LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1089, 26 April 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr John L. Harvey notifies that he is a candidate for one of the seats on the Foxton Harbour Board.

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

The services in All Saints’ tomorrow and Thursday next (Ascension Day) will be found in the church notices in this issue. The attendance shield at the local Stajte school was won by Standard V. this week with an average of 99 per cent. The meeting of the Moutoa Drainage Board, to have been held last night, was adjourned for a week as a mark of sympathy with Mr F. S. Fasten, one of the members of the Board, whose infant son died this week.

A very enjoyable social was held in the Presbyterian Sunday School on Thursday night. The advertisement-guessing competition created a good deal of amusement, and some of the exhibits were decidedly novel. One young artist, in depicting “ Amber Tips, set forth the names of candidates tipped to win at the coming municipal election. Miss K. Ross guessed the largest number of advts. Vocal items were contributed by Mrs Wrigley, Misses Signal and Jenks and Messrs Hornblow, Longworth, and Buglass. The ladies supplied an abundance of refreshments, and a most enjoyable evening was brought to a close with the singing of the National Anthem.

There is no douot as to the popularity of knitted goods of today, for they are keeping ahead of all fashions. Incidentally, Mr G. H. Stiles announces in this issue a splendid display of knitted goods. See window display.*

Mr E. Page, S.M., presided over yesterday’s sitting of the Magestrate’s Court in the absence of Mr J. W. Poynton, who is on holiday leave. Several ladies are taking a keen interest in the forthcoming municipal elections —quite a unique experience in local politics. It is rumoured that they have met with some funny experiences. The opening services in the new Methodist Church, which are expected to take place some time during the month of June, will be conducted by the Rev Samuel Lawry, President of the Methodist Conference.

The Returning officer asks us to urge upon electors the necessity tor recording their votes as early as possible on polling day —Wednesday next. By doing so they will obviate the necessity of delay.

On the fourth page of this issue will be found the Chief Hemp Grader’s monthly report on the condition and quality of the hemp graded during the month of March, and also the grading returns for the same period. A public meeting will be held in the Coronation Hall on Monday evening, when the Progressive Party’s candidates will address the electors on municipal matters. A hearty invitation is extended to the other candidates to be present and express their views. Mr Thos. Horton, of Pahiatua, has just returned from a visit to South America, whither he went to ascertain the prospects of that market for New Zealand fruit. He secured an order from one firm for 200,000 cases of apples yearly for five years at 6s 6d f.o.b. Pearce has deposited another and Barry with a further ,£l5O a-piece on the 16th June, and each on the 14th July. James Field is stakeholder. A coincidence is that Pearce’s father sculled the first race for the old Sportsman’s Cup and his son the first race for the new cup. The Herald Printery is a local institution, therefore be loyal to your town and support local industry. Our work compares more than favourably—both as to prices and effectiveness —with that supplied by any outside office. Come and have a talk to us about printing. Remember, your support keeps the money in the town.*

The services in connection with the local Methodist Church will be held to-morrow in the supperroom of the Town Hall. The Rev. T. Coatsworth will conduct both morning and evening services, his subjects being, “Mourners Comforted,” and “Words of Jesus —I am the Truth.” A hearty Welcome to these services is extended to all.

On Monday evening next the annual meeting of householders will take place in the local school house at 8 o’clock for the purpose of electing a school committee for the ensuing twelve months and to hear the annual report and balancesheet read. We hope local munical politics will not altogether overshadow school affairs, and that there will be a large attendance.

The services in the Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be conducted in the morning by the minister, Rev J. M. Thomson, M.A., and in the evening by Mr J. Chrystall. In the morning, Mr Thomson will tell the children what Pilgrim saw in the house of the Interpreter. The evening service will be held as usual at Oroua Downs.

Exports from the Dominion for the year ending 31st, 1913, were: —Butter, 369,008 cwt, valued at £2,058,683; cheese 634,170 cwt, £1.859,179; mutton, 2,149,950 carcases, 1,061,417 cwt, £1,500,728 ; legs and pieces, 31,275 cwt, £43,522; lamb, 2,956,249 carcases, 901,146 cwt, £1,825,342; hemp, 21,567 tons, ,6483.353; kauri gum, 8,35410n5, £430,200 ; skins, 16,483,692, £871,941; tallow, 22,743 to oß * £663,476; timber, 9i.77i.i33 sup- teet . £475.230 ; wool, 195,822,543 lbs. £8,065,351; gold, 332,350 ounces, £1,305,217. Mr W. S. Malaquin, who is well-known in Christchurch, told a Press reporter that he had read with interest a paragraph stating that in Auckland the friends of a sick girl had advertised for snails, believing that they would aid her to recovery. Mr Malaquin says that in his native district of Orleans, snails were prescribed for his sister, who was consumptive. She was ordered to take the small ones which crawl upon the vines, pick them from their shells, and eat them alive. She did so, and was cured. The prescription is not an unusual one in France, and is often most successful. In the case of his own children, here in New Zealand, h« has cured bad colds by means of a syrup made from snails, and if anyone should wish to know how to make the syrup he will be pleased to tell them.

