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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8711, 10 January 1907, Page 2

A report of the bowling tournament at Master-ton appears on the fourth page. Railways of the United Kingdom carry over 450,000,000 tons of goods yearly. Of this amount Ireland’s share is only 6,000,000 tons. Temperature at Masterton yesterday reached a degree higher than previous day’s record. The observation was taken on a standard thermometer in a perfect shade, and showed 90 degrees. Harry Francis, a solicitor, of Christchurch, has been arrested at Wellington on a charge of theft of £IOO belonging to James Henry Thomas at Christchurch on 18th September, 1905. Henry Francis, the solicitor who was arrested at Wellington on Wednesday on a charge of theft of £IOO has been remanded to Christchurch. The Wellington Domestic Workers’ Union is about to call for a conference with employers. The demands will include “preference to unionists.” The difficulty with employers is to find any one to prefer. It is expected that the workers’ homes to-be erected by Government in Coromandel street, Wellington, will be lot at rentals of from 7s to Sa weekly. There is room on the land for 18 houses. They are to be built in brick. Harvesting operations are now in full swing in the Sandcn district, and it is believed that the early crops of wheat and oats will turn out very well, but later crops w ill net be so good owing to the extended dry weather. Rape has suffered considerably in that district from the same cause. A party of three anglers from Tcmuka had some fine sport in the Rangitata on Saturday last. Their take aggregated 3001 b in weight, the largest beiug one of 131 b, but there were quite a number of handsome trout weighing about 101 b each. In several of the country districts of New South Wales there is great difficulty iu securing men to do harvest work, and even 8s a day will not tempt the casuals to lend a hand. The demand for labour has never been so insistent, or so bad to meet. Professor Rutherford, F.R.S., of MGill University, Montreal, Canada, who visited New Zealand recently, has accepted the chair of physics at Manchester University. Professor Ernest Rutherford is a native of Nelson, where he was born in 1871. De is generally acknowledged to be the greatest living authority on radium. An Englishman fravelling through the Ardennes stopped for a cup of coffee at a remote inn. Sugar was not forthcoming, and the waitress, a morning paper states, begged the traveller to be good enough to wait until the party at the uext table had finished their game of dominoes, for which the lumps of sugar, duly marked with pencil from one to double six, were serving. A miner recently imprisoned by n cavo-in was able to signal his rescuers tapping on the air-pipe which entered the workings. The sounds gave only vague information, and he affirms that his confinement might have been shortened many hours if he could have transmitted details of his surroundings. This experience suggests how valuable a knowledge of the Morse Code would be in such a situation.

The Duke of Westminster’s private secretary stated in a speech at Chester that the Duke owns 19,000 acres in the Orange River Colony, has built 18 farm houses and outbuildings, erected schools and sent out every sort of machinery which might be useful to the tenants. Some 18 families of British blood lure emigrated and the settlement now numbers some 70 souls. Up to the present the Duke has spent £150,000 on this scheme.

Referring to a paragraph recently published in our column? re a “ farmer ’’ at Hawera-who makes a trip to the factory every day with his daily supply of milk attached to a bicycle, his herd consisting of one now, the Wairarapa Daily Times makes the following comment ; We remember a Waitotara settler who took his first clip of wool to Wanganui in two sacks across a horse, and who, before he died, could cash his cheque for £SOOO any day of the week. These are the men whose small beginnings and characteristic industry laid the foundation of future wealth.

