LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXII, Issue 3882, 4 June 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The new uniforms for the Woodville Rifle Volunteers were given out to the men on Friday evening. Mr R. G. Craig, architect, is now located in the office occupied by Mr F, Murray Land Agent, where he may be consulted by clients.

The sarcasm of the Chairman at the annual meeting of the A- & Association was lost when he stated that a certain person had not crawled into an official position, Inspector Hill examined the Kumeroa School on Friday and the Woodlands School on Saturday. We are informed that both schools passed highly creditable examinations.

A start was made with the erection of the gasworks this morning. Mr Griffin and bis men havingarrived. Something like 100,000 bricks will be required, and it is rather a pity that Mr Griffin is compelled to go to Dannevirke for them. Towels 10d, Is, 1b 3d, Is 6d, Is lid per paii at the Economic. The si.ip Port Jackson, with a hundreu War-pite.boys aboard, collided with the German steamer Weyroos in the Downs. She was towed to Dover. The starboard bow is seriously damaged. The bugle for formation sounded at the moment of the collision, when the lifebelts were ordered out. The boys reformed within three minutes of the collision with lifebelts. The discipline was perfect.

So far 81 bands have entered for the International Exhibition contest at Christchurch. The Rnahine Battalion Band is amongst the entrants.

The Kumeroa races are being held to-day in glorious weather. A large crowd went out from Woodville. A full report will appear on Wednesday. The four-sioreyed building of the New Zealand Hardware Company in Cumberland Street, Dunedin, was destroyed by fire at an early hour on Saturday morning. The Attorney-General says the number of prisoners in New South Wales at the end of 1904 was 128 per hundred thousand, not 286 per hundred thousand, as asserted in New Zealand ; while at the end of 1906 it was 112 per hundred thousand compared with 318 per hundred thousand in New Zealand.

The “creep” in the Central Mine (N.S.W.) ismore serious than that which occurred last July. The plant and machinery is ruined, and the underground works damaged. A thousand men are thrown idle. Great fissures have opened in the surface.

Ladies’ Black Caracul Jackets 455, at the Economic,

In the Magistrate’s Court at Blenheim Adam Watson Jackson, a sheep farmer, was fined £5 on a charge, under the Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900, of removing an ear from a dead skin. It tvas alleged that not one sheepowner in fifty knew that the offence was a eeriops one punishable by a heavy fine. . The annual general meeting of shareholders in William's Kettle, Ltd., was held in the company’s offices at Napier on Thursday. The balance-sheet shewed that the net profits for the year were £14,057. A dividend of? per cent was declared and a bonus of £6OO was voted to the staff.

The battleship Montague struck on Lundy Island, Devonshire where the wreck of the Santa Catharina, took place as described in Kingsley’s book, “ Westward Ho.” The Montagu was badly torn, and filled with water. It is feared that she will become a total wreck. The officers and crew were landed. Cash Discount of Is in the £ at the Economic.

The newspaper Tribune admits that the repatriation of the Chinese is a complete failure. Every consideration of honour had compelled the Liberal leaders to give effect to the drastic reforms enunciated in their election speeches. Otherwise the disappointment of the party would have been extreme and a reckoning would have been exacted correspondingly heavy. Mr Chapman, Commonwealth Post-master-General, and Sir Joseph Ward discussed the Pacific Board arrangements to remove the existing difficulties! achieve economies, and place matters on a more satisfactory footing, thus securing larger business. The Board has resolved to dispense with coloured labour on the vessels. Mr Chapman discussed with Signor Marconi’s manager the question of establishing communication between Queenseliff and Tasmania. He also received overtures from International and German companies. Sir Joseph Ward inspects the international system while in America. Mr John, of the Australian Timber Company, giving evidence before the N.S.W. Tariff Commission, stated the proposed duty on New Zealand timber would be detrimental to the users of boxes for butter, wines, whisky, meat, and fruit. There was no timber bo suitable, so easily cut, or procurable in the • quantities necessary. To put a duty on white pine would be calamitous to the producers of the Commonwealth inasmuch as the duty passed on to the man on the land. Both kauri and white pine should be free if undressed.

At the Court this morning William Newberry was charged before Mr J. Motley, J.P., with being an idle and disorderly person. The police stated that Newberry, whose parents reside at Maharahara, is in the habit of roaming about the district and loitering about in the vicinity of people’s dwellings. He was apparently harmless, but people were rather soared of him. He slept in a cowshed on Saturday night, and was found by the police roaming about the roads on Sunday evening. He was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon. He was cautioned by the Bench that if he was found loitering about again he would be severely punished.

