LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1047, 23 May 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Peter M’Ardle, a wellknown resident of Wellington, died suddenly at Picton yesterday. A territorial named Booth, belonging to Patea. broke a leg while playing football at the Wanganui camp last evening.

A Petoue Association football player has been disqualified for file lor using obscene language and kicking a reteree. Archbishop Redwood was presented with an address Irom the clergy, and a purse of sovereigns from the Catholic laity in commemoration of his silver jubilee in the Wellington Town Hall last night. The archbishop also received a congratulatory cablegram from the Pope. A very old resident—one of Nelson’s earliest colonists — Thomas Woolford, passed away yesterday afternoon, in his hundredth year.

Owing to certain unavoidable causes, the meeting of the Foxton Debating Society, to have been held to-night, has been postponed till Thursday of next week. On our fourth page to-day will be found the following reading matter : “Prodigal Son,” “Cancer Treatment,” “The Delence Act,” and “Doctor’s Grim Adventure.”

There was not a very large attendance at the Municipal pictures last night. The pictures screened were good and quite up to the high standard set at previous shows.

All arrangements tor the social and dance under the auspices of the local Catholic Church, to be held in the Coronation Hall tomorrow night are now complete and a really enjoyable evening is promised all who attend.

The annual general meeting of the Foxtou Horticultural Society will be held in the Council Chambers to-morrow night, at 7.30 o’clock. It is hoped that every member will endeavour to be present.

The Wanganui education Board has received a communication from the Education Department intimating that the Government have decided to give a grant of ,£'2600 for a new school at the west end of Palmerston North.

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A very enjoyable “house-warm-ing” was held at the Presbyterian manse last night Arust and Barry have signed articles to row on the Thames for the sculling championship of the world.

A special meeting of the Foxton Borough Council will be held in the Council Chamber to-morrow evening, at 7.30 o’clock, to consider matters re metal and work on roads and streets.

In a recent speech to the villagers of Bradsworth, Yorks, the Archbishop of York emphasized the duty of worship on Sunday morning, and urged his hearers to try to get rid of that old wrong tradition ol only giving to God the fag-end of Sunday. The Temuka Reader, which has been conducted for many years by Mr J. M, Toomey, ex-M.R.C., has been sold to Mr R, R. Martin, who until recently was organiser for the Opposition Party in New Zealand. Mr Martin takes possession on June 1. The Australian cricketers appear to have a good winning chance against the M.C.C. eleven. The home team were disposed ot for 169 in their first innings, Australia replying with 326. In their second essay Marylebone have lost five wickets for 244. • A deputation representing the Foxton Harbour Board wailed upon the Minister for Railways (the Hon. A. M. Myers) this afternoon and laid before him their views on the wharfage question upon which the board at different times made representations to his predecessor. The postal department desire to bring under the notice of the public that a special print of booklets of stamps will be available in the course of a da v or so, and that instead of a deduction of one halfpenny on the two shilling packet, the new issue will contain a full two shillings worth, which should find a ready sale. The Anarchist says we must first destroy existing society by force, and leave the future to chance. The constructive. Rabourite says we must take society as it is and gradually transform it through the political power. In this lies the whole difference between the revolutionary Socialist and the Labour party.—Auckland Voice of Rabour, which is edited by Professor Mills, of Milwaukee, A question was put to 200 school teachers, “Who was the greatest woman in all history ?” The teacher who received the prize lor her unique answer, passed Queen Victoria, Frances Willard, Helen Gould, etc., and said :

“ The wife of a farmer of moderate means who does her cooking, washing, ironing, sewing, bringing up ot a family of boys and girls to be useful members of society, and find time lor intellectual improvement, is the greatest woman in all history.” The Hon. W. T. White, Dominion Minister of Finance, sneaking at Toronto, expressed the view that it was necessary the hve nations of the Empire should get together for purposes of deleuce against aggression. The lederation of the empire at the present time would not present any difficulty, and Canada was destined to be the Empire's heart in the future.

It is said that the Hon. Mr Laurensuu, Minister of Labour, is likely to act as intermediary between the two unions who are at loggerheads in Waihi. We think Mr Lautensou had better “stand from under'’ and give the unions time to argue the point themselves. It strikes us that to interfere between two unions will be something like interieriug between a man and his wife. In such cases the would-be peacemaker becomes the target of abuse lor both parties. Kltham Argus. Mr J. J. Hammond (the New Zealand aviator) and Mrs Hammond left Auckland by the Makura for Vancouver on Friday week. Prior to his departure Mr Hammond iulormed an Auckland Herald reporter that he was to have flown in New Zealand but the inducement offered was insufficient. He would, however, probably returni here in about eight or 12 months’ time,- with a hydro-aeroplane that would rise and settle on the water. In the meantime he was going to America to take part in the big aeroplane meetings there, anu would afterwards proceed to England and the Continent.

A poiler named Peter Gordon, rescued a woman irom certain death at Hastings yesterday. A lady passenger crossed the line and boarded the train lor Napier. When told of her mistake, she stepped backwards right in front of the Napier-Wellington express.' Porter Gordon, seeing the woman’s great danger, jumped with barely lour yards to spare in front of the incoming train, and carrying the woman with him across the line saved her life. Perreau’s Milk Loaf is the loaf of the day. Try it. For chronic chest complaints. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d, 2s 6d, If you want to do well, live well keep well, eat well and look well — eat PERREAU’S BERiIALINE BREAD.* HOW 1 SAVED DOCTORS’ BIDES. “Ever since they were babies my two children have been martyrs to severe colds and croup,” writes stationmaster Leslie A. Pox, Perth, Tas., “but at the first sign of cold or thick breathing, which is the first indication of croup, 1 always give them Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. Those who use Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy will line! that it will save them doctors’ bills.” For sale everywhere,—Advt.