The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, April 20, 1912. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1033, 20 April 1912, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, April 20, 1912. LOCAL AND GENERAL .

Yemen Sheik coffee, is per tin. Thomas Riminer.* Perreau’s Milk Loaf is the Loaf of the day. Try it. Inspector Cullen has been appointed Commissioner of Police. There are still no tidings of the missing man Beattie. The friends of Mr Fred Robinson, of Cook Street, will regret to hear that he is seriously ill. The second reading of the Home Rule Bill is promised before the end of May. Sir Joseph Ward leaves Invercargill for a trip to Australia on Monday.

Only 745 persons out of 2,340 aboard the ill-fated Titanic were saved. We are informed that the business firm of Messrs P. Henuessy and Co., will change hands at an early date.

The attendance shield at the local State school this week was won by Standard 11., with an average attendance of 95 per cent. A man named Harry Sandow was stabbed about the head in a hotel quarrel at Wellington last night. His injuries are not serious.

The picture plant installed at the local Town Hall cost ,£264 16s xid, the furniture 12s yd, scenery gs 6d and the piano Ms 4* 6dAlice Norton, aged 20, daughter of the late postmaster at Pahiatua, committed suicide at her brother’s residence, Hawera, this week, by hanging herself.

The services at the local Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev J. McKenzie in the morning and Mr Chrystall in the evening. An evidence of Taranaki’s prosperity is disclosed by the fact that last year only three families—one in New Plymouth and two in Inglewood—were the recipients of charitable aid.

“Sportsmen” who do not recognise the law regarding the opening of the season in respect to duck shooting, are warned that steps are being taken with a view to bringing poachers to book. Mrs Letham, a widow, aged 61, died at Wellington yesterday. An inquest was held, at which it was shown that she had taken bicromale of potash. A verdict was returned of death from poison self administered while in a state of unsound mind.

Shipping at the local port has been lairly busy this week. Among the arrivals were the Kennedy, ()ueen, Kairaki and Gertie. The arrived from Wellington this morning and Kaitoa from Westport. The Gertie stuck at Robinson’s Rend this morning, but subsequently got off. The Kairaki cargo consisted of grain and she left under ballast last uieht.

There was a lively scene at a recent meeting of the Waimariuo County Council when one Councillor Punch made a punch ball of the engineer’s head. The engineer referred to certain statements made by Cr. Punch as lies, hence the trouble. Cr. Punch subsequently apologised to the Council but said he would apologise to no man lor calling him a liar.

The induction of the Rev Jas, M. Thompstn m.a., to the Foxtou Presbyterian charge takes place at 3 p.m. on Wednesday next. The service is oyeu to the public. In the evening a welcome social to the new minister will take place in the Masonic Hall, to which the public are invited. Short speeches will be made by the Mayor and ministers of other denominations, interspersed with musical items. The ladies of the congregation will provide refreshments.

The opinion was freely expressed at Wednesday’s meeting at Shannon that floods, provided they did not occur just after the flax had been cut, had the effect of promoting the growth of the leaf rather than detrimentally affecting it, the silt brought on the land by the flood waters being an excellent manure. One farmer also stated that he liked to see a good flood over his land every lew years, as he found that the grass came on better then than if the laud was free from floods.

Life is full of pain and trouble, Arduous toil and ceaseless care ; Pleasure but an empty bubble, Yet we seek it everywhere ; Though of sorrow we must borrow. Needless colds we won’t endure ; Finding solace ere the morrow, In some Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 6

For influenza take Woods’ Great Peppermint C ure. Never fails, is 6d, 2s 6d. The programme to be screened at the municipal pictures to-night is a very good one and should attract a large audience. The services in St, Mary’s Church to-morrow will be conducted at 8.30 a.m. by the Rev Father Kelly.

An Auckland shopkeeper allowed a nail to project from his premises and, in passing, a pedestrian damaged bis trousers thereon. The shopkeeper had to pay 10s for the damaged trousers, and 6s gd costs. The services iu All Saints’ Church to-morrow will be at 8 a.m., 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Special prayers will be added to the Titurgy on behalf of those who are bereaved of friends and relatives in the recent sad catastrophy. The Beach road is nearly completed, and when the metal settles down and the boulders are broken, will provide easy access to the seaside from Foxton. The creek is spanned by a concrete bridge the first ol its kind erected iu this district.

