LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 992, 16 May 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Guns and ammunition. Come and inspect T. Rimmer.*

The ordinary meeting of the local school committee will be held on Thursday evening next. Mr Douglas, late ot Feilding, has acquired the Club Hotel, Masterton, and vv’ll run it as a first-class temperance hotel. During a discussion at a meeting of the Pahiatua Literary and Debating Society (says the Herald), Mr P. M. Jackson passed a fairly sweeping criticism on the Pahiatua Public Library, declaring that it contained only one good book —the encyclopaedia. Mr Jackson modified his criticisms a little by admitting that Scott and Dickens were to be found on the shelves.

During shunting operations at Mauriceville early on Saturday morning, a truck full of lambs, which was one of several off the early train from Palmerston, was capsized, through being shunted off on to the wrong line. The passengers assisted in smashing the truck, and got all the lambs out in quick time, and it was remarkable that the only casualty was one broken leg.

The second of the series of socials and dauefis in aid of the funds of the local Catholic Presbytery fund will be held in the Masonic Hall on Friday evening next. The names of those taking part in the musical programme are published elsewhere in this issue. Card tables will be provided for non-dancers. The dance music is in the capaole hands of Mr F. C. Berthold.

A meeting of the newly-formed Iviterary and Debating Society was held in the Presbyterian Hall last night for the purpose of electing officers for the first term. Mr J. Ross was voted to the chair, and the following officers were elected: —Patron, Mr E. Newman, M.P.; presideui, Mr G. H. Stiles ; vice-presidents, Messrs Rev Aitken and J. K. Hornblow ; secretary, Mr A. McCall ; committee, Messrs J. Ross, R. M. Parkes, H. Claris and H. Wilson.

It is not often that one hears of a floor being so well polished that it is not safe to walk on it, but such a case occurred in Grey town on Wednesday, relates the Standard. A drover called at a local hotel for a meal, just after the housemaid had polished the floor, with lino-arnish, and to his surprise fouud himseil flauuderiug about like a new chum on skates, finally sitting down and not being able to rise. The doctor was called in and found the drover had dislocated his ankle ! Many housewives will vie with each other to secure the services of that housemaid also to learn what special brand of lino-arnish she used.

Shannon appears to hold the male resident who is a quadruped. At all events, at Saturday’s meeting of the Horowhenua County Council a letter was received from Mr P. Gill, stating:-—'* Sir, I regret that I am compelled to complain regarding the way I am pestered with this quadruped of a ranger. I got two witnesses to show that with horse, dogs and whip in full swing, I found him taking the cows at a gallop from my boy. When I asked him what he was abusing my cows, for he replied : ‘ Give me a shilling. Can you see any marks on them ? ’ At the time I refused paying, although I knew it was much needed, but ultimately I paid under protest in the presence of the police constable. This is my second application for fair play, or second complaint, which may be the most appropriate term. I ask for a refund of that one shilling which I paid under protest.” The description of a biped as a quadruped elicited laughter. No action was taken in the matter. —Chronicle.

Thomas Kennedy Macdonald appeared before their Honours the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) and Mr Justice Chapman at Wellington on Saturday, says yesterday’s Palmerston Times, to show cause why he should not be committed for non-compliance with an order of the Court for the payment of ,£3264 5s 9d ordered to be paid on 22nd December, 1910, the result of proceedings in connection with the Greenfield estate. Defendant was present in custody. Mr A. W. Blair appeared for Rose family and Mr C. H. Treadwell for defendant. Drs, Hislop and Collins testified that defendant was showing serious mental and physical symptoms, including loss of memory and Bright’s disease, and imprisonment might have serious consequences. It was ruled that defendant should remain in the charge of the sheriff till Tuesday morning, when the Court would consider whether a stay of proceedings would amount to a discharge and plaintiffs would be allowed to bring medical evidence on Friday. The case is one that in some form has been going on for years to endeavour to secure statements of accounts and restitution in an estate in which defendant was trustee.

Thos. Rimmer, the best house in town for value. Discount tickets with all cash purchases.*

The iloath occurred at To Oio Ore. cn Thursday, of Mrs Mauiliera, a Maori chicftuincss, who was well known throughout the Wairarapa.

it is rumoured in commercial circles in Wellington that an amalgamation between tho Union Steam Ship Company and the New Zealand Shipping Company is a probable event of tho near future. The census figures show that Scotsmen refuse to increase and multiply. In the last decade Glasgow gained only 21,639 people, and this was a wonderful increase compared with Edinburgh’s 2780, Dundee’s 2712, and Aberdeen’s 8610.

A house in tho Mount Eden (Auckland) district, built 66 years ago, was dismantled recently, and tho timber was declared by a. builder to be superior to present-day material used in house construction.

A few years ago Whangamomona was a bush solitude, without inhabitants, and unknown as a district. Now', one butchering firm is killing abouj. twelve beeves and thirty sheep a week. They frequently have carcases on view weighing just on twelve hundred.

