LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1021, 25 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. Owing to the continuous rains on the ranges since Saturday last, the rivers are in a flooded condition.

Lloyd’s agency advertises for information concerning Patrick John (otherwise Peter John) Maitland.

To-night the members of the Literary and Debating Society entertain their lady friends —and any other ladies who may happen along—at a social in the Presbyterian Hall.

special meeting of the Borough Council will be held on Thursday evening next to pass resolution authorising the signing and affixing of the Borough seal to loan debenture for Beach road. General business will also be taken.

In the N.Z. Times supplement on Saturday there is an interesting photographic reproduction of a group ot Carterton footballers — the McKenzie Bros. There are Will (Offside Mac), Jack, Bert, Norman and Ted. In the centre of the group is their mother, Mrs McKenzie, who never misses a football match in Carterton, if able to be present, and knows every point of the game.

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.

Interviewed at Christchurch regarding the agitation for the release of Lionel Terry, a former governor of Lyttelton gaol, Mr M. Cleary, declared emphatically that Terry ought not to be at liberty, for he could not be trusted when in gaol. Terry was given special privileges and was kindly treated, but responded by abusing the warders and trying on three occasions to burn down the gaol. Mr Cleary and another gentlemen who is weU acquainted with the prisoner agree in the statement that Terry’s antipathy to the Jewish race is almost as pronounced as his antipathy to the Chinese, and imply that this is an additional reason why the petition for his release be not granted. In reporting on the hemp industry in the Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Mr W. H. Ferris, chief grader, states that it is regrettable to see the manner in which flax is allowed to be cut in many swamps. The flax is cut right down to the butt. As a consequence, the resulting fibre is badly stained; not only this, but the crown of the flax plant, being left exposed to the weather, especially to frosts, its future developement is retarded, if, indeed, a year’s growth is not altogether lost. It is pleasing to report, however, that many millers exercise due supervision over the cutting operations, and see to it that the leaf is cut well from the butt. The result justifies this case many times over. . . . The outlook for millers is more encouraging than it has been for some time. There is a stronger enquiry from oversea buyers, and the tone of the market has decidedly improved. For Influenza take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails, is fid, 2s 6d.

The only person to subscribe to the “George” fund in Eketahuna was a German ! For any line you may require in crockery or ironmongery, birthday or wedding presents, try Rimmer’s.* A beautiful assortment ot electroplate goods, brooches, engagement rings, etc., at Parkes’ jewellery establishment. Main St.* The hearing of the slander case, Mouckton v. Byron Brown, is fixed for the 26th prox., at Palmerston North. The next meeting of the Foxton Harbour Board will be held in the Council Chamber on Thursday evening. Mr Arthur Wiffen is contesting the Wairau seat in the liberal interests, and has already commenced the campaign. Articles have been signed for a sculling race between Barry and Fogwell for aside. The race is to be rowed on September nth. On our back page to-day will be found the following interesting reading matter: —“South Africa’s Perils,” ‘‘Ruined Romance,” and “Sporting.” “Lying in this courtis becoming an accomplishment,” remarked Mr C. C. Kettle, the S.M. at Auckland, recently ; “people come here and lie without turning a hair.” Something to warm you these cold nights ! What’s that? Why good dry matai or State coal. _ A ring on ’phone 35, or a note left at Nye’s coal yard will bring it to your door.*

It’s a shame and a disgrace to Bingville to have its church members try to kill their pastor by slow starvation. Subscribe for the Bugle and pay your preacher what you owe him if you expect to get to heaven. —Bingville Bugle (U.S. A.) The vexed problem of Dressmaking is solved by C. M. Ross and Co. in this issue. They are offering in their advertisement Ladies’ Costumes of high grade quality at 21/-. It will pay buyers to see these and other bargains now offered at the Bon Marche, Palmerston North.* Even the sacred precincts of the Napier Hospital are not respected by the measles germ. Two children who have been in the institution for some time past for other treatment suddenly developed measles, and had to be isolated.

At Palmerston S.M. Court yesterday, a native named Pine Amimi was charged with stealing from another native named Akonga Mohi, ,£3B in money and a cheque and pocket-book of a total value of ,£3B 4s gd. Accused, who pleaded not guilty, was not represented by counsel, and was committed for trial to the Supreme Court. Mr Keir Hardie, Labour M.P. ior Merthyr, slates that the National Insurance Bill is doomed. Mr Lloyd-George’s health is giving way under the strain of conducting the Bill through the House. The defects of the measure are more serious than was imagined. The Daily Chronicle says the fate of the Insurance Bill hangs in the balance.

