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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7913, 21 September 1904, Page 4

Alresford in Hampshire has an annual sheep fair. At the last fan-, held, recently, the sales were so numerous that the streets were crowded with sheep all day long and ordinary street traffic was suspended. ,

Among the exhibits at the Marlborough Industrial Exhibition' is a hand-stitched white shirt, made-by Mrs Hes, an old resident of Blenheim. This wonderful Jady is .only, two years short of the century, and has not >yet felt the necessity of spectacles. \ . .

The Foxton Herald has developed an attack of hysteria in consequence of an experimental lamp having been erected hi front of its office, m the course of which it makes some rambling remarks about a " black " night.

Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London office, dated 19th inst.:— Wheat—The market is firm without any change in prices, We quote: Shipment per sailer OctoberNovember 34s per-qv., shipment per steamer September-October 33s per qr. \

According to the local journal, the following puzzle, in the form of a resolution,. was decided upon by the Foxton Borough Council at the last meeting:—" That the price of 22s for planting and 30s for covering with manuka, lie in the Foxton Clerk's office to be taken up by any person who in the Town Clerk's opinion is capable of carrying out the job."

_ The tourist is likely to have a good time at Rotorua in the coming season in the way of transport. There are, it is said, transport, companies, .big and small, springing up all around, and they placed orders for. all sizes arid conditions, of traps with local and Auckland firms -for vehicles of all descriptions, from the humble horse trap to- the- lumbering motor coach. If this be true, there can hardly fail to be brisk competition for trade. Even the steamer business is being pushed.

An enquiry was held' at Wanganui yesterday into complaints made against Mrs Field, assistant teacher at the Wangamn Girls'*school, before Messrs Fred Pirani (chairman), Dixon and Newman, members of the Wanganui Education Board. The enquiry lasted all day, the boardroom being crowded, principally with women, and the chairman had, a rather big order at times to keep the gentler sex within bounds. At-the conclusion, the members of the Board intimated .that they would report their" decision to the Board in due course.

Tn regard to the decision of the Borough Council last night not to recognise any liability in reference .to the Kawau drain, we understand that'the facts of the case are lhat 16 years ago the Borough Council was allowed by Mr S. W. Luxford to construct' the drain through, his property to carry away borough water; this concession was granted on condition that the Council kept the drain in good order, erected: and maintained fences and a bridge to cross the drain, Mr Luxford bein" allowed in return to drain into the drain the Borough constructed. It is now. 16 years since the fences were put up, and they are consequently out of repair. From this it appears that Mr Luxford has a legitimate claim on the Council. .

Kia Ora hats for ever at Ss 9d and: 10s 6d; each hat guaranteed to. keep its colour.—Miliar- and Giorgi, sole agents, —advt. "*

