LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1441, 2 September 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Queen of the South with general irom Wellington is due to-morrow afternoon.

The Ladies Guild acknowledge receipt of the sum of 17s 6d for the Wounded Soldiers Fund, from the employees of the Atiki mill. At the local police court yesterday morning, before Mr Hornblow J.P., Albert Purcell was charged with drunkenness. Constable Woods stated that accused was very troublesome when under the influence of liquor and produced a number of previous convictions of a serious nature against him. Accused was fined 20s or in default 48 hours.

The balance-sheet in connection with the jumble sale in aid of the Wounded Soldiers Fund, held in the Coronation Hall on the 27th ultimo, discloses a credit balance of ,£94 is 3d. The receipts totalled 16s od, made up of, donations 6s (Mrs J. H, Robinson £3 3s, Mr Stiles £2 2s, Mr C. H. Symons £1 is, Mr Bock St. Mary’s School children sale of flag 7s 6d, sales at school stall sale of hemp £24 8s 3d, and sale of goods ,£4O 14s 3d. The expenditure amounted to ££ 14s od, being made up of. rent of hall £3, printing and advertising £1 iSs od, carriers £l, stamps 13s 3d, and labels and string 3s 6d. Well-merited chastisement was inflicted ou a young man In Dunedin last week. According to the Otago Daily Times, a young man while in the telegraph office, was addressed by one of the two men who had entered quietly : “Oh, are you Mr ? Well, I’ve been looking for you, and now you’ll get it.” The man addressed reeled backward under the sting of a well-aimed blow, which was followed by another. The assailant then took him by the neck and pushed and punched him out of the door, to the astonishment of onlookers. The assaulted one was chased into the street, where he managed to escape in the crowd. The man who was assaulted was one of three recent arrivals from Christchurch who it is alleged, had been behaving in a reprehensible manner with young and giddy girls. Cakes to make—scones to bakehow easy, pleasant, and sure is the work when you use SHARLAND’S Baking Powder. I cannot sing the old sweet songs, Which I should sing to-night; I’ve lost my voice, and have no choice, Because of bronchial blight; But very soon I’ll be in tune, And sing them all, be sure ; I'll change ray moans to dulcet tones With Woods’ Great Peppermint - Cure. 5 For Chronic Chest Complaints Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure 1/6, 2/6 Tested in thousands of kitchens, SHARLAND’S Baking Powder has never failed to rise. Costs less than others—worth more.

The fortnightly meeting of the Young Men’s Club will take place this evening at 7.30 o’clock. The vital statistics for the month of August are as follows ; Marriages 4, births s, deaths nil. A Foxton concert party will entertain the men in the Rangiotu camp on Wednesday evening next. The Presbyterian Ladies Guild spent au enjoyable afternoon at the residence of Mrs Rough, yesterday. The rainfall for the month of August was as follows ; Rain fell on 7 days, maximum fall t.no on Bth, total for the month 2.78. The annual general meeting of the Foxton Lawn Tennis Club will be held in Mr Peneau’s rooms on Monday evening next, a* 7.4 S o’clock. Members of the lo f, d U iffiClub are reminded that, tie- rtnmi A meeting will he held in I lie (lore, nation Hall supper room to-morrow evening. Mrs Fraser desires to acknowledge the following additional donations for the sheepskin waistcoat fond:—Mr Stiles 20s, Mrs W. E. Barber 10s, Mrs Pearson 5,5. Miss Duncan ss, The children's cookery class at the Bulb Show is quite a feature of the exhibition, ft is pleasing to note that in this important department the girls have not a monopoly of the exhibits, as several boys have shown what they can do in the way of making scones. It is notified by advertisement that the partnership hitherto existing between Messrs F. W. Hopper and J. McColl has been dissolved as from July Ist, and that in future the business will be conducted by Mr J. McColl, who will pay any liabilities of the late firm, and to whom all accounts owing to Hopper and McColl must be paid. The tea-room at the Bulb Show is supervised by Mrs Saunders, and the sweets stall by Mrs Hillman. Both departments appear to be doing good business. There will be some novel competitions this evening, including sheep weight guessing, and hat trimming. The Borough Baud will discourse a programme of music at intervals during the evening. The Rev Mr Brediu is to he inducted as minister of the Foxton charge of the Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, 15th inst., at 3 p.m. The Rev J. Doull M.A, will preside and induct the minister, and the Rev J. Wilson, of Turakina, will address the minister and the Rev Mr Evans the congregation. The new minister will be publicly welcomed in the Masonic Hall the same evening at 8 o’clock. The railway team again demonstrated their superiorly in the cribbage tournament with the combined Friendly Societies, played in Mr Perreau’s rooms last night. Seven tables were occupied, and the result was Railway 33, Friendly Societies io. It was arranged to hold another tournament on Thursday, September 16th, and Mr Perreau has kindly offered to present a box of cigars to the winning team. Mr M, H. Walker advertises for sale hatching eggs and day-old chicks, from his celebrated utility white Leghorns, bred to lay, and full of vitality, Mr Walker’s stock is sought after by poultry breeders in all parts of the Dominion, and those in this district who have purchased sittings and chicks from him speak of the results in the highest terras of praise. We direct attention to the advertisement which appears elsewhere in this issue. The brave action of an Australian soldier is told in a letter from a southern sergeant who is fighting at the Dardanelles, “Here is an incident that is worth describing,” he says. “An Australian conceived the idea of having a look at the Turks. Armed with three bombs, one night, he crept up close to their Beeches, and he s.ent the bombs on their death errands. The reply came soon in three reports, followed by yells and screams and a scattering ol the enemy in the trenches, A minute later the Australian returned with a machine gun over his shoulders. At one time several things took ray attention. One was the boys of a regiment playing football while shells were dropping thick all around ns. I saw three large shells burst close by, and looked up to see if any of the footballers had looked tor the smoke which indicated bursting shells. Ail I saw was about three dozen fellows with heads down in a scrimmage, all trying to get the ball. It looked real fuuuy. One couldn’t help laughing.” For Influenza take W oods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails, 1/6, 2/6. A point for good housewives. Vlways use SHARLAND’S Baking Powder. Costs least; goes farthest; gives best results Perreau’s 6d cakes are in great demand now eggs and butter are dear. Use “NAZOL,” and you won’t keep a bad cold or sore throat above a day or two. Acts like a charm. Get a bottle TO DAY. FEAR OF NASTY MEDICINE. The fear of haying to take anasty medicine causes many a child to hide irregularity of the bowels. Chamberlain’s Tablets are so pleasant and easy to take, and so free from harsh effect, that they can be given with safety to children. Every mother should keep Cbamberlam s Tablets in her medicine chest. For sale everywhere. —Advt,

