LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 984, 27 April 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The following interesting reading matter will be found on the fourth page of this issue:—“Theft of Wages,” “Affairs in Mexico,” “American Hotel Charges,” “The O’Higgins,” “Religious Rivalry.”

A countryman who visited the National Gallery stopped in front of a portrait which showed a man sitting in a high-backed chair. There was a small white card on the picture reading :—“A portrait of Edward Smith, by himself.” The farmer readj the card, and then chuckled to himself. “Regular fools these city fellows are,’’ he said. “Anybody who looks at that picture ’ud know Smith’s by himself. There ain’t no one in the paintin’ with him.”

Mr E. Healey has just landed (ex Ruahine) a splendid line of hot water bottles for the coming winter. They are of the best English make and guaranteed not to leak. Inspection invited.* Rimmer’s for quality and value in everything.*

Mrs Knewstub advertises for a girl for dressmaking. An advertiser wants one large unfurnished room with fireplace.

An edict notifies the cessation of the plague in China. The total deaths were 60,000. Elsewhere in this issue the candidates in yesterday’s local elections insert thank notices.

The annual meeting ot parishioners of All Saints’ Church will be held this evening. Messrs Nisbett and Collins, of Herston Farm, advertise potatoes for sale at ns fid per sack, cash.

Further additions are made to the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company’s Himatangi stock sale list. F. D. Whibley advertises a twenty-acre farm for sale. Also a desirable cottage property, and an acre section.

The census returns for the Greytown Riding include 49 male Mormons and 15 female Mormons, who were on a visit to the Papawai Pah.

A taugi is being held at Ouepuhi, uear Halcombe, over the remains of Karatea, an old and distinguished Maori, who died at the advanced age ot 95 years. . It is rumoured that an Upper Hutt carrier intends to ply his trade between Featherstou and Wellington. Surely the clock must be going back 40 years, remarks the News.

Newspapers are on the increase up the Main Trunk line. Mr Claridge, who has planted, amongst other journals, the Eketahuna Express, the Martinborough Star, and the Taumarunui Press, has introduced a similar paper into Huntly, and now another-has been started at Te Awamutu by Mr A. G. Warburton. Te Awamutu district had an exciting journalistic experience some 40 odd years ago, when it ran two papers, one of which —that controlled by Sir John (then Mr) Gorst —was summarily suppressed by Rewi Maniapoto. Since the census ot 1906, the population of Wanganui has increased from 8175 to 10,930, the population of Greater Wanganui now being 14,852. Invercargill has increased from 12,507 to 14,159, Palmerston N. from 10,239 to approximately 10,700. Devonport borough now numoers 7040 inhabitants, or about 2000 more than in 1906. Hawera, Eltbam and Stratlord show substantial increases. Pahiatua has decreased from 1371 to 1357 in the borough, and from 3674 to 3396 in the county. Greytown has also experienced a slight decrease. A lack of local industries and the opening of the Main Trunk railway are blamed as the causes of the smallness ot Palmerston’s increase (461). 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. Even the woeful administration of the Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister lor Railways, cannot damp the spirits of some of the engine drivers. The other day at Featherston there was a wedding, and to the consternation of the young couple they found on arrival at the station that they could not get a seat in the train. One man of the wedding party rushed up to the engine driver and asked him what had best be done, there was a bride and bridegroom to get on the train, and they could not get seals. “ Always ready to assist the ladies,” replied the gallant driver. ‘‘Put the gent, in the guard’s van and send the tart along here !” —Wairarapa News.

Oils, paints, scrims, etc., ironmongery, anything you require at T. Rimmer’s.*

At one of the largest shops in Paris in February the attention of an inspector was drawn to a lady visitor wearing a harem skirt beneath a big fur coat. The inspector was amusing himself by looking at the dress, although he could see but little of it, when he noticed the wearer steal a piece of lace. She was followed on leaving the shop, and arrested, and in spite of her protests was taken to the commissary of police. Here it was found that she was wearing a real harem skirt of very ample dimensions, which contained a quantity of lace and other costly articles, which she had stolen. This up-to-date thief is a young woman of twenty-two living in the Avenue du Maine. She was taken to the police depot.

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

A good little joke is going the rounds, which is creating a deal oi fun to those concerned. It appears that a company had arrived to fulfil an engagement in a Wairarapa town (says the Standard), and on retiring late at night the manager was informed that the date had been left off the play bills. He was greatly disturbed at the news and could not rest, so about 2 o’clock in the morning he rousted out some of his troupe and decided to investigate. They borrowed a candle, and walked half-a-mile, clad in their sleeping attire, to the chief hoarding only to discover the rumour was false ! A couple of late home-goers, noticing the uncanny sight have now libelled the town by stating it is haunted, as they distinctly saw spooks flitting about in the early morn !!

