LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1010, 27 June 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Alf. Fraser, Town Clerk of Foxton, wishes us to deny the rumour that he will be a candidate for the Manawatu seat at the forthcoming election. Mr Kidd, of Glen Oroua district, has grown a potato which scales just over 4^lbs. This is the biggest yet produced in that locality. Mrs Alice Burnett, a young married woman, of Auckland, who was severely burned by her clothing catching fire a fortnight ago, died in the hospital on Sunday, A beautiful assortment ot electroplate goods, brooches, engagement rings, etc., at Parkes’ jewellery establishment, Main St,*

Additions are made to the Himatangi stock sale list. Thos. Rimmer is selling loose tea at is per lb. —best value in town, Try a pound and see.*

The Manawatu County Council invite applications for the positions of roadmen.

The adjourned ordinary meeting of the Moutoa Drainage Board will be held on Friday evening next.

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 very severe frost was experienced at Dunedin on Sunday night. A portion of the Upper Harbour was frozen over, for the first time for 15 years. The ice was an inch thick.

Mr J. Hammond, the aviator, who was operated upon recently in Palmerston for appendicitis, is making satisfactory progress, although it will be some time before he is about again. The Poverty Bay Herald says that a local gentleman states that he has been informed on good authority that ex-Captain Knyvett has been offered an appointment in the Chinese army. Mr Coleman Phillips, the lounder of the co-operative system of dairying in New Zealand, in a letter to a Taranaki paper, says : “ My task in life has been to found a prosperous race of small farmers in New Zealand.”

There are 45 assisted immigrants on the Tongariro, due in Wellington at the end ot this week. They include 19 domestics, and one farmer, the rest being wives who are rejoining their husbands.

Mr John Gillespie, now retired from the police service on superannuation, well known in Foxton, and for many years in charge of the Temuka police district, left Temuka last Tuesday en route for Palmerston, where he intends taking up his residence. The appointment of Sir William Hall-Jones as High Commissioner in Eoudon will expire this year, and the question of choosing his successor has already formed a subject for speculation. Sir Joseph Ward is stated to have denied the suggestion of taking this office himself, but (says the Dominion) as this denial was made before he attained to the dignity of a baronetcy it is quite probable that his name will continue to be associated with the list of “ possibles.”

The Congress of the American Academy of Medicine, sitting at Eos Angeles, debated on the Influence of newspaper reports in spreading suicide as the result of publishing such occurrences. The Conference decided to appeal to all newspapers to refrain from making suicides public, as the consequence was to affect weak minds.

In a truancy case in the Dunedin Police Court on Saturday morning, the inspector handed in his list with the remark “ that he doubted if it had a parallel in the Dominion. ’ ’ The list showed that five members of one family had been sent to work at 14 years of age, and that three of them had not passed a standard. One of them had passed Standard I. and another Standard 11.

The engineering branch of the Railway Department has granted permission to the Manawatu County Council to discharge the metal to be used on the Beach road on the railway ground at the crossing on the Lady’s Mile. This will mean a considerable saving in cartage to the local bodies contributing to the cost of construction of the road.

At Mauakau last Wednesday afternoon, the mortal remains of the late Edward Bevan, senior, were committed to their last resting place. The coffin was conveyed on a four-wheeled vehicle, drawn by the Hui Mai football team arrayed in full football uniform ; the late Mr E. Bevan having been a member of that club, the members ot it were desirous of doing him special honour, and it was resolved that this could be shown best by paying him the tribute above described.

A.t Collinson and Cunningharae’s big sale in the lurnishiug department, table cloths, carpets, bedding, pillows, table covers, carpet squares, curtain poles with fittings, curtains, quilts, every line is reduced. Our annual stocktaking is next mouth. All stock must be cleared, as we anticipate big alterations. Remember Collinsou and Cunniughame’s address, i, 3, 5 and 7, Broad street, Palmerston N., just touching the Square. * “I’ve an affection,” said the youth, The maiden fluttered, coy—- “ This is so sudden, Mr Snookes, But Ma will jump for joy !” He stammered Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, She fell upon his breast, He braced himself —“It’s only an Affection of the chest!” I 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.*

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.*

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.)*

Train arrangements in connection with the visit of the Sheffield Choir are advertised in this issue. Attention is directed to Dixon’s replace advertisement which appears elsewhere in this issue. This moring’s frost was one of the most severe experienced so far this season.

Messrs C. M. Ross and Co., of Palmerston North, have something special in boys suits. See advt.

Good progress is being made with the erection of the Town Hall. It is expected that the building will be completed early in September. The weekly meeting of the local Debating Society will be held in the Presbyterian Hall this evening. “Impromptu speaking ”is the bill-of-fare.

Three whales were captured in Queen Charlotte Sound last week. Perauo’s parly captured two and Keenan’s one. This makes six within a fortnight. 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.*

We remind the public of the social and concert to be held in the Masonic Hall to-morrow night, under the auspices of St. Mary’s Church. The programme should attract a bumper house.

At the Palmerston S.M. Court yesterday, John Moughan, charged with betting in the Clarendon Hotel, was convicted and fined ,£25 and costs on each charge.

Mr Lazarette has closed his fish mart in Main street. All orders for fish left at his house, opposite the railway station, will be attended to. The cart will make a daily delivery as heretofore. The telephone number is 66.

Five children at Poboyanka, in the Arkerman district, Russia, climbed into an iron safe, whose lid was propped open with a piece of wood. The prop was accidentally knocked away, the lid fell, and the children were suffocated.

At the local police court this morning, before Mr Hornblow J.P., Henry Taylor alias Pegtop, alias Stevenson, alias Henry Hill, was charged with being a rogue and a vagabond and with soliciting alms. The accused, who pleaded guilty, had been previously convicted of being an idle and disorderly person. Evidence was given by the police as to accused’s conduct and movements. Accused was sentenced to six weeks in the Wellington gaol. The water, drainage and electric lighting proposals submitted to the ratepayers of the Mangaweka Town Board on Saturday, were carried almost unanimously, there being only two votes recorded against the former and four against the latter. Practically all the ratepayers voted, and the result was received with great enthusiasm, as it will place Mangaweka among the leading towns on the Main Trunk line. It is only a few months ago since Mangaweka was constituted a Town Board.

When you get Roslyn you get the best in all-wool Blankets, Rugs, Tweeds, Worsteds, Hosiery, Unshrinkable Flannel and Underwear “ Delta ” finish, so when purchasing woollen goods always say, “ Roslyn, please.”*