The quarterly summoned meeting of Court,Manawatu, : A;O.F., was held last ■; night,. CR; Bro. Needhajn -.'presiding. '■•:• There was a large attendance, over■; 70 members, being present. Two candidates., were' initiated and'-four proposed, formembership.; Shot-by. a jealous sweetheart,- ClaraNicholas, a young waitress, was taken to a .hospital in Philadelphia, with her spinal cord pierced by a bullet. A desperate operation (says the Telegraph) was performed, the spinal cord was severed, and the .shattered bone removed. Then the 'cord was sewed to- . gethei- with gold threads, and after careful nursing the girl is almost well again. It is not often (says Wairoa Guardian) that anything, like humour can be got out of a church meeting, where most grave and reverend seigneurs do as-t semble to debate matters of weighty moment. At St. Paul's Church annual meeting," however, the question of passing votes of thanks to the individual ladies of the congregation for thenwork was brought up, and caused risibility, when one vestryman remarked: "Why not embrace them all?" The laughter that followed drowned the protest of tlie genial Secretary at thfi alarming prospect. Their lives m Cincinnati the proud possessor, of what is claimed, to be'the smallest watch in- the. world. It measures less thari one-quarter of an inch in diameter, and the face is about the size of the head of a large tack, or nail. The case is made throughout of gold. Tlie lengths of both hands, if placed end to end, would not be more than five twentyi fourths of an inch. The second hand is one-sixteenth of an inch in. length. The I numerals are in Arabic, and are engraved in red, to be more, easily discernible. The works and hands are made of the "finest tempered steel, and the works are set throughout in diamond chips. The London Times, says.a Home correspondentj has demonstrated the unequalled advantage of advertising: in newspapers. .The value of such,adver- • tisements has always been recognised by business men, but of late an idea has been abroad that posters were equally useful. Tiie Times has shown this to be an error. It's two sets of " Encyclopaedia Britannica," the. first of which is almost out of date, sold like the proverbial hot cakes. Although the price was from about £15 to £22 the public bought them more readily than they buy a sixshilling novel. Other enterprises of the great journal have proved equally successful, yet the Times never used posters, but confined itself solely to large display advertisements in the newspapers of the country and circulars. The proprietors are said to have netted a million pounds on the " Encyclopaedia " alone through this means of advertising. Thenexample is now being followed by some of the enterprising business firms,-whp find it highly remunerative to pay large sums of money for a column and. .two-column'advertisements-.'in the newspapers. -."•--. ; .'.. The debate between -Mr W. W. .Collins (pro-license) and the Rev. F. W. Isitt ■ (no-license) was (says the Post) keenly contested, but both* champions occasionally deserted argument for oratory, and won applause by forensic coups that were not logically relevant. Superiority in such a contest naturally falls under two heads—matter, and treatment of it. Each debater brought truck-loads of matter—which scale was the heavier is a matter of individual opinion. .- In treatment, however, Mr Collins was tlie-better,-being more concise in ■ his .arrangement,.'.preserving logical sequences, and arranging his points in something like military order. Mr Isitt's arrangement was not so telling. He appeared to know too much about his subject to be able to condense it symmetrically. -While Mr Collins exhibited bovril, Mr Isitt hung up a "jvholc butcher's - shop. The small audience was mostly ,composed of partisans. Once two opponents in the family circle made overtures, in '-.the, .direction of settling it outside. One got up and walked to the door, .and; the- other was rising to follow when his friends pulled him down by the coat-tails. The presence of goats among the sheep was also proved by a consider" able exit just before 10 .p.m. An .exciting incident is-:r'ej-orted from Perth.(W.A)., When the goldfields express was passing through a siding called Can-akin, a man was seen to climb along the footboard and enter the guard's vaiTThe guard was surprised .at the visit', : but soon saw that he had a lunatic to, deal with. The man made a statement about the people in his compartment, having attempted to murder him. The guard quietened him a little, and then,, keeping a watchful eye on his visitor, resumed his duties. Suddenly the man made a bound for the door, and beforo anything could be clone" to prevent hlaif he leaped from the rapidly -moving train and was soon lost in the pitchy darkness. The guard applied the vacuum brake and soon brought the train to a standstill, but a search of the spot failed to reveal the whereabouts of the unfortunate man. The train therefore, resinned its journey, and the: matter was reported on arrival at Northam.- • ,

The' contest at the annual show in Melbourne "for the butter test among the dairy breeds of cattle is always full of interest to those engaged in dairying pursuits. Exhibitors have been encouraged by a special prize of £100, the gift of the Victorian Government,-which had to be won three times before becoming the" property of the ultimate. winner/ On this occasion fourteen cows were entered but owing to various causes only seven came forward to bo tested. The'-.compe-tition was open to cows of any breed, but it was noticeable that the majority of the animals were Jersey bred. At previous S*°w °f-, the S° cl efcy mG- T-'Chirnsidc, of Wernbee Park, had carried off the honors twice, and it only remained'for *i^' t0 • Sam allother > yin to "claim the £100 prize. His previous scecesscs were gained with Jerseys- Lotus .Lily and Madeira V.—imported to his stud at Wernbee, and on this occasion he succeeded in carrying off the coveted' prize with a Jersey, Golden Drop, bred in his own herd. In addition to winniu« the Government prize of £100 for the gutter test with Golden Drop, the Werribeo Parle stud master also annexes a «old medal with the Jersey Brighton • Queen tor the greatest quantity of milk. . The^fcCormick.Big.l Grass MoWer is so strong it- can b e ..u S ed.for cuttinrushes and tlustles" as^wellas grass and

. Spectacles fitted by C. R a. Whiteford always give satisfaction * cofnnr^ril to keep ftS -Advt. * and GiorSVsQ*e agents

The Rotorua Bowling -Ciub has elee ted a lady as one of its vicerpresidents. •

During last niorith.the-Ranger, impounded .68 head of stock' from^ the Borough roads. .

