LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1410, 12 June 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr A. W. Bradley has decided to relinquish business to go on the land in the Auckland province. The present roll number of the local State school is 410, the average attendance laot week being 37°The local Methodists have provided their minister with a motor cycle and side car, as a more convenient means of locomotion over the wide circuit under his control. Mr S. M. Baker, one of the earliest settlers of Foxton, died at Te Puke, Auckland last week. Mr S. H. Baker who resided in Foxton for many years, and served several terms on the local Borough Council, is a son ol the deceased.

For assaulting a constable, James Boyle was sentenced at the Wellington Magistrate’s Court, to a month’s hard labour without the option ot a fine.

Mrs Alex Saunders entertained a number of ladies at a “kitchen tea” at her residence, Thynne Street, on Thursday afternoon in honour of Miss Barber’s approaching wedding to Mr H. Signal. The gifts made a brave display and the guests spent an enjoyable time.

At the Auckland Police Court, Richard Fairchild was charged with having attempted to obtain at Napier by falsely pretending that he could cure a Maori woman of a complaint from which she was suffering. He was remanded to Napier. Accused was arrested prior to the departure of the Riverina for Sydney, by which he had booked a passage under the name of Howell.

To the ‘ long list of curious tilings pul up for auction on behalf of the Belgian Relief Fund will shortly he added a pig with a curious history (says the New Zealand Herald). Caught when three weeks old in the hush near Gisborne, it was lamed, and now it has just completed a journey on foot from Gisborne to Otahnhn, where it awaits a buyer. Its captors performed the journey on horseback, whilst the pig, accompanied by two dogs, was content to trot behind. Although the journey was done by easy stages, It is surely a record of its kind.

Considerable indignation has been aroused in Auckland lately among victims of an impudent and exasperating trick. Persons visiting public places of entertainment have suddenly become conscious of a most unpleasant odour in their vicinity. They become perplexed by the disagreeable smell continuing to haunt them, and finally get very angry on discovering that the source of all the trouble is a fine powder which has been thrown on their clothes. The effect of this malodorous powder is not only to render the clothes uninhabitable and to temporarily ostracise the victim, but also to render the garments practically useless to their wearer for some days.

In the course of a further statement regarding the Bay of Islands election, Sir Joseph Ward said: “ I have always been of opinion, and am still, that there is not the slightest chance of another General Election. The Liberal patty has all along helped in every way possible in connection with all emergency proposals of the Government respecting the war, will continue to do so, as we place national considerations before all other matters. If we had gone in our opponents would unques- : tionably have adopted the same attitude, so that this cry of another General Election has only been raised for political party purposes.”

A man named Walter Noukhouse was arrested in Wellington this week for cruelly ill treating a horse by working it with an open sore on its back. The Magistrate, alter inspecting the horse said to defendant : “It is a pity that blackguards like you cannot be thrashed for committing an offence like this.” Defendant : “But it is my first offence. I have never been before a Court until this time. I have only just started driving. It’s my first offence.” His Worship : “You’re first offence ? You must have known all the time how that poor horse was suffering.” Defendant: “No, I didn’t.” His Worship: “Nonsense. You are fined £5, iu default two months’ hard labour.” Defendant; ‘‘Will you give me lime ?” His Worship: “No, I won’t.” Saturday is now the statutory halt-holiday in Wellington and ths public have not yet settled down to the new order of things. Commenting on the subject of the change, the Post says : “Saturday, the historic ‘pay day’ for the great majority of workers, has a different complexion, with the change in the incidence of the statutory half-holiday. Friday now furnishes the ‘late night’ for shopping, but the weekly money for marketing does not come to the average Wellington household till Saturday. This is an inconvenience to buyers and sellers alike, and therefore both classes would naturally like to have the payment of wages moved forward into Friday. This alteration was made in Christchurch when the half holiday was fixed for Saturday, and it is understood that this common sense corollary to the change of the popular business night has been smoothly effected iu other places. A prompt local imitation of the example set in other districts would give satisfaction to some thousands of homes in Wellington.” Entries are made for the Himatangi stock sales which takes place on Monday, A h.p. free engine “King Dick” motor cycle, in excellent condition, is advertised for sale. A replace advt. from Bauckham’s Cash Grocery establishment appear elsewhere in this issue. Read it. The poundkeeper notifies that if three strawberry heifers, impounded from the HimatangiFoxton road, are not claimed and expenses paid they will be sold on Saturday, June 26th, at noon. Tenders, to close on Tuesday, 15th, are called for the erection of a cheese factory for the Glen Oroua Co-operative Dairy Co. Ltd. Plans and specifications may be seen at L. G. West and Son’s office, Palmerston North, Perreau’s assorted fruit pies are delicious. Try them/

The wholesale price of oaten sheaf chaff in Masterton has risen to £8 per ton, and that of straw chaff to £4 pet ton. At the Trotting Club’? meeting held at the Awapuni racecourse on Wednesday last, was put through the totalisator.

Mr Petreau has on view in bis window several specimens of the pastrycook’s art in the shape of artistically iced wedding cakes. The amount contributed by the Young Men’s Club to the Girl's Guild was £6 18s 6d, not £6 8s 6d as previously mentioned. At the benefit picture entertainment to be given on Monday night in the Royal in aid of the funds of the Ladies Guild, patriotic songs will be sung by Mrs Freeman, Messrs A. Jeuks and Aitken. The Advisory Board which the Government has appointed (odeal with matters affecting alien enemies resident in New Zealand will meet informally in Wellington eaily next week to discuss future procedure. In the Wanganui Police Court yesterday, F.dward William Lylbbet ry pleaded guilty to the theft of a mailbag from the Halcombe rail way station on 30th May, t9i4. The bag contained remittances to Wellington totalling ,£179 4s 6d. Accused made a complete confession of the theft, which was traced by the numbers on the notes. He was committed to Wellington for sentence.

