LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1090, 31 August 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Iry PERREAU’s steak and kidney pies, baked in dishes. They are delicious. Fresh daily.* For chronic chest complaints Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is 6cl, 2s 6d, The attendance shield at the local State School was won this week by St. IV. The service at St. Mary’s Church to-morrow will be conducted at 8.30 a.m. by the Rev, Father Kelly. Our Moutoa correspondent writes that a hockey match was played in Mr Smith’s paddock on Sunday last. The Rev. J. Southern, at one time in charge of the local Methodist Church, is on a healthrecruiting trip to Foxton and is the guest of the Rev. Mr Coatsworth.

The recent rain is much appreciated by local residents, whose water supplies in many cases had given out. Another argument in favour of a water supply,

Now is the time for spraying you trees. Use “Red Oil,” acknow ledged to be the best spray. Thus. Rimmer, Foxton agent.*

At the request of a number of electors, Mr S. Read has consented to become a candidate for the vacancy on the local Borough Council, caused by the resignation of Cr Adams.

On Thursday, September 19th, Alderman Hartley, of Bradford, England, who is at present touring New Zealand, will deliver an address at Foxtou, on municipal control of public commodities. Full particulars will appear later.

Will the Massey Government be able to pul! together as comfortably and gracefully, say, as Warner’s Rust-proof Corsets do ? We hope so —New Zealand ladies.*

The local Post Office officials yesterday had to deal with the largest number of parcels yet received in tiny one day. This was a consignment from London, of no less than -IT packages, addressed to Mr G. H. Stiles, containing neckwear, straws, etc., which were purchased direct from the manufacturers. The postal officials lost no time in effecting delivery and the goods have now been opened, and inspection of same is invited.

The services in connection with the local Methodist Church, tomorrow, will be held in the supper-room of the Coronation Hall. The morning service will be conducted by the Rev. J. .Southern, of Wellington, a former poslor of the Church. The evening service will be an ‘ln Memoriam Service,” in memory of the late General Booth, Special hymns will be sung. The Rev. T. Coatsworth will be the preacher.

The services in the Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be conducted morning and evening by the minister, Rev J. M. Thomson m.a. In the evening he will give the first of a short series of discourses mi the Sabbath —dealing with the historical aspect of the subject. Subsequently he purposes treating of the spiritual aspect of the ordinance and finally of the Christian Sabbath. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand at its last meeting enjoined upon its ministers the importance and urgency of dealing with that subject from the pulpit, and undoubtedly the present is timely tor such reference locally.

For children’s hacking cough at night, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is 6d, 2s 6d. People with weak digestive organ should not fail to take Perreau’S Bermaline Bread/ The local State school, which broke up tor the second term holidays yesterday, will re-as-semble next Moudav week.

A Zeppelin airship is under construction to remain in the air for 48 hours at an altitude of 1,500 metres, and with a speed of miles.

A meeting of the Borough Council will be held on Monday evening next at 8 o’clock to confirm special order revising the brick building area, and to discuss water and drainage.

The services to-morrow in All Saints’ Church will be at 8 a.m., 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., as in the list of services published elsewhere in this issue. The offertory throughout the day will be for the Diocesan Church Fund for helping the poorer bush districts.

Will the Massey Government wear well, equal say, to the Roslyn Allwool High-grade Clothing and Unshrinkable Underwear “Delta” finish ? If so, New Zealand will have reason to be proud of its new Prime Minister *

At Christchurch, Dr Barclay has issued a writ for alleged slander and libel against the Workers’ Union and its president, claiming ,£5Ol damages. The case is to be beard at the December sittings of the Supreme Court. The alleged objectionable matter appeared in a report of the union’s meetings.

Cr Phillips, of the Manavvatu County Council, tells the following in respect to the early days of the Foxton-Sanson tram. In those days of take-it-easy time-tables and go-as-you-please engines, a question was asked by a visitor how often the tram went the journey, “ Oh,” answered the man who knew, “ she’s a tri-weekly. She goes down to Foxton and tries to get back the same week !”

At the conclusion of Thursday night’s Council meeting, Cr Adams said that he intended tendering his resignation. He was about to give his reason for doing so when the Mayor stated that he was out of order. He said he regretted that Cr Adams was resigning and hoped that he would re-consider his decision, but he could not allow any comment. He then declared the meeting closed.

When the motion in connection with the Horticultural Society’s application for the hall in which to hold their shows was put to the meeting on Tuesday evening, Cr Adams did not vote. The Mayor said every Councillor at the table must exercise his vote and Cr Adams said rather than do so he would leave the table, which he did. The Mayor then read the Standing Order dealing with the question which provided that any Councillor not voting was guilty of an offence, Cr Adams remarking, ‘‘Well, I’ll be guilty of the offence.”

Gift prices are the rule at the Bon Marche, Palmerston N., at the present time, and Ladies’ Costumes up to 6gs 6d can be bought for 15s 6d Ladies shouid lose no time in inspecting these bargains.* Speaking in Parliament on the proposal to decrease the fare lor children on the railways, the Minister for Railways (Hon. W. H. Herries) said that he was faced with the fact that the employees were asking for increase of wages, and in many cases their demands were just. In addition, members asked for all sorts of concessions, both in rates and fares, and on top of all came a request for a reduction of children’s fares, which meant a concession or ,£50,000. At the same time he was expected to produce a dividend at least equal to per cent. “ The thing is impossible. I can’t do it,” he declared. Yet the Minister was one of those whose barbed criticisms were directed against the Hon. Millar for not doing these things. It is just a matter of whom the people believe.