LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1024, 1 August 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.

Mrs W. Barber advertises for a good general servant. There is a shortage of butter in London, and Danish butter has advanced two krouers.

Naoum Pasha, Turkish Ambassador in France, dropped dead whilst sitting at cards in the Union Club at Paris on Saturday.

The death occurred in Palmerston yesterday morning of the son of the Rev, Innes-Jones, of Feilding. The lad was operated on for appendicitis lately, the case being a very serious one from the outset. The Nelson youth, who by his parents’ orders refused to register for military service on conscientious scruples, has paid his fine and is leaving New Zealand by the Tongariro to avoid compliance.

The subject of debate at the local Debating Society’s meeting to-night is: “Should Asiatics be excluded from New Zealand?’’ Mr J. E. Rough will take the affirmative and Mr Gibbs the negative.

Arthur Harold Bunn, solicitor, of Palmerston North, who was remanded to Wellington for sentence, came before Mr Justice Chapman on Saturday, and was sentenced to twelve months’ on charges of theft of amounts totaling £2 28. At a meeting of the Opposition party at Woodville on Friday evening, the names of S. Bolton and J- E. Escott were submitted for selection as candidates to run for the Pahiatua seat in the Opposition interest at the general election. The voting resulted : Escott 15, Bolton n. Mr Escot’ is a farmer in Woodville, and a prominent member of the Farmers’ Union.

In the House of Commons last week Mr Sheehy called attention to Mr London, alleging that in the House he had said Mr Wm. O’Brien was descended from Nagle, the informer. Mr Lundon refused to withdraw the statement, and Mr O’Brien shouted ;— u Then you are an infamous liar and scoundrel.” On the speaker’s attention being called to the incident he professed that he did not hear Mr Luudon’s insinuation.

The Herditary Titles Prevention Bill, introduced by Mr E. Newman, member for Mauawatu, is designed as its name implies, to prevent any person resident in New Zealand from accepting a title which can be handed down from father to son. Mr Newman is desirous that the Bill shall not be debated until Sir Joseph Ward is present, and has had the dale of the second reading put off until August 23, by which time it is understood the Prime Minister will be in attendance.

For Influenza take W oods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails, is 6d, 2s fid.

For the quarter ending June 30 last there were 6855 girls and 7748 boys, a total of 14,603, on the primary school rolls in the Wanganui Education District. The average attendance totalled 6040 girls and 6919 boys, a total of 12,959, or 88.74 roll. There are 182 female adult teachers and 175 male adult teachers in the Board’s service, 52 female pupil-teachers, and 21 male pupil-teachers, 19 female probationers and 4 male probationers—a total of 453 teachers. For Children’s Hacking Cough at night, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is 6d and 2s 6d.

An old man named O. H. Ross, 71 years of age, appeared before Mr A. Crooke, S.M., at Wanganui, on Friday on a charge of sending indecent pictures through the post. The pictures, ostensibly his own draughtsmanship, were accompanied by letters and were sent a to married woman with whom he was on friendly terms. Expert evidence was called as to the hand-vvriting. Some letters of which the woman was imputed to be the author were denied by that lady, while Ross, though admitting certain correspondence to be in his handwriting, denied writing other matter. The Magistrate came to the conclusion that Ross had sent the drawing, but considering his age and other circumstances, inflicted a fine of ,£ls. Leave to appeal was granted, and security was fixed at 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.*

For any line you may require in crockery or ironmongery, birthday or wedding presents, try Rimraer’s.*

Mr Brewer advertises several properties for sale.

A child’s white necklet is advertised for.

Clean Sweep Sale of toys and fancy goods at Mrs Husse., ’s. Must be sold before August 12th.*

The following are the vital statistics for Foxton for July : Births, eight; marriages, three ; deaths, nil.

Mrs Hussey notifies by advertisement that she has disposed of her stationery business to Mr Parkes as from September Ist. Mr A. A. Brown’s flaxmill at Waikanae will shortly be in full swing it being Mr Brown’s intention to commence cutting next week. The local flaxmillers who draw their supplies of green leaf from the Montoa Estate received notice yesterday that catting was to be re-commenced as from to-day.

The latest appropriate marriage announcement : Miss F. Leakey to Mr T, Cami. And married by the Rev B. A. Stillwater, too ! An auction sale of assigned stock of drapery, clothing, boots and shoes is advertised to take place in Perreau’s Buildings on Thursday next. Mrs Edwards, oueot the pioneer settlers of Moutoa, has decided to remove to Foxton and has taken up her residence in Robinson Street. Mrs Edwards settled in Moutoa in IS7I. A special meeting of the Borough Council will be held tomorrow night, at 7.30 o’clock, to consider tenders for erection of oil engine and dynamo at the Town Hall.