The following articles have been forwarded by the local Ladies Guild as its contribution to the Hospital Ship. The articles set forth represent a month’s work and disclose the number of willing workers the guild has in harness ; 67 pillow slips, 22 sheets, 19 pyjama suits, 32 bed jackets, 20 under flannels, x 6 pair sox, 2 pair bed sox, 4 doz. handkerchiefs, 2 flannel shirts, 8 face cloths, 3 feather pillows, 4 towels, 4 scarves. In the Methodist Church tomorrow the services will be conducted by the Rev W. Rowe. The Young Worshippers’ League for children will be organised at the morning service, when a short talk to the young folk will be given. The evening service will be of a special nature, the subject being, “The War and the Liquor Traffic.” Mr Rowe proposes to show how thousands of our men at the front are being slain through the drunkenness of British workmen. He is arranging to have the back seats reserved tor men, who are specially Invited to hear what he has to say about this imortant question. The by-election for the Taumarunui seat takes place on Tuesday next, The two candidates who previously stood— Messrs Wilson (Government) and Jennings (Opposition)—will fight the- battle over again. The general feeling in political circles is one of uncertainty as to the probable result. There is a considerable absent soldiers’ vote, which will not be available on this occasion, and which it is generally understood went to Mr Jennings before. Kach side seems to believe that it has a good chance of winning. At a meeting of the Ladies’ Guild yesterday afternoon, it was decided to postpone the drawing for the Shetland pony lor a week iu order to satisfy the demand for tickets. The first lot of tickets, representing £ 3O, have been disposed of, and a further ,£25 worth have been issued. The pony previously realised £23 for the Belgian Fund, and if it touches for the W minded Soldiers’ Fund it will become quite an historic little animal. The pony was donated in the first place by the estate of Jas. Barber, and was won by Mrs Renton, who generously handed it back to the Committee to dispose of. The Committee passed it on to the Ladies* Guild. A notice in this week’s Gazette sets out that “ as there is reasonable ground to suppose that the persons, firms, or companies named below are engaged iu business and communications of a nature injurious to the public safety and the effective conduct of the present war,” the PostmasterGeneral (the Hon. R. H. Rhodes) has prohibited the forwarding of communications to them: C. J. Giraud and Co,, Pirams, Greece ; Thr. Th. Alepondells and Co., Pincus, Greece; Stallkuecht and Meyer, Copenhagen ; Schweizerische Auer-Gesellschaft, Zurich; Soclete Suisse Auer, Zurich ; Gautsch and Co., Amsterdam; Kdward Uuuoyer, Ltd,, Geneva ; Max Lang, Geneva ; Gustav J. J. Witt and Co.’s Handelmaatschappii, Rotterdam.

We regret to have to record the death of Iris Grace, the ten year old daughter ot Mr and Mrs A. S. Walsh of Coley Street, which took place this morning. The cause of death was pneumonia, the deceased having been ill for about a week. The funeral will take place on Monday leaving the parents’ residence at 2,30 p.m. In common with the many friends we extend sympathy to the bereaved parents. It is the wish of all M.P’s., To catch the Speaker’s eye ; By perseverance they may all, Be Speakers bye and bye; 'Tis not the wish of anyone, To catch another’s cough; Take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure and you Will stave the evil off. 2 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 Riramer.

Yesterday was the ninth anniversary of the death of the Rt. Hon. R. J. Seddon, and the vault at the Sydney Street cemetery, Wellington, was thrown open to the public. A number of beautiful wreaths were placed on the vault. The Palmerston Hospital Board has offered the Inspector General of Hospitals 12 beds for wounded soldiers, and also to convert the old Nurses’ Home into a hospital for returned invalided soldiers. The Inspector. General states that he is not in a postiou to state when the beds will be required, but he will give as much notice as possible. On Wednesday next at 1 p.m., Messrs Mouusey and Co. will hold an unreserved clearing sale ol furniture and effects, on behalf of Mr A. W. Bradley. The full list of furniture to be submitted under the hammer, appears in our advertising columns. Mr Bradley is leaving Foxton so everything will have to be sold. A general meeting of active and honorary members of the Borough band will be held in the bandroom at 7,30 o’clock on Monday evening. The business to be transacted includes the election of a committee by ibe active members, and the appointment of two representatives on that committee by the honorary members. All active and honorary members are earnestly requested to be present. The first local member of the Reinforcements to be invalided home is Pte. Thompson, who arrived ’here this week. Prior to enlisting with the Main Expeditionary Force, Pte. Thompson was employed at the Awa Mill. He was a member of the mounted troops and was subsequently transferred to the infantry and served with the transport and ammunition supply column. He took part In the engagement at the Suez Canal and subsequently at the Dardanelles. He spent ten days in the Dardanelles operations when be was stricken down with pleurisy and pneumonia and was invalided home. Between the Suez and Dardanelles operations he was in hospital at Cairo. His service with the ammunition transport at the Dardanelles took him in the thick of the fighting. Pte. Thompson, although still far from well, is rapidly improving and hopes soon to be fit for active service again. He added that if the authorities do not again accept bis services he intends to enlist elsewhere. He is keen to go back.