LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1389, 22 April 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Miss Hilda Dorringtou, who plays Mary Turner in "Within the Taw," began her stage career with the late Alfred Dampier, and afterwards appeared with the J. C, Williamson management in "Passers By.” The world’s fattest man has just died at Munich. He was 38 years of age, and his weight was 3431. 4lb. Obviously no stock size of coffin would fit the corpse, so one had to be specially built. This was 3‘jft. wide and 2ft. high.

Mr Lister Gilbert, who produced the "Blue Bird" for the J. C. Williamson management on the Dominion tour, and was also here as treasurer with the Muriel Starr company, is acting in the same capacity for the present "Within the Law" company.

Says the Dominion ;—Consequent upon a still further rise in price of butter in Australia, it is understood that the local butler control intend to declare a further advance in the price in Wellington. Butter is at present being retailed at is 6d per lb. A welcome social is to be tendered to the Hev Mr Rowe, Methodist minister appointed by conference to lake charge of the Foxton circuit, in the Town Hall supper-room this The Rev Mr Rowe’s last charge was Mauaia, Taranaki. The Rev Mr Rowe conducted his first services locally on Sunday and created a very good impression upon the congregation. The superintendent of a Sunday school was illustrating tor the children the text, "Arise and take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt." Showing them a large picture, she asked, "Now, isn’t that splendid ? Here is the mother, Here is the young child, there's Egypt in the distance." The children, however, looked disappointed, and finally a little boy piped out, "Teacher, where’s the flea ?"

A story ot a busy worker iu the British ordinance department relates to the habit of economising words which become almost second nature to those continually engaged in telephoning and making long lists. A warrant officer of the department (who was in the habit ot assisting at church service), on one occasion, when announcing the hymn, he read out, in a loud voice of command; “ Hymn, No. two double O seven”—“Art thou weary, ditto languid, ditto sore distressed’”

With a view to enable the ladies of Foxton to become better acquainted with the use of gas cookers, the Borough Council has engaged Miss Una Carter, the cooking expert of the Wellington Gas Company, to hold ?. series of lectures in gas cooking. Miss Carter will be at the Town Hall supper room every day next week starling on Monday next. She requests that all ladies attending her lectures will bring pencils and note books. The first lecture will demonstrate on a full dinner, pastry and scones and cakes. There is no doubt but that there will be a good time coming for the sterner sex in some of the households locally, for the results of experiments will be eagerly tried.

Moving pictures tell a story, Life’s sad incidents are shown : Joy and sorrow, laughter, sadness, Gladness, madness, grief and moan; But the “movie” that upset me, Was the cough that made me poor; Faded from the screen for ever, Chased by Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 4 A tew good hardware lines that were not selling as fast as their value warranted have now been marked down to cost. They’re worth an inspection. Walker and hurrie. PERREAU'S up-to-date tea rooms a popular olace for afternoon tea *

Influenza still claims a number of victims in this district, Owing to ill-health, Mr Symes, local manager of the Bank of Mew Zealand, has been granted a month’s leave of absence.

Mr T. J. Clapbam has been returned unopposed as the Feilding representative on the Foxton Harbour Board. As a result of his visit to the Palmerston races yesterday, a local punter’s hanking account is said to have been increased by

Messrs L. G. West and Son invite tenders for the erection of a cheese factory and collage at Oroua Downs. Tenders close at noon on Tuesday next. For supplying liquor to a trooper at Upper Hutc, a young man named John Conway Murphy was fined £3, or in default ten days imprisonment. Meetings of householders for the purpose of electing school committees will be held on Monday next, at 8 p.m., in the severed school houses in the district, There has been no life in the hemp market during the past few days, and prices have gone back about ,£3 per ton, good fair at present being worth about ,£25 10s per ton.

Carterton reports the death of an old resident, Mrs A. R. Wallis. She leaves twelve surviving children, including Mr W. Wallis, of Palmerston N., and Mr Edward Wallis, of Foxton. Cr Speirs has prepared specifications for the erection of improved fire escapes at the Town Hall, for which public tenders will be invited at an early date.

The Himataugi road is still the bane of motorists. Its ridgy surface rattles the mechanism o! cars, and takes much wear out of them. We understand that the road in question is to be remetalled at an early date. At the Manawatu Races yesterday, Warstep was made a very hot favourite for the Gold Cup, no less a sum than being invested on the daughter of Martian, and had she been successful her backers would have only received a 4.0 per cent, increase on the capital invested.

The installation of Bro. Alan R. Thompson as W.M. of Lodge Manawatu Kilwinning, Palmerston N., took place last night. The lodges throughout the district were well represented. A banquet was subsequently held when the usual toasts aud speeches were made.

