LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1352, 26 January 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

All accounts owing to the Hkr.m.d have now been rendered, and the proprietor would esteem as a favour an early settlement ol same.

A shoot will be held at the local rifle range to-morrow and Saturday afternoon, commencing at 2 o'clock sharp. Prizes will be offered for competition. The professional light-weight boxing contest for the championship of New Zealand was won by Peter Cook (Christchurch), who defeated VV. Shutt (Timaru) on points at Napier on Saturday. Judging by the amount of money which passed through the totalisator at last week’s local meeting, one would be led to suppose that there is not much financial depression in the district. Kodama, a Japanese prophet, says: “The great war will continue until April, when, at the request of one of the great combatants, hard pressed on every side, fighting will cease, and a long, 'long period of negotiations follow, but the fighting will not be resumed.”

The Queen of the South with general from Wellington arrived on Friday afternoon. She was ready to sail' at noon on Saturday, but was unable to do so on account of the bad weather. It is expected she will get away to-night. She is due back on Thursday, “You can tell the Department of Agriculture from me,” said Mr J. H. Coleman, at the Hawke’s Bay A. and P. Society’s meeting in discussing the harm done by blackberries, “that unless some active steps are taken to eradicate blackberries, I will live Jong enough to see the whole of New Zealand affected.”

On page 3 Walker and Fume tell of some reasons why they get the trade of the most disci iminating people.*

We are showing a splendid line of ladies “Equity” shoes, guaranteed quality, latest style, Betty’s Boot Emporium.*

Our bacon is from selected country-fed pigs and is specially cured for our trade. Walker and Fume.*

3 _ Correspondence with the following Loudon firms is, by Gazette e notice, prohibited :—Observatory e Watch and Jewellery Company, h 187 Westborne Grove, Bayswater, a London ; Lew Trading Company, d 14 Victoria Parade, Sandycombe a Road, Kew, London ; Alfred Powell, “Meiba,” Lichfield Road, - Kew, London. H During the course of his sermon at the Presbyterian Church on l . Sunday morning, the Rev J. M. 0 Thomson, M.A., had something to say on the subject of diplomacy 0 as distinguished from hypocrisy. - He characterised Sir ” Edward Grey, British Minister for Foreign , Affairs, as the greatest diplomat of the present age. His success " as a diplomat was due to his sense of honesty and truthfulness. W. Mclntyre, aged 42, was run lt into and killed by a motor bus at s Wanganui on Sunday. It aps pears that while Mclntyre was en1. deavouring to cross Irom one side 5 of the road to the other in front of the bus, his bicycle skidded, and he was caught in the under-gear ? of the bus, and killed instantly. At the time of the accident deceased and his sou were cycling to > the Heads. On Saturday night Feiidiug’s s municipal electric light schema a was turned on with a very popular 1 demonstration. The light was 2 switched on over the borough by : the Mayoress, Mrs A. M. Ongley. ) The scheme cost ,£II,OOO and it i supplies light for twenty miles of ) streets, also private lighting and ? power. There are two Diesel ; engines each of 100 horse-power ; at the generating station. - James Thomas Dockrill, a * labourer, 45, committed suicide > at Timaru on Sunday. He lived > by himself in Watlington suburb > and had been in bad health. A doctor on Friday said he was suffering from drink and should f go to the hospital. Deceased said ; he would rather drown himself. A woman saw his body in a creek ‘ near his house. He left a note : saying “ look in the creek at the 5 bottom of the lane.” r [ Four young men were arrested , on Saturday night at Napier on a | charge of conspiracy to defraud a . Maori of nearly . ,£IOO. The [ Maori was travelling by Saturday's mail train from Wellington ( in the same carriage as accused, { who produced a pack of cards and all played “ draw poker” with ’ the result that the Maori lost the • sum mentioned. Accused were on , their way to Wairoa with a side : show for carnival week there, and , are said to belong to Sydney. Two well known Palmerston residents are not likely to soon forget their 1915 visit to Foxton : on January 22nd, says the Pal- : merston Times. Owing to it : being a bank holiday one of them took his business receipts, some ,£4o, with him. He came home j without them. It was not because of rash speculation on the tote that he did so. When the train pulled up at the course to receive j its human freight homeward bound, rain was steadily falling, and in assisting some young folk and women to .make the rather steep ascent to the carriages, there being in; siding, the local tradesman 'was relieved of his cash by j one of the light fingered gentry who have been operating in various parts of the Domirfina. Another Falmerstonian who ac- | compauied him was also gone S through for a smaller amount. It j was the latter who first discovered I his loss and on his making known I to the former, was chaffed somewhat. ” Well I’ll be bio wed, j they’ve got mine too ” soon.after j came from the chaffer. j At the Royal on Saturday night another good audience assembled to witness the screening of the fourth series of the great Lucilie Love picture. The chapter shown depicted further startling episodes through which the heroine passed on the cannibal-inhabited island, and the conclusion of the fourth series, like those previous, left a feeling of anticipation for the following instalment. The other star item, “The Trap,” was a worth}' Vitagraph production, and was supported by a number of other good films. Mr Hugo, phrenologist and physiognomist, delivered a very interesting lecture on “ heads and faces ” in the Presbyterian schoolroom last night. The attendance taxed the seating accommodation, and the audience was kept both interested and amused throughout. At the conclusion of the lecture, ( (several ladies and gentlemen ( I allowed the lecturer to give a , public delegation. He hit off • the general individual character J features in a masterly manner | without giving the slightest ( offence. On Thursday evening s Mr Hugo will lecture on the eyes, j and in the same building. We ( urge parents and young people to take advantage of these educational talks by Mr Hugo. The , lectures are free, but a collection . is taken up to defray expenses. Mr Hugo may be consulted be- j tween the hours of 10 a.m. and , x p.m. and 3 and 6 p.m. daily in the schoolroom for private j readings. J The clothes oit proclaim the J man, Heasman’s tailoring is the 1 last word in style and finish. Select f your suitings now for the festive season to save disappointment. A f wide range of summer materail.* Wanted—The people of Foxton } and the surrounding districts to j know that A, de Luen, tailor, of a Palmerston North, will call on any- v one with samples upon the receipt p of a postcard. Costumes from £4 c 4s, Suits from £d XOs.* For Children’s Hacking Cough at q night, Woods’ Great Peppermint G Cure, 1/6, 2/6, g

