The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1908.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 441, 7 November 1908, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1908.

The Main Trunk line was officially opened yesterday. Foxtou was well represented at the Mauawalu Show yesterday. The weather is now beautifully calm, with bright sunshine, after the recent gales, A number ot pedestrians and cyclists have arrived for the Sports on Monday. The Returning Officer for Otaki electorate publishes the date for receiving nominations and polling places, in reference to the forthcoming election. There will be a torchlight procession, headed by the Band on Monday night, prior to the concert in the Public Hall. Members of the local Friendly Societies will take part in the procession. At the concert the trophies won during the day will be presented by His Worship the Mayor.

It was a rather unusual event the other day when the Mayor of Doncaster refused to be presented to the King. His Worship (Aiderman Joseph Firth Clark) was asked by Mr Harcourt to meet him at the foot of the lift leading to the Royal box after the St. Deger race had been won. He declined in the following letter:—“lt would indeed of been a great honour, which I should, have looked upon all my life with the greatest gratification, as I have a profound respect and regard for our most gracious King, whom I desire to honour in every way, as one of his most loyal subjects. Though I have lived in Doncaster all my life, I have never once attended the races, and I did not, therefore, feel that I could consistently break through the rule, even for so great au honour.”

Dr. TTalherly will deliver an address on tine temperance in the Public Hall, at 8.15 to-morrow evening.

The Rev. P. J. Mairs will take for his subject to-morrow morning “The Church or the open bar, which ?” Nominations for the flaxspreading competition for Monday’s Sports will be received by the Secretary up to 8 p.m. to-night. Foxton presented a very quiet appearance yesterday. All the principal business places were closed.

The Secretary of the Foxton Athletic Club acknowledges receipt of the following donations Mr W. C. Howau, three guineas ; Mr P. Hennessy, one guinea ; Mr W. Ross one guinea. “ Are you in favour of a tax on bachelors, the proceeds to be applied to subsidies to married couples with large families ? ” was a question put to Mr Lang at Onehunga. “ I have always been opposed to the single tax,” was the ready response.

A visitor to Blenheim noticed a post on which was marked the height to which the flood had risen in Grove road. “Do you mean to say,” he asked a resident, “that the flood rises so high ? ” “Oh, no,” replied the resident; “the children used to rub off the original mark, and the Mayor ordered it to be out of their reach.”

It is reported in the Sydney papers that a fresh attempt is to be made shortly to secure the remainder ot the gold lost in the wreck of the steamship Elingamite, off the Three Kings, some years ago. Mr Jas. Rogers, of West Maitland, who has had a considerable experience as a diver in the Australian pearl fisheries, has entered into an engagement to undertake the work in connection with Diver May, of Sydney.

A further concession in the freight of hemp has been made by the four steamship companies trading direct from New Zealand to England. The ruling rate of 45s per ton was lately extended to the end of the present year, but now a further extension of three months has been decided upon. The usual summer rate for hemp is about 55s per ton. From the 16th instant tow will be carried at the reduced rate of 60s per ton. An employee of Ellis and Darvill, Etd., named Fred Williams, while riding near Mr Smith’s mill at Mataroa on Monday last, came upon a lady driving a young bull, and chivalrously went to her assistance. The animal made a rush, and overturned both horse and rider. The horse speedily cleared out, leaving the rider at the mercy of the infuriated bull. Every time the young fellow attempted to rise, he was knocked down, and when he attempted to crawl the beast persisted in its attack. The victim managed to negotiate a fence but so did the bull, and by this time the unfortunate but willing sufferer was fairly knocked out. Fortunately, some of the mill hands arrived on the scene and effected a rescue. Williams was a good deal shaken and bruised, but he managed to ride into Taihape and have his injuries attended to. But for the fact that the beast had no horns, the accident would have ended seriously.—Mangaweka Settler.