LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1037, 30 April 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Defence Department has made arrangements with Mr George Coley to fodder the horses in connection with the camp of the Mounted 'lerritorials to be held in Foxton towards the end of next month. It is estimated that about 30 tons ol chaff and 125 sacks of oats will be required for this purpose.

The supposed poisoning case at Takapuna proves to have been really a case of death from cerebral hemorrhage. Medical evidence at the inquest on Mr Nicholson showed that a post mortem had disclosed that he had a ruptured cerebral artery. Mrs Little, sister of deceased, also taken ill, due, it was thought, to drinking hop beer, is also sulferiug from cerebral hemorrhage, her condition being seiious. On account of the rough w<. at he; the attendance at Saturday night's picture show was not as i.oge as usual. With two exceptions, lh..L depicting the Andalusian Dances and the him showing White wings on the fSoleut, the pictures shown were clear and tlickerless and met with the approbation of those present. It has been deedded to hold picture entertainments every Wednesday evening instead ot alternately, and m tuture pictures will be screened twice a week. The next enleitaliuucnt will take place to-morrovv night.

At the last meeting ot the Borough Council, Cr Coley staled that the metal used on the Beach road was nothing more than rubbish and he considered the primcharged for it by the County Council, 6s 6d per yard, was altogether too high. In conversation with our representative on Saturday, Cr Colev amplified the above statement. He said the metallised was very interior. It was fifth-rate stuff and was not worth more than three shillings a yard. He said a really first-class road metal could have been obtained at a cost ot 2s ad per yard less than that paid to the County Council, which would have meant a saving to the b'oxton Borough of something over lor meial alone.

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

The Rev Mr Thomson is to be entertained at a welcome social by the Tiakitahnna Presbyterians this e'-ruing. An i'iv j-rigalion of the accounts of the Eketahuna County Council shows a deficiency over a period of five years amounting to 7s 2d.

A man named Thomas who went for a walk on Sunday at Gore, was found dead on the roadside too yards from the cemetery. He was a sufferer from heart trouble.

It is a poor heart that never rejoices. The following birth notice appears in the Waipukurau Press : “ On April 24th, 19x2, the wife of W. E- Walker, a daughter. Both hearty. Father ctill at work.” Miss M. Hutchins has been appointed the first female county clerk in New Zealand. The Woodville County Council made a final selection of this young lady out of six applicants. Miss Hutchins is the daughter of wellknown Woodville parents. The monthly sitting of the Magistrate’s Court will be held belore Mr A. D. Thomson, S.M., to-morrow. In addition to a number of civil cases, there are three charges under the Fisheries Act set down for hearing, also a charge against a iocal resident of laying poison in the Borough. Over £2OOO has beeu subscribed to the National Gallery picture fund in Wellington. is required to secure the City Council’s grant of ,£IOOO, A magnificent picture, at a cost of ,£350, has beeu donated by Mr Buchanan, M.P. The painting is by the late Henry Moore, R.A., and is entitled “ Highland Pastures.”

A rara avis in the form, of a white starling can be seen in tne vicinity of Thyune street. It appears to be more nervous than its black companions, hut condescends to partake of the food scattered for the fowls. Its flight in the sunshine presents a glittering spectacle.

The Queen ot the South and the Gertie crossed the bar yesterday morning, after being weatherbound since last Tuesday. The Woollen arrived yesterday from Kaiapoi. The Queen of the South is due to-mcrr.. ,v.

The weather along this coast has been very squally during the past week. On Sunday afternoon a southerly buster with stinging rain was experienced. Karly this morning there was a shower of hail. Meleorological conditions indicate that winter is upon us. The Manawatu river is running fairly high, and if this weather continues, the low-lying country will be inundated. Snow has fallen on the mountains, and the temperature has fallen. A light-fingered gentleman made a big haul —and missed one —on Sunday last from a house on the Sandon-Halcombe road, says the Marton Advocate. A day or two previous a young man named Harris returned to Sandon, having had a big win at the races. On top of this he was paid a cheque for £So. This he cashed, and unregarded suggestions of his friends that he should bank the money. He placed ,£3O under the pillow, and the larger sum he k-u in the pocket of some clothes which were hanging in his room. He discovered that either on Saturday evening or Sunday his pocket had been picked, but the wallet under the pillow was intact.

A meeting of the Flaxmill Employees’ Union was held in Palmerston on Saturday to consider the advisability of starting a Eabour Bureau in connection with the Union similar to the employment bureau run by the Cooks’ and Waiters’ Union. These bureau are not registered, and therefore cannot charge fees, but are for the benefit of the workers of the Union. It was objected that the flaxmillers would not be likely to employ their men through the bureau if it were formed, and the proposal was lost by 7 22 to 19. —Palmerston Times. The decision given by 7 a Court in Philadelphia that a wife has a right 10 rifle the pockets ot her husband and take his last coin, has given rise to a considerable amount of controversy, states the New York correspondent of a London journal. The decision was made in the ca-e of Mr John Doreas, who pie,idled tb,.t be was forced to leave his wte when a; rested for non s'O-vr • because ie had a . "going durough ” his poCivCLs every night and relieving him of all the money she found in them. After hearing both sides ol the ca«e, the judge decided that, according to law, that which belonged to Doreas also belonged to Mrs Doreas, and it did not make any dffference how she got it.

