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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7917, 24 September 1904, Page 4

The longer you study a subject the shorter will grow your description of it. Write your adyertisement,: and then see how many words you can cut out of it and still convey your meaning—distill it, as it were. A drop ,of perfume is as sweet as a cart-load of roses.' Unnecessary words in advertising are a useless expense. Use no more words than are required. - '•',.. \ ■■•:■'■' : -''}' '-: - y

■ Mr D. Sinclair, the recently appointed assistant engineer, forwarded his resignation to the Borough Council last night, to take effect from the end of September. The resignation was accepted. Court Manawatu, A.0.F.;,. celebrate their 29th-anniversarywith a social and and dance, to be held in the Foresters* -Hall, on October 19th. The admission has been fixed as follows:—Double tickets 3s, extra lady Is.. ■Mr A. Yortt .is discharging tlie secretarial duties!

The Kia Toa junior footballers were entertained by Mr Mulrooney at the Masonic Hotel last night.. Mr Jno. Hurley presided. A very pleasant evening was spent, during which the trophies won during the year were presented.1 Songs were contributed by Messrs A Jack, jm\, Galloway, Dell, Webb, Wood, Egan, and Ward. 'Mr Tait played the accompaniments.

Cr. Essex asked, last night at the Borough Council meeting, if anything had been dpnein reference to, the abattoir plans. The Engineer replied that he had not yet made a start with them. He had, however, been down to Wellington, had arranged the details with the Department, and knew what .they wanted. The plans would be ready in a fortnight.- '

On Monday evening last the Kelvin Grove Hall Society held its annual meeting. The report and balance sheet showed the finances to be in a healthy condition, additions and improvements to the value of £70 being" added to' the hall during the year. It was decided to make the annual subscription for. members half-a-guinea, and to make the sports meeting an annual fixture for Anniversary Day, 22nd January, -j".--.- ~ • Mrs Donaldson,' of Cuba-street, won first prize in the Municipal Band's guessing competition,-with 1150, the nearest estimate., Mesdames Bason and Price and Miss Buick tie for the prizes presented by Messrs Wycherley and bonN. Malcolm, and H. W. Scott. The children^- competition for, the- most tic-" kets sold resulted as follows:—Boys • L Arn-ott.l, E. Arnott 2. Girls: Miss m! Rush 1. . •' ./yyy

At the annual meeting of the Hawke's Bay Woollen Company, Ltd.,.the baU ance-sheet showed, a considerable loss on the year's working, chiefly owing to the rise in the price of wool, but partly to the over-manufacture of a class of goods with which the market was fully . B-#? MAi '\- rf olut, ioll w»s passed ihat the directors be empowered to make the best arrangements they can either for introducing new capital into the company to enable business to be earned on, or to dispose of the business as a going concern*"

At the S.M. Court this morning before Mr A D. Thomson, Henry Wolland, charged with permitting .-couple of horses to wander in the Borough, was fined 5s and,costs 7s. Mr Fitzherbert appeared on behalf of the ranker Robert Henderson, charged with drunkenness and indecency, was fined 10s or 48 hours' imprisonment on the first charge," and 40s or fourteen day's imprisonment on the second. An order of separation was granted Emmelinc Campbell (Mr Baldwin), she to havo the custody of her children, and her husband to contribute 20s per week to their support.

There's notning humble about our boots except the prices.—Payne's.*

On page 2: Cable news, ■ report of last night's Borough Council meeting. On page 3: Sporting. ' On' page 6:. Interview with' Mi* J.,. M. .Johnston in reference to Kerry cattle.. On page 7; Correspondence, court" news?'

y.Fifteen hundred.trout?were liberated injhe^Etzherbert;^st?siMain. to-day. -

■The AustralasMi boxirig champioirships. will begm in?Christchurch next Tuesday. ;...y.y.>!: .

Seven flax mills '• are obtaining their supplies of' green leaf from the Makerua swamp. ■'.. The.; royalties; last month' totalled £1200. y _?.?????•; ■{.■■

■ ;.Captain Edwin wires to-day.: - Strong winds to gale from between: north-east and north and west; glass fall soon; rain'probably heavy.

yMr A.yV. Merriman writes *.—'.' Owing to the .many inquiries made respecting my brother-in-law's rumoured windfall,. I beg to state that I know absolutely nothing about it.''

Probate of the will of the late John M. Sutherland was granted, on the application of Mi* H. Giftbrd Moore, to George Bee and Alex. Sutherfand, the' executors named?in the will.? ?'. -?'

liy connection, with the proposal toappoint a veterinary surgeon, the local branch of the? Farmers' Union has received liberal promises of support, and, it.is anticipated there willbe no difficulty in raising the £200? guarantee.

At a.special meeting of the Kairanga County Council, held this inoming, at which there were present. Crs. Luxford. (chairman)^ Nathan, Bryant, Voss, Were and Greer, the general rate of §d, in the £, struck previously, was confirmed.

As indicating the ; amount of work which -falls to the lot of a Port Health Officer of a : busy port,: 20,000 persons passed through Dr Pollen's hands in the course of. his fixamin'ation.1 of oversea arrivals' at 'Wellington-last year..

There was a particularly large attendance at the Band Bazaar last night, and better sales were registered than since th c opening of the function.:- To-night tho bazaar will be open, and all goods dis T posed of. A busy night is anticipated. The remaining goods will be auctioned to-night at. 9.00.

