The Manawatu Herald. Thursday, October 12, 1911.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1055, 12 October 1911, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Thursday, October 12, 1911.

Albany, the English sculler, easily defeated Jack Arnst by four lengths in the race on the Thames. Mr Byron Brown’s tip for the first ballot: Field 1, Brown 2, Robertson 3, Moucktou 4. An inmate of the Porirua Mental Hospital beat a fellow inmate to death on Saturday night. The victim’s name is John W. Henderson. HA first offending inebriate was convicted and discharged at the local police court this morning and ordered to leave the town forthwith. Mr Hornblow J.P. presided. The Ladies’ Guild of All Saints’ Church intend holding a large garden party at the vicarage on Wednesday, December 6 th. Further particulars will be advertised at a later date. It is expected that the Napier gaol will be closed within the next few weeks in furtherance of the centralisation scheme. The prisoners at present confined there will be sent to the new prison farm in the Auckland district. Says the Sydney Sun of October Ist : Mr Harry Floyd (well known in the sculling world) is long overdue from his trip to the Old Country, and it is still believed that he is on board the missing steamer Rosedale. News of him is anxiously awaited. Mr Byron Brown told his hearers on Monday night that he was not a strong Party man, and that if elected he would vote for good measures, no matter which side of the House brought them forward. The Timaru A. and P. Association supports the Manawatu proposal that part of the totalisator tax should be used as subsidies to agricultural associations to encourage horse breeding. The flooring of the big Town Hall in Wellington, though only about eight years old, is found to be badly decayed with dry rot. Cause : Rimu timber and no ventilation. Moral ; Build your houses well oft the ground. For that hacking cough a t night :ake Tonking’s Linseed Emulsion—rom all chemists and stores, is fid is 6d, 4s 6d, 2 Read Rimmer’s replace advertisenent, soap extract xfipkt for ls. #

Several dairy farms iu the Manawatu have recently been sold at /,6o an acre. A farm of eighty acres between Feilding and Awahuri, which was sold twelve months ago at ,£45 an acre, has just changed hands at an acre.

Leu Marryatt and Robert Brotherstone were charged at the Palmerston N. S.M. Court with having travelled on the train between Woodville and Palmerston without paying their fares. Guard Burrell stated that the accused paid their fares after he had experienced some trouble with them. Each were fined £l, with costs £1 is 6d.

When Mr Brown said at his meeting that the two men iu the Second Ballot would be Brown and Field, a questioner wanted to know if he didn’t give the Labour candidate a chance. Mr Brown said that he did.uot. The Labour candidate was a decent little fellow, and he wouldn’t say anything against him, but he didn’t think he had a chance. He would be third.

Mr Isitt, M.P., effectually silenced an interjector at the meeting in the Opera House at Palmerston N., on Monday, says the Standard. The man had been monotonously reiterating the word “rot!” The lecturer stopped short in his discourse. Well, my man,” he said, “if you are suffering from that, sheep dip is a very good cure.’’ The retort fairly convulsed the audience.

A lad about XSJ2 years of age escaped from the Weraroa State Farm on Tuesday last. He commandeered the manager’s bicycle and reachd Foxtou. To a resident he unfolded a plausible tale about being sent in search of another absconder, and night coming on, was treated hospitably and given a bed. While dreaming of freedom to roam abroad he was aroused by the local police and subsequently returned to his guardians. In the case where the Municipal Council of Johannesburg sued Stewart and Company, and their guarantors, Beardmore and Company, claiming ,£400,000 for failing to complete the installation of an engineering and electrical plant, the Court Session at Edinburgh decreed that Beradmore and Stewart were jointly liable for ,£11,134, which was the extent of the liability guaranteed by Beardmore’s, and that Stewart’s were also liable for ,£225,043. Further evidence of the long arm of the law. Constable Woods, a few clays ago, was visiting a district flaxmill in search of a “ wanted,” and in looking down the list of names ot employees, noticed one gazetted for an offence in Nelson in 1905. Further investigation elicited the fact that the man bearing the name coincided with the one who had been fined but had not paid up. The constable managed to collect the fine amounting to £6 18s. All parties are now satisfied.

Our readers will note with interest the very fine programme outlined in our advertising columns tor the opening of the new Coronation Town Hall. Some old favourites from Palmerston, together with some new talent, promises a very delightful first part, one very prominent feature of which will be the number by Miss Millar, a gifted vocalist and prize medalist, who has won golden opinions from all those who have had the privilege of hearing her. We shall deal more fully with the various items in a future issue. The pictures lor the second part are to be some of the best of Messrs John Fuller and Son’s far famed series, as is already wellknown. The Council are going to run their own picture show every week, and when we say that they have made arraugemeuls with Messrs Fuller for a weekly change, the public can rest assured that they will be well catered for, and as the Council has laid down one of the most up-to-date plants for picture shows, there is every reason to believe that our local entertainment will be equal to anything in the Dominion, A meeting of the General Committee of the Presbyterian Church was held in the Foxton Presbyterian Church Hall on Monday morning last. Representatives from Glen Oroua, Rangiotu, Tiakitahuna, and Foxton were present. The balance sheet for last 12 months, showing a balance to credit alter meeting all engagemeuts, was adopted. The financial statement was considered very satisfactory, and the accounts passed lor payment. A discussion on the increased rates on the manse property brought out the opinion that the valuation was far too high, the rates being increased by 250 per cent., a sub-committee was appointed to go into the whole question of the valuation and report. A general expression of appreciation was made of the good work done by the publication of the “Quarterly Visitor,” the organ of the local church, and the hope that it w’ould long continue to exercise the same healthy influence that has characterised it in the past. The company were the guests of Mr and Mrs Aitken at the manse for luncheon.

Bribery m a nation is like scrofulous in a family—it takes generations to outgrow it. Vote for Byron Brown.*

Don’t support a corrupt administration, or Nemesis will be revenged on you and yours. Vote for Byron Brown.'"'

Perreau’s Family Cake is the cake for quality. Have you tried one.*

Wanted 150 flax cutters to use. a new patent flax hook, best on the market, sold by Thomas Rimmer * Tonking’s Linseed Emulsion —the only certain cure, from all chemists and stores, Is fid, 2s fid, 4s fid. I

Welcome rain commenced to fall throughout this district today.

A number of local bowlers were present at the opening of the Shannon green yesterday, and spent a very enjoyable time. At the request of a number of dancers, it has been decided to hold another social and dance in St. Mary’s Hall on Wednesday, October 25th.

The Pawelka hunt has extended to Greymouth. On Tuesday night a vessel which bad arrived during the day from Lyttelton was searched for the escaped convict, but no evidence was forthcoming that Pawelka had ever been near the ship. The police, it is stated, acted on advice received from Lyttelton. Anarchists attempted to derail thirty trains in Eastern Bengal. They tore up eighteen feet of,railways in order to wreck the Darjiling mail, which was crowded, those travelling including several high officials returning from holidays. A goods train preceding the mail was completely wrecked, the driver and fireman being seriously injured. No boats are expected at the local port for at least a week. Great inconvenience is being caused to tradesmen and others and already there is a shortage of coal for domestic purposes. The coastal vessels line the Wellington wharves on all sides. The coastal steamer Opawa is to leave Wellington at midnight to-night for Blenheim, where she will lay up till the trouble has passed.