LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1166, 1 November 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Speaking at the school cancert last night Mr Pirani said it was 23 j'eais ago since he first addressed a local audience. He hoped the time would not be far distant when he would address them again. (Applause.)

The services at the local Methodist Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev- T. Coatsworth, who will take for the morning subject “ Looking Backward,” and lor the evening, “ Loyally to Christ.” A hearty invitation to these services is extended to all. An indication of how the strike is affecting some of the Waterside workers can be gathered from the fact that yesterday one of them was a visitor to Palmerston in quest of work. He is one of the hard-working type who has to support a family of eleven. On the average he was earning from to £ 4 ios weekly, and his supply of ready cash being cut off suddenly placed him in an awkward position. He informed a Times representative that he is so disgusted with the whole thing that he will never go near the wharf again. PERREAU’s up-to-date tea room is popula ar place for afternoon tea *

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There is nothing fresh to report in connection with the Wellington Waterside Workers strike today. This morning everything was quiet. A mass meeting of workers is to be held to-morrow. To-morrow the Patronal Festival will be held in All Saints’ Church. The special lessons, gospel, collect and epistle, for All Saints’ Day Will be read.

The vicar hopes aU parishioners will be present at the celebration ot the Holy Communion at 8 a.m. and n a.m., and join in the act of Thanksgiving in festal eveugong at 7 p.m.

The gross takings at last night’s State school concert so far as could be ascertained, were 18s. The committee’s funds should therefore benefit considerably. The local Racing Club have increased the slakes by for the annual meeting, of which sum is provided for a cup in the big event, which will be donated together with the stakes.

A rumour flew round the town yesterday that 25 men had been killed during a strike riot at Wellington diriug the day. The foolish report had no foundation in lact.

Tenders close for the erection of loose boxes and cottage for the Racing Club with the architects, Messrs L,. G. West and Son at noon, Wednesday, sth inst. Tenders will be considered by the club at a meeting to ba held the same evening.

The following are the percentages of attendances at the local State school for Ibis week. — Standards I. and IV., 98.3 percent. St. 11., 98; St. V., 96.5 ; Primer 111., 95 ; St. VI., 92.3 ; St. 111., 92; Primer 11., 91.6; Primer 1., 8r.2.

The services in the Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Minister, Rev. J. M. Thomson, m.a., in the morning and by Mr U. Lowe, of Palmerston North, in the evening. The children’s portion, from Pilgrim’s Progress, will be continued as usual.

Mr P. J. Hennessy, chairman of the local Harbour Board, returned from Wellington last night whither he had been in connection with the Harbour Board Bill and wharf purchase question. The Bill has been reported to the House and should come up for consideration next week. The Woottou sailed this morning with cattle for Lyttelton and the Kairaki arrived at n o’clock with 300 tons of general cargo from Lyttelton. The Kairaki will sail to night for Greymouth, The Waverley and Kennedy were due to-morrow but on account of the local Waterside Workers Union having declared a strike the local agents of these vessels have cancelled the trips. During the time Mr Pirani, Chairman of the Wanganui Education Board, was speaking at last night’s concert, a good deal of noise was taking place on the stage, and the crowd, under the impression when the curtain dropped that it was a signal for the interval, surged to the doors. When the Chairman of the local Committee introduced Mr Pirani, seats were resumed and a number re-entered the hall. To anyone but an experienced speaker, such interruptions would have been very disconcerting—in fact some men would have blankly refused to speak. Not so Mr Pirani, however, who treated the hammering in the nature of applause, and good uaturedly proceeded with what he had to say. and was attentively listened to and roundly applauded. The Chairman had previously suggested that Mr Pirani should speak before the last item on the first half of the programme, but it was thought that this would prolong the interval.

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