LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1262, 23 June 1914, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A sharp shock of earthquake was felt in this district shortly after one o’clock this morning. A committee meeting of the local Horticultural Society will be held this evening, at 7.30 o’clock.

Tickets are going off very well for the concert and novel exhibition to be held in the Masonic Hall on Thursday evening next, under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church. A good evening’s amusement is promised. It is hoped that the water and drainage loan proposals will not prejudice the carrying of the gas works loan of which sum is essential to bring the works upto date and facilitate them paying tbeir own way. Mr Fraser, Board member, informs us that the proposed addition to the local State school, to provide increased accommodation, will be at the south-west corner of the building. It is hoped that the department will sanction the addition and alterations to the head teacher’s residence.

The Awahou aud Queen of the South, both hemp laden, sailed for Wellington last night. The Kapiti with coal from Puponga and Waverley with coal from Westport are due to-morrow, and the Queen of the South with general from Wellington is expected on Thursday. On Thursday evening at the Anglican schoolroom, the members of the Church of England Men’s Society bid farewell to their retiring president the Rev, G, Y. Woodward. It is the intention of the society to make the event a general men’s farewell. The function will take the form of a smoke concert.

In order to get as much information as possible as to the cost of installing the sewerage system on private property, the Town Clerk, at the suggestion of the Mayor, wired to various < towns asking for information on the subject, and has received replies as follows :—Waipawa—The cost of fittings is £7 and a further £5 for plumbing ; Lower Hutt— Cottage connections average about £l7, and large houses from ,£4O to £IOO ; Carterton —Varies according to distance and fittings, from £6 to £25 ; Otahuhu The scheme provides for pipes to the boundary of section and the cost of connecting up from there averages about £l2 each ; Eltham—-Cost of house connections, about £2B; Palmerston North —Average about £ls. Mr Williams, a Christchurch anti-militarist, was rushed by a crowd of several hundred at Dargaville on Saturday evening. He spoke for only a quarter of an hour in the face of flour, mud, and hoots. Finally a rope was requisitioned and an attempt made to lasso him. He was knocked off his box, and under police protection, rushed to the shop of Mr Gregory, a local draper, aud sympathiser. The crowd then hooted vigorously, though gocdtemperedly. This is the second similar instance there in six weeks.

The shortest days of this year were yesterday and to-day, for during both of them the interval between sunrise and sunset was gh x2m 17s. According to popular expectation the 21st should be the shortest day, but according to the almanac it is one second longer than the next two days. The sun will not rise any earlier until July 2, but it has been setting a lew seconds later daily since last Monday week. The shortest day marks the beginning of winter in the Southern Hemisphere, and although the weather has been wintry for some weeks, observations extending over many years show that on the average the coldest period is from July 20 to 24.

A long-telt 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.* For Children’s Hacking Cough at night, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, l/6, 2/6.

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

Golden Bee Jam made by Kirkpatrick's 3 tins for l/* at J. M. Kelly’s.*

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.

Having just landed an up-to-date supply of catering utensils from England, Mr M. Perrcau is now in a position to specialise in catering, which will be undertaken in any part of the district.*