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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7925, 5 October 1904, Page 4

Entries m the general manufacturing divisions for the A. & P. Show are coming in freely.

Mr F.- Tydeman's son, who met with an accident in Wellington, is now quite out of danger and is progressing as well as can be expected.

The Orchestral Society has decided that m future none of its property shall be lent, music, stands and piano having been damaged considerably by borrowers.

Detective De Norville, who left for the Thames to-day, was presented by his comrades,, at the police station," last night, with a gold albert chain as a token of their association.

The fortnightly meeting of the Oroua Lodge of Druids was held last night. A.D. Bro. Goble presided. Two candidates were initiated, two proposed for membership, and other ordinary business transacted.

Invitation holders are reminded that the " basket social " and dance, arranged by the Palmerston Rifles, will take place in the Drill Hall to-morrow night. Members of volunteer corps are requested to appear in uniform.

The balloting for the implement aud permanent stalls spaces at the Show will take place to-morrow. A considerable number of entries have been received tor the special prize presented by Messrs Baldwin and Eayward for New Zealand inventions in implements.

A presentation of* an afternoon tea service was made last evening by his fellow employees to Mr Simmonds who has for some years been a member of the staff of the- ironmoneerv denarf--mart of the U.F.C.A. and Wo S s starting business on his own account.

At St. Patrick's Church, yesterday, Mr Archibald Keith, chief engineer at Longburn freezing works, was married to Miss Rate Miriam Bird, of Longburn The ceremony w^as performed by-Father lymons, and the bride was given away by her father. Mr and Mrs Keith left for New Plymouth for a short honeymoon. J

Cr Essex stated at last night's meeting of the Borough Council that at the pre" sent time the town had more water than it could use, 400 gallons per minute running to waste from the reservoir Whether that is the exact amount or not the fact remains that the reservoir has been .running over for some time past

, The special jury in the ease of Ryder v. Hall, now before the-Supreme Court proceeded to. the land affected, at Otaki! by the first tram this morning.. They were accompanied by an engineering ex.T^Vt^ and by M^Matravers, clerk of the S.M. Court, as representative of the Supreme Court. The whole of the .drams and alleged watercourses will' be fully inspected.

.At the practice of the Orchestral Society last night, the President, Mr Beck referred to a suggestion by Mr Cohen that the society should in future devote one-third of its takings at concerts to deserving local institutions. The members warmly approved of the suggestion and it was decided a start be made with t^r CollC^..' When the Beautifying Stated receive-the proportion

It has rained in Pahiatua for fifteen Saturdays in succession. • -

The annual meeting of members of the Chamber of Commerce will be held in the Borough' Council Chamber at 8 p.m. The Council will meet at 7.30.'

The latest additions to the Telephone Exchange are:—No. 286, A. Seifert, Broad-street; No. 289, C. E. Dempsey, Alexandra-street. . V

The match between -the Napier and Manawatu clubs on Monday for the Wilson Challenge Cup resulted in Napier winning every game.

A trout weighing 6_lbs and measuring over two feet 'in length, .was taken from the Mangatera stream, near Dannevirke, by a local angler.

The Borough Council has written to the local police requesting that the borough and police bye-laws relative to driving horses round corners at, more than a walking pace be enforced. The Mayor remarked at last night's meeting of the Borough Council that he thought the instructions were not being carried but.

An outbreak of anthrax has occurred on a farm in the Waikato district, where cows and ■ pigs have died from the disease. The cattle had,been grazing on land recently manured with bone dust. The usual precautions against the spread of the disease have been taken by the officers of the Veterinary Department.

There is every probability that the case of A. Senn v. the Borough Council, set down for hearing at the present sittings of the Supreme Court, will not be proceeded with. At last night's meeting of the Council a letter was received stating that the land; the title to which forms the cause of action, will be vested in the Council when the session closes. In that case, doubtless, the Council will complete the contract with Mr Senn for the lease of the land, part of section 640, now vested in the Railway Department, as originally agreed.

■ The barquentine Silver Cloud, from Napier, Sept. 15th, for Sydney, with a cargo of timber, put into Auckland yesterday. The vessel fell in with heavy weather on the 20th, a gale from the westward, with terrific squalls, being encountered, during which she strained and laboured heavily, and shipped great quantities of water. The gale abated on the 24th. On the 26th a seaman named J. McKenzie was injured, and Captan Greenwood falling ill, decided to put into Auckland.

