention has received (says Chambers’ Journal) the favourable attention of the Postmaster General, who has granted a license and arranged to supply wires at a yearly rental. Already some fifty firms in London alone have been connected with the Telewriter Exchange.

For Children’s Hacking Cough at night, Woods’ Great Peppermint, Cure, is 6d, 2s 6d. The Town Clerk was the subject of a great many eulogistic references at last night’s Council meeting, the Mayor aud Councillors expressing their appreciation of that officer’s good work, and thanking him for the courtesy aud consideration shown them during their term of office. As one Councillor put it, “nothing was too much trouble for Mr Fraser in the way ot supplying Councillors or anyone else with information.”

A movement is afoot to hold a monster social aud dance on Wednesday, 19th, in connection with the Catholic Presbytery Fund. A string baud is being formed to assist. The following committee has been formed and will meet at St. Mary’s Church after devotions this evening to complete arrangements : Mesdames Hooker, Wyud, Duggan, Dudson, W. Hudson, A, Hudson aud Curtis, Misses Bowe (2), Heunessy (2), Neylon (2), aud B, Dudson, Messrs Messena, P. Hennessy, S. Dudson, Martin, White, Hurley, and B. Hooker. Mr J. Golder will carry out the secretarial duties.

It was suggested at last night’s Council meeting that whenever a complaint was*, made to the Inspector of Nuisances in reference to a pig within the borough, the matter should be referred by that officer to the Council, who would then pay a visit of inspection. The Mayor, however, was not “ having any.” He said he did not think the members of the Council should have to poke their noses round all the styes in the borough to see if they were creating a nuisance or not. This pleasant duty was eventually left in the hands of the inspector. Dealing with the annual balancesheet submitted at last night’s Council meeting, the Mayor said that although the general account showed a debit on the year’s working ot the extraordinary expenditure during the year would account for much more thau this amount. A sum of had been spent in connection with the extension of Frances Street. This sum included the purchase of section with cottage which had been let continuously during the year at 5s per week, being equal to eight per cent, on the total sum expended—a real good investment. Then the borough map had cost ,£36 and the estimate for the water aud drainage schemes £52 —making a total of ,£228. These items were not recurring. He was perfectly satisfied that the ratepayers’ money had been spent to the best advantage. With the exception of a pound or two the whole ot the rates had been spent on the roads and. footpaths, and he considered they had reason to be very well satisfied with the balancesheet.