LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1247, 19 May 1914, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Mangamahu Hotel, of twenty rooms, a very old building, was totally destroyed by fire at 11 o’clock on Sunday night, together with the contents, nothing being saved.

“A curious feature of the present outbreak ot infantile paralysis,” says the Nurses’ Journal, ‘‘is that many adult patients have been attacked. In a country hospital we recently saw two cases—one a little boy of about six years of age, crying bitterly with abdominal pains, the other a woman of 33. The acute stage was past, and the patient was sitting on a verandah in a wheel-chair, both legs completely paralysed. So far there have been tew deaths and many cases of recovery. After the acute stage is over, massage has been largely employed, with very good results.” A curious state of affairs is reported to have arisen in connection with a school in a southern township as the result of two or three visits received from professional hypnotists recently (says the Stratford Evening Post). One of the scholars discovered that he possessed the hypnotic power to a remarkable degree, and as a result was able to hypnotise his teacher. The pupil it is alleged took the latter out and instructed him to dehorn his solitary cow which he forthwith did. Still under the influence of the spell the teacher was told to perforni the same operation on a pony which was standing by. As a result the pony was iu imminent danger of losing its ears, but the teacher was brought to in the nick of time. What he did to the bud ''hg hypnotist history does not r =. jV.

For Influenza take Woods’ 6 ■ "‘.t Peppermint Cure. Never fails, \ 2/6. We like the R. and G. bra;.",, of hats and caps very much, they are so comfortable, light in weight, perfect in style and very durable. Ask your local clothier for the R. and G. brand evervtime.*

Neglected chills bring doctors’ bills. Let “NAZOL” put you right. Unexcelled for relieving coughs, colds, sore throats, and bronchial troubles Easy to take, and most efficacious.

Our bacon comes trom well-fed little country pigs, and is specially cured for us. It’s exceptionally mild, and possesses a flavour that marks it as something better than the ordinary. Have you tried it? Walker & Furrie.*

Mr and Mrs F. H. Meyer returned yesterday from a holiday trip to Sydney and Melbourne. The first' picture show uuder municipal control iu Eltham, took place on Thursday evening last.

The Queen of the South left the wharf on Sunday afternoon, hemp laden for Wellington, but stuck opposite the jetty, and is still there.

We were shown by Mr G. H. Stiles this morning, a monster apple grown on his property at Eevin. It turned the scale at lbs. The secretary of the Foxton Hockey Club acknowledges with thanks receipt of donations of £i is from Mr F. Woods and 10s 6d from Mr H. F. Gabites. Thursday next being Ascension Day, the services in All Saints’ Church will be 7.39 a.m. Holy Communion, 11 a.m. Holy Communion and 7 p.m. evensong and sermon.

A wedding was celebrated at Newman last week. The age of the bridegroom was 65 and that of the bride 69 years. The bridesmaid was the mother of 17 children. —Eketahuna Express. Mr H, Witchell, manager of the local branch of the Bank of New Zealand, which position he has occupied for almost five years, has received notice of his transfer to Dargaville. He will be succeeded by Mr F. Symes, of Bulls. Dunedin’s debt is ,£680,300, spread over a population of 67,000, giving an indebtedness of ,£lO 5 s per head, while that of Christchurch works out at ,£3 2s 6d, Auckland at ,£lO 13s 7d, and Wellington at The flaxtuillers drawing their supplies of greeu leaf from the Riverdale estate are at present scutchiug up, stripping having ceased about the eud of April. Cutting operations will re-com-mence on July ist. A fire tragedy occurred at Wellington on Sunday morning when the Manchester Private Hotel (formerly the Eagles), Courtney Place, was gutted and a woman named Susannah Ackerman and a man named Wilson were burned to death.

So far the police have failed to find any trace of the persons who passed the bogus. notes in Auckland at Faster-time. Careful compilation of the number of notes reported to have been passed shows that the operators must have gained about by their operations. The notes were probably printed in America. Esson, an engineer from Birmingham at present residing in Capetown, has designed a train equipped with propellers and an aeroplane device driven by electricity which when it attains a sufficient velocity will lift itself from the buffer -springs and fly. He believes it will reach five hundred miles an hour.

Finger-print evidence in the Supreme Court at Christchurch proved Albert Gordon Smith, up ou charges of burglary, to have been an habitual Australian criminal. He was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. When arrested he had a revolver, cartridges, electric flash lamp, and burglars’ gloves In his possession. Professor Prince, Canadian Fisheries Commissioner, who is to report upon the New Zealand sea fisheries, has nearly completed the trawls round the coast. He is greatly impressed with the large variety of edible fish in these waters, and speaks in high praise of the schnapper as a lood fish and of tbe trade possibilities of crayfish.

Any doubt as to the Hon. J. A. Millar's retirement from active political life is settled by the following extract from a letter received from him by a Dunedin pressman. Tbe ex-Miulster of Railways says ; “I am sorry to have to leave the old place where my boyhood days were spent and my life friendships formed, but fate has decreed it, so I must accept. I know by little things which take place now and again that I could not stand the strain of an election contest, so I have decided to nurse whatever health is left to me.”

Little Jack Horner sat sick in a corner, A-coughing and rubbing his eyes, While Granny was waiting and watching him taking A dose fit to poison the flies. ’Twas a draft of her own, and far best left alone, Which she made her young victim endure — O, the silly old muff! to brew worthless home stuff When there’s Wood’s Great Peppermint Cure. q

Having just lanclccl 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.*

“NAZOL” stops coughs and colds as a puff of wind blows out a lamp —'Can’t help doing it. Each bottle contains 60 doses, and every drop gives relief. Use with the Nazol Inhaler.

