LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1035, 5 December 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The s.s. Queen of the South sailed for Wellington this meruit K* At the Pahiatua competitions yesterday, Mr J. K. Horublow, of Foxtou, won the first prize for humorous Fecitaiiou.

There have been severe snowstorms iu the North, of England and Scotland. At Nairn (Inverness) 24deg. of frost were registered, and iu Aberdeen 23. Messrs Mason and Oram barristers and solicitors notify that they will be removing into offices in Fraser’s building next week, where they may be consulted on Wednesdays and Thursdays. A young man named True, a well-known Feildiug milkman, is reported to have been lucky enough to draw the first horse in a Tattersall sweep on the Melbourne Cup. It is stated that the total remitted to True was ,£4,800. For the mouth ending November 30th the Shannon Dairy Company paid out to suppliers ,£2476 2S x id, butter-fat being paid for at the rate of I2j4d. This shows an increase for the corresponding month of last year of £5Bl 5s nd. The monthly social afternoon under the auspices of the Presbyterian Ladies Guild was held at the residence of Mrs Adams yesterday. The amusements included two competitions and a croquet tournament and altogether a very pleasant time was spent. Thomas Evans, who shot Mrs Margaret Biddle, on 15th June, iu a street in Surrey Hills, the woman succumbing later, has been found not guilty on a charge of murder, on the grounds of insanity. Evans will be detained during the pleasure of the Governor. A horse-dealer has just beeu buried, and an epitaph was being chosen for his tombstone. The words selected were charming iu their simplicity, being merely the inscription:—“He did his best.” But people were considerably surprised, on passing through the cemetery, a short time later, to see that someone had added the word “Friends,” to the epitaph. The Rotorua, leaving Auckland for London, via Wellington, to-day, takes 23,790 boxes of butter, and the Corinna will take an additional 5,000 boxes for transhipment to the Rotorua at Wellington, This makes the total butter export from Auckland this season 141,473 boxes, or 70,7361-2 cwt., about 25 per cent, increase on the quantity exported in the same period last year. The other day a local resident was making frantic attempts with the aid of a stick and a kerosene tin to induce a swarm of what he considered were honey bees to settle somewhere iu the vicinity of his residence and had a box ready iu which to imprison the insects should they alight. His efforts not being crowned with success he obtained the assistance of a neighbour who on arriving at the scene found that the swarm in question was comprised of grass grubs. Needless to add no more time was wasted or energy spent fn beating the kerosene tin. The body of L. D. McGillivray, aged two and a-half years, who disappeared from his parents” residence at Pakipaki on 7tli August last, was found on the bank of the Awauui stream, near Pukehou, on Tuesday evening. The boy’s hat was found on the bank of the creek near home soou after he was missed, but although the police searched for several days they could not find any trace of the body. Where the remains were now fouud is about three miles from where the lad is supposed to have fallen in. The body had evidently beeu washed up by the floods in September. The parents now reside iu Wellington. At the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court, on Tuesday morning, PI. Cunningham and Percy Welsh were charged with attempting to secure concessions from the Railway Department by false representations. Horses carried to race meetings are brought back free of charge, if not sold. It is alleged accused got a certificate for King Try, which was sold, and they sent another horse back on the same certificate. Cunningham was lined 60s and Walsh JOs. The Northern Mall says: —“We hear on good authority that a syndicate of Hawke's Bay and Auckland speculators intend exploiting the Northern Auckland lands. The syndicate, which comprises some of the wealthiest farmers of the Hawke’s Bay district, propose buying up the unimproved farms and lands and developing them, afterwards dispcing of them to fanners «uh small capital, and on easy trim-. “It is dillionlt to know what one can do with this net which Sir John Findlay landed,'' said Mi 1 11. Husking, K.C.. iclcitiug lo the Commercial Trusts Act. ‘“This legislation is not by anv means new,” tematked llic Chid Justice, and 1m ptocccdcd lo uvall the old trade ullonccs, “loicstall ing,” “badgering," and so on. “I think those acts must have existed because they were not sti icily enforced,” suggested Mi Husking. “Oh, (hero aic plenty of cases under them iu the books," returned his Honour. “I remember one in particular. A man met another taking two heifers lo market, and he bought the heifers, thus forestalling the market. He was found guilty, and sent to prison for it." A good meal lor the middle of the day is one of Plrreau’s steak and kidney pies. Trv them* Call and see the stock we have crammed into our temporary pre pfis.es, it will surprise you. Thomas Rimmejr.* In an advertisement on page 3. C. M. Ross and Co. advertise to-day that they are offering splendid value in Jap crepes, now greatly in demand, for summer frocks and children’s dresses.*

Jack Johnson has married the girl Cameron, whom he was charged with abducting. Walter Brent played the piano at Bathurst for one hundred hours, which he claims is a world’s record.

