LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1426, 20 July 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Indications point to an early spring in this district. “Defendant is under the impression that his wife is dead,’’ said counsel in a maintenance case at the Wellington Magistrate’s Court yesterday. “He has received a letter informing him of her death and enclosing a memorial card.’’ As the complainant did not appear his Worship struck the case out. Mr Nosworthy, M.P. for Ashburton, was a week end visitor to Foxton. He was accompanied by Mrs Nosworthy and Mr Douglas Wright, ot Ashburton. Mr Nosworthy inspected and was greatly interested in the local flaxmilling industry. The visitors were the guests o( the Rev and Mrs Raine. Mr Joshua Jones has offered an Iron slab to the North Taranaki Patriotic Committee, to ire disposed of in aid of the funds ot that organisation. It is claimed that this particular slab marked Napoleon's resting-place at St. Helena, and it bears an inscription to that effect. “Stand up,” said the magistrate (Mr D, G. A. Cooper) to a man who appeared before him at Wellington yesterday on a charge of molesting his wife. “ You are liable to a penalty in Ibis instance, and I hope the warning will prove a lesson to you to leave your wile alotre. It sire takes action against you again on a similar charge, I will drop on you heavily. Leave your wife alone in future , At the Melbourne cattle market ou June 23 a record average for all Australia was made for 100 bullocks. These were a beautifully bred lot of Shorthorn and Shorthorn Devon crosses of great quality, fattened in the coast district of New South Wales, about 60 miles north of Newcastle. They averaged £ 2. 4 6s gd, which is h.elieved to be a record for any Australian market from the earliest t irae for one lot of 100 or more. There is every promise of a large crop of stoue fruit on the Peninsula, particularly peaches and nectarines (says the Akaroa Mail). In some sheltered localities the trees were in blossom last week. One Japanese plum was in bloom in German Bay, and the almond trees are in full flower. The mild weather experienced up to last Monday accounts for the early blossoming, but no doubt the frosts will destroy the promise of fruit in these cases.

The results of the word-building competition, introduced by the local manager of Fuller’s Pictures, was announced at the Town Hall on Saturday afternoon to a very large audience. The winner was Miss Flla Patterson, with Miss Inez Austin second. Another competition is now in progress for the most words constructed from “Ragle’s Mate,” a 6000 feet star picture appearing at the Town Hall on Wednesday and Thursday, 28th and 29th, featuring the world’s most popular actress, Mary Pickford. The prizes for the “Eagle’s Mate” competition are 5s first, 2s 6d second, donated by Mr Keut-Johnston and Mr Hornblow respectively. Mr P. A. Mcllardy, of Palmerston N., has donated a property at the corner of Cuba and George Streets, Palmerston M,, to the Patriotic Society, to he disposed of by raffle and the proceeds, up to to be equally divided for the rebel of the Belgians, French, Russian, Servians, Poles and British and to be forwarded to the Governments of the respective nations. The surplus to be devoted to any patriotic funds the society names. Mr Me Hardy has already donated /2000 to the various funds and this further handsome gift is an example wot thy of emulation by other wealthy district people. The annual balance sheet of the Shannon Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd., which was submitted to the annual meeting of shareholders to-day, discloses a very satisfactory position. The balance to profit and loss after paying all working expenses is £\966 ns 2d, which with the balance brought forward from last year makes the total ,£2619 ns Bd. The sum of /'44.1 19s 8d has been written off and it Is proposed to deal with the balance as follows •• By an extra payment of I%d per lb on butterfat supplied November, December and January, by the payment of a dividend of 6 per cent, on the paid up capital and carry the balance forward. For Influenza take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails, 1/6, 2/6. BUY WHOLESALE FROM LAIDLAW LEEDS’ CATOLOG; IT’S FREE. Why pay dearly for Baking Powder when SHARLAND’S—the best that can be produced—costs less than others ? Ask your grocer. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure 1/6, 2/6 MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS. When you have a bad cold you want a remedy that will give quick, permanent relief, and which, while pleasant to take, contains nothing injurious. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy meets all these requirements. It acts on Nature’s plan, relieves the lungs, aids expectoration, opens the secretions, and restores the system to a healthy condition. Chamberlain’s Gough Remedy can always be depended upon. It can be given to the youngest and most delicate child with perfect safety. For sale everywhere.—Advt,