j Last week, in a witty article, one of j the Canterbury papers discussed the , alleged cruelty of sport. The writer thought that if there was any cruelty 5 in fishing the worm had a very good 1 case. Ha is spitted on a hook, lei I down into salt water and half drowned, 1 pulled up and handled to see if he is > still alive, let down and drowned soma i more, and finally snapped at by natural ' enemies with very sharp teeth. The ; writer also dealt with the case of the ) oyster, which is swallowed alive, and . pointed out that all New Zealand legisj lation dealing with cruelty to animals . in sport is based on English legislation dealing with “ wild animals in capJ tivity.” “ It will bo admitted,” said the writer, “ that a swallowed oyster is 1 an animal ‘ in captivity,’ but whether 1 he is ‘ a wild animal ’ within the meaning of the Act is another matter altogether.” ! At Wanganui Police Court yes terday ' J. E. Gunn was charged with having wilfully broken a pane of glass, the ' property of Wah Lee, in the Avenue, i on the sth iust. For the prosecution Constable Clouston said he saw accused (who seemed to bo under the influence of drink) throw a stone at the window and then crouch down behind another man. The accused, giving evidence on his own behalf, denied having thrown a stone. He said ho arrived on the scene of the disturbance about 10.10 p.m., and shortly afterwards heard a cry of “ look out.” Knowing that stones were being thrown, and being in the lino of fire, he instinctively crouched down. It was then he was arrested. The Magistrate said ho had no hesitation in convicting accused. He considered the evidence of Constable Clouston (whom he had always found to be very careful) was conclusive. A fine of 40a and costs was inflicted, and accused was ordered to pay 10s to replace one pane of glass. Expel the Poison. Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets will clear and expel every atom of poisonous inatter which constipation and other irregularities stored up in tho bowels. They will aw&hplish this gently, painlessly and without griping. For sale I 1 by Messrs T. H, Bredin, Marton; Ellis I f Bros., Hnntervillej and W. B. Clark, 1 Bulls. ;■ . . .<

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Prayers for rain were offered in the church©* at Nelson last Sunday. A Waihi telegram states that it has been raining there almost continuously since December 81, and the potato and oat crops have.’ r suf£ered considerably. Owing to the continued _ drought leaving streams in the vicinity of Masterton very shallow, the water gets heated to such an extent as to kill the trout. The curator of the fish ponds is engaged in transferring fish to deeper streams. The influenza fiend seems to have gone right through the Wairarapa. At Mr Whiteman’s Admiral Run sawmill the epidemic played great havoc, and many of the men were down at the same time. Infection spread to the horses, and operations at the works were considerably hampered.

Mr H. B. Coupe, manager for the Hawke’s Bay Sawmillers’ Association for the past five years, and well known in tiilfter [circles, has been appointed manager of the Taupo Totara Sawmilling Company, with headquarters at Wellington. Fie takes over the duties on February Ist.

At yesterday’s meeting of Manawatu County Council the Chairman mado reference to the long and faithful services of Mr Purnell, the late clerk, who has just resigned to enter into business. He thought some appreciation of his services should be made by the Council. It was eventually decided that some members of the Council take the initiative in the matter, and that appreciation be shown in a public way. The advocates of the single tax in ‘Wellington are very active at present, and street meetings are being held in the evenings. At a meeting on Saturday night the principal speaker declared that all the products of labour were deteriorating in value. The entire wealth of the globe, ho said, bad to bo renewed every few yeai-s, while land values were growing all the time. Ho appealed to the bystanders to join the fight for a substantia! increase in tbo land tax, and a reduction of taxation on the necessaries of life. Further outdoor meetings will be hold during the summer months.

T. Owen, of Owcstry. who is a vegetarian of 69, stated at the vegetarian conference in Manchester that for some time he has made it a rule to fast twenty out of the twenty-four hour* of each day. He allows himself two meals a day, and these consist invariably of a little bread or biscuit, fresh dried fruits, and a few nuts. To consume these he takes from forty to forty-five minutes, and to each mouthful he administers from fifty to a hundred bites. We suppose Mr Owen finds life amusing even on these terms. At Marton Court this morning, Mr E. L. Stanford presiding, Matthew Doyle, of Levin, was charged with hoarding a train at Marton whilst the same was in motion. There was no appeirgncc of defendant, who was fined £1 land 7s costs. A resident of Marton, who was charged with being on licensed premises after hours, pleaded guilty, and was fined £2 and 7s costs. The evidence of the defendant was taken in the case Pliomix Aerated Water Co., Wellington, v. C. E. Gibbons. Mr Harris appeared for the defendant, Mr Collins watching the case on behalf of the plaintiff company.

A very pleasant gathering took place last evening, when the parishioners of St. Francis’ Church assembled at the house of Mr F. R. Dunne to bid farewell to Mrs W. J. Chancy, who has been for the past 18 years a resident of Marton. The Rev. Father Molloy, in a few well-chosen words, expressed

the regret of all present at the departare of so valuable a resident, at the same time congratulating Mr Chaney on his well-earned promotion, and asked Mrs Chaney to accept as a small token of the esteem in which she was held a very pretty lady’s travelling companion. The health of Mr and Mrs Chaney was drunk with musical honors. The Peril of Oue Time.

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