LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 439, 24 October 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Additions are made to the Himatangi stock sale list. Mr John Stevens’ Committee have secured rooms next to Mr Easton’s butchery establishment. The gardens and orchards in and around Foxton look very healthy at present.

Mr J. Hall, local harbourmaster and pilot, has forwarded us a number of regulations as to taking of whitebait, for distribution among fishermen. Copies of same may also be procured from MrHall.

Sir W. Eaurier announced that it ihe revenue continues to increase at its present rate the Georgian Bay canal, 20 feet deep, and costing 19 millions sterling, will begun the moment the transcontinental railway is completed. When all the amounts have been handed in, the total collections for the Palmerston corps ol the Salvation Army in connection with Self Denial week will amount to ,£227. This is ,£75 above last year’s collections, and a fair proportion was collected at Foxton.

What must be a record lambing is reported by Mr Alex. McAllan, of Wainounarau, who tailed 127 lambs from 70 ewes, located in one paddock. The ewes were 4tooth crossbreds, and the rams were English Eeicesters. —Gore Standard.

News from Wanganui states that Arnst, who is to row W ebb for the championship of the world in December, is in the best of health, and training steadily, having reduced his weight to 1331 gib, stripped. Webb is said to be rowing in great style. The first wool clip of the season at Ashburton (records a local paper) has been sold by the New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association. The p; ice, it is understood, was yd for half-bred, 6d for crossbred, and 4d for bellies and first pieces. The clip was an exceptionally good one, and for two previous seasons it brought considerably over is per lb. At Masterton, on Thursday, Defective Cassels arrested a young man named John P. Collins on a charge of assaulting and robbing Charles Stuart, at Otaki, and stealing from him a gold watch and gold chain valued at The police asked for a remand to Wellington and the application being granted, accused will be brought up at the latter place to-day.

Thirteen Chinese came to New Zealand on Wednesday by the Manuka, from Sydney. Eight were booked for Wellington, three for Dunedin, and two for Christchurch. These are the last to be admitted under the old conditions, and the next batch to arrive will have to pass an education test.

A shocking accident occurred in a tunnel on the main line, resulting in the death of Mrs Sparkes, a widow, and a little girl, aged about eight years, in Tasmania one day last week,_ The deceased were on a holiday, staying at Rhyndaston Hotel, and evidently went into the tunnel (which is three miles long) to take a short cut, when they were overtaken by an express and badly mangled. The discovery was not made until a ganger went through the tunnel some hours later on his usual inspection. A body was found at each end of the tunnel, indicating that one of the victims had been carried along by the cowcatcher.

The Elton Comedy Co. advertise a sacred concert hi the Public Hall to-morrow night. Messrs Durvvard and Co. advertise erabroidieries elsewhere in this issue.

Railway excursion arrangements for the Palmerston Show are advertised in this issue. We desire to thank our old friend, “ Granny ” Sullivan, for a sample picking of her gooseberries. The N.Z. S.S. Co.’s Paparoa was signalled at Wellington from London via Capetown and Hobart, this morning.

Nominations for events in connection with the Athletic Club's Sports close with the Secretary at Foxton, and with R. W. Armit, Wellington, on Monday next, at 10 p.m.

Mr Johnston’s mail coach met with a mishap at Levin yesterday morning. While the driver was getting the mails at the station the horses took fright and bolted towards Levin. The pole and crossbar of the coach were broken, but otherwise no damage was done.

The services in the Methodist Church to-morrow will be conducted in the morning by Mr H. Baker, and in the evening by the Rev. P. J. Mairs, whose subject will be “ Orpah and Ruth,” —an address to young women. The choir will render an anthem.

A Pahiatua man having a bad cold, obtained some medicine which he Hurriedly took as he left lor his work; he was promptly cured, but his wife was in a feverish state all day—she discovered that he had, taker a dose of her hair-wash in mistake for the other stuff.

At a special meeting of the Auckland Hairdressers’ Assistants’ Union the following resolution was passed: “ That, in view of the hostile attitude of the liquor trade towards organised labour, this union urges the workers of the Dominion to vote no-license, with the view of bringing the trade under the control of the State.”

The Melbourne police are searching for a girl named Adelaide Maud Lyons, aged 16, who is somewhere about the city masquerading in man’s clothing. The warrant, issued at the instance of her mother, charges the girl with vagrancy, but she is also wanted by the police for the larceny of the clothing she is wearing, which is the property ot Mr William H. Cole, a youngjdentist. The young people of Moutoa intend giving a sociaHn Gardner’s barn on Wednesday evening, in aid of the Methodist Church. Instrumental and vocal items will be ccntribue', also a dialogue, entitled “ Courting Policemen,” by six young ladies and four gentlemen. At the close of the programme refreshments and games will be indulged in. For further particulars see advertisement in another column.

The bush fires in this district last year have by some ra?ans wrought havoc among the fiih iu the streams (says the Taranaki News). From one or two streams the supply seems to have entirely disappeared. iu rivers of South Taranaki, however, trout are more plentiful. A S'.r.illO'd angler took a basket of filteeu fish from the Patea river recently. The Manaia Witness records that some good baskets were obtained last week, and that fish are fairly plentiful in the Kaupokonui and other streams.

At the meeting of the NoIficense Council, held iu the Good Templar’s Hall, on Wednesday last, a letter was read from Mr Keir Hardie, M.P.,, who recently visited New Zealand, and who is the leader of the Tabour Party iu the House of Commons, urging the workers of New Zealand to vote for No-Iyiceuse, and give the closing of the drinking bars a trial in the reforming of society and the betterment of social conditions, A resolution was carried that an effort be made to secure the services of Mr Fee to speak throughout the district in the interests of No-Ificeuse, previous to polling day. It was determined that outdoor meetings be held at the various centres throughout the electorate if possible. A long discussion took place on the question of appointing a No-Ificeuse Candidate, but it was finally decided that no action be taken in that direction. A motion was carried that all clergymen throughout the electorate be requested to preach a sermon in favour of No-Ificense the last Sunday but one before the poll. A good deal of other business was transacted, and matters relative to the Poll discussed.