An old soldier of the Maori war passed away at the Veterans’ Home, Auckland, in Mr Samuel Goodman, who arrived w ith a detachment of his regiment, the 65th. in 1855, and saw active service in Taranaki during the war, for which he received tho New Zealand war medal and two good conduct badges.

The death occurred at Bulls of a very old and esteemed resident, Mrs Sarah Anne Wool ford, wife of Mr Charles Woollord. Deceased, who hud been suffering from heart trouble for tho last two years, died suddenly about 4 o’clock on Friday afternoon. She was 70 years of age and leaves a grown-up family.

-V returned visitor to Britain states that lie bud been to Fiji and across lo Vancouver. from New York to Liverpool, from London to Australia, and from Sydney to Wellington, and had never experienced anything like a storm the wholo way. Again, it was raining when he left Napier, it was hue when ho got to Gisborne, and he never saw a drop of rain until ho reached Liverpool n any weeks later.

Although the fanner 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*

Mr W. Cibeou, of Kiwi tea, has no reason to complain of the result of the employment of a water-diviner. As a consequence of the location of water by a water-diviner he sank two wells, in one a supply of 30U gallons a day was reached at a depth of 18ft, and in the other a supply of 000 gallons a day was obtained from a depth of s(jft.

A huge shark has, been captured at, the CbathaniH. It was known as “Chatham Bill,” and was us familiar to the islanders as is “Reforms Jack” to voyagers through the Frenuti Pass. Repeated attempts had been made to effect its capture, but, his cunning always defeated the efforts of his would-be captors. At length he swallowed a hook which had been choicely baited with bfue cod, but it took two hours’ strenuous toil to land him. The huge brute measured 26 feet in length by 12 feet in girth, while the mouth had an opening feet wide, showing four rows of magnificent teeth. A sad fatality in connection with the harem skirt is reported in an Australian paper. A young woman attired in this novel way, was walking through the streets ol Bendigo. A crowd followed, and an elderly man was caught in the rush and pushed off the footpath. • In falling his head struck the kerbstone, flc was dazed, but did not appear to bo seriously injured. xV woman on the other side of the street was attracted by the crowd round tho injured man, and recognised him as her husband, and had him removed home. Early next morning he became unconscious and died.

One of tlie conditions at tho recent dog trial at Te Wera, away beyond Stratford, was that in the working ot their dogs the men must not use any unpublishable words or phrases—a they did so disqualification foil on them at once. Tilings went very well while the dogs were doing as they were expected; but when the, canines failed to do the proper thing it was no uncommon thing to hear one of the men let out a sharp unprintable term, and then stand on his hat or contort himself into sundry shapes on remembering that he had thereby disqualified his dog.

An extraordinary occurrence caused a fire ahirxii on a, recent occasion in Gisborne. At a street junction, pari of a tliree-incli gas main had been left exposed was the sewerage excavation. A subsidence of the earth caused the main to crack, and consequently leak profusely. Through some cause which lias not yet been ascertained the escaping fumes oceanic ignited. The flames made a terrilic roar as they mounted skywards from Lite trench to a considerable height, and the glare, but for the absence of smoko, gave the appearance that the town was on lire. The brigade turned out, but their usual appliances were of no use to cope with this outbreak. A quantity of sand was thrown on top of the flames, which proved eU'eclivu after the pressure had been lessened.

A strong demand for labour is stilt reported throughout the country by tho nabour Department, but with tho approach of winter, and the consequent slackening oil of tann work there is an increasing number ot applicants for employment. Ploughmen are in .strong demand in the South island. The season promises to be a busy one for bushiueu. .At Gisborne and iSielbon tho co-operative works are reported to be short of hands. The l-Hepurunent does not anticipate that relief work for the unemployed will fa; required during tho coining winter. The Wuikohu (Poverty Day) County Engineer remarked at a recent meeting of that body, that lie was experiencing sonic difficulty in getting suitable labour. “I fear,” said he, ‘‘we won’t be able to got contractors at all next year. There is more work coining out. than the contractors can control.” It was a case of diamond cut diamond at a referendum gathering at Melbourne. Colonel McGay was pointing out that if the trade and commerce proposals were curried the Federal Government would be concerned in the purchase by a citi--1111 of a. bunch of carrots at his back gate, "ft’s all right,” loudly exclaimed a stalwart elector who was seated near the front. “The judge gavo decision, and —” “If the judge gave his decision,” retorted Colonel McC’uy in a Hash, ‘T do not understand why you are here.” (Loud laughter.) The iuterjeetor, nothing daunted, subsequently broke the thread of a lyrical argument by shouting, "Give mo something 1 can understand.' 1 “1 am not going to repeat tho alphabet,” answered Colonel McGay, and the interrupter again subsided for a period. At intervals, however, lie endeavoured to confound the speaker, but every time a ready retort crushed him.

