The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, May 14, 1912. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1043, 14 May 1912, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, May 14, 1912. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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For chronic chest complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is 6d, 2s 6d. For comfort and figure elegance the corset we most strongly recommend is Warner’s Rust-proof No. 601 at 8s 1 id.*

The Inspector of Nuisances reported at last night’s Council meeting that the borough was in a fairly clean condition.

The Public Works Committee is to meet on Wednesday, May 22nd, at g. 30 a.m., for the purpose of going over the streets to see what work is required. At last night’s Council meeting applications for the position of ranger were received from Messrs W. Walker, H. Walls and George Reay. The prices for impoun P-'T were the same in each casf \iW. Walker was appointed u re position. Accounts amounting to ,£6OB 8s id were passed lor payment by the Borough Council last night, allocated as follows ; Town hall account £l6l 9s id, gas works account, 10s gd, town hall loan account library account £6 9s nd, sanitation account is, general account ,£176 ns id, and reserves account £2 6s 3d. A meeting of delegates from all local bodies interested, convened by the Manawatu County Council, is to be held at Marton to-morrow morning, to further discuss the proposal to extend the tram from Pukenui to Marton or Greatford. At last night's meeting the Mayor and Cr Gibbs were appointed to represent the Foxtou Borough.

Members of the Foxtou Literary and Debating Society are reminded of the adjourned annual meeting to be held in the Presbyterian Hall to-morrow evening, at 8 o’clock. It is unnecessary for us to again remind those in any way connected with this society that a full muster of members is necessary at this meeting to arrange matters in connection with the working ot this club during the coming winter months. At last night’s Council meeting Mr K. Dunn wrote asking if it was the intention of the Council to pay the legal costs m connection with the exhumation and re-burial ol the body of his child in the Foxtou Cemetery. No account ol costs was enclosed. —It was decided on the motion of Cr Gibbs seconded by Cr Carter that the correspondence and accounts be referred to the Borough Solicitor for his opinion and advice. At last night’s Council meeting the Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce forwarded a copy of the following resolution passed at a recent meeting of the Chamber, and asked that the Council should endorse same: “That this Chamber desires to express appreciation of the attitude shown by the Honourable, the Minister ol Defence, in connection with his expressed intention of enforcing the law relating to the compulsory provisions of the Deteuce Act. ’ ’ —'The Council decided to endorse same.

A little child aged seventeen months, the daughter of Mr Robert Stevens, a bootmaker, of Avouhale, was touud lying tace downwards in a shallow pool about lour o’clock on Sunday, and died six hours later. The baby had been playing in the yard, and must have fallen into the water and been unable to struggle out ol it, although the pool was only four inches deep. Dr Rossiter was sent lor, but when he arrived the child was in a most precarious condition, and nothing could be done to save her life.

The pouudkeeper reported at last night’s Council meeting that during the month of April one horse and one cow were impounded by settlers. He made application also for a refund of £,z 14s on account of rent ot pound cottage on the ground that the ranger had not impounded any stock during the past mouth and therefore he had not collected any poundage fees. — it was decided on the motion of Cr Oreig seconded by Cr Speirs, that no action be taken with reference to the request for a reduction of rent.

An idea of what can be done with a herd of 20 good dairy cows is gleaned from a return just come into our possession, the receipts being num milk cheques only, and not including the income from skim milk for pigs, or other byproducts. The payments, which total ,£l6 17s per cow per annum, were received by Mr Richard Butt, of Devin, a supplier 10 the F'resli Food and Ice Company's creameiy, and are made up as under :—rqi I—April: 13s yd : May 16s 6d ; June ,£ls 6s 3d ; July £l7 13s 3d ; August Od ; October ,£3l 12s gd ; .November ,£32 6s 3d ; December 9s 3d; 1912—January 3s 3d ; Fcoiuary ,£34 18s ixd; March 9s. Totar £337 2s sd.

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A Hastings syndicate is erecting a picture theatre in that town at a cost of ,£7,000. Unionists at Port Pirie, South Australia, have declared a “ beer strike,” as the result of the publicans raising the price of drinks. Walter Haycock, married, residing at Wanganui , East, was killed while bushtelliug at Waivvera, near Taumaruuui. on Saturday.

Those present at last night’s Council meeting were : His Worship the Mayor (Mr G. H. Stiles), and Crs. Coley, Greig, Stewart, Richmond, Carter, Gibbs and Speirs. John Eennihan, aged 35, a fireman on the Waipouri, who recently signed on to the vessel at Auckland, committed suicide at Westport yesterday by cutting his throat with a razor. Deceased suffered from insomnia.

A wdl-known farmer of Rangiotu has issued a writ claiming £230 damages against an equally well-known fiaxmiller for alleged pollution of a stream by throwing flax reluse into it. —Manavvatu Standard.

To-night in All Saints’ Schoolroom a number of cableaux will be shown, illustrated by songs. The tableaux are exceptionally good and well worth seeing. The entertainment will begin punctually at 8 o’clock. Admission is. Thornhill Nicholas was driving a chaff-cutter at Mauntuke, Gisborne on Friday, when his horse shied and Nicholas in some manner got under the machine. He was brought to Gisborne Hospital, where he died early on Sunday morning. Mr and Mrs H. Bradcock, erstwhile residents of this district, ar.e at present on a holiday visit to Foxlou. Mr Bradcock. has recently disposed of his interest in the Foxhill Hotel, and has made arrangements to take over an hotel at Motueka, of which he will enter into possession of on June xst. The master of an important school “out back” in Taranaki is living with his wife in a habitation 12ft x 12ft in extent, there being two rooms 6ft x Oft. ‘‘lt’s better than a tent,” remarked the teacher to the Hon. Laureusou. Is it any wonder that there is a dearth of competent teachers for the backblocks schools ? —Taranaki News.