Conversation overheard in Devon street, New Plymouth : Bill meets Lily. “’Lolil,’' says Bill. “’Lobil,” says Inly. “Ouryerdoin’ ?” “Oh, orlrite.” “Wotcherdoin’ t’nite ?” “I’dno. Think I’m gowiuup to Inzer’s plyce.” “Ooosgoin’ withyer?” “I’dno.” “S’pose I meetyer at the posoffice?” “Not ’finoit. Meetyer at th’orspital at ’arfpasseven t’night.” “Righto, s’long.” “Tute flutey,” —Taranaki Herald.

Sir John Quick, of Victoria, who is a recognised authority on Australian constitutional law, interviewed by the Evening Standard, said there were already signs of a reaction in Australia from the Labour party’s revolutionary policy. This was due to the proposal to amend the Constitution in a manner tending to destroy the States and to centralise the governing powers and functions in the Federal Parliament. The Labour party, Sir John stated, was now in an awkward position, and was unable to give effect to its policy. It must play a waiting game until the elections.

The editor of the London Spectator (Mr St. Loe Strachey) at a meeting of the National League for Opposing Women Suffrage, said that, although heart and soul with the movement, there was nothing he disliked more than making an anti-suffrage speech, and be told the tale of an American husband who was advised by the doctor to send his sick wife to a warm climate. “Will Florida do ?” he asked. “Oh, no,” said the doctor; “something warmer than that.” “South California ?” “No, warmer than that.” Then the husband disappeared, and returned with an axe. “You hit her, doctor,” he said ; “I can’t.” In the course of his remarks at the Free Public Library recently, the Mayor of Dunedin said : “The great brain races of the world are the Jews, the Border Scotch—l mean the Lowlanders —and the Chinese, and in the same ratio as to brain power is the love of literature and learning.” A smile ran across the faces of the listeners, and Mr Burnett continued : “ You laugh at the mention of the Chinese, but 1 may tell you that as proof of their love of books that when the treasure house of Korea was entered some years ago there were found Chinese books of rare value, worked in pure silver upon costly silk, and beautifully got up, worth thousands of pounds for their workmanship alone. People do not put that labour and thought into the preparation of books unless they love them.”

Whitebait is reported to be coming up the river, and already several small catches are reported* The flood waters, however, interfere with netting operations. Last evening Edward Colton, aiA old-age pensioner, walked over edge of the wharf at Rona Bay, Wellington, and, though assistance was promptly given, was drowned. The Seeds Bill is to be introduced by the Minister for Agriculture (the Hon. T. Mackenzie) in the coming session. This will be a measure to regulate the sale of seeds, and an endeavour to deal generally with this matter, which has been before the dominion farmers for some time. The Queen of the South arrived from Wellington this morning and the Kennedy, coal laden, from Westport. The latter vessel will leave for Westport to-night tor a further cargo of coal. The Wakatu is expected from Wellington to-morrow, and the Waverly from Grey mouth. The bar and liver are reported good* y-

The Feilding Star, possibly the most ’ modest —so far as the editorial “ we ” is concerned—of all journals on the West Coast, reports the illness of a Makino settler, but states that a sign of convalescence is apparent in that the patient is anxious to get the Feilding Star at the hospital.—We hope the patient may recover. The South Canterbury A. and P. Association paid towards last year’s salary of the Education Board’s agricultural instructor, and will repeat the experiment this year on condition that the instructor gives three lectures to farmers. No such luck as this comes the way of the Wanganui Board.

A correspondent urges the necessity of a call wire being erected from the court house to the police station. He explains that it is necessary at times to ring up the police on some urgent matter, but they are ®)t always at the office. If the wire were connected with the senior constable’s residence, a distance of about 50 yards, it would be much appreciated by the public. At the Magistrate’s Court, Palmerston North, yesterday, Arthur Harold Bunn, law clerk, lately in the employ of Bell, Gully and Cooper, solicitors, was charged with thefts from his employers of the following amounts on divers dates ros, £ l , ,£3 3s, £3> £3 12s 6d, 9s 6d, Bs, 16s, £1 is 6d, ,£1 os 6d, ss, £3 10s, 30s 265, 325, 20s, 9s, 22s 6d, 355, 5s 2d, £3 ss. Accused pleaded guilty and was committed sentence at the next sitting of the Supreme Court at Wellington. Bail was refused. A Pahiatua dairy farmer speaking to a representative of this journal recently, said he did not think there was a butter ring operating in New Zealand. The present prices were due to the scarcity ot the commodity owing to last season’s drought, He said Pahiatua retail firms had barely sufficient supplies on hand to meet requirements. Further, it wouffi not pay a ring to hold up stocks? because next month the factories would be busy again. In reply to a question, he said he did not think it would pay the farmers to go in for winter miiking. as the extra labour and expense entailed would be too great. Eleven pence to one shilling per pound for butter fat during the summer months was good enough. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is 6d, 2s fid. Read Rimmer’s advertisement, and buy a glass jar of honey for 1/.*