Mahaia was lit with electricity last week. Commercial travellers who have seen the light affirm that it is one of the best electric street lights in the colony.

On Thursday, September 15th (says the local " Post"), Taihape was exactly ten years old. On that date, ten years ago, the first band of pioneers from Canterbury arrived and pitched their tents. .

"If you rob your children of their education," remarked Mr W. P. James to a defendant in the Masterton S.M. Court, " you rob them of the most valuable possession which it is possible to obtain."

In a case before one of the County Courts in England, a medical witness stated that the. claimant's affection of the left eye was due to excessive smoking, and would disappear if he smoked less.

Cr Tolley is of opinion that the fountain in the Square should be blown up with dynamite, or else that steps.should be taken to .prevent the present over-run of water, and the consequent deplorable state of affairs caused by the overflow.

Bricklayers employed by Messrs Trevor and Fake in Palmerston have decided to don football jerseys at an early date, and try conclusions on the Sports Association ground. The use of the ground was granted them by the Borough Council last night. °

Friends of a Southern man, v/ho is now undergoing" a sentence for perjury, will petition for his release on the grounds that the oath he took before giving evidence was sworn on a dictionary, the same having been substituted by a policeman as a practical joke.

_ The guessing competition in connection with the Municipal Band carnival on Saturday resulted in Misses M. A. Buick (Kairanga), A. Bastin (Feather-ston-street), D. Price (Rangitikei-street), tying with 1,000. The men guessing nearest were Messrs J. Higgins 999, W. Wood 9SO, and G. Papps 978. The correct number was 1083.

Two local residents created much astonishment by walking into the Borough Council Chambers last evening and requesting the registrar to lnan-y them without delay. The regulations did not permit the registrar, to comply with the request, but the marriage ceremony was performed this morning by Mr Keeling.

At. the meeting of the Druids last night Bro. Rush, on behalf of the Inglewood Lodge, Taranaki; presented P.A. Bro. H.- P. Forster, their late secretary, who is now a resident of Palmerston, with a handsome timepiece suitably inscribed, in recognition of services rendered to the lodge as secretary. Mr Foster suitably replied.

From Messrs Watson and Eyre, the printers and publishers, we have received a copy of the fifth edition of their. Palmerston North Guide. The information it contains relating to train time-tables, bus time-tables, barristers and solicitors, calendars, churches, sport, mayors of Palmerston, mail notices, local bodies, Friendly Societies, statistics of. the borough, etc., has been revised and brought up-to-date.

There was a good attendance at the special summoned meeting of the Oroua Lodge of Druids last night, A.D. Bro. Goble presiding. The proposal from the Friendly Societies' Council, re establishing a Friendly Societies' Hall for the town was discussed and it was unanimously decided to fall in with the proposal, and the Lodge delegates on the council were instructed to give the movement thensupport. Two candidates were initiated :and four proposed for membership, one member joined by clearance.

JProm a bed in the fountain reserve in the Square, three plants in flower were stolen last night. At various times other plants have been taken from the reserves. The presence in the town of persons who would commit so despicable an act should warrant the Borough Council in erecting gates at the reserves and locking them after dark. It is but poor encouragement for the townspeople and authorities to find their efforts to beautify the town being wilfully interfered with. A reward for the conviction of the perpetrators might also be offered.

Members of the Borough Council are unaware that it is the intention of the local Rifle Association to hold a junior rifle meeting after the adult meeting in November. Last night several councillors expressed the opinion that provision should be made for at least two cadet matches, the cadet corps being the recruiting ground of all the volunteer companies. Major Dunk, when interviewing -the Kairanga" County Council yesterday, on the subject of a grant, definitely stated that a junior meeting would be held after the adult meeting.

Our readers, says the Chronicle, will learn.-with considerable regret that news received' in reference to tlie operation performed in Wellington yesterday on Mr G. S. Bridge, chairman of the Wanganui Education Board, affords little hope for an improvement in his condition. Before commencing the business at the Wanganui Borough Council last evening, the Mayor referred in terms of sorrow to Gr Bridge's condition. He said that the Council could do no more than express their sympathy with Cr Bridge and hope tha"t he might be. restored to health. Councillors present also expressed then- sorrow.

