The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, April 5TH., 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1082, 5 April 1913, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, April STH., 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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

The municipal skating rink, which opened on Thursday night, was well patronised, and a very enjoyable time spent by patrons. Children of school age residing at the Beach are being conveyed to and from school in a comfortable covered van by Mr H. Coley. The attendance shield at the local State School was won this week by Standards IV. and V-, with an average attendance of xoo per cent.

The borough Reluming Officer, Mr Alf. Fraser, informs us that there will be between 900 and 1,000 names on the borough electoral roll. The polling should, therefore, be very heavy this year. Our readers will note that the Town Hall is to be open for that popular pastime skating, every Monday and Thursday, and tor learners only the supper room will be available on Wednesday afternoons from 2.30 to 5. Mr G. H. Stiles, who is a candidate for the mayoralty, by advertisement, invites all his supporters, present councillors and all favourable to his candidature to meet him at the Masonic Hall at 8 p.m. on Monday, to talk over matters in connection with the forthcoming poll. The Harvest Festival will be held in All Saints’ Church tomorrow. The newly confirmed will make their first Communion at 8 a.m., and the vicar hopes the older communicants will be present and join with them in this, the highest of all services. In the evening the choir will sing the anthem, “O Lord, how manifold are Thy Mercies.” Harvest Thanksgiving services will be held in the Presbyterian Church to-morrow. The minister, Rev J- M. Thomson, M.A., will preach in the morning, and Mr H. Billens in the evening. Children are specially welcomed to the morning service, when Mr Thomson will continue his addresses on “Pilgrim’s Progress.” The evening service at Oroua Downs will be conducted by Mr J. Chrystall. On Wednesday, 30th inst., the burgesses of Foxton will be called upon to elect (1) a Mayor for the ensuing twelve months, (2) nine Councillors for a period of two years, (3; two members of the Foxton Harbour Board, and (4) two members of the Wellington Harbour. Board. Each elector will, therefore, receive four voting papers, and care will be necessary to prevent confusing the issues. A meeting of footballers was held in the Manawatu Hotel last night when matters in connection with the ensuing season were discussed. It was decided to make an effort to again put the game on 2 sound footing locally, and Mr J. Baylis was elected secretary pro tem. The meeting was then adjourned until Thursday next at the Manawatu Hotel, Elsewhere in this issue the Manawatu County Council advertise a heavy traffic by-law, which is to come into force on the 18th instant. It provides that any person conducting or about to conduct heavy traffic within the County, shall, if called upon, give such security as shall be required, that no special damage shall accrue to any road, bridge, ferry or ford under the jurisdiction of the Council by reason of such heavy traffic.

When Mr Webster wrote ot Woods, He said, with graphic ease; That Woods were mostly timber, And were all composed of trees. But if Mr Webster lived to-day, He’d find a meaning newer; For “Woods” to millions simply means, . . The Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 3

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Following the usual custom of closing the swamp for the three winter months, flaxmilling on the Riverdale Estate will cease at the end of the current month.

On the fourth page of this issue will be found the following interesting reading matter :“A Parable,” “A Mexican Hell,” and “Caught by a Pulley Shaft.” The work of repairing the damage done to the Main Street footpaths by the late fires has been commenced, the borough men at present being employed asphalting the footpath on the west side. As a result of the collection at the foundation stone laying ceremony in connection with the local Methodist Church on Wednesday afternoon, the receipts from the tea meeting and collection at the public meeting in the evening, the building fund benefited to the extent of ,£52 18s. The Auckland City Council has approved of the principle in the proposed amendments ot the by-laws requiring the numbering ot all seats in places of amusement and ensuring a seat to every purchaser of a ticket. The amendments were referred to the By-laws Committee for consideration and report.

A special meeting of the local Borough Council will be held on Wednesday afternoon, at 2.30 o’clock, to consider Mr Hillary’s application for permission to form a new road, and to consider the disposal of seats at the cemetery, and recommendations of Cr Richmond. The Council will meet in Coley street, and will afterwards proceed to the cemetery. An amending regulation for the election ot members of harbour boards, printed in the current “Gazette,” provides that public notice ot any election to fill any vacancy shall be given not less than twenty-one clear days before such elecdon, and the date for the nomination of candidates shall be not less than fourteen clear days before such election.

The services in connection with the local Methodist Church tomorrow will be held in the supperroom of the Coronation Town Hall. The service in the morning will be conducted by the Rev T. Coatsworth, and the evening service by the Rev P. J. Maks, formerly in charge of the circuit. The Rev T. Coatsworth will conduct the service at-the Beach at 7 p.m. All are cordially invited to these services.

The fortnightly meeting of the local Druids’ Lodge was held last night when there was an attendance of x 8 members. One new member was initiated. During the evening the newly-elected District President, Bro. F. Woods, was duly installed into his office by P.D.P. Bro. Murray, of Shannon. At the conclusion of the business refreshments were partaken of in the lodgeroom and items were contributed by Bros. Murray, Woods, Osborne, Ross, McKnight aud The meeting was brought to a close by the singing of Auld Lang Syne.

Another of the temporary buildings that have been in use since the fires was removed yesterday, being until recently occupied by Mr John Walls. There are now only two of the temporary structures left, one occupied by Mr Chung Wah, which will no doubt be removed as soon as his new premises are completed, and the other in which Mr G. H. Stiles carried on his business temporarily, and in connection with the purchase and removal of which tenders are invited.

As the date approaches interest in the forthcoming municipal elections increases, and no doubt this year’s election will be more keenly contested than any previous one. For the mayoralty there are two candidates, Messrs J. U. Harvey and G. H. Stiles, and for seats on the Council a dozen have already signified their intention of offering their services, and others are spoken of as likely candidates. Those whom we understand have definitely decided to come ontareCrs. Chrystall, Coley, Hannah, Richmond, Speirs and Whibley, and Messrs G. Barber, E. Dunn, Freeman, Green, Henderson and S. Read.

The following, taken from Tuesday’s Dominion, may be of Interest to members c£ the local Bowling Club which recently threw out a motion to prohibit Sunday play:—"On account of certain objections taken to Sunday play by a few members of the Seatoun Bowling and Tenuis Club, the committee have been at some pains to take a plebiscite of shareholders on the question. Great interest has been manifested in the district over the taking of the plebiscite, which closed yesterday. It was found that 321 votes were cast in favour of Sunday play and 59 against, so that bowl’s- and tennis will be included in the Sunday recreations at Seatoun.’’

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We have been shown by Mr Golder some excellent proof photographs of the recent Methodist foundation stone laying ceremony. The Levin paper regrets that little or no public interest is being evinced in the forthcoming municipal election. The sneak thiel is still on the job. Some clothes put out for the weekly wash were stolen from a local resident’s outhouse a few nights since.

Several members of the local gun club have gone to Shannon this afternoon to take part in a competition arranged by the Miranui gun club.

For Influenza take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails, 1/6, 2/6.

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