The Manawatu Herald. Thursday, May 15th, 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1097, 15 May 1913, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Thursday, May 15th, 19 13 . LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Taihape school has been closed owing to outbreaks of mumps, measles and scarlatina. Anna West, aged 72 years, died at the Christchurch Hospital as the result of wounds in the left arm, self-inflicted, iMr James Garnett, the Mayor of Hastings, died on. Tuesday night, aged 57. He underwent an operation for appendicitis three weeks ago. It is notified in the Gazette that after December next the present issue of duty and postage stamps will be replaced by new issues of all denominations.

Nearly 200,000 settlers are expected to arrive in Canada from the United States during the present year, an increase of 50,000 over last year’s figures.

A gumdigger at Tokeohia, Auckland, named Charles Delkus, was choked to death while at tea in his whare on Tuesday evening in swallowing a piece of meat. Thomas Batchelor, a married man, aged 55 years, employed as a gardener at Olrig station, Hastings. committed suicide yesterday by cutting his throat.

It is not believed that comic coincidence occurs outside the pages of Punch, but in the marriage notices published in last Thursday’s Auckland Star was that of “ Foote —Bathe!”

We have received a post card from Mr T. C. Dunckley, stating that they arrived in London on March 29th after a splendid passage. Mr Dunckley. states that they are experiencing fine weather in England. The latest addition to the local telephone list is number 85, F. Robinson, Herrington. The Harbour Board’s telephone number is '57, to which is connected the pilot (2 rings), masters of vessels (3 rings) and secretary of the Board (4 rings). |Sir John Rolleston, M.P., has introduced into the House of Commons a Bill of two clauses to forbid the docking of horses’ tails. Some English Magistrates regard docking as cruel, and will convict an offender, whilst other stipendiaries refuse to convict.

The Levin Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday night appointed Mr Lancaster as their delegate to the conference to be held at Palmerston North, to discuss matters in connection with the acquiring of the Foxton wharf by the Harbour Board. An interesting meeting for young people, under the auspices of the Salvation Arm?, will be held in the Masonic Hall to-night. Lieutenant Glover, who takes Lieutenant Gudsell’s place, will also be welcomed. Buns and coffee provided. The meeting will commence at 7 o’clock. At about nine o’clock last night a fire broke out in the upstairs sitting room at Whyte’s Hotel, and but for the prompt action of Mr H. Witchell, who extinguished it with a patent fire extinguisher, a serious outbreak may have occurred. The damage done was very slight.

It is expected that the new Parliament Buildings in Wellington will be ready for occupation by Parliament in 1916, but the whole block will not be completed for some three years after that. The cost of the first section, for which tenders will be called will amount to about The total cost will be over 000.

The Jizen-ichi (Japanese Fair) is exciting great interest and will be held on Monday and Tuesday next. The various stalls Will be: Komamono (Guild and ! fancy stall), Takabooyobi (tobacco, etc.), No San butsu (produce), Kwashi (sweets). The Kitcha ten (tea rooms) will be under capable management while the Mono Oyobi (side shows) will be numerous and varied, and the Ongakau (orchestra) quite a new departure in matters musical.

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Mr G. T. Woodroofe’s name was inadvertently omitted from the list of donors in connection with the Flaxmills’ Employees picnic at Longburn. Mr G. H. Gascoigne, of the local telephone exchange, has been transferred to Wanganui and left for that town yesterday morn-' ing. Prior to leaving, he was the recipient of a presentation from a number of his friends. The Auckland City Council has made a definite offer to the Minister for Justice of a year tor the control of the traffic at four points, and the general supervision of the rest of the city. The Department’s estimate of the cost was a year. A proposal emanating from the Christchurch City Council in the direction of presenting shooting prizes for the H.M.S. New Zealand, was brought before the local Borough Council at Monday night’s meeting, but was not favourably received by councillors it being decided that the communication “ lay on the table.”

A dauce will be held at Motuiti on Thursday next the 22nd instant, in aid of the fund for decorating the meeting house. During the evening a number of local items will be rendered and there will also be hakas and poi dances by the Natives. The prices of admission are: Ladies is, gentlemen is 6d. An inquest touch the death ot the late Mr Lobb was held at Moutoa on Tuesday afternoon before Mr A. Fraser, District Coroner. After hearing the evidence a verdict was returned that the cause of death was heart failure. The funeral took place to-day, the last rites at the graveside being performed by the Rev. G. Y. Woodward.

Owing to the heavy sea on the bar, the Queen of the South and Waverley which have been at the wharf since Friday are still unable to get out. The Awahou which arrived outside on Sunday and was unable to cross was at midday yesterday ordered back to Wellington where she will await a favourable opportunity of making the local port. It has been decided, says the Prime Minister, that the charges that aggregation of laud is going on in various parts of the Dominion shall be referred to the Lands Committee of the House of Representatives, together with the report recently made by an officer of the Lands Department. The committee will have power to call for persons and papers. A deputation of flaxmillers is to wait on the Prime Minister to - day in connection with the freights on flax. It appears that the freights to the Old Country have, within the last year, risen from £2 5s to £4. per ton, and a further rise of 10s per ton is pending. The flaxmillers have taken exception to this further contemplated rise, which is to take effect from September next, and hence the present deputation.

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A correspondent of the Lyttelton Times', writing from Greymoutb, does not take a very encouraging view of the prospects of the Otira tunnel. “ The fact is,” he writes, after describing the position, “ the tunnel as at present laid out will never be completed. They must divert it to emerge on the south (or coach road) side of the river. 1 have seen and talked to so many of the men engaged on the work that I know as much, if not more, than the 4 arm-chair engineers’ of the Public Works Department, and, as you know, I have in my time had a bit of experience in road work, if not actual tunnelling. I have always thought there would be trouble if they bored under the river-bed, as it is of so porous a nature, and now the engineers have found it out, and work at the Bealey end is stopped. The correspondent distributes the blame for the state of affairs that has arisen with delightful impartiality, but he suggests that the present Minister of Public Works has failed to make himself acquainted with all the facts.

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