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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7920, 28 September 1904, Page 4

Captain Edwin telegraphed to-day:— Strong winds to gale' from, between north-east'and north and west after 16

hours f 1-9111 now,'Tvith glass falling; rain probable. ' . f '. -

■ That well-known lover and judge' of " Jersey. Lilies," Mr McCrea, of Tokorangi -.(Halcombe), during his recent visit to Australia, purchased" some of those splendid and high-priced Jersey cattle. • ' As death certificates are issued to members of Friendly Societies under the Act for Is each, Mr W. T. Wood intends asking the Government to issue birth certificates for High School pupils either free or for a similar amount.', .At. the,-Police Court to-day, bofore •Messrs J. Mowlem and Johnson, J's.P., a native, named H. Cribb, was charged with allowing a bull to be at large on the Eangitikei-road. He pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s, with costs £1 Bs. At a meeting of the committee of the Manawatu Racing Club -on Saturdaynight the following new members were elected:—Messrs A. "W. Bell, V. H Harman, J. McDonald, G. McCartyi W; H. Hankins,-R. P. Abraham, H. d'Auquier and F. Lovelock. A Halcombe resident, Mr J. Purkiss, has patented a lightning postage stamp j sticker. The working speed of this simple process is said to compare favourably, with the; women in a Lancashire cotton mill, who lick and' stick 12,960 labels per day on reels of cotton. A horse' got into a slip in the Mangaweka district on Saturday. He made two or three* ponderous efforts to get through. About,three plunges and the head of the animal was. all that was visible. It took twelve men to extricate the horse. ' .

Detectives Maddern and De Norville arrested a man named Thos. Parker at Longburn, this morning, on-a charge of alleged theft of a watch and chain from the person of a man named A. "Wright The accused, was brought before Capt" Mowlom, J.P., this morning and remanded till next week.

Sir Luff, engineer for the Feildinß Borough Council, has tendered Bis r£ signaMon and has asked to be relieved oi his duties as soon as possible. ■It is probable the position will be offered to Mr Burmister, assistant engineer. The jsurveys. and levels in connection with |the water and sewerage schemes for ■p eliding are practically completed. • I' Mr Flutter secretary of the North v^sland Band Association, received by (yesterday's 'Frisco mail the music for •|he next band contest at Auckland. The fconsignmentincludes'one test selection •jind the test march from E. Smith and #0., London, and one test'selection from |3oosey and' Co., London. In accordance J§"ith the rules the packages have been pjaced unopened in a strongroom, and Mil be- distributed at the proper time to tne bands nominating. ..■, - •/ M" In America," says Professor Arytoh, $pmch less importance is attached to .examinations than in Great Britain" 3|ie granting of a degree is'left to the decision of the professors, without-the jrvention of outside examiners At technological institutes there are no ses.ana no "ranking." The incentives york are the knowledge of the pupil It he cannot afford to waste, timef and ■ tact that .the faculty have it in their rev to recommend him to some -{rood astnalfirm. : ._.. .. \ : • ■ Tost .newspaper offices .are familiar H the .type of man,, and sometimes nan, who.comes sliding fuvbively mto editorial sanctum.with an-.ingratiat^ smile ;or .deprecatory leer.- After a' c beating about the bush theexpected tession comes forth how he—for the "tune in his life—had got into trouble, rank?" "Yes, sir. You know what fK,-d~ JUsfc out with the boys ' andforgot SP\-' Putting aside the 'scandalous: i-^ atlon' we ask "What, do you. 3«|?v "Well, guvnor, it's hke^ : I want my name kept out." MW M ? On, e ','} and after much talkijw&feet rid of him. To-day ■ sav<? +V.A ? Star, the case w^S^ Sfta , Our vlslt°fs arrivalwas anSf by f rT blin § on the W^ grew to thunder on-the> land wHd -hilarity ; in v£:W ##. c* V.f6rt y> I toeah : fifty MmDunedmi and I don't care who Wovb \ ■ --? I.*°V eanyonea 'apeny." IfllST 6 be-;bef6re the C°vu-t to-^ay ?*'■ hf#^ y 1 (1^necl- "IJ ™ows I havel" i»^d, exultmgly waving .his arm, &^^, out .of ;the- paper, we H6W t .-'.■ lle roared: «i, o , I llS" rWaUt Jt m-: X want'it in bis » a l^ an.<ad- MynanS m&'Sfi* k T c, epa P'fgery-':. Put it in. JMtl1 " vu P;;Im ready to nay " Tho »^ became desultory. 3 Wo had and we didn't care, aboutpp s It •:■".■.•.• ■•;■•■.■.■ :. ':' -.■':.