The troupe of Maoris who appeared at the Alexander Hall on Friday evening have every reason to be proud of their entertainment. It is most interesting, and is absolutely free from anything objectionable, and we are inclined to think that not half enough is seen and heard of the talents of the natives of New Zealand. Though the programme was a lengthy one, the audience did not lose interest, and vigorously applauded every item. Space will not permit us to go into detail as to the performers', but we may say that few things so enjoyable and so interesting as the hakas and poi dances of the natives of Hamua have been seen before in Woodville. In seconding a vote of thanks to the Press at the recent Farmers’ Union Conference in Pahiatua, Mr McCurdy said he was afraid members did not fully ■recognise the handsome treatment they received from the Press. They were as much indebted to members of the Press for what they left out of their reports as for what they put in (applause). Very often a man in the heat of the moment said something he would rather have left unsaid. Gentlemen of the Press had exercised a very wise discretion in such matters during the present Conference, for which they deserved the warmest thanks. The motion was carried with acclamation.

We have been asked to give an emphatic contradiction to a paragraph in the Era of last Thursday Regarding the Secretary of the Ruahine Rugby Union having called a meeting and failed to attend it. The paragraph stated that three representatives of the Union from Pahiatua came to Woodville, but the Secretary, who resides in Woodville, was not present. The par also hinted at “the sad state of affairs,” and suggested a vote of censure on the Secretary, Mr Mcßobte is the only representative from Pahiatua on the Ruahine Union and he was absent in Wellington, so we know he was not one of the three. Who they were and what they had to do with the Ruahine Union is scarcely any business of the Secretary. There was a meeting culled for Wednesday evening, but as the Dannevirke and Pahiatua representatives could not be present, it was postponed. The members of the Union were notified of the postponement in plenty oftime. One thousand yards Japanese silk, in all the leading colors, just received direct from Japanese agents, twenty-one inches wide, all to go at Is per yard, usual price Is Gd, at the Bon Marche.— C. Sandford & Co. For Bronchial Coughs and Colds Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, la 6

English saddle-tweed trousers, 7s 6d Colonial ditto 8s Gd. Youths’ and girls jereys in cardinal and navy, with polo and roll collars. Bloomers, Golf blouses, everything of the latest. Everything at the right price. Bush rugs in unusua variety and A 1 value. Colonial Blanl kets at the rig ht price. At LondoHouse.

An owner is wanted for a lady’s- muff found on the Napier Road. An owner is wanted for a filly running on the Riveside property. Mr F. Goodacre has a choice assortment of pot plants for sale. No passengers will be taken on the “ Wild Cat ” to-morrow evening. Mr J. Bottomley is anxious to know the whereabouts of his flags, which were borrowed for some social function.

A football match is to be played this afternoon between the Daunevirke Rifle Cadets and the Woodville Town boys. Mr J. .H Morgan and Mr John Ebbett have decided to take a trip to the Old Country, and will probably leave this week.

Mr Ernest Nelson, son of Mr William Nelson, of Tomoana, was on Tuesday married at Hastings to Miss Margaret Brandon, second daughter of Michael Brandon, of Hastings. It was five years on Friday since peace was signed in South Africa. It will be twenty years on Friday since the Tarawera disaster causing the destruction of the Rotorua terraces. The Kumeroa School Concert will be held on Friday evening, and promises to be a big success. Advantage will be taken of the occasion to say farewell to Miss Gray, who is leaving to take up her duties at the Hastings School.

The condition of the Woodlands school for many years past has been a source of trouble to the committee. They now have to invoke the assistance of the member for the district, and Mr Ross will interview the Department when in Wellington this week. The Rev. Mr Thomas, of Dannevirke, exchanged pulpits with the Rev. Mr Bowie yesterday. The Methodist Church was well filled at both morning and evening services, Mr Thomson’s sermons were what are called missionary sermons, and were listened to with wrapt attention. Indeed the congregation were astounded at the eloquence and the intelligent exposition of the Scriptures by this young preacher. Mr John Harris, chairman of the Woodville County, proceeded to Wellington to-day accompanied by Mr Ross, the member for the district. The object of the visit is to interview the Government with reference to having certain reserves vested permanently in the County, the approval of the road deviation through Holder’s" leasehold, and the interfering by the Railway Department of the road to Tiraumea over the Manawatu. This afternoon a “ dead beat ” entered the Post Office Hotel and demanded a long beer. As he did not have the money to pay for it, he was refused and ordered to leave the premises. He] took his revenge by going into the back yard and stripped the clothes lines of the week's washing, a goodly bundle. He was some distance away down a back street before the theft was discovered, and had it not been for the services of a sprinter from Maharahara, he might have got away altogether. The thief was caught with most of the washing in his possession, although he bad dropped a sheet or two on his hurried journey. He was given in charge, and will have to answer to the Court tomorrow morning.

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