LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1137, 23 August 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-morrow is the Fe ast of St. Bartholomew and the services in All Saints Church will be at 8 a.m., ii a.m. and 7 p.m. Strong exception was taken by the Wanganui Education Board at Wednesday’s meeting, to the Department’s proposals in regard to medical inspection cards. At Wednesday's meeting of the Wanganui Education Board the local school committee was. voted tor completion of levelling school ground, and extra corridor to be put in infant room. Be fair to your corns—order “Antoor” the perfect safety corn shaver, from your local dealer to-day. Only 2s 6d. Immediate comfort guaranteed or your money back.*

The following are the percentages of attendances at the local State School for this week : Standard IV., per cent. ; St. 111., 98-4; St. 1., 957: St. 11., 95‘6 ; St. VI., 95 6 ; St. V., 92 9 ; Primer 111., 89-5 ; Primer If., 86‘5 ; Primer 1., 74 5. Mr W. H. Ferris, Chief Hemp Grader, paid an official visit to Foxton yesterday. He was accompanied by the recently appointed assistant grader, Mr Adam Hall, who in company with the chief grader, is visiting all the grading sheds in the Dominion in order to get experience of the hemp milled in the different districts.

The Mission services which have been held in the Methodist Church during the last few days will be continued to-morrow. The services will be conducted by the Rev. T. Coatsworth whose subject will be at the morning service, “Holding Fast the Faith” and in the evening, “ Why I am a Christian.” Sankey’s hymns will be used at the e.veuing service. A hearty welcome to these services is extended to all.

A ring at the telephone drew the office boy. “ Lady to talk to you sir,” he said to the senior partner. The senior partner took up the receiver and stood at the ’phone for several minutes. Then he laid the receiver down and went back to his desk- Twenty minutes later he raised the receiver, said a few words, and presently hung it up. Then he turned to his partner. “It was my wife,” he explained. “She was still talking, and hadn’t missed me.”

The following paragraph has reached the Loudon papers, and is given prominence under the heading- “The Modern Maori Mother:” “A Maori debtor informed the Magistrate at Gisborne, New Zealand, that he was unable to pay his creditors owing to his wife, a native woman, compelling him to nurse the baby while she attended society functions.”

The circumstances of the death of Winifred Peagram, aged nine, were investigated at an inquest at Christchurch on Thursday. Evidence was given that the mother washed the girl’s hair with a liquid she believed to be kerosene. While drying the hair before the fire, the hair caught alight, and the child was so badly burned that she died at the hospital. Subsequently it was discovered the liquid was benzine. A verdict was returned that death was due to shock. The mother was severely burned, and is now in the hospital. The most artistic poster dress at Thursday’s skating carnival was that worn by Miss Browning, of Palmerston N., representing B.P. Paint. B.P. is now being used very extensively by practical painters and Mr Rimmer is fortunate in having the agency for Fox ton. Mr Rimmer has a full stock of B.P. in one gallon and Js gallon tins ready for use. B.P. is manufactured by Lewis Berger and Sons Ltd., London, a firm with a reputation for paint making of 150 years standing. -Clark and Thompson are the Palmerston North agents.* v

A meeting of members of the Liberal Party was held on Thursday evening. The whole of the members of the party were present or accounted lor. Mr Colvin (Buller) presided over the proceedings which were most enthusiastic. The following motion was unanimously adopted “We, members of the Liberal Party, request and invite Sir Joseph Ward to accept the leadership of the Liberal Party, and pledge ourselves that if he accepts the position to loyally follow and assist him. ” The euchre party and dance held last evening under the auspices of the Catholic Church was a great success. The prizes were won by Mrs Baker and Mrs Lenihan and Mr Winterburn and Mr V. Betty. The booby prizes fell to Miss A. Neylon and Mr Faire. After the floor was cleared, dancing was proceeded with and was kept up till an early hour this morning. Excellent music was provided by Mr Berthold, while the supper supplied by the ladies of the congregation left nothing to be desired. Mr Sid Dudson made a most efficient M.C. Songs were contributed by Miss Iris Williams and Miss McAllister and extras were kindly contributed by Misses Small and Lenihan.

In his “Old Whaling Days,” Mr Robert McNab demolishes an honoured tradition. He says that the “ race ” which resulted in the British flag being hoisted at Akaroa a few days before the arrival of the French settlers had nothing to do with the sovereignty of the South Island. On June 17th, 1840, while the French emigrants were still a month’s sail from the New Zealand shore, Captain James Nios, of H.M.S. Herald, formally look possession of the South Island in Cloudy Bay, in the presence of seven whalers, including one French boat. He hoisted a flag and fired a salute of twenty-one guns, while a proclamation was read by Major Thomas Bunbury, of the Both Regiment. The author reproduces the entries which record the proceedings in the log of the Herald,

Thomas Rimmer has a good sample of Early Seed Potatoes. Have a look at them before buying elsewhere.*

A. “Warner’s” is the most economical corset a woman can wear—it can be keot sweet and fresh by washing. We guarantee Warner’s to wear well and not rust, break or tear. Local drapers.*

The Financial Debate was brought to a close yesterday afternoon.

A committee meeting of the local Horticultural Society will be held on Tuesday evening.

The death is reported at Devin of the Rev. William Tinsley, in charge of the Devin Circuit of the Methodist Church. The services in St. Mary’s Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev. Father Dore at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Mass will also be celebrated at Shannon at 8.30 a.m.

■Whilst playing in the Marlborough—Horovvhenua representative football match at Devin, on Wednesday, Frankland, of the Foxton Club, had the misfortune to break two of his ribs.

