LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1045, 19 September 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On Saturday last the wedding took place of Mr Edward Corkery and Mrs Tompsett. The Rev. Mr Aitken was the officiating clergyman. In the sculling match on the Richmond river on Saturday, for aside. Earsen, of Nelson (New Zealand), defeated G. Matterson by four lengths. An old resident of the district, Mr J. Bogan, has been missing from his home at Stoney Creek for several days. He was last seen on his way from Ashhurst to his home. It is thought he may have wandered into the Manawatu Gorge. The police are searching. At a meeting of the committee of the Palmerston North Bowling Club, it was decided to open the green on Wednesday, October 4th, and invitations are to be sent to the Terrace End, Feilding, Shannon, Foxton, Woodville and Eevin Clubs, The opening ceremony will be performed by the president, Mr J. A. Nash. A beautiful assortment ot electroplate goods, brooches, engagement rings, etc., at Parkes’ jewellery establishment, Main St.* Try Perreau for BERMALINE Bread. It’s delicious *

The Shannon I,awn Tennis Club will officially open their season to-vnorruw afternoon, ami have invited all members of the local club able to make the trip to be present.

At two o’clock to-morrow afternoon, at the Courthouse, Constable Woods, on behalf of the Public Trustee, will offer ior sale by public auction a quantity of new goods, the property of the late E. M. Scanlon. For full particulars see advertisement.

Mr G. J. Langley has supplied a long-feft want at the Foxton Beach by erecting a commodious private hotel, which he is now conducting under his own personal supervision. First-class accommodation with every comfort and convenience will be provided for holiday makers. Sub-Inspector Norwood visited Foxton yesterday in connection with an application from the Borough Council for permission to use a small piece of the Police Department’s land for the circulating tanks in connection with the engine at the Coronation Hall. Sub-Inspector Norwood inspected the ground, and will report to his Department. The Lord Bishop of the Diocese (Dr. Sprott) will hold a confirmation for the Maoris in this parish on Wednesday, October 25th. The confirmation will take place in the afternoon. The vicar of All Saints’ is arranging with the Bishop for a big Mission Service to take place in the evening at 7.30. The Bishop will be attended by the Rev A. O. Williams and the vicar.

“Slow and Sure,” of Kereru, writes as follows to the Horowhenua Chronicle: “As an old Foxton resident I must take exception to your article on my old town. Foxton is a slow going but sure old place. It has had uo booms like Levin and no setbacks, aud it will be plodding on its way when wild asses are playing on the site of the library that Mr Carnegie gave you.” Mrs Sarah Gyles, wife of Mr G. Gyles, of Ohau, met her death on Friday on the road south of Levin. A motor cyclist, Thomas Murphy, had passed the trap, and just afterwards the cyclist found that the horse had shied and precipitated both occupants on to the road. Her husband was merely shaken, but on medical aid being summoned the wife was found to be dead. It was surmised that the cause of death was shock to the system. At the inquest a verdict of “death by accident through being thrown from a trap,” was returned. The representative of a Wellington firm of hemp buyers was in Foxton on Saturday, and was offering ,£l7 5s per ton,. Wellington, for good lair. This price is equal to about £2O 5s in London. The High Commissioner’s cable of yesterday reported an advance in price of five shillings, bringing good fair up to 15,s or equal to ten shillings per ton less than is at present being offered locally. Undoubtedly, the big firms that handle hemp are in a better position to gauge the market than those in the High Commissioner’s office, aud as these firms are anxious to do business at 5s it is only reasonable to assume that there are prospects of an advance in prices in the near future. An old colonist passed away at Howick, Auckland, on Friday last, in the person of Mrs Albert Gerring (nee Waters). The deceased lady arrived in Wellington in 1542 by the sailing ship “Birman,” an infant in arms. She was twice married, having been with her first husband (Mr Peek) among the earliest settlers in Foxton. On her marriage to Mr Gerring some years ago she took up her residence at Howick. Deceased leaves five sous and three daughters to mourn their loss: Messrs J. Peek (Waikare), B. Peek (Auckland), E. Peek (Durban, South Alrica), S. Peek (Foxton) and G. Peek ; Mrs H. Couch (Dargaville), Mrs J, McDowell (Dannevirke) aud Mrs A. Roe (Palmerston). The deceased lady was also an aunt of Mr H. N. Vivian (Palmerston). Her husband, Mr Albert Gerring, is secretary of the Howick and Panmure Road Boards. He has also bad charge of several schools, including one at Thames. Mr W. J. Geddis managing director of the Daily Telegraph, who has just returned to Napier after an eight months’ trip to Britain and the Continent, was entertained at a “Welcome Home” dinner on Monday last at Napier. In replying to the toast of his health, Mr Geddis said (inter alia) that one of the factors which tended to discount the pleasure of his trip through England, was the appalling poverty which manifested itself on every hand, and as it existed side by side with enormous wealth, to thinking persons the contrast was full of painful suggestion. In England he found things worse than he expected to find them, and in Germany better. He went to Germany expecting to find a sweated people, poorly fed and lodged, and working long hours. In Germany the hours were longer than in England, but the condition of the German people seemed far and away better than that of the people of the Mother Country. To go from a strongly protection country such as Germany back to England under Free-trade, and to have forced upon one such contrasts as those referred to could not fail to cause serious thought. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is 6d, 2s 6d Perreau’s 6d Family Cakes are good value, and always in great demand.*

