LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1402, 25 May 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A meeting of the Moutoa Drainage Board will be held on Thursday, 27th inst., at 7-45 p.m. Business : To strike rates for the year, and general. Mr A. Kruse, while chopping wood, met with a painful accident to his eye. A piece of wood struck the eye ball, just missing the pupil. Mr Hodgson, local assistant postmaster received word to-day of his appointment as postmaster at Olaki. While Mr Hodgson’s transfer means well-deserved promotion the general public will sincerely regret his departure. The juvenile plain and fancy dress ball, under the auspices of All Saints’ Ladies Guild will be held this evening. Children appearing in fancy dress will please leave their names and the characters they represent with the doorkeepers. A boon to public speakers, singers and reciters is “NAZOL.” Keeps the throat as clear as a bell. Can be taken anywhere. All the best cooks say “SHARI.AND’S is the best Baking Powder. It is cheapest, too. Ask your grocer. It, in order to saveisne shilling on a tew 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 ai'e money out of pocket on your month’s trading. Try Thomas Rimmer. The C. M. Ross Company, Palmerston N., announce their complete Winter Show of Ladies’ Coats, Costumes and Millinery, of which they invite inspection. For Influenza take Woods’_ Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails, 1/6, 2/6.* I canna’ leave the auld folks now, I’d better ’bide a wee, Dad’s got a cold, and Mum’s not well. And pipes the itlier e’e. I’ll gang doon to the corner store, For Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, And Mum and Dad will “greet" no more, Aye—they’ll be richt for sure. X

The Foxton Ladies’ Guild have forwarded two more cases of made up goods for the poor of Great Britain and Belgium, also 42 balaclavas, and two dozen pairs of socks for the New Zealand troops. The guild is now busy at work on material for the wounded New Zealanders.

A company has been formed to lake over the dairy factories of Mr K. McDonald at Tiakitahuna, Baiuesse and Rangiotu. The new company will trade under the name of the Manawatu Co operative Dairy Co , Ltd. and will have its headquarters at Palmerston North. Mr McDonald will act as manager for the new company. His Excellency the Governor has received the following message from the Secretary of State for the Colonies It is His Majesty’s wish that on the occasion of His Majesty’s Birthday this year, flags should be flown, but no dinners, reviews, salutes, or other celebrations should take place.” Military headquarters have notified the various military districts accordingly. At the local police court yesterday morning, Patrick Murphy, arrested on Sunday, was charged with drunkenness, to which he pleaded guilty. In answer to the Bench, he stated that the liquor was procured on Saturday night. The Bench pointed out that complaints were made of the amount of drunkenness evidenced on Sundays, and the police were taking steps to remedy the evil. A conviction was entered, and Murphy was ordered to leave the town forthwith. Mr Hornblow, J.P., presided. The death took place at the Palmerston Hospital ou Friday last of Mrs Campbell, wife of Mi James Campbell of Foxton, and daughter of Mrs Harris, of Cook Street, Foxton, aged 34 years. The late Mrs Campbell had been a sufferer for the past six months and about two months ago entered the hospital. She leaves a husband and three children, a boy and two girls, the youngest of whom is three years of age, to mourn their loss. The funeral took place at at Palmerston N. Mr Campbell will have the sympathy of a large circle of friends. Speaking at the Flrapire Day celebration at the local State school yesterday, Mr Hornblow informed the children what New Zealand was doing and intended to do in the way of sending men to the front. Already, he stated, 17000 men had been sent, 5000 were in readiness to go, and a further 7000 would be in training shortly. By April next the total will have reached 33,000 men. Six thousand five hundred horses had been sent, and a further 5,200 were to follow. All this, apart from gifts and money contributions to the various funds. A very pleasing ceremony took place in the sitting room at the Poplar mill last night, when between 30 and 40 of the employees met to bid farewell and make a presentation to one of their fellow emploj ees, in the person of Mr Stewart Pullan, engineer, who has joined the Reinforcements. The presentation consisted of a gold albert and sovereign case. Mr Dailey in asking Mr Wm. Ross to make the presentation, said that the recipient was one of the few men about whom no one could say an uukiud word during the three years he bad been associated with them. He had won their respect and affection. Mr Pullan suitably acknowledged the token from the employees and Mr Ross. Good wishes and a safe return were expressed by others, aud the proceedings terminated in the orthodox manner. In another part of the paper will be found an advertisement by the Mayor, inviting all the young fellows of the district to meet him in the Council Chambers tomorrow night, to arrange for assistance to the young ladies who are preparing hospital clothes for our wounded boys at the front. We are sure that as the girls are anxious to do what they can for this laudable object, our boys on their part will be quite prepared to find funds to purchase material, etc,, and we feel confident that they will roll up in force. “Worth five times its price,” is what everyone says who tries “iNAZOL” for bad colds and sore throats. Prove this to be true. 60 doses costs is 6d. No good housewife can afford to be without SHARLAN D’S Baking Powder —the most economical compound on the market. If your order is required in 15 minutes —in, halt an hour —before dinner —give us a call and it will be there. Walker and Furrie. Having just landed an up-to-date supply of catering utensils from England, Mr M. Perreau is now in a position to specialise in catering, which will be undertaken in any part of the district.*