The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, May 7, 1912. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1040, 7 May 1912, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, May 7, 1912. LOCAL AND G ENERAL.

The s.s. Gertie arrived from Wellington yesterday morning with a general cargo and sailed again for Wellington last nP

At a special meeting l .e stewards of the local Racing Club held on Saturday evening, Mr L. Procter was appointed carelaker ot the course.

At the local Police Court yesterday morning, before Messrs Praser and Stiles, J’s.P., John Kinley was lined £1 and John Williams 10s, for drunkenness. Messrs Walker and Furrie notify that they are . conducting the business, lately carried on by Messrs P, Heuuessy and Co., absolutely “ 011 their own” and are not in any way connected with anyone else.

The average lyuropeau, anxious that gates on his property should not be left open, generally puts a notice —“Please shut the gate.’’ Not so a Celestial on Awahuri road. On his gate is the announcement —“Shut the door.” Mr Stewart, of Wellington, has for the last lew days been relieving Mr W. Petrie, the local hemp grader, who, through indisposition, has been unable to attend to his duties. Mr Stewart returned to Wellington to-day. A serious slump is being experienced in the sawmilling industry in the Hokitika district, and quite a large number of mills have been compelled to closedown, throwing a number of men out ot employment. Mrs Mandl has kindly offered to give a prize for the best fancy dress worn at the All Saints’ children ball. This prize will be given to either boy or girl according to the selection of the judges. The children’s ball takes place on June 3rd. The Court of Appeal at Wellington on Friday delivered a unanimous decision, dismissing the criminal appeals made by Martha Jane O’Shaughnessy, Mary Hassell and Charlotte Campbell in connection with the Kingsland case in Auckland. According to the Wellington correspondent of the Dunedin Star, a Government paper, the Hon. R. McKenzie is definitely opposed to the new Ministry. He will probably address his constituents at an early date and tell them some curious things. At a special meeting ot the Flaxmil) Faiployees’ Union, ou Saturday ctueruoon, Messrs R- H. Daihou.fi -. C, yl. Briggs and J. R. Brown were appointed delegates to the conference of the New Zealand Federation of Jfiabour, to be held at Wellington about the end of this mouth.

The case against the Colonial Sugar. Refining Company tor an alleged breach of the Commercial Trusts Act has been filed in the Supreme Court, at Wellington. Owing to the interlocutory proceedings not having been completed, it is not expected that the case will be heard during the ensuing sessions. The Balclutha Free Press reports that a painful accident happened there recently to a child eighteen mouths old. The little one was playing outside, and the mother healing a scream, .ran to see what was the matter, and tound the child with one of its eyes gouged out. How the mishap occurred is not known.

it may not be generally known that according to the-regulations governing the shooting of native game, u is illegal for any person to kill in one day mote than 25 head, so far mis seasou we have not heard ot any big bags — as a matter of tact we haven't seen a feather yel ! The estimated population of the Dominion on March 31st last "was 1,031,500, an increase ol 6,094 since the beginning ot the year. The increase was made up by an excess of butbs. over deaths ot 4,559, aud an excess of arrivals over departures ot 1535. Cast mouth 3365 persons arrived from overseas, and 4,072 persons took their departure.

One or two poiuts of interest to motorists were mentioned during me nearing ot a case at the Magistrate's Coiut, Gisborne, on Fnuay. it would ue well to note that a motorist must stop if the driver of an appro idling vehicle holds up a hauu. Should au accident occur, aud the motorist not stop, he is liable to au additional charge besides that arising out ot the occurrence iu the ordinary course ot events.

Yemen Sheik coffee, is per tin. Thomas Rimmcr.*

Are you troubled with flies? If so you can clear your house in a very short time by using “ Nyai’s Death to Flies.” Obtainable at Healey’s Pharmacy.* The most attractive shop tor toys of every description is Mrs f-laiuer’s. Have you seen the window display ?* LOOKED FOR BAD TIME. ‘‘Knowing my child was subject to croup, and having been unsuccessful with so many things i looked for a bad time when i heard him bark one night,” says Mr F. M. Little, Park street, North Fitzroy, Vic. "1 gave him Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, and he slept till ten o’clock, when 1 gave him a double dose, and the result was wonderful. He did not wake up again until Tvo o’clock, and that was ail the trouble I had. The effect of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy in removing the phlegm is wonderful.” For sale everywhere,—Advt.

The anuual general meeting of members of the Foxton Titerary and Debating Society, is advertised tube held in the Presbyterian Hall on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.

As usual then- was a large attendance at the municipal picture show on Saturday night, when a really good programme was screened. The next entertainment will be held to-morrow night. The Sabbath calm of Greylown is almost proverbial, and on occasion the inhabitants retire like perewinkles to the innermost recesses of their abodes. The local paper says that owing to the heavy downpour of rain on Sunday evening, no services were held in the Anglican or Presbyterian churches.

A camp of junior cadet officers will be held at Hastings, commencing on Monday, May 27th, and breaking up on the following Saturday. It is probable that Captain Gabites and Lieutenant Wilson, of the local school cadets, will attend the camp.

The warships Encounter and Pioneer returned to Auckland from an unsuccesstul search for the missing dredge Manchester. They covered the routes berween Wellington and Sydney and the North Cape and Sydney. The commander of the Encounter is of opinion lhai the Manchester has sunk. Oufe ot the Pioneer’s crew is suffering from mumps. Partique was granted after inspection by the Health Officer.

The Rangitikei County Council has unanimously agreed to oppose any portion of the county being included in the Wanganui Harbour Board rating area. The council has also passed a resolution that Sir Joseph Ward’s Local Government Bill was not iu the best interests of the Dominion, and that the council is strongly opposed to it becoming law. The council is further of opinion that any necessary alteration of the local government law could be brought abont by an amendment of the present Act, which has worked very well for many years. Owing to the Hon. D. LloydGeorge’s Opera House speech in February, and the threat of the Hon. Mr Masterman (Financial Secretary to the Treasury) that, if necessary the Insurance Act scheme should be worked in England, as iu Ireland, without medical benefits, the committee of the British Medical Association has asked 26,000 doctors to sign an additional pledge to simultaneously resign from all benefit clubs, friendly societies’ dispensaries, and other forms of contributory contract practice appointments throughout England, Scotland and Wales unless their demands are granted.

It is an old standing style of joke (says the Woodville paper) to draw away a person’s chair just as they are about to sit down, and to watch the tumble that results. But sometimes the tumble and the fun are not the only results. A friend iu Palmerston —who is likely to prove a very expensive friend indeed —played this joke on Miss Grace Brightwell, ot Woodville, with the result that she fell on the floor, striking the end of her spine. Following on that sec has had to be taken to the hospital, and is lying there iu a very serious condition, with a possibility ot being a permanent invalid. The poor girl is only eighteen, and was a great favourite among her school-mates and Irieuds here, and we very much regret that such a cloud should have fallen upon her.