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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 128, 4 May 1925, Page 4

A young native woman named Barrett died at Te Poi, Matamata, last week as the result of taking an overdose of methylated spirits.

A Gisborne message states that the death occurred at the hospital yesterday of John Frederick Knight, fifteen years of age, as the result of injuries through being gored by a bull on'his parents’ farm at Makauri on April 27.

“I have discovered already,” said Mr Justice Alpers, at the end of a long sitting in ’ the Auckland Supreme Court, wtih further heavy business still awaiting him,. “Ahat Auckland is a charming city, but pne where Judges are worked.

A gathering of Bay of Islands natives at Waimate North resplved that Ripi Wihongi contest the Northern seat at the general elections os a Labour candidate. Ripi Wihongi is of high rank, being a descendant of the great Ngapuhi chief, Hongi Ika, the Napoleon of New Zealand.

A Timaru message states that the injuries to J. R. Kaan, the rider of Charlatan, who fell during the steeplechase on tho first day, were not nearly so serious as was at first thought. A. J. Peart, the rider of Greenstone, who also fell during the steepleshose on Friday, was ' able to ride again on Saturday. April saw more financial failures in Hawke’s Bay than there have been for many months. Nb less than seven persons sought the protection of* the Bank ruptcy Court during the rnontfir (states the Hawke’s Bny Herald). Thirteen petitions in bankruptcy have been filed in Napier during four months of the year as against eight for the same period of last yew. There is a man living at Knox Home, Tarnaki. Auckland, who had a leg amputated six months ago. Tho old gentlemar , who will be a centenarian in August, is named William Reeves. He was born la Maidstone, Kent, and has been a gardener. He assisted to lay out the Crystal Palace grounds, London. 75 tyears ago. He enjoys a pipe a.ad lias all the appearances of a healthy man of much younger age. A ~farm of 502 acres on tho Hauraki Plains bought on a deposit of £lO for £30.000, resold at a profit of £7600 to his father, and then taken back again, was the leading feature of the bankruptcy of Don-, aid Green, farmer, of Mangere, who came before the Official Assignee at Auckland 011 Friday. Failure to pay the arrears of interest when he took tho farm back was the reason of bankruptcy given by tho bankrupt. The latest novelty in feather trimmings have just been opened at Collinson and Cunningbame’s. Black and. white and bright mixed colourings, are used by the . makers in the most exclusive models. See this trimming at the lace counter at Cullinson and Cunninghame’*.— Advt.

It is the intention of the WaagWiut Returned Soldiers’ Association to institute- a. war cemetery at Aram oho Cemetery at the spot where a number of soldiers are interred , No further cases of infantile paralysis had bean reported in this hospital “Strict up to an early hour this afternoon. N© cases have been admitted to the Palmerston North Hospital since April 28. An outbreak of fire occurred about 9.30 p.m. on Saturday at the stables °f , , SI - S Petersen and Low, David f-treot. The brigade was promptly on the scene, ana running out a lead quickly extinguished the flames, the damage being confined to tlirpe looeq/Doxes. Ernest Roland Bindling, aged 35, "'ho was. taken to Auckland from the Waikune prison camp on April 29 requiring urgent medical attention, died in Auckland on Saturday night. An inquest was opened this morning. and adjourned for a po*t mortem examination.

There has recently been considerable activity on the Dunedin Stock Exchange (states a correspondent), bank shares having been dealt on a rising Thera is also a tendency to speculate 14 city prpperty, and figures at which - s o r| iS of these have been turned, over signuy a considerable increase in value. This in turn, has had the usual accompaniment Qt substantial increases in the rents of shops. Writing to Mr G. P. Jarett,, of PalwMta Nortli, from NapH Mr l w ß > a former resirwt of iKii tOP, WilO 11 > Ofl tt world tour, flays he has visited the poutn Sea Islands, Canada, United .States, Eng* land, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, France, Itajy and Switierlarid, At tta t|W w writing he was expecting to lGtlVft for Spain to witness a bull fight. Mr Gardes does not expect’to return to New Zealand until early next year.

