LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1021, 21 March 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mumps are prevalent in this district.

The ordinary meeting of the local State School will be held this evening.

It is reported that Mr Martin Kennedy is to be the new manager of the Bank of New Zealand,

Tom Mann, the well-known Labour agitator, has been arrested in Loudon. The nature of the charge has not transpired.

An illuminated address aud a purse of sovereigns were presented to Mr J. T. M. Hornsby by the citizens of Carterton last Tuesday night. At the local Police Court this morning a first-offending inebriate was convicted and discharged. Mr Henuessy was the presiding justice.

The Herstou Stationery aud Confectionary Store will transfer its business on Saturday next from premises next to the Cash Trading store to those next to Mr Henuessy’s.

The drainage of the Piako swamp is now being effected very rapidly. The dismal lands that one rai'ght have seen four years ago along the railway line between Te Aroha and the Thames, have given place to rankly covered grass lands, where dairying is making good progress.

Mr H. B. Irving, the actor, declared at Sydney this week, that he made a special study of crime and the drink question in New Zealand and expressed surprise that prohibition was gaining ground there, because compared with the United Kingdom New Zealand was a sober country, consuming only half the quantity of liquor.

Dargaville (says the North Auckland Times) is one of the most progressive towns in the Auckland district, and the latest undertaking by one of its most euterprising citizens is the building of a splendid skating rink, lighted by electricity, and having a concrete floor costing ,£Soo, which will ensure silent skating. The whole undertaking will cost i>s°oo-

Home papers report the death, at the age of 102, of Mrs Cohen, of Westminster, who appears to have been a remarkable and interesting personality. She had not needed the services of a doctor until she was 92 years of age, and when she was a hundred years of age she could see without spectacles. She left 14 children, 21 grand children, and IS great grand children.

Mrs Bray was found not guilty on the charge of murdering her son at Leichhardt, Sydney, in December last. The jury found that the prisoner was suffering from temporary insanity. Strained relations had existed between the woman and her husband, and she fired three shots at him, inflicting slight wounds. Then she took poison, and gave some to her child, the latter succumbing. A Viennese doctor has quite a novel kind of patient—a woman who possesses a musical heart. Since the age of four she has suffered from palpitatiou. One day she heard a clear musical sound which appeared to come from her chest. After a while this noise could be heard by people close by, and uow the sound is so marked as to be heard at quite a distance. The heart gives out only t.vouotes which are described “monotonous, but with a cerlam charm.”

Extraordinary scenes occurred during a fire which broke out in the railway goods shed at Wonthaggi, Victoria, recently. A well-known business man w’as attempting to rescue some of his furniture from the flames, when the captain of the fire brigade resented his interference. As a result, the two engaged in a standup fight. After a while the police interfered, but this was resented by the brigade, who then turned the hose impartially upon the police, firemen and public. The drenched crowd loudly hooted them for this performance. A meek looking individual had entered the doctor’s room, and complained of pains below the chest, and the doctor, alter examining him all over, said in a most serious voice, ‘‘Sir, I regret to tell you that you have appeudicits." ‘T think not, doctor," said the meek looking one. ' T am afraid there is no_doubt,’’ answered the doctor. "But I am certain I have not," reiterated the meek looking one with conviction. "My dear sir," said the doctor impatiently, "I don’t believe you know where your appendix is." "Oh yes, 1 do, doctor,’’ was the unexpected reply. "It’s in a bottle in Dr. Brown’s surgery."

As a result of the recent teacher’s appeal case, Mr Piraui intends to recommend to the Wanganui Kd ucatiou Board the desirability of altering its procedure in regard to the dismissal of teachers by setting up a special committee of the Board in each case, whose duty shall be to hold an investigation, at which the teacher may be present in person or by an agent, and shall hear evidence on behalf of the teacher against such suggested dismissal. The committee’s decision is to be reported to the. Board, and Mr Pirani suggests that only after that is done will action be taken. This would do away with the enormous cost of such proceedings as in the recent,case (some unless the teacher desired to lodge an appeal.

Read Rimmcr’s advertisement, Buy a pound of bulk tea at is 4d equal to a 2s tea. s ''

Nominations for all events at the Easter meeting of the Feilding Jockey Club close with the Secretary tomorrow night, at 8.30 o’clock.

The flaxmillers’ dispute, about which an agreement was arrived at between the parties-some weeks ago, will come before a council of conciliation shortly, in order that a recommendation may be made to the Court to embody the terms of the agreement in an award. Probably the case will be dealt with about April 3. Miss Carrington, of the TaylorCarrington Co., was present at the municipal picture entertainment last night, and expressed pleasure and surprise at the excellence of the plant installed. She said the light could not be improved upon, and suggested that the Council should endeavour to procure films which did uot show the “ rain ” or wear. This could be done by paying a little extra for newer films, and the price charged lor admission should justify this. The light now used will show up all imperfections and mar the clearness of the pictures. Not teu miles from Cathedral Square, Christchurch, yet in a densely wooded and little known couutry—in tact a sort of Never-Never Land —a party of week-enders recently came upon a veritable Rip Van Winkle. Old and bent, he confessed to be over 70 years of age. He has pitched his tent in a small cosy clearing in the broom and lupins, and there without a break he has lived for twenty-five years, to the knowledge of but few. In fact, so dense is the broom, that even five yards away one would never dream of a tent being hidden there. Of cheerful visage aud healthy look, the old hermit has all this time lived the simple life, not once having ventured as far as to the city. Brighton, is the only civilised settlement he visits, aud there at lengthy intervals he trudges the three miles which separate it from the camp in order to get supplies. He is a respectable, clean looking old chap, and his simple manner of living has probably been me cause of his excellent health, which shows no sign of breaking down, despite his advanced age.

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 tiie comfort and lasting wear ot l<oslyn blankets, rugs, tweeds, worsteds socks, jerseys, flannels, plaidmgs, "Delta” underwear etc.*