LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1275, 23 July 1914, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr W. H. Ferris, chief hemp grader, is at present in Foxtou.

The Palmerston Chamber of Commerce has held over the proposal of a shopping week to boom Palmerston.

It is stated on good authority that Mr B- R. Gardener, Mayor of Levin, will contest the Otaki seat at the general election as a supporter of the Liberal Party. It is notified by advertisement that nominations for the positions of stewards of the Foxton Racing Club, will be received by the secretary up to 9 p-m. on Friday, July 31st. We were handed this morning a bunch of beautiful locally grown violets. Otaki violet growers find a ready market in Wellington for these blooms, and net handsome profits. There is no reason why Foxton growers should not enter the market. The Putiki with coal from Westport via Wanganui, arrived yesterday and will sail again for Westport to-night. The Kennedy sailed last night for Terakobe, The Waverley with coal from Greymouth, and the Queen of the South with general from Wellington are due to-morrow. In the libel case, New Zealand Times v. The Dominion, the application for a change of venue was granted. Dunedin is the place fixed by consent. Counsel for the Wellington Publishing Company (The Dominion) intimated that he would appeal. Mr Andrew Fairbairn, of Christchurch, having vindicated his personal honour, has decided to distribute among deserving public objects the solatium (£850) which the jury awarded him in his recent libel action against the Otago Daily Times. The monthly sitting of the Magistrate’s Court wiU be held before Mr J. W. Poynton S.M. to-morrow. Among the cases set down for hearing are two charges of alleged threatening behaviour, two cases against owners of wandering stock and two defended civil cases. The Conciliation Council met in Palmerston North yesterday to hear the application of the Manawatu Flaxworkers’ Union for a new award. Mr P. Hally, the commissioner, presided. Messrs Bell, Ross, and A. Seifert are representing the employers, and Messrs P. T. Robinson, G. Stove, and A. Hillier the employees. A Blue Book shows that during the coal strike of 1912 the trade union funds in Great Britain were depleted by nearly .£75,000, and the strike cost the miners over £1,000,000. The trades, union membership at the end of 1912 was over two and a halt millions, and the funds five and a half millions sterling. Some strong comments on the road between Awahuri and Palmerston were made at the meeting of the Palmerston Chamber of Commerce the other evening. Mr J. M. Johnston said the roads in the Rangitikei and Manawatu counties were good, but the road to Palmerston from Awahuri was simply a disgrace for a town the size of Palmerston. The Commission set up to examine the different patents entered in the competition for the £12,000 Government bonus for improved flax-dressing machinery, and to submit recommendations to the Government as to the disposal of the bonus or any part of it, completed its tour of examination on Monday and its recommendations are being framed. The Home Rule crisis has had its reflex in a mild way in New Zealand, as elsewhere. RecentK “loyal Ulstermen” in Auckland were advertised for, and 300 young men gave in their names as ready to go Home and, if need be, fight lor the repulsion of Home Rule. This was followed by a counterinvitation to “loyal Irishmen” to send in their names in the event of a contingent being required for the preservation of law and order in Ireland. Mr T. P. O’Sullivan, of Devonport, was the secretary of this movement, and he states that 450 names have been sent in, exclusive of another 100 who have signified their willingness to leave Wellington if required. That a salary should be paid to the Leader of the Opposition in New Zealand, in addition to his honorarium as a member of Parliament, is the opinion of the Mayor of Auckland, Mr C. J. Parr, C.M.G. In referring to the matter (says the Herald), Mr Parr remarked that the Leader of the Opposition in New South Wales is paid £6OO a year in addition to the £SOO he receives as a member. Mr Parr supposed it really did not matter much to Sir Joseph Ward, who was, no doubt, well off, but it might occur that a man in other ways entirely fitted for the post might be prevented from accepting it because he could not afford to give his time to the duties of the office. The Leader of the Opposition should be the “watchdog of politics,” and should have an official salary as well as his honorarium.

Furniture slaughter sale now on. See advertisement. P. Wollerman.*

Ask for the famous “Roslyn” Writing Pad every time. Contains 100 sheets fine bank paper, with artistic picture of New Zealand s wonderland (Rotorua), including photo of a charming Native girl. Onlv fid each from local dealers. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6, 2/6. ■

Perreau’s dare scones are a very popular dish for afternoon tea. Fresh daily.*

The State School Committee will meet this evening. A conference of Masonic delegates was held at Marton yesterday, when it was unanimously agreed to create a new district in the Wellington province, from the Manawatu river northwards, to be called the Ruapehu district. East evening’s Palmerston Standard reports that Mr C. F, Johnston, of Foxton, President of the Manawatu Employers’ Association, has been nominated to fill the position on the Arbitration Court which will shortly become vacant by the retirement of Mr W. Scott.

