LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1003, 6 February 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dr. Martin, of Palmerston North, was a visitor to the beach on Sunday, and expressed surprise and pleasure at the local seaside resort which he considers an ideal locality lor convalescents. Mr Tom Hewison, E.E.8., who has just been elected by the people Mayor of Port Agusta for the tenth time, holds the Australian record for length ot service. Eight terms were served continuously.

Among the residents at the seaside are Mr and Mrs Nathan and family (Palmerston North). Mrs Dr McCallum and family (Feilding), Mrs Devine and family, Mrs A. Bennett and family (Palmerston North.) • It is not generally known that a durable wood for fencing posts can be obtained by steeping pinus iusignis in coal tar. The tar is used cold, and the timber is steeped in it for a fortnight, and becomes thoroughly impregnated. It has been found that the posts will last in the ground for years.

Members of the Mauavvatu Motor Cycle Club had a run to Foxtou from Palmerstou last Sunday. Upon arrival here, the party boarded Mr Dauiell’s launch and proceeded to the Beach, where they spent an enjoyable day, and returned to Palmerstou in the evening. Several minor mishaps occurred to the cyclists and their machines.

A valuable diamond held is now being worked in Australia, and parcels of diamonds are regularly being sent to cutters in Amsterdam. It is said that Capetown, in New South Wales, promises to be an active held lor years yet. The Deep Shaft mine there has been worked with success tor four years, and annually thousands of carats of diamonds are won from it.

A resident of Macraes (Otago) recently purchased from a travelling circus a bird known as an Australian crane. He installed the stranger in his poultry yard, with the result that his iowls and ducks, and also those of the neighbours, stampeded. Up to the present very few of the birds have ventured back to their roosts, aud the owners are demanding the instant execution of the queerlooking specimen of the feathered race.

A visitor to the seaside, who claims a knowledge of things nautical, said he was astonished to see the pilot lauch leave for bar sounding work without having a life-belt or an oar aboard, He said if the engines went wrong as is common with oil engines ■ the pilot aud his assistant would be in a very perilous plight. He added that the Harbour Board should not allow the boat to proceed from its moorings unless the oars and lifebelt are stowed aboard. We pass the information on to the Board.

If you want to do well, live well keep well, eat well and look well eat Perreau’s Bermaline Bread.*

Every gas consumer should use a patent gas lighter. Saves time and matches. On exhibition at i. Rimmers.*

If you want the best meat at lowest possible prices; tell Cook ana Co. to call. Customers waited on daily.*

Ask persistently for the Roslyn Writing Tablets.*

On the fourth page of this issue will be found the following interesting reading matter: —“The. Right of Free Speech,’' “ A Revolting Case,” “ News and Notes.” We are asked to announce that the Presbyterian Ladies’ Guild will meet at Mrs Hornblow’s residence to-morrow afternoon. As this is the first meeting this year, a full attendance is requested. Coromandel’s oldest resident, Mr J. Barrett, died last week. He was born at Manchester, England, and came to the colony with his parents in the ship Sir George Seymour, reaching Auckland in November, 1847.

The ordinary meeting of the Foxton Harbour Board will be held at Palmerston on Thursday next, at 2 p.m. Business : General, and to consider what action is to be taken in reference to the Bill for presentation to Parliament.

A delegate from the Eithgow strikers, who is at present touring New Zealand, was present at the half-yearly meeting of the Flaxmill Employees’ Union on Saturday afternoon soliciting assistance on behalf of the strikers. It was decided to make a donation ot and more at a future date, if needed. The local School Committee decided last night to hold the annual school picnic in the Ashhurst domain, near the beautiful Manawatu Gorge, on Monday, 19th instant. In order that the children shall be well provided for in the way of edibles and trophies, the public is invited to give donations, which will be received by Mr Horublow (chairman) or Mr Betty (secretary). The cheese industry has received an impetus from the high prices that are being realised on the Home market, and a considerable extension of the factory system on this coast is immineut. The New Zealand Dairy Union is contemplating erecting a factory at Otaki, and similar establishments are to be erected at Kuku and Otaki under separate managements, while negotiations are being completed for another at Te Horo.

A man named D. McGill, employed at Messrs Gibbs and Nimmo’s flaxmill, narrowly escaped being burnt to death at an early hour on Monday morning. Another employee who occupied a lent near McGill’s, smelt something burning, and upon investigation louud the mattrass upon which McGill was lying, on tire. McGill’s arm and portion ot the body was severely burnt. His injuries will incapacitate him from work for a tew weeks.

Speaking at the strikers mass meeting on the Basin Reserve, Wellington, on Sunday last, Mr Reardon, one ot the strike leaders, was referring to Inspector Fuller when some one interjected “ tar and feather him (Fuller).” Reardon said he had heard ot a better one than that; “ Send him to the destructor to feed the dogs .Mt'.!." If this is the sentiment of the class oi man who stands in the forefront of the Labour, is it any wonder that public sympathy is against the strikers.

The half-yearly meeting of the Manawatu Flaxmill Employees’ Union was held at Palmerston on Saturday afternoon. An offer was received for the use ot an office tree at Devin, for six months, and the use ot the Town Hall for meetings if the Uniou would shift its office from Palmerston North to Devin. It was decided that the resident who made the offer be accorded a hearty vote of thanks, but that the uniou cannot see its way to have its office at Devin. The question was then discussed of removing to Shannon or remaining in Palmerston North, and it was decided that a ballot be taken on the matter at an early date.

There was a fair attendance at the Masonic Hall last night, when Brigadier Glover, delivered an address on the social work of the Salvation Army. The Mayor (Mr G. H. stiles) presided and referred to the good work the army was doing in uplifting humanity. Brigadier Glover gave facts and figures in connection with the various army institutions in New Zealand, Australia and throughout the world, Interspersed with personal remiuescinces. He said that 30,000 had passed through the army rescue homes during 21 years, 75 per cent, of whom had turned out satisfactorily. Fifteen hundred discharged prisoners had passed through the prison gate homes,] and seventy-five per cent, of these were satisfactory. TouchNew Zealand he said the army had rescue and maternity homes in Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin aud Auckland; girls’ homes in Welliugton in which there were fifty children ; girls’ home in Middlemarch in which there were 40 girls. In these homes the inmates r are educated up to the Government requirements, and trained in domestic duties. There is a boys' home in Eltham, with 40 inmates, all doing well. A boys’ home will be opened at Island Bay (Wellington) early this year. He also referred to the various ramifications of the Army in visiting aud relief •work, police court work, etc., of which Mrs Brigadier Glover is the New Zealaud secretary of the women’s social work. The speaker was accorded a vote of thanks, and the meeting closed with the singing of the Doxology. The services on Sunday, also conducted by Brigadier Glover, were well attended.

Perreau’s Milk Loaf is the Loaf of the day. Try it.

A meeting of managers of the local Presbyterian Church will be held to-morrow night, Mr Charles D. Stuart, a wellknown Picton draper, died suddenly on Saturday morning, aged 68 years.