Robert Duncan, a single man, aged 34 years, was found shot in the forehead on the bank of the Mataura River, at Mataura yesterday. A discharged rifle was at his feet. He had been complaining of feeling unwell lately. Mr Chanery Suggate, M.1.C.E., Auckland, has been engaged by the Northcote (Auckland) borough to formulate a comprehensive sewerage scheme for the town. Mr Suggate has been engaged by the Shannon people to report on a gravitation water scheme for that town.

The winning “hat” in the competition for the smallest hat at the skating carnival was so small as to at first escape the notice of the judge, but after a diligent inspection of the wearer’s head, it was found resting on his forehead —a black article, smaller than a pea ! The following wireless message was received by the Wellington G.P.O. wireless station at 10.30 last night from the Tutanekai: — “Expect to arrive at Auckland Islands to-morrow morning ; experiencing a very strong southeasterly gale with heavy seas.”

The Dunedin Waterside Workers’ Union held a ballot yesterday on the question as to whether they should join the United Federation of Dabour. voting resulted in the proposal to join being carried by 93 votes to 90. Over one-third of the members failed to vote.

A very old resident of Wanganui. the wife of Mr Gilbert Carson, passed away yesterday morning at the age of 77 years. The deceased lady came out in one of the four vessels which brought settlers to Albert Land. She was married in 1866 at Auckland, thence going to Wellington. In 1874 the family came to Wanganui.

For the position of assistant hemp grader at Wellington, applications for which were recently invited, there were 61 applicants, the successful one being Mr Adam Hall, of Southland. Mr Hall was in charge of the flaxmill at St. Helena for three years and since then had been milling in the South Island. Accompanied by the Chief Hemp Grader he was a visitor to the local sheds yesterday. The services in the Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be conducted by the minister, Rev, J. M. Thomson, M.A., both morning and evening. The subject for the morning is “The Finger of Fiction’’ and for the evening, “ King Saul's Make-Up Religion.” The children’s portion for the morning is “The Lion in the Way.’’ MrH. Billens of Palmerston North will conduct the evening service at Oroua Downs.

There were some really comical characters adopted at the skating carnival, one patron attending as a caricature of Mrs Pankhurst, a foremost leader of suffragettes in their militant campaign at Home. Another skater wore a creation of uncertain character, but it could have easily been mistaken for the Missing Link sought by Darwin had it been suddenly discovered in appropriate surroundings, and through its peculiar antics and expression of form and lace, imparted an impression of semi-human intelligence. Curiously enough, this dress is also described in our list of costumes as a suffragette.

The Chairman of the Wanganui Education Board said at Wednesday’s rpeeting he was not satisfied that School Committees and headteachers realised sufficiently the importance of doing their best to obtain information as to the lodging accommodation for teachers in their localities. It was not right that women teachers, especially, should have to forage for accommodation in a strange place, when those on the spot could do a great deal to help beforehand. He intended to formulate a scheme which would enable the Secretary of the Board to supply a teacher on appointment with necessary details on this point, for he felt sure 00 operation would not be difficult to obtain if the necessity was thoroughly understood.—Members endorsed these remarks.

Wanted—The people of Foxton and the surrounding districts to know that A. de Luen, tailor, of Palmerston North, will call on anyone with samples upon the receipt of a postcard. Costumes from £4 4s, Suits from £d 10s.*

We sell everything under a guarantee: if it’s not satisfactory return it. Walker and Fume.*

PERREAU’S assorted fruit pies are delicious. Try them.*

The most attractive, shop tor toys of every description is Mrs Hamer 3, Have you seen the window dis play ?*

For Influenza take W oods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails, i/6, 2/6.

On the fourth page of this issue will be found details of the inquest on the victims of the Kaimata tragedy ; also an article entitled, “Boys of the Day.”

The Commissioner of Pensions records in his fifteenth annual report that the total pensions and liability thereon at the close of the year were as follows- Old age, 16,500, ; widows, 1313, ,£24,768 ; military, 568, ; totals, 18,390, ,£456,202. During the hearing of the libel action Fuller v. The Triad, at Auckland this week, the plaintiff, to prove the quality of his voice, sang a scale in the Court. At the conclusion. Sir John Findlay asked, “ What note was that last one?” “B natural,” replied the vocalist. “ Oh,” returned Sir John, “ a very good thing to be.”

Considerable curiosity was centred in the competitidn for the largest hat worn by a lady at Thursday night’s carnival, and although there were only two competitors, the size of the competing millinery was so prodigious as to border on the ludicrous. The dimensions of the winning hat were, crown 2ft. in diameter, brim Bft. by 4ft. diameter, made of buckram covered with silk, and trimmed with ostrich tips and flowers, and the wearer, Miss Edwards, had to solicit the assistance of two gentlemen to support the brim while she skated in the centre of the rink. Miss Cooper wore the other hat, which was not quite so large as Miss Edwards’. Scotty was at the skating carnival. He presented himself to the spectators in all his Highland glory, rapidly whirling along on his sxates, fiercely blowing at a peculiar-looking pibroch that refusbed to emit a sound. This satirical Scot next endeavoured to display the muscular development of his right arm by contracting his biceps, much to the amusement of the audience. His complexion was an infallible index to his favourite beverage, while the knotty condition of .the muscles of his legs suggested an extreme case of prolonged muscular rheumatism. He first wore a red coat, which was afterwards discarded, and revealed a pair of ladies’ corsets as part of his apparel, besides subsequently adopting a small sunshade in place of bis “pipes.”

If you’re living in the country, If you’re living in the town; Or if you’ve got just eighteen pence.

Or even half-a-crown; For if you have, and winter’s chill, Attacks you till you’re very ill; That little “stocking” will procure, A bottle of Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 2