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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2209, 30 November 1920, Page 2

Sec Charlie Chaplin at Hie Royal to-nighl.*

Owing to the illness of his father, i)r. Mamll lias been called to Westport.' During his temporary ah-» sence Dr. Usher will act as locum tenens.

The auxiliary scow Echo arrived at Foxton with a general cargo on Sunday. She leaves for Blenheim to-morrow.

The followng alterations have been made to the local telephone list; —Addition: 90 Tyer, G. A., Robinson Street. Transfers: 133 Racing Club; 35 Petrie &, Thompson, 117 Mrs B. E. Austin-Johnston; 124 Head, S. Cook Street.

Are you tired of commonplace, films ? Then see this one. The extraordinary story of Dolores I lie swimming girl of the Canadian wilds, and “Wapi, the Killer,’’ the great dog who fights the fight of his fighting life to save her from men of prey more heartless than’ (he beasts of the forest.* The Royal to-night.

The promoters of the Taitapu Freehold Land and Development Co., Ltd., visited Foxton yesterday, with a view to enlisting shareholders. Foxton is the nearest port to (he 'property, which is situate at in the Kelson district. The property consists of about 70,000 acres, and includes valuable mineral deposits, including coal and gold, also limber and ilax. Mr Haigh gave a brief description of the Company’s assets to members of the local Chamber of Comfheive last night. Mr Kingsbeer, horticulturist, of Palmerston North, was yesterday in Foxton judging‘the collage gardens and cottage vegetable gardens on behalf of the locaj Horticultural Society, and some ten or a dozen gardens were visited, fn spite of the inclement weather, these gardens showed the results of care; with which their owners had tended them, in one or two ease* hack yards which last year were wildernesses are now carrying the years supply of vegetables. The judge's advice to all gardeners in this sandy soil was to use manure, .and keep using manure. The judge’s decision will be known on Thursday.