LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1332, 3 December 1914, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A meeting of the school committee will be held this evening. Mr Richard Speirs had the misfortune to break his collorbone, through being thrown from his horse. Mr John Robertson will address the electors in the Coronation Hall to-morrow night, The chair will be taken at S o’clock.

Will the finder of a yellowknitted bag containing a handkerchief and coin, please leave same at this office.

On Tuesday evening at “The Royal” another excellent programme of pictures was screened. The star feature was a 4,000 feet production entitled, “Lord Chumley,” a picture which has earned a high reputation wherever shown. This picture was splendidly shown and the acting was beautitul and some of the scenes depicted were indeed a work of art in kinematography. The story was based in South Africa during the Boer war, and owing to the present situation it proved of extraordinary interest, and kept the close attention of the audience from start to finish. Anotner special feature that was shown was, “Hero Among Men.” This was indeed another splendid production and was greatly appreciated by the audience. The other items were ot equal merit and made up one of the finest programmes which has been shown locally for some time. The management has made arrangements to show some of the latest war pictures. These will be shown on Monday and Tuesday and there is no doubt they will attract a large house. For further par-1 ticulars see advt. in another column.

For Children’s Hacking Cough at night, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 1/6, 2/6.

For Cash at Kelly’s: bibs sago for 1 /-, bibs, tapioco for I/-. We are delivering goods for cash at prices second to none in town. Thomas Riramer.

English Hake (dried fish), I/- per lb. Walker & Fume. Gentlemen! JNext time you require a “best hat,” buy the “R. & G.” make—it will style and comfort give you. Apply local drapers.*

The singing in connection with the Methodist Sunday School anniversary was so much eujoyed that more than one request has been made to repeat it. Consequently, next Sunday morning and evening the children under Mr Betty will again sing their hymns. The Kennedy arrived this morning trom Puponga with coal, and will sail again for Puponga tomorrow morning. The Queen of the South with general from Wellington is due to-morrow morning, and the Awahou, coal laden from Westport, is expected tomorrow night. Both vessels will load hemp locally for Wellington. Messrs Mounsey and Co. will sell on Wednesday next, the whole of MrPbillips’ furniture and household effects. For full list see advertisement. There will also be submitted under the hammer a thoroughly stiunch and reliable trap mare.

Owners and trainers are reminded that nominations for all advents (including the Trial Hack Plate), for the Marton Jockey Club’s summer meeting, to be held on January Ist and 2nd, 1915, close with the secretary at Marton to-morrow, at 8.30 p.m, Mr C, F. Spiers met with a nasty accident on Tuesday afternoon. He was removing scenery from a dray to the Coronation Hall, when a sharp gust of wind caused him to lose his balance and fall on the picket fence. One of the pickets entered his thigh, making an ugly wound and necessitating several stitches. He will as a consequence be incapacitated for some time.

There was a good attendance at the municipal pictures last night when a first class programme was submitted. The star film “ Hinemoa ” was much appreciated, the photography being exceptionally good. The whole programme was well received especially the film “ Love’s Old Sweet Song,” which was made very realistic through the rendering of that well known vocal gem “ Love’s Old Sweet Song ” which was sung in a very pleasing manner by Mrs Leary.

The downstairs portion of the Coronation Hall was comfortably filled, but there were very few people in the dress circle, on Tuesday night, when Mr and Mrs Graham Moffat’s company presented the Scotch comedy “Bunty Pulls the Strings.” The piece was well mounted and splendidly acted, and that the audience thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment was shown by the appreciative manner in which it was received. In conversation with our representative after the entertainment the manager of the company expressed disappointment at the attendance. He said the takings in Foxton were among the lowest of the tour and consequently he would not be justified in recommending any other company of the same class to include Foxton in their tours.