LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1168, 6 November 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Soaking rain fell throughout this district last night. A close holiday will be observed locally to-morrow, People’s Day at the Palmerston Show.

Weather permitting, the Borough Brass Band will play a programme of sacred selections at the Park oh Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. There was only a moderate attendance at the municipal pictures last night but the programme screened was much appreciated.

The local branch of the New Zealand Shipping Co. inform us that the Rirautaka’s sailing dale has been cancelled for the present. The local Borough Baud discoursed some much appreciated selections in Main Street on Tues day night. The stewards of the local racing club, last night, accepted the tender of Mr Meyer for the erection of cottage and looseboxes. Five tenders were received. The work will be commenced on Monday.

Thoughtless individuals are reminded that it is an offence under the Police Offences Act to set off fireworks in any of the public thoroughfares. A word to the wise should be sufficient. The strike has had a very bad effect upon the Palmerston North show, both from au attendance and exhibit point of view. To morrow is people’s day and it is not anticipated that there will be such a crowd of visitors from outside districts as usually obtains. Mr A. D. Clemmett, our local postmaster, who has been transferred to Cambridge, is to be farewelled b> his Masonic brethren on Tuesday evening next. Mr Clemett was one of the foundation members of the local Masonic Lodge and its first master.

This chap, he was a perfect wreck, His cough was something awful; His sneezes shook the very roof, His friends, they murmured “poor fool.” But since that time a week has passed, The poor chap’s getting well quite

fast; Twas only with the aid for sure Of a dose of Woods’ Great Peppermint cure. 4

When about to make a presenta*? tion or give a trophy, visit the Red House. A great variety of suitable goods to select l*om. Ihomas dimmer.*

Don't forget the Band Concert next Monday night. Grand double programme. Full particulars in next issue.

Mr C. 11. Collins by advertis meut contradicts a report in circulation that he has suggested to local tradespeople the stopping of credit during the present industrial crisis. The report is absolutely without foundation in fact.

A complaint Ins b?en made to us that pilfering is going ou at the local cemetery. Certain receptacles for carrying water, etc., have been removed from certain plots. We hope this contemptible kind of pilfering will cease. Colonel Stuart Newall, C.B , who was in charge of one of the Nf.Z. contingents sent to South Africa, aud afterwards officer com maudiug the Wellington Volunteer District, is to have command of the mounted specials now in Wellington. An irate individual, armed with a bar of iron, awaited the oucomiug of the special train at Shannon on Saturday night. He boldly asserted that he was going to crack the first special constable—only he rclerred to him in more opprobrious terms —on the head, if that portion of the body was showing outside a window. Cr R. B. McKenzie apologised for his absence at Tuesday’s meeting of the Mauawatu County Council, Cr McKenzie is doing duty as a special constable in Wellington. Cr McKenzie is now well on in years, lint is as active as ever. He was an officer in the early days in the crack Raugitikei cavalry troop together with Mr John Stevens and others. The local youngsters had a high time yesterday morning and evening celebrating Guy Fawke’s Day. Most extraordinary looking effigies were trotted rouud by the youngsters in the early hours of the morning and residents were appealed to with the question: “Anything for the guy ?’’ In the evening bon fires were lit aud fireworks set off and for a time the atmosphera was reeking with the smell of inferior powder. So far as we cau gather there is no disposition on the part of local flaxmill employees to go out ou strike in sympathy with the waterside workers. The married men iu this centre deprecate any extreme measures. The more extreme men are located at Tokomam and near Shannon. If the employees are called out by the Federation, which is extremely uu likely at present, serious complications re flax areas may ensue. hate on Wednesday afternoon a few onlookers derived a great deal of amusement at the discom fiture-of a picket, who attempted to induce the permanent men on the collier Gleuelg to strike, says the Auckland Star. In his enthusiasm for the cause he clambered ou board. Captain Jonas the master of the steamer made a pointed suggestion that he should return to the wharf. The picket refused with some emphasis, and thereupon Captain Jonas caught him by the neck of the coat with oue baud aud by the seat of the trousers with the other, aud heaved him up ou to the jetty, much in the same way as the powerful skipper might handle a sack of coal.

The acting-chairman of the Mauavvatu County Council, Mr H. Hunt, referred at Tuesday’s meeting to the ready response made to the call lor special constables to maintain law and order at Wellington. He moved, “That the Council place on record its appreciation of the action of the men who have gone to Wellington to act as special mounted constables, at great inconvenience to themselves, but in the interests of law and order, and to show that farmers will not without an effort have their perishable produce endangered by being held up at the port of shipment, while at the same time they do not take sides as between employer and employee.” The motion was seconded by Cr Phillips and carried unanimously.

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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.*