LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1061, 8 February 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

•An inset from C. M. Ross and Co., Palmerston N., is distributed with this issue.

The services in All Saints’ Church to-morrow will be at 8 a.m., n a.m., and 7 p.m. The All Saints’ Sunday school are holding their picnic to-day at Mr W- Barber’s, Motuiti.

The Try Again Lodge, 1.0.G.T. advertise that its weekly meetings will be resumed as from Monday next.

The services to-morrow in the local Catholic church will be, Mass xx a.m., Devotions 7 p.m., conducted by the Rev Father Kelly. . The attendance shield at the local State school was won this week by Standard IV., with an average attendance of 99.4 per cent.

The catering arrangements for the banquet tendered to the Hon. Mr Herries by the Borough Council, were carried out very efficiently by Mr Leu. Freeman, host of Whyte’s Hotel. The Harbour Board chartered Mr Daniells’ oil launch on Thursday afternoon, and took the visiting Minister and his officers and other visiting representatives and local delegates as far as the Heads The party returned by motor car. The Awahou arrived from Wellington yesterday with a general cargo, and she leaves for Wellington with hemp to-night. The scow Echo arrived yesterday from Havelock, timber laden, and stuck in the river near the wharf. She was subsequently berthed.

The Hon. Mr Herries made an inspection of the wharf and goods shed on Thursday afternoon, accompanied by his chief departmental officers. He also inspected Messrs Levin and Co’s, and the N.Z, Shipping Co’s, dumping sheds.

The services in connection with the local Methodist church tomorrow will be held in the supperroom of the Coronation Hall, and will be conducted by the Rev N. Hyde. Services will be held at the Beach church at 2.30 p.m. and 7 p.m. A hearty invitation to these services is extended to all. One of the motor cars requisitioned to convey the Ministerial Party from the Heads on Thursday afternoon, sank in quick sand near the fisherman’s point. After a good deal of effort the car w T as hauled out of its perilous position. The driver was the only one aboard the car when it got into difficulties.

Mr Thomas Rimnier has been appointed local agent for the latest improved kerosene stove, and in order to demonstrate to the ladies of the district the qualities of the stove lor cooking purposes, has arranged for a cooking demonstration at his premises on Monday and Tuesday, February 10th and 1 ith. The demonstration will at 2.30 p.m. on both days and also on Monday evening from 7 o’clock until 9.*

C, M. Ross and Co., Palmerston North, announce some great bargains this week at their end of season and fire salvage sale, which is now proceeding and attracting considerable attention from buyers.* ONE DOSE RELIEVES.

“I am subject to very severe pains in the stomach,” writes Mr G. Oehlmann, storekeeper, Goombungee, Q-. “and always lake Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for same. After one dose the pain leaves me, and I have never suffered any ill effects from its use. It gives me pleasure to recommend Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy.” For sale everywhere.— Aivt,

Mr Sorensen advertises potatoes for sale.

Several instances of bag-snatch-iug have occurred in Wellington of late.

It is rumoured that through the death of a relative a local young man has inherited a large sum of money.

The following" interesting reading matter will be found on the fourth page of this issue : “Correspondence,” “The Slaughtermen,” and “Rifle Shooting.” A meeting of the Foxton Harbour Board will be held at Palmerston next Thursday, when the Board's future policy in regard to the wharf and the Railway Department will be discussed.

The Railway Department has consented to ruu.a school excursion from Foxton to Ashhurst on the 26th iust. The train will leave Foxton at 8 a.m. and will leave Ashhurst at 6,10. p.m. arriving at Foxton at 7 50 p.m. At the New Plymouth Magistrate’s Court yesterday, James A, Tuthill, bankrupt, late licensee of the Taranaki Hotel, was committed to the Supreme Court for trial on a charge of having made fraudulent payments to his wife on the eve of his bankruptcy. One of the best suggestions made at the recent conference with the Hon. Mr Herries in respect to the wharf was that the Board should get an independent valuation of the wharf and submit it at a future date to the Minister. It is argued that the departmental officers’ valuation should not be accepted as final. When the Hon. Mr Herries was making au inspection of the local , goodshed on Thursday afternoon, he received a deputation from the men employed by the Railway Department on the wharf. The deputation consisted of Messrs Hannah, Skillen and Beeston. The men asked for au increase of pay in view of the intermittent nature of their work. They presented a schedule of their earnings to the Minister and said it was impossible for them to get outside work if they were to continue their work in the shed. The Minister promised to look into the matter.

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