The local ageut for the N.Z. Shipping Company has received a telegram to the effect that the Rotorua, from London, will arrive in Wellington this afternoon at 3 o’clock.

A debate “Is Socialism a practical form of Government?” will lake place at the local debating society’s meeting this evening. The Rev. Mr Aitken will lead off in the affirmative and Mr A. McCall in the negative. The public are invited to be present. The police have a clue to the owner of the gold watch and chain dug up by Mr Munro in the yard of the Family Hotel on Friday last. A watch and chain answering the description as to number and inscription of the one discovered was reported missing from the Family Hotel on 26th February, 190 S. Mr R, B. Ross, M.P., has presented a petition to the House requesting that the Government should acquire for subdivision into small holdings a block of land 3343 acres in area, known as the Balfour Fstate, near Pahiatua. The estate, it was claimed, was eminently suitable for division into small sheep and dairy farms, and if so cut up would easily support some twenty families. The world’s champion sculler, Mr Dick Arnst, is making rapid strides at the traps. A week ago last Friday, at the New South Wales Gun Club, in a field of 19, he won the fourth right-out trophy on the eight round. The win was popular. He has two legs-in (the only one in the club) for the Faithful ,£SO Cup. He was very deadly with the first barrel.

Mr Jas. McGregor, of Masterton, is advertised to deliver an address on the effects of NoLicense in Mastertou, in the Masonic Hall next Monday night at 8 o’clock. Mr McGregor is one of Mastertou’s oldest residents and a well-known farmer and is held in high esteem throughout the Wairarapa. Those who are anxious to hear the facts concerning Mastertou should not fail to hear Mr McGregor. “ There are land speculators coming in and buying up the balance of the Native lands in the Hauraki Plains, and they are thus getting the benefits of the drainage works without contributing to their cost,’, declared Mr Poland, in the course of the discussion in the House on the Hauraki Plains Amendment Bill. “That is not as it should be,’’ went on the member; “The Government should have bought the whole of the land.” The Hon. Mr Buddo expressed some doubt as to the reliability of the member’s information, whereupon Mr Poland said, “ I know a fact that speculators are buying up Native lands in the upper areas of the plains. Why did not the Government buy them ?” Never hesitate about giving Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy to children. It contains no narcotic of any description, and can be given with co hi Lt.co. As a quick cure for coughs and colds to which children are susceptible, it is unsurpassed. For sale everywhere.*