LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1003, 1 October 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Charles Frederick Hillman recovered ,£152 and costs at the Court yesterday from the Gisborne Borough Council for injury sustained while cycling, through running into a guy rope when an electric light pole was being erected.

At the Palmerston Magistrate’s Court yesterday, a charge of having stolen thirteen bottles of whisky and five bottles of ale, valued at 6s, the property of John Hurley, from the Railway Hotel, was preferred against five men—Harry Sims, Harry Williams (alias Thomas), Leslie Ellis, Bert Towers, and Allan Darlington. Williams was sentenced to three months’ hard labour, and each of the others to one mouth’s hard labour.

At Palmerston, on Saturday night, Mr Charles Basil Montagu, a great grandson of the fourth Earl of Sandwich, passed away. He came to New Zealand in 1855. At the end of last year he went to Palmerston to spend the rest of his days. One of his brothers, Commander Algernon S. Montagu, R.N., served with distinction in the Baltic and also in the China War. The first Earf of Sandwich was Sir Edward Montagu, created Earl in 1660 lor his services in the restoration of King Charles 11. The present is the eighth Earl. People with weak digestive organs should not fail to take Ferreau’s Bermaline Bread.* In celebration of Lord Roberts’ 80th birthday, which took place yesterday, thousands of workers marched to Fifth Park, Sheffield, and passed resolutions in favout of universal military training. The National Service League, of which Lord Roberts is president, and which numbers too,ooo members, is arranging similar meetings in Manchester, Plymouth, and many other towns. The National Service League of Great Britain, initiated a movement for a testimonial to him as a tribute of the universal respect in which he is held by all classes. Of the money raised by the various branches of the League, a certain sum will be set apart for a personal gift to Lord Roberts ; but in accordance with his special request, the bulk of the subscriptions will be placed in his hands to be utilised in furthering the adoption of universal military training by the Old Country. Ask the jockey, ask the groom, Ask the girl who wields the broom; Ask the worried business man, Grocer, postman, publican! Ask the butcher, milkman, baker, Shop girl, clerk and cordial maker; All reply in accents sure—- “ Stick to Woods’ Great Pepper mint Cure.” LIKE MANY OTHERS. Mrs Julia Wakeley, 78 Ball Street, Wanganui, N.Z., is not rich, and cannot have the doctor’s opinion for slight complaints, and therefore ( does the next best thing, and keeps a bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy in the house. She says;—“l have always found Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy an absolutely safe cure for colic and diarrhoea. For many years I suffered from colic pains, but Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy relieves the suffering at once.” For sale everywhere.— Advt.

For stealing is gd from an old lady at whose place he called, a picture canvasser at Napier was fined £ 2. There was a sharp frost yesterday morning which did a fair amount of damage to garden crops growing in exposed positions. At the inquest m Jo : m Duncan McC'ue, who was lound dead at Dunedin on Friday night with his throat cut, a verdict of “suicide while temporarily insane” was returned.

Sodium Phenylmethylplyrazolonamidomethansulphonate is the name of a substance to be introduced as a remedy for acute rheumatism, says the “ Pharmaceutical Journal,” At Melbourne the other day a disgraceful scene occurred at a cadet parade. Twenty cadets refused to obey orders, and attacked and severely handled a coloursergeant and four other non-com-missioned officers. The lowest tender received by the Kketahuna Borough Council for the water supply scheme was above the estimated cost — ,£13,000. The Council will require to go to the ratepayets tor the extra money, or abandon the scheme.

Owing to the stormy weather last week the Tennis Club was unable to commence the season’s play, but it is expected that there will be a large attendance tomorrow, when the Mayor will be present to declare the courts open at 3 p.m.

At an extraordinary meeting of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company it was decided to increase the capital of the company by the creation of 540,000 new 8s shares. The increase is being made- in view of the starting of the company’s iron and steel works.

The last of the series of socials and dances under the auspices of the local Catholic Church, will be held in the Coronation Hall on Friday evening next. The committee have all arrangements well iu hand, and guarantee that this function will be equally as enjoyable as the previous ones.

Three married women each drew a section iu the land ballot at New Plymouth last week. One of them is apparently well fitted for her prospective career on the land (states the News), having at one time been a Government dairy instructress in New Zealand.

