LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1272, 16 July 1914, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A very severe frost was experienced in this district this morning.

Whitebait are beginning to make their way up the- river, and several catches have been reported. Mr Hamilton, the newly appointed manager of the local gas works, has arrived in Foxton, and has taken up his duties.

The Horowhenua Rugby Union, has challenged Taranaki for the Ranfurly Shield. The match will be played on August 6th. The Queen of the South with a cargo of general merchandise from Wellington, is due to-morrow afternoon.

Flaxcutting on the Mqutoa Estate will re-cooi mence on Monday, and the mills drawing their supplies of green leaf from this source should be in full swing by Wednesday. The friends of Mr R. G. Millar, who has been an inmate of the Palmerston North Hospital suffering from diphtheria, will be pleased to learn that he has so far recovered as to be able to leave that institution.

Members of the local bowling club ate invited to be present at the racing club’s office at 8 o’clock to-morrow night, when opportunity will be taken of bidding farewell to Mr H. Stunell, one of the club’s vice-presidents, who is leaving the district. Mr Jackson, head teacher of the local State school, desires to publicly acknowledge ;£i from W. C. Nation, Esq., fruit trees to the value of £i from Wighton, nurseryman, Palmerston North, and trees, plants, etc. to the value of £8 gs 6d from B. H. Just, nurseryman, Palmerston North. Mr Jackson also desires to thank Mr R. N. Speirs for donation of timber for summer house in grounds, and Mr W. Nye for lime and artificial manure.

The social and dance held in the Coronation Hall on Tuesday evening, in aid of the Matakarapa Maori Meetinghouse fund was fairly well attended, and as a result of same there will be a good surplus. The music was supplied by Mr Hemingson and family, Mr King of the local Band, to whom the committee tender their thanks. Messrs Hooker and Lyne officiated as M,.’sC, and a tasty supper was provided by the ladies. During the evening poi dances and hakas were danced by the natives and vocal items were rendered by Mrs •*Retter and Messrs Robinson and Hooker.

A gang of men under the electrical engineer of the Post and Telegraph Department are laying underground cables for the local telephone service. A cable containing two hundred wires has been laid across the road near the Post Office and a fifty-two wire service is being laid from the Police Station as far as the Eady’s Mile. The cables will do away, to a large extent, with the aerial wires in the congested part of the town, and provide a metallic circuit, thus obviating the earth return and the induction, which is so noticeable. There will still be a few aerial wires in side streets, but induction will soon be a thing of the past. He jests at colds who always uses “NA ZOL.” Nothing so pleasant, so speedy, so sure as “Nazol” in curing coughs and colds. Splendid for children. l/6 per bottle of 60 doses. We are showing a splendid line of ladies “Equity” shoes, guaranteed quality, latest style. Betty’s Boot Emporium.*

We like the R. and G. brand 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 cvervtime.*

Dark nights require a lantern that gives a good light, get a Dietz from J. M. Kelly for 3s 6d.*