The Manawatu Herald. Thursday, October 16, 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1159, 16 October 1913, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Thursday, October 16, 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Arnst states that he is in tine form and hopes to win the Australian championship from Paddon on November Ist. If successful he will tackle Barry on the Thames.

The Seventh Day Adventists, who recently built a training college at Palmerston North, have obtained permission to hold their annual camp on the showground on January 13. They will erect 60 tents for the purpose Sheep are being sold on forward delivery in the Kketahuua district. One stock firm is reported to have turned over 14,000 to date. Several deals of the same character are said to have taken place in the Pahiatna district. The French Government is experimenting with an aeroplane for postal service between Paris and Pauillac, to catch the South American mail from France. Extra charges will be imposed tor the expedited service. The body of Dr. Diesel, the inventor of the Diesel engine, who was lost overboard when crossing the North Sea, has been found at the mouth ot the Scheldt. His sou identified some valuables found on the body. Karl Ritz, aged 54, a single man, and a gardener employed in Horton’s nurseries, Hastings, suicided on Tuesday by drinking poison. He was found in a whare in a critical condition and was removed to the hospital. A note was left which showed that the act was premeditated. On Tuesday next there will be a public meeting in the Masonic Hall to discuss the Bible-iu-Schools question. The Rev H. G. Rosher will be the speaker, aud both oppouents and supporters are invited to be present. It is hoped there will be an enthusiastic meeting, and many questions asked. Nouraean news states that a Kanaka, whose wife and children had died, became subject to sudden fits of anger. He fatally assaulted his employer, a French farmer named Paladine, with an axe, and then dispatched Paladine’s wife aud two children. He afterwards fled to the country, armed with a rifle and ammunition.

Says the Picton Press : On the local wharf the other evening, a “thank-you-kindly” steward was shadowing a passeger, whose umbrella and hand-bag he bad persisted in conveying down the gang-way. The traveller put a three-penuy-bit into the expectant hand, and awaited the result. The steward calmly viewed the humble “thrummer,” as he remarked “Half a mo’, mister, and I’ll bring you the change !” Speaking of overcrowding, Archdeaeon Harper said he heard that in the slums of London it had been said (but he could not vouch for the story, yet it showed the condition of affairs) that four families lived in a single room, each occupying a corner. Everything went on well until one of the families contemplated taking in a boarder, and then there were ruptions. The Waikato Winter Show Association charged with a breach of the Gaming Act in raffling a motor car at the recent show, by which they made a profit of The Association relied on the word “specimen’ in Clause 43 of the Gaming Act as justification for the raffle, but the Magistrate held that the motor car was not a bona fide specimen of agriculture, horticulture or poultry. A fine of ,£5 was imposed.

Ulysses S. Grant, son of the famous President of the United States, who recently visited New Zealand, says he found it a very interesting little country. He could not help being struck with the great destruction of forests that had gone on here, and the same was apparent in Australia. “Trees must come down when land is wanted and crops of grass are necessary, but don’t destroy trees unnecessarily. Archdeacon Harper said at the social on Tuesday night, that he vvas told that many people In Wellington had such a thirst for picture shows that in order to attend them they locked up their houses and left their children to play in the streets until they returned at 11 p.m. He added : What an awful training that was for children ; no wonder the receiving homes were always lull.

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Professor James Sluart, of Norwich, is dead. Lord Alverstone, who has been in ill-health lor some time, has resigned the Lord Chief Justiceship of England, a position which he has occupied since 1900. A girl named Nevvdick, aged 3 years, set fire to some scrub on the rOadside at Paknraugi, Auckland. Her clothing caught fire, she was badly burnt and died a few hours later.

A resident of Hawera predicts a very warm summer. He bases his prediction ou the fact that the cabbage trees are blooming more vigorously than for several years. It was just about six years since they bore a similar appearance, and that year was exceptionally dry.

M. Alphonse Bertillion, of Paris, author ot the finger-print system of identification, and founder of the system of mensuration, has been suffering from anaemia. Dr Georges Bertillion, his brother, offered an artery for the operation of blood transfusion, which occupied 45 minutes, and was successful. The brothers are progressing favourably.

