The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, September 24, 1912. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1000, 24 September 1912, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, September 24, 1912. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Almost ,£2,000,000 has been spent in motor cars in New Zealand during the past two years. It was seventy-two years ago last Wednesday since the British flag was hoisted at Auckland. It is estimated that during the past month motor cars to the value of have been introduced to the Masterton district. —Age. Ask local drapers to show you the famous Roslyn Writing Pads, 6d and Is each.*

For children’s hacking cough at night, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is 6d, 2s 6d.

Mr Bedford, fire adjuster, is at present in Foxton,

The Bank of N.Z. site is being cleared of wreckage from the late fire. Mr F. Pirani has been elected Chairman of the Wanganui Education Board. The monthly sitting of the Magistrate’s Court will be held before Mr A. D. Thomson, S.M. to-morrow.

Good progress is being made with the erection of business premises in Main Street to replace those destroyed in the late conflagrations. Yesterday was Dominion Day, which fact was proclaimed by the flying of the flag on the post office and the suspension of business at the bank.

After twenty rounds had gone, the referee awarded the decision to Jack Read against Paul Til, the Frenchman, at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday.

A Referendum- of actors and actresses in London last week resulted in 2834 votes against Sunday theatre performances, and 123 in favour.

At the local police court yesterday morning, before Mr Hornblow J.P., a first offending inebriate was convicted and discharged and ordered to leave the town forthwith.

A Marlborough orchardist writes that he has found that spreading kelp about his fruit trees has kept them free from blight. As a test he planted an apple tree inlested with aphis blight, and applied kelp, and the blight gradually disappeared.

The local Labour Federation (says the Taranaki News) is considering a proposal to establish a co-operative store in New Plymouth, and also to urge the Borough Council to establish a municipal bakery and butchery business. The questions will be gone into fully at the next meeting of the Labour Federation. A number of Parliamentarians visited Wanganui on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday evening the party was entertained at a banquet lay the citizens. The visitors were greatly impressed by the potentialities of the district and predicted that when the Raetahi railway was put through and the necessary reading done, the district will rank as one of the most important in New Zealand.

Demonstrations of sympathy with the Waihi strikers sent to gaol for failing to find sureties to keep the peace, were held at Auckland on Saturday night and Sunday. Mr Semple delivered orations to the sympathisers and workers and intends organising a similar demonstration in Wellington at the end of the week.

Says the Eltham Argus:— “Some of the Waihi strikers have been sent to gaol. The pity of it is that the real culprits, the men who make inflammatory speeches and who have already ruined many of the workers, are still at large, If the men who work only their jaws were to get a turn in gaol, instead of the real hard workers, peace would be brought about much sooner.’’ “The Ne Temere Decree declares certain marriages, honourably and legally contracted, to be no marriage at all, and the married parties ate held up to reprobation as living in sin.” Such is the burden of a petition presented to the House on behalf of the Taranaki Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. The petitioners ask the House to take such steps as are needed to’ guard the civil rights and social interests of those adversely affected by the decree.

A rumour was circulated in Palmerston this morning that the Town Hall and Police Station had been destroyed by fire last night. It seems odd that Foxton should be so singled out for notoriety. Not satisfied with the sensations the fire fiend has actually provided, some people are disappointed because the remainder of the town has not gone up in smoke in order to maintain out unenviable reputation.

We direct the attention of those interested in Foxton cricket to the notification in our advertising columns of the annual meeting, to be held in the Manawatu Hotel on Thursday evening. We understand a preliminary meeting of members of the old Foxton Cricket Club will be held the same evening about 7.30 at the Herald Office, and of the Te AwahouC.C. about the same hour at Mr Lumsden’s Hotel to receive the reports of the respective secretaries. Says Saturday’s War Cry, under the heading “ Foxton ” :—“ We praise God for victory and showers of blessing. Splendid meeting on Thursday night, when one young man volunteered for salvation, and is now taking his stand for God. Glorious times on Sunday ; meetings led by Envoy Foster. Two souls knelt at the Cross and claimed pardon. Soldieis working well; finance and congregations good ; “ War Crys ” sold out. Great expectations for Mrs Fisher’s visit. We’re bound to conquer.”

Thomas Riramer has been ap pointed Foxton agent for “Red Oil,” the celebrated winter spray for fruit trees.*

For chronic chest complaints Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is 6d, 2s 6d. Thomas Riramer has been ap pointed agent for the “Diamond” Fire Extinguisher, Everybody should buy one.*

Wei have a full stock of grocery, ironmongery, crockery, glassware, cutlery, stationery, produce, paints oils, leads, etc. T. Rimmcr.*

A wedding is to take place in the local Presbyterian Church at noon to-morrow. The contracting parties, we learn, are members of two well-known old and respected families of the district. The head teacher of the local State school acknowledges with thanks the donation from the West Coast Steamship and Trading Co., through the local agent, Mr Spelman, of a large parcel of seeds for the school gardens. The body of William Roberts, a seaman on the steamer Opawa, who has been missing since the evening of September 12th, was found at the Wellington wharf near where the vessel is lying. Deceased was about 60 years of age. The body was fully clothed. The following resolution was passed by the Taranaki Executive of the N.Z. Farmers’ Union held at Hawera last week: “That this executive, while endorsing the right of any man, or body of men to cease work, especially if the conditions under which they are working, and pay, are unsatisfactory, strongly protests against any one interfering with those who want to work, and assures the Minister of Justice that he has the support of the farming community behind him in his endeavour to administer the law.”

An extraordinary case came before Mr W. G. Riddell, S.M-, at Wellington last week. An eleven-year-old boy pleaded guilty to a charge of having attempted to commit suicide on September 15. On the date mentioned the boy took umbrage at being corrected by his mother for a misdemeanour at the dinner table. Shortly afterwards he was found practically unconscious, hanging in an outhouse. Standing on a box, he had tied a rope to a rafter, adjusted the noose to his neck, and then kicked the box from under him. A considerable time elapsed before he was out of danger. The Magistrate cautioned the lad and discharged him.

The most attractive shop for toys of every description is Mrs Hamer s. Have you seen the window display ?* Now'is the time for spraying you trees. Use “Red Oil,” acknowledged to be the best spray. Thos. Rimmer, Foxton agent.*