LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1018, 15 July 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The quarterly and half.yearly accounts owing to the Herald up to June 30th have now been rendered, an early settlement of same would be appreciated. The attendance shield at the local State School was won this week by Standard I. with an average attendance of 97*3 per cent.

The girls of the local school journeyed to Himatangi this afternoon to try conclusions with the girls of that school in a game of hockey. The s.s. Kenneny, coal laden from Westport, is expected to arrive this afternoon and the Queen of the South Irom Wellington to-morrow.

Mr Hadfield has generously donated a silver cup for a football competition in the local school. This has greatly pleased the boys and will do much to improve the game. Two games have been played. The first ended in a draw. The second was won by the A. team by 14 points to 3. The New Zealand Times, referring to the Otaki seat, says that Mr Field has greatly strengthened his position in the electorate, and, although it would be folly to hold the seat cheaply, those best qualified to form a reliable estimate regard Mr Field’s return as a certainty. Since the pugilistic encounter between Messrs Brown and Monckton, the former, like Achilles, has been in his tent.

The head teacher of the local school desires to publicly acknowledge the following donations. School gardens :—Mr Parkes’ prizes for gardening, silver medeal and goldihrooch ; Messrs Thompson and Walton, shrubs. Schoolgames, Mrs J. Robinson, £1 to football club; Mrs Austin, two gold medals to be awarded to the best back and best forward in the football team. A concert is to be held in the Presbyterian Hall on Monday night which should attract a large audience. Among other items will be included the following beautifully illustrated songs:— “ Killarney,” “Queen of the Earth,” “ The Dost Chord” and “Banks of Allan Water.” Mr Yates will provide the humourous items. The proceeds are in aid of the school building fund. The male worshippers of fashion will note with some interest that in Dondon the King has set the fashion in grey hats. One journal in commenting on this fact states that the King wore a light grey bowler while taking his customary ride in the Row. His Majesty had hardly returned to Buckingham Palace from his canter before the windows of the hat shops of Piccadilly, St James Street, and Bond Street, were full of grey hats. The Kaiser and Prince Christian during their recent visit to Dondon each donned grey tall hats when appearing in public. For Children’s Hacking Cough at night, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is fid and 3s fid.

Mr F. M. B. Fisher, M.P., will deliver a political address at Shannon to-night. A line of splendid flavoured hams pigs dairy and grain fed. For price inquire at Thomas Rimmer’s.* If you want to be up early these dark mornings, buy one of Parke’s alarm clocks. A good selection to choose from.* Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Church at 8.30 a.m. tomorrow by the Rev. Father Kelly. Mr A. Jackson, Norbiton Road, invites tenders for stamping and digging three-quarters of an acre of land.

The services at the Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be conducted both morning and evening by the Rev. G. K. Aitken. Recovery from wasting and weakening diseases is hastened by the use of Phosphor. Phosphol begins with a “ P,” 3 A special meeting of the Borough Council will be held on Monday evening, when important business in connection with the Town Hall and gas works will be discussed. Mr Geo. Seifert left Wellington by the Moana yesterday en route for London to witness the FogwellBarry sculling race for the championship of England, in which he is Fogwell’s backer. “Married Man” sends us a letter iu reply to “Ratepayer” which appeared iu our last issue. He expresses surprise that such a letter should have been published and is of opinion that the writer lays himselt open to prosecution. Our correspondent’s effusion is too strongly worded for publication. 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 tat M. Hamer’s, Foxton.* The fourth of the series of socials under the auspices of St. Mary’s Church will be held in the Masonic Hall next Wednesday, 19th instant. As the evenings are now getting very cold, it has been decided to omit vocal and instrumental items, and to devote the evenings exclusively to dancing. Cards and draught games will be provided tor nondancers. Starlings are perhaps the most sociable birds in New Zealand, and may be seen flying about this time of the year in regular cohorts or battalions. A correspondent writes to a northern paper stating that a flight he noticed was over three-quarters of a mile in length, and the birds were still rising from the ground.

The committee of the Medical Association, after ten years’ investigation into the use of chloroform, in its final report finds there is no danger. When percentages gradually rising to two are used it commends the use of the Harcourt inhaler, which practically removes the danger. The report deprecates the old rule-01-lhumb method ot guaging the strength of the drug. The recent weather probably gave you something to remember in the way of a cough or cold on the lungs. You are not the only one. Dozens of people are in the, same position, but they are not dreading it with Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy in the house. Nothing that we could think of will give you the relief that Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy gives. One bottle will cure you of the worst cough you ever had. For sale everywhere.—Advt.

