LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1117, 3 July 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Notice was given in the House yesterday by Mr Robertson to introduce the Foxton Harbour Board Roan Bill. The Duke of Connaught has accepted the extension of his term to the Governor-Generalship of Canada for another year. A very pleasant social|afternoon, under the auspices of the local Presbyterian Ladies’ Guild, was held at the residence of Miss Duncan yesterday afternoon. The Borough Council at the special meeting on 1 uesday night, decided to grant free passes to the band members when playing prior to entertainments, the members to appear in uniform. At the local police court this morniug, before Messrs Hennessy and Hornblow, J’s.P., a prohibition order was granted on the wife’s petition against a local resident.

Right prices, good goods and prompt delivery have made our store what it is. Walker and Fume.*

James Henry Sergeant, alias Graham, has been committed for trial at Wellington for the theft of a watch, the property of Charles Jenkins, a jockey. Mr Robertson, M.P., has asked that all correspondence relating to the Huntly Coal Miners’ Union registration be laid on the table of the House.

Clark and Thompson, Palmerston N., advise by advertisement that they are giving 20 per cent, discount for cash on all Wallpapers and Friez.es during this month only.

In the House yesterday, Mr C. A. Wilkinson moved the Address in Reply, and Mr Statham seconded. The debate was continued by Mr Macdonald. The House rose at 10,35 p.m.

The head teacher of the local State school notifies that if sufficient inducement offers he will open continuation classes in arithmetic and English, (St. V. and VI) on Monday evening next at 7 o’clock. Mr Massey, in reply to a question in the House stated that the Government were in favour of the present system of free, secular and compulsory education. He also stated that the Government did not intend to introduce any legislation this session enabling a referendum to be taken on the Bible reading in State Schools.

At the Native College, in Otaki. !< first aid” lectures have been given by Nurse Dewis. Twelve boys were examined by Dr. Potlinger, of Invercargill. George Riddiford and Manu Kalena gained first prize, with qi marks out of x2O. Takarei Wi Kohika gained second prize, with S 4 marks. In the junior boys, Harry McGregor gained 61 out of 80, and John McGregor 50. Constable T. Breen, of Waitotara, and well-known in this district and particularly at Bulls where he was stationed for many years, effected a very smart arrest in his district last week. At Maxwelltowu on the 27th ult., a man of about 30 years of age is alleged to have indecently assaulted two school children. Constable Breen tracked his man last Friday night and came up with him in an out ot the way place on the following morning. A rough and ready encounter took place before the man surrendered to his pursuer. Constable Breen managed to walk his man back to the settlement and finally entrained him to Wanganui where he is to be tried. The man is well-known to the police and has a number of aliases.

“Though we were but a voice crying iu the wilderness, we would go on crying to our fellow white men to be strict and exact in their dealings, and, above all, to keep their characters s trifle more in harmony with the colour of their skins,” says the Straits Settlements Times. “ How many men are there in Singapore who have the pluck to look a shady person of good social position square in the eyes and say, ‘ Sir, I don’t wish to know you. You are not honest ’ Just a little bit more of the real white man pluck and we should make those who have a tendency to crooked ways tremble at the ostracism which their practices would involve.”

A New York message states that an American firm is making one of the largest candles ever constructed. “The order has been placed by the congregation of the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Jersey City, who intend to forward to the Vatican to be lighted on least days, to the memory of Mr Pierpout Morgan, The candle will cost the gold leaf to be used costing ,£SO alone. Sixteen feet in height, the candle will have a square base with sides of ißin width. On one of these will be placed an oil painting of Mr Morgan. The caudle, it burning continuously, would last for nine years, and burning on one day only in each year, would last for neatly 3000 years.’’

Mr Geo. Coley, who recently visited the stranded Indrabarah, informed us yesterday that it was difficult to understand why those responsible for lightering the vessel should dump the cargo overboard, as is being done, instead ot erecting a wire slide for landing the cargo. He said the vessel is only a chain and a half from high tide mark on the beach, and a cradle way could easily be erected from the boat, and a landing stage on thejbeach. He said the cargo thrown overboard was drifting south towards the mouth of the Raugitikei river aud not the north as was stated by some papers. He added that 2,500 sacks of the finest peas any farmer could wish to see were thrown overboard. Mr Coley is of opinion that the prospects ot refloating the vessel are good provided the attempt is made stern on. If this were done the propellers would churn a channel in the sand, and the waves would assist the blades in clearing .the way for the keel. Mr Coley has a number of teams engaged in salvaging operations.

For Children’s Hacking Cough at night, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, i/6, 2/6.

The United Workers dance will be held in the Town Hall tomorrow night. Good music and an enjoyable evening. Messrs C. M Ross and Co.’s Clean Sweep Sale starts on Saturday, July sth. Some startling features of quick sale inducements. It is to be a record clearance in record time. Send for Big Sale Circular. See advertisement on page 3.*