LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1008, 22 June 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A local resident sent an order to London for certain books on April 6th last, and they arrived on Monday, igtb inst. This is a splendid postal record.

We freely admit'that the best advertisers of Warner’s Rustproof Corsets are the wearers of Warner’s

Advices received by the State Department at Washington, U.S.A., indicate that a movement is afoot for the union of the five South Ameiican Republics. A conference is to be held in July. Messrs Ross and Co., of the Bon Marche, Palmerston North, announce a specially heavy shipment of flannelettes, of which they are offering special value at the present time, all other departments are heavily stocked with seasonable goods.* Sir Genille Cave-Brown-Cave, Bart., has become a member of the Salvation Army in New York. He is the twelfth baronet of the line, was born in 1869, and succeeded to the title in 1907. The heir-presumptive to the baronetcy is his cousin, Captain Reginald Ambrose, C.8.C., R.N.

Every home should keep a supply of the popular Roslyn writing pads Obtainable from local drapers and storekeepers, at 6d and Is each.* An elderly man named Anders Petersen committed suicide at Fitzherbert East yesterday morning by hanging himself. It appears that deceased made a very determined effort to end his life, having used a strap, which he fastened to a hook on the wall. He was 58 years of age, and had resided in the district for some time.

For Influenza take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails, Is 6d, 2s 6d. On Friday evening the Vicar of All Saints’ will hold a special service of Preparation for Holy Communion for the newly confirmed. At this service the Vicar will present each candidate with a copy of Bishop Walsham How’s “ Preparation for Holy Communion. ” The service is to com mence at 7.30 p.m., and all other communicants are invited to be present. The newly confirmed will make their first Communion on Sunday next at 8 a.m. Those requiring garden seeds etc., are advised to try Arthur Yates’ reliable seeds from Thomas Rimmer.*

An interesting case was heard at the Magistrate’s Court, Ekelahuna, before Mr E. G. Reid, S.M., when Rose Small, on behalf of her grandfather, Henry Burling, sued Henry Burling, junr., of Tiraumea, for the maintenance of her grandfather. The case was unique in its way, as the destitute person was no years of age, and his son, the youthful defendant, was 80 years of age. His Worship made an order for per week and costs.

She had a tickling in her throat, A tightness in her chest, A hacking cough, a sneezing fit, At night she got no rest. She took some Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, Hot water added to it, And when she tried to cough next dav She simply couldn’t do it! 8

Fish merchants at Bluff complain that nioki, gieenbone, telescope, trumpeter and crayfish are not appreciated by the public, and in consequence considerable quantities of these fish have regularly to be buried or otherwise disposed of. It is contended that each of these is an edible variety, and in other places they would be valued at their true worth. On Thursday an irate citizen spent fifteen minutes in a vain endeavour to uproot one of the trees at present being planted in Thames street for the adornment of the town, says the Oamaru Mail. Frantic efforts to effect his act of vandalism availed nothing on the firmly-planted tree, and the task was abandoned with a threat to return later with a chopper in order that its destruction might be accomplished. Better counsel would seem to have prevailed, for the tree is still standing. Thos. Rimmer is selling loose tea at Is per lb. —best value in town, Try a pound and see.*

Joseph Frank Mikulee, a Croat American, who is walking round the world, arrived in Wanganui by the barquenting'Alexa on Monday. He left New York on January 16th, 1911, and, after visiting the capital of every State (to prove which he has the seals of each city and letters —from ex-President Roosevelt and President Taft downwards), he sailed from San Francisco to Newcastle, thence he walked to Sydney, where he joined the Alexa as a seaman.

If you want to be up early these dark mornings, buy one of Parkes’ alarm clocks. A good selection to choose from.*

“ What are you now ?” a witness was asked by counsel in the Supreme Court at Auckland. 11 Oh, nothing,” was the somewhat surprisingly laconic reply, with the addition, “ I’m retired.” ‘‘ Oh, I see,” said counsel, ‘‘you’re a retired gentleman?” ‘‘No,” his Honour interrupted, “ he’s not a retired gentleman, for there’s no such thing. When did he retire from being a gentleman ? He means, I suppose, that he has retired from business. What was your occupation?” ‘‘l was a farmer,” said the witness, “Then,” replied the Judge, 11 you’re now a retired farmer, and that’s a good deal better, I should say, than being a retired gentleman.”

We have just to hand a consignment of very nice bacon. Well fed pigs from a reliable farmer. Martin’s factory cure. T. Rimmer.* Owing to the mild weather in the early part of the autumn and winter, Collinson and Cuuuinghame find they are overstocked in every department. A visit to their store will quite convince anyone of this fact. Blankets, flannels, dress tweeds, hosiery, ladies’ and children’s coats and millinery, men’s and boys’ clothing, overcoats and underwear. But they are determined to reduce the stock by holding a big sale, when every line will be reduced in price, so if you are wauling new goods at reduced prices, Collinson and Cunuinghame, Ltd., of 1, 3 5, and 7, Broad Street, Palmerston North, can supply your wants.*

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.*

Rev. Ross, an Adelaide clergyman, applied for an appointment as an officer. The local military commandant did not approve, and referred the application to the Military Board, which saw no objection to the appointment. Senator McGregor, Acting Minister of Defence, having qualms on the subject, states that he solved the difficulty by opening the Bible at random, and his eyes fell on the verse, “He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one.” That decided him, and he ordered the Rev. Ross to be admitted as an officer.

