The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, June 17th., 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1110, 17 June 1913, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Tuesday, June 17th., 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The next ordinary meeting of the Moutoa Drainage Board will be held at the Board’s Office on Thursday next, 19th inst., at 7.45 p.m. Business : general. Mr J. M. Barr, on leaving the service of Messrs Macky, Logan, Caldwell and Co., of Wellington, to begin business on his own account at Foxton, was presented with a gold watch and pair of pipes by employees of the firm.

The tickets are issued for the Children’s Ball (plain and fancy dress) to be held on Tuesday, 17th July, in the Town Hall. This is under the auspices of All Saints’ Ladies’ Guild, which is an annual event.

The death took place at Greytown on Thursday of Mrs Loasby, wife of Mr D. P. Loasby, Mayor of Greytown, at the age of fiftyseven years. The late Mrs Loasby was a daughter of Mrs Douglas, and was born in the Nelson district.

It is reported that the executive of the Federation of Labour has resolved to take a ballot of all its waterfront working members on the question whether they wish to cease work throughout the Dominion as a protest against the recognition of the free labour union in Timaru.

A good deal of trouble and loss is being experienced by shippers and agents at various ports owing to the operations of cargo pilferers. At Wellington last week three men were fined respectively £3 14s, ,£4 14s and £\ and costs lor pilfering in default 14 days imprisonment each.

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Mr M, Hanan has decided to contest the Grey seat as the Liberal candidate* Particulars of weekly assembly dances are advertised. Special provision for beginners. Particulars at Mrs Hamer’s Economic. The local State School will be closed to-morrow in order to allow the children to attend the Palmerston Winter Show.

The local shopkeepers have decided to observe to-morrow as a close holiday on account of the Palmerston Winter Show.

The battleship New Zealand arrived at Wanganui roadstead yesterday and thousands of school children got a splendid view of the ship. It is confidently anticipated that the Indrabarah will be successfully refloated on Thursday or Friday next if the weather keeps fine.

The election of Wanganui Education Board members for the North, Central, and South wards, takes place on Monday, July 28th, Nominations close on Monday, July 7th. The retiring members are Messrs P. O’Dea, D. H. Guthrie and A. Fraser, who are all eligible for re-election. The Rev Jas. Paterson conducted the evening service at the local Presbyterian Church on Sunday night. Among the congregation were several who sat under the venerable preacher many years ago, at St. John’s Wellington. Despite his weight of years, there is still the fire and earnest eloquence of past years in his preaching. In the absence of the Salvation Army officer in charge at the Inebriates’ . Home at Roto Roa Island, a number of the inmates got out of hand on Thursday night and caused a disorderly scene, a number of windows were smashed, and telephone connection with the main land cut. . Later, when the officers returned, several of the inmates refused to work.. The managers applied for police assistance in preserving order, and two constables proceeded to the island last night.

The Rev. Jas. Paterson, of Wellington, a life-long friend of the late Rev. Jas. Duncan, was on a visit to Miss Duncan last week. The rev. gentleman was greatly impressed with • Foxton’s recent improvements* Referring to the old coaching days, he said the coach in which he was travelling from Wellington to Foxton on one occasion bad the Foxton mail washed off by the flood water, when crossing a creek. The bag was carred out to sea and finally cast up on the beach. The mail consisted of one letter ! Our postal business has increased some since those days.

On Suhday morning, in All Saints’ Cfiutch, the vicar, by permission bl the Bishop of Wellington, admitted Mr S. G. Rolling ton as*a lay-reader in the Diocese of Wellington. The vicar put the usual questions to the candidate, and then handed him the Bishop’s License, which was publicly read before the congregation. The duties of lay-reader were defined : to read the Scriptures, and to conduct service* in the Church in the absence of a clergyman, omitting all the priestly parts. There are now two licensed lay-readers in All Saints’ parish, Mr.A. Fraser, and Mr S. G. Hollington. The amount of gas manufacured at the local gas works during the month of May was i369,000ft. which, with the amount in the holder on the first of the month, 3000 ft. gives a total of 372,000 ft: The amount sold to consumers for lighting was 179,200 ft. and for cooking and power i2fi,iooft., 39,000 ft. was used in the street lamps, 30,000 ft. in the works and manager’s house, and there was 4000 ft. in the holder on June xst leaving 7700 ft. unaccounted lor. The amount of coal carbonised was 33 tons yielding xi,2l2ft. per ton. The earnings for the month totalled ,£164 5s yd made up of gas sales los id, tar sajes, £1 xSsgd, coke sales £2 14s, coal sales £7 4s, fittings £l6 8s gd. fitting etc. (wages) £2 xos. The expenditure amounted to £134 os 2d, made up of coal 8s fid, wages and interest' and sinking iund •£s9ixsßd. Mr T. P. Mills, in charge of the social service work in connection with the Presbyterian Church in Wellington, conducted the morning service at the local Presbyterian Church on Sunday, and gave some interesting details of the orphanage recently opened at Berhampore, of which his wife is matron. He also made reference to his work in connection with the juvenile court, gaol and charitable institutions. Mr Mills stated that the Presbyterian Church in Wellington was in the forefront of this humanitarian work, which was unrestricted by denominational or class distinction, At present there were . over 40 children in the orphanage, and others were being received almost weekly. He made a strong appeal for financial assistance on behalf of the institution and its adjuncts. Let politicians disagree, And pull each other’s hair; It makes no difference to me,

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W. Quick, while pig shooting at Matawai, near Gisborne, bad his leg badly shattered through the accidental discharge of a companion’s gun. As the result of a motor car accident at Palmerston on Saturday night, Mr Grey Forster-Pratt, lies in a critical condition in the district hospital. At the local police court yesterday morning, before Messrs Hennessy and Hornblow, J’s.P., a prohibition order was granted against a local resident on the wife’s application. His Excellency the Governor and Lady Liverpool were given an official civic welcome at Palmerston to-day and presented with an address from the citizens. The funeral of the late Miss Davison, the suffragette martyr, was, an impressive affair and was witnessed by thousands of people as the cortege wended its way through the streets of London on Sunday. Another of the popular series of socials will be held in the Presby- , terian Sunday School on Thursday evening. A programme of , vocal and instrumental items will be submitted and refreshments will be provided. An enjoyable time is anticipated. Thomas Fallon, boatswain on , the Indrabarah, was found dead ■ yesterday in the ship’s hold, j having apparently fallen down the | hold about midday. The accident j cast a gloom over the salvage [ operations, which work, however, . was in no way responsible for the affair. An inquest will be held . to-day.

We tender an apology to our readers for the late delivery of the Herald on Saturday, due to the Wbarfdale machine getting out of gear. Mr Simmons’ motor car was chartered, and the formes conveyed to the office of our contemporary where the paper was printed. In this connection our thanks are due to the Chronicle manager, Mr Brown and his machinest, Mr Nation. The Borough Council decided last evening to reduce the price for admission to the Municipal pictures to is and 6d, children half price. The Council desires to give the public every advantage they can and are now negotiating for a continuance of films of the very best quality, so that patrons will be sure of seeing pictures of the best procurable. The Council also decided that from next week the pictures will be shown three times a week. An efficient orchestra of four instruments will provide musical selections.