The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, March 1st., 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1070, 1 March 1913, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, March Ist., 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr G. J. Harford, a member of the Foxton Harbour Board, and Palmerston Hospital Board, intends to retire from these bodies.

Mr and Mrs Udy, a well-known Wairarapa couple celebrated their golden wedding at Grey town on Wednesday last.

The service in St. Mary’s Church to-morrow will be conducted at 8.30 a.m. by the Rev. Father Dore.

Cargo pilferers or thieves skilfully extracted from cases in transit to a Palmerston business man a quantity of fancy goods. . Standards V. VI. and VII. won the attendance shield at the local State School this week with an average attendance of 98 4 cent.

An old man named Alexander Waugh was sentenced to five years’ hard labour by Sir Robert Stout at Wangafltri for attempted indecent assault on a little girl. Owners and trainers are notified bv advertisement that nominations for events in the Feilding Jockey Club’s Easter meeting close with the secretary on Pnday, March 7th,

During January 5877 persons arrived in New Zealand, against 5096 for the corresponding month last year. The departures numbered 2681 against 3031 in January 1912.

Lady Edwina Roberts, daughter of Field-Marshal Earl Roberts, was on Wednesday married to Major H. J. Lewin. It was a military wedding. There was a notable crowd iu the streets.

A public meeting at Shannon, convened by Mr Stansell, senr., passed a motion to the effect that the time is premature for forming a self-governing body. A previous motion, “ that the township form a Borough Council ” was defeated.

Probably the heaviest man m the Dominion is Mr Charles King, of Patangata, who turns the scale at agst 81b, Mr King, who was born in 1861, is t. man of tremendous proportions and splendid physique. At Te Aroha, a boy was badly burned about his head, arras and legs, through the explosion of a tin of benzine in an electrician’s shop. His clothes were all afire when he rushed into an adjoining store, where the flames were quickly extinguished. A public company is being formed by Mr J. R. Stansell, senior, tor the purpose of erecting a theatre, shops and 1 offices at Shannon. The company is to have a capital of in £\ shares. One thousand shares have already been applied for. The Government offices throughout the Dominion will be closed on Monday, March 17th, being St. Patrick's Day. Friday. 21st Saturday, 22nd, and Monday, March 24th, will be observed as holidays in the public offices of the Government of New Zealand.

At a meeting of Paddon's supporters at Sydney, it was decided to accept Arnst’s challenge to row for the championship of Australia, the race to be rowed at Woodburn, Richmond river course, on April 26, for ,£2OO aside. The bulk of Paddon’s stake has been raised. From America comes the story of a Scotsman who, while viewing a statue of George Washington, was approached by an interested American. “I think you will agree with me, sir,” said the American, “ that he was a great and good man—a lie never passed his lips,” “ Weel,” said the Scot “ I suppose he talked through his nose like the rest ’o ye.”

At the Wanganui sitting of the Supreme Court, David Andrew Fraser, sued Osmond Disley and his wife, Agnes Disley, of Halcombe, for alleged malicious slander and prosecution, claiming 7s damages. The case arose out of the arrest of plaintiff some time ago for an alleged assault on Mrs Disley. Plaintiff secured a verdict for One of the greatest side show attractions at the Masterton Show last week (says the Age) was a wild woman, who would devour anything from a shin-bone to an elephant. Those who paid their sixpences came away with a smile, which spoke louder than words. The man at the door said it was a burlesque. Those who parted with their money agreed with him.

A Standard representative has been ascertaining the views of leading I almerston business men in reference to Saturday being substituted as the statutory halfholiday instead of Wednesday. A majority of those interviewed favoured Saturday closing, and those who opposed it did so on the grounds that the time was not yet ripe for a change. Old customs die bard.

