LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1145, 11 September 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A dairy farm recently changed hands in Taranaki at ,£BO per acre.

Mrs Galland, of Moutoa, secured a third in the polyanthus class and first for primroses at the Palmerston Bulb Show yesterday. At the local Police Court yesterday morning, belore Messrs Heuuessy and Hornblow, J’s.P., a prohibition order was granted against a local resident. , The Royd Garlick enquiry committee finished taking its evidence on Tuesday night, and will report to Parliament in a few days. It will be found that the inquiry has justified itself in more ways than one. '

Steel snips, leather punch and drill, pipe grips and holders, foot-rot or tree pruners, and pinchers, all in one combined article; light, strong, durable, easy to use. Flaxmillers, engineers, farmers, call in and see one Thomas Rimmer.* Mr N. Cleland, who has acted as, secretary to the Taita School Committee for the past 45 years, and who retired at last election, has been presented by the Taita residents with a marble clock, suitably inscribed, as a token of appreciation. The local public, to say nothing of the Borough Councillors, are anxiously awaiting the Chief justice’s ruling in re municipal picture entertainments. Sir Robert’s finding will have a wide application in this important matter.

The Robinson Benefit Picture Entertainment will take place on Monday evening next in the Coronation Hall and in order riot to clash with same the management of the "Royal” have decided to postpone their usual Monday night show until the Tuesday night. When about, to make a presentation or give a trophy, visit the Red House. A great variety of suitable goods to select from. Thomas Rimmer*

The Loudon Graphic states that the King is anxious that the Prince of Wales should be identified with the principality after he reaches it, and is already looking out for a residence. The same paper also says the Prince of Wales and Prince Albert will begin a tour of the Dominions in the spring of I9is> possibly open the first sitting of the Federal Parliament at the new capital of Canberra,

Ladies’ Black Leather Handbags from 2/- to 20/-. Call in and let us show you one, Thomas Rimmer.* Mr M. E. Perreau has a fine display of birthday cakes in his window.

A meeting of the Committee of the local Horticultural Society will be held to-morrow evening at 7,30 o’clock.

The total amount of capital invested in the fruit industry in New Zealand is. probably ,£2,000,000, according to the Fruitgrowers’ Conference. The Queen of the South arrived at six o’clock last night from Wellington and will sail to-morrow for Wellington with hemp. The Kennedy is due on Monday with coal from Westport. On the fourth page of this issue will be found the following interesting reading matter: —“Policy Matters,’’ “Town Clerk’s Report,” “Borough Finances,” and “A Chinaman's Death.”

They’re all doing it—all along the line—Worrying the post officials ringing up No. g. Thomas Rimmer.*

Siuce the smallpox outbreak t 0,616 persons have been successfully vaccinated in New Zealand. These do not include the extensive operations with lymph and lancet in the native villages.

A settlement of the Blackball strike was arrived at yesterday at the conference between the mine managers and miners’ delegates and work at the mine will be resumed to-morrow.

Among the results of the Trinity College examination which was conducted yesterday the names of the following pupils of Mr Berthold, of Foxton, appear : Preparatory, Charles Collins 81, honours ; Elizabeth Amy Powell, 68; junior, Milva Collins 80, honours ; Kathleen Barber ?3Ask us to show you a “Dominion” spade. Others connot compare with them. Walker & Fume.*

The North Canterbury Board of Education has decided to make a trial of moving pictures as an aid to primary education. Matinees are to be held on Fridays for pupils in Standards V. and VI. The programmes are to be arranged by a committee of headmasters, and a charge of one penny will be made. A London cablegram states that the remains of Sir Arthur Douglas, one of the victims of the Aisgill railway accident, will be interred to day beside his wife’s grave, whither he was journeying, as was his wont every year, at the time of the accident.

A case of the It was reported in Palmerston yesterday, a local hotel proprietor being the victim. It appears that the sa ( e where the money is kept was left open, and some person who evidently noticed this fact quietly helped himself to the sum of over ,£SO in sovereigns. The thief left the paper money alone.

There will be a total eclipse of the moon on the night of September 15th, as follows : —First contact of moon with edge of earth’s shadow, xohr. 230110. p.ra. Beginning of total phase, nhr. 3imin. Middle of eclipse, September 16th, ohr. iSmin. End of total eclipse, September i6tb, 1 hr, 16min. Last contact with the shadow, September i6th, 2hr, iqmin. PERREAU’sdate scones are a very popular dish for afternoon tea. Fresh daily.*

The result of a ballot of the Westport Labour Union, taken this week on the question of joining the United Federation of Labour and Social Democratic Party, resulted For joining the United Federation 201, against 81; for joining the Social Democratic Party 18 1, against 81; informal 2.

At the examination held yesterday in connection with the Trinity College of Music, London, the following pupils of Saint Mary’s Convent were presented and passed Myrtle Pearson, preparatory, 85,. honours ; Hazel Pearson, intermediate, 78 ; Annie Conlan, senior, 69. At the theoretical examination held in June, Annie Conlan passed with honours gaining 85 marks in the the intermediate grade.

The Canadian Parliament is one of the Parliaments In the world where speeches in two languages are allowed. This, of course, is due to the large French and English elements in Canada. Naturally this leads to scenes which seem novel to one accustomed to British politics. For instance, when the Canadian House of Commons is sitting in committee, should a French Canadian start to address the House in French, you may see the English chairman retire from his seat and allow a French chairman to take his place. In the same manner the official English reporters cease work, and a staff of French shorthand writers begin.

Messrs Whilcombe and Tombs, Ltd., have just issued two further additions to their very excellent collection of New Zealand booklets. "A River ot Pictures and Peace,” is an arlisticly illustrated story of the Wanganui River by B. K. Baughau. "Stewart Island (Magic Isle of Beauty)”, by Edith Howes, is a delightful description of that rather less known "little lonely paradise” to the southward. Both booklets should < be iu much demand this coming Christmas season.

Having just landed an up-to-date supply of catering utensils from England, Mr M. Perreau is now in a position to specialise in Catering, which will be undertaken in any part of the district,*