MANAWATU

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 128, 24 February 1919, Page 6

MANAWATU

"It seems to me," said Mr.' Justice Chapman in the Supreme Court at Palmerston North, "that this district is o particularly prosperous and fortunate one. In several cases that have come before mo this session evidence has been given tending to show that quite an ordinary rate of wages for working men is £1 per day." The funeral took place on Friday at Palmerston North of a,very old colonist, in the person of Mrs. James Robertson. The service was conducted by" the Eev. Murray. Deceased, who was seventyfive years of age, arrived in Nelson «mie sixty-four years: ago, and resided for many years with" her husband at Brightwater, where she brought up a large family of sons and daughters. Leaving the Nelson district, the' family came to the North Island and settled at Awahuri,, where they remained for sixteen years, subsequently moving to her late residence six years ago. The Levin Amateur Athletic Club held its first meeting in the Domain on Thursday evening Inst, when' three events were contested, the 100 yds. and 200 yds. handicap, and hop, step, and jump. There were about a dozen entrants in each event, the winners being, as follow:— lOflvds.: E. Clarke, syds., 1; A. Cork, 3yds., 2; G. Fox, 12yds., 3. Hop, Step, and Jump: E. Clark, 1; A. Fox,' 2; W. Wilson, 3. The club intends • holding another, meeting 'at an early date. Rifleman Ingram won the Levin Rifle 1 Club's last 6hoot with a score of G6, putting on the possible at the 500 yds. range. The Levin Patriotic Society met on Tuesday evening, when it was decided to organise another "welcome home" function to local returned men. The treasurer (Mr. Goldsmith) stated that the receipts on behalf of the various funds last quarter were ,£2ll lfe. 10d., and the total funds iii hand £27S IDs. Gd.

Sergeant-Major Sell expects to take a bin team of Senior Cndets, Territorials, and Eiile Club members to the No. 6 Group series of shooting matches at Wanganui at the end'of (he month. Forty-eight hours' continuous rain in the Horowhenua dish-jet should interfere considerably with haymaking if any of that work remains to be done.