Mr R. McCallum, M.P. for Wairau, told some of his constituents the other night that the parties to the election petition against him were faced with the obligation of paying no less than to ; they had to pay all the costs.

Mr I. D. S. Cooksley commenced his metalling contract on the Foxtou-Shanuon road on Wednesday. The metal is being brought from Shannon, and a start was made with the work from the eastern boundary of the F'oxtou Borough-

The services in the local Methodist Church to-morrow will be conducted iu the morning by the Rev T. Coatsworth, and in the evening by tbe Rev N. Hyde, the newly appointed minister of the Shannon Methodist Church. Both services will be memorial oues for those who lost their lives ou the Titauic.

Mr Mabin, of Levin and Co., of Wellington, said at a meeting of flaxmillers iu Palmerston ou Wednesday night that there was every reason to believe that the industry in the Mauawatu had turned the tide, thanks to the brains of those concerned iu it, while iu Auckland and Invercargill it had been snuffed out. There was every reason to believe that they were in for a period oi improved prices ou a sound basis.

The Feilding Star says that Mr Fred Pirani has instructed his solicitor to demand from the Wanganui Chronicle a full apology for, and the uame oi the writer of an article published in yesterday’s issue, headed “The Wanganui Education Board —Its Administration,” in which strong accusations are made against Mr Pirani. In the event of his request not being complied with, Mr Pirani will issue a writ for damages. The Horowhenua County Council's straker wagon which is being used lor carting metal ou the Leviu-Foxtou road broke down on Wednesday, aud was left standing almost in the centre of the road at the bottom of one of the dips the other side of Porotawhao, without eveu a light to warn drivers of vehicles and horsemen of the obstruction. Fortunately there were no accidents, but had there been auy the County Council would have been held liable for leaving the wagon in the position it was, without having lights attached to it.

The Chief Justice gave reserved judgment al Wellington yesterday, in an involved native laud case in which allegations of distrust and fraud were made. The parties were Martha McGregor (formerly Martha Mahupuku) v the District Land Registrar and William Harris, sheep-farmer. His Honour held that the lease to defendants Harris and also the confirmation were null and void. Defendants must have known they were acting in a way that was morally wrong in obtaining the lease. Judgment was given for plantiff with costs.

At Shannon on Tuesday evening a social was held by the members of the Methodist Church to welcome the Rev N. Hyde, the newly-appointed minister for that circuit. There was a large attendance, including a number of visitors from Foxtou. The Rev Mr Coals worth presided, and gave an address of welcome to the new minister. Speeches were also delivered by several others and Mr Walker read a resolution passed by the Auckland Third Station, which was highly complimentary to the Rev N. Hyde. Mr Hyde feeling replied. During the evening, amongst others, Miss Signal and Mr Rimmer contributed vocal items. An apology for absence was read from Mr Stiles, Mayor of Foxtou.

Lively interest for the mayoralty are taking place in Palmerston North and Levin. In the former place Mr Nathan is opposing the sitting Mayor, Mr J. A. Nash. The public utterances of both candidates have been flavoured with personalities. It is anticipated that Mr Nash will be re-elected. At Levin Mr Gardener, who has occupied the civic chair since Levin was raised to the status of a borough a few years ago, Is opposed by Mr Blenkhorn, a local solicitor. From what we can gather from our Levin contemporary Mr Gardener’s opponent has made a favourable impression on the voters and his chances of success are very good. Foxton’s chief citizen has been re-elected lor the fourth time without opposition. 1

We stock it and the price is right. Thomas Ri miner.*

Strikes occur iu various places under different conditions and from varying causes. A novel strike occurred at a suburban boarding house in Gisborne. The cook had a misunderstanding with one of the boarders and went so far as to refuse to serve him with meals and ordered him out of the dining-room. Then a crisis arrived, every boarder rising the table and leaving the At this stage the Arbitration Court, in the shape of the “ boss ” otthe boarding-house, adjudicated iu the dispute, and the cook had to descend from the rather peculiar position he had assumed, and keep within the reasonable limits of his subordinate sphere of duty.