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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7913, 20 September 1904, Page 4

There is no surer way of planting an idea into the puhlic mind than a simple affirmation constantly reiterated. The reiteration about goods for sale should be made in the daily newspaper. It is the cheapest of all forms of advertising.

On page 2: Report of opening of the Band Bazaar last night, Apiti nev/s. On page 3: General news. On pa<*e 6Political news. On page 7: Cables and telegrams.

- The Municipal Band will give a concert in the Square on Sunday afternoon,

At the meeting of the Kairanga County Council to-day Or H. J. Mansori's seat was declared vacant.

.Mr and Mrs H. Austin, of Foxton, are expected back next week from their trip to the.St. Louis Exposition.

The S.M. Court will not sit for the transaction of civil, business during the next three weeks owing; to-the sittings of tli'e Supreme Court.

■ A children's plain and fancy dress ball was carried-'out most successfully at Shannon; About 300 persons were present and nearly 70 children wore fancy; dreses, • . •

At the Himatangi sale, yesterday,'Mr A. W. Ward,: auctioneer for the New Zealand Loan arid Mercantile Company, announced that in1 response to a request of the settlers the company had 'decided to hold sales there fortnightly instead of monthly in the future, subject to the support already received being continued. ■■> ' ,

The Palinerston Bines, paraded for Government inspection last night, under Captain Mbunsey and Lieut. Louisson. The parade was mainly devoted to sectional work under the non.-corns. Before being dismissed the men were measured for the new uniforms, which are to beobtained from Hobson and Sons, London. Those who were not on parade last night must attend next Monday's rapade in order, to be measured.

On Friday the planet Mercurj-reached his inferior conjunction with the sun, or exactly between us and that body, after having been practically invisible since: the 9th. He will remain so until about the2Brd, when he may be looked for in the early morning sky to the eastward. In his oonjunetion with Venus on the 7th he appeared as a faint glimmering star to the south of her; and he will hot again occupy the western evening sky, as he uas lately been doing, until November next. ...

. The system of electing innumerable vice-presidents in the hope of extracting hah'-guineas from them,, came in for adverse criticism at' the meeting of the Eketahuna Cricket Club on evening, : says : the Express. It was pointed out that the system, instead of doing honour, was purely and y simply an appeal to the vanity of .those; elected. This, it was thought, was not in the true interests of sport, and it was'decided to limit the number of vice-presidents of the Club to,three..'■ i'--t';':M..;-~!: ./.

. The " pinaforeball,'.' arranged by the' management of-, the' Mmerya. Quadrille Assembly, which; takes place "at the Foresters' Hall, ;to-uaorrow night,is creating much ■ interest, and' a large attendance is. expected. The floor has undergone special preparation. The music will be of the best, and altogether a most pleasurable time is assured patrons. It is safe to predict that the fixture will be a fitting conclusion to the successful season the management have experienced.

The'homeless boy-Arthur Hopkins - who was shown last Monday to have I suffered extreme hardships, was again brought before Dr A. M'Arthur, S.M., at : Wellington, yesterday morning, on a charge of having been found" wandemm near Otaki, and being homeless. Su£ Inspector O'Donovan submitted a report in reference to Harry Hoj>kms, a resident of Palmerston North, who brought the boy out from the Old Country. The case had been well advertised in the newspapers, and numerous applications had been made to take charge of the lad. His Worship said he had heard of this, and he was satisfied with their being bona fide applications. Addressing the boy, his Worship said: " Well, sonny, you see some people arc taking an interest in yon. If you fire a good boy we will be able to do something for you." The lad was then formally committed to a receiving home in Tina-kori-road, it being understood that he would almost immediately be licensed out to one of the benevolent persons who had been interesting themselves in his behalf. In answer to his Worship the boy stated that he was eleven years of age", and belonged to the Roman Catholic ■ Church.

The San Francisco mail will close at the local post office on Thursday, -at 11 a.m. Money orders may- be\obtained up to 8.80. pan-on Wednesday.' v •

- Messrs T. Parsons and Millward have been re-appointed an Executive by the Directorateof the N.Z. 'Farmers' Dairy Union. - ,

The Kiwitea County Council has decided to endorse the Stratford County Councils protest against" the Premier's recent statement that he' intended extending the local bodies franchise.

