LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1089, 4 January 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In the Rugby match Ireland v. France fhe former won by 11 points to 3. The ordinary meeting of the .Moutoa Drainage Board will be held to-morrow night at 745 o’clock.

The police report that except lor two arrests for drunkenness, the crowd which celebrated New Year was very orderly.

The local Borough Band serenaded a number of residents on New Year’s morning and lustilv blew the old year out. Despite the heavy traffic on the railways during the holidays, all the trains rau well up to time and there were no casualties. The vital statistics for Foxton for the past month, quarter and year are as follows: Births 5, quarter 13, year 65; deaths 1, quarter 8, year 20; marriages 1, quarter 5, year 19.

On our fourth page to-day will be found the following reading matter: “Humorous Election Incident,’’ “liberal Land Policy,” and “The Fly-flat Medium.” A little girl sprang oil a train which \yas travelling at full speed through the Richmond station near Melbourne. She was picked up uninjured. Owing to the recent heavy rains the flax swamps are inundated with water. In some of the swamps the water is from one foot to three feet deep. All the city and many suburban hairdressers of Melbourne have increased the price of hair cutting to one shilling. The shaving tariff remains at threepence. The Hairdressers’ Association has agreed to pay a minimum wage of

The Stratford Post refers to a new method of protecting a crop from the small birds by tethering a number of cats on a string, thus enabling them to wander about in the paddock as occasion arises. The idea, it is stated, works admirably. The Japanese warships Asa and Soza arrived at Auckland -from Fiji on Tuesday afternoon. The Asa was formerly the Bazan and the Soza the Variag, captured by the Japanese in the war with Russia. They are now on a training cruise for midshipmen. They leave Auckland about January Bth for Sydney. Among the visitors at the seaside from Palmerston North are Mr Hodder and family, Mr Anderson and family, Mr Dahl and family, Mr Dane and family, Mr Nairn and family, Mr Burgess and family, Mrs E. Nash and r ami!y. Every house is occupied and there aie a number of visitors at Langley’s private hotel. The heavy rains last week caused the lakes near the beach to rise and a large volume of water found its way to the river along the drain. The extra volume of water in the lakes caused the eels to migrate to the sea and thou-, sands of these uncanny water snakes of all sizes could be seen travelling seaward. As the tide receded hundreds were left wriggling on. the river beach and the youngsters had great sport spearing them. The Maoris secured them by the sackful and carted them away to be dried and preserved.

The most important branch of school life, said Professor David in an address in Sydney last week, is the development of a sound body, without which a sound mind is unattainable. He urged the great value of school games iu the development of character where the sport was clean and manly, “and,” he continued, “we must include the noble art of self-defence so long as it does not degenerate into exhibitions of more or Jess brutality.” He strongly deprecated prize-fighting, which had nothing to do with the finer sides of character that were developed in games where discipline and unselfishness were demanded.

It is as well that judgment debtors should know that they are expected to furnish the Court with a statement of their earnings since judgment was first obtained for the debt, A case in point cropped up at Havvera, when a judgment debtor said that he could not give an accurate account of his financial position. The Magistrate said judgment debtors would not give the necessary particulars, and expected the Court to .know what their earnings had been. He noticed that in the City Courts a large notice, in red ink, was stamped on the summonses, cautioning the debtors that they m*st give an exact account of their earnings, and the days on which they had worked since the judgment was obtained. He thought that this was a very good plan, for tip to the present nothing seemed to be able to make the persons supply the Court with the desired information. daily.*

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Several cases of shop lifting- affe reported locally; " S .... The Borough Council will nu !||| on Monday next at 7.30 to deal with general-business. I/hst year nine vessels were. wrecked on the New South Wales coast and fifty-one lives lost Appropriate services were held at all the local churches last Sunday and there were good attendances.

The Opposition leaders met in conference at Wellington this week, but no information has beeff' given to the press.

The Rev. J. C. Mill, or Pahiatua, will conduct the services at the local Presbyterian Church next Sunday.