New Zealanders have a sense of safety and satisfaction in viewing their Dreadnought in New Zealand waters this week. This gift has stirred the hearts of Britishers wherever the Union Jack floats in the breeze. It has set the pace to our Colonial brethren across the seas. We are proud of our battleship, but we are also proud of our position in the fighting line of Commerce. A strong evidence of this is the New Zealand Dreadnought blankets now shown at C. M. Ross and Co’s.—made as well as they can be made in any of the British Colomes—from 15s fid at the Bon Marche to-day. —Advt. Ladies! Warner's Corsets are comfortable—guaranteed so—they shape fashionably. The bones cannot rust, nor can the fabric tear. Order now, Local drapers.* ,

A squad of local Territorials arrived from Oringi by this afternoon's train, looking none the worse for their stay in camp.

The Kennedy is unloading cement at the wharf. This is the third trip this vessel has made to Foxton this week.

All the strippers on this coast are idle to-day, as the Manawatu Flaxmill Employees’ Union has declared a holiday for a picnic at Longburn. The Rev. Father Dore united in the bonds of wedlock Miss Maggie Ryan and Mr Lindsay Randell at Shannon on Thursday morning. The happy couple are at present on their honeymoon in Napier. The Chairman of the Harbour Board, Mr Henuessy, accompanied a sub-committee interested in the establishment of freezing works on this coast to the Heads to-day, to inspect the locality as a suitable site for the proposed works.

Not a little excitement was caused on the Masterton racecourse yesterday by the appearance in the crowd of a man who had divested himself of every article of his clothing with the exception of his shirt. The police took him into custody.

A very fair idea of the value of land around Manawatu can be gathered from the tact that a farm was purchased some eighteen months ago a few miles outside of Ashhurst tor £29 per acre, and was sold the other day at per acre.

Messrs J. A. Nash, J. K. Hornblow and J. Vincent have been deputed to wait on the Minister of Public Health, to protest against the reduction of members on the District Hospital Board. The Minister will receive the deputation at Wellington next Tuesday. The programme advertised for this evening’s picture show includes some interesting films, among which is one of H.M.S. New Zealand. This picture is of special topical interest, and should attract a good house. Another topical film, “The Wreck of the Veronese,” and an industrial film, “Needle Industry,” are also among the list of subjects. The New Plymouth News has been making inquiries into the origin of a cable message alleged to have been sent to Barry challenging him to row an unknown sculler on the Mokau River for The cable message was sent from Awakino, a small centre in the King Country as the result of an argument at a convivial gathering. .The “syndicate” (mentioned in the cable message) is, however, a myth, and so also is the “unknown sculler” and the

One of the engine-drivers of the Wellington-New Plymouth express stated at a coronial inquiry in Wanganui that the motor traffic was the greatest difficulty enginedrivers ot trains had to cope with. The trouble was particularly acute on the Feilding - Palmerston section, where he had seen some of the most daring tricks imaginable performed. It was not unusual, he said, to see motorists attempt to race the train when the road was running parallel with the railway track, and then to cross over in front of the engine where there was not soft to spare. Frequently he had blown the whistle on such occasions, and by way of acknowledgment the motorist would simply turn round and grin at him.

The first of a series of Catholic socials was held in the Town Hall last night, and was very well patronised. These social gatherings were an immense success last year, both from a social and financial point of view, and the management intend to keep up the standard of excellence this year. The floor was in first-class order and excellent music r was supplied by Mr F. C. Berthold. Messrs M. Perreau and S. Dudson carried out their duties asM’s.C. in a very efficient manner. The ladies of the congregation supervised the catering, which left nothing to be desired. A special word of praise is due to the secretary, Mr Jackson, for careiul attention to detail. Vocal items were contributed during the evening by Misses Jenks and McDonald, Messrs Buglass and Hornblow, and step dancing by Mr Lenihau. Accompaniments by Miss Jenks and Mr McHattie, and extras by Misses Lenihan, D. Small, McDonald and Mr Robson.

Wanted—The people of Foxton and the surrounding districts to know that A. de Luen, tailor, of Palmerston North, will call On anyone with samples upon the receipt of a postcard. Costumes from £4 4s. Suits from £d 10s.*

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