The Manawatu Herald. Thursday, December 31, 1914. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1342, 31 December 1914, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Thursday, December 31, 1914. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Grent sale of Mrs Hamer’s drapery, clothing and fancy goods stock starts to day. Pearson and Co., of Wellington, successful tenderers.*

The bowling green and croquet lawns have been in great favour during the holidays, there betng a good crowd of players every afternoon. All the flaxmills in the district closed on Thursday last for the Christmas holidays. Several resumed work on Monday and close again to-day until next Monday, while others closed down on Christmas Eve until January 4th. There is at present on view in Mr Colder’s shop window the “Colder” Cup, presented for competition among members ot the Foxton Bowling Club, and also a gold medal, presented to the Club by Mr McColl.

The services in the Methodist Church on Sunday next will be conducted both morning and evening by the Rev J. Crawford. A service will also be conducted by the Rev Crawtord at Oroua Downs at 2,30 o’clock in the afternoon, and at the Beach in the evening by Mr Hamilton. At the last day of the Manawatu races, the President’s Handicap was won by Awahou, the locally owned and trained Moutoa Girl being second. The Farewell Handicap was won by the Foxton owned Princess Moutoa, which was made a hot favourite in a three horse race.

It is reported that a gold find has been made at Whangamata (Thames). It is said to be a new reef, and it assays up to per ton. Wellington and Nelson people are said to be Interested. It is near where a poor coal deposit was found some time ago.

The services in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday will be conducted in the morning by the minister, Rev. J. M. Thomson, m.a., and in the evening by Mr J. Chrystall. The services will be appropriate to the New Year. The children’s portion from Pilgrim’s Progress will be given as usual in the morning. There has been very little movement in the hemp market during the last week or so, the price of good fair grade being from Several contracts for forward delivery have been made at about these prices. Tow is in fairly good demand, the ruling price for first grade being about per ton. The services at All Saints’ Church for both New Year’s Day and Sunday will be found in another column. Throughout Sunday solemn intercessions in connection with the war will be offered. The evening service will have special features, the hymns, prayers, and address all bearing on the war. Kipling’s “Recessional” will be sung, and also a “War Vesper hymn.” On the morning of the day before Christmas, Alfred Davey, a single man, 42 years of age, a miner, suffering from miner’s complaint, was heard to say he was “sick of it all, and would end it on Christmas Eve.” Since that date he has been missing, and no trace was found until yesterday, when his dead body was found in the Thames district reservoir. At the inquest a verdict of suicide was returned.

A correspondent, with a bent for figures, calculates that at the ten race meetings held throughout the Dominion on Saturday, ,£197,844 xos was passed through the totalisator, Auckland headed the list with £66,146, and Westport w T as bottom with £5,704. As the racing clubs deduct 10 per cent, oj; each pound that passes through the totalisator, this means that ,£19,784 would be withdrawn from circulatlßg on the race-course in one day. Mr E. Porter, the well-known flaxtuiller, of Koputaroa, met with a serious accident on Sunday last. He was breaking in a young horse when the animal kicked him, breaking two ribs and injuring his head, Mr Porter was found in the paddock suffering from concussion ot the brain and was removed to Mr Kilshy’s house in a precarious condition. Upon making inquiries yesterday we were pleased to learn that Mr Porter was progressing satisfactorily.

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The owner of a parrot found by Mrs Bayba*can have same by paying cost of advertisement. Among the visitors to Foxton over the Christmas holidays were Mr and Mrs A. C. Jensen, who resided here some years ago. Notice is given in another column that the business places ot Foxton will be closed to-morrow and Saturday, for the New Year’s holidays. No doubt but bargains will be given in Foxton during the next few days. Pearson and Co., of Wellington, are sacrificing Mrs Hamer’s stock.*

