The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, July 12th., 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1121, 12 July 1913, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, July 12th., 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dwelling houses are still very scarce in Foxtou. The estate of Lieuteuaut Bowers, of the Antarctic parly, was sworn at There was a fall of snow on the lower spurs of the Tararua ranges on Thursday night and the weather was very keen yesterday. The services in All Saints’ Church to-morrow will be 8 a.tu. Holy Communion, 11 a.m, matins and sermon, 7 p.m. evensong and sermon.

As in former years Mr C. H. Collins will act as M.C. in the children’s plain and fancy dress ball, which takes place on Thursday next. It is anticipated that the installation of 500 automatic telephones at the Auckland Exchange will be completed in about three weeks’ time. “ The Ministers are like corks being carried along on a river iu high flood,” said Mr Russell in the House yesterday afternoon. “Yes, we are like corks, we are on top,” remarked the Hon. W. H. Herries, admist laughter. Mr Aisher, Charitable Aid officer reported at the Hospital Board meeting that a woman of 26 years, iu Palmerston Hospital district, had had seven children--two sets of triplets and one child born iu the interval between.

Arrangements are being made by the Chairman of the local Harbour Board for the deputation re wharf purchase matters to wHt on the Prime Minister and Minister for Railways at Wellington on Monday week. The Feilding Star sets forth the number of beasts slaughtered for consumption iu that locality for the past mouth, viz., 50 cows, 36 heifers and xi bullocks, “which fact” it facetiously remarks, “may account for some of the tough beef we get sometimes.” The following are the percentages of attendances at the local State school for this week : Primer 1., 72.2 per cent; Primer 11., 76.4 percent; Primer 111,, 91.6 per cent; St. 1., 78 per cent; St. 11., 91 per cent; St. 111., 93.7 per cent; St. IV,, 90 per cent; St. V., 94 per cent; St. VI., 95.4 percent. The following verdict was returned at the inquest touching the death of Ronald Adamson, who died as the result of a quarrel at Harihari South, Westland, on Sunday, “ that death resulted from concussion of the brain, caused by severe force applied to the back ol the head as though caused by a fall,” The young man Godfrey has been arrested on a charge of manslaughter. Returns issued by the Post Office Department give the following details of finance concerning deliveries from and to Levin Post Office: Levin and Foxton (part rural delivery) twice daily, £ls per annum subsidy ; Levin and Ihakara, thrice weekly, ,£2O per annum subsidy ; Levin, Weraroa Post Office and railway station, whenever required, £25 per annum subsidy. The services iu the local Methodist Church to morrow will be conducted by the Rev. T. Coatsworth. The subject at the morning service will be “ The Supreme Motive for Christian Service.” The evening service will be an evangelistic service, the subject being “ A More Convenient Season.” A hearty invitation to these services is extended to all, strangers cordially welcome.

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Mr W. Hamer lias kindly offered to give half the proceeds of a picture entertainment towards the funds of the local school library. No doubt this offer will be availed of at an early, date as funds will be required for shelving, etc. There is an outbreak of small pox among the Maoris in the North, and the disease has made its appearance in some of the towns on the Main Trunk Line. The Health Department are taking special precautions to prevent the dread disease spreading.

A resident informs us that the stock-straying nuisance is just as bad as ever. He states that a Jersey heifer and a blue-coloured yearling are a particular nuisance in his quarter of the town, and adds that if people cannot provide grazing for their stock they should not be allowed to keep them. The services at the local Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be conducted by Rev. J. M. Thomson, M.A. At the morning service the children’s address will have reference to the “ three sleeping ones '’ (Pilgrim’s Progress). In the evening the preacher will give a character sketch of Demas. Mr Chrystall will conduct the evening service at Oroua Downs. The fortnightly meeting of the local Druids Lodge was held last night, A.D. Bro. Barber presiding. Two new members were initiated and three proposed for membership. It was decided to endeavour to arrange a cribbage tournament with the local railway employees, and a committee was set up to make the necessary arrangements. It was decided to invite the Shannon Druids Lodge to send a team of cribbage players to Foxtou.