Australasia has won the Davis Tennis Cup contest, defeating the American challengers right through. . If the holder'of the cash register ticket number 707 will call at Messrs P. Henuessy and Co’s, a valuable oil painting will be given in exchange lot it.* Mr Yates, of the Whitaunui mill, Moutoa, has been busy for some time perfecting a tow shaking machine. The first experiment will be made with it during the coming month.

A committee meeting of the local Horticultural Society will be held in the Coronation Hall supper room to-morrow night*, to* arrange the catalogue for the, autumn show.

A familiar figure— at least to 4 Foxton travellers—at the Aramoho f railway, junction, is stationmaster >! Rodie. Despite the hustle at that busy railway centre, he still wears a cheery look and dispatches his trains with the same punctuality as he did the Foxton-Palmerston express.

A monster eel, weighing 23lbs, 4ft yiu long and with a girth of ryin, was captured by Mr T. Dahl at the beach last week. The monster was in a pool near the new bridge across the creek which drains the lakes. It broke the spear and was only captured after it had been shot.

At Melbourne yesterday Eng* laud won the second test match with eight wickets to spare. The scores were: Australia's first innings 184, second 299 ; England's l first innings 265, and 219 for two wickets in the second innings. There was an attendance of over 18,000 present.

The s.s. Waverly arrived laden Irom Westport last night. She negotiated the bar two hours before high water, drawing Bft 3in. The Queen is expected from Wellington to-morrow and the Kia Toa from Westport. f The Gertie is expected from Greymouth on Monday. Mr Mills who is assisting with the Adventist mission at Foxtou,’ met with a painful accident whilsl cycling to the Beach on New Year’s Day. When negotiating, s rough portion of the road, near the fence the grip of the handle' ~ slipped off and the rider ’ fell against the fence. His face was " badly cut with the barbed wire, - which necessitated medical attention.

Religious tolerance,is evidently a prominent characteristic of the Maori. During the Christmas season many tribes and hapus gathered together at Te Ore Ore, near Masterton, to take part in a “religious conference” for Catholics, Anglicans, Non-con-formists, Mormons, the Church of the Seven Rules, of Jehovah, and presumably- .a«y-othgjL..secfs' which number natives among their adherents. News has been received oI the total destruction by fire of the famous carved Takitumu at Tablelands, Martin-: borough. From the meagre particulars available it appears that Takitumu has been razed to the ground. It is understood that at the time of the fire, xo p.m. on Sunday, there was only one native about the place. The origin of the fire is a mystery. The police are conducting an investigation.

The war between Italy and Turkey has led to a tragedy of au unusual nature. In St. Petersburg an Ottoman girl, Tawa Komiko, was receiving her education. As soon as .hostilities - 1 began the young lady prepared to return to her country, but as , funds were wanting her departuai ' * was delayed. Then came the announcement of the fall of Tripoli* with the result that the girl was in a state of despair. She seemed to think that her country would never recover itself. She said she could never survive the disaster,, and her friends kept her under close surveillance. The girl, however, managed to evade her guardians, and threw herself out of a window. Just before her death she regained consciousness, and was able to murmur; “I cannot survive my country’s misfortune, I wish to die.” Ask persistently for. the Rcslyn, y Writing Tablets.* Perreau’s Milk Loaf is the \- l Loaf of the day. Try it. j

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T. Rimmer has a full stock off goods for ’Xmas presents. Call in j and we will show you round-*

If in want of Birthday, Wedding 1 or other gifts, go to Pauses’, the I ■ jeweller, tne shop for presents.* i 1

Every gas consumer should use a i.patent gas lighter. Saves time and ! L , matches. On exhibition at Rimmers.* f Thomas Rimmer, of the Red'i House, announces the arrival or j ' their Christmas goods.' Articles / ? appropriate for Festive gifts are at | present largely stocked, j A of their advertisement is advised. ' - ljj|