Tidy fortunes are being piled up by Australia’s grain merchants this season, so much so that the visit of Mr Patten, brother of the American who cornered the wheat market in the States, may uot be merely for pleasure, as is given out (says a Melbourne paper). Anyway, it is kuowu that the game of gambling in “ futures ” is now firmly established iu Australia, some smart American dealers having set the ball rolling iu Sydney. One Melbourne merchant has picked up the points of the sport witn ready acumen, aud is reported to be drawing close on a thousand pounds a mouth from a Sydney “future” speculator, who is paying him a handsome premium for grain which he picked up cheaply m Adelaide lor cash.

For comfort and figure elegance the corset we most strongly recommend is Warner’s Rust-prool Mo. box at 8s Hd,*

Mr W. E. Barnard, of Te Aroha, is paying a brief visit to old Foxton fri rids. The Beaconsfield Hotel and store at Makotuku was destroyed by fire yesterday. Stormy weather is reported throughout New Zealand, with heavy falls of snow in South Canterbury. On the fourth page ot this issue will be found the following esting reading matter : Disaster,” “A Celebrated Coroner,” ‘‘Daring Gaol Breaker.”

Stanley J. Beattie, who left his house at Mauakau on April 6th, has not yet been lound. A Wellington clairvoyant states that he is dead.

Mr Tregear, late Secretary for Eabour, has been selected by the Wellington Eabour Party as its candidate for the vacancy iu the Wellington City Council.

A motor truck collided with Jack Johnson’s automobile at Pittsbury, aud the champion was badly injured. The teudous of his back were strained, and he is suffering considerably.

A man named Walter Richard Saddler was arrested at Wellington by Detectives Kemp and Hammond on Saturday night, on a warrant issued at Christchurch charging him with having attempted an illegal operation. While ‘‘playing Indians” the Feilding stationmaster’s son, > Bobby Hies, was shot over the eye with an arrow and received a nasty gash, which, if.lt had been a little lower, would have meant the loss of an eye. R. Arust, who is to row Ernest Barry on the Thames lor the World’s Championship, has arrived at Plymouth. He has had slight gastritis. He spent some time iu the stokehole hoping to reduce his weight. Barry states he will uot sign articles unless ,£7OO is subscribed to the expenses fund. A destructive fire occurred at Hawera, ou Sunday morning, resulting in the Central Hotel (Barclay Harrington licensee and D. Barry owner) and MoGruer, Bone and Co.’s drapery premises, owned by Mrs Morrissey, being completely destroyed. Wool is meeting with good sales in London. Prices are unchanged. There is brisk competition. The bales catalogued numbered 194,728 ; sold, 178,253 bales. Hakaterama, top 13d, average Blueclilfs aud ioj4d-

On Thursday evening next in the Masonic Hall, Mr John Robertson, M.P., will deliver a political address. The chair will be taken at S p.m. The address was to have been delivered in the Coronation Hall, but on account of that building being set aside for skating, Mr Robertson has decided to speak in the Masonic Hall. The body of George Robert Wilson, who has been missing from Kaitoke, near Dannevirke, since Friday, was found by a search party on Saturday evening with the head blown off. At the inquest, the medical evidence showed that deceased had been in bad health. A verdict was returned ot suicide while mentally depressed.

At a meeting of the stewards of the Foxtou Racing Club held last night, it was decided to reverse the position of the tea kiosk, and also to add to it by a further ten teet, erect a chimney and brick in the coppers, and also to have the roof and sides covered with felt and iron. It was also decided to erect a 6lt, galvanised iron fence from the stables to the jockey’s room. The Club’s caretaker, Mr Shadbolt, was granted three months leave of absence on account of ill-health, and it was decided to call applications for the position for that period at a salary of £2 Ss per week. A correspondent to a contemporary writes as follows re patron saints : —“ I read your quaint remarks on the patron saints of Great Britain and Ireland with much interest, and agree with your inference that these mythological battle saints are out of date. St. Patrick, the only real identity among the lot, did good for Ireland. He killed all the snakes, but left the landlords, which were worse. But there is a modern saint in the field now worth all tne lot —dt. Lloyd George —who will fimsn what St. Patrick oegau, and give Old England ■uj e iw il ,i..p vod. do l” good

tiiau it. Gcoigc ever di i wucu he was patron or me oid marauders m tue Holy Laud.” For children’s hacking cough at night, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is 6d , 2s 6d.

Perreau’s Family Cake is the cake for quality. Have you tried one.*

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