K--M r"»l^d (says the ■ Star) a,-* the butchers trading in Feildin<r ai 'p considermg.the question of. lowering tho ■pi-iceof meat, they findibg; that there is a . large decrease .in the consumption since the price was raised a week or two ■ago. A.;.movement is/ on foot for the establishment of a co-operative butchery company. ■.■/. :. ■ •*

A writer in the Feilding Star, in dealing with the Apiti road says •—" It really looks as if the French system of waggon^ will have to be insisted upon—namely wide tyres and the hind axle longer than the front, by this .means a waggon improves a road. It is' nonsense to say that a wide tyre means more draught because a wide tyre improves a road' and therefore, there Is less draught." '

;- The'first marriage celebrated in «t PeterV Church*, Terrace End, took place to-day; when Mr August Anderson, of Pohangina, and Miss Carter, of Palmerston, were united in the bonds of holy matrimony. The Rev. H.T. Woodward, was the officiating clergyman. The bride received a handsomely bound Bible from St. Peter's congregation in recognition of this being the iirst wedding at the church. ;

The traffic returns' from the Wellin"-ton-Napier-New Plymouth- railway for the four weeks, ended. 20th August last amounted to £87,169 6s 5d as against £35,070 10s 6d for the corresponding period of the previous year. The pas^ sengers carried for the first-naentioncd period numbered .177,067, the fares totalling £16,086 9s 7d, . while for the same period in 1908: the fares were : Passengers, 151,787; fares, £14,109 15s 3d.. ...

In Chambers this morning his Honor, Mr Justice Cooper, appointed Friday for hearing argument on preliminary Jaw points in "the case of A. Kelly v. I:.j. Fake. The action has been brought by Andrew Kelly, a brother of the lately deceased ,1. D. Kelly,, on behalf of the brothers'and sisters of the deceased, to recover compensation for the death of the deceased. The defendant among other defences^ - sets up. that brothers and sisters cannot claim compensation under " The Employers' Liability Act, 1882." This point will be decided by his Honor.

The inefficient lighting of the Borough streets was mentioned at the Borough .Council meeting last night" both. Councillors Prance and Gobdger citing instances of lamps not being lighted thai night that had come under their own notice. Cr Goodger said'the fact was brought unpleasantly home to him because he ran into;two horses grazing on the road in charjre of a, man. Cr Haydpn pointed, out that'-sinee the Gas Company held the lighting-contract there was no one to report these deficiencies, and he suggested the public should be asked to report to the Council office any instances of omission that came under then- notice. No action, however, wastaken in the mattej;. At the Gore Court a few days a«o, the nrst case called on was an information against a .young gii-1; for stealing flowers from the Gore cemetery. Sere? Mackenzie'said the trustees of the cemetery, laid, the information. : The culprit was from the country, and she pleaded' ignorance- of cemetery regulations; The ■girl had expressed regret for-what she had done, a ) nd he (the sergeant) thought that the publicity of the case would act as a deterrent to others. It was the first case of the kind brought before the Court m Gore, and he would ask that leave be given to withdraw the information The trustees were agreeable to that course/ The Court said such conduct was reprehensible, and -young people must understand that anything m the.cemetery must hot be removed! Under the circumstances, as explained by the sergeant, the case would be withdrawn. ..'.., • . Business, proceeded at the Borou«b Council last, night-until nearly teno clock in dull, mqnotonous.style, reminiscent ol one or two preceding Councils -plenty of talk innumerable motions, and. very httle solid business. What was done was carried out with gentle hilarity on the paitof some councillors, but belore the meeting closed Cr Tolley made an assertion which effectually upset the tenor of the proceedings. With an introductory remai-k relative to the appointment of-committees, which, he asserted,, never met,-he gave Wice of motion mo ffl 110 f councinoi-be eligible to acton rnoiethan four committees." He added' that ..it-was. very noticeable how certain councillors were left off certain committees.. Cr-Tolley got no further, Cr Essex lhe motion was carried, and elicited the remark from the Mayor that it thS w2 the way business was to be conducted he would be very much disgusted. «So am t^t i°^ e^".y °ther councillor," re£tp. Ct: Ess- : -nd:th e meeting One of the greatest features of the Amencan -mdustrial. system-and one •which-has been frequently ..pointed o"it -is the employment of college students mmdustoes. Mr Robert Blair, ofSie Moseley Commission, foundin the Westmghouse shops and. officers there let 160 college men out of a total of loOOOemployees..^Ofais -engineers on S stdtt of the Eapid Transit Railroad Commissioners of -New Y6rlc, 84 per cent .had been college students; an Pd of 7S ffi «"** J® Vov cent, were college teamed, x These are only two of a number ox similar, instances given As common tlmtihs toBe^SS ? n paiiy,- a college-man has mastered the ■f"|Srs a —:^f; S ; Don't ruin your evptno-1-.f W i tacles at Whiteford's.f. ' gllt~ Get spGC' PvfT^r^lll^ " Centaur" cycles, tree-wheel aadhi-n-n Ot-"UUI. I brakes, SnV 9 M 6 h"PP7 Possessor of the I

