LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1059, 4 February 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Refreshing showers of rain fell last night. For procuring liquor for a prohibited person, Robert Seed was fined and costs at the-Palmers-ton S.M. Court yesterday. Mr Alex. Saunders, of Moutoa, has just installed a milking machine at his farm on the banks of the Manatfatu.

For using bad language in a public place, a young man in Palmerston was yesterday fined ,£lO, or one mouth’s imprisonment.

A special meeting of the Borough Council will be held this evening, at 8 o’clock, to consider a communication from the Foxtou Harbour Board re expected visit ot the Minister for Railways and Marine. The death occurred at Palmerston on Saturday, after a brief illness, of Mr R, T. Rush, aged 36 years. Deceased was an enthusiastic member of the Fire Brigade. He leaves a widow and 10 young children to mourn their loss. A miner named William O’Neill was badly crushed about the shoulders and chest while riding on a skip in the shaft of the Talisman mine Waihi, on Saturday. Little hope is held out for his recovery. At Carnarvon last week, the Rev Mr Hutchinson, at one time in charge of the local Presbyterian Church, was united to Miss McKenzie, daughter ot Mr R. B. McKenzie. The ceremony was performed by the bride’s Uncle, Rev McKenzie, of Shannon.

There was a full house at the Municipal Pictures on Saturday night. The programme, although interesting, was not up to expectations. The animal pictures were good, but the representation of the “Charge of the Light Brigade” did not square with Tennyson’s descriptive poem.

The editor of the Woodville Examiner (Mr John Grant), look first prize at the Woodville show In the judging of a cow, beating the whole of the fanners of the district. This is not surprising, for newspaper men as a rule cau tell which end of the cow the milk comes from. The Hon. F. M. B. Fisher has been given splendid receptions on the West Coast. His meetings at Hokitika and Kumara were packed and he was Hsteued to with close attention. To Mr Fisher belongs the double honour of having been the first Reform Cabinet Minister to face a West Coast audience and of having spoken with such con? viction to have enabled a motion complimentary of himself and the Reform Government to be carried unanimously.

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A meeting of the Foxtou Camera Club will be held in the Presbyterian Hall at 8 o’clock on Thursday evening. The All Saints’ Sunday school picnic will take place on Saturday next, at Mr Walter Barber’s, Motuiti. The children will start \ from All Saints' Church at 10 ( a.m.

On the fourth page of this issue will be found the following interesting reading matter: —“The Hemp Industry," “Hospital Levy,” and “News and Notes.”

At the local Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr Hornblow, J,P., A. Darlington, charged with drunkenness, and who did not appear, was convicted and his bail C£i) estreated.

A public meeting held at Greytown last week, carried a motion authorising the Borough Council ’ to obtaiu an estimate of the cost of installing a high pressure water supply and drainage scheme for the borough. To-morrow is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. The services in All Saints’ Church will be, 7.30 a.m. Holy Communion. In the evening, at 7.30 o’clock, there will be the Lenten devotional service and address.

Neil Jobnstaue succumbed in the Dunedin hospital yesterday morning to injuries sustained on Saturday through being knocked down by an engine at the foot of Hanover Street. He was a surfaceman, and did not bear the engine shunting, owing to the heavy wind. Constable Woods left on a mouth’s leave of absence to-daj r . Mr Woods intends to spend some time in the North of ‘Auckland, Constable Sweeney has been appointed deputy Clerk of the Court during Constable Woods’ absence, and a relieving constable will come down from Palmerston.

A flask was picked up on the Beach on Sunday by a local resident. Inside the bottle was a portion of presumably a Danish newspaper, and written in pencil on the bottom margin, as far as can be deciphered, are the following words: “Rejst fia Danmark 15 Juli 1912. C. L. Larsen, Frederjeia.

Clerical changes iu the Wellington Catholic Arch-diocese are announced as follows by the Administrator (the Very Rev. Father O’Shea): —Rev. Father O’Beirne, from New Plymouth to Inglewood; Rev Father Bergin, from Manaia to Waipawa; Rev Father Sauudersou, from Waipawa to Manaia; Rev Father Kelly, from Foxtou to Kaikoura ; Rev Father Dore, from Kaikoura to Foxlon; Rev Father Cahill, from Daunevirke to Eltham. W T ithin a few weeks it will be possible to have direct telephonic communication between Auckland and Wellington, a distance of 426 miles. The cost of the special line will run into between ,£40,000 and ,£50,000. It has not yet been decided what service will be run in connection with the new line, but it is probable that an all-night service, extending into the forenoon, will be arranged for, and for the remainder of the 24 hours the line will be used for the Morse instruments.

Members of St. Mary’s Church are not going to allow the Rev Father Kelly to depart without a tangible recognition of their devotion. The Catholic community of Foxton have been singularly fortunate since this has been a settled charge, in those who have been set over them in things spiritual. Many outside the Catholic community remember Father Kelly’s predecessor, Rev Father Schaefer, who was held in the highest esteem by all with whom he came in contact. These two priests will be long remembered by local Catholics for the great work they have accomplished. The Rev Father Kelly will take up his duties in Kaikoura in about a fortnight’s time. His successor is the Rev Father Dore, of Kaikoura.

A rather amusing incident happened in the train last Saturday morning between Fabiatua and Woodville. Three men, who it transpired had been running a side-show at the Pahiatua Show, boarded the train, presumably as strangers to each other. One suggested a sociable game of euchre. But no one in the carriage, excepting the confederates, seemed anxious lor a game. One of the three passed into another carriage and found a young fellow, and the game started. “To make it interesting,” said the showman to the new chum, “111 back my hand against yours.” But new chum didn’t bite. A further offer was made at a later stage at longer odds —“just to make the game interesting.” 'But the new chum had been given the wink that he was in warm company. Getting desperate, one of the sharpers tossed a lialf-'’ , 'veieiga towards the new chum, and said he would back his hand against any other player’s. The coin rolled off the coat and down the spittoon and on to the permanent way. Of course, the bet was not covered, and the sprat thrown out to catch the mackerel had gone to gladden some ganger’s heart. The incident created a good deal of amusement among the passengers, and the game ended abruptly,

Dainties for the summer season Table jellies 10 for is, Symington’s cream 6d, sardines best smoked 4 tins for is. Thomas Rimmer.*

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

People with weak digestive organs should net fail to take Perreau’s Bermaline Bread/

At Port Awamii yesterday John Monissey was fined for supplying a native with liquor, in default two months.

A very pleasing ceremony took ptece at Whitaunui Ltd., mill at Moutoa this morning, when the employees assembled to bid farewell to Mr H. Greig and to present him with a handsome smoker’s outfit. The presentation was made by Mr W. Key on behalf of the men. Mr Greig feelingly acknowledged the kindly sentiments which prompted the gift, which, he assured them, he would highly prize. Mr Greig was also the recipient of two fine travelling rugs from the heads of the firm’s departments.