LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXII, Issue 3865, 25 April 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Just opened out at The Bon Marche a fresh supply of Ladies’ Black Caracul Jackets, We have disposed of all the first lot, and now invite the ladies of this district to inspect the latest styles in these most fashionable garments. Our Dressmaking Rooms are now in full swing. Now is the time to place your order for the new Winter Dress. Call and inspect our new patterns in Grey Dress Materials, which arc all the rage. We promise you a perfect fit. All garments made in Miss Walker’s well known first rata style.—C. Sandford and Co. Fresh tenders are called for the erec’ lion of a post office at Makuri. A reward is offered for the recovery of a lost dog. Trespassers on the Mokoia property will be prosecuted. Trespassers on Kakoa will be prosecuted. Football Jerseys cheaper than ever at the Economic. The Borough Councill will meet to' night to consider the plans and specifications for the gasworks. The Rivals (Maharaharu) Football Club hope to put a very strong team in the field this year. The Management Committee of the Rnahine Rugby Union with meet this evening to draw up fixtures for the coming season. The Wellington people are holding a monster demonstration to-day in aid of sufferers by the Ban Francisco earthquake. Messrs R. Milner and A. Debreceny give notice of their intention to apply for a slaughtering license at next meeting of the County Council. Towels 101, Is, Is 31, Is GJ, Is lid per pair at the Economic. All dogs in England have to wear collars on which the names aad addresses of their owners are inscribed. A bitl is now before the New York Legislature providing for o, similar regulation as regards cats in New York. Mr F. M. Kenney, practical watchmaker and jeweller, announces elsewhere that he has opened a stock of beautiful silver goods and silver-plated ware. These are eminently suited for wedding presents. Mr Kenney has also a beautiful lot of engagement and dress rings. To-morrow at Papatnva, Abraham and Williams, Ltd,, will offer on behall of Mr A. Knight the whole of his stock comprising sheep, dairy cattle and poultry, also the implements and sundries of a dairy and poultry farm. In connection with the mutiny of (lie Portuguese warship, five of the vessels are now anchored at the mouth of the Tagus under the guns ofthe port. Fourteen hundred seamen are confined in the barracks. It is alleged ihnt undue severity on the part of the commander of the Don Carlos I. has caused the mutiny. Nasty little coughs and colds Quickly make you ill Drive you to a legal man About your final will. Better far to cure the cold With Woods’ Peppermint Cure, Than life to be n burden 'Which you could not endure.

Mr and Mrs McKibbin, of Pleasan Point, Timaru, who has been on a visi: toMrD. G. McKibbin, left to-day foi their home. They enjoyed their visit tc the Bush very much. The English mail which should haw gone via San Fiancisco, is being sent bj direct steamer leaving Wellington tomorrow. The mail closes iu Woodvilie at 5 o'clock to-night. The man John Prestidge, who it i< alleged wa< stabbed by Tlioroaß Henry Goodger in analteiC'ition at Nt-wtown, 'Wellington, died in the Hospital on Monday. Goodger will be called upon to answer a charge of manslaughter. Lace Curtains for Is lid, at the Economic. MrCarlGotbricEngslrom, of Coonoor, was married at St. Mark's Church, Well- , ington, yesterday, to Miss Ellen Mabel Welshy, eldest daughter of Mr John Weleby, of Marion Street. Miss Weltby was formerly teacher at Coonoor. Plimmerton House, situated on the northern side of Porirua harbour, was destroyed by fire yesterday. It was owned by Mr Charles Plimmer. The house was insured in the Commercial Union for ±ISOO and the furniture for £4OO. In fifteen years London has more than trebled its debt and doubled its taxation. During the five years ended in 1891 the lowest-rated parish only paid 2s lOd in the pound, and the most highly-rated paid 8s sd. To-day the lowest-rated parish pays 6s 6d, while in Poplar the rates have reached 12s in the pound. A silly joke was recently played on an Auckland reporter. From time to time one comes across curiosities in the shnpo of ships' ruanifet-ts, and among the list of imports by the Zonlandia were a few of the kind. Three bags of treacle, seven cases of bees' knees and a quantity of post-holes were included in the list. For Bronchial Coughs and Colds, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is Cd Mr Duncan Morrison was fatally injured at Makotuku on Monday morning. It appears that he was assisting one of his men to jack a log from the skids to the trolly, when it rolled back and crushed him against another log. Medic il aid was at once called in, and although deceased lived for about three hours it was found impossible to f-ave him. The court martial in conned ion with the recent ragging incident in the St-ots Guards has resulted in Colonel Cuthbert being relieved of his command, and Captun Trucey of the Adjutancy. The four arrested lieutenants lose a year's seniority. The lieutenant who was the victim of the ragging has left thf-Jregiment. Mr Chapman and the Commonwealth delegates are strongly advocating the claims of Australia as the rendezvous for the next postal Congress. The length of the voyage is regarded as the great obstacle. The New Zealand proposal of universal penny postage was received with interest but is unlikely to be adopted. Cash Discount of Is" in the £ at the Economic. A second-saloon passenger on the lonic, which arrived in Wellington on Monday morning, was found drowned in one of the baths of the ship that morning. Deceased, whoso name was Bachelor, was accompanied by his wife on the voyage out. Mr and Mrs Bachelor had only recently been married. A train was partially derailed at Kalgoorlie. The fireman, Newby, was pinned against the boiler, and it was i impossible to extrieato.him. He was slowly roasted to death. His piteous appeals to be put out of misery lasted five hours. The driver, Sentor, had his leg broken, and a man named Lind had a collarbone fractured. The average attendance at the Kumeroa School for the past month was 66 out of a school roll of 77. The decrease in the number on the roll is due to the erection of the Crosse's Estate school and to the fact that several fannies have left the district. The prize fund this year was liberally subscribed to by Messrs Fountame, Maclcie and J. Harris, and the Committee desire us to convey | their best thanks to those gentlemen. English saddle-tweed trousers, 7s 6d, Colonial ditto 8s Gd. Youths' and girls jerseys in cardinal and navy, with polo and roll collars. Bloomers, Golf blouses, everything of the latest. Everything at the right price. Bush rugs in unusual variety and Al value. Colonial Blankets at the right price. At London House. The police court at Westmount, Quebec, has been the scene of a charming romance. Hilda Sjoberg, a pretty young Swede, was about to be sentenced to imprisonment for thef', when William Brown, a youthful Canadi«n, proposed to her in a loud voice, and offered, if her sentence were remitte 1, to marry her as soon as a license and a minister could be found. The magistrate thought that 1 a domestic fireside might prove a more abiding corrective than the company of convicts, so he suspended sentence pending fulfilment of the lover's pledge. The girl did not reject the offer, so time was given for preparation. That evening at seven o'clock in the court room a clergyman performed the marriage ceremony. Ladies' Black Caracul Jackets 455, at the Economic. King Edward slept in Paris on March 9th, the night when the French census was taken, and he received a census paper to fill up. Among the questions on which information was sought of the Royal visitor were the following: —How long have you been married ? Have you any children ? Can you read and write ? Are you deaf and dumb or blind? Are you an employer of labour? What is your business and firm ? How many peoI pie do you employ ? What is the nature i of your employment ? and, are you out ot work ? The King's answers would have been interesting. Instead of being filled up, however, the paper was returned with " His Majesty the King of England " written across it.