Local and General.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXI, Issue 3571, 29 June 1903, Page 2

Local and General.

The School Committee will meet this evening.

M. Santos-Dumont’s’omnibus balloon will he ready in September for shipment to Saint Louis.

The Senate approved of the expenditure of 256,000,000 francs for improvement in French ports and canals. A syndicate has been formed to construct a ship canal between the Firth of Forth and the Clyde, at a cost of ten millions sterling. The Militia was summoned to quail the tramwav strikers’ riot at Richmond, Virginia. They fired a volley and wounded six people. Four shocks of earthquake occurred at Breslau. Several houses collapsed, and most of the houses in the town were damaged. The New Zealand band played at a concert at Albert Hall in aid of the Union. Jack Club. The King and Queen and Prince and Princess of Wales were present. '

It is stated on good authority that a large London firm dealing in Australian frozen produce intend at an early date to erect cold storage works at Footscray, near Melbourne,

The London Board of Education permits Nonconformist children attending voluntary school to be absent during the hour of religious teaching. The Nonconformists are arranging to give separate religious teaching. France has organised a defence on the left bank of the River Senegal against Moorish raiders. Special ports have established for Mauritana camelry along Senegal. The new Reichstag contains 99 members of the centre party, 80 Social Democrats, 50 Conservatives and 48 National Liberals. The majority are favorable to Germany entering into commercial treaties.

Twenty- seven firemen and trimmers of the Orient liner Orita were sentenced at Sydney to 21 day’s imprisonment for disobeying lawful commands. They refused to go to work because they considered the meat supplied for breakfast was too fat and the coffee not satisfactory. The Cologne Gazette expresses the fear that the German Social Democrats may copy the example of Trades Unionism tyranny set by the British colonies, instancing New Zealand, New South Wales and Victoria, and warns the State to exercise great care to prevent labour obtaining undue political influence.

One hundred Unionists members of the House of Commons, out of 130 who approve Mr Chamberlain’s policy, attended ajconference, Sir Herbert Maxwell presiding, and resolved to heartily welcome an inquiry into the fiscal system as the most effective means of defending and promoting the industry of the United Kingdom and the colonies and securing the consolidation of the Empire. The conference appointed a consultive committee to concert measures for inquiry, Messrs Horne and Kiley have just built to the order of the County Council a commodious caravan which will be used to accompany the road grader. It is a fine roomy affair providing sleeping accommodation for two. The hut is built throughout of rimu, the boards being placed on the diagonal, which will effectually prevent their sagging. The interior is papered with what is known as builder’s paper. The wheels are placed right underneath the caravan, this enabling the affair to be easily turned. The County Chairman tells us that the firm has carried out its contract admirably. At Melbourne two youths named Glanfield and Harvey were remanded on a charge of murdering an illegitimate infant, whereof Glanfield was alleged to be the father. The body was found in a creek inabox. The mother of the child told the police accused took the child from her and placed it in a box, stating they were going to put it away quietly. She asked them not to hurt it. They left her and when they came back they said the thing had been done. The youths signed;; a full confessing admitting the mother’s statement, but blaming each other.

The Hon, A. J. Cadman, who arrived in the colony from London last week, has been made a K.C.M.G. Mr Holmes will be presented ’with a testimonial at the Borough Chambers tomorrow evening / The usual fortnightly assembly will be held in the Forester’s Hall tomorrow evening. In our report of the football dance we omitted to make mention of the fact that Messrs E. Grinlinton and E. Davies made most efficient Ms.C. Mr H. C. Cameron, the Produce Commissioner, has consented to deliver an address to the members of the Bush Districts Farmers’ Club. The date will be arranged shortly. Kurds pillaged a monastery near Eryeroumn, killing six priests. They ‘also pillaged a number of villages, killing a number of people. A notable feature was that the Turkish troops in the vicinity did not interfere. Mr Wesley Woolhouse, piano tuner, is at present in Woodville, and orders left atlMrsjDavies, will be promptly attended to. Mr Woolhouse tunes under what is known as the latest London equal temperament system. A conference of members of the House of Commons interested in the iron and steel industries, engineering and electricity have appointed a committee to enquire mo the unfair and illegitimate competition arising from hostile tariffs and trusts.