New Zealand's apple export for the coming season will be worth over ,£40,000 to the growers. Space has been booked for over 50,000 cases of apples to go to South America alone. Most of these apples will, no doubt, come from the Nelson district, but other fruit-growing localities will also participate. A Maori pig at Rangiotu committed suicide the other day through disappointment. The porker put its head in a biscuit tin, and not only found emptiness reigned supreme inside, but found that the tin stuck fast. Despite the effort of its owners, the pig galloped for the nearest stream, and drowned itself. The latest invention concerning moving pictures has been successfully shown in Wellington. Hitherto it has been necessary for the perfect projection of cinematographic pictures to subdue the light in which the pictures ate shown. But this new invention — in nature a specially prepared transparent screen —renders it possible to show the pictures in the most brilliant light, even in daylight. A marked increase in the number of petitions and decrees for divorce in 1912 is shown in the advance sheets of the New Zealand Official Year Book- The petitions were 274, and the decrees 222 ; last year the figures were 226 and 161 respectively. Other years were : 1910, 200 petitions and 154 decrees; 1909, 219 and 163; 1908, 207 and 171. Archdeacon Harper, ■ when speaking on church going at Tuesday’s social, related a story of a man who always played golf ou Sunday and, of course, set a bad example to his family. His little boy grew up to think that men never went to church because his father didn’t. One day the little fellow went to church with his mother, and after the service was over ran home in great excitement, and said, “Father, men do go to church, for I saw them there!’’

Mr Jones, district railway engineer, accompanied by Mr Treweek, inspector of permanent way, inspected the local wharf structure yesterday. Ou removing certain of the top planks, the under decking was found to be in a somewhat rotten state. A careful inspection was also made of the piles, etc. The present structure cannot be used much longer, with any degree of satety. A suggestion was mr.derecently by Mr E. Newman, Member for Rangitikei, that the Government should set aHde a portion of the National Endowment Lands as a permanent endowment for the agricultural colleges to be erected in both islands. The Hon. W. F. Massey stated in the House yesterday that the suggestion made would be considered when the question of agricultural education was under consideration. Mr S. Swinburne, an English engineer who has been appointed to enquire into the working of Australian wireless says he has every reason to believe that in the not distant future cables will be superseded by wireless. Mr Swinburne recently completed investigations on behalf ot . the British Government on the advisability of establishing an AllRed wireless Hue, A start will be made shortly. - There will be stations in England, Cairo and Ceylon, He imagines the result will reduce telegraphic rates. In relating his travels, Archdeacon Harper informed his hearers on Tuesday night that he had travelled on the railways of England, France, Spain, Italy, Australia and other countries, but that day, in coming to Foxton, he had had the pleasure of travelling In the Sauson-Foxlon Express Limited. It was a hot day, but it was beautifully cool in the carriage, lor not only were the windows opened, but there was a large hole in the floor, where one of the boards had given way. He had found the gap in the floor very convenient for throwing away dead matches while smoking.

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The monthly meeting of the local State School Committee will be held this evening. The Land Bill has passed the House of Representatives after a strenuous struggle. The death is reported from Dunedin of Mr Robert Kwiug, well-known in banking circles.

The death is recorded from Kivvitea of a very old pioneer in the person of Mr Robert Kidd, aged 86. The cribbage tournament to have been played this evening between teams representing the Shannon and Foxton Druids’ Dodges has been postponed until a later date.

Mr Jackson, head teacher, informs us that the programme for the forthcoming State School Concert will include some really first-class items, and the children taking part are making excellent progress.

‘‘ The time is approaching when we must seriously consider the question of bringing before the Legislature the advisability of deleting the clause in the Act exempting church property from rates,” said the Mayor of Petone at the council meeting the other night. The Waverley with cement from Terakohe, Kaitoa with 125 tons of coal from Greyraouth and the Wootton with a general cargo from Kaiapoi and Lyttelton, ail arrived this morning. They will also sail to-night (weather permitting) ; the Waverley, with cattle for Greyraouth, the Kaitoa for Wellington and the Wootton for Nedia Bav.

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