Mr A. Saunders, of Moutoa, intends taking up his residence in Foxton, and is haviug a dwelling erected in Thynne Street. The builder is Mr C. H. Speirs. Messrs Pearson and Co., from Wellington, successful tenderers, have issued instructions to throw out the stock at some price or other of Mrs Hamer’s stock, Foxton. Come to day and next week as all must be sold.*

The friends of Mrs Littlejohn will regret to learn that she is at present an inmate of the Palmerston Hospital, suffering from appendicitis. She was successfully operated on yesterday and is now progressing favourably. The Queen of the South, hemp laden, sailed lor Wellington at 8 o’clock last night. She is due back to-morrow with a full cargo of general. The Waverley with coal from Greymouth is expected on Saturday. A shooting match, under the auspices of the Foxton Defence Rifle Club, will be held on the range on Saturday, commencing at to a.m. The prizes include several good trophies. The next drill will be held in the Park on Tuesday evening, at 7.15 o’clock.

It is rumoured in Wellington, says the Napier Telegraph, that negotiations are going forward with a view to inducing Mr Escott to resign the Pahiatua seat in order to allow Mr F. M. B. Fisher to obtain a place in the sun. It is also stated that if the opening is made, Mr Attnore, who was defeated at Nelson, will be-a certain starter.

During the recent heavy gale iu Hawke’s Bay dense clouds of travelling soil from the ploughed paddocks on farms obscured the plains, It was estimated that fully six inches of soil had been carried away from some paddocks, and the drift on grassy places is said to be three feet high, covering up big thistles. Those who encountered this soil had a dreadful experience.

An excellent programme was screened at the Municipal Pictures last evening, the star film being “A Woman’s Triumph, or The Heart of Midlothian.” This proved to be a grand play admirably acted, as was evidenced by the keen interest manifested by the audience, who showed marked approval and yet intense sympathy for the heroine in her most trying ordeal. The other items ot the programme were equally as good, and were all well received. There was only a small attendance at the public meeting yesterday afternoon to receive the report of the Trustees of the Manawatu (Foxton) racecourse. Mr J. Kebbell, Chairman of Trustees, presided. The report and balancesheet, disclosing a credit balance of j£i9 odd, was read and adopted. It was decided to recommend the Trustees to fence that portion of the ground on the south-east side of the railway, an area of three and s-half acres. A vote of thanks to the chair terminated the meeting. The weather down south 44 years ago must have somewhat resembled the present season. The Dunedin Star reprints the following item from its issue of 24th December, IS7O: —“Iu the height of summer, and yet winter! The Ist of December at Naseby was a thorough ‘ brickfielder,’ the heat being almost as great as is experienced in Victoria; then followed 15 days’ rain with only two days’ fine weather, and on the iSth snow fell.”

A contemporary states that fifteen years ago Dr. McNab was conversing with an Invercargill friend who was accompanied by two tiny sons. ‘‘l am glad to see you have a pair of such fine boys,” said the confirmed bachelor. We shall be fighting Germany in about fifteen years’ time, and these little fellows will be then old enough to take part on our side.” Just fifteen years later one of the boys left with the local section of the Expeditionary Force. Speaking at Auckland on the naval question, Mr Fisher, Federal Prime Minister, said he believed naval reciprocity was necessary for our protection. The fates of New Zealand and Australia were irrevocably bound together, and would continue to be so even alter the great peace. In Australia they were training New Zealanders for land and sea defences, and they would come back to New Zealand having imbibed Australian sentiment. He hoped the time is not distant when New Zealand will be doing the same thing for Australia, thus bringing about reciprocal feelings which would strengthen tbem aU.

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Ensign Smith and lieutenant Glover, who have been in charge of the local corps of the Salvation Army for the past eighteen months, have received notice from headquarters of their transfer from Foxton. They will conduct well services on Sunday, January 10th.

The Salvation Army will observe Sunday next, January 3rd, as a day ot prayer and intercession that the war may cease, and that an honourable and lasting peace may speedily come. On this day donations will be received from officers, comrades and friends for the New Year War Emergency Appeal.

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