The Mayor (Mr Alf. Fraser) formally opened the Bulb Show at 3 o’clock this afternoon.

Dominion Day, which occurs on Monday, September 27, is to he observed as a holiday by the State schools. A young man, George Amos Curran, was fined £lO or two months' imprisonment for stealing an art union hook in connection with the Pahiatua Patriotic Carnival. The evidence showed that he had sold several tickets. The Justices considered the public should he protected against the exploitation of patriotic funds. The King and Queen have telegraphed to the Hon. Thomas Mackenzie, High Commissioner for Nev/ Zealand (states a Press Association message; sympathising with him because of the injuries to his son, lieutenant Mackenzie, who arrived in London on Sunday. He bad lost his ‘•ycsight through injuries received in action in Gallipoli. The following extract from a German newspaper has been sent to a la !y in Tirnanr reports the Herald : “ The Centra! Espionage Bureau in New Zealand reports that an open revolt is in progress. Political power being dominated by women, the Ling has been denounced and a number of rival queens have been proclaimed by the natives. Collisions between the supporters of the various queens ate getting more frequent and fierce every day, and as one has already been crowned in Wellington, it is certain that the two islands will become separate States. The Government is quite helpless, because the, whole military force has been ssnt to au unknown destination.” Trooper H, A. Shain, son of Mrs Shain of Nelson, killed, was a teacher for about eighteen months at the Rongotea school before the war broke out. Out of respect to his memory, when the sad uews came through the school was dismissed (or the day, the flag being hoisted when the children were assembled and the head teacher, Mr P. Kime, addressing them. The late Trooper Shain was also a member of the local teaching staff prior to going to Rongotea, and was held in high esteem by all who knew him, and gave great promise of a successful career in the teaching profession. Several bulb growers, who in past years have shown at the annual Bulb Show, are not, for some unaccountable reason among the exhibitors at to day’s showThis is disappointing as the society exists to promote the cultivation of these beautiful blooms, and to afford growers au opportunity to compare blooms and foster greater enthusiasm in bulb cultivation. The society has done all that is possible to educate the public in this connection, and it requires all the assistance local growers can give to be a success. While the entries this year are up to expectations, a better display would have been made had several prominent growers entered blooms which they have in abundance. The society, from an educational point of view, is entitled to the best support local growers can give it. The Shannon Co-operative Dairy Company, represented by C. B. Morison, applied in the Supreme Court, Wellington, on Tuesday, for an amendment of their memorandum of association to give them the necessary power to supply dairy farmers with all their requirements in the way of dairy and pedigree stock, farm implements, and such like. “This dairy company, I see,” said His Honour Mr Justice Hosking, "asks powers to establish a sawmill, buy and sell timber, and so forth. That isn’t the work of a dairy company.” ‘‘lt is all ancillary to the business,” urged counsel. ‘‘A small engine to cut up about 6000 feet of timber per day for butter boxes, cheese crates ami so forth, and supply a little timber to the fanners, is all that they want.” His Honour reserved his decision. "When is a dairy company not a dairy company?” was a legal conundrum argued at considerable length before His Honour, Mr Justice Hosking, sitting in chambers at the Supreme Court Wellington on Tuesday. It was shown that co operative dairy companies are “the pivot of the district,” as counsel put it. The farmer calls at the dairy factory with his milk, and takes back with him from the factory a harrow or a plough, his tea, a suit of clothes, his provisions of all sorts, insures his stock, his farmhouse and farm buildings, or his life, as the case may be. “It is impossible to carry on business on the old jog trot lines,” argued counsel. “It is the exception in Taranaki and similar districts that co-operative dairy companies launch out in the way described. They have to store their butter in freezing chambers. They keep and kill pigs and have to freeze them, when there is a surplus, in the interests of their members. That they should have such powers is a necessity of the age.’"