LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1306, 3 October 1914, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The services in connection with the local Methodist Church tomorrow will be conducted both morning and evening by the Rev W. G. Maslin.

A nephew of the Kaiser is reported to be aboard the German cruiser Emden, whose commander informed the captain ot one ot the sunken vessels he expected to be captured and would make a good run for it. In the Dunedin Police Court yesterday, Margaret Parker was convicted of sly grog selling. This was her third conviction within five years, and the magistrate sentenced her to three months’ imprisonment. The London Times, in a leader, says many circumstances are leading the Allies to mistrust Turkey. There is still time for explanation and a return to the path of peace, whither the Allies invite her. Upon a prompt decision rests her future as an empire and people. The services in the Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be conducted by the minister, Rev. J. M. Thomson, M.A. both morning and evening. The children's portion Irom Pilgrim’s Progress will be given as usual in the morning.

The Shannon Bowling Club's green will be officially opened on Wednesday next. A hearty invitation to be present is extended to members of the local club, and a number have already signified their intention of being present.

Friendly conversations are proceeding betweed Sir Edward Grey and the American Ambassador concerning Britain’s action in preventing Germany receiving contraband and conditional contraband from neutral countries through neutral ports, thus emphasising the virtual blockade of German Commerce.

One of the French wounded narrate that during the battle of the Aisne it became necessary to warn French reinforcements of an ambush. Two Frenchmen signalling were killed. Then a British cyclist dashed forward but was shot, and another following was also shot. A third full-speeded across the inferno and reached the trench untouched. The French commander took from his own tunic a medal won for bravery, and pinning it on the cyclist’s breast said : —“ It was given to me for saving one life, but you have saved hundreds.”

The Queen of the South arrived yesterday morning from Wellington with general and sailed again for the same port last night with hemp. She is due back again on Tuesday. The Wootton, with general from Lyttelton, arrived off the bar yesterday morning but pn account of the poor tide and bad bar was not allowed to enter. The Waverley, from Westport, arrived off the bar this morning, but was not allowed in for the same reason. Both vessels are now outside awaiting instructions. It is anticipated they will get in on to-morrow ' morning’s tide. The Kennedy is due on Tuesday from Greymouth. The Wootton will return to Lyttelton with c&ttle and the Waverley will probably return to Westport. Scientists are able, by the use of the microscope, to tell from a single human hair to what great racial division the ( original wearer belonged. If a cross section of the hair is illiptical, the man was black; if round, the man was yellow or red; while a white man’s hair is oval. The Australian native has hair with the least diameter, the bushmen of Africa the next, then the American Indian, the Chinese, the white races of Europe, and lastly the Japanese, the coarsest of all. The beard of a white man is 50 per cent, thicker than his hair, and is almost identically the size of the hair of the chimpanzee. The strength of human hair is, as a rule, in direct proportion to its thickness.

On page 3 Walker and Furrie tell of some reasons why they get the trade of the most discriminating people.* Now is the time. If you are contemplating a change, try Thomas Rimmer.

No need to ask your neighbour the best store for saving money. It’s Kelly’s every time.

The sunlit isles of the summer sea, Gleamed gay in the waters blue ; But the heart ot the man was ill at ease, And his face of pallid hue ; But his soul revived when a boat arrived, With a cargo of life renewer ; And he laughed like a boy—he was full of joy, When he’d taken Woods’ Peppermint Cure. 2

We are informed that there is still a scarcity of suitable dwelling bouses in Foxton. One or two vacant houses require inspecting by the local authority before being let.

Mr F. Woods, who is an inmate of a private hospital in Wellington is making a good recovery, being able to leave his bed to-day. He expects to return to Foxton at the latter end of next week. Is your name on the electoral roll ? If not call call at the nearest post office and get enrolled. The general elections will be held at the end of November or beginning of December.

“I can assure you that nothing has caused more trouble than the fact that since I came into office I have not allowed the shooting of the native pigeon,” said the Hon. H. D. Bell in the Legislative Council on Thursday afternoon. “And I don’t intend to allow it,” he added.

The political campaign opened in Palmerston this week, when an address was delivered by Mr Crabb, the Opposition candidate. The Palmerston seat will be contested by Messrs Buick, present M.P., and Nash in the Government interest, Mr Crabb (Opposition) and a Social Democratic candidate.

It has been definitely arranged for Mrs Snowden, wife of Mr Phillip Snowden, M.P., to visit Foxton on the 29th inst. Mrs Snowden will address two meetings, one in the the afternoon and a public meeting in the Town Hall in the evening. Mr Snowden will address meetings the same day in the Shannon district.