During a discussbn. at the Horough Council meeting last night on the work done in the Square by the Beautifying Society and its very pleasurable effect, the Mayor expressed the opinion that tradespeople in the Square should contribute a small sum annually to keep the reserves in order. Cr Haydon objected, to the suggestion, stating that he thought it was the ratepayers money that should he- spent there arid not private funds. He considered that the people in the Square had already done exceedingly well in connection -with the gardens.' Cr Tolley said that when the Opera House was available a special benefit night could be devoted to the Reserves Fund. The suggestion found favour with the Mayor who remarked that each of the Councillors should contribute a song. He was sure the programme would prove attractive. Generally the Council expvessad warm approval of the work done by the Beautifying Society. The man who drives the royal mail, The maid who carries-the milking-pail, The stockman on the cattle run, The sportsman with his dog and gun, The'waichinan going his nightly round, The miner, working under ground, : All make themselves from colds secure By using Woons' Great Peppermint Cure.

Mr L. B. Starisell, who has occupied "the position of-clerk at the Mangaweka railway station for. some considerable time has been, prompted to the Palmerston North booking office. .-"'..

Mr J. R; Mackenzie, writing from Victoria to some friends in Tapanui. says it is difficult to pick up anything of quality in Australia in the way of horses that has not been bred in New Zealand or got by a Maoriiand horse.

The Petone Chronicle points out that out of thirty present at the banquet of the Liberal and Labour Federation, held after Mr Seddon's recent public meeting at Petone, twelve were Railway Workshop employees, eight were Petone residents (including the Hutt returning officer), and eleven Wellington residents. •

While steaming down Pelorus Sound yesterday morning the Hinemoa, with the vice-regal party on board,' ran into a school of huge cow-fish, which for a time spurted round the vessel's bows. The chief officer produced a gun, and shot one of the fish when about fifty yards away. The huge fish leapt about 6ft in the air, and then dived deeply, staining the water with its blood. It rose once more, and gave another wonderful leap into the air, then dived into the piscatorial hereafter. Owing to these fish being very quick to take alarm, a subsequent attempt tc harpoon one was not successful.—N.Z. Times.

The value of the finger print system was clearly indicated at the Central Police Court, Sydney, in a case in which a man was committed for trial on a charge of breaking and entering. On August 14 a laundry kept by a Chinaman in Pydney was entered, and a number of shirts and collars were stolen One of the doors leading from the kitchen to tbe shop had only been recently painted, and the man, in forcing it open, had left the impression of some of his fingers on it. These were photographed by the police. Subsequently Sergeant Childs, who is in charge of the fingsr print department, took the print of part of a man's hand at the Central Police Station. When developed these were compared with those found on the door, and at the hearing of the case the officer stated that they were made by the same person.

Some interesting information was supplied to the Auckland City Council on Thursday evening from Mr Wm. Dalton, Commissioner of New York City, concerning the asphalt pavement used in the streets of New York, the town cierk having communicated with that gentleman on- the subject. It was stated.in the commissioner's letter that mineral of rock asphalt had been but little nsed, its superiority over the natural asphalt not having been demonstrated. Two residential streets were laid with this material in 1901, at a cost of two dollara 88 cents., the new pavement being laid on an old stone pavement as a foundation. The mineral asphalt pavement is considered to be more slippery than.the natural asphalt, made from material obtained from either the Island of Trinidad, California, or Venezuela. The co3t of pavement by this material, two inches of wearing surface, one inch of..bituminous concrete, and on the old stone pavement as a foundation, is about one dollar 50 cents, with a guarantee to repair for five years. The cost of re-laying the old stone pavement averages 32 cents per square yard, and concrete 76 cents for five inches thick, i}he ba.is of this calculation being 10 hours per day at 17_ cents per hour for labour.

Gentlemen's new Tweed Suitings and Coatings now opened out and ready to select from at the Bon Marche. Choice selection of the most "up-to-date" goods of the season. Orders should be placed with as little delay as possible. C. M. Ross, and Co., Gentlemen's Tailors and Outfitters.—Advt. Usma.r, merchant tailor, Main-street, Palmerston North, late Regent-street, London.—Advt.