In suggesting to the Borough Council, at the meeting last night that they should receive a proportion of fines for chimney fires, the Fire Brigade also suggested that the cost of taking the reel to the fires should be added to the fines imposed for a breach of the byelaws. In the resultant discussion Cr. Browning said that at one time the Brigade used to receive the fines paid but they since lost their revenue. It w ras decided, on Cr. Browning's motion, that the matter should be referred to the Fire Brigade Committee to make enquiries upon and report to the Council.

Cr Haydon wants to know when the " mangle affair " belonging to the Telegraph Department, now deposited in the Fountain Reserve, is to be removed, or if it is to remain and form a special feature of the ornamentation. Cr Haydon's picturesque description relates to the miniature Ferris wheel on which the Department rolls telephone wife and which i_. now, cosily reposing in the Square opposite' the telegraph office. While on this subject it is well to remind the Department that it has not yet painted the telephone posts, as was agreed when no exception was taken by the Council to them being erectedwithin the reserve.

One of the cases containing a portion of the Stoddart filters for the drainage work has been injured in transit, and a claim has been made upon the owners of the ship for the damage done, the full extent of which is not yet known. Particulars of the contents of the case have been forwarded by the Borough engineer to Wellington prior to the case being taken delivery of there on behalf of the Borough Council. Pending the result of inspection a letter received by the Council ;last night from Meason and Marchant, the importers, was referred to the -Borough solicitor before payment was made for the filters, which cost .£387 10s.

'_Mr James Bowater, who died at bandon last week, came to this country with his brother, Henry, 37 years ago. It was very shortly after the Sandon settlement was formed that he went to reside in Sanson, now 30 years ago, and for some years took an active part in the duties of local government, having _W a£ <*aF™ of the SandonCarnarvon Road Board for some years. wTf'-S 16. 01 th, e Prom°tenf of the Sandon Block settlement. About 15 months ago, though 76 years of age, he determined to take a 4p to EnfLd! and there, after an absence of about 45 years, met his only surviving brother and generally had a good time It is worthy of note that Mr J. CrompW 5 Reefton an old friend of Mr Bowaterp s who had come to New Zealand S him from Australia, had also decided^ accompany him on-the trip to England but was prevented by illness, an^S one day after'Mr Bowater.

Cr. Essex enquired at last night's meeting of the Borough Council^ the Beau ifymg Society ha^handed over _£c 2^fi^ AS Squai-e to £ hST- iw_ siud some flowerbeds unallotted, and, as enquiriesTeS bemg made for them, he Ot 5>Z tCh°em Cll Th? M^ * S;S a>"t n I c? n l side^ the' BelutiS Society should hand over to the GoS' serves, by whom they would bHiaK Jffift fnd^ fc year the S°ciety fS take m hand some of the remamina *« plan a progressive policy would IKp E^f-MyS-.'. to. deal with. iiese^ es Lommittee

On page 2: Cable news. On page 3 : Telegrams. On page 6: Report of last night's Council meeting. On page 7 : General news.

The woodcarving and modelling classes re-open to-night under the iu"struction of Mr Andrew.

Captain Edwin telegraphed to-day:— Strong winds to gale frombetween northeast and north and west after 12 hours from now ; glass fall soon.

Sheep-worrying is going on in the Wanganui district on a big scale. The ■other day 79 sheep and lambs were found dead on one station.

" The footpaths of Wellington,:: said the Hon. Mr George in the Legislative Council, " are not equal to the footpaths of a second-rate mining township."

A man named Thompson sustained a compound fracture of the leg while working at Waterson's sawmill, at Atca, near Eketahuna.

Cr Essex has discovered a gardening enthusiast who is desirous of appropriate ing a plot in the Square and blazoning •thereon the words " Palmerston North " in hues of glowing verdancy.

The authorities in Perth permitted a theatrical company to give a Sunday performance of "The Sign of tho Cross " on the ground that the play was of a religious character.

In tho Magistrate's Court at Carterton on Tuesday George Presswood, for supplying grog to a prohibited person, was lined £5, in default one month's hard labour. No time was given to pay the fine.

