LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 19 January 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The next Manawatu Winter Show will be held from June1 25th to 28th.

The Rowan Athletic Club has fixed on Thursday, February 22, for its gathering, and expects to have a successful meeting.

At Palmerston North on Tuesday a runaway horse knocked down a ladder, x.'pon which a painter was working. The man, however, managed to grasp some spouting, and hung there until rescued from his dangerous position.

A bankrupt- who was adjudged unfinancial in the year 1893, has within the past 12 months paid off all his creditors in full (says the Otago Daily Times.) His liabilities at that date amounted to £613 19s Bd, but now, after the lapse of 18 years, this sum has been liquidated by the payment of four quarterly instalments.

Mr N. T. Maunder and a party of visitors to the Northern Mountain House had an unexpected experience the other,day. They walked over to Dawsou'ls -F;alls Bouse, and, owiing to a deluging rainfall, were unable to return, and had to stay the night at the Dawson Falls House.

The weather during the past week or two has, on the whole, been favorable for dairy farming. There is plenty of grass about, and settlers of experience say they have seldom seen the country looking better at this time of the year. It is understood, also, that the factory returns are relatively better than they were this time last year, and are to some ■extent compensating for the smaller supplies earlier in the season. .

In expressing his pleasure at the good attendance present at last night's meeting, Mr A. A. Paape, general secretary of the New Zealand Sports Protection League, mentioned that; although he had not previously visited Taranaki he hardly felt a stranger here, as, while secretary of the Southland Rugby Union, he had had the pleasure of meeting the Taranaki football representatives, than whom a better body of sports did not exist. He might also mention that down South any match in which the Taranaki, "reps." took part "always drew a better gate than others.

The Eltbam correspondent of the Taranaki Herald, referring to Pratt's innings in the Hawera-Eltham match, says: Pratt knocked up 72 runs in remarkable manner—remarkable for the fact, that he scored six 6's and hit 23 off one over of Beeehey's, a player who comes here with a reputation as a slow leg-break bowler.

Superintendent Keen presided over thii fortnightly meeting of the Hawera Fire Brigade on Thursday evening. De-puty-Superintendent Canton, and Fireman R. McNiven, who are leaving Hawera, were each granted three- months' leave of absence. Superintendent Keen expressed regret at losing the services of such able and experienced firemen. Subsequently the brigade was- inspected by Mr T. Hugo, Inspector of Fire Brigades, when there was a creditable muster of 2S The officer was very pleased with •the work of the men. Afterwards Inspector Hugo addressed the men in the social hall, giving them a lot of useful information concerning fire-fighting.

Special attention is called by Miss Hamilton to the sale of underclothing, belts, blouses, and general drapery now on. Inspection is invited. *

Severe headache? Won't stop, npthing handy? Call at the nearest chemists'; "Steams' Headache Cure, please." One wafer gives almost instant relief. —Advt.

t Record business of Gillett's Clearing Sale! And so it should be, seeing that a lot of the goods are given away at half-price. One hundred soiled sampler of ladies' underclothing at half-price; A only ladies' white embroidered coat, usually 14s 6d, given away at 4s lid ; ladies' tweed dress skirts, usually 16s 6d. given away at 5s lid. A great assortment all shades silk Moire and Moirette colored underskirts, at half-price; 50 samples of ladies soiled white underskirts and dies& skirts at huge reductions. New season's sunshades, usually 6s 6d, 9s 6d, 12s 6d, and los 6d, given away at 3s lid," 4s lid, 6s 6d, and 8s lid. Purses and handbags, usually 4s 6d, 3s 9d, 2s lid, 6s 6d, 2s 9d, 3s 6d, and 10s 6d, given away at 2s 3d, Is lid, Is 6d, 9d, 3d, and 5s lid. *

"0.X.-—that all right. What? The "O.K.'"' Washing Machine, to be sure. Investigate it to-day.—E. Bixcn and Co., the leading music hoaee, Hawera.*

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Wooden nutmegs are not unknown in America, but in Germany it is said ?hev have 'board bread." Sawdust may not ar-peal to the palate as a digeSSJe or Snfi Ulgf l ubstS tut? for flolr in the making of bread, says an English ex change but all the ame theS is a - Wge bakery in Berlin turning out 30,----with one-tKrd .part of rye fl OUr £

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