There has often been a suggestion that members of the Timaru Borough Council should take their blankets to the meeting with them (says the Timaru Herald), such late hours do they keep. At a recent meeting one of the councillors did actually bring his blankets with him. This was Cr Reader, who came in late with a blanket swag over his shoulder, and caused a great deal of amusement as he placed his blankets in his chair and announced his intention to use them when the time arrived.

Thirty-five pounds worth or butter tot a season from a single cow is a statement that the average dairyman might be pardoned for doubting. Yet, this amazing return will probably be achieved by two purebred Holstein cows at the Weraroa State Farm —Domino 111. and Manola. Last month these cows had given for the season considerably over 22,0001bs of milk, and were still going strong. According to the Chronicle these cows were fairly safe, ere the season closed, to produce seven hundred pounds of butter-fat each, or a gross return of £35A Maori, who had been imbibing freely, arrived by cab at the Palmerston railway station last evening to catch the Foxton train. He struggled on to the platform with a number of parcels and made for the train which, fortunately for him, was late in starting. The foreman, seeing his condition, refused to allow him to board the train. With an injured yet resigned look on his face he called to one of his mates ; “ Here, one you feller, take this parcels —this tchapsay I’m trunk ; I know Tchimmy alright! ” The foreman’s attention was diverted lor a lew minutes and the jovial one’s companions seized the opportunity to smuggle him and his parcels aboard and he arrived at Motuitl a happy man and and exclaimed : “Py korry I beat te Guvment man tis time ! ”

Mr M. H. Oram, M.A., EE.B., has entered into partnership with Mr J. Mason, and the business will in future be carried on at Palmerston North and Foxton under the style of Mason and Oram. Mr Oram has had a successful university career, and completed his M.A. degree with honours in mathematics and mathematical physics. Mr Oram has taken a keen interest in debating, and successfully represented his college in the inter-university debates. He also holds the Plunket medal and Union Debating Society’s medal for oratory.

Labour unrest has had its direct influence on the drapery" trade of New Zealand, as all shipments of summer goods are about a month late, caused by the London dockers’ strike C. M. Ross and Co., The Bon Marche, Palmerston North, advertise to-day, however, that every department is now full of novelties for the season, and draw the special attention of ladies to the fact that the season being shortened thus far, Millinery and Dressmaking orders should be placed at once to save certain disappointment if this is not done. The difficulty of getting work put through in time is becoming increasingly difficult every year—-this year it will be doubly so.* The demand is running strong for Hayle’s Prints, Warner’s Corsets, and Roslyn Unshrinkable Underwear.*

Barmaids registered during the past year numbered 1026.

The loss in the Australian wool clip caused by the drought is expected to amount to five millions.

The various Agents-General ia London will entertain Sir William Hall-Jones, late High Commissioner for New Zealand, at a luncheon prior to his departure for the Dominion.

Owing to the recent heavy rains, the Manawatu and Oroua rivers are flooded, and miles of low-lying country is inundated. The v\ ater is across the road at Raugiotu. The vital statistics for Foxton for last month were : —Births, seven ,■ marriages, two ; deaths, three. The figures for the quarter were; Births, 23 ; marriages, five; and deaths eight. The death occurred on Friday last of Mr Houston, for many years member for the Bay of Islands and Chairman of the Native Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives. Stromboli is in violent eruption. Six craters are aflame and others are showering boiling water on the island, which is buried by them two to six feet deep. There is great distress owing to the destruction of vineyards.

Robert Muir Thompson, the three-year-old sou 0 i Mrs T. M. Thompson, of Waiuku (Auckland), was killed by a gale tailing on him last week. At the inquest a verdict of death by suffocation was returned.

It is understood that the most important of the additional clauses to the Land Bill which the Prime Minister intimated he would move to that measure when it was in Committee, will give the right of purchase to lease iu perpetuity tenants of ordinary Crown lands. In accordance with a promise made to the Levin Chamber of Commerce by the Prime Minister, Mr Ritchie, of the Land Purchase Department, visited Levin for the purpose of inspecting land offered tor sale for closer settlement purposes by Mr J. R. Me Donald. “To expose fraud and imposture, if there are reasonable grounds for believing it to exist is the privilege, nay, the duty, of the press ; and if we find the press tail to do this, then they at once sink to the level of American journalism, which Heaven forbid.” —Mr justice Ldwards at the Napier Supreme Court.