A political forecast made by Mr J. F. Arnold at Dunedin last Friday night:—“ When the present party move on one side, as no doubt they will within a short period, the party which will take the place of the present administration will not be the reactionary party, but a more progressive party than we have had. Mr D, J. Williams, flaxmiller, of Waimaugaroa, Westport, is on a visit to Foxton. His object is to inspect the mills and pick up information that may be useful to him in his own district. In conversation with Mr Williams, he informed our representative that the mills he had inspected so far were very up-to-date, particularly the Whitauuui mill.

On Friday afternoon Mr C. Kenny, who lives on the shores of Tory Channel, picked up on the beach a bottle containing the following message, addressed to a Timaru resident, Mr G. T Johnston : —“ Boat capsized three miles from Timaru.” The discovery was reported to the harbourmaster at Timaru, who replied : ‘‘ Circumstances correct. Preserve message.” A strange case was heard before the Sydney Divorce Court last week. The court granted the husband a divorce because his wife left him and declined all overtures tojreturn on Ihigh moral grounds. She had formed an affection for another man and did not think it right to live with her husband while a feeling for another existed. The judge said that though there was not the slightest suggestion of immorality or impropriety by the wife she had commmitted an offence against the law, and the Court must grant a divorce. A visitor to Foxton yesterday was the Rev S. Barnett, formerly (15 years ago) Methodist minister here. After 13 years of Methodist ministry, Mr Barnett voluntarily retired, and for seven years has been an ardent student of occultism. He informs us that for five years past he has studied and lectured throughout England, Scotland, South Africa, and is now taking New Zealand. For a month or so he will be in Palmerston North lecturing and lesson-giving on his subject, and hopes to professionally visit Foxton while there. If so, many old residents will be able to renew associations. Fifteen years ago, he says, Foxton was “down at heel,” flax ,£l2 per ton, and everybody poor. To-day the town is scarce recognisable in its new size and style. In his day the Methodist schoolroom was erected. It is pleasant to record the impressions of former residents, especially when they tell in favour of the present.

At the Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning, the Rev G. K. Aitken made reference to the passing of Mr T. E. Taylor. The preacher said : “I cannot think of any better illustration oi witnessing for Christ in a whole-hearted enthusiastic manner than that of the man whose death New Zealand is mourning to-day. Whatever his qualifications, or whatever his weaknesses Mr Thomas E. Taylor, it will be conceded, was thoroughly in earnest. The work he did was ever in the interests oi righteousness, and the generations yet to come will know his name as a champion of right. And the work he has done will ever stand as a monument of his earnestness and sincerity, while the excellent example he has set ought to be an inspiration to us to a higher service and a more earnest devotion in the work to which God is calling us," At the conclusion of the service, the organist, Mrs Wrigley, played Page’s funeral march, the congregation standing as a mark of respect to the memory of deceased.

Phosphou is an emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites and is the finest nerve, bone, fat and muscle builder known. 2

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

A beautiful assortment ot electroplate goods, brooches, engagement rings, etc., at Parkes’ jewellery establishment, Main St.*

Irish Nationalist Home Rule funds will receive some as New Zealand’s contribution. Mr Martin Kennedy, treasurer of the fund, cabled ,£4500 yesterday to Mr John Redmond, in addition to already remitted. There is yet about to come in, A cordial send-off was given the Irish delegates —Messrs Redmond, Hazleton, and Donovan —on their departure from New Zealand by the Manuka last Friday. Among the party on the wharf were Sir Jas. Carroll, Mr Martin Kennedy, and the members of the local committee. The cornet player on board the steamer played appropriate Irish airs and the crowd on the wharf joined in the chorus.

In a recent address delivered in Melbourne, Mr Yung Liang Hwang, Chinese Consul General for Australia, and late of Wellington said :—“ Our people are different from the Europeans, chiefly in colour. A few years later we may be able to say different only in colour. Our people have physical and mental activity. Our people have some ot the greatest qualifications. None have all the qualifications the best civilised men of the world have. The Chinese have brains also. They can study out things just as well as anyone else. They have big ambition, ambition for education, for good homes, for wealth, for comfort, for luxury, for pleasure, just as much as the white men of any nation. I do not know whether the Peace Society will help us to the time when we shall understand each other and there will be no war, but I do know what will help us. Unless we have the spirit of Christianity and learn to return good for evil, peace among the nations is only a dream.

In an article in the British Medical Journal, Dr. Hill, who lectured on physiology at the London Hospital, makes a very interesting statement regarding the nutritive value of the so-called standard of whole-meal bread. He states that he took two lots of rats (25 in each lot), and fed each lot for three weeks, the one lot on standard flour and the other on ordinary white flour. The results were surprising for the white flour rats almost all lost weight and looked ill, while the standard flour rats almost all gained weight and looked well. Ten of the white flour rats and five of the standard flour rats died during the course of the experiment. The total gain in the white flour rats was 114 grams, and in the standard flour ones 373 grams. Dr Hill says: “It seems clear that either our standard flours contained something essential to growth which was not in the white flour, or that white flour contained something detrimental for example improvers.” It makes one anxious—any loss of weight. Phosphoi. will rebuild a constitution. Large bottles sold by all chemists. 5