The Press. Published Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Saturday, July 11, 1908. Local and General

Waipukurau Press, Issue 281, 11 July 1908, Page 4

The Press. Published Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Saturday, July 11, 1908. Local and General

—— Mr .A. H. Russell has been elected chairman of directors of the Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Cooperative Association for the ensuing year. The prison population in New South Wales during 1907 showed a decrease of 398 on the previous year, and in Victoria the average fell from 1007 to 914. M. Jaques Blumenthal, the wellknown composer, died at his house in Cheyde-walk, Chelsea, on Sunday, May 17. He was in his 80th year, having been born at Homburg in 1829. He went to London in 1848, and had since resided there. Messrs Lundon, Stewart „ and Co. will hold their weekly sale of horses, produce, furniture, etc, at 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday at their mart.

Imports into Britain during June decreased by £1,669,000, exports by £4,158,000, and re-ex-ports by £1,069,000 compared with the previous June.

The refreshment rooms at the railway station have been moved back, preparatory to commencing the building of the new station. Recess to the rooms is gained by fl temporary gangway. In the case of Williams and Kettle, and the Official Assignee in the bankrupt estate of H. G. Harding stock dealer, which was heard in the Appeal Court at Wellington, judgment has been reserved. Mr Charles Taylor and Ella Carrington (Mrs Taylor), who have been touring the country with a dramatic company for some years past, left Wellington for Sydney on Thursday. It is understood that the company has been disbanded, and that Mr and Mrs Taylor intend to take up another branch of the theatrical business.

A deputation of eighty men waited on the Mayor at Auckland, stating that they were unable to obtain employment. The Mayor promised to communicate with the Premier on the subject. The local Labour Department states that there is a slight congestion of the labour market, but nothing unusual for this time of year. Since Monday it has sent 24 men to work out of town, and 45 have since applied.

A refreshing case of honesty is recorded by the “ West Coast Times.” It appears that an old resident of South Westland contracted a debt with a merchant (now residing in Kumara) over thirty years ago. He was then unable to meet it, but one day last week he unexpectedly turned up on a brief visit and paid the full amount (£BO odd), and apologised for having kept his creditor waiting so long.

A good sized boulder rolled down . the hill between the two large tunnels in the Manawatu Gorge on Thursday night and struck the engine of a train with sufficient force to make the impact felt through the carriages. The train was drawn up in a few yards. It was found that two cocks of the steam chest had been broken. After a delay of fifteen minutes the train (which was very long and full of passengers returning from the icobuall niatcn at Palmerston North) proceeded on its journey to W oodville. Although the large crowd was anxious no alarm was expressed.

Crown Prince William of Germany, following the requirement of the House of Hohenzollern that each prince must be skilled in some trade, is becoming an adept in wood turning. He surprised his suite by ordering a lathe to be set up in one of the bedrooms, and recently spending the whole morning in turning out chair legs. He worked in his shirt sleeves, and when the electricity failed he called an adjutant to help him. The adjutant was also in shirt sleeves and the two men alternated in driving the machine. Emperor William is a cabinetmaker, his father was a bookbinder, and his grandfather was a turner. o

Mr R. Sb aw, who has taken over the bakery business so- long conducted by Mr P. H. Jolley, has an announcement in our advertisement columns. The tearooms, which it is intended to make a special feature of, will be under the superintendence of Mrs Shaw. There is a great outcry in America against Mr Taft ordering a million and a half yards of khaki in England for the army and constabulary in the Phillippines, Mr Roosevelt, fearing that it it would affect the Republican party’s Presidential campaign prospects, cancelled the contracts pending investigation.

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