In a private letter received from Mv J. M. Johnston he states he Is sending out from Home, for the" A. and P. library, a set of. books on live stock by Sir "Walter Gilby and other standard authors.

Although there isa set of instruments, free from debt, stored at the Council Chambers, Onchvmga has been without a brass band for three j'ears. An effort is now being made to form a band at Onehunga.

. A young boilemiaker named Henderson, employed at Cable's Foundry in Wellington, scratched his fingers with a piece of jagged steel a few days ago. Blood-poisoning followed, and the fingers had to be amputated...

The Telegraph mentions' that Paderewski- had a capital outside, audience at Napier, hundreds of-people who did not care about paying '.a,' guinea' or half a guinea for an inside seat assembling in the vicinity -of the theatre to listen to the concert. ; •

The ITanawatu Racing Club- has accepted the tender of Mr McLean, of Wellington, for the construction of the railway siding to the 'Awapuni course. The work, it is understood, will be completed in time for the Christmas meeting. During the past few; days a "starting gate has been erected on the course and is being worked by Mr Angus Keith. :

..A young jnan named Arthur Thomas, who works, at Toinoana, was walking in Herctaunga-stveet, Hastings, on Saturday evening, and, getting a bump from a passer-by,, feJl against a'plate glass window at Blythe and Co.'s, shattering the large pane. Thomas' only arm was so severely cut tli.it thirteen stitches had to be put in by Dr. Isairh. : ■

The.'Premier, at • the opening of the Marlborough Exhibition :—ln . time members of Parliament would be getting on ferry boats and spending their weekends in Marlborough.: The North Island trains would,steam on to ferry boats, as in America, and bo taken across the Strait, and finish'up at the Bluff. Parliament could accomplish'this. (Lai?«-h-' ter.) ■•.■■...- v:'-'- -;: : '■

"Ivava,:.'...said Mr FowMs *m the House to-night, "is not- intbxijating." Mr.Jas. Allen denied this. He said it was not intoxicating to the head, but it was intoxicating to the knees. "I wish we had some of it in the .House," interjected yix- Seddon, " members would not then be getting up so often to speak." (Laughter.) --■'..

The powerful influence of .fashion on. the drapery trade was referred to at. a meeting.at Auckland in connection with the protest against the proposed increase _of .duties on "shoddy " goods. '■ Fashion," one speaker said," especially in regai'd to the ladies, rules everything m this trade." If, he said, a certain article'of clothing was not in fashion, no power on earth would compel a woman to wear it. "I do not think," he added,' "that even the Right Honourable Mr Sedclon himself would undertake the contract—at any rate, I would like to be there and.see hini make the attempt." ■

A very pleasing ceremony took placeat the. Longbuni Freezing Works on Monday arternoon, when Mr Anderson on behalf of the National Mortgage Company, .presented Mr = Archibald Jxcith, chief engineer at' the works, whois about to join the ranks of the baiedicts, with a very handsome niarble din-mg-rooin clock. . Mr Glendinning, on behalf cv.the employees,! presented- him with a handsome hanging lamp and a set of clinnerware; 'Inmaking the presentations. Messrs' Anderson and Glendminn^referred to the high, esteem in which/Mr Keith was held by the company and the employees.' .."'

The Stnd Bill has got into troubled .waters, and is likely to-be.lost, in them. Acommittee was set up-some, time ago, with instructions to report on the Bill within 10 days.. , The- 10 days passed, and there was no meeting. ■■, On Tlvurs.day Mr Lawry,. on, behalf of the" committee,; asked the House for further time: but Mr Massey contended that the committee ceased t-o'exist 10 days after atj-pojntment-.that there .is,\ "in fact, no comimttee, .and for tae ma tter of that no BM, so far as the.Hous.e is concerned. Ihe^remier endeavoured to = lav down the law on the subject, biit, the 'Speaker ruled witn Mr Massey, -and.the matter .dropped.;--„■,.■■;.■ ■,:■■■■■■ ■;■,;>■:'-i- ..' •.. '

