Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, SEPT. 21, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Makerua Drainage Board invite tenders for carting material.
The Levin Dairy Company is manufacturing over -21 tons of butter per day at present.
Special Gospel addresses are being given in Park Street Hull on Sunday evenings by Mr Geo. Coull, of Wanganui.
Applications for the position of caretaker to the . Foxton Bowling Club are invited. Full particulars may be obtained from Mr R. Rangihenea, at the Harbour Board office.
The quarterly meeting of the Foxton Fire Board will be held tomorrow, when details in connection with the erection of the lire station and other matters of capital expenditure will be dealt with.
On Tuesday evening, in the Masonic Ilall, a welcome was accorded the Rev. Mr Lee, vicar of-All Saints’ Church, Hong Kong, who is on a short visit to Foxton. A full report will he inserted in next issue of this paper.
A somewhat new complexion was placed on (lie old adage “Brevity is (lie soul of wit,” at a recent meeting of the Hawke’s Bay County Council, when the chairman pointed out to a councillor that brevity was also the father of fiction.
There was a good attendance of members at the monthly meeting of the P.W.M.U., held in the Presbyterian schoolroom on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs McDonald (president) occupied the chair. Miss Henderson’s book, “The Golden _ Gate of India,” was the theme of discussion, the first chapter of which was read by Mrs Ross.
“Pussyfoot” Johnson related many humorous stories during the course of his address at New Plymouth. In emphasising just how dry America was since prohibition came, he said one place was so dry that people did not have enough moisture to lick the postage stamps, which therefore had to be pinned on to the letters. In another place it was so dry that fish moving up streams left a trail of dust behind them.”
A start will he made in about a fortnight’s time with the erection of a block of three shops in Main Street, extending from the C. M. Ross Co.’s building to Clyde Street. The work will include the demolition of what is known as the Red Shield Club, on the corner. The block will he of one storey, with provision for two storeys at a later date, and the front design will he similar to the C. M. Ross structure. The work has been entrusted to Mr Hunt. We congratulate the owner, Mr Smith, of Napier, upon his enterprise, and his-confidence in the future progress of Foxton.
We give a final reminder of the Euchre Party and community sing in the Town Hull supper-room tonight. Special tables will he set aside for non-euchre players, with dominoes and other games. Patrons are particularly asked to bring along- as many copies of the song items —“Good Old Jett’,” “Annie Laurie,” and “Home, Sweet Home” —as they can write out or procure, and so assist to make community singing in Foxton an established fact. We believe a few enthusiastic instrumentalists are geing to assist, and a very fine “sing” i> anticipated.' Mr Golder will lead 10-night’s sing.
0. Maisie and Daisey, get up and' come out.! There’s midnight and music and magic about. 1 hear “fairy pipers” far down in the glen — It must be the march of the little brown men! They’re skirling a strathspey, piping a. reel, Hark how they shout as they double and wheel! 1 hear every word, and they mean it, be sure — •■Three cheers for Woods’ Peppermint Cure!” 24
Time was when Foxton possessed a rowing club which produced giants in the Sculling competitions of the Dominion. The club was known as the Manawatu Rowing Club. The feats of the famous “Dolly Varden” erew are still on record. As time wore on, interest in this splendid form of recreation waned. Pleasure boats took the place of sculls, outriggers, etc. A tire destroyed the club building on the river bank some years ago, together with the boats and gear, and since then no effort has been made to resuscitate the club. With such a suitable river for boating, it is regrettable that this form of recreation has been allowed to lapse. A meeting of all interested in the revival of the Manawatu Rowing Club will be held in Ross’ buildings to-night, at 8 o’clock, when it is hoped there will be a large attendance.
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