It is estimated that Wairarapa has contributed equal to £2 per head of population for the various funds for patriotic purposes. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Young Men’s Club will be held on Friday evening next, at 8 o’clock, instead of Thursday. The Minister for Defence says the Government will give special consideration to returned soldiers in regard to appointments in the Public Service. For last month’s bntterfat the Rongotea Dairy Company paid its suppliers, at the rate of is 5d per lb, and suppliers of the Glen Oroua Dairy Company received is 6d per lb. “ Sorry I can’t write anymore, as eight fellows are waiting for my pencil to write home with.” — Extract trora a Masterton soldier’s letter written in the trenches at the Dardanelles. Tire New Smith Wales Government does not propose to compulsorily acquire the sugar crops, but is prepared (0 pay £iS per ton if the farmers desire to sell. The values of the crop is estimated at /, 400,000. The exports of New Zealand increased In value by .£4,000,000 sterling during the past year, owing to the high price of produce in time of war. It is to be hoped that the above will be remembered when the war tax is imposed. No sacrifice has been made yet by the producers of New Zealand in connection with the war,” said Mr Hine, member for Stratford, in the House the other night. “It is for the Taxation Bill to show what sacrifices the producers will he required to make.” During the eleven months ended June 30th, 1915, the amount of butter manufactured at the Shannon (actory was 303 J2 tons, of which 6832 boxes were shipped to London and the balance sold in New Zealand for local trade and shipment to Australia. In the Crimean War 2600 British soldiers were killed while 18,000 died in hospital of wounds and disease. So terrible were the ravages of disease, through ignorance and neglect, that the hospital was a position immeasurably more dangerous than the battlefield. At the meeting of the Hawera Borough Council last week a letter was read from several burgesses, complaining that a neighbour kept bees, and that these insects trespassed on the surrounding properties, causing great annoyance. Members considered that the council could not interfere, but referred the letter to the borough solicitor. Suppliers of the Shannon Dairy Company received the following prices for bntterfat last season August, October, November, 12d; September, January, 13d; February, i3)Zd ; March, rqd ; April, 13d : May and June, ifid. This with the extra payment proposed of 1 J(d for the month of November, December and January, gives an average tor the season of i3'6gd per lb.

A cow believed to be 28 years old, died last month at Lake Cowal Station, Marsdens (Australia). This cow was first broken to milk 26 years ago, and during her life produced 23 calves, the first 22 of which were dropped in successive years. The recent iSmonths’ drought in the district proved too ranch for her. Can any dairy farmer beat this station bred cow’s records in years and number of calves ?

The presence ot mind of two children in attempting to prevent a mishap to a train has been reported by a railway official. A few days ago, when the morning train from Waihi was approaching Mackaytown, a littte hoy and girl were seen in the middle of the track struggling with a large rock which had fallen from the side of the hill. When the children ioitud that they could not remove the rock, they promptly gave a danger signal, and the train was brought to a standstill. “At the present moment there are over two million carcases in stores in New Zealand,” said Mr Massey, in addressing the A. and P, Conference in Wellington. One of the difficulties in the past season had been due to the limited space for frozen storage. In many districts storage space was not in proportion to production, and when ships were not available to lilt the produce serious hardships occurred. He was glad to say that there was now all over New Zealand a desire to increase the storage space, and when next season opened there would probably be additional storage for a million freight carcases. SEE CHEAP RATES, FRONT PAGES LAIDLAW LEEDS’ WHOLESALE CATOLOG. Unrivalled for strength and purity is SHARLAND'S Baking -Powder. Once tried—always used. Costs less than other compounds—worth more. The famous Roslyn Writing Pads obtainable from all stationers and storekeepers at 6d and is each.* Lower cost—extra goodness — these are the secrets of the wonderful popularity of SHARLAND’S Baking Powder. Your grocer sells it The bride was gowned in nattier blue, With shoes and toque of “tango” hue; The bridegroom, in a suit of brown, Looked quite the smartest “sport” in town. And while confetti filled the air, A tearful rnater kissed the pair, And sobbed, “My love! be always sure To take your Wood’s Great Peppermint Cure. 6

