Ruso.-Jap. War Biograph.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 199, 17 March 1905, Page 2

Ruso.-Jap. War Biograph.

. Next Friday, Maodarmott’s unique will appear in S-oti’s Hail, Kawbia, far the first time and will exhibit some startling scenes from the war between Russia and Japan. Although new here, the company ha* made a splendid colonial reputation, having toured New Zealand’s large cities many times daring the last six years, always crowding the largest theates. A recent visit to Australis resulted iu Mr Macdermott being fined £5 for overcrowding one of the large balls iu Melbourne. The Company’s present programme is full of good »djAng : . In addition to exciting war scenes, some interesting genuine pictures of life and manners in the East, the micro-bioscope, of enlarged animal life, an up-to-date bee farm, startling trioV and illusion films, and the marpilous MelbA song records. ProfeseM . W. E. 8c >tt will entertain the audience dixeita fea s of legerdemain, ventrilo■■oEdsm, banjo ados, and musical items* Urfwbich • riitohigh praise, Note the date, Friday and Saturday. rt as [ satisfaction is expressed aft Ts Bau-a-moa at the prompt action , taken by Mr HJ.greepaftfdLj® i spoim to the representations mads to y respecting the alarming nature oft the ragwort i and Harris paid & VTO MTe i Rau-a-moa, andwent to considerable i trouble in going over the whole of the sections, so as became >. afl&uainMMßfc They s&sfcneffi b atieti’jfed|a * settles KM I > th ere \MrsTF s presiding. The whole matter was disi

tioni Xha pest, which now affects an area of aft least 500 acres, some 253 acres of _ which ar/one mass |o! yaw and The "Verge nr segffing. Bp th gentlemen were agreed that the alaim felt by the settlers was fully justified, and admitted that union thfl 25( acres now in bloom were not imw. lately cut down, it would mean ab» son te ruin to Crown tenants and freeI hollers for miles around, while the Nsi ive lands in the vicinity that are loci ed up would also become affected. It was eventually resolved, “ Thaft Messrs Greenslade and Harris be requested to at once telegraph to the Premier, the Minister of Lands, and the, Commissioner of Crown Lands, impressing upon them the absolute necessity for the immediate cutting down of the thousands of plants now U£ bloom, so as to prevent seeding and spread of ragwort over the surrounding country, pending the devising of some practical means for the complete eradication of the pest.” Mr Greenglade and Mr Harris were accorded a hearty vote of 'thanks for the efforto *■ ‘they ware making to help the settlers. Bom gentiemen suitably replied, and said they would stick to the meiteff anq do their best for the settlers, as they realised how serious the position ■ -Wg to them and the whole surrounding? country.—Times. We Iteve received a large cumber of parhphieto-on the subject of ragweift ■■ from the Department of Agriculture, and shall ba pleased to forward theta

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to m&troM goofl has eqaW present tint, fully 40 "Tnsn being u,. recognise ths important uoooi M JvCanoil on the mi Friita, lull They expreneed Matalion with the deciaMt-oft tbrMiatato. of fljande, and of th. u ’notice of the Mmiefee &£Eantt»«W • ’ Tre Rau-a-moa mei|iatsly.