Considerable interest is being taken locally, judging from applications for .prize lists, in.the horticultural, home industries, and needlework classes at the November. Show. The prize money'allotted to these classes far exceed . auy- ■ thing yet provided in the colony. At an exliibition in another part "of the colony there were' 300 entries in bread and 25Q: in .' jam tarts, and- there is no reason why ;there should not be larger entries -^or the forthcoming Show°in ;■•' .'

The ■■ ) following wag tola by a young laidy at :a ' Band of Hope -meeting t in Mastertou :—' A far-i mer bad a surplus •of beer, whicH had turned, sour.. Thinking* to fatten -the pig a : with it, he mixed tho beer : with the pigs' food. As a r- esult the iariinials 'became drunk, and .the farmerwas ;bo amused with tha aaitiesythe; pigs performed that' ha ; tried it ■■ a second time. But oncoiWas mrotigh?, 'the pigs refusing to| take any more I'oobV saturated with' beer. . • .

The Centaur Cycling and Touring Club s amusement evening on Thursday last was, as usual, a great success. The attendance-at these functions are growmg,every week"and there is some first class talent among the members. Some ■exteemely •■ exciting r games of ping-pong (which the Centaurians have revived) were played, while Mr W. A. Whitfield gave some fine selections on the piano. Several of themeinbers have contributed some interesting literature to the club and members who wish, can, any evening'in the week, (except Thursday), have a quiet .read and smoke or same of cardsj &c; y.. '.'. .? ■;■'..: y y-., ? ..

.Ai^ enthusiastic, meeting'was?licld-in Wellington last night of those opposed to the'introduction' of Bible-teaching in Mate schools,' and was passed expressing .approval of the present system of primary.education, which provided that, teaching shall be of an entoely secular character.. The meeting resolved^ to form itself into a State bchpols Defence League to maintain the present system of free,-compulsory and secular education in primary schools,, as provided by the Education Act of 1877. The constitution was adoptedand officerselected. .Among the speakers ..were Messrs*J. Hutcheson, A. H. Hihdmarsh, D. Robertson, A. R. Atkinson. Hon. F. H. Fraser, Rev. J. Crewes? Hon. T. W Hislop, and Rev. W. A. Evans. *

-r J- B-, Clarkson waited on tho Borough Council last night in reference to then* refusal to give him a permit to build m. wood; He had. noticed fern the newspapers that the permit had been refused though he /had received no oihcial communication.. Mr Clarkson said the sectaon.where itwas proposed to build was outside the brick, area, so he was mfonned by the; previbus engineer, who_.had.granted a permit'to build in wood on it. Pel-mission had now been retused to.make an extension in the ;sarae material.,:Mr;Clarkson also Wished ,to know whether: the Council would allow him to build ,in iron,: ; a hd whether, rf he bmltym brick,-theCouncU would ; extend tho, compensation clause' for the buildmg as it was on Borough property. Ihe -Mayor replied that the Council would consider the latter, questions. Mr Clarkson asked as to his enquiry re the reused- permit.;;. The; sMayor, said the matter was closed;sofar as the Council Z aS Con^ e™ed, : .which' led Mr Clarkson .^^k;that?itwag:hot done-with so the fact, that.the previous engineer had gormed;him,th a tthe.bundiriwas outside the brick area. . The Mayor: "I yon »°Npo^*b^Bue^? Point with you.^ Mr Clarkson: "I came to ask a question, and I am surely entitled to rece}™F\™™™" The Mayor: "You ■S.^ mS^WWe'" c' ybur *eat* Mr Plark" persisted, whereupon _th c Mayor said>: '•; If you can't: take civil treatment.whenyou get it I will have to deal with you in'anther: Way MrClaH^6n; wt ; down. .-The.? Mayor:

The Woods' Binder will cut where other binders fail.- .

We use highest-quality material in spectable-fitting. Wlkfo/d'sPWaey ' P« 7. TnL? °e5^ Urs 3'us* anived, SUi^ Pnces f ™» m Co^^oSd^f select from atSlt^ "J^- 10 selection of the molt «u^ f A „Choif RossSd ci rla^ as p^sible * C-JI« oSStters^J^l^^'? bailors and

. Miss _:Jessie Cameron, of ' Oroua Bridge, was awarded first prize for singing iri the 'mezzq : sopranoy division at the Marlborough? • e*snibition.; Mr Maughan Barnett, of Wellington, was thejudge. ."■__,-.•""-;.. -.-. ■ -;

Yesterday?'the;Chief Justice and a special jury concluded the hearing of a claim for £626 ; 10s 4d, damages brought by the New. Zealand Farmers' Dairy Union, Ltd., against the . Wellington Fresh Food and Ice Company, Ltd., for alleged negligent storage.of butter. The jury*'after any absence? of fifty-three minutes, found that- the-plaintiffs'-had failed to prove negligence, and that: owing to.the inability' of the expert wit-' nesses to. .explain.'the?'cause- of the deterioration it was unable to express any opinion as to the cause. His Honor said the finding .amounted to a verdict? fori the defendants.- Judgment was entered accordingly,- with costs according, to scale, and allowance for two extra days. In a previous action;''in which the defendants had been-plaintiffs, and in which judgment, was confessed, costs of the writ and of preparing the case for trial were allowed.

• The Ruapehu and Delphic have brought us 46 cases of new and seasonable goods which we have been waiting for. These have : been opened out dur-ing-the last few days, and are now being displayed in the various departments, which are now teeming with new and fashionable goods, of which we invite the early inspection of prospective buyers at the Bon Marche. C. M. Ross and Co., direct importers.—Advt.

I say, you can't beat the Kia Ora hard felt at 8s 9d and 10s 6d. Best in the market; guaranteed to keep their colour. Millar and Giorgi, sole agents —Advt.