LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1260, 18 June 1914, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Commonwealth Meteorologist has prepared diagrams showing that Australia is capable of producing one thousand million bushels of wheat annually. The present production is one hundred million.

Paddon, the Australian challenger for the world’s championship, has arrived in London, He is in excellent condition, being only six pounds above his rowing weight. Barry has consented to row him in August, probably on the 24th. He allows a 3 o’clock start. Barry goes to Australia after the race.

The annual election for one member for each of the wards of the Wanganui Education District will be held 011 Monday, July 27. Nominations will be received up to 5 p.m. ou July 6. The retiring members are Messrs F. M. Spurdle, T. A. Harris and F. Pirani, all of whom are eligible for re-election. Mr P. C. Webb, the Red Fed. member for Greymouth, is playing a lone hand. He cannot see anything good in any party but Webb's. The Liberal Party is no good and the Reform Party is worse. Mr Webb wants to burst up everything but the Red Fed. But there is no need to worry any. Mr Webb was an accident in politics —and he’ll drop out of the House as suddenly as he dropped in.—-Feildlng Star.

Captain Olsen, uf the Whaler Campbell, wrecked at the entrance to Port Phillip Harbour, has complained of the treatment meted out by the officer commanding at Gate Fort. Five sailors were trying to make their way to the lighthouse, and he states that when the men reached the Fort, all wet and shivering, and almost physically exhausted, the officer, finding he was unable tc understand them, made a curt remark and closed the door in their faces.

The secretary of the Social Democratic Party wrote to the Palmerston Borough Council asking tor permission to use the band rotunda or the esplanade for the purpose of holding a public meeting to protest against the imprisonment of strikers. Cr Broad moved that the request be not granted. The meeting was one to protest against the administration of justice, and the Council was justified in not granting the request. Cr Bennett seconded the motion, which was opposed by Cr Crabb and was carried.

It is quality that makes a bargain. This will be found in every pair of boots or shoes purchased at Retter Bros, Ladies, call and see the special line of 6dong welted sole shoes from 13s str. Boots aud shoes of all makes and prices stocked. Don’t forget, we sell five tins of Nugget polish for is.*

PERREAU’s assorted fruit pics are delicious. Try them.* Maudie pouted much at Bertie, To his great surprise ; P’raps she’d heard of him and Gertie, Swapping gladsome eyes ; . But the thing that did upset her, Made her glum and dour ; Was that Bert had dared forget her, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 4

The famous Roslyn Writing Pads obtainable from all stationers and storekeepers at 6d and Is each.*

For the shootingseason, try us tor English guns, game bags, cleaning rods, and cartridges. Rimmer’s. 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 £d 10s.* PERREAU'S up-to-date tea rooms popula ar dace for afternoon tea.*

Our staff desire to acknowledge wedding favours from Mr and Mrs Sbirtcliffe.

The ordinary meeting of the local State school committee will be held at 7.30 o'clock this evening.

Constable Sweeney, who has been laid up for some time on account of a dislocated shoulder, resumed duty this morning.

The local school will close tomorrow, in order to allow the children to attend the winter show at Palmerston.

Repairs are being affected to the decking, etc., of the local wharf. Portions of the structure are in a very rotten condition.

The Queen of the South, hemp laden tor Wellington, left the wharf last night and afterwards stuck in the river, but got off on this morning’s tide and crossed outwards.

The Rev G. Y. Woodward, the retiring vicar of All Saints’, is to be entertained at a conversazione in the Masonic Hall by the churchwardens, vestry and church members on the 29th Inst. A number of local people visited the winter show at Palmerston yesterday. The inter-college football matches between Wanganui and Te Ante seniors and juniors attracted a great crowd of spectators. Wanganui won both matches. Dr. Godtray, who has been in charge of the Waipukurau Hospital for a number of years past, was found dead in his bed on Saturday morning. The deceased bad resided in Waipukurau for 25 years, and bad established a reputation for his medical skill.

A meeting of members of the local Borough Band was held in the bandroom on Thursday night. It was decided to play three nights per month in front of the Town Hall, and on special occasions. A deputation was appointed to wait on the Council at its next meeting.

