LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1299, 19 September 1914, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The services in All Saints’ tomorrow will be conducted by the vicar, Rev W. Raine. The country service will be held at Oroua Downs, It is rumoured that a brother of Mr F. W. Hopper, of Foxton, was one of the victims in the Huntly mine disaster. Mr F. W. Hopper is at present on a visit to the Old Country, and we are unable to ascertain whether the rumour is correct or not. A welcome social will be tendered to the Rev and Mrs Raine in All Saints’ Sunday school on Monday evening next. A cordial Invitation is extended to the public to be present. A musical programme will be submitted, and refreshments provided. There will be no charge for admission.

According to a statement in the annual report of the Education Department, It appears, from figures compiled from the weights and heights of some 15.000 children returned by school teachers last year, that the average New Zealand child is heavier and taller than the average English child of the same age.

The death occurred at Sanson on Thursday of Mr Carl Leopold Anderson, at the age of 72. The late Mr Anderson was the most prominent business man in Sandon, where he had resided for 35 years. He leaves a wife and the following family :—Mrs A. Pearce (Waituna), Mrs M. Pearce, Mrs W. E. Pearce (Sandon), Mrs F. H. Wrigley (Wellington), and Mrs H. T. A’Court (Sandon), and John, Allred, Carl Leopold, and Roy. A meeting of churchmen, under the auspices of the local C.E.M.S., will be held in All Saints’ schoolroom on Tuesday evening next, at 8 o’clock. The Rev J. D. Russell, vicar of Oamaru, will deliver an address. The Rev Mr Russell, when vicar of Petone, won golden opinions from the public as a worker among the young men. We can promise an intellectual treat to all who attend.

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 and shoes of all makes and prices stocked. Don’t forget, we sell five tins of Nugget polish for is.* We are convinced that we can give you better value for your money than any other store in town. Thomas Rimmer.

A real friend to little sufferers from coughs and colds, sore throats and chests, is “NAZOL.” This safe and gentle remedy is pleasant to take, and quickly eases. Every mother should keep a bottle handy.

On page 3 Walker and Furrie tell of some reasons why they get the trade of the most discriminating people.* There are many ways of catching cold, but the one quick reliever is “NAZOL.” This phenomenally successful remedy can be taken on sugar or inhaled. A trial will convince you of its efficacy.

The services in connection with the Methodist Church to-morrow will be conducted both morning and evening by the Rev J. Crawford. The social and dance to be held in the Coronation Hall on Tuesday evening is in aid of the Patriotic Fund. The prices of admission are, gentlemen 23, ladies is 6d. Questioned as to the duration of the session, Mr Ma-cy said; — “There is no sign of lie end of the session yet. We have got our work to do and we are going to do it.” An outbreak of strangles has occurred among the horses at the camp at Palmerston. Effective steps are being taken to cope with the outbreak and the trouble is decreasing. The local Salvation Army corps intend holding an Indian Fair in aid of the Self-denial fund in the Masonic Plall on the 29th and 30th insts. Full particulars will appear later. A ten-year-old son of Mr Jellyman, of Ashhurst, was killed on Wednesday. He was leading a horse when it bolted. The reins were fastened around the little fellow’s body and he was dragged. Death was instantaneous. Constable Sweeney, who has been off duty for some months on account of ill haalth, and recently visited Auckland and Rotorua on a health recruiting trip, has returned to Foxton, and resumed duty this week. The services in the Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be conducted both morning aud evening by the minister, Rev J. M. Thomson, M.A. The portion from Pilgrim’s Progress will be given as usual. The Prime Minister states that the Maori troops who have been accepted for Egypt will not go with the main Expeditionary Force. “I have another scheme on hand regarding the Natives.” he said, “but I cannot say anything about it yet.” During the attack on Velvorde the Germans cut off the breast of Grace Hume, of Dumfries, a Red Cross nurse in the hospital. Miss Plume died in great agony. She had prevented a German soldier from shooting a wounded man and shot the German dead.

The Queen of the South, which got stuck at Robinson’s bend in making the port on Thursday morning, got off by the evening tide. She discharged, and sailed for Wellington last night. The Waverley arrived this morning from Terakohe with a cargo of cement, and the Awahou with general from Wellington also crossed inwards this morning, but stuck opposite Messrs Levin and Co.’s shed.A man on horseback, and under the influence of liquor, created some diversion in the Avenue last evening. The man was all at sea, and the animal was being pulled in al! directions. Finally the rider overbalanced himself and loosened his grip of the bridle, the horse started off, and the rider fell in a heap against the fence. It was thought by several onlookers that he had broken his neck, but a closer investigation proved that he had come to no harm. He was propped up beside the fence, where he remained for some time.

At a meeting of the Otaki NoLicense League held at Levin on Wednesday, an explanation was received from Mr Robertson, M,P. re his absence from the division which killed the Licensing Bill when before the House. Mr Robertson wrote : “I journeyed to Auckland the Saturday prior to the division in question to fulfil an important engagement, intending to be back in Wellington on the Tuesday afternoon. On the journey north I must have caught a chill, as I was violently ill immediately after my arrival in Auckland and was confined to bed during most of ray stay there. I was unable to leave on Monday evening as intended and only managed to leave on Tuesday at noon, arriving in Wellington on Wednesday morning. At the time, therefore, when the Licensing Bill' was before the House, I was travelling towards Wellington and this I hope will prove a satisfactory explanation of my absence from* the division on Clause 2 of the Bill.” For furniture we can give you a quote for cash that will open your eyes. An absolute saving of onehird the cost seems good doesn’t it ? An enquiry costs you nothing. Walker and Furrie.* “After the ball is over” you are liable to catch a chill. Fortify yourself with “NAZOL.” A few drops on lump sugar taken inwardly, or a little sniffed up the nose, will make you proof against cold. If you wish your money to go as far as possible in the present unsettled times, buy your stores from Thomas Rimraer.