LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1407, 5 June 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Committee of the Young Men's Club desire to acknowledge a donation of 10s from “Sympathiser.” The Variety Fair committee desire to acknowledge the following gifts not previously mentioned Mrs Nesbett ham, Mr Nye pair of canaries, Mrs Gibbs and Mr and Mrs Admore pictures. Mrs P. Easton table centre, Mrs Podraore tea cosy and books, Mrs R. Green pair of turkeys, Mr Stan. Barber geese, Mr Lumsden vegetables. The committee desire to thank other donors whose gifts may have been inadvertently overlooked.

The fortune telling tent registered good business at the Fair. The winner of the pony guess ing competition will be announced at the Town Hall this evening. Foxton observed a close holiday on Thursday last (King’s Birthday). Mr A. W. Bradley advertises for sale a rubber-tyred gig, very quiet mare, light spring trap, two saddles and bridles. The friends of Mrs A, Hawke will be pleased to learn that her health is improving after her recent serious operation. The offertories at All Saints’ Church to-morrow, will be given to further the work among the Maoris of the Wellington Diocese. Holiday excursion fares are advertrsed to-day in connection with the Manawatu Trotting Club's meeting at Awapnni. The attendance shield at the local Stale school was won this week by Standard V., with an average attendance of 97.2 per cent. The sci vices in All Saints’ to morrow wiil be: S a.m., Holy Communion; 11 a,tn., Matins; 7 p.m , Kveusong, A service will be held at Moutoa at 2.30 p.m. The Queen of the South from Wellington, with general arrived at three o’clock this morning, and sailed again for the same port this afternoon. The services in the Presbyterian Church to morrow will be conducted in the morning by Mr G. Hunlly, and in the evening by Mr H. Billeus. The Sabbath School will be held in the afternoon as usual. The Royal have secured the rights for showing in Foxton the following pictures “ Tip perary,” “Trilby,” “Samson,” and “ The Sign of the Cross.” “ The Sign of the Cross will be shown by special permission of J. C. Williamson Co.

A number of scholars of the local State school made and contributed to the Belgian Fair a number of articles in the shape of fancy goods and toys, which realised upwards of £2. The children assisted the Fair in other minor ways.

There are very few Samber deer in the Himatangi district this year. It is believed they have changed their haunts in the direction of Tokomaru. A correspondent asks us to publicly protest against the number of undesirable men allowed to hang around the town. These should be moved on instead of being allowed to pester people by begging, etc. The carnival on Thursday last was the biggest affair of its kind yet held in Wellington. The procession was two miles in length. There were thousands of people at Newtown Park. The affair was opened by His Excellency the Governor. Kaikoura Star reports that petroleum has been struck in a certain locality of Marlborough by the Government. Site and particulars are not available lor publication. At the next Napier Borough Council meeting the following motion will be moved : “That in future no German, Austrian, or Turk, whether naturalised or not, be employed by the Napier City Council,” The Hastings Tribune says a reduction in the price of meat in Hawke’s Bay may now be looked for, as it is stated that butchers are getting fat sheep in that district at practically their own price. In connection with Thursday’s Fair Messrs John and Richard Speirs donated a ton of Gamekeeper potatoes, and Messrs Evans Bros, half a ton of Sutton’s abundance potatoes. Both lines on being sold realised 8s 6d per sack. An unusually favourable opportunity of buying winter drapery and clothing at bona fide sale prices at this early period of the season is offered by the present Clearance Sale of the C, M. Ross Company, Ltd., Palmerston N. Thrifty buyers know what a saving this means for them.* We are asked to state by the secretary of the Ladies’ Guild that all articles being made up for the hospital ship should be forwarded to the Council Chambers not later than 3 p.m. on Tuesday next, on which date the ladies will be present to pack and forward the goods made on behalf of the guild. For Chrome Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure 1/6, 2 16 Things often, in fact, are not what they may seem; the hand may not grasp that on which the mind is intent. This truth will apply to the “catch-penny” scheme—your cash coupon is “value” when the penny is “spent.” Thomas Rimmer.