The Queen of the South, hemp laden, sailed for Wellington at 1 o’clock this morning. She is due back with general at 4 a.m. on Saturday. The Awahou, from Wanganui, is also due 011 Saturday morning to load cattle for Westport, after which she will take up the Queen of the South’s running while the latter vessel is on the slip. At the ladies’ sewing guild on Tuesday afternoon, Miss Monks, representing Dr Barnardo’s homes, spoke to the ladies present, aud enlisted their support on behali of the institution. Upwards of .a hundred local State school children have joined the league iu conjunction with the Homes, and their line response was gratefully acknowledged by Miss Monks. Mr Henry Miller, a well-known gum merchant, died at Auckland on Sunday, at the age of 69 years. Mr Miller was born in Gippsland, Victoria, in 1546, and came to New Zealand in 1563, residing first iu Otago. He saw service during the Maori War on the Hast Coast, and also in the Wanganui district. Mr Millar is survived by a widow and a grown up family.

The crowd at the Palmerston races yesterday bore evidence to the love of sport on the part of New Zealanders. To see the gay throng no one would imagine that the Empire to which they belong was hard and fast in the awful business ol war. .Money poured in to the totalisator to the extent of thousands, thereby evidencing the fact that casli is plentiful in spite of the protest that business people in the district find a difficulty in gathering in the shekels for goods purchased.

At the recent election? in South Australia, the Hon. H. Homburg, who until a lew months ago held the position of iUtorney-General in the Peake Government, but who resigned in consequence of a public agitation against his retention in the Cabinet on account of being of German birth, was defeated for Murray. Another ex-member ot German birth, Mr F. J. T. Pffaum, who stood for re-election in the Liberal interest lor Murray, was also defeated, while a third ex-member of German parentage, Mr R. Homburg, did not seek re-election for Burra, Gentlemen! JN'ext time you require a “best hat,” buy the “R. & G. make—-it will style and comfort give you. Apply local drapers.* The C. M. Ross Company, Palmerston N., announce their comnlete Winter Show of Ladies’ Coats, Costumes and Millinery, of which they invite inspection. BUY WHOLESALE FROM LAIDLAW LEEDS’ CATOLOG ; IT’S FREE.

For Chronic Chest Complaints Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6, 2/6

It, in order to save one shilling on a lew noticeable lines, you pay more for very many others, and then lose 5 per cent, cash coupons on the total amount of your month’s account you are money out of pocket on your month’s trading. Try Thomas Rimmer. Perreau’s assorted fruit pies are delicious. Try them.*

WUh this issue is circulated a combined inset from Mr F. Gabites, draper, and Bauckham’s Cash Grocery. The coronation of Nurse Maude, the newly-elected Queen of Canterbury, the competition for which proved the big feature of the Harvest Festival held on Saturday fur the Belgian fund, took place in the Colosseum, Christchurch, on Monday night in the presence of 3000 spectators. The ceremony was most elaborate and picturesque.

Another excellent programme of pictures was screened at the Royal last evening. The star item was a Biograph production entitled, “Honour of the Law,” and was splendidly acted by the leading artists of that company. Many exciting and sensational episodes were depicted and from start to finish one was keenly interested. Other films were of equal merit with the “star” and met with the approval of all present, A Waitotara Maori has probably made one of the most extraordinary applications that has ever come before a Court —a prohibition order for bis son, net, however, to restrain him from drinking, but trom eating. The Native concerned bad developed a most extraordinary mania for eating, and not long ago ate a large kit of potatoes, and lay like a log for a couple of days. The Natives were under the impression that, if there was a law to prevent a man from drinking too much, there must surely be a law to prevent him from over-eating. Cr Chrystall, a candidate for the Mayoralty, will address the electors in the Town Hall at 8 o’clock to morrow night. An opportunity will be afforded the public In hear not only Cr Chrystall’s views on municipal affairs, but a retrospect of the Council’s administration. An invitation is extended to all candidates to use the platform, and short speeches from each will add to the interest of the meeting, which promises to be largely attended. A special invitation is extended to ladies to be present.

A successful business firm, iu referring to the subject of newspaper advertising, writes as follows: —“When we started advertising, we put just 43 into an advertisement, and got Ss back. A week later we put Ss into a larger advertisement and got 14s. We kept on doubling our money, and iu a few weeks, without putting in any additional capital, we had a good, profitable business. We were both earning good salaries at the time, and the only reason we did not use more money in starting the business was because we did not need it. If we bad put our original capital into the bank it would now amount to about ss. By putting it into newspaper advertising and doubling it just a few times, we have converted it into thousands of pounds.” Advertising in the columns of the newspaper is to-day undoubtedly the foundation of a successful business.

Walker and Furrie have an as sortment of cheeses of superior quality and invite the public to sample them. A well assorted supply of English and colonial confectionery at Perreau’s.*

SEE CHEAP RATES, FRONT PAGES LAIDLAW LEEDS’ WHOLESALE CATOLOG.