LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1084, 10 April 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A man named Glyn Ivor Hazel has been arrested at Wellington in connection with burglaries at Levin and Masterton.

Holiday excursion tickets in connection with the visit of the H.M.S. New Zealand to Wellington are advertised elsewhere in this issue.

The battleship cruiser New Zealand arrives at Wellington from Melbourne on Saturday, and will berth at the King’s wharf from Thursday 17th. till Monday 2istiust,

Elsewhere in this issue, Mr M. E. Perreau notifies that he will be a candidate for election as a member of the Foxton Harbour Board at the forthcoming election. The Returning Officer for the Manawatu County notifies that nominations of candidates for one seat on the Foxton Harbour Board close on Tuesday, the 15th inst.

Football enthusiasts should not forget the meeting to be held in the Manawatu Hotel this evening. A good attendance is expected, and arrangements are to be made for the coming season. A meeting of the Borough Council will be held on Monday next. Business: To receive tenders for storage batteries, etc., at Hall; consideration of letter from Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce re Manawatu Court at Auckland Exhibition, and general.

Mr W- Dibble, Government ensilage expert, was in Foxton this week supervising the making of stack ensilage from maize on Mr W. S. Carter’s property, in Howan street. Some interesting particulars in connection with same, given by Mr Dibble to our reporter, will appear in next issue. The amount ot green leaf that is being sent to Foxton by rail to be milled at the local mills is on the increase, and it is estimated that fully 300 tons have been received so far this week. The biggest portion of the flax came from Karere, Himalangi, and the Bulls district.

The Kennedy, with coal from Grey mouth, arrived yesterday, and sailed again this morning with cattle for Nelson. The Putiki, coal-laden from Westport, crossed the bar last night, but got stuck in tbe river, and is still there, but it is anticipated that she will get off by to-night’s tide. The Awabou, with coal from Westport, and Queen of tbe South, with a general cargo from Wellington, both arrived this morning. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure,l/6, 2/6.

Messrs Ross and Co., of the Bon Marche, Palmerston N., announce the opening up of new Autumn and Winter Goods in all departments, embracing the latest Decrees of Fashion in Dress Goods and Millinery*

The White House has just landed a shipment of new Millinery. All the newest styles and most becoming shapes are to be found here in great variety, from , a smart little bonnet for baby to the latest creations for the stylish lady. Ladies will no doubt make an early visit to G. H. Stiles’ and secure their choice of this attractive millinery.

The latest census of poultry in the Dominion shows that the hen and rooster population numbers about three and a-half million. Of this number, probably less than a million are in lots of over 100, the remaining being kept by householders in small numbers. A social and dauce, organised by the combined Industrial Unions in Foxton, will be held in the Masonic Hall to-morrow evening. The price for admission for gentlemen is one shilling and ladies are requested to take a basket. Dancing is to commence at 7.30 o’clock. We understand that it is the intention ot the committee to tun these socials every month, particulars of which will be advertised in due course.

The following paragraph anent Constable Wade and a missing bullet, the subject of a recent local controversy may be of interest •' “Constable Wade, who was shot and dangerously wounded during the Waihi trouble, has returned to Wellington, and was able to resume duty at Mount Cook Police Station ou Monday. Constable Wade is well on the way to recovery, although all efforts to extract the bullet have failed. He has been assigned to general inquiry work in connection with the Mount Cook district.’’ The luck of the ballot is a peculiar thing. Time and again laud-seekers have gone to ballot and come away unsuccessful, but on Friday (says the Auckland Herald) a strange run of luck came to one man. Several small sections were being disposed of, the first of these falling to the mau in question. The next three sections, being adjoining ones, he was eligible to enter the ballot, and such was his luck that the first two of these fell to him. A sigh ot relief stirred the room wheu he decided not to enter the remaining ballot.

When the Prime Minister was down the coast on Friday he was introduced to a settler, now retired in New Plymouth, who took an old photograph from his pocket and showed Mr Massey the figures of a pair of brawny, bewhiskered individuals. He was asked if he recollected the figures. No; the Prime Minister could not, “ They,” said the settler, “ are we two when we were working together in 1575!” Then ivfr Massey “ placed ” his friend aud gripped him again firmly by the hand, and commenced talking of the old times when they were comrades in pioneering labour. Mr F. Gabites, Foxton’s cash draper, has just opened up his new stock of winter drapery and with this issue circulates an inset in which he endeavours to give some slight idea ot the excellent values that he is offering. To deal at all extensively with the new stock would require a sheet many times larger than the inset, and as this would entail too great an amount of work, Mr Gabites extends a hearty welcome to our readers to visit his shop and get particulars of the splendid values offering in all lines. A Chinese woman is rarely seen in public in New Zealand, aud it is a still rarer occurrence lor two of them to settle their differences of opinion in the public street. That, however, is what happened in the busiest part of Ridgway Street, Wanganui, on Tuesday alternoon. The cause of the disagreement could not be gathered by bystanders owing to their ignorance of the Chinese language, but there was no doubt about the earnestness of the two Celestial ladies, when, after the free exchange of what appeared to be compliments of the “ left-handed ” variety, they engaged in active “tooth and nail” warfare. It was a willing “go” while it lasted, but a Chinaman interfered and seut the more aggressive about her business, but she got in a shrill last word as she strode off with tremendous dignity. A large fish got stranded in the surf ou the local beach last Tuesday evening. Messrs Bangley and Batten seized it by the tall and dragged it ashore. It is between 6 ieet and 7 feet in length and in shape like a whale except for the dorsal fin and the peculiar narrow, elongated duck-bill mouth. It has a blow hole like a whale and is beautifully marked, jet black back and silver sides. Mr Langley says he has never seen a similar fish. It weighed about two hundredweight. He carted it to bis bouse and in the morning it was found to be still alive. He decided to take it back to its native element and when liberated it seemed lively enough. At a later hour, however, it was found stranded and lifeless. We are unable to classify it, but Mr Clemett is of opinion that it is what is called a black fish, of the whale species, common enough in the North.

Perreau’S up-to-date tea room is a popular place for afternoon tea,*

Warner’s Rust-proot Corsets Every pair guaranteed not to rust break, or tear. Your draper stoc 1 ' Warner’s.”*