A petition, signed by 5000 unemployed of Sydney, has been presented in the Assembly, asking the Government for any kind of work excepting stone-breaking, at which it is claimed men are able to earn only 8d per day. According to Mr Zybikoff, the Russian explorer, the regular population of Lhassa is 10,000 and the Thibetan army numbers 4,000, poorly disciplined, armed with the bow and obsolete guns. He states the population is decreasing. The Eight Hon. James Bryce, member for Aberdeen, in addressing the few reform club, said it would be cheaper for Great Britian to subsidise Canada and Australia with a lump sum annually that embark on a policy of colonial preference.

The Right Hon. Arthur Balfour, Prime Minister, on behalf of the Constitutional Club, presented Mr Chamberlain with a magnificent silver casket containing an address eulogising his administration and important economic speeches. Mr G. A. Fisher, Dominion Minister for-Agriculture, replying to complaints by the Leader of the Opposition that the British'gavernmant was re-stocking the Transvaal and Orange Colony with United States cattle, stated that he had done all in his power to induce the purchase of Canadian cattle. Mr and Mrs Holmes were the guests of Mr and Mrs H. Burnett on Friday evening at a progressive euchre party prior to their departure from Woodville. A most delightful evening was spent, andjat the conclusion “ Auld Lang Syne ” was sung. Mr and Mrs Holmes left by the express on Saturday to spend a few days in Napier prior to taking up their residence in Palmerston North.

Several earth shocks, two severe ones, were experienced at Moonta. The men at the 300 feet level in the mine were thrown off their feet end the lights extinguished, the whole workings being in darkness. The tramline at the bottom of the level was torn from its position and some waggons overturned. The falling stones slightly injured several. After recovering from the shock the men men were conveyed to the surface. All work was suspended. Mr W. Isles, who for a period of nearly twenty years has carried on the bakery business in Woodville, elsewhere announces his retirement and the disposal of bis business to Mr John Cameron, for whom he solicits a continuance of the public support, Mr isles, has' always given the closest attention to the wants of the people, and as a business man will be greatly missed. Mr Cameron announces the taking over of the business as from Wednesday, and hopes to merit a fair share of the public patronage. At a sparsely attended meeting of the business people held on Friday evening, Mr Foster Brook presiding, a discussion . took place on a proposal to institute the earlier closing of shops during the winter months. Two motions were carried, one to close the business premises from the Ist July to the 3lst August at halfpast five on each week evening, and the other to close at half-past nine on Saturday evenings. It was decided to take round a list and get the signatures of the business people to these proposals.

As shewing how easily some people fall in a little incident which the Dogtax Collector for the Pahiatua County relates will illustrate. The Collector is a Woodville man, and on meeting a man this morning who lives right on the 1 border of the Woodville and Pahiatua Counties, he asked him how many dogs he intended paying the tax on this year. The man, thinking of course that it wAs not likely a Woodville man would be the Pahiatua collector, said, “ Ob, my dogs are registered in the Pahiatua County,” thus falling in beautifully. The school concert at Kiritaki .on Friday evening was well attended, visitors from Woodville, Pahiatua and Dannevirke being present. An operetta was performed by the children, who appeared in effective costumes and took their parts very well. The Kiritaki nigger minstrels gave an excellent entertainment, Several songs with choruses were excellently sung. An amusing farce brought the concert to a close. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to' Mrs Whibley, *to whose energy the success of the concert was largely due. Supper and a dance concluded the evening.

By an announcement elsewhere it will be seen that Miss Mills (late of Kit kcaldie & Stains) has arrived, and is now in charge of the dressmaking rooms' at Messrs D. G. McKibbin & Go’s. Her reputation is such that the firm has every confidence in recommending her to their customers. —Advt.

We have just made a special purchase of ladies macintoshes— usual price 255. We are are going to clear them at 8s 6d each; ateo about ten dozen ladies fancy belts usual price 2s 6d to 5s each ; to be cleared at Is each. See our window for them. The Econorrdc» A. Bosenberg & Co.

Elsewhere Messrs D. G. McKibbin & Co announce that having purchased a leading manufacturer’s sample clothing at a discount of 4s in the £, they are offering their entire stock of men’s, , youth's, boy’s, and ladies’ mapintpsheß at i the same discount, viz,, 4s in the £ i sterling. This we need hardly say is a (unique opportunity which will no doubt | be largely taken advantage of, [ For Bronchial Cough, take Woods Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d and 2s 6d everywhere, ; Chambeklaxn’s Cough Eemedt | loosens the cough, relieves the lungs and ■ opens the secretions. It counteracts any I tendency of a cold to result in pneumonia. It is unequaled fpr bad colds. It always cures and cures quickly. Try it. H. B. Harris sells it. j3O