A store shed and offices at Pongakawa, Bay of Plenty, belonging B> the Land Drainage Department, were destroyed by fire a tew evenings ago. The loss is estimated at £IOOO. The contents comprised dredge gear juid a quantity of stores. Important records in connection with the drainage operations of the Waihi and Pongakawa swamps were also lost, together witbxajrvey instruments. The origin of the fire is Unknown. Officers of the Government architectural staff are at present in Palmerston North in connection with the work preliminary to the erection of additions to the Post Offict, and which will approximately double the size of the existing. building. As has been stated previously the principal feature of the alterations and additions will be the' construction of a twostorey wing on the Main street frontage, while there will be considerable internal work.

Woman’ entry into tho political arena is not so far back as its piquancy has been dulled.. Whoever heard of a male candidate leaving the notes of a projected election speech in a ballot-box ? asks a Christchurch paper. That was the absent Stute of mind into which a certain lady candidate for local body honours lapsed while registering her vote at a school committee flection the other evening, and frankly confessed to the audience for whoso -benefit tho notes were intended.

When in Foxton last week Mr G. T. Wilson, of the Railway Department, brought - tip- the question pf speeding up the Foxtou-Palmcrston North train and (reports tho. “Standard’s correspondent) said his department intended moving in this direction in the near future. It is probable that a shunting engine which at present leaves Palmerston North each morning and shunts at Lopgburn will proceed as far as Tiakitahupa'and clear the line, of goods wagons, thus enabling the latter portion of the . Foxtqn-Palmereton North run to be done in quicker time. The recent municipal election in Oamafu is likely to produce interesting developments (states a Press Association message). At fine of the outlying fiopths a large number of electors could not g Qin admission when the booth was closed at seven o’olock. The Mayor obtained authority from the returning officer to reopen the booth and many voters obtained admission after the closing hour. A petition for a Magisterial inquiry will probably be lodged. In the meantime, the returning officer has asked the Minister of Internal Attaint to issue an Order-in-Councu validating his action. During the municipal election campaign at Taihape, the electors were somewhat amazed to read a letter published as an advertisement over the name of the Mayor Ofi the day before the The Mayor pleaded that the electors support tho five councillors who were seeking re-election, but the letter caused something of a sensation, gs one part of it waa worded as follows: “And if not over-endowed intellectually, they are at least honest and sincere and are all doing their best for the public weal.” Next morning a practical joker had a parcel of sheep’s brain* delivered to four of tho five councillors named in the letter, and a parcel of bullock's braimi delivered to the Mayor. . Negative photographs of the Christchurch of 70 years ago, taken by the late Dr, Darkey, on early colonist, are at present kept in a wooden house at Ashburton. The Canterbury Pilgrim** . Association thinks they should bo lodged in the Canterbury Mtispum, as they are valuable records pf colonial life. A grandson of Dr, Barker says the photographs ore fast deteriorating, / and in a few years will be lost to Canterbury. The association has decided to write to Mr S- R. Rarkeir, of Morton, and ask for permission to have tho negatives placed in the 4 Canterbury Museum, and also for permission to have prints made from them. Dr. Barker made his own camera, using a cigar box and telescope for the purpose. . The sum .of £36 was recently subscribed by' various New Zealand branches of the Victoria Deague in response to- art appeal by the late vicar of BrockonhurSt, Hants, for the new peal of bells to be instilled in the parish church. In sending this donation tho secretary of the Auokland Victoria League, expressed the hope font if possible, one of the now bells should be specially dedicated as a memorial to the Now Zealand soldiers, 97 in number, who lie burled in the Brockenhurtt churchyard. Advic9 has been received that the league’s wishes have been given effee; to, and that one of the bells bears a memorial inscription in honour of the New Zetland dead.

The value of . the Conciliation Council and the favour in which it is held by both employer and employee is shown at all sittings of the Arbitration Court iu Auckland, between the court sittings there are a) ways a number' of industrial disputes if jo be considered, and always the first step is to endeavour to reach a settlement at 'the Conciliation Council. In practically all instances the parties come to an agreement satisfactory to both employer and employee, and »U that then requires to he done is to forward the-* agreement to the Court to be made into an award. Several industrial disputes were set down for hearing at the just concluded sittings of the Arbitration Court, but when the list was run through it was found that in afi but one or two instance? where the Court was asked to intwpret a clause or fa; the award, or perhaps fix the'wages and hours, all other matters had been settled ali the Conciliation Council (states an exchange).