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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Read Rimmer’s advertisement, Buy a pound of bulk tea at Is qd equal to a 2s tea.*

The most attractive shop for toys of every description is Mrs Hamer’s. Have you seen the window display ?*

Good progress is being made with the construction of the Beach road, which should be completed by the end of next month.

There was another large attendance at the municipal picture entertainment on Saturday night. The programme was highly appreciated. The Queen of the South sailed for Wellington yesterday and will be back to-morrow, weather per-

mitting. The Kai Toa arrived from Westport this morning. A special meeting of the Moutoa Drainage Board will be held on Friday, 22nd inst., at 7.45 o’clock. Business : Tenders for drain cleaning.

The Rev J. Thompson m.a., of St. Andrew’s, Stratford, conducted the Presbyterian services at Foxtou and Raugiotu on Sunday and created a very favourable impression on the congregations. During the month of January, 6,544 artisans and labourers were employed by the Public Works Department on road and railway construction work in the Dominion.

A woman named Emily Foster, residing at Falsgrave street, Sydenham (Christchurch) died suddenly on Saturday. At the inquest, a verdict of death Irom internal hemorrhage was returned.

Xu 1906, Ernest Frank Boyes, a signalling instructor on the Pioneer, deserted and settled in Hamilton, under an assumed name, and married, and established a prosperous business. Boyes has now been discovered, and remanded until the authorities on the Pioneer have replied to a communication Irom the police.

Arrangements have now been completed for holding another series of socials under the auspices ol the local Catholic Church. These functions will this year be held in the Coronation Hall and the first of the series will take place to-morrow week. Price ot admission : Cadies is del, gentlemen 2$ 6d. Mr John Robertson M.P., has been on a visit to Auckland, but is due to return to Levin to open the Horticultural Show there tomorrow afternoon. He will alterwards proceed to Wellington for the purpose of attending the caucus of the Liberal Party, to be held on Thursday night.

Says a writer in the Thames Advertiser ; —I learn that some of the Maoris at the recent Territorial camp were just a little weak in military etiquette, particularly in regard to the rule that applies to salutations to superior officers. One military officer, who is also a bit of a martinet in his way, got the shock of his life the other day. With an expansive grin on his face a raw Maori Territorial from the wilds lurched along and without any preliminary salute accosted his superior officer thus; "What ho ! Boss, What the time, eh ! By gorry, time for the kai, I think!” And before the superior officer could frame a suitable reply, the Maori warrior passed on his way. Local wool - growers are very pleased to know that so much of their finest wool finds its way into the popular Roslyn Worsted and Woollen Mills (largest in Australasia), as they know from practical experience something of the comfort and lasting wear of Roslyn blankets, rugs, tweeds, worsteds socks, jerseys, flannels, plaidings, ‘Delta” underwear etc.*

For primest Beef and Mutton and dairy fed Pork, try H. (J. Easton.*

On to-day’s back page will be found a detailed account of the fracas between the well-known Australian cricketers, Clem Hill and Peter M’Alister. The Dunedin Star understands that Mr Martin, recently organiser for the Reform Party, has accepted the position of organiser for the “ Trade ” for the Dominion.

At Rugby, Scotland, by a goal and a try, defeated England, who scored a try. At Association, Scotland, by four goals, defeated Ireland, who scored one goal. The case in which the Wellington Tramways Union is charged with inciting or instigating the recent tram strike has been set down for hearing at the Magistrate’s Court on March 2Sth.

George Henry Matthews, aged 19, a grocer’s assistant, died at Hastings on Saturday night, as the result of colliding with a trap on the 9th instant whilst cycling in Herelunga street. At a meeting of the Wairarapa Centre of the New Zealand Athletic Union on Saturday night, it was decided to fine Andrew Thompson, late secretary of the centre, ,£5, and to disqualify him for life, for “ringing in ” at Martiuborough last December. An anti-military enthusiast who attempted to address an open-air meeting at Napier on Saturday night, had a rough time. A great crowd collected and hustled him all through the town. He sought refuge in a shop, but on his escape the crowd picked him up again, and he had to take refuge in a stable. Ultimately the police got him quieliy away.

The pupils of Colyton school are to be congratulated upon a kindly act which should not be allowed to pass without mention (says the Star). A little schoolmate (Stella Shepherd) has been an inmate of the hospital for some little time. Knowing that the child was fond of reading, they subscribed sufficient to purchase a handsome volume, which was received at the hospital with many expressions ol delight, the little girl observing to the writer on Sunday, “It was very nice of them, wasn’t it?” And that was so.

Of the sxoo voters who recorded their votes at the Christchurch licensing elections last Tuesday, 593 delivered informal papers. The Temperance party contend that the intention of these voters was plain—that they desired to vote for the Temperance ticket, but omitted to erase the first name on the list, which was printed close to the top of the ballot paper. If these 893 votes had been allowed, all those on the temperance ticket would have been returned. Attention was drawn to the matter by the No-License Party, but it is understood it is unlikely the party will take any action.

The Rev. Mr Rock, who with his sister, was drowned some weeks ago in crossing the Big Wanganui River on the West Coast of the South Island, shortly ixiure his tragic death had written a letter to which a pathetic interest now attaches, says the Wanganui Herald. After referring to the perils incidental to crossing these snow-fed mountain torrents, he remarks :—“ in bad weather there is always a happy uncertainty about them, which, to say the least, is most relreshing, and the excitement which they afford helps to break the monotony of the journey.”

One remarkable feature about the conclusion of the proceedings of the Teachers’ Appeal Court on Saturday was the unanimous decision of the Court to allow Mr Fred Piraui, chairman of the Wanganui Education Board, who appeared against the appellant, a tee of £2 as a day besides full travelling expenses (a total of over £3O). This is the tirst time such a payment has been allowed, it has to be paid by the N.Z. Teachers’ Institute, it was entirely unsolicited, and it is freely stated that this was done to mark the Court’s sense ol their disapproval of the insinuations made by the Teachers’ Institute and in the conduct of the case against Mr Piraui’s action throughout the Stagpoole matter.

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Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

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Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1020, 19 March 1912, Page 2

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Tapeke kupu
1,186

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1020, 19 March 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1020, 19 March 1912, Page 2

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