The Palmerston Borough Council is looking forward to its next meeting with fear and trembling in view of the following advertisement published in the columns of our Palmerston evening contemporary :—Notice, to the Mayor and Borough Councillors, Palmerston North. Gentlemen, —I shall meet you at -your next regular meeting and demand from you an apology for an insult in a letter written to me on your account. As a resident of Palmerston North since xßth. May, 1576, to the present day, I hold a record second to none as a law-abiding citizen. I shall not be defended by a limb of the law, but will appear in Person. I shall call a spade a spade and not a d d shovel. (Signed) Nils Magnus Person, February 26th., 1913. At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning before Mr J. W. Poynton, S.M., judgment for plaintiffs was entered up in the following undefended civil cases: — Hooker v. Mrs Williamson, claim £2, costs 13s; T. Rimmer v. F. Peterson, £$ 15s, costs 2is ; H. C. Patterson v. Ropiha, ns 6d, costs 18s ; G. Coley v. Tuna Rore. £2O 16s 4d, costs £5 2s; H. W. Richmond v. W. Robinson, £1 15s, costs ss; and P. Lumsden v. C. Eennox £l, costs 30s 6d. In the judgment summons case, Nelson v. Sidney Wright, Mr Moore who appeared for the judgment creditor, said the amount owing was plaintiff's wages which the judgment debtor had received from his employer to pay over but had not done so. Judgment debtor did not appear and the Magistrate made an order that the amount be paid forthwith in default 19 days imprisonmont in Palmerston prison, order to be suspended it insalraents of 10s per week are paid.

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The vital statistics for Foxton for last month were births seven, marriages nil, and deaths one.

Constable Woods, who has been away on annual leave, returned to Foxton on Thursday evening, and resumed duty yesterday.

A meeting of members of the local Bowling Club will be held on Monday evening to settle the question of Sunday bowling. All members are requested to attend.

At the Horticultural Society’s Show on Wednesday evening, a programme of musical items will be given. Mr S. B. Collins is arranging the programme, while the competitions will be supervised by Mr Geo. Barber. Owing to the Town Hall being engaged on Wednesday next for the Horticultural Society’s Autumn Show, the municipal pictures will be screened on Tuesday night.

The services in All Saints’ Church to-morrow will be at : 8 a.m., 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. At 2,30 p.m. the vicar will hold a children’s service. Throughout the day the offertory will be given to the Melanesian Mission and the vicar hopes there will be a liberal response to' the Bishop’s appeal.

The services in the Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be conducted by the minister, Rev. J. M. Thomson M.A. in the morning, and by Mr E. H. Crabb, of Palmerston N., in the evening. The Rev J. M. Thomson will preach at Rangiotu in the afternoon and at Oroua Downs in the evening. Children are specially invited to the morning service, when the story of “Pilgrim's Progress” will be continued.

The services in connection with the local Methodist Church tomorrow will be held in the supperroom of the Town Hall. The Rev. T. Coatsworth will conduct both services, the morning subject being “Our Sufficiency is of God ” and that for the evening, “ Enlisting.” Young men are cordially invited to the evening service. A service will be held at the Beach church at 7 p.m. conducted by Mr H. Smith. At the conclusion of his judgment in the case betore the court yesterday, relating to a claim by an architect for fees for provisional plans and specification, the magistrate commented on the practice of architects pressing people to employ them and canvassing for work after being refused. Morally they might not be entitled to payment in such cases, though his Worship said he had to decide according to law when the facts were in dispute. The advantages of the decimal system of coinage, weights and measures were discussed at a recent meeting of the Adelaide Chamber of Manufacturers. Mr O. Seppelt, who introduced the subject, spoke enthusiastically of what Was being done in other States ot the Commonwealth to advance the idea, and moved that a South Australian branch of the Decimal Association should be formed, under the auspices of the Chamber of Manufacturers; that a committee be appointed to go into the question of ways and m;ans, and draw up a programme; also that the Chamber of Commerce be approached to co-operate in the matter. The feeling of members present was strongly in favour of the decimal system. As one gentleman put it, the chamber, if it succeeded in eistablishing the proposal, would at least earn the undying gratitude of every school boy, because the system would reduce arithmetic to a simple matter. The motion was adopted, and a sub-committee appointed to consider the question.