LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1010, 22 February 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Don’t forget the Bowling Club carnival and art union next Wednesday. The event of the year.* The ordinary meeting of the local school committee will be held this evening. A howling gale raged throughout this district on Tuesday night and yesterday.

We correct an error in our last issue. The Lenten services at All Saints’ Church ou Wednesdays are 7.30 a.m. Holy Commuuiou, 7.30 p.m. evensong and Lenten addiess. It is understood that Mr B. Fryberg is goiug to make au attempt to swim across Take Rotorua —Tutanekai’s feat —and later to try to cross the English Channel. An Atuericau millionaire was once presented to Pope Leo XIII. 11 Sir,” said the son of Washington, grasping the Pope’s hand aud shaking it heartily, ‘‘l am right glad to meet you. I knew your lather, the late Pope.”

Barrackers’ beware ! The following is clipped from the Daily Mail of January 6th: —‘‘Fatal Shouting: While shouting at a football match between Newport and Neath on Saturday at Newport (Mon.), a spectator, Isaac Mason, 70, of Panteg, swallowed his false teeth, and was suffocated.” A new tomato has been evolved by Mr G. A. Parr at his Northern Wairoa orchard. It has been obtained from a seedling, and aftei two years’ culture has proved a giant in size and perfect in flavour. It produces fruit weighing a pound and a half, and plants of the variety will this year be marketed.

At the Dunedin sittings of the Supreme Court this week, in an undefended breach of promise case, in which Jane Hughes, 01 Cambrians, claimed the jury found for the full amount. Defendant, while engaged to plaintiff, married another girl, leaving Miss Hughes to ascertain the fact from her friends.

A special meeting of the luaugahua Miners’ Union discussed a report re Mr P. H. Hickey’s statement that it was unnecessary for workers to keep their agreements with the masters. The meeting unanimously censured Mr Hickey, if the report were true, aud appiuvcd ui ihe principle that no matter what had occurred the luaugahua Miners Union would hold last to its agreements. The Royal Mail private hotel, owned aud occupied by Geo. Crosby, has been completely destroyed by tire at Paeroa. .Several of the boarders bad narrow escapes in their night attire. The lire is believed to have commenced in the room occupied by Scotty Preston, an engineer, aged 24, who was burned to death alter vain attempts had been made to reach his room. Insurances ; Building furniture

At his social at Dunedin on Friday night, Mr J. F. Arnold said that he believed that the Diberal Parly would rise from its asnes stronger and purer, and better than ever it had been; that at the present lime, and perhaps for some months to come, New Zealand was upon the edge of a volcano, and it would require the best and brainiest and most tactful men torepreseut both labour bodies and employers.

The Prime Minister, speaking of the increase in the rate of interest on loans to local bodies obtained from the State guaranteed advances offices, explains that the rate is now £5 is per cent., as against £4. 17s 6d, and the reason lor that is that the rate of interest has gone up. The department, which was formerly getting its money at per cent, cannot get it now under y/i percent., so that in accordance with the rise of the rate to the State Guaranteed Advances Board they have had in turn to charge the same rate to the borrower from the department. Mr A. D. Thomson S. M., at Palmerston on Monday, read the judgment of the Chief Justice (sir Robert Stout; in the case ot Walsh v. Curran and others, an appeal irom the decision of the Magistrate at Danuevirke. The appeal was allowed with 6s disbursements, and the case was remitted to the Magistrate to fine what His Honour held to be a rescue of the horse which was being driven to the pound. He also held that the driving fees where tendered for the release of a beast before it reaches the pound must be for the full distance from the place the horse was trespassing to the pound and not merely for the distance it had already been driven from such place.

Two hundred dresses ready to shp into are on view in the Bon Marche, Palmerston N., to-day. They include goods up to 39s 6d, and will be sold in two lots, 8s Hd and I2s 6d. C. M. Ross and Co.* Defiance butter is now the best in town. Try a pound and see for yourself.*

The Wellington meat workers' strike has been settled, and the men will resume work next Monday. At the inquest touching the death of Alexander Bannatyne Stewart, who shot himself at Norrnanby ou Monday afternoon, the jury returned a verdict that deceased committed suicide while suffering from mental distress caused through domestic trouble. Mr Andrew Jouson, cabinetmaker, has just completed the model of a fully rigged ship, which is perfect in every detail. In the -A back ground of the case in which it is enclosed, is depicted a coast line scene and a tug boat coming off. The work must have cost Mr Jonson many hours of patient labour.

‘ The prize-giving in connection with the local Presbyterian Sunday School will take place tomorrow evening. The prizes will be distributed by the Rev Mr McKenzie, of Shannon. A programme of musical aud other items will be contributed by the pupils and refreshments provided.

Ten thousand two hundred and seventy-three acres of Flaxbourne Estate were offered at auction in Blenheim ou Saturday on behalf of the trustees of the late Sir C. Clifford and Sir F. Well. The land was offered in eight sections, all of which were disposed of. There was a large attendance. Prices ranged from £4 15s to £l6 per acre.

The population of New South Wales on 31st December was 1.693,391, an increase for the year of 55,383, the highest recorded in the history of the State. Marriages numbered 15,275, a record, while the birth-rate, though not the lowest recorded, has been less on only four occasions in the last seven years. Deaths from cancer uumbered 1235, equal to 74 per thousand, showing a steady increase.

There is still a shortage of domestic servants in Auckland. Hundreds of engagements have awaited candidates tor months. Among the passengers by the Mamari, which arrived from London last week, were about 100 girls, classed as domestics, under the charge of two matrons, the majority of them having been assisted. Of this number, 28 were for Auckland, and had been engaged prior to landing.