, No fewer'than 17.7 new members were elected to the Egmont A. and P. Association on Saturday/ ' '

.English newspapers show that on August 9th,' the date of the severe earthquake in New Zealand, a shock "was felt at Lisbon. -'■

" The Licensing Bill," says Mr A. L. D. Fras'er, M.H.R., I'is one of the most Gilbertian pieces of legislation that ever was passed beneath the British flag."

It is estimated that a sum of close on '£25,000 is shortly to be expended in the erection of .business premises in Gisborne. ' -

There are at the present time five persons suffering' from leprosy in New Zealand, and, with the exception of one Chinaman, all are Maoris. • ".-■

A well-known Australian cycling authority states that the Arnst brothers, of New Zealand, are considered to be equal if not superior to any road racers in the world,

"My experience of police officers is that they are very fair indeed in their administration of the law, and I have never had occasionto complain of them." —Mr Justice Cooper at the Supreme Court this morning.

At the committee meeting of the Egmont A. and P. Society, the president said it was lucky that they had a live member on the committee. The thanks of those interested in the Association were due to Mr Sellars, who had obtained 101 new members.—Star. ;

Mr James Marshall, who died at Dunedin, was a shipmate of, and sailed with, Dana, in that celebrated voyage described so graphically in "Two Years Before the Mast," admittedly one of the most faithful accounts of ship life ever penned.

A meeting of the combined social committses of the Fire Brigade was held last night. Arrangements were made in connection with the social and dance to be held in the Lyceum on "Wednesday week. Over 600 invitations are being issued and the affair promises to be one of the most successful held in Palmerston North this season.

.An interesting instance of the superior initiative of the Americans is given in the answer of a wefl-known newspaper proprietor, who was asked why he chose Englishmen for his personal confidential staff. "1 would rather have Americans," he owned," but if I told them as much as I tell my present secretariespl should soon have an opposition paper on my own lines across the way."

Unskilled labour, in the shape of digging and delving, is a thing which is not looked forward tojby any American boy. Oh leaving school, the American boy enters an office, a store, or a factory,, or beoomes apprenticed in a skilled trade. The American girl does not contemplate domestic service os herfalure work, and becomes a book-keeper, a clerk, a stenographer, or a factory hand.

IPhe Archbishop of Canterbury is at present paying a visit to, the United Btates. There is no precedent at Lambeth Palace for this adventure ; but even archbishops grow weary of preoedent This ia a novelty with a" purpose. For bsyond the interest taken by every intelligent man in a firsfc visit to the State?, hia Grace goes with an open hand and mind to inquire into a question that causes him some perplexity. He wants to find out •' how it happens that Americans grow up God fearing though their education is what people in this country call godless." That is the explanation of his vi3it given by one of his friends.

Addressing a meeting of the Farmers' Union at Opunake, Mr Boddie, President of the Taranaki provincial body, said as to the question of .fire insurance they were only waiting for a reDly from London with regard to re-insurance. Should they not be able to get the re .insurance in London, then it was proposed to try and negotiate with theßank of. New Zealand to take the premium notes which were to be given to each insurer and advance against them in the event of loss. It was only proposed to take first class risks, that was wooden buildings, with iron roofs and brick chimneys, and these would be taken at 10s per cent.-Herald.

' A'high tribute to the practical philanthropy of the Salvation Army was paid by Mr C. C. Kettle, S.M.. at the Auckland Police Court on Saturday morning. wh«n an officer stepped forward to take charge.of a woman who had just been convicted of. vagrancy, and was about to be sent to gaol "It is remarkable the iindness that is exhibited in this Court by fch c Sal vation Army;"' said the magistrate. '" They are always willing to take any person to their homes." The magistrate" then went on to tell the woman that " she oaghtto thank her God that she lißd people like the Salvation Army to help her, instead of having to go to prison to be locked up there like a criminal."

At a meeting of the Eltham Bacon Company on Saturday a discussion took place on the position which the company would now be in on account of the - fire. The directors produced a statement showing" that if the company' were wound up there would* he a nominal credit balance of some .£7OO. They therefore submitted the following motion, " That it be a recommendation to the shareholders that the building be re-erected and business resumed, pro^ vided that the necessary share capital he subscribed, and as. an indication of the capital required that at least additional shares to the value of £2500 would have to be subscribed." After a good deal of discussion the motion was carried.

