LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1034, 23 April 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Feeling references were made in the local churches on Sunday last, to the Titanic disaster. Mr Massey, leader of the Opposition, was entertained at a social In Dunedin on Saturday night. The next meeting of the Moutoa Drainage Board will be held on Friday, 26th instant, at 7.45 p.m. Business : General, and confirmation of resolution making special rate.

Officials of the White Star Company now state that the total number of passengers and crew who perished in the Titanic is 1635, and 705 were saved. One huulred and lorty of the latter have been sent to hospital. Mr John Redmond, leader oi the Nationalist party, declares that the Home Rule Bill is a good workable measure, and should enable the Irish to show the world the advantages of selfgovernment.

John Casey, who committed a brutal assault on his wife at Auckland three weeks after marriage, was sentenced to two mouths’ hard labour, the Magistrate adding “if a man could not keep his hands off his wife uheu intoxicated he should leave liquor alone.” Commenting on the Titanic’s knowledge by wireless of the proximity of ice, the New York Times says that the fact that she did not avoid the region and steamed at a high speed was not merely imprudent or reckless, but criminal.

The body of a Christchurch builder, who has been missing some time, was found yesterday near Amberley in a water-hole, about three-quarters of a mile away from the whare where he was living while superintending a job, and where he was last seen. The body was found floating on the surface of the water. The second of the series of socials under the auspices of the local Catholic Church will be held in the Coronation Hall to-morrow night. Cards, etc., will be supplied for non-dancers. The music will be provided by Mr Berthold and Conlan’s baud. Admission, gentlemen as 6d, ladies is 6d. There was a very large audience at the Municipal Picture entertainment in the Coronation Hall on Saturday night, when a good programme was screened. The “rainy” film which has been too much in evidence at local shows in the past, was almost entirely absent, the pictures shown beiug good and clear. The only exception was the film depicting the great iron industry of Russia, which was considerably worn. Prom au educational point of view however, this picture was very, good, giving as it did a good insight into the working of this industry. Provided the quality of the films at future shows is kept up to Saturday night’s standard, local patrons will have nothing to complain ot in this connection. The Weraroa Experimental P'arm has two cows, the record of which would be very hard to beat anywhere in the Dominion. They areas follows; On Friday) 19th April, Domino had been in milk 229 days, and had given a total amount of i6,5271b5, with a test ot 3.6. Her return for Sunday was 53lbs, and the amount of butter fat for the 229 days 594-lbs. Manola, who has been milked for 295 days gave 50!bs of milk on Sunday', with a test of 3-5. aud a butterfat record of 595. For the 265 days her total yield has been 17,000! bS (

Perreau’s Milk Loaf is the Loaf of the day. Try it.

For influenza take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails. Is 6d, 2s 6d. Be surei 1 and get the famous Roslyn Writing Tablets 6d or Is each from local drapers and storekeepers.*

The s.s. Queen of the South and s.s. Gertie arrived from Wellington this afternoon with cargoes of -tev-o m-.dun Use.

:.c0 a 1 ;cSs body a year-old iuiaut was lound on the-beach a. Rangitoto, Auckland. It has been ju the water a considerable time. Through the overturning of a gig at Gisborne the infant child of J. Francis suffered concussion of the brain. It is not likely to liv e. At Stratlord, on Friday evening, the Rev. J. M. Thomson was entertained at a farewell social and presented with a purse ol sovereigns, and Mrs Thomson was the recipient of a handsome clock. Two men, named Penny and Kaganski, had a narrow escape from drowning at Wanganui on Sunday afternoon. While sailing in a small boat they were carried over the bar' by the tide. Eventually they got on the rocks at the end of the south mole, and after they had been washed off several times were rescued by the pilot. The Hon. A. M„ Myers, Minister for Railways, informed a reporter at Auckland yesterday that he was of opinion that the Main Trunk Express service between Auckland and Wellington should be duplicated, and for the next summer season arrangements would be made for an extra express to commence on November Ist and continue to April 30th, Afterwards the question of permanent retention of the duplicated service would be decided. 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.*