Just a little illness, Just a little pain ; Just an awful racking cough, Which goes and comes again. Just an age of suffering, That’s the price you pay, Unless you get Woods’ Peppermint Cure without delay. 7

Ask your local draper or storekeeper to show you the copyrighted Roslyn Writing Pad for fid. Mr Parkes, the local watchmaker and jeweller is opening up a splendid assortment of gold, silver and electro-plate goods suitable for presentations. Watch the window displays.*

The population of the Borough of Westport and the County of Bidler is 11,640, an increase of 2 539 011 the last census. The Borough increased from 3645 to 4726.

Owing to pressure on our space to-day we have had to hold over until next issue a report ot the speeches ot candidates delivered after the declaration of the poll last night. Local drapers and storekeepers now selling direct from the Roslyn Worsted and Woollen Mills (largest in Australasia), the celebrated Roslyn all-wool blankets, rugs clothing, jerseys, unshrinkable flannel and underwear “Delta” finish for men, women and children.

During the course of a reply to a question asked at a public meeting in Palmerston on Monday night, Cr Haydou said that the re- ' ceipts during the seven months the municipal pictures had been running had amounted to

Although the farmer may sometimes find difficulty in supplying all the information required for the rather large census papers this year, his difficulty would be infinitely small compared with the task of describing the display of Winter Millinery at M. Hamer’s*

Rust-proof Corsets of the standard of Dr. Warner’s will qualify for wear on all occasions. Comtortable and graceful. Obtainable at the right prices trom C. M. Ross and Coy., The Bon Marche, Palmerston lO The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) has reached England. On Tuesday morning the Hon. James Carroll received a cable from Fishguard (the first England port of call for some of the Atlantic liners) as follows: ‘‘Party arrived all well.”

Messrs M. Cohen and J. G, Cobbe were elected as representatives of the Manawatu district on the Wellington Harbour Board. The voting in Foxton Borough was as follows, the total votes (with 20 returns to come in) being given in parentheses : —M. Cohen 200 (1830), J. G. Cobbe 280 (1562), R. S. Abraham 155(919)1 H. Haydon 53 (549)The Wairarapa Standard states that the first lambs of the season are to be seen skipping about on the farm of Mr W. Fisher, at Clareville. From the same journal we learn that a two-legged pig has made its appearance on Mr G. Hooker’s farm at Belvedere. The animal is two weeks old, and reported to be doing well. The meeiing of householners at Ashhurst on Monday night, instead of electing a school committee, passed the following resolution unanimously :—“ That this meeting of householders protest to the Wanganui Education Board at the inadequate amount granted to the committee for the carrying out of ordinary necessary work, and that the unpaid accounts for last year be forwarded to the Education Board with a request that they pay same, and, further, that in the absence of Mr Bennett, that Mr Guthrie, M.P., be requested to use his best endeavours to secure for this school sufficient funds to carry on with.” A hearty vote of thanks was proposed to the outgoing committee, and the meeting closed after failing to elect a committee.

Solid petrol is now a practical fact, and its uses were demonstrated the other day at the offices of the Solidified Petroleum Com* pany, in North Street, London, The new invention m ikes its possible for a motor car to run 1,200 miles without stopping, carrying its petrol supply in a brown-paper parcel. Solid petrol has the appearance of dirty ice. It is carried in lumps in a neat box at the side of the car, and this small box will carry an amount of petrol corresponding to 40 gallons of petrol in its liquid state. The number of lives lost annually owing to petrol fires is a large one, and when liquid petrol ignites it often spreads over an enormous surface. When solid petrol ignites the flame keeps to a small surface of the block, and can easily be blown out. The ship of the future, probably, will be fitted with large solid petrol bunkers, which will store sufficient petrol to carry her round the world.

A strange sight was witnessed at the Mount Moriah Hospital, New York, recently, when 200 penniless men attended the institution in response to an advertisement offering for a quart of human blood. A fine strapping sailor was selected as the one most physically fit for the bleeding process to which the doctors desired to subject him, and for about half an hour blood flowed Irom his arteries to the veins of the woman who was dying of internal hemorrhage. The patient revived wonderfully, and is now in a fair way towards recovery.

T. Rimraer is selling jam 3 tins for is.*

For Children’s Hacking Cough at night, Woods’ Great Peppermint, Cure, Is 6d, 2s 6d.