LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1087, 22 April 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL .

Joseph Gibbie, under arrest for drunkenness, attempted to jump Irom a motor-car at Auckland and broke his leg. The wife of Commander Evans (of Scott’s Antarctic Expedition), died from peritonitis on board the steamer Otranto. A Christchurch baker named Richard John Sunderland, 68 j ears of age, died at the hospital from injuries received through a fall from his cart. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Moutoa Drainage Board will be held on Thursday, 24th inst., at 7.45 p.m. Bussiness : Rating and general. The Government offices throughout the Dominion will be dosed on Wednesday next in celebration of St. George’s Day and St. David’s Day. The Albans rope works at Maugere were totally destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The building and plant, valued at £ 750, were insured for Dr. Etheriuglou Smith, a famous Cambridge oarsman, has tragicallly died. He contracted infection when operating on a patient with a gangrened lung. A first-offending inebriate arrested for drunkenness on Sunday and who was allowed out on bail, was fined los at the local police court yesterday by Mr Hornblow, J.P. While skating at the Palmerston rink on Saturday night, Miss V. BroWn, daughter of Mr E. D. Brown, had the misfortune to fall and sustain a compound fracture of the leg. During her passage across the Southern Ocean an outbreak of measles pccurred on board the R.M.S. lonic, which arrived in Wellington on Saturday from Eondon. The battleship New Zealand has three funnels, of different size. They are called by her crew, “Faith, Hope and Charity,” and the forward funnel—“ the greatest of these ” is called “ Charity.” We are asked to remind all interested in the forthcoming All Saints’ bazaar to attend a meeting to be held in the schoolroom at 7,30 this evening when important preliminaries are to be discussed. Another of the series of social evenings under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church, will be held In the schoolroom on Thursday evening next. The programme includes an interesting competition, musical items and refreshments. Perreau’s up-to-date tea room is a popular place for aftlrnwn tea,*

Mr F. Gardes informs us that he intends to resign from the Council’s employ at an early date in order to take over the Family Hotel.

The friends of Mrs Cunningham will regret to learn that she underwent a serious operation iu the district hospital on Thursday afternoon, and although a slight improvement is reported, her condition is serious.

The Chief Justice at Wellington granted an application, made under the Mental Defectives Act of 1911, for the appointment of two persons other than the Public Trustee to manage an estate of persons detained in a mental hospital. The Awahou arrived on Sunday morning with a general cargo from Wellington and will sail tonight for the same port with hemp. The Kennedy arrived yesterday morning with coal from Westport and sailed last night for Terakohe, to load cement for Fcxton, being due back at midday to-morrow.

Mr T. Henderson arrived back in Foxton on Saturday night after spending several weeks in the Otago and Southland provinces. Mr Henderson was delayed in his travels owing to the floods in the south, and he witnessed the damage done by the floods at Gore. Mr Henderson was accompanied by Mrs Henderson. At All Saints’ annual meeting of parishioners, the vicar, in referring to Mr A. S. Easton, people’s churchwarden, said no man could have done more for the church for over thirty years — ever faithful, ever watchful, proof against all discouragement—he has plodded on and toiled for the Master in His vineyard, and his faithfulness was a splendid example to others.

The district electors list for the borough of Foxton has just left the printer’s hands, and contains the names ot 1,03 s persons who are eligible to vote at the forthcoming municipal election. The qualifications of the voters on the roll are as follows : Freeholders, 521; ratepayers, 29 ; residential 488. By advertisement elsewhere in this issue, Mr T. Henderson, a candidate for the Borough Council, desires to point out that he is not connected with any party in connection with the election, but stands as an independent candidate. If elected he will to the best of his ability, seek to promote the best interests of the borough as a whole. One of the best short stories is that told in the Cape Times. It says that a company in London which controls a large area of farms in the Cape province, dissatisfied with the excuse given that owing to the lambing season shearing could not be proceeded with, cabled to the Cape manager to “ stop lambing, start shearing.”

There have been a number of complaints of rough and dangerously fast skating at the local riuk, and the manager has asked us to intimate that these practices are to be stopped. Any skater offending in this way in the future will be prevented from taking further part in this popular pastime, but it is hoped that such stringent measures will not be necessary, and that those responsible for the complaints being made will see that there is no cause for complaint in the fut ure. Speaking in respect to Mr W. S. Stewart’s resignation as vicar’s warden at the annual meeting of All Saints’ parishioners, the Rev. Mr Woodward said be had done all in his power to retain his services. He added: “I have always found Mr Stewart a loyal friend, and a man who in all his actions showed what he really is —a true gentleman. A man of culture, he has conversed with me on the great problems of life —and has been one from whom I have learnt many things, and profited considerably by his advice.” General regret was expressed at his resignation. We have received two messages from Mr T. C. Dunkley, who, together with Mrs Dunkley, is making a world’s tour. One message is from Suez, dated March 15th, in which Mr Dunkley states that they “are getting lovely weather and a splendid passage. Have visited Sydney, Hobart, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Colombo. Leaving the ship tonight in order..to visit the Pyramids and Cairo.” The other message is from Cairo, and dated the 16th March. Mr Dunckley states Cairo is a most interesting place. “Met Mr and Mrs Greig here.”