The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1912. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1021, 9 November 1912, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1912. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The services in All Saints’ Church to-morrow will be at S a.m., 11 a.m., and 7 p.m.

The attendance shield at the local State school was won this week by St. 1., with an average attendance of 87 per cent. On our back page to-day will be found two interesting articles entitled, “Flaxmill Accommodation,” and “Camera Notes.” The services in the Roman Catholic Church to-morrow will be conducted at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. by the Rev. Father Kelly.

The death occurred at Gladstone on Tuesday evening of Mis George Grant, a lady widely known and highly respected all over the Wairarapa.

Call and see the stock we have crammed into our temporary premises, it will surprise you. Thomas Rimmer.*

Two casks of tallow were washed up on the beach yesterday. Apparently this constituted the deck cargo of some coastal vessel. Mr and Mrs W. T. Wood, of Palmerston North, have decided to take up their permanent residence at Pliramerton.

No trace has yet been found of the body of Mr Peter Robinson’s son, who was drowned at the Heads on Friday, the ist instant. The beach is still being patrolled by both the police and Mr Robinson and friends.

The services in the Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be conducted morning and evening by the minister, Rev J. M. Thomson, m.a. All are welcome, and the children are always cordially invited to the morning service, and to the Sabbath School in the afternoon.

John Picard, an able seaman on the steamer Surrey, was killed outright by falling down a hold on the steamer on Thursday afternoon, While climbing a ladder he missed his footing. He had no authority to be in the hold.

A well-known Maori of the South Wairarapa, when asked his opinion of the past winter, thus described it: —“By gorry, this the wettest winter I never see, the eel come up the street in Carterton.”

The officers of the Salvation Army, (Capt. Pike and Lieut. Gudsell), desire to thank, through the medium of this paper, the kind friends of Foxtou and surrounding district for their help in aid of the Self-Denial appeal of 1912. The result of the appeal was /60 1 os.

Ninety-four youths appeared in the Magistrate’s Court, Auckland, on Thursday, charged with failing to attend parades. The hearing of the charges occupied the magistrate two hours. Several cases where reasonable excuses were made were dismissed ; in the other cases fines ranging from is to were imposed. In view of the cabled reports of a tornado doing great damage to the fibre crop in the Philippine Islands, the commerce division of the Department of Agriculture asked the British Consul there to furnish a statement as to the extent of the damage. A reply has been received that the estimated shortage of hemp on account of the tornado and the previous drought is 200,000 bales.

The funeral of the late Mrs Bauckham took place at Ashhurst yesterday. The remains were followed to their last resting place by a very large number of mourners from all parts of the district. The service at the graveside was impressively conducted by Messrs J. H. Farquhar, of Wellington, and C. Bauckham senr., of Ashhurst.

The services in connection with the local Methodist Church tomorrow will be held in the supper room of the Coronation Hall. The services will be conducted by the Rev T. Coatsworth, who will take as his subject at the evening service, “A King’s Confession.” A hearty invitation to these services is extended to all, strangers cordially invited.

The recent heavy rains have been the cause of most of the flaxmills in the district closing down for a day or so on account of the quantity of water in the swamps making it impossible for the cutters to get tp work. Everything, however, should again be in full swing on Monday, The weather conditions this season have been against flaxmilling, more particularly affecting the grade, the colour of the fibre suffering through the very unfavourable weather for bleaching that has been experienced.

A blazing flue in the building occupied by Mrs Riddell, in Riddel Street, on Thursday afternoon, was almost responsible for another serious outbreak of fire. The chimney, which serves three Are places, had only recently been swept, but the fire burnt into many years accumulation of a pitchy substance on the bricks, . Rumps ot burning soot fell on the shingled roof, but the efforts of a number of willing workers succeeded in putting them out. There is not the slightest doubt that had the building caught, the strong westerly wind would have carried the flames to the block of wooden buildings in Main St., separated by only a short distance, and another disastrous fire would have resulted. About a cart load of soot was liberated from the interior of the chimney and littered the room.

Mrs Riddell, who received a shock as the result of the burning flue which threatened the destruction of her dwelling on Thursday afternoon, is a remarkably well-preserved woman for her years. Incidentally our representative touched upon her age—admittedly a very delicate subject. “Well,” she replied, “a woman is only as old as she looks ; however, what do you think it is?” We essayed “52,” which brought a smile to her face and she sighed, “ I wish I were —I am 70. Both my mother and father reached a century.” Mrs Riddell has lived most of her life in Wanganui and Foxton and although her path has not been strewn with roses, it has not been our lot to see a better preserved or well set up woman of her years in any part of New Zealand, If she will accept it as a compliment: may she beat old Father Time for a century.

Wanted —The people of Foxton and the surrounding districts to know that A. de Ruen, tailor, of Palmerston North, will call on anyone with samples upon the receipt of a postcard. Costumes from i-4 4s, Suits from £4 10s.*

The secretary of the local Horticultural Society has already received 132 entries for school work for the Spring Show, to be held on the 2olh inst. These entries do not include sewing. It is ten years to-day since the Elingamite was wrecked. We are reminded of the fact by a subscriber who by a sad happening on the same day, has cause to remember both incidents.

Hon. T. MacKenzie, New Zealand High Commissioner, farewelled Lord and Lady Liverpool (who succeed Lord and Lady Islington). The new Vice-Regal party sailed in fhe Malwa. The s.s. Gertie arrived yesterday coal-laden from Westport and will sail to-night for Wellington with a cargo of hemp. The Queen of the South arrived with general merchandise from Wellington this morning and will sail again for Wellington either to-night or tomorrow with hemp. The local Horticultural Society’s Spring Show will be held in the Town' Hall on Wednesday and Thursday 20th and 21st inst. Entries close on the 18th inst,, and late entries up to 10 a.m. on morning of show on payment of a late entry fee. Catalogues may be obtained tree on application to the secretary.

Constable Satherley who searched the beach from Otaki to Foxtou during the rough weather, for the recovery of the lad Calloway Robinson, had a very trydng time. He also searched along the mouths of the Otaki and Ohau rivers, but all he found were several head of drowned stock, including half-a-dozen sheep, a couple of cows, and four bullocks.

Clown and ringmaster were indulging in the usual patter at the circus last night. The clown wagered the ringmaster that married women didn’t love their husbands, and to prove which he called upon all married women present who loved their husbands to stand up. One lady present stood up, to the consternation of the clown and the amusement of the audience. The clown was not convinced and gave out that she must be a widow.