LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1018, 12 March 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At rugby Ireland defeated Wales on Saturday by a dropped goal and a try to a try.

Another of the pioneer settlers of the Dominion, Mr David Gordon, of iviakauri, near Gisborne, died on Wednesday, aged 70 years. The Mayor has consented to present the certificates to the successful members of the St. John’s Ambulance Class at the local Horticultural Society’s Show tomorrow night. At the Palmerston S.M. Court yesterday, L- E. Mexted was convicted and ordered to pay costs, and McAvenue was fined 20s and costs, for breaches ot the Defence Act in not attending parades. Don’t forget to patronise the local Horticultural Society’s Autumn Show to bt held in the Coronation Hall, to-morrow and Thursday. Mr Betty’s orchestra will provide a musical programme on both evenings.

The congregation of the Lansdowue (Mastertou) Presbyterian Church have decided to address a call to the Rev J. S. Young, for the new charge of Lausdowne. Mr Young has acted lor some time as supply at the Mastertou Knox Church, and was a candidate for the Foxton vacancy.

On Thursday last an extremely pretty wedding took place at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Otane (Hawke’s Bay), where Miss Sarah Annie Evans, daughter of Mr R. Pivaus, of Homewood, Otane, was married to the Rev D. Norman McKenzie, eldest son ot Mr R. H, McKenzie, of “Hokianga,' Carnarvon.

The three-year-old son ol Mr A. K. Drew, of Sandou, had a nanow escape from drowning one day last week. The little chap, while play iug about, fell down u well i" ih ; ' yard ol a Iriend’s house, whcic hr. parents were visiting. IPs cue-, brought out Mi Ibcw. who promptly got the yonngslei oni, none the worse lot his ducking. Florence McAuallv. aged years, employed :U the Mi avid Cafe, Dixon Sued. W.-Uinglan, attempted suicide the olhe-i .ia> In culling her tluoal with 3 i.ivei She was found in h.-i G-diorm bleeding limn a slight noun.l Sho Was SlllTci illg lion the- dlvd* oi drink. The do.loi .u.n-i.M removal to Ihe hoipi.it Ud , ,u\. dlllun is not :union-,

At the local police court yesterday, before Messrs Stiles and Hornblovv J’s.P., a prohibition order was granted against a local resident on the application of Mr Hennessy. At the Palmerston S.M. Court yesterday Miss Kearney, a barmaid, for refusing to join the Amalgamated Society of Cooks’ and Waiters’ Industrial Union of Workers, was fined £ 2, Daring the mouth of February, 27 horses and 17 head of cattle were impounded by the ranger, and one horse by a settler. The driving fees collected amounted to £1 2S. The next monthly meeting of the local Borough Council will be held on April 15th. This date is a week later than usual, the alteration being made in order to give the Borough Treasurer time to bring down the annual balance sheet.

For the month of February the milk suppliers to the Shannon Cooperative Ddry Company Etd., will lie paid the sum of ,£2597. The price paid for butter fat during the month was per lb.

At last night’s Council meeting Mr Cl. Brewer wrote asking that a gas lamp should be erected at the junction of Frances and Johnston stieets. —It was decided that the request be given effect to as early as convenient.

An old resident of Wellington, Mr William Moxham, passed away on Sunday at the age of ninety years. Mr Moxham came to New Zealand in the ship Montmorency, landing with his wife and family at Wellington in 1553.

Those present at last night's Council meeting were: His Worship the Mayor (G. H. Stiles Esq.), and Crs Coley, Speirs, Stewart, Greig, Chrystall, Richmond, Adams, and Carter. Leave of absence was granted to Cr Gibbs.

Extensive alterations are to be made to the Palmerston N. railway station, and will include an island platform with overhead bridges connecting it to the present platform, while there are to be extensive additions to the present station buildings, the intention being to extend them at the western end.

At last night’s Council meeting, accounts amounting to £256 6s were passed for payment, allocated as follows :—Gas works account £4y 12346, Town Hall account, £36 i2S4d, general account £149 4s 3d, cemetery account £3, reserves account 16s, library account £6 2s, and sanitation account £l2 19s id.

The manager of the gasworks reported at last night’s Council meeting tor the past mouth as follows : —Gas in holder on February Ist, 3,000 ft. ; gas made during the month, 240,000 ft; gas sold to consumers, 174,700 ft. ; used in works, 29,000 ft, street lamps, 29,000 ft. ; manager’s house, 1,500 ft. ; in holder on February 29th, 3,000 ft ; unaccounted for and leakage, 5,800 ft.

A sensation has been caused in Kketahuua by the disappearance of Mr R. J. M’Lean, clerk of the County Council, a member of the Borough Council, secretary of the Farmers’ Union and secretary of the Building Society, A search was made of the river, as it was leared he had been drowned. Mr M’Ueau left home on Friday morning, and was last seen about midday.

At last night’s Council meeting a circular letter irom the Town Clerk, Christchurch, was read conveying the following resol utiou passed by the Christchurch City Council ; “That the Municipal Corporations Act be amended with a view to extending the period for which a councillor is elected to three years and that all other Councils be asked to assist in the matter. —Decided on the motion of Cr Speirs seconded by Cr Chrystall, that the Town Clerk, Christchuich, be mlormed that this Council is quite in accord with his Council in asking that the term of Borough Councillors should be three years instead of two as at present.

Saturday night’s Municipal picture entertainment wa* again well patronised, and the programme submitted was much appreciated. The dramas included an interesting and pathetic film of a mining catastrophe, “ Jim the Muleboy,” depicting the unselfish actions and kindness of the muleboy towards the manager’s little sou during the time they were imprisoned in the mine as the icsult of an explosion, the ultimate succour of those imprisoned, and lue manager’s recognition of Jim's goodness towards his child, The scenic and comedy dims were also ol a high order, ana me evening’s amusement was fully appiccialed.

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