On the fourth page nf this issue will be found the following interesting reading matter monial Record of a Boer Woman,” “Commercial,” and “News and Notes.”

A commencement has been made with the erection ot offices for Mr R. Moore, on the section between Messrs Parkes and Stiles' buildings, The contractors ate Messrs Harvey and Co. A fire in New York destroyed a crowded apartment bouse on Tuesday. Two of (he inmates are dead, five fatally injured and five missing. The firemen rescued a dozen people by means of scaling ladders, amidst cheering from the crowd. At Hindis’ farm, Invercargill, on Tuesday, Freda Williams, aged four years, while gathering buttercups, fell into a well and was drowned. The well was covered with grass, and its existence was unknown to the child’s guardian. Mr Hanan, M.P., when interviewed in the South concerning the Civil Service Commissioners, expressed the opinion that Mr A. D- Thomson, S.M., one of the Board, was one of the best magistrates in New Zealand, possessing sound judgment and rare common sense.

Mr D. DurwarJ, who has been connected with the local branch of the Bank of New Zealand tor some time past, has been trausfered to the Head Office in Wellington. Mr R. Dixon takes Mr Durward’s place, and the vacancy on the staff thus caused has been filled by Mr C. J. McHattie, of the Greytown branch. The Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) was sworn in as ActingGovernor in Wellington yesterday by Mr J. F, Andrews, Clerk to the Executive Council, in the presence of Prime Minister Massey, and the Hons, W. H. Herries. W. Fraser, A. E. Herdman, and H. D. Bell.

Eord and Eady Islington left Auckland for Sydney on Tuesday night. They leave Sydney next Saturday by the Osterley. Eord Islington is going to India and Eady Islington to England.

The fact that the term of the fourteen members of the Upper House appointed by Sir Joseph Ward in 1906 will expire in January next, is exidently being considered by those concerned, and already they have obtained work in the avenue which they had followed before having the transitory title of honourable bestowed upon them, telegraphs the Dunedin correspondent of the Southland Times,

Four men, Henry Madden, Geoffrey Wilson, Henn Thompson and Anthony Bannister, were charged yesterday with cargo pillaging on the steamer Otaki between Auckland and Wellington. Goods to the value of jQ ( ) were taken. Madden and Wilson were quartermasters on the boat. Madden was sentenced to four months’, Wilson to two months’, and the others to one month’s imprisonment each.

A meeting of the committee of the local Horticultural Society was held last night. The president, (Mr Alex. Speirs), presided and there was a fair attendance. The secretary submitted a statement in connection with the recent show, disclosing a credit of £3 odd. The receipts amounted to £45 6s 3d and the expenditure totalled £4l 19s 3d. Mr Witchell, who won the special prize of ios6d for most points In sweet peas, donated the amount of same to the funds of the Society. Accounts in connection with the recent show were passed for payment and the meeting terminated.

Some time ago the ratepayers of the Feilding Borough sanctioned a loan of £4340 for drainage works. The loan was obtained from the State Advances Office at a certain rate of iuterest and the work commenced, one instalment of £IOOO having been received on account of the loan. Application had since been made tov another instalment

of £IOOO and the Council has now received notice from the Advances Office, pointing out lira' during the iceent session the Act had been amended giving power to raise the i ate of interest to what the Go- \ ei men; had to pay tor the money, h.-io.e the second advance would he made, i: would be necessary for the Conned to pass a resolution agieemg to pay the advanced rate oi interest. —The Feilding Council having already commenced the woik could do nothing else but agiee to the increased rate of inteiest and a motion to this effect

was duly placed on the minutes

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