The death took place at Palmerston on Thursday afternoon of Captain J. D, R. Hewitt R.N, Captain Hewitt was a retired Royal Navy officer. He was born in 1840, being the fourth son of the late Hon. and Rev. John Pratt Hewitt, and grandson of the second Viscount Difford. He entered the service in 1852 and saw active service in the Baltic battle time of the Crimean war, receiving the Baltic medal. Ultimately in 1873 he retired from the service and came to New Zealand in the same year entering the New Zealand Survey Department. This he left in 1888 when he took up bis residence in Palmerston.

“ I go about from house to house, and get to know women intimately,” said Dr. Platts-Mills at the Domestic Science Conference at Wellington, “I see their home arrangements, and how unmethodical many of them are. I see children who are ill because their mothers have made them so (not wittingly, of course); I see the number of people who suffer from gastric trouble, and I see women who are laid up by overwork.” The doctor expressed the opinion that a great deal of this was due to lack of proper training in home-making. Girls, also, did not care for the unmethodical methods of housekeeping. If they were taught proper methods, and learnt to take a delight in their work, they would not be so anxious to go into offices. “We cannot recall a more scandalous episode than that known as the Ripa Island cases (says the Dunedin Star). Apart from the attitude of the Government and the statements in Parliaby the Hon. James Allen, there is hardly a redeeming feature to be found. On the contary, the letter which is said to have been written by the thirteen detained boys, its reception by the Unity Congress, the discussion thereon by members, and the subsequent pell-mell rush to the Government to demand this, that, and the other, constitute a national humiliation, from which it will take long for the country to recover. The object of this carefully-engineered episode is obvious. Its effects are not intended for local consumption. The people of New Zealand have far too much common sense to be deluded by miserable tactics of this sort.” The bachelors’ dance, held in the Town Hall last night, was a decided success. The interior of the hall was decorated with flags and greenery, and presented a very nice appearance, which was enhanced by the mellow and well distributed electric light recently installed in that building. About seventy couples tripped gaily to splendid music supplied by Messrs Small and Mollera, of Palmerston N., and much care having been taken in the preparation of the floor for the occasion, thorough enjoyment was assured all dancers. A plentiful and tasty supper was laid out on the supper-room tables, ably supervised by Mesdames Wright and Seabury. Extras were contributed by Misses H. Cook and Lenihan and Messrs McHattie (piano) and Baugheu (cornet). Messrs R. Bright and R. Dixon carried out the duties of M’s.C., and Messrs Hollingtou and Powell officiated as stewards. The committee, composed of Messrs Hollington, Dixon, Bright, Munro, Powell, Mullins, Baugheu, Wright, Tullett, McHattie and White (the last two mentioned gentlemen acting as secretaries) should feel amply repaid for their efforts by the success and eujoyableness of the function.

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The Address in Reply debate was continued in the House on Thursday and yesterday. The Queen sailed lor Welling' ton this afternoon with a cargo of hemp. Professor Braemar is making arrangements to pay a return visit to Foxtou next week, or the following week.

The enquiry into the stranding of the Indrabarah was concluded at Wellington yesterday. A good deal of evidence was taken and the fiudiug exonerated the officers from blama.

The appeal made to the local public for towards establishing a library for the local Stale school has been subscribed and a little over. We thank the subscribers 011 behalf of those interested. The cheque will be forwarded to the Board for the purpose of obtaining the £ for £ subsidy. A committee will be set up to select the books, aud it is hoped that the library will in the near future be oue of the best to be found in any school under the Board's jurisdiction. At last night’s meeting of the Druids Lodge it was decided to challenge the local juniors to a game of football on a date to be agreed upou, aud a committee was set up to make all arrangements and select the Druids team, which will include a number ot “ oldtimers,” some of whom have not douued a jersey for many years, and in oue case a player will take the field for the first time after a retirement from active play of 20 vears.

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