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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 439, 31 October 1908, Page 2

To-morrow is All Saints’ Day, and the Patroual Festival of All Saints’ Church. The special services will be as advertised in another column. ,

The late MrL. A. Worthington, the victim of the recent motor accident, had an insurance policy on his life on the National Mutual office for His widow and four children reside at Colyton. Examinations for proficiency certificates and free places for children attending the local school will be held the first week in December. The papers will be prepared by the Education Department and the examination will be conducted under a supervisor.

lu addition to the nominations lor the Foxton Sports, published on Thursday, the following were received by Mr R. W. Armit; — 100yds., A. Palmer; 440yds. and 220yds., A. Palmer and A. E. Wright; 880yds., T. O. Hagan and W. Gosling; 1 mile, T. O. Hagan, W. Goslin and S. •C. Gascoigne. New Zealand’s population will receive an addition on the arrival of the Corinthic from London next week. This vessel is bringing a quota of 670 passengers travelling in the three classes. In the third class there are 528, in the second saloon 98, and in the first saloon 44. Of the total number 247 have booked for Wellington, 163 for Auckland, 9X for Lyttelton, 55 for Dunedin, 28 for Napier, and 20 for Nsw Plymouth, The balance are distributed over various other norts.

“ Mother’s compliments,” said a youngster to a butcher who keeps a shop in a busy suburban thoroughfare, “ and she’s sent me to show you the big bone bought with the piece of beef this morning.” ‘‘Tell your mother next time I kills a bullock without bones in it I’ll make her a present of a joint,” said the man of meat, with a grin. “Mother’s compliments,” continued the boy, “and she says next time you find a bit of sirloin with a shoulder of mutton bone in it, she’d like to buy the whole carcase as a curosity.”

A feeble alarm was sounded on the fire bell on Thursday evening last. The scene ol the outbreak was a collage up the Avenue, occupied by Mr Alf. Wiight and owned by Mr Seabury. There was no one in the house at the time of the on; break and there had been no fire in the cottage during the day. The fire originated in a cupboard in the dining room and crept up between the weather boarding and lining to the ceiling. Mrs McCall noticed the outbreak and her husband, assisted by Mr Lgauhtou and others managed, after a desperate struggle, to overcome the firey elements. Damage to the amount of about ,£25 was done.