The transmission by post of money order and postal correspondence for David Ross, Post Office Box, 101, Wellington, and Ross and Bradshaw, at the same address, has been forbidden by the Postmaster - General, on the ground that they are engaged iu receiving money as consideration for an assurance or agreement implied to pay money on events relating to horse races. On a recent Sunday a clergyman in the North ol Ireland stopped his sermon long enough to go next door and give a man his choice between shutting off his gramaphone or taking a thrashing. Apologising to his congregation lor the interruption, the reverend gentleman said ; “There are some things that even the most disciplined Christian must resent.”

The body of John Hickey, an old mau, who had been missing since May end, was found yesterday in the Opawa river, near Blenheim, with one leg broken and a slight wound in the head aud a severe wound in the groin. The police are of the opinion that the injuries were caused by the propeller of a boat. It is thought that Hickey went down to the bank lor some purpose aud slipped into the river.

The following extract from a letter received at general headquarters, Wellington, from the War Office regarding the examination of officers of the New Zealand Staff Corps and Royal New Zealand Artillery, who sat for promotion last December, appears in general orders:—“l am to say that, considering this is the first examination held under the present system, the majority ol the candidates are to be congratulated on the general result, which compares most favourably with taut tor officers ol the Regular Army examined in England.”

Ou Saturday night whilst pro ceedmg from shannon to Palmerston North ou his motor bicycle, Mr P. T. Robiusou collided with a dray about two miles ou the Palmerstou side of lyiuton. He was thrown from the bike aud sustained a broken leg. Medical aid from Palmerston North was immediately seut for, the sufferer having to be left on the side of the road until the arrival of the doctor, a matter of about an hour and a half after the accident. He was afterwards conveyed to his home at Palmerston North and is now doing as well as can be expected.

At last night’s Council meeting Cr Speirs suggested that an entertainment ol some description— a picture show or concert—should be given in the Coronation Hall during the time the encampment was being held ou the racecourse to which the Territorials could be invited, the prices of admission to be very low, or even free. Cr Coley said he was opposed to any tree shows. The Mayor said that he had thought it would be a good thing to give an entertainment to which those in camp should be invited. The manager of the Hall considered it would be a good thing to run an extra picture night, but to charge the ordinary prices of admission. The matter was allowed to drop without any decision being come to,

Norwegian smoked sardines, first grade quality, 4 tins for is at Thomas Rimmer *

Mr Edward Newman, M.P. for Raugitikei, is a visitor to Foxton to-day.

Mr A. Eazarette notifies that he has just received a sack of the best Stewart Island oysters.

Skating opens agaiu this evening at the municipal rink, and will be held on Thursday and Friday evening also.

The s.s. Gertie arrived from Wellington yesterday morning, with a cargo of general merchandise and sailed again for Wellington last night, hemp laden. The s.s. Kennedy, with coal from Grey mouth, crossed the bar yesterday, but got stuck in the river. She got off this morning, and is now discharging her cargo and will sail again to-morrow morning.

The Australian cricketers defeated Northamptonshire by an innings and 64 runs, the County team scoring 169 and 107 to Australia’s 340. The Australian team that visited England in 1909 beat Northamptonshire by nine wickets, the scores being, Northamptonshire 203 and 235, Australia 3tg and 120 lor one wicket. The visitors next match is against Essex.

The amount or gas manufactured at the local gas works during last mouth was 355,000 ft., which, added to the amount iu holder on March 31st, 4,000 ft., made a total of 359>000ft. Of this amount, 281,000 ft. was sold to consumers, 3P,oooft. used iu street lighting, 33,000 ft. at the works, 2,000 at the manager’s house, 4,000 ft. in holder on April 30th, and 8,300 ft. was unaccounted for.

Three girls had an experience in the Round Bush on Sunday that they will not be anxious to repeat. They entered the bush early in the afternoon for the purpose of gathering ferns and after spending some time in there lost their bearings and were unable to find their way out. As they did not arrive homs at the expected time a search party was organised and after a search in the bush of about two hours the wanderers . were found. It was then about nine o'clock, the girls Laving been in the bush for some six hours. In their endeavours to find their way out they had got into swampy ground and were wet through when found. Apart from the unpleasantness of the experience they are suffering no illeffects.

The inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Simon Weatherall, a miner, who was injured at Craigh’s coal mine at Roxburgh on the 3rdiust., and who died iu the Dunedin hospital on the 6th as a result of the injuries, was resumed ou Saturday before Mr Graham, coroner. After reviewing the evidence the coroner said that the injuries had been re; ceived by deceased’s head coming into contact with the roof of a tunnel. Pie would record a verdict that death was due to asphyxia, caused by dislocation of the spine received while riding on a truck iu the mine, and he must add, “contrary to Government regulations.” It was a case of the old saying repeating itself, that “accidents would occur.”

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