The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, December II, 1915- LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 1484, 11 December 1915, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, December 11, 1915LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest in Christmas and New Year greetings is your own message neatly printed on handmade paper. Printed complete with envelopes 7/6 for 25. This is the last word in season’s greetings. Order early at Heraed Printery.* The Chairman of the school committee desires to acknowledge two handsome books from Mr G. Coley, to be awarded as prizes at the breaking up ceremong next Thursday.

The funeral of the late Mr Chas, Collins senr, took place this afternoon and was attended by a large number of mourners. The Rev. Mr Raine, vicar of All Saints', conducted the funeral service. The casket was covered with beautiful floral tributes.

The pupils of St. Mary’s Convent school are busily rehearsing their concert programme to be submitted on the 23rd insl. Indications point to the fact that the concert this year will eclipse all others. Mr Simon Macßennan a Manawatu veteran, passed away at his residence, “Te Whare,” Clareville, Wairarapa, on Sunday last. The late Mr MacLennan was well known in this district, having lived at Rangiotu for quite a number of years where he managed a farm for Messrs Pascal Bros.

The programme in connection with the Patriotic Concert, to be held in the Town Hall on Friday evening next, appears elsewhere in this Issue. It is undoubtedly the best concert programme yet submitted to a local audience and is sure to attract a full house. Practical gifts for ’Xmas are becoming more and more the vogue I Why not give something for the home ? Something “the wife” would appreciate ? You will find in our stock an assortment of useful gifts which will at once meet with entire approval. Call and see what we have to offer you. Walker and Furrie, Foxton, A Napier resident had an exciting adventure about two o’clock on a recent morning. After seeing some friends off on the Tarawera he mounted his bicycle to ride home. Despite the lights being turned off, the cyclist forced the pace until he struck something hard, and then he found himself and bicycle falling through space The next thing he met was the water about 20ft below the alignment of his original track. Then a rope struck him, and seizing it he was pulled back on to the wharf. In answer to his questions, he was informed that he had ridden over the end of the wharf, SEE CHEAP RATES, FRONT PAGES LAIDLAW LEEDS WHOLESALE CATOLOG. Always at your service! Walker and Furrie. Foxton, are ready to receive ’Xmas grocery orders, which they will carry out promptly and accurately supplying you with highgrade groceries, ’Xmas hams and other specials to your entire satisfaction. Order early! Walker and Furrie, Foxton.

Mr W. H. Ferris, chief hemp grader, is at present in Foxton. A meeting of the local State School committee will be held on Monday evening at 8 o’clock. The largest consignment of eggs despatched for one week to Wellington from Mr M. H. Walker’s local poultry farm this year was 470 dozen. A rink from the local bowling club visited Palmerston to-day, to play the holders of the Manson and Barr Cup. The match will be played on the Palmerston green. The Foxton team is : D. Whibley, Spring, Nye and Rimmer (s). At the local Salvation Army meetings to-morrow, the children will take part at 3 and 7 p.m. The day is known as Junior Annual Sunday. On Monday evening theie will be a young people’s demonstration and distribution of prizes, to which a small admission charge will be made. Devin’s municipal gas returns for November disclose that there are 325 co'usumers, meters in use 317, engines 2, coal carbonised 20 tons, street lamps 49, stoves in use 92, gas tor street lighting 30,000 cubic It. cooking 156,900 ft, power 16,000 ft, total output 353,0001 t. The Town Clerk requests us to remind those intending to offer for the hay at cemetery, to have their applications in tor Monday night, and to further remind license holders that all applications for renewals must be made before the 15th inst. “Damon and Pythias,” the wonderful photo play which has created a sensation equal to that of “Neptune’s Daughter,” will be seen here at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening. This spectacular picture drama has just completed its third consecutive week at the Melbourne Auditorium, the original season of one week having been extended owing to its enthusiastic reception by the Melbourne public. The Universal Film Company, of New York, who are responsible for the play, state that it is their most costly production. Quite a flutter of excitement disturbed the peace and harmony of the Otaki folk last week. They have a tennis club there, and an agitation was set afoot to introduce Sunday tennis. Feeling ran high, and there was a record attendance present at a special meeting called to thrash the matter out. A crowd assembled outside to await the decision of the meeting. Suddenly the strains of the National Anthem was wafted from the hall, and the outsiders were informed that the motion demanding Sunday tennis had been withdrawn. Thus a split in the community, which threatened to open a breach in the social life of the people was happily avoided.

A novel suggestion was made to the North Canterbury Recruiting Board by Mr P. R. Climie, that before a man was allowed to marry while the war was on he should secure a permit, which would not be granted him unless he were able to produce conclusive proof that he was unable to serve his country on the battlefield. Members of the board generally agreed with Mr Cllmie’s suggestion, and the opinion was also expressed that if compulsory service were introduced, men who had married since the outbreak of the war should be put in the same class for active service as single men without dependents, no special consideration being shown them. The fondness of the colonial soldier for the Pyramids was referred to by Major Purchas in an address to the Grammar School boys at Auckland. The great Pyramid of Cheops was quite safe, he said, and was often climbed ; but the smallest Pyramid was very dangerous. Therefore said the doctor, it proved very attractive to tire soldiers, and one or two Australians fell down it and were killed. The military authorities thereupon placed it out of bounds. “ That was quite sufficient lor the colonials,” said Major Purchas, amid laughter, “ As soon as it was placed out of bounds it was, ot course, ascended more frequently than ever before,” Mrs Baltrop, secretary of St. John’s Ambulance, Wellington, who is visiting country districts, came to Foxtou yesterday and met the executive of the Foxtou Girls’ Guild who have been working in connection with the above organisation. Mrs Baltrop was the guest of Mrs Fraser and after inspecting the various articles in hand, a pleasant and instructive hour was spent discussing the work and needs of the wounded soldiers and hospital ships generally. Afternoon tea was then served and the visitor left by the afternoon train for Palmerston.