LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 12585, 5 October 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A short sharp earthquake shocl*; pr«-_ ceded by a loud, vibrating rumble, occur-,,-, red at 7.55 last evening. " ' We have to acknowledge the receipt Of JEI from Mr Peter. Comrie, Springvale, to- - wards the Cavanagh fund. To date 6 moip&eai licenses -h^vft.been issued from the Wanganui Borough Council office, and l£ motor cycle licenses. Captain Edwin telegraphs at 1 p.m. as follows:— Westerly' moderate to strong winds, glass rise slowly, tides moderate, sea moderate. The only occupant of the lock-up last night was a woman, arrested for vagrancy. She was this' morning sentenced to three months' imprisonment. The London Daily Mail states that the late Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's personalty is under J860,000. His brother's (James Campbell) gros9 estate is £219,929. The rainfall at Wanganui for September totalled only 1.87 inches. Rain fell, on 12 days, the greatest fall in any 24 hours being on the 15th, when 0.54 in of rain fell. Colonel Joseph Hammond, of the Salvation Army, who is representing General , t Booth with the' object of furthering' TOr*"" Army's immigrant scheme, arrived at Auckland by the Victoria from Sydney on Friday, and intends to make a tour of New Zealand. " A total of 1359 head of stock • were killed at the Wanganui abattoirs last month for local consumption, as against 1231 for September of last year. ■ The cattle numberer 218, calves 14, sheep IDIO, lambs 7, pigs 110. Of these 10 sheep, J cattle, and one pig* were condemned' as being unfit for human consumption: ' At a meeting^ o'Nfoirymen held at Kaiiapoi on Friday, the following motion was carried unanimously: "That this meeting ' urges the Government to postpone the pro* posed dairy regulations for 12 months in order to permit of proper regulations be- , ing made; that it considers that the regu- ' lations as proposed will render dairying impossible to the best of small farmers and tenants." 5 . Mr Felix Tanner of "Ark' 'and fasting-, fame,' writes that he is willing to undergo a long fast in Auckland under the strict- • est medical supervision to prove that a few, - ounces of pure" water daily is all that . is required for a long fast, and that; if fresh water is not procurable,, such, as is often the case with shipwrecked crews, salt water baths will suffice, the water being filtered through the pores- of the skin and admitted fresh water. Bill Squires arrived at Auckland by- the Victoria from Sydney on Friday. He intends to make a tour of New Zealand, and says that Burns, after his fight with Johnson, will do the same. Squires declares that he is not satisfied that Burns is his superior. He was not in the best of health when he met Burns, and is willing .to "take him on" again. He expressed' bis - determination to challenge the winner of the Burns-Johnson fight. •■, It is extremely pleasing to know' fast" during September not one new infectious . disease case (of the notifiable order)" occurred in the Wanganui Borough. /Searla* tina, of which there had been, a number of cases during the previous two monthß, has evidently been stamped out for the' time being. There was, however, one death from consumption in the borough, and one death from a like complaint at'Seafield. These constituted the pnly cases reported to the Health Department in the town and district during September^

It is very difficult to tell the difference between a real or imitation diamond mt-” til they are subjected to a recognised ' test. So it is with a suit of clothes,, the cheap shoddy article can be made to look equally as smart and well made "as^. the > high grade article, but time, <jhe"gr«at "" test, will quickly reveal the faulfca in » „ suit of clothes. ■ One suit wilr retain r,ft* 1 shape and smart natty look as long jig it '. can be called a suit. A week's wear will probably make the other fit for a «econdhand shop. We have just received, the first of our new season's special tailor- - cut suits, and can guarantee that they - are faithfully and honestly tailored. Ifce order specified for the highest grade workmanship and special attention has teen paid to ail the details, which add so much to the appearance and life of a suit. %he materials are all picked patterns ,n the best' English worsteds and colonial twftads, and from present stocks we can supply a smart up-to-date tailor-cut suit— one that. will -wear and retain its shape till the very last — in any size at various prioea, r between 45s and 67s 6d. The differences in prices are -caused by the various qu«U- ■ ties of material used, the workmanship is all of vthe^ highest class in. each «nit. These prices are also subjected to* a^ee- ' ial cash discount of 5 per cent., cr la in the pound.— McGruer .and Co, > •. .■ ,