At Taumarunul yesterday, Wile liatn George Somerville, charged y with a breach of the Licensing , Act, was fined £SO in the Magis* , trate's Court. > With this issue Mr J. M. Barr e publishes an inset giving details * of bis great summer sale which - commences on Saturday next, 28th inst. It will repay careful 1 perusal. 1 Mrs Rowene Emily Griffiths, • wife of Mr Joses Griffiths, died ? suddenly at Otaki on Friday, ' aged 67 years. Heart failure was ; the cause of death. n W. Voung and W. Adams were t the most successful horsemen at s the Foxton meeting, with three e wins each. C, Jenkins, W. Andrews and R. Manson each scored two wins and C. Monk 11 Meagher, McCarten and W. Price rode a winner each. j Inquiries are being ma-*>, in e respect to Mrs Agnes Kuteble young married woman, w.uo ■ d her home at Lower Hutt r Sunday afternoon, and has >• \ since been heard of. She * /,. accompanied by a child, three 0 years of age, and was wearing a blue costume and brown wool? overcoat when last seeu. s At Mangaohane station on “ December 31st a shearing tally s was put up that will take some y beating, says a Napier exchange. r The sixteen men engaged put [[ through 4091 sheep, the best tally beiug 3tx, the next 301, and the d lowest 214, or an average of over 4 255 per man. r The local Belgian Relief Fue l committee, acknowledges the sum a of £42, being proceeds to date of e the sale by auction at the Foxton j Races on Friday last ol an engravi, ing presented by Messrs R. and E. Tingey. The auctioneer, Mr s lau Simson, of Hastings, knocked j down the picture about twentyj five times, the total sales amount* ing to £53 10s, so that a balance c of £ir 10s has still to be collected, e The programmes screened at the 2 municipal pictures on Saturday and Monday evenings were of a j very attractive nature and were x much appreciated by the audiences, j Saturday’s programme was wit- ; nessed by a more than ordinary large number of patrons and every , item was well received. The star film, ‘‘The Fighting Blood of J 1509,” as shown on Monday night j was a splendid story of Na. (• on’s . dealings in subduing the j Tyrolese. The other items . programme were of a first class nature, especially the Keystone comic, “The Fatal Mallet,” showing Charles Chaplin who, as usual, caused much laughter and | merriment. Some interest may have been . aroused by the ringing of All t Saints’ church bell at noou daily. . The reason is "as a call to ! prayer.” lu many parts of the world this is being done, people are asked to offer a daily / prayer for victory in the cause offreedom : for the forces of the King and of the Allies on land and sea and in the air ; for the sick, the wounded, and the dying ; for the prisoners and captives ; for the bereaved and the destitute; for the restoration of peace among the nations ; for the establishment of God’s Righteous Kingdom in the world. When you hear the bell, say a short prayer, wherever you are, whatever you are doing. A boy of fourteen has caused ; much anxiety to his parents by disappearing on the way from his . home in the North to Wellington, ■ where he was to rejoin the , Amokura. He is a well-set up • ■ lad of medium height, with full face and dark sklu and hair, large eyes, and good white teeth. A distinctive mark is the condition of one of his little fingers, which : shows prominent scars resulting from au operation. When he disappeared, on the 13th, he was in ’ uniform, with a white-covered cap, and a crossed flags badge on his sleeve. Anyone discovering his whereabouts will do much to re- ' lieve his mother's anxiety by communicating with Commander Hooper, of the Amokura. Following the Poverty Bay Massacre, a cavalry corps, known as the Alexandra Cavalry, was formed in t’ ganui district. That w in the year 1567 or 181 first captain was Henry dhafte. Harrison, of Warrengate, No. 2. Line. The company was subsr quently known as ‘‘The‘ Qnee Alexandra’s Own.” Included ‘ < the company were eight members of the Symes family, including our local bank manager, who for a time was treasurer. The late Mr W. Symes, ex-M,P. for Patea, was captain for a time. We have before us a copy of the original rules, which imposed very substantial fines for what would now be considered minor offences under the Defence regulations. The rules are in the handwriting of the company’s first secretary, Mr H. W. Gouger, who was private tutor to the Symes family. The company was subsequently merged into what was known as “the Queen Alexandra’s Own,” and a smart troop they were, too. Members «3f the old and new company have been communicated with, the abject being to offer their services for home defence purposes to the Government. For Cash at Kelly’s; bibs, sago for I/-, 6lbs. taoioco for I/-. y 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 Only 6d each from local dealers?* ’ Gentlemen! Next time von quire a “best hat.” buy the “R t G. make—it will style and comfort give you. Apply local drapers. l * *

