LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1024, 16 November 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Influenza is still very prevalent in this district.

Mr I). M. O’Connor, a wellknown Grey town resident, was a visitor to Foxtou yesterday. Tire annual inspection of the local State school will take place next week. The services at the local Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be conducted in the morning by the Rev J. M. Thomson m.a., and in the evening by Mr Smith. Mr Parry, President of the Waihi Workers Union, recently liberated from gaol, says he can ( cope with the position at Waihi and proposes to see it through. The death of an old and highly respected resident of Feilding is reported, in the person of Mr John Colclough Thompson. In the early seventies the late Mr Thompson resided in Foxtou, subsequently removing to Feilding. Owing to the Coronation Hall being; engaged on Wednesday evening next, the usual municipal picture show will lake place on Tuesday evening, when a firstclass programme of pictures will be screened.

Another ot Wanganui’s pioneer residents, in the person of Mrs W. H. Watt, passed away on Thursday, aged S 3 years. Deceased arrived in Wellington by the ship Martha Ridgway iu 1840. She has resided in Wauganui since 1846. Mr O, T, Woodroofe entered into possession ot his new butchery premises iu Main Street last evening. The attractive gaslight display of prime meat was shown to advantage iu the splendidly appointed shop, and attracted a good deal of attention.

Recruits for the Royal N.Z. Artillery are wanted, and applications by any young men from 18 to 25 years ol age will be considered. Constable Woods will be pleased to interview any likely local applicants, and furnish all information.

Owing to the Horticultural Society’s Show being held on Thursday evening next, the usual fortnightly meeting of the Foxton Camera Club will be postponed until the lollowing Thursday, 28th ins I.

The estimated European population of New Zealand on September 30th last was 1,040,277. This is an increase for the quarter e£ 5838, made up as follows : Excess of births over deaths 4415. excess of arrivals over departures 1423.

A meeting of the committee and all those who were selling tickets in connection with the benefit entertainment for the widow and family of the late Mr W. Lacey, will be held in Mr Perreau’s rooms at 7 o’clock this evening, tor the purpose of getting the returns from sale of tickets and discussing other matters in connection with the fund.

The signature on the message supposed to have come from Lambert, a trimmer on the lost dredge Manchester, has been compared with his authentic signature, and the Marine authorities have decided that the message is a hoax, the signature being quite unlike Lambert’s. The brainless creatures who perpetrate these stupid hoaxes have no idea of the pain and distress they create by such stupid joking. At the local police court this morning before Mr Hornblow J.P., a discharged seatnau from the steamer Kaitoa, named Samuelsou, was charged with drunkenness. Accused was arrested by the police yesterday. His face bore traces of having been considerably knocked about, one wound extending from the side of the eye to the head had necessitated four stitches to close it up. In answer to the Bench accused stated that the injuries were received through stumbling over the railway points at the wharf in the dark. He was convicted and ordered to leave the town forthwith.

Terrible injuries were sustained by a working man named Mulhooly, who was staying at the White Hart Hotel at the time of the fire. He got out himself, but went back on finding that another man was missing. Mulhoolygot his man out, but was frightfully burned about the face and hands in doing it. After he effected the rescue he held up bis hands saying: “My God, look at my hands,’’ and then adding with a note of triumph ; “ But I got him out!” It is considered doubtful whether Mulhooly will recover the use of his hands, so badly are they injured. Your local draper stocks the Roslyn Writing Pads at 6d and Is each. Remarkable value* Try one.*

His Excellency the Governor is to be larewelled at Wellington on Thursday next.

The services to morrow in All Saints’ Church will be at 8 a.m., xi a.m., and 7 p.m. Mr Roore Rangiheuea, of Foxton, has been authorised to act as a second grade licensed Native interpreter.

On our back page to-day will be found: “Camera Notes,” “Syndicalism,” and “News and Notes.” The services in St. Mary’s Church to-morrow will be conducted at 5.30 a.m. by the Rev. Father Kelly. The secretary of the Horticultural Society desires to acknowledge with thanks donatian from Messrs Walker and Furrie for the Spring Show.

The attendance shield at the local State School this week was won by Standard V. VI. and VII. with an average attendance of 96 8 per cent. A very handsome wedding cake is on view in Mr M. Perreau’s window. We understand the cake is to grace the festive board at a wedding breakfast next week. Sir Joseph Ward, Lady Ward and Miss Ward leave Bluff next Monday for Australia, eu route for England. Sir Joseph Ward will return to New Zealand by next May. A horse which was sold in the Greytown pound, the other day, for one shilling, cost the Borough 28s 6d for its keep during the interval of its being pounded and being sold. The current Gazette intimates that the sum of has been voted by Parliament for distribution to public libraries, and sets forth the conditions on which subsidies may be obtained by these institutions.

The Mayor of a little town near Card, France, refused to allow a theatrical company to give a performance of “ The Merry Widow ” on the ground that it must be an immoral play as widows have no right to be merry.

The services in connection with the local Methodist Church tomorrow will be held in the supper room of the Town Hall, and will be conducted in the morning by the Rev T. Coatsworth and in the evening by Mr G. Huntley. A hearty invitation to these services is extended to all, strangers cordially invited. His Worship the Mayor is the recipient of a chain letter containing the wording of a short prayer which he is warned to copy out and forward to nine different friends within nine days of receipt of same to save himselt from some misfortune. It is marvellous how many simple-minded folk are intimidated to carry out such instructions.

Mr Royd Garlick, well-kuovvn in connection with his physical culture school at Wellington, has been appointed director of physical education in the schools of the Dominion under the scheme (recently outlined by the Hon. James Alien), which is to replace the junior cadet system as it has hitherto existed, and also to make provision for the physical training of girls. The judges at the local Horticultural Society’s Spring Show, to be held in the Town Hall next Wednesday and Thursday are: Mr Just, of Palmerston (pot plants, cut blooms, fruit and vegetables); Mrs Davis, Rongotea (cookery and home industries); Mrs B. S. Penny, Rongotea (decorated) ; Mrs Croucher, Palmerston (fancy work) ; Mr G. H. Elliott, Palmerston work). At the Hastings Magistrate’s Court Percival Faulkner, was charged with “ wantonly disturbing the inhabitants by using a noisy instrument —to wit, playing bagpipes in Heretaunga Street.” Counsel for defendant objected to the bagpipes being termed a “noisy instrument.” As a descendant of Caledonia he looked upon the insinuation as something in the way of an insult. The S.M. (Mr McCarthy): “ The defendant has pleaded guilty, but if the point is ever contested again I would be sorry to say that the bagpipes is a noisy instrument in the terms of the section under which the information is laid. You could have got them for obstruction.” Defendant was convicted and discharged.

A man named Neilsen, employed by Mr Rimraer, on Mr Healey’s building in Main Street, met with a rather serious accident on Thursday afternoon. The staging from the lop of the building was being lowered, when it swung round, striking Neilsen, who was on the ground, on the back of the head, knocking him down, his forehead striking the concrete and rendering him unconscious. Medical aid was summoned, when it was found that he was suffering irom two very severe scalp wounds and concussion. From enquiries made this morning, we learn that the, sufferer is making very satisfactory progress, being so far recovered as to permit of his returning by this morning’s train to his home at Palmerston North.

A good meal ior the middle of the day is one of Prrreau’s steak and kidney pies. Try them.*