The Mayor will address a public meeting of ratepayers in the Town Hall on Monday evening next at 8 o’clock, for the purpose of explaining the loan proposals. The whole subject will be thoroughly gone into by the Mayor so that ratepayers will go to the poll fully conversant with the cost of the schemes. The poll will be taken next Thursday. The committee appointed by the Government to inspect the various inventions in the flax Industry which are entered lor the bonus returned to Palmerston North by Sunday night’s express, after a tour of the South Island, where they inspected five patents. To-day they left for Taranaki, where two inventions are to be inspected, and then they proceed to Auckland, being away in the north about a fortnight. One patent is in Northern Wairoa, one in Tauranga, three in Auckland, one in Paeugaroa and one in Kautarere, in the Bay of Plenty. Most of the local machines will be inspected when the committee returns from the north. The Government, recognising that the members are put to a great deal of personal expense, have granted tree railway passes in addition to paying halt the cost incurred.

Parents of certain pupils attending the Palmerston High School have written to the Board of Governors objecting to homework. The Rector, reporting on the matter, said that two hours should be given to home work each night, and these two hours should be divided equally between the subjects set the pupils. There was a rule in the school that if pupils thought the home work too heavy they were to inform him. He said that there was a tendency for pupils to let their home work accumulate, and instead of devoting equal time to each subject, they spent the two hours at one subject, and then found that they had either to rush the other subjects or stay up all night. He considered that on an average five subjects would be set each night, and that would mean devoting 24 minutes to each, consequently he had given his staff instructions to set home work on each subject that would occupy about that time. Mr Vernon admitted that students going up for examinations might have to devote more time to home work, and in reply to a member of the Board, stated that if a parent considered his child not physically able to stand the strain of night study and wrote him to that effect, he would see that the home work was lightened. There were pupils at the school who by doctor’s orders had been relieved of their home work.

A long-felt want! There is no need for cold feet this winter, as we have just landed a fine assortment of felt slippers for the cold weather, in sizes from baby’s to grandfather’s. Avoid colds by keeping your feet dry. Retter Bros, sell boots which they guarantee will keep the wet out. An inspection is invited. Prices to suit all pockets. * On page 3 Walker and Furrie tell of some reasons why they get the trade of the most disciiminating people.*

Our goods are the best, our prices are the lowest, our trade is the most extensive. Satisfaction guaranteed, Thomas Riramer. Perreau’s date scones are a very popular dish for afternoon tea. Fresh daily.*

Protect baby from the dust of the street and the winter draughts by getting him one of Walker anc Furrie’s go-carts or prams. Twentyeight designs to select from witn delivery guaranteed within twenty} four hours.*

For a ton or cement to a pound of salt. Thomas Riramer.*;

A terrific gale has been experienced in New South Wales, and heavy damage is reported. A phenomenal storm passed over Paris this week, and floods did great damage. Twenty lives were lost.

Mr Robert Fletcher, Chairman ot Wellington Harbour Board, burst a blood vessel on Tuesday, but is now doing as well as can be expected.

Dr. Tucker, ex-Bishop of Uganda, became ill suddenly in the cloister of Westminister Abbey on Monday and died in the deanery.

To-day is the anniversary of the defeat of Napoleon by the combined British and Prussian forces on the battlefield of Waterloo, on June 18th, 1815. Next year the centenary of the great battle is to be appropriately celebrated. A dispatch from Ottawa states that on the eve of the Empress of Ireland enquiry popular opinion favours the view that the Empress was on her right course. Expert opinion favours the Storstad. Sixty witnesses have been subpoenaed.

Mr T. Duncan, of Otairi, near Woodville, has offered his champion bullock of the Dominion to the Government, conditionally upon its being exhibited in Sydney, and afterwards shipped home to the Old Countay,. but thinking it would prove a better advertisement for the Dominion if sent to San Francisco, be has donated it to the Government in order that it may be shown at the Panama Exhibition.

A local lady admirer of the English Suffragette movement sends us the copy of a letter recently published in one of our Wellington contemporaries showing the better side of the agitation for female franchise. We regret that space prevents us reproducing the letter. There are many intellectual people in this country who are in sympathy with the suffragette movement, but who do not approve of the extremes to which they are, going to gain their ends.

For Children’s Hacking Cough at night, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6, 2/6. Having just landed 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.*