The tm'eo-year-old Dextei- bull, Comptonpigmty, purchased by Mr J..-M. Johnstpn; on behalf/of the New Zealand Government; at the Duchess of Devon-shn-eV salecbst 40gns.,The.two-yca>--bld Keny bu]]; La Manclia: Hero,, also purchased by Mr' Johnston,/stood nrst -o^" S e3f ss at the RoyatDubiin Society's bhow; tins year and- was second in the yearling class, last year. He is described as pt good type, straight in his lines and ?^P *™?agh' the heart. La Mancha ■Mtile ;BJghness and Love Charm,, two Kerry heifers-purchased by Mr Johnston j at the La Manehasale, are highly spoken ..of-, in a recent issue: cirllie^ Farmers' 'Gazette. ■••■■=.,.- '~, ":; .-■:.■,:'■" r,' .:■■.■■ ■/■

On Thursday evening last the Wanganui Liedertafel gave a successful concert. Before the production of Gounod's Deuximee Mes&e," Dr Hatherley, the 1 resident of the Liedcrtafel, presented -Mr Loiiis Cohen, the conductor, with a handsome silver-mounted ivory baton, subscribed for by the active members of the Liede^tafel. Dr HatheHcy pointed •out how Mr Cohen had inspired the members with poimc of his own enthusiasm, - that he had r"7a high ideal, and that he enjoyed the confidence t and esteem of every active member of'the Society, and this presentation was intended only as a tribute to the high esteem in which Mr Cohen was held by those who associated with him in the advancement and cultivation of "ood music. Mr Cohen expressed in a few ' graceful words his gratitude and appreciation of the recognition of his services. He though* that a pure arid educated . taste xor good music could only be ex- * , pected if opportunities were afforded to tie pnohe from time to time of hearing it.—Chronicle. • & The McCormick Reaper and Binder has won every important field trial in Europe during the last four years.* Spectacles fitted'by C. P. A. Whiteford always give satisfaction.See our now stock of Centaur' cvdes Prices irom £20. Clarkson's."

. Captain Edwin telegraphed to-day :— Strong winds to gale from between west end south-west and south; glass rise• rain probable and colder, weather.

The. Kairanga County Council to-day decided to call tenders for metalline Cameron and Newberry Lines; tenders to be in by next meeting. ■ -

At its^ meeting.to-day the Kairanga County Council decided to berepresented by counsel at the hearing of the objections against the abattoir site on the Foxton Line. .

Miss Rose Aisher, of Palmerston, who has taken up the position of head milliner m a Dannevirke drapery firm, was, hetore her departure, presented with a ■handsome travelling companion by St -Fatnck's choir, of which she has been a' menibev for some time.

Two well known farmers id the itarwaiwai (Wairarapa) district, named James and Benjamin Williams have been arrested on the charge of stealing in July last, thirty-five sheep belonging to William Fuge. Accused have been remanded.

_. At the inquest on the remains of the late George Owen, of Manakau, no evi-dence-was forthcoming to show whether he shot himself or whether his death was the result of an accident. He was found dead m his bedroom, with a shot «un under him. A verdict of accidental death was returned.

AUhe meeting of the Kairanga County Council to-day a petition was presented by_Or. Were praying that the Taonui -Hiding be divided into two or more ridings. The petition was signed by several settlers. On looking up the Counties Act it was found that the Council could not take action till March next, when they will'take steps to have the Taonui Elding divided.

■ Since- the paragraph appeared in the bTAND.vRD stating that steps were bein" taken to ascertain if Mr Fred Piram would agree to contest the Palmerston seat at the next general election, numbers of his old supporters have expressed the hope that he will contest the seat. If Mr Pirani becomes a candidate he will receive liberal and enthusiastic support.

The Foresters' Hall presented an animated appearance last night when fully 120 young people accepted the invitation of a number of bachelors in Main-street to attend a ball" given by the latter. The gathering was exceedingly enthusiastic, the result being that a most favourable tune was spent in dancing and sin<*ing. The floor was in capital condition" the music supplied by Mr A. F. McMinn, was of the usual first-class order, while the supper tastefully laid by a committee of ladies, was a feature of the function, and they are entitled to a word of praise tor their efforts in this direction. Messrs Gestro and Greathead were Ms.C.

1 own a friend in every man (This ain't a lie I'm telling) ; Coughs, colds, &c, all take wing When I come nigh a dwelling." An enemy to every ill (Now, don't mistake, I ain't a pill), But concentrated, perfect, pure, ; And known as Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.

TTsmar, merchant tailor, Main-street, Palmerston North, late Regent-street, London.—Advt. .