A recent cablegram from Louden stated that a company was being formed with a capital of £I,UOO,Ot)L) to introduce a new type ol motor ’bus into Loudon. This not improbably refers to an invention recently described in scientific Journals in which gasolene and electric motors are used in combination. The gasoline motor drives the veliiclo on easy grade, with some power to spare, and this is applied to producing electricity and storing it in batteries. On heavy grades the stored eloutriclty comes into use to aid the gasolene motor. Ji.y this combination oil engines (there is a pair of them) of moderate power are kept fully employed all the time, and provide their own help up steep grades. The motive machinery is probably expensive in first cost, as compared with that of the present type, of motor ’bus, but if it is proportionately efficient it will be much more satisfactory. There are also considerable departures from the current stylo of construction in the new ’bus, the usual heavy framing being somehow dispensed with. Phosphol is an emulsiou of Cod Diver Oil with Hypophosphites and is the finest nerve, bone, fat and muscle builder known. 2

The Cash Trading Co. insert a notice re the provision trade. A boy named Harold William James Wallstrou, six years of age, was killed at Petone yesterday afternoon by being run over by a motor car.

Mr L. G. West, the wellknown aichilect ot Palmerston Noith, inserts a card elsewhere in this issue in icspect to visiting Foxtou every Monday and Thursday. The correct ase for the new Roslyn tailored costumes is the WARNER’S favi urite rust-proof corsets. Town and country drapers are showing both lines. Mr P. J. Moran, road overseer, of Pahiatua, has been appointed an inspector for the Manawatu, Horowhenua and Kairanga Counties, under the Stone (Quarries Act of last session.

The installation of Bio. Bradley as W.M. or the local Masonic Lodge and investiture of officers will be held in the local Masonic Hall this evening. After the ceremony a social and dance will be held.

The pouudkeeper notifies that if two chestnut geldings impounded by the ranger from Moutoa Road are not claimed and all expenses paid they will be sold at noon on the 27th instant.

There was a low tide on the bar to-day. The Himatangi and Queen of tbe South were able to negotiate the bar, but the Kia Toa and Kapiti are still outside. 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. Messrs O. Cook & H. C. Faston, notify that they have commenced business as family butchers, under the name of O. Cook and Co. They have no connection with any other butchery firm, and anyone circulating a rumour to the effect that their business is run in conjunction with another local butcher will be prosecuted. 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 Tweedsifor winter costumes at M. Hamer’s, Foxton.*

It was decided at the meeting of St. John’s parishioners, Featherston, on the motion of the Vicar, to forward a recommendation to the general Synod that permission be grallied lor women to hold office in the Church vestries. There was a unanimous expression of approval to the suggestion. Mr W. C. Hadden, representative of the International Correspondence Schools, Ltd., will visit Foxton to-morrow and remain here till Monday, 22nd inst. Mr Badden will be pleased to meet any persons desirous of filling themselves for better positions in life. We circulate a circular in connection with the schools iu this issue, the careful perusal of which we commend to our readers.

We freely admit that the best ad vertisers of Warner’s R ust proof Corsets are the wearers of Warner’s.

A breach of promise action was beard before Mr Justice Kdwards and a jury of twelve at the Auckland Supreme Court yesterday afteiuoou, in which a young woman, Gertrude Gardner, aged twenty-four years, recently from Loudon, claimed damages irom Frederick William Phippard Eaton, aged thirty-five years. No defence was filed. The question of promise of marriage and breach being admitted, the amount of damages to be assessed was the only point at issue. After a short retirement the jury returned with a verdict for ,£3OO damages. Judgment was entered up accordingly, with costs according to scale. If you require a quotation for any thing, ring up Thos. Rimnier.*

In our mind’s eye (says the Hawera Star), we can see philatelists all over the world struggling for the possession ol a new rarity, lacking which their lives will be a blank. This is a postmark which reads; “First Aerial Post, U.P. Exhibition, Allahabad, 1911,” and these magic words surmount the tiny picture ot an aeroplane. But for tear the uninformed may think the abbreviated letters have anything to do with aviation, or the Scottish Kirk, we hasten to say that “U.P." means United Provinces, the central region which boasts the City of Allah as its capital and centre. If this cryptic message is interesting, the story of its origin is vastly more so. There is an exhibition ot Indian arts and manufactures now raging at Allahabad, and to mark the event Captain Windham, the well - known aviator, obtained the permission of the Indian postal department for a novel experiment. Those who know the working of that giant organisation will marvel at the captain’s temerity, but let that pass. An aviation station was established in the exhibition grounds, a disc was specialiy cut for the postmark, and letters for the outside world were stamped and whisked away by aeroplane en route lor the ends of the earth. It ruffles the feathers of pride to have to confess that the immediate destination was merely the post office a mile away, but the fact remains that the first aerial post stands to the credit ot India.

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

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

A defendant in one of the cases in the local Court last Thuisday (reports the Wakatipu Mail) appeared without his coat. The Magistrate thereupon asked the individual why he did not appear fully clad in Court, and received the reply that he had not worn a coat for forty years. The magistrate accepted the excuse.

In days gone by country residents were seriously handicapped as far as shopping was concerned. Nowadays, however, they are offered almost equal privileges as townspeople. For instance, in this issue, Messrs O’Connor and Tydeman, the well-known Palmerston North jewellers, solicit your orders by mail, assuring customers of prompt attention to all requests.