Very heavy rain fell throughout this district last night and to-day. The district health officer visited Foxton last night in connection with a case of infectious disease. At the local police court yesterday, before Mr Kent-Johnston, J.P., a first*offending inebriate was fined ss. The annual ritual contest between the Druids' Lodges in the district will be held at Levin tomorrow night. The local Lodge will be represented by one team. The Queen of the South, from Wellington with general, is due to-morrow afternoon. After discharging, she will load hemp and sail again for Wellington on Thursday afternoon. The Rev G. Budd, of Feilding, opened out good and strong last Sunday against introducing the gambling element into juvenile affairs for patriotic purposes, and urged his congregation and Christian people to prohibit their children from assisting in such efforts where raffling was countenanced. The public are reminded of the meeting convened by the. Mayor, in the Council Chambers this evening, at 8 o’clock. The object is to discuss the advisability of pooling all patriotic funds for the province. It is hoped all interested in patriotic affairs will attend. For juvenile snobbery the following takes the cake. The parents of a child had removed to a town in this district to engage in a certain profession. A neighbour's child, perched on a fence, precociously welcomed the little newcomer by asking what school she was going to attend. “The State school,” replied the infant newcomer. “Pooh! My mother won’t call on your mother, then.” And sure enough the snobbery line was drawn at the State school ! A communication received last week by Mrs G. Lyon conveyed the sad intelligence of the death of her brother, Alfred Cooper Roscoe, who was killed in action in the vicinity of Ypres on May 13th. The deceased was with the First Life Guards, with which he had been connected for the past fourteen years. He went to the front early in the war, and had been in the thick of the fighting in the Ypres area. He was 37 years of age. Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved parents and family.

The following is an extract from a letter written on June 3rd, and just received from the Hon. Huia Onslow by Dr Collins: —’‘I must write you another letter of thanks tor the wonderful success of our appeal. I have more respect and admiration for my iellow countrymen than ever —it is too splendid. I have now over to the credit of the Fund from New Zealand alone, and I have just sent a large consignment ot drugs, to the value of £lO6, to France, and we are making every endeavour to help any hospital in which New Zealanders are likely to be treated. I assure you that you and the N.Z. contributors have the deepest gratitude of all the Committee.” The promoters of the patriotic and spectacular cantata “Brittania and Her Daughters,” which is to be staged at Feilding early next month, have consented to produce it at Foxton either at the end of this mouth or early next month, conditionally that Foxton bears the local cose ot locomotion. This magnificent production consists of eighty performers. The music, dressing, and tableau effects are very fine, and Foxton is in for something out ot the ordinary, and which should attract a crowded audience, provided the transport problem can be solved. The product ion has been asked for on behalf of the Girls’ Guild fund, and the Mayoress is in possession of the details, and will confer with the Girls’ Guild this evening. It is stated that a syndicate has been formed to work the platinum find that has been made “ somewhere in the Waikato country’ —to use an expression which has a strong censorship flavour (says the Gisborne Times). The field, it would seem, owes its discovery to the efforts of Thomas Joseph Sinclair and Frank John Dunn. Two samples from the new field were sent over to the Ballarat School of Mines, and in one case, it is said, the examination revealed 72 per cent, of platinum, and in the other 17 per cent, of the precious metal. The claim is to be registered forthwith, and it is farther understood that a company is to be formed on the return of one ol the promoters from Sydney, whence he has gone in connection with the find. At a general meeting of the Mangawhata Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., held on Saturday, the 17th Inst,, the following gentlemen were appointed directors for the ensuing twelve months : —Messrs S. Macaulay (chairman), Hedley Wilton, W. Greenaway, I. D. S. Cooksley, and J. Hodges. Mr R. H. Spencer, ot Palmerston North, has been appointed secretary. Mr S. Macaulay, in returning thanks for his election as chairman, said that the shareholders must all work together for the good of the company. They could depend on the directors to use their best endeavours to make the ensuing year a prosperous one, and he had very little doubt but that it would be so. Nip that cold in the bud by treating it instantly with NAZUL. Taken un sugar or inhaled, JNazoi never fails. 60 doses costs I/o. BUY WHOLESALE FROM LAIDLAW LEEDS’ CATOLOG } IT’S FREE.

The Anglican congregations throughout the Wellington diocese are urged to observe August 4th. the anniversary of the outbreak* of the war, as a day of prayer and to cancel all social engagements on that day. It is rumoured that a farmer in the Fielding district dismissed an employee when he was informed that he had enlisted. The young mac endeavoured to obtain other employment until he was called upon. Certain persons interested themselves in the young fellow’s behalf and the defence authorities have taken him into camp. In reply to a letter forwarded by the New Zealand Government in April last to the Belgian Minister in London regarding immigration to the Dominion, the following cable message was received yesterday with reference to your letter of April 7th, the Belgian Minister states that owing to the heavy loss in population sustained during the war the Belgian Government much regret they are unable to consider the suggestion lor the encouragement ot emigration of Belgian women. They wish to express thanks for the kind proposal of the New Zealand Government.”