LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1556, 27 May 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Moutoa Ladies’ Guild (Sick and Wounded Soldiers) acknowledge receipt of donation of 10s (id from Mr Fred. Hudson. .

Our Palmerston morning contemporaiw is of opinion that “an urgent Parliamentary necessity seems to be a bill for the suppression of John Payne.” At yesterday’s silting of the Magistrate’s Court, Nathan Hurst, Frederick Loiigney, Norman Collins and Edward Howlatt were each lined 10s with costs 7s, for riding bicycles on the footpath.

The Bishop of Wellington is visiting Foxton this week-end. He will preach both morning and ('veiling at All Saints’ Church, and in the afternoon will administer the Rite of Continuation to fourteen candidates.

J’he Minister of Defence informed Mr E. Newman that he had not considered it desirable to acquire the freehold of the cainp site at Rangiotu, which the questioner suggested was suitable for a permanent territorial camp.

The Thirteenth Reinforcements will not parade in Wellington today, as originally arranged. There will I»e no parade, at all, but next of kin will be given an opportunity of seeing them on Monday. The alteration is duo to the men being vaccinated.

Sir James Wilson states that, in his evidence before the Deviation Commission, he did not seek to convey the impression that the whole of the Rongotea district was capable of carrying a beast to the acre. His evidence was that in parts of the district a cow to the acre could be grazed, but this was not the case in general. The Post and Telegraph Depart ment, anticipating the further enlistment of a larger number of its members, is reported to be arranging to open classes for the tuition of girls in telegraphy. The lirst class is to be commenced in Wellington in about, a week’s lime. A six months’ course has been suggested, the class to be open six hours daily. Siihilar classes will be opened later on at Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin.

The record log lor a, West, Coast saw mill was brought into lh<‘ Land and Timber Company's mill at. Te Kinga on 'l'lmrsday lasi (says the (Ireymoulh Star). It was a white pine, B(>ft. long and 5 ft. Klin. in diameter at the bull, and well maintained throughout its length, no knots being visible and very little shake. When cut it produced (1,800 superlieial feet of timber, only 020 feet being second elass. The rest, was iirsl, elass, and included 4,300 feet of wide boards.

An echo of the watersiders’ strike was heard at the Railway Deviatiou Commission on Thursday. Mr A. K. Drew, secretary of the Sanson tramway, said the strike way severely felt by the tramway, because practically no traffic came through Eoxtou, with the result thut the receipts for that year showed u great falling oil The war had also affected the tamway during the following year, but at the present time mailers were much more satisfactory and prospects considerably brighter,

Holiday excursion fares and train arrangements ip connection wi(h the 3rd of Jane (King’s Birthday) are advertised elsewhere in (his is-

Mr AY. E. Barber received a message on Thursday evening from the Minister of Defence to the effect that his son, Die. Reg. Barber, of (in' 12th Reinforcements, was disembarked (presumably at Albany) on account of sickness. i\o further details are as yet to band.

At the sitting of the Magistrate's Court held yesterday before Mr J. AY. Boynton, S.M., judgment for plaintiffs was entered up in the following undefended civil cases : 11. N. Speirs v. AY. 11. Oppratt, claim £llO lbs Od, costs £2 11s ; AA'alker and Durrie v. C. Morgan, claim £4 10s 7d, costs lbs.

On account of flic unfavourable weather experienced on their way from AA'anganui, Baker Bros.’ huge circus will be prevented from playing in Foxton to-night. The weather conditions have made an alteration in their dates necessary, and the Foxton visit lias consequently been postponed until next Saturday, .June 3rd. On AA'ednesday afternoon next an exceptional opportunity to obtain some high-class furniture will be afforded residents of this district, when Messrs Mounsey and Co. will dispose of the whole of Mr Cco. H. Stiles’ household furniture and effects under the hammer. A full list of the goods to be submitted appear in our advertising columns to-day. In addition to the furniture and effects, several sections will be offered, for (he payment of which easy terms can be arranged. For full particulars see advertisement.

At the Magistrate’* Court yesterday, Frederick Davis, railway porter, charged T. W. Smith with assaulting him by striking him in the face with his list. Defendant pleaded guilty under provocation. .Complainant stated that defendant was annoyed because witness would not deliver certain packages to him for which he had no order, and struck him in the face. Ho thought it was done impulsively. Defendant stated (hat the goods in question should have been delivered on application, and when complainant refused, witness slapped him in the face, and he then gave witness the goods. The Magistrate fined defendant. 20s, with 12s costs.

The local Methodist Church is to be favoured shortly with a visit from the Rev. Valance Trigge, who has been invited by the Conference to conduct an evangelistic mission throughout New Zealand. Mr Trigge hails from Melbourne, and is recognised by the Victorian and Tasmanian Conference as a highly gifted and very successful evangelist. He visited New Zealand on a similar mission some three years ago, and found great favour in the eyes and hearts of the people. T’oxton has been vei*y fortunate in securing the services of (his gifted man for a mission, which commences in the local Methodist Church on duly Hllli, and extends to duly 2(ith. There will he no linam-ial anxiley (o mar the success of (he proposed mission, for tin 1 difliculty has already been overcome. Preparations will soon be well in hand, and it is expected that the Valance Trigge mission will he the 1 most successful ever held in the local church.