A short lecture, appropriate to the occasion, will be delivered by the Rev. G. K. Aitken in the Presbyterian Hall to-night, on the subject of the “ Union Jack,” illustrated by lantern slides. During the Coronation observances throughout the Empire, the Union Jack will be much in evidence, and a lecture that will tell something of its history and place among British people ought to be interesting and instructive. As the illustrated lecture will last for about only half an hour, Mr Aitken will also show about fifty views of picturesque Fiji, depicting views of the islands, habits of the natives, the civilising effects of recent years, and the industries now being carried out on the islands, the admission will be by silver coin, and the lecture begins at 8 o’clock. An eloquent appeal on behalf of a burglar named William Darom was made in the Paris courts by a pretty housemaid, who said she was engaged to him, and related the singular circumstances in which she made the prisoner’s acquaintance. Darom, it seems, seeing the key sticking in the bedroom door of a house where he was looking for something to steal, wentiu and found the housemaid there. “He pretended he had mistaken the room,” the girl said, “ but he sat down quite calmly and chatted. As he was rather well dressed and told me his father was an English Archbishop, I trusted him and promised to walk out with him.” The girl’s father declared that, despite other burglaries with which the prisoner was charged, he still wished to have him as a son-in-law. The judge, drily remarking that the father was not hard to please, sentenced the prisoner to eight years’ penal servitude.

A message was received locally yesterday to the effect that the locally-trained hurdle horse, Ifionheart, broke his leg at Hastings. Grocery, ironmongery, crockery, produce, horse covers, cow covers, oilskins, anything. T. Rimmer.* Ask your local draper or storekeeper to show you the copyrighted ROSLYN Writing Pad forbd. 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*

Ivess Bros.’ boot importers of Foxlon, who recently removed into Perreau’s Buildings with their large stock of footwear, wish to inform the public that they have been lortunate in securing the services of a first-class repairer from Sydney. All work left at the shop in the morning, finished same day if necessary. This firm claim to undersell Palmerston houses and the public are invited to inspect their fine stock of boots and shoes and note prices before purchasing elsewhere.* Mr Parkes, the locai watch maker and jeweller is opening up a splendid assortment of gold, silver and electro-plate goods suitable for presentations. Watch the window displays.* A well-attended meeting of ladies was held, in the interest of the children, on Tuesday afternoon in the Masonic Hall, to consider how best to celebrate the coronation of the King. It was decided to give a free dance to all those whose parents approved, and on the next day to give a free entertainment to all those whose parents’ scruples did not allow them to take part in the dance, these functions to be held directly after the completion of the Coronation Hall. A general meeting will be held before the date of darce and entertainment to form a committee and consider ways and means.

The “ Defiance ” brand of Men’s Hats are right out on their own for style, comfort and durability. (Manufactured by the proprietors of the Roslyn Woollen Mills.)*

The following awards have been made in the school gardens division at the National Dairy Show in Palmerston ; —ylb. Potatoes— Jackeytown school i, Hiwiuui school 2 ; carrots Jackeytown school i, Cheltenham school 3; parsnips—Kairanga school x, Jackeytown school 2; onions— Cheltenham 1; mangolds—K?iranga school 1,2, and v.h.c.; beet —Kairanga school 1 and 2, Cheltenham 3. Natural history— Collection of dried grasses, P. G. Jackson 1, A. O. Buchler 2. The second section of the natural history class, which was left out of the official catalogue, was for best collection of weeds. In this section Messrs P. G. Jackson, A. O. Buchler and L. L. Aitken were awarded xst, 2nd and 3rd prizes respectively.

Ladies owe no small degree of their style and comfort to Warner’s famous Rust-proof Corsets. Thanks to our local drapers in keeping up-to-date with Warner’s latest models.*

(2uite a keen debate took place on the. subject of “Ministerial Tenure,” at the Wanganui Presbytery on Tuesday last, the leaders on the respective sides being Revs. Doull and Aitken. Mr Doull’s motion to accept the proposed regulation was carried. The proposals make it illegal for a man to leave his charge until he has been there five years, unless by express permission of his Presbytery ; allow a congregation to hear only one man at a time in a vacancy, and provide for the settlement of that man’s position before any other candidate can be considered. It was pointed out that the frequency of changes was glowing very serious and was working injury to both charges and men.

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.*

An elocutionary competition took place at the local State school yesterday afternoon, which created a good deal of interest among the scholars. Some time since Dr. Maudl offered prizes tor senior and junior pupils who could best recite Kipling’s “Recessional.” This poem was also selected by the Education Board to be recited by the pupils. The Coronation Celebrations Committee decided to allow the winner to recite the poem at to-day’s celebration. Eleven senior pupils competed, the prize-winner being Mary Collins with 175 points, Inez Hodgson (165), Myrtle Pearson (160}, E. McEwen (160), being next in order. In the junior division seven competed, M. McEwen and E. Patterson dividing honours. The enunciation was particularly good right through and the somewhat difficult piece fairly well interpreted. The training reflects the highest credit upon the staff as the piece did not lend itself to display. The judging was carried out by the Chairman of Committee in the presence of the whole school assembled in the quadrangle, Dr. Mandl congratulated * the winners and competitois on the talented recitals. Mr Jackson, headteacher, thanked Dr. Mandl lor his kindness in awarding the prizes and to the Chairman for judging the competitions. The most popular dress goods for the winter season are undoubtedly the Rough Donegal and Harris Tweeds. These are obtainable in choice selection at The Bon Marche, Palmerston N., where an immense stock of excellent value drers goods have just been opened up, of which C. M. Ross and Co. invite inspection and comparison of prices.*