The unusual trophy ot a wedding ring was competed for at the Ranfurly rifle range last Saturday (says the Rotorua Times). The condition with the ring is that should the winner get married during the year which he holds it the ring becomes his property, if not it is handed back for further competition.

“The whole matter is so unsatisfactory that it is difficult to speak in a calm manner of the attitude taken up by the Government ; the least said soonest mended,” said Mr F. J. Nathan at a meeting of the Palmerston Chamber of Commerce referring to the Foxton harbour and the result of recent negotiations with Ministers.

During the hockey match North v. South, at Shannon yesterday, a lad, perched about 20ft. up a tree, behind the Eastern goal, had a narrow escape from an accident. Bovis skied a ball in attempting to shoot a goal, which sped with terrific velocity straight for the boy, missing his head by a hair* breadth.

“Smoking among Melbourne women is on the increase,” stated a leading tobacconist last week. “We have our regular women customers,” he remarked, “several of whom smoke 30 cigarettes a day. We stock several brands manufactured specially for women, but we find that the woman who smokes as a rule is satisfied with the cigarettes made for ordinary masculine consumption.” At the Sanitary Congress, at Blackpool, Dr. Snell, medical officer for Coventry, asserted that there was less diphtheria in towns where patients were nursed in their own homes than where they were taken to isolation hospitals. The doctor quoted statistics in support of his argument. He considered that the infection of contacts militated against success in isolation hospitals, while carriers were a more potent .cause of spreading the disease than patients.

A sample of high-class work in motor car painting has been recently turned out by Mr W. Haynes, in the employ of Mr A. E. Admore, for Messrs Buglass and Munro. The car renovated was that used by Mr D, Williams in the Foxton-Shannon mail service, and its appearance now testifies to the competency of Mr Haynes in this special branch of work. A speciality is being made ot motor and carriage painting, and a uniform standard of workmanship will be maintained in all jobs. The hockey match played in Perreau’s paddock yesterday between the State school girls and the Awahous, created intense interest, and the “barracking” could be heard for miles around. The school girls, with one or two exceptions, looked like midgets compared with their opponents. The splendid combination of the school girls told against their opponents, who were run off their legs. The young women will never be able to play hockey efficiently in long skirts, which considerably handicapped their movements in yesterday’s game.

The Government’s Band Bill will probably be introduced in two weeks’ time. This measure will not be of a very important nature, as all the leading planks of the Reform Party’s land policy have already received legislative effect in the Bills of 1912 and 1913. In order, however, to remedy some existing defects in the present law, a further Bill has been found necessary. The report of the Tenures Commission in regard to conditions in Westland and on the Auckland goldfields will probably indicate some necessary amendments.

“No words of mine could be so eloquent of the state of the Dominion as the fact in plain figures, that our Dominion of one million persons had exported worth of produce, etc. More eloquent still is the fact that out of this, 85 per cent, was the produce of the land, in other words, • 409,000 worth of produce over and above that required for our own use was extracted from the soil, and exported to the various countries all over the world, to pay our debts and to leave a surplus over our imports.”—Mr J. G. Wilson, president of the Farmers’ Union, in his address to the Dominion Conference at Wellington on Tuesday.

Farmers and flaxmill employees are recommended our new special waterproof boots. We guarantee them. R, T. Betty.* A little cold is a dangerous thing. No saying what it may lead to. Don’t delay. Get “NAZOL” that swift, sure remedy for coughs, colds influenza, and sore throat. Sixty doses cost 1/6.

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

A block of buildings situate near the railway station, Otaki, and occupied by Mr J. G. Stevens, land agent; Mr F. Barrett, boot* maker ; Mrs Devonshire, draper ; D. S. M’Kenzie, dentist; and Mrs Oldham, fruiterer; was completely destroyed by fire on Tuesday night. This is the second big fire that has occurred at Otaki recently.

At the inquest on the death of Mary Hammon, the victim of the boardinghouse tragedy at Whangarei on Tuesday (a report of which appears on our fourth page), a verdict of wilful murder was returned against Hammon, the husband of deceased, and the accused was brought before the Court, charged, and remanded until Monday. For furniture we can give you a quote for cash that will open your eyes. An absolute saving of onethird the cost seems good doesn’t it ? An enquiry costs you nothing. Walker and Furrie.*

Quick dispatch to obstinate colds is a certainty with “NAZOL.” A few drops taken on lump sugar, a little rubbed on the chest, that simple treatment has made thousands well. Give it a trial.

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

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