The body of Archibald Bryson, the missing railway guard, was found in the Motu River, Gisborne. Two Chinese gardeners appeared at the Dunedin Police Court yesterday charged with working on Sunday. One was fined xos, the other ss. The following are the winning owners and amounts at the local meeting : E. Shortt ,£225, A. Atwood W. Homes JBull j£no, E- G. Roe £lO5, F. S. Easton £IOO, S. W. Pathara /ioo, S. Brick Sir Jas. Carroll £9O, T. Lloyd Buick and Son G. Morns /So, T. Murcott £So, H. Stannard £ 7 W. Carter £7O, D. Webster Goodwin and Hardley B. C. McCormick £25, C. Louisson J. Puklowski £2O, A. Carroll £2O, A. Drake F. Martin J. R. McDonald H. McManaway £lO, A. G. Havell £to, G. Beatson C. T. Keeble W. J* Phillips £5. Portions ot the remains of Herbert Alfred Hodge, who was drowned while fishing with his father at Te Horo on the nth inst, were found on Friday last. An inquest was held at Otaki on Saturday and the Coroner brought in a verdict of found drowned with the following note: “The remains are those of a full grown man, but identification is impossible. The body was found on the beach at Te Horo about two miles from the place where Herbert Hodge and his son Alfred disappeared on the night of nth instant. The body of the father was found nest day, but the son’s body could not be found. It is probable that the remains found on the 22nd instant are those of Alfred Hodge, but there is no conclusive evidence on this point.