The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, April 15TH., 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1086, 15 April 1913, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, April 15TH., 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Crs A. Speirs and G. Whibley and Mr S. Reid insert notices to the electors elsewhere in' this issue.

The Pope’s illness is causing grave anxiety throughout the Catholic world. The severest frost so far this season was experienced this morning.

We acknowledge with thanks a complimentary ticket for the Levin-Wanderers Football Club dance, to be held at Levin on the 17th inst. Mrs A. M. Nye notifies that she has opened up a fine range of golf goods by the leading makers, and at lowest prices. Also the leading novels in the sixpenny editions.

A meeting of the Foxton Harbour Board will be held at the Council Chambers, Palmerston N., on Thursday, 17th inst., at x. 30 p.m. Business : to deal with reports re wharf, and general.

Various estimates of the late Mr Pierpont Morgan’s fortune are being published in the press. Some papers calculate it at but others calculate ic as high as .£60,000,000. The Ashburton Guardian publishes a statement from its Dunedin correspondent, based on “excellent authority,” that Sir Joseph Ward is likely to be offered the Governorship of one of the smaller British Crown colonies. The Manawatu Arts and Crafts Club will bold their first annual exhibition in the Palmerston Opera House on May 16th and 17th. Information may be obtained from the secretaries, Miss C. J. Callanan or Mr G. H. Elliott, Palmerston N. The annual meeting of the parishioners of All Saints’ Church will be held in All Saints’ schoolroom this evening, at 8 o’clock. The vicar will read his report and the treasurer the balance-sheet. Then there will be the election of people’s churchwardens and vestry. The ladies will provide refreshments, to make the meeting of a social nature. All parishioners, are cordially invited. Recently a motor car full of Maoris arrived in Woodville. It was the most dilapidated thing of the sort we have ever seen. The front tyres were bound round with dirty rag, and the car was running on the rim of one of the back wheels. The driver and other occupants appeared not to mind how the car looked—they were out lor a day’s fun and hang the expense.—Examiner. At last night’s Council meeting Cr Chrystall moved, and Cr Richmond seconded, that the seating accommodation be improved in the pit of town hall by putting backs upon the stools at present in use. As an amendment Cr Speirs moved, and Cr Whibley seconded, that chairs be procured for the pit in the hall instead of the present forms, and that after the chairs are procured the pit be put in the front of the hall, and that the stalls or one shilling seats be at the back. On being put the amendment was lost, and the motion was carried.

Mr Bonar Daw, according to the London Daily Citizen, is fond of telling one particularly humorous anecdote, which he has adapted to fit various occasions. During a revolutionary outbreak in Paris, runs the story, a large crowd was running at top speed along a street. One man got knocked down, and in a few seconds he was lying alone on the stones. He had been kicked, battered and bruised from all sides, and he groaned as he rose to his feet. Then he began to limp painfully after the vanishing crowd. “ Why do you follow those men?” asked a citizen who had witnessed the incident. "I must follow them; I’m their leader,” was the reply. If you’ve had any difficulty in getting good butter, try Defiance. Absolutely the best in town. Rim-

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At last night’s Council meeting it was decided that certain gas accounts, amounting to ,£5 13s 3d, be written off.

The Chairman of the loca* School Committee has been officially notified that school children and teachers making the trio to the battleship on Saturday will be conveyed free. The poundkeeper reported at last night’s Council meeting that during the month of March 10 head of cattle and five horses were Impounded by the ranger, the driving fees amounting to 15s. At last night’s Council meeting a motion was brought forward to the effect that the pictures be opened at 7.30 instead of S o’clock during the winter months, but after discussion it was lost on the voices.

Cr Coley brought up the question at last night’s Council meeting of getting the band to play at the hall on skating nights, and it was eventually decided that the matter of engaging the band be left in the hands of the Town Clerk.

The gas manager asks us to state that to-night the quality of gas may not be up to the usual standard, owing to a stoppage in the pipes leading to the holder. The work is being pushed on expeditiously and everything should be in order by to-morrow.

There were present at last night’s Council meetipg, his Worship the Mayor (A. J. Gibbs Esq.) and Crs Chrystall, Coley, Richmond, Whibley, Hannah, Speirs, Stewart and Adams, the last named Councillor attending ate in the evening.

A series of socials under the auspices of the Catholic Church will be held in the Coronation Hall during the winter. The first will take place on Friday, April 25th. No pains are being spared to make these socials a success, and most pleasant evenings are promised. Particulars will appear in our columns at a later date.

There are a number of diphtheria cases in Foxton at present, and in connection with same Cr Richmond mentioned that a complaint bad been made to him of residents putting household drainage into the Awahou drain, which was causing an offensive smell. — This matter is to be brought under the notice of the Inspector of Nusiances and Health officer.

At last night’s Council meeting accounts amounting to £736 is 2d were passed for payment allocated as follow: General account £242 23 3d, Beach road account £7O 15s 6d, gas works account £72 4s 4d, town hall account £93 19s sd, library account 12s, cemetery account £1 ss, sanitation account £lB 12s and interest accounts £236 los 4d. Messrs F. E. Jenks, J. L. Harvey and P. J. Hennessy have been nominated for the two seats on the Foxton Harbour Board. Mr Hennessy is the sitting member and chairman of the Board. The election will take place on the same day as the municipal elections, viz. 30th iust. A splendid opportunity is afforded by those desirous of purchasing sections on easy terms in order to make homes for themselves. In our advertising columns Mr Hillary notifies that a number of sections which he has just laid off, are available for purchase on terms to be arranged with him. A new road on to which these sections will open, is in course of formation in accordance with specifications approved in the Council.

By the last Australian mail we received a letter from Mr Charlie Taylor, of the well-known TaylorCarrington Company. Mr Taylor is at present in Melbourne. Referring to a lengthy law suit touching a family land claim, Mr Taylor says: “At last I have come into my own, after two years legal troubles, and though, of course, the lawyers have. got a goodly portion of what was coming to me, still there’s three or four thousand left over and above. So Miss Carrington and I are going to have a well-earned rest, with a trip to England by way of a sea voyage, and the flag of the T.C. Cq. will be furled until next Christmas, when we shall recommence our tours of New Zealand with a stock of new plays and an entirely new company. Miss Carrington and I look forward to renewing our visits to Foxton with pleasure. We are your debtors for very' many acts of kindly , consideration, and trust that you and yours may enjoy the best of health until we see yon again, and long after for the matter of that.”

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