A six-roomed house on the estate owned by Dr. Fox, of Tangiteroa, Dargaville, was completely destroyed by fire at one o’clock on Sunday morning. Dr. Fox and four other occupants of the house had a narrow escape, and had to walk barefooted through wind and rain two and a half miles to seek accommodation.

On Monday the s.s. Waverley arrived in port with a cargo of cement and loaded hemp but was unable to negotiate the bar. The Gertie, coal-laden from Westport, stuck on the bar and is still there, but it is expected she will get off next tide. The Queen arrived with a general cargo irom Wellington at noon. The Kennedy was also outside but was ordered to Nelson.

It is interesting to note that of the 45 strikers at Waihi who went to gaol rather than enter into a bond of £lO to keep the peace, 24 are Australians, and only 13 aie New Zealanders. The rest of the party comprises two .Englishmen, two Irishmen, one Canadian, one German, one Austrian, and one Dane. The proportion works out at 53.3 percent of Australians, and 28'8 per cent. New Zealanders. Another point that strikes attention in perusing the official index of the gaoled strikers is that nineteen, or 42.2 per cent, declare themselver as having “no religion.”

A recent storm at Pukepoto, North Auckland, was one of the severest experienced there (writes the Kaitaia correspondent of the Herald). A whirlwind approached from the west with a deafening roar. It covered a space of 150 to 200 yards wide as it travelled along. One hundred pine trees were destroyed on Mr Stuart Master’s property. The wind passed close to the native school, levelling a large bluegum tree in the school ground and the school was shaken as if by an earthquake. The children became momentarily panic-stricken until reassured by the master. Fortunately, the centre of the storm passed by three or four chains. The wind tore off the roof of Mr Leopold Busby’s house, a weather-board cottage with iron roof, and destroyed a verandah at Mr H, Job’s place. A big tree was felled, and part of the verandah of the house was brought down. The storm passed over the bush-clad hills to the southward, and a well-defined mark shows its track, bush trees being broken off, some being stripped of the top portions and others being levelled. The storm was followed by *a heavy hail shower. Hail as large as hens’ eggs fell in places, and at Wainui settlement several windows were broken. One hailstone taken into the Ahipara school measured lour inches across. One at Takahue weighed two ounces.

Thomas Rimmer has been ap pointed agent for the “Diamond” Fire Extinguisher. Everybody should buy one.*

for chronic chest complaints vV _>Ms’ Great Peppermint Cure, is 6d, 2s 6d.

Ask local drapers to show you the famous Roslyn Writing Pads, 6d and is each.*

Try PERREAU’s steak and kidney pies, baked in dishes. They arQ delicious. Fresh daily.*

® Italy’s expenses in connection with the war to the end of August were

Constable Patrick Joyce, stationed for many years at Otautau (Southland), died on Sunday afternoon from heart failure.

Emigrants left England as follows during August : —For Australia 6500, tor Canada 7587, for New Zealand 2324. Hastings, while this district has been deluged, has been suffering from want of rain. Sunday’s rain there is described by a local paper as a Godsend.

Mr Rhodes, managing director of the Waihi Company, says Mr Semple’s statement in reference to the employment of Kaffir miners is unfounded and farcical.

Two octogenarians were in our office this morning, namely Mr Osborne, senr., aged 86 l /z years, and Mr Hurst 85 years whose ages total years. Both old gentlemen appear to be in comparatively good health. In fact the senior old boy challenged the junior to a 50 yards sprint! The Wellington City Council decided last night to reconstruct all tram cars necessary to provide a central aisle, and to remove the top floors of “double-deckers.” The alterations are to be carried out at the rate of not less than one per month. The estimated cost is Rimmer is selling: 3 tins jam l/4 tins sardines I/-, 3 bottles sauce I/-, loose tea I/-, factory butte’- T '2* A good meal for the middle of the day is one of Plrreau’s steak and kidney pies. Try them.* For influenza take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails. Is 6d, 2s 6d.