Are you still going to be worried with the same old grocery troubles late delivery, broken promises, and what not ? Or are you going to let us serve you? We guarantee good service, good quality, and good value. Walker & hurrie.*

Is baby troubled with a cough ? Sprinkle a few drops of “NAZOL” on the wee tot’s nightgown. This remedy never fails. Perfectly safe. 1/6 per bottle of 60 doses.

Perreau’s assorted fruit pies are delicious. Try them.*

J. M. Kelly stocks nothing but the best. You can easily prove this by a tidal order.

After three days coutimious rain at Takapau casual camp it was finally decided to send the men home to-day. The camp lines are in a terribly sloppy condition and it would have been impossible to drill, “I am very sorry, your Worship,” pleaded a third offender in respect of drunkenness at the Magistrate’s Court, Palmerston North yesterday. “ A man generally is when he has got a sore head and empty pocket,” replied Mr Poyuton, S.M. The opposums recently introduced into this country are proving a source of revenue. A Palmerston firm has just shipped away over worth of skins. The values of these range from as to 7s. The Hutt and Marlborough districts are at present the chief suppliers.

Very heavy rains have fallen in the Poverty Bay and. Hawke’s Bay districts and the rivers are in a flooded state. Yesterday it was raining heavily iu Wellington with heavy seas running in Cook Strait. Coastal shipping has been disorganised. The day baking system in Sydney is working well. A novel outcome has been the over supply of bread, owing partly to the strike and partly to bread being delivered staler and less lieing eaten in consequence.

In order to enlarge a boot factory at Desborough, Northamptonshire, a new storey has been added underneath. The ground below, which contains valuable ironstone, has been excavated, the building being propped up meanwhile, and the employees entering by ladders. The following are the results of the football matches under the Korowhenua Union’s jurisdiction played on Saturday :—Senior: Weraroa 12 defeated Hui Mai nil, and Levin-Wanderers 5 beat Shannon nil. Junior: Waikanae and Shannon played a drawn game, the score being 8 points each. In connection with the statement that it had been arranged, for Mr J. T. M. Hornsby to contest the Wairarapa seat at the next general election, Mr Hornsby writes to the New Zealand Times stating that he has given no one authority to make any such statement.

In answer to an advertisement asking tor childaen to act as supers ” in a production of “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin ” between 200 and 300 boys and girls put in an appearance at the Wellington Opera House one afternoon last week. The local truant inspector put in an appearance at the same time- A stampede followed, but Mr Dineen secured a number of the names of those present and prosecutions will follow. The poll of ratepayers to decide the question of whether the whole borough or only the area which it is proposed to reticulate, shall be pledged as security for the water and drainage loans is being taken to day. Up to the time of going to press very little interest has been evinced, the polling during the morning being very small indeed. No doubt the heaviest polling will take place between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. The booth will be closed at 7 p.m. All ratepayers (both husband and wife) whose names appear on the ratepayers’ list, are entitled to vote.

Hilda Burkett and Florence Monks, two suffragettes, have been committed for trial for setting fire to the Bath hotel at Felixstowe. The evidence showed that the women were connected with the recent Yarmouth pier outrage. Violent scenes were enacted in court, the prisoners turning their backs on the magistrate. Two wardresses and four policemen were required to keep them in their seats. The grandstand and other buildings at the racecourse at Castle Bromwich have been destroyed by fire. Several thousand pounds’ worth of damage was done. Suffragette literature was found.

Wanted—-The people of Foxton and the surrounding districts to know that A. de Luen, tailor, of Palmerston North, will call on anyone with samples upon the receipt of a postcard. Costumes from £4 4s, Suits from £4 IDs.* Have you ever tried it? Most people have, and are well satisfied. Haslemer e Tea. Rimmer, agent. Don’t forget, J. M. Kelly has the goods you want at the price you can afford to pay. Try him with your next order.

Our goods are the best, our prices are the lowest, our trade is the most extensive. Satisfaction guaranteed. Thomas Rimmer.

Have you a headache ? If so take a cup of fresh brewed Doctor’s China Tea, without sugar or milk, and squeeze into it half a lemon. Try this once, then you’ll understand and appreciate what GOOD tea is. There’s no tannin there! Walker & Furrie, agents.* The Horowhenua Rugby Union’s competitions commence on Saturday next. To be a good footballer you must be well-shod. R. T. Betty has just landed a consignment of the famous Equity Football Boots. For price and quality they cannot be beaten.*

We have a fine assortment Of styles in Warner’s Rust-proof Corsets, in order that we may accurately and comfortably fit every woman who comes to our counters for a corset. Foxton Drapers.

Can you beat this ? Glass washboards only 2/- each. Splendid value. T. Rimmer.

We are determined to give you as good groceries, as good service, and as good value as last year. If possible, we will give you better. Are you going to benefit? Walker & Furrie.

Work by the day or plain sewing is advertised for. A telegram from Woodville at 9 o'clock this morning states that the river had risen four feet and is rising rapidly.

The Manawatu County Council notifies by advertisement in this issue the general rates it is intended to make and levy on all rateable property in the various ridings, at a meeting to be held at the County Offices, Sanson, on Tuesday, June 2nd.

As a consequence of the heavy rain the Manawatn river is in flood, and has overflowed its banks in the lower lying portions, Advice received from Moutoa this afternoon is to the effect that the low lying land along the river bank between Elkins’ corner and Rangiotu is inundated and that the river is still rising. It Is feared the flood will be a fairly heavy one.

Gentlemen! IN ext time you require a “best hat,” buy the “R. & G.” make—it will style and comfort give you. Apply local drapers.*

A well assorted supply of English and colonial confectionery at Perreau’s.*