LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2818, 2 December 1924, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Foxton’s rainfall for November totalled 1.88 inches, the maximum fall, .58 inches, was recorded on the 2nd. Rain fell on seven days.

Mr and Mrs -J. K. Hornblow returned to Foxton on Saturday from a visit to the Auckland province.

Put down the credit and put up the cash. See Bnuckham’s advt.f

The annual general meeting of the Manawatu Racecourse Trustees will be held in Foxton to-morrow afternoon.

A prisoner named Leslie Lander, aged 24, serving- a life sentence, died suddenly on Saturday in the New Plymouth gaol. The Coroner found a verdict that death was due to heart failure.

The Returning officer gives notice in this issue that Mr Bernard (i. Gower has been elected to fill the vacancy to be tilled as Trustee to the Moutoa Drainage Board.

Miss K. Pierey of Palmerston N., was thrown from her motor cycle <m (lie Longburn road yesterday morning, sustaining concussion and severe body injuries.

There was an outbreak of fire in the big warehouse of Hat rick and Co., at Wellington. The top floor of the car store was badly damaged. No insurances are available.

William John fTull, single, 31, a motor cyclist, died in the Christchurch hospital as the result of injuries received by colliding with a cow on the Marshlands road on Saturday night.

The following are the vital statistics for Foxton for November, with the figures for the corresponding month of lnsl year in parenthesis; Births: 1 (f>): marriages: 2 '(2) ; deaths : 4 (1). In conversation with our representative at Auckland last week, the Hon, W. F. Massey said 4te had be- • roll ted by the treatment and rest at Helensville and he regretted that pressing business prevented him from taking further treatment. A Chinese who was found in possession of opium was fined £5 at Dunedin yesterday. The Collector of Customs said a large trade was being done in onium in New Zealand. The Magistrate said there was nothing to connect accused with the recent large importations at Wellington. The Rev. J. M. Thomson, M.A., into Presbyterian Minister at Poxton. and an “old hoy” of the Wellington College, preached the sermon nl the fiftieth jubilee celebrations in connection with the Wellington College held in the Town Hall at Wellington on Saturday.

At the Christchurch wool sales oil Saturday there were only about a dozen lots passed in. When the first was passed at a good price, the buyers would not listen to the rest of the dip being offered. This probably had a salutary effect on the vendors whose ideas are up in the dress circle.

Tin* Otira. Gorge, literally covered with Ml. Cook lily, is a wonderful sight at present, according to a Christchurch visitor to the West Coast. He considers that the people who go through the tunnel instead of over the hill are missing a spectacle that would he worth travelling from anywhere to see. It is estimated that 11,000 Masons were in attendance in the Auckland " y«n last Wednesday night on the occasion of the lion. W. F. Massey’s installation as Grand Master. Among those in attendance was Ifis Honour Judge Hamilton, of Sydney, who conveyed greetings from the Grand Lodge of New South Wales. Credit closes with the old year. See I’.aueklmm’s mlvt.l

A dairy farmer who is in a tairl\ l,irgc wav at Newman, states that he l,:is ,I,miMc,l )i i - hull erf:i t production within live years by improved pasture, to llmt period he has spent <ime .CHOP in improving his land and top dressing and the increased yield, lie considers, leaves him a In iidsume prolil. The increase this year over his llrst year’s production iie estimates will he l.’tiOO. I'lketa hiam Knpress. Gabled iidviee has lieim received at Wanganui from Katana (hat he is mi his way h.aejk from Japan. Tin' parly intends In call at Thursday Island and are due home about Heeemlier 2'J. Katana lias reipiested all members of his assoeialion to assemble at Katana at Christmas, and a very big gathering is eon--femplaled. invitations have been issued aml already numbers of families have responded mid are camped al Katana.

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