A Maori charged with creating a disturbance while drunk at Kihikihi, was fined £5 and costs, at Te Awamutu, the other day, the magistrate telling defendant that the fine would be reduced to los if he took out a prohibition order against himself immediately. The interpreter, turning to defendant, asked: “What will you do —take out a prohibition order against yourself or pay the fine ?” Defendant: “Pay the fine.” Says the Horowhenua Chronicle: In the way of raising subscriptions for philanthropic and social purposes Foxton shows commendable public spirit. The township has raised tor Dr Barnardo’s Homes, whose dingy pile of buildings in Stepney give warmth and comfort each year to thousands of East End boys and girls. The funds that have been collected in New Zealand will still further help to develop the Barnardo Homes in the picturesque village of Barkingside, on the borders of Epping Forest. Again in the matter of the Coronation subsidy, Foxton residents have come to the front in a most public spirited manner. For the Coronation hall has been subscribed, the sums including one of £2s, and nine of ,£ls the latter being the contributions of the nine members of the Borough Council. Bracken’s poem, “Not Understood,” was recited by Sir James Carroll at a social function in Timaru last week, which causes the Christchurch Press to remark : —“ There is one poem of Bracken’s that should be quietly interred—-for a time at least. * Not Understood ’ wears badly. It is not in any sense a great poem, and it is becoming soiled by ignoble use. It is in danger of becoming the favourite excuse for those who have failed. The spectacle of the Acting-Premier, with his hand on his heart, a tear in his eye, and a catch in his voice, reciting ‘ Not Understood ’ with a political application, is not so impressive as it was meant to be. This country is coming to understand Sir James Carroll only too well. What it does not understand is why he should be occupying bis present position.” For Chronic Chest Complaints Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is fid. 2s fid.

The floods have brought large number of ducks to the lagoons in this vicinity. The recent heavy flood in the Manawatu has brought down large quantities of drift wood which is being washed up on the beach. The annual stock-taking sale at the Bon Marche, Palmerston North, is now in full swing. Genuine bargains to be found in every department. If you are at all dissatisfied with your present light, purchase a “ Belgica ” lamp from Thomas Rimmer. It will pay you and please you.* Ballast gangs are repairing the railway line at Rangiotu caused by the flood waters. The road is now passable for motor cars and vehicular traffic. An evangelistic mission will be commenced in the local Methodist Church on Monday evening next. The missioner is the Rev. H. Daniel. A hearty invitation to attend is extended to all. ‘ ‘ The Dayman, ’ ’ a Christchurch paper, has printed in full the pamphlet setting out the purpose of the Guild of St. George, compiled by the Vicar of All Saints’, and recommends it for use in other parishes.

The services in the local Methodist Church to-morrow will be conducted in the morning by Mr J. Chrystal and in the evening by the Rev. T. Coatsworth. A young men’s bible class will be held at 2.30 p.m. 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* When a firm give a ten years guarantee with a moderate priced watch, depend on it, they know what they’re doing. Messrs O’Connor and Tydeman advertise in another column a watch with an English gold fill case and back up their claims with a liberal guarantee.* Local residents will be surprised to read the following which appeared in to-day’s Palmerston Times:—“There is a butchers’ war at present in progress at Foxton and best rump steak is retailing at fourpence—which should make a visit from Palmerston householders to Foxton worth while.” The services in All Saints’ Church to-morrow will be 8 a.m. Holy Communion, 11 a.m. Matins and sermon, 7 p.m. Evensong and sermon. The Vicar wishes to remind the members of the Guild of St. George of the resolution to go to Holy Communion at least once a month, and would be glad to see those members who have forgotten to keep this rule, to-morrow at 8 a.m.

Recently we received a letter from Mr P. Galvin, one of the pioneer journalists of the dominion and who, by the way, was one of the founders of the Hawera Star. Many years ago Mr Galvin was chief reporter to the N.Z. Times, and in that capacity he visited this district. Here are bis own words: “I haven’t been to Foxton since the first train went through to Dongburn (10 miles not finished, on horseback). I described the ride and the country for the N.Z. Times, of which I was then chief reporter. After spending some hours in Palmerston with Wallace, secretary of the W.M.R. Coy., I took train to Foxton, boarded the “ Jane Douglas,” and arrived home in about twenty-four hours—thought it a big thing in those days. That was about ’BS or 'B6—’Bs I fancy. Now people grumble it they don’t get from Auckland to Wellington in less time. And I wonder if we are all any happier tor the hustle ? ’Pon my word, I think we were happier in those slower times 1”

The local Borough Council, in common with other local bodies throughout the Dominion, has received from the Health Department a copy of the regulations in connection with the extermination of rats, and at its last meeting decided to ask the residents of the borough to assist the Health Department in carrying out the regulations, failing which steps would be taken to rigidly enforce the provisions of the Act. The regulations provide that where necessary the local authority may, by regulation, require the owner of any premises to take proceedings for the destruction of rats by poisoning or trapping, etc., the removal or obliteration of nests and burrows, the making ot any building as far as possible proof against ingress of rats, and order the removal of any rubbish, etc., that is likely to afford a harbourage for rats. For a breach of these regulations, the owner and occupier are liable to a fine not exceeding £$ for such failure, and a further fine of 10s for every day after the time specified in the requisition during which such failure continues, but in no case shall the fine exceed The Health Department has found it necessary to make these regulations on account of the outbreak of plague which recently took place in Auckland. We hope that local residents will do all in their power to assist the Department in this matter.

Her eyes were pink, her iips were blue! Don’t think me mad 1 this story’s true. Her back was cold—and also hot. She shivered—and perspired a lot. He gave her “Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure,’’ Soon normal was her temperature. She’s better now; and, only think. Her eyes are blue, her lips are pink I 5