LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1359, 11 February 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Accounts amounting to 13s. 4d were passed lor payment at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Borough Council. During the mouth ot January x 6 head of cattle were impounded by the Borough ranger, the driving fees amounting to thirteen shillings. There were present at Tuesday night's meeting of the Borough Council : The Mayor (Mr G. H. Stiles) and Crs Whibley, Read, Coley, Henderson, Barber, Chrystall, Freeman, Kempster and Speiis.

A special meeting of tbe Borough Council will be held on Monday next, Feb. 15th, at 7 p m. Business: To consider tenders for gas works extension and general.

The world famous Cherniavsky trio, violinist, pianist, cellist, are to include Foxton in their New Zealand tour and will appear here on March 29th.

A public benefit entertainment in aid of the widow and family ol the late Mr Mark Griffin is to be held in the Coronation Hall on Thursday evening next. The Borough Council on Tuesday night unanimously decided to grant the free use of the hall for same.

Another ot the fast disappearing band of early Scandinavian settlers of the Manawatu district passed away at Palmerston on Tuesday, in tbe person ot Mrs Johanna Berquist. The deceased lady was the relict of the late Mr Nils Berquist, who arrived in the Dominion in the ship Stlina, coming to the Manawatu in the early seventies.

“ Yes,” said the coster, “ It was superstition as made me marry my missus. It was a toss up atweeu her and Mary, and one day I was thinkin’ which of ’em to have—Mary or Anna—when I saw a cigar on the ground, I picked it up, an’ I’m blessed if it didn’t say on it ‘Hav-auua,’ so I took her.”

A first class programme was screened at the Municipal Pictures last evening to a very enthusiastic audience. The star drama “ The Night Riders of Petersham ” was an exciting play of lawlessness in the wild mountain country of the west, showing the triumph of virtue over vice. The other items were all up to their usual high standard. A fine tribute to the esteem in which Mrs Dixon—who has been missing from the beach since Saturday week, is held by those who know her was evidenced last Sunday, A party of about twenty Bunnythorpe residanls formed themselves into a search party and came to Foxton. They scoured the beach and hills for miles, but without success. Several of the party were ex-Sun-day school scholars of the missing lady. Mr E. Dixon, of Hawera, left Foxton on Tuesday after prosecuting a fruitless search, together with other members of the family, for his mother. The relatives are naturally very upset over their mother’s mysterious disappearance, as she was particularly devoted to them. Mr E. Dixon is of the opinion that the body has been covered by drifting sand. A reward is offered tor the recovery of the body, and elsewhere in this issue the family insert a thanks notice.

The following novel advertisement appears in the Greytovvu Standard: “Wanted a person to eject from my section, the Mayor and the Hector Track Committee. Apply Geo. P. Harrison, Greytown.” From what we know of the physical prowess of Greytown's Mayor, to say nothing of the doughty members of the alpine track committee, the ejecting process, to be successful, would require a band of men of the Jack Johnson type. It was decided at Tuesday night’s Council meeting, on the motion of Crs Freeman and Henderson, to call upon the Railway Department to tence the section in Main street on which the old post office building was erected, and also to communicate with Constable Breen, pointing out that his vacant section in Main street must be fenced to the satisfaction of the Council without delay. For some time past members of ihe local Borough Council have recognised that the council’s bylaws were obsolete and consequently of very little use and it has been the intention of the council to revise same. This is now to be taken in hand, it being decided at Tuesday night’s meeting on the motion of Cr Speirs, seconded by Cr Chrystall, that a committee of the whole council meet on a night to be appointed to revise the borough b^-Taws.

To-night in the Catholic Schoolroom a social and dance will be held under the auspices of St. Mary’s Choir, for the purpose of bidding farewell to a lady member. A really first class programme has been arranged and the function will conclude with a dance. The orchestra consists of the following : Piano, Miss E. Lenihau ; violins, Messrs Kbbett, Lloyd and Lenihan ; clariouette, Mr Ebbett; flute, Mr Knewstub ; cornets, Messrs F. Ebbett and Walls ; and bass, Miss A. Ebbett.

At the Borough Council meeting on Tuesday night, one of our city lathers complained that the “Silence” notices in the public reading room were being disregarded, in fact, that people congregated there for the purpose of discussing the weather, comparing notes as to the prospects of certain equines at forthcoming race meetings, and deciding upon a plan of campaign for Kitchener to follow, etc. As a remedy for this evil, one Councillor suggested purchasing a supply of gags, but no action was taken. Perhaps the offenders in this respect will in future show a little consideration tor those who go into the room to read, and leave their lengthy and loud discussions for some more suitable plac§,

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The school committee meets this evening.

The owner of a whip found on Himatangi road is wanted. A very successful garden party, under the auspices of All Saints’ Church, was held ia the vicarage grounds yesterday afternoon. A report will appear next issue. The Awahou from Wellington with a cargo of kerosene and benzine arrived at 7.50 o’clock this morning. She will sail again to-night for Wellington with hemp.

In accordance with a promise made some time ago the Borough Council at Tuesday night’s meeting decided to grant the free use of the town hall to the Borough Band for the annual entertainment.

lu connection with the jubilee of the livening Post, it is interesting to note that the first flat-bed printing machine which came into use for the printing of the above journal about 1870. was in later years conveyed to Foxton, and for a considerable period printed the Manawatu Herald. It was operated by means of a wheel turned by hand, and its printing capacity was about 700 copies per hour.

A number of complaints have been made of late of the pace at which some motorists drive through our main thoroughfare, and it is certainly time that this dangerous practice was stopped. The matter was mentioned at Tuesday night’s council when it was decided, on the motion of Crs. Barber and Chrystall, to erect notice boards at each end of the town limiting the speed of motor cars, throughtheto.vn, to ten miles per hour.

A most unusual case was dealt with at the Stratford Court, when a man was fined £lO, and costs £2 16s, tor obstructing the traffic on the Toko railway line by standing on the line, and thus necessitating the stopping of the train. The engine-driver stated that the accused was standing in the middle of the line holding his hands above his head when there was no reason for his doing so. There was a fair attendance at “The Royal” last night when another interesting and entertaining programme was screened. The principal attraction was a special feature film entitled, “The Great European War,” and it was indeed of a high educational and instructive nature, and gave those present a clear idea of the events which led up to the present great struggle in Europe. At the conclusion the audience showed their appreciation by giving it loud applause. The other films comprised dramas, comics and an exceedingly pretty scenic, which were of equal merit with the “star,” and thoroughly enjoyed by all.

The Cathalic Church Committee made application at Tuesday night’s council meeting for the hall on Wednesday, March 17th (St. Patrick’s Day), for a concert. They pointed out that it was one of the council’s picture nights and asked if it were possible to so arrange matters that the hall would be available. — The Mayor mentioned that the Wednesday picture programme could only be shown on a Wednesday night as it had to be sent away on Thursday morning and consequently the council could not change their picture night. He pointed out that the hall was available for the applicants on either the Tuesday or Thursday night in that week. —It was decided on the motion of Cr Coley, seconded by Cr Whibley, that the Catholic Church Commiitce be advised accordingly.

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