LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1093, 6 May 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr and Mrs R. H. Barber, of Te Horo, have been spending a few days in Foxton looking up old friends.

The Tararuas are heavily coated with snow, and the weather during the past tew days has been very keen. It is the coldest snap so lar experienced this year. As a mark of respect to the late Mrs Stewart, the Tennis Club dance to have been held on the 9th instant, has been postponed until next month. The date will be announced later.

A meeting of the Borough Council will be held in the Council Chamber to-morrow, at 7.30 p.m. Business ; Declaration and installation ot Mayor, declaration of Councillors, and general. Owing to the death of Mrs W. S. Stewart, the official opening ot the local golf links, which was to have taken place to-morrow afternoon, has been postponed until the 14th instant.

We have received an excellent booklet entitled, “Poultry for Profit,” by J. B. Merrett, Christchurch. The advice in this book is of great value to beginners, and no one interested in poultry should be without a copy, which may be had for six penny stamps Irom box 588, Christchurch. On our fourth page to day will be found the following interesting reading matter: “Wife's Confession ot Murder,” “Subjects for the Cinematograph,” “ Correspondence,” “Taking of Opossums,” “Japs and California,” “Deceased Persons’ Estates,” “Fatal Fire,” and “Gaol Breakers.” Messrs Loughuan and Jacobs, solicitors, Palmerston N., under instructions from the Mokau Coal and Estates Company, have issued a writ against the Dominion newspaper, claiming damages for slander of title, alleged to be contained in an advertisement inserted in its issue of May 2nd by Joshua Jones respecting the Mokau estate.

At the Wellington Magistrate’s Court on Saturday, Mr W. G. Riddell, S.M., held an inquest touching the death of Hugh Dyett, a tailor, 38 years of age. Deceased was found lying in his room on Thursday with a revolver in his hand and a bullet wound in his temple. His Worship returned a verdict to the effect that deceased died from the bullet wound in his head, self-inflicted, whilst in a fit of depression.

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Greytown (Wairarapa), at a public meeting held there, approved of a w ater-drainage scheme to cost ,£IB,OOO. Miss Eva Booth, commander of the Salvation Army in the United States, is reported to be seriously ill at Cleveland, Ohio.

The new Bank of New Zealand building in Main Street should be ready for occupation in the course of a week or two. It is a great improvement on the wooden structure which it replaces. It is not usual to find young ladies following a funeral procession on foot, but this was witnessed yesterday. A number followed the remains of the late Mrs Stewart as a mark of respect to her memory. At the local police court yesterday morning, a first offending inebriate arrested on Saturday night, and who failed to appear, was convicted and had his bail estreated, 1 os. Mr Hornblow, J.P., presided.

Good progress is being made by the plasterers engaged 'on the new Methodist Church in the Avenue. The building, when completed, will be an ornament to the town and a credit to that section ot the Christian Church to which it belongs. Two men named Stephen Golding and James Lyndhurst were convicted at Wellington yesterday of the theft of money from boxes iu St. Peter’s Church, and fined 40s and costs. The amount stolen was 6d. The men were under the influence of liquor at the time the theft was perpetrated. The report that Arnst was to take up fishing as a means of livelihood has been repeated. Questioned as to whether he would again row, Arnst said if stakes and training expenses were found he was prepared to make another attempt at capturing the world’s sculling championship. On Saturday morning the death occurred at Petone of Rangiwhaia Te Puni, a member of the Ngatitamam tribes. She was the last and other living descendant of Takarangi and Raumahora. Deceased was 96 years of age. With her late husband, Henare Te Puni, she was noted in the early days lor hospitality towards the Europeans who first landed at Petone.

During the present year five comets are expected to make their reappearance. Holmes’ comet, which was last seen in 1892, will be the first to become visible. Next month the Encke visitor will be seen. Others announced are Finlay’s, De Vico-E. Swift's, and Westphal’s. The last-named has not been seen for nearly sixty years, and is of unusual size. Mr J. Payne, M.P., who is interested in . the moving picture business, stated to a reporter in Napier, when speaking on the film combine, that he proposed ito introduce a Bill into Parliament during the next session which shall have for its object the State control of the wholesale film business. Such a Bill, be said, would effect beneficially anything, up to 160 showmen in the country. The Queen of the South arrived yesterday morning from Wellington with a general cargo, and will sail again to-night for the same port with hemp. The Kennedy coal-laden from Greymouth, arrived this morning, and is expected to sail to-night for Westport to load coal for Foxton. The Awahou is due to-morrow with coal from Westport, and the Waverley is also expected from Westport on Thursday.

At the Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning, the Rev J. M. Thomson, M.A., made touching reference to the passing of Mrs W. S. Stewart. He paid a glowing tribute to her sympathetic and self-sacrificing nature, and instanced her willingness to tend the sick, the dying and the sorrowing. She entered into the joys and sorrows of all, independent of creed or class. Mr Thomson offered up a special prayer for the sorrowing husband. At the inquest on the bodies of the unfortunate couple who lost their lives in a fire at Wellington on Friday night last (details of which appear on the fourth page), the coroner said that the evidence in this case pointed to the fact that the two deceased, with three other persons, had been drinking in their house on Saturday night, and they were intoxicated before the three boarders went to bed. A verdict was returned that the deceased were accidentally suffocated. j

On Sunday the police received a call to Himatangi to arrest a man who was reported to be conducting himself in a strange manner in the Government plantation. He was charged at the local police court yesterday morning, before Mr Hornblow, J.P., with trespassing on Crown lands and lighting a fire in the plantation. He pleaded guilty, and said he was a stranger to the district and did not know' he was committing an offence by lighting a fire, which he did to warm himself. It was pointed out that the lighting of a fire in the plantation was a serious offence, and accused had made himseli liable to a fine or imprisonment. He was convicted and discharged.

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At a meeting of fifty delegates held yesterday at Hawera, representative of Taranaki farmers, it was unanimously decided to form a Farmers’ Co-operative Organisation Society. The provisional prospectus was drawn up, and an executive committee appointed, Mr G. L. Buckeridge being appointed chairman. The company will have an initial capital of .£500,000, and will have for its object the purchasing of farmers’ requisites and the distribution of their produce. A mild suggestion was made to Captain Halsey, at Gisborne, that the hull of the wrecked Star of Canada would afford an excellent target for big gun practice by the Dreadnought and be would be doing the port a service by removing such an eyesore from the very gates of the town. Captain Halsey smilingly replied that it would be better and cheaper to apply a charge of dynamite. The vessel was so full of holes that a torpedo would only tear another piece out ot her.

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