At the Police Court this morning H. Ranee was fined os, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness. For indecency he was fined £1, or seven days' imprisonment, D. White was fined £1, in default 7 days' imprisonment, for using obscene language in the Square. Arthur Cecil Quarterman was remanded till October 12 for forgery of a money order telegram. Mr F. Aisher was the presiding justice.

The nearest numbers in the Municipal Band's Wednesday guessing competition are as follows :—Ladies—Miss E. Robson wins Messrs Watson and Eyre's trophy, with 2499, and Miss A. Potier. the trophy for second nearest guess, with 1970. Gentlemen—Spinley, 242 D ; F. Parkin, 2410; Dudley Morris, 2498' -Alex Ross, 2500; Parker, 2500- W Parkes, 2540; Trask, 2542; L. Giorgi, 2333. Mr Spinley wins the first and Mr P. Parkin Messrs Carter and Rawstron's trophy. The total number-of beans in the bottle were 2446.

In proposing that liquor be placed in the stewards' room at the Masterton races, Mr Pownall> at a meeting of the local Racing Club, remarked: " I think we should be able to meet somewhere and have a drink with a friend without swallowing ' snake-juice ' at the booth." The Stewards immediately decided that private refreshments should be arranged for, and " see that the bottles are sealed when you get them !" was the parting injunction to the Committee to whom the matter was relegated.

■Mr W. T. Wood, M.H.R., has been informed by the Minister for Land's that the Commissioner of Crown Lands had heen asked to furnish a plan of the Tiritea catchment area, relative to the proposed change of the area into a water reserve, and that it would probably be some time before the necessary information for Gazette purposes could be obtained. The letter was forwarded to the Borough Council and read at last night"s meeting. It was decided to thank Mr Wood for the steps he had taken in the matter and ask him to keep it moving.

The College-street school will give its annual concert on Friday week in the Zealandia Hall. This school has always made its concerts notable successes, and this year promises to eclipse all others. *'■ Dan the News-boy " will be staged. This is a pretty little operetta, full of sweet melodies and good choruses. The dresses and the incidental dances are varied and striking, squalid London and picturesque China being both well represented. The children.are now busy making themselves perfect in their parts, and no doubt their parents and Mends will roll up in crowds on Friday week.

Since the National Scholarships Act was passed last year, country districts have been urging that the limit of 14 years of age for. the holder of a Junior Scholarship should be raised, in the interests of the children living in the country who have not had the advantages of a city education. The Bill now before the Legislative Council goes in the opposite direction, by limiting the scholarships to children between the ages of 11 and 12 who have been under vegular instruction at a public school or public schools in the colony for three years, and in Standard V. for not less than six months immediately preceding the date of the examination.

An amusing incident occurred during a recent sitting of the Auckland Police Court. While a ease was proceeding, Mr Reed rose, stating that he appeared for the accused, who, he understood, was charged with another offence, the nature of which he did not know. And so when Sub-Inspector Black mentioned that the accused was also being brought up for sentence for vagrancy, Mr Reed recollecting what the accused hadinthnated before, proceeded to plead for leniency, .pointing out that she was leaving the town with her husband next day. Beckoning to a man at the end of the Court, he said, "I'll call the husband,'' and the "husband came forward, but very hesitatingly. " Now," said Mr Reed, turning to the accused, ■" Is this your husband?" "No ; I have never seen him before!" was the astonishing reply, and Mr Reed, who was quite nonplussed, sat down amidst a general titter. Rising again he told the

bench that he had mistaken his client.!

At the S.M. Court this afternoon Thos. Parker was charged before Mr A. D. Thomson, S.M., with the.theft of a silver lever watch, valued at £2 10s, the property of Alexander Wright. From the evidence adduced it appeared the informant was at the. Loi.gburn Hotel on September 23rd. He went to sleep on a .sofa in the commercial room during .the evening and was aroused by a hand being inserted in his pocket. When - thoroughly awakened he found his watch was gone, but the chain was' left. Accused was present but witness ' did not speak to him then. Next morning witness, with the licensee of the' hotel, went to the accused's \-_ace of •residence where the latter gave back the watch and expressed his regret that it happened. Before the watch was handed back, witness told accused that if he gave back the watch he (witness) would not prosecute him. The case Avas not concluded when we went to ■press.