The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, December 27, 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1189, 27 December 1913, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, December 27, 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We have to acknowledge with thanks a bag of fine ripe gooseberries from Mr J. Kruse. Mr Kruse is in a position to supply this delicious fruit in any quantity.

The Salvation Army meetings to be held in Masonic Hall tomorrow will be led by Adjutant Wellington from Wellington. Bright profitable meetings are expected. All ate welcome.

For ’Xmas and New Year : Call on P. Wollerman, opposite Town Hall. Lots of small, also large, useful and ornamental articles at slaughter sale prices.* On account of the holidays there will be no cricket locally until Saturday January loth, when the fixture, Levin v. Foxton, originally set down for to-day, will be played on the Park pitch.

On Christmas Day the collections taken throughout the day in All Saints’ Church were on behalf ol the Palmerston District Hospital. The amount sent to the hospital was £6 9s id. A public meeting convened by Mr John Kebbell, will be held in the Racing Club Office on Tuesday next at 2 p.m., to leceive the annual report and balance sheet of the Foxton Racecourse Trustees.

Mr J. McColl, of Hopper and McColl, the local firm of plumbers, has received notice from the Department that his application for registration under the Plumbers’ Registration Act has been accepted by the Board.

The services in connection with the local Methodist Church tomorrow will be conducted by the Rev P. Coatsworth. Mr J. Chrystali will conduct the evening service at the Beach at 7 o’clock. A hearty invitation to these services is extended to all.

A good crowd of Foxtoniaus attended the Palmerston races yesterday. Several local horses started in the various races, but only one, Lord Renown, caught the judges eye, running secoud in the Cup and returned a very fair dividend.

Mr and Mrs F. W- Frauklaud left P'oxton to-day for Wellington eu route for the United States and England. They will sail from Wellington by the Tahiti on the 2nd proximo for San Francisco, and will be absent from the Dominion for about ten months.

The Kairaki with general cargo from Lyttleton via New Plymouth arrived on Christmas Eve and the Queen of the South from Weliugton, also with general cargo arrived ou Christmas morning. They will both sail for Wellington to-night with hemp. The Kennedy is due to morrow from Terakohe with a cargo of cement. A benefit concert and picture entertainment, in aid of the widow and family of the late Mr William Edgar, is to be held iu the Royal Hall on Tuesday, January 13th. A first-class programme has been arranged, including vocal items, poi dances etc. The cause is a good one, and there will no doubt be a big attendance. A wedding was celebrated at All Saints' Church ou Tuesday morning, the contracting parties being Mr William Neville, son of Mr and Mrs W. Neville, of Foxton, and Miss Ivy Florence Parker. The bride was attended by Misses Nellie and Eileen Neville, and Mr Chaffey officiated as best man. The newly-married couple left by the afternoon train for Auckland where the honeymoon is to be spent. The following books have just been added to the local public library :—“The Iron Trail,” Rex Beach ; “The Inside of the Cup," W. Churchill; “Desert Gold,” Zane Gray; “The Eure of the Eiltle Drum,” M. Peterson; “The Judgment House,” G. Parker; “The Dream Ship,” C. Stockley; “The Passionate Friends,” H. G. Wells; “Minds iu Distress,” A. E. Bridger; “The Heart of the Hills,” J. Fox junr. ; “Jesse of Caribo,” R. Pocock, Messrs Retter Bros., are at present showing a really splendid stock of footwear which, having been imported direct from the manufacturers, and the middleman’s profit having consequently been saved, they are selling at remarkably moderate prices. Just step along and see their window display —it is worth it.* (Clearing Sale ! Clearing Sale All the year round—selling off old stock getting in new. Thomas Rimmer,* For Influenza take Woods’ Crea Peppermint Cure. Never fails, 1/6, 3/6.

A prolonged earthquake shock was experienced locally at about half past two on Wednesday morning.

The services in the Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be conducted both morning and evening by Mr H. D, McCully.

The services in All Saints’ Church to-morrow will be at 8 a.m., n a.m. and 7 p.m. The services will bea continuation of the Christmas festival.

On account of the glorious weather yesterday, a very large number of people from Foxton and the surrounding district spent the day at the beach. Questioned by our representative this morning as to how the Christmas trade this year compared with last, the majority of local business men stated that this year showed a falling off in the amount of cash spent. This was quite expected as the weather conditions during the past month or so have been such that the mills in the district have not been able to work anything like full time, and consequently the wages sheets have been much smaller than usual. This was the main reaion of the falling off in trade, the strike, which would effect the cities considerably, making little or no difference as far as Foxton was concerned. In Tuesday's issue we acknowledged with thanks an invitation to accompany the Mayor and Councillors to Wanganui on the sth proximo. This invitation was extended by the Managing Director of the Spiral Pipe Com pauy, and not by Mr Suggate as previously stated. The visit has been arranged by the Company in , order to afford the Mayor and Councillors an opportunity of inspecting the Company's works at Wanganui, and viewing the process of manufacture of the pipes. Alter this the visitors will will be driven round the sights of the town.