LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1366, 25 February 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Queen, hemp laden, left for Wellington last mght. A meeting of the Griffin Fund Committee will be held in the Council Chamber at 3 p.m. tomorrow, to wind up accounts.

There is plenty of water 011 the bar at present, but certain portions of the river channel have silted up, requiring caretul navigation.

Mrs C. Johnston, and her son Mr S. Austin, accompanied by Mrs Seaburv and Mr Mnnro, left this morning on a motor tour to Napier and Rotorua.

A meeting of stewards of the Foxton Racing Club was held on Tuesday night, Mr W. E. Barber, vice president, presiding. Bust ness of a routine nature was transacted.

Kraelzer, a racecourse detective, was awarded ,£SO and costs (he claimed ,£r,ooo from the Lyttelton Times Co,) for being referred to by a writer as a German. Kraetzer is a Russian by birth, and was born in Victoria.

A special meeting of the Pahlatua Borough Council decided to accept the offer of the Bank of New Zealand to take up a special loan of ,£r 0,000 for the electric light and power scheme. The terms are considered favourable. The Cairo correspondent of the Taglische Rundschau suggests that the conquest of Egypt would be easy, as there are only 70,000 British in Egypt. The Australians and New Zealanders are fine big men, aud they receive 6s a day. Many have private means, but they are not volunteers because Australians who do not enlist are deprived of a portion of their property. A social will he held in the Presbyterian Sunday School this evening. A first-class programme has been arrauged, including vocal Items and a novel competition. Refreshments will be provided, Admission adults is, children 6d. These socials were very popular last year, and as this is the first of the series this year, there should be a large altendauce. Probably the highest price ever realised for a Lincoln ram at auction was reached at the Solway fair last Friday, (or a high-class two-shear sheep, on account of, and bred by, Mr Bland Rayuer, Manaia. This ram was offered by Messrs Dalgety and Co., and after keen competition was knocked down to the well-known Lincoln breeders, Messrs Perry Bros., Te Ore Ore, at 160 guineas. In reference to providing increased accommodation at the local State school, the Chairman of committee has received a letter from the secretary of the Board staling that the Chairman of the Board and Mr Guthrie waited upon the Minister for Education, and brought under his notice the necessity for granting funds for the enlargement of the local school, and other urgent works in the district. The editor of the London Daily Chronicle has written-, to the Rt. Hon. W.-F. Massey as follows : “I beg to tender my sincere thanks for your courtesy In permitting me to convey your New Year message to the British public through the medium of the Daily Chronicle. The sentiments of the loyal devotion expressed by you and other leaders in the dominions beyond the seas attracted our attention and greatly touched the people at Home, by whom this fresh proof of the indissoluble bond that united the Empire was warmly welcome.” Walker and Furrie have an assortment of cheeses of superior quality and invite the public to sample them. We are showing a splendid line of ladies “Equity” shoes, guaranteed quality, latest style. Betty’s Boot Emporium.* PERREAU’S assorted fruit pies are delicious. Trv them.*

At J. M. Kelly’s: Fresh Dairy Butter ild. per lb., 2lb. for 1/9, for Cash.

The monthly sitting of the S.M. Court takes place to-morrow. The electoral petitions in connection with the Hawke’s Bay and Tanraaranui seats, are creating great interest throughout the Dominion. In the libel action Baltrop v. the Fielding Star, heard at the Palmerston Supreme Court sittings on Tuesday, a verdict was returned for defendants with costs. The wholesome journalistic rule that the source of information given confidentially to the Press should not be disclosed, was mentioned in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, says the Standard. When giving evidence in the case, Barlthrop v. Feildiug Star, Mr T. L. Mills, editor of the paper, was asked by bis counsel (Mr Ongley) for the name of a person who supplied the paragraph complained ot. Mr Mills asked his Honour if 1 he need answer the question, as he did not desire to give the name, I holding that what transpired in an editor's room was regarded as confidential. Mr Justice Hosking replied that there was no absolute law on the point. The course usually taken in such cases was not to allow an editor to be pressed if he did not desire to give the name ; if he did that was a different matter.

' Sunday last, February 21st, was the centenary of the birth of the first white child born in New Zealand. The party brought by Marsden to New Zealand in December, 1814, included John King, a flax dresser and rope maker, and his wife, to whom were born on February 21st, 1815, a boy child, the first purely white infant to see the light of day in these islands. He was christened by Marsden at. Rangihom, Bay of Islands, on February 24th, on the same day as the document was executed for the purchase of a mission site —200 acres for 12 axes. Settlement in the South Island was slower, and the first white infant there was not born I till later. He is still alive, in the | person ot the veteran whaler, I Captain John Guard, of Port i Underwood, born at Te Awaiti, j Tory Channel, the son ot a sea S captain and whaler.

Gentlemen! JNext time you require a “best hat,” buy the “R. & G.” make—it will style and comfort give vou. Apply local drapers.* The clothes oft proclaim the man, Heasman’s tailoring is the last word in style and finish. Select „ your suitings now for the festive season to save disappointment. A wide range of summer materail.* Quality pays always, and Walker and Furrie make it a point to give the best procurable at the price in every line. This has_ made their business the success it is to-dav.