A German commandant’s letter has been found which says : “We are marching gloriously and irresistibly to Paris. We would have preferred resistance so as to enter Paris as conquerors, instead of a mere parade, but French valour decreed otherwise. In a week’s time we will be drinking beer in the boulevards.’’ A French bullet brought the commandant’s march to an abrupt ending. A wounded Frenchman lying on the Marne battlefield was surprised by a wet caress on the lace. It proved to be the regimental pet dog which had been trained to carry kepis. The wounded man sent the dog back to headquarters, and told him to bring help. The animal returned guiding the ambulance. The dog goes into the firing line, and when the fighting is hot he digs a hole and buries himself.

All the British war correspondents agree in declaring that the French soldiers are full of fun ; light-hearted, as if they were going to manoeuvres merely. They do not under-rate the enemy, but they are inspired by a cheery confidence that they are going to beat him this time. “Excursion to Berlin ’’ some humorist chalked on atroop train leaving Bordeau x. This may be, as a captured Uhlan remarked, an “ Offizier-krieg ” (officers’ war) in Germany, but there is no doubt as to its being in the fullest sense a “ volkskrieg ’’ (people’s war) in France.

The Inspector of Foods for Christchurch proceeded against James P. Phillips last week for selling bread under weight. When the case came before Mr H. W, Bishop, S.M., the defendant pleaded that he was a baker of twenty years’ standing, with a good record for selling good weight goods. The magistrate said that consumers must be protected, no matter how long good weight may have been given, and as bakers take the least excuse for rising the price of bread, they must be made to sell full weight. To make the defendant more careful in futnre, a fine of 60s was ordered, with costs. The following resolutions were agreed to at a meeting of the Marsden Centenary Celebration Commission, held at the Diocesan Office, Auckland, on Tuesday, September Bth, 1914: —(i) That in consequence of the changed circumstances arising from the breaking out of war, the Commissiou, with great regret, is obliged to abandon the proposed Church Congress; (2) That the special celebration of Holy Comrauunion at the Marsden Cross, on Christmas Day, 1914, should be held as arranged ; (3) That special thanksgivings be offered in every church throughout the province on Christmas Day, 1914; (4) That the public meeting in the town ball, Auckland, on December nth, 1914, be held as arranged ; That while the raising of the Thanksgiving Centenary Fund is impossible at present in consequence of the War, yet in the opinion of the Commission, it should be proceeded with, if circumstances permit, after the Declaration of Peace.

Perreau’s assorted fruit pies are delicious. Try them.* Our bacon is from selected country-fed pigs and is specially cured for our trade. Walker and Fume.*

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Difficulty of breathing in one suffering from Nasal Catarrh can be relieved by inhaling “NAZOL for a few moments through a Nazol inhaler. This remedy only costs a few pence. Try it. 12 Please read Thomas Rimmers advertisement m this issue, it will interest vou.

Work is again in full swing at the Huntly mines. The attendance shield at the local State school was won this week by Standard VI., with an average attendance of 99.2 per cent. It is rumoured that several arguments in connection with the war were settled by fisticuffs by certain individuals locally last Saturday night. , The Church of England services to-morrow will be found in another column. Special attention is drawn to the fact, that in conjunction with most of the churches in the Dominion, the offertories throughout the day are to be given to the relief of the poor in Great Britain, Ireland and Belguim. We need not point out how great that distress will be in the countries named, during the winter months. And we appeal confidently to the generosity of all to help their kinsfolk at Home.

The principal northern suburb of Melbourne has hitherto borne the German name of Brunswick. After keen discussion, the Municipal Council resolved, by eight votes to seven, that steps be taken to attach some other name to their borough. Portion of the territory adjoining Brunswick (whose new name has not been decided upon) is called Coburg, and the Coburg Council will be asked, at its next meeting, to send the German name out to the rubbish tip, and adopt the name of Dudley, in memory of a former GovernorGeneral of Australia.

Figaro, summing up the opinions of German experts, states that their estimate of the expenditure for six weeks to the date of the first decisive batttle was This was met by taking credits voted for public works. There is another j£6o,000,000 in the war chests at Spandau, and were voted by the Reichstag. This should give enough support to the war for a year, the daily expenses of the 3,000,000 men mobilised being or for the year. French' economists, however, believe the cost is ten francs per man daily, which would make a year. Germany, moreover, will be compelled to mobilise 6,000,000 men. For Children’s Hacking Cough at night, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6, 2/6. Shrewd housekeepers, be sure to read the save-money advertisement of Kelly’s. A well assorted supply of English and colonial confectionery at Perreau’s.*

Gentlemen! Next time you require a “best hat,” buy the “R. & G.” make—it will style and comfort give you. Apply local drapers.* 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 aii makes and prices stocked. Don’t forget, we sell five tins of Nugget polish for is.*