Referring to the Cambridge Sanatorium, Dr Makgill, in his annual report, says: When the additions are completed some' 160 patients may annually undergo treatment. This will represent probably under a tenth of the cases which should be dealt with. Some doubtless are in a position to obtain open-air treatment for themselves, but, judging by the list of. applicants, the majority are hi poor circumstances, and a very large number absolutely destitute. We are faced by. the fact, then, that we require, if we want seriously to cope with consumption in the colony—(1) increased accommodation far beyond the utmost possible limits of the. Cambridge sanatorium ; (2) some means of disposing of destitute cases who are discharged, improved perhaps, but yet not fit to resume their ordinary duties of life; and (8)' of cases too far gone to permit of treatment. ;

Dr. Ensor's-Tamer Juice for constipation, indigestion, liver, kidney and bladder aiknents. Many persons are prematurely aged, sour and withered when they should be in their prime, because they have neglected to help nature when needed. If this is your condition take Tamer Juice, 2s 6d, all stores and chemists.—Barraud and Abraham, wholesale agents.—Advfc.

The members of^the Bowling Club hold.a.smoke concert-in the Fire Brigade hall this evening. „..'■'

A sQt of feathers has been presented' by.- a Palmerston resident for competition among the Palmerston N., BracheOak, Woodville,. Dannevirke and Feilding Clubs.

We are requested to state that the indictment thrown out by the Grand Jury at the Supreme Court, Palmerston, on "Wednesday, was against L. Hartley, and not A. Hartley, of Feilding.

Mr J. A. Nash received a communication from Mr AY. Rutherfurd yesterday in which he states that he is now very much better in health and wishes to be remembered to all his friends in Palmerston North: :• . :

; A.number of local residents interested in homing pigeon flying held a meeting at Mr Olsen's rooms last night. It was decided to form a new pigeon club. Seventeen members were elected, and it was decided to fly a race from Wanganui on October sth. Prizes were allotted as follows : First, £3 3s; second, value £1 Is; third, value 10s 6d. -

The African Review says that in the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony, if the present rate of inter-marriage between Britons and Boers is kept up, within twenty years the two races will be so welded together as to be; indistinguishable. The only bitterness now existing is between two sections of the Dutch, the Bitterenders and the Inlanders.

_ By the Tongariro yesterday there arrived from England twelve purebred Southdown ewes and two Southdown rams, purchased by Mr G. P. Donnelly, of Hawke's Bay, from the King's stud farm at • Sandringham, England. The purchaser is said to .have paid a hundred guineas for one of the rams. The sheep, which are in excellent condition, will be quarantined for the usual period;

A number of settlers at Shannon were treated to an exhibition with the Bendrock explosive at Mr "Woolfenden's farm last Friday, splendid; results being obtained. A huge standing rimu tree, measuring 7 feet in diameter, was lifted fully 6 feet out of the ground, and upon making an examination after it fell it was found to be. broken in several places. Those present were quite satisfied that Eendrock is a first-class explosive for removing stumps, etc.

In the Legislative Council yesterday the Counties Act Amendment Bill was read a second time. Provision is made m the Bill that a county council in a new county may, in anticipation of its current revenue, borrow on overdraft. The amount of such overdraft is not to exceed the total amount of the estimated receipts of such new county for twelve months after the constitution of such county, and shall not include any moneys received by way of grant or subsidy from the Gevermnent, or any moneys borrowed, or, any moneys re-' ceived, from separate rates. The Electoral Bill was read a second time in the House of Bepresentatives.

Mr Herbert Chamberlain has bequeathed his Australian estates to his widow. This (says the London Chronicle) recalls the fact that his better-known brother, Joseph, once owned a plantation in the neighbouring Fiji group. The island of Nitamba, the scene of Mr Joseph .Chamberlain's early experience as a planter, in the' seventies, is still locally known as "Chamberlain's •Island." A£r Balfour is a property owner in New Zealand, while Lord Eosebery has selected Sydney as the most desirable spot for purposes of investment. The Athenaeum Club, in Castlereagh-street, where Sydney Parliamentarians and journalists foregather, is one of the properties of Lord Eosebery.

The latest in every branch of the spring and summer fashions is now beiri" shown in all departments, at The Bon Marehe. The immediate placement of orders for millinery and dressmakin« is desirable.* . -, -

This is the time for spring. cleaning For paints, floor stains, furniture polish, enamels, glass shades, pictures, framing and "Winsor and Newton's artist's materials, go to A. Turner's, The Square. —Advt.