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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8713, 12 January 1907, Page 2

During 1906 the Auckland Tramway Company earned 21,101,031 passengers on its various sections againstl'J,7B9,o-15 for 1905. 0. The Napier Harbour Board’s annual returns will constitute a record, almost every head of revenue showiug a substantial increase. Messrs Abraham & ‘Williams’ sale on behalf of Mr A. X. Galpin, Sedgocomb, has been postponed. The sale will probably take place in March. The tender of Manchester Brass Band has been accepted to supply music at Feilding A. &P. Show. Mr A. K Wnkeman (Turakina) was the successful tenderer tor the publican’s booth.

The Straker motor waggon recently purchased by Rangitikei County Council will shortly bo put through a series of tests. It is expected to be able to draw a load of five tons up an incline of 1 in 7.

Farmers arc proverbially grumblers, but the British farmer who, on being congratulated on his splendid hay crop, replied that the worst of it was there would be no bad hay for the cows, probably hold* the record as a growler.

A settler on the Taikatu road, says the Hawera Star, has a very prolific sow. Within 12 months it has had three litters, rearing 33 pigs. By the lale of some of her progeny he has received £3G, and still has eleven of the last lot left.

The other evening one of the men engaged on the training ship Amokura, moored off the Thorndou baths, was about to have a “ dip," but before doing so decided to pul! in a fishing line that was banging over the vessel's side. It wan found that a big octopus had attached itself to the hook. Tho hideous tiling was dragged on board and slaughtered, ft was found that its tentacles measured ten feet from tip to tin.

Our boys’ clothing is up to date and reasonable in price. Worsted «cr,; e Conway suit from 13* Gd; boys’ all wool Norfolk suits, from il* Gd ; boys’ odd serge knickers 2s Gd, 2s lid, 3s Cd ; hoys’ braces, 4d ; boys’ collars Gd.jS 'k/u., Cash Clothier; Foikling. Try shopping by post.*

Kh*cwo ha* permanently mired thousands of sufferers from rheumatism, gout, sciatica, and lumbago. It will cure you, Ail stores. 2/C 4c 4/G. (lire it a trial.

Judgment was given in a Napier case in which the widow of Thomas Henry Morton, stevedore, claimed £4OO from Mary Smith for damages for the loss of her husband as the result of an . accident has been given for defendant with costs and disbursements. The Chalmers branch of the United ' Temperance Reform Council passed a resolution viewing with alarm the , number of oases of young persons charged with drunkenness coming be- , fore the Police Courts of the colony, and entered an emphatic protest against the licensed liquor system. ,

Mr Joseph Devlin, a member of the ‘ Imperial Parliament, who is touring the colony to advocate Horae Rule for Ireland, passed through Marton yesterday, and was met at the station by several prominent residents. He gave an address at Palmerston North last evening, and met with an enthusiastic reception. 1 With surprising rapidity the blight bas spread over potato crops in the neighbourhood of Stratford. One flue crop, apparently quite sound and untouched, was in two days a blackened failure, says the Stratford Post. The local crops seem, to have been attacked particularly since the light drizzling rain of last week. At the conclusion of a case of juvenile cigarette smoking at the Kaiapoi Court the constable asked advice of tiic Bench as to the disposal of a packet of cigarettes taken from the delinquent. The Magistrate, with a laugh, said the Act provided for their confiscation, hut was silent as to their j final disposal. The constable s smile j at this conveyed the impression that their fate was safe in his keeping.

Mr E. King, a school teacher in the service of Wellington Education Board, rescued two boys from drowning on Friday. The boys were playing about the breastwork off the Te Aro reclamation, when they fell into the harbour. Mr King was passing at_ the time, and, without waiting to divest himself of his clothing, jumped into the water and secured both of the lads.?]

The “ shaggeries ” at the heads of the Waingawa and Euamahunga Rivers have been exterminated, one man killing 46 shags at the Ruamahunga River during the last few weeks. There is reported to be a large one somewhere in the Mangahao and could this be found and destroyed the increase of the undesirable birds in the Wairarapa would be considerably checked.

In a maintenance case at Christchurch Magistrate’s Court, iu which a portly dame had been chaffing under the shafts of cross-examination, the following dialogue occurred : Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M. to counsel: “ I don’t quite see what all this has to do with rupting) : “ Certainly not. It has nothing at all to do with Mr Bishop (sharply): You be quiet and hold your tongue. I don’t want your advice. I will ask for your opinion when I want it.”

W e regret to have to record the death of Mr James Risk, of Raetiki, at the age of 71 years, which took place at Fcilding yesterday. Deceased was born in Stirlingshire, Scotland, and arrived in tke colony in 1854, taking up land in Sandou 35 years ago. He resided there-for 27 years, and for the past eight years has been a settlor in the Waimarino block. He leaves a widow, eight children and a sister (Mrs George Phillips, Saudon) to mourn their loss.

The Wairarapa Daily Times is indignant that the similarity between Masterton and Hades is not fully recognised, and says : “ The N.Z. Times, referring to the temperature yesterday, says that Clyde (Otago) with 83 degrees was the hottest place in the colony. This is incorrect,!as Masterton’s shade temperature was 90 degrees taken on a standard thermometer in a Stevenson screen, thus ensuring the true shade temperature.”

Probably none of tko persons who contracted for the carriage of mails (which contracts commenced on Ist January) took into account tho fact that hitherto persons posting in find letters wore limited to half-ounce letters for a penny. Since Ist November tho public has boon able lo post inland letters weighing up to four ounces for a penny. If everyone took advantage of the full weight, the mails would be largely increased in weight compared with what they were under tho contracts of last year. The Commissioner of Crown Lands brought before the Wellington Land Board a proposal to open an area of about 23,960 acres in the North M aimarino Block, as second-class land, at prices ranging from 15s to 27s Gd per acre. It was suggested that all the sections except six should be classed as heavy hush land, with exemption for four years under the Bush and Swamp Crown Land Settlement Act, 1903. The Board resolved to defer consideration till a full meeting, with a view of considering whether the land should not be offered on the small grazing run system.

Christchurch Truth thui consoles farmers for the droughtlt means that crops generally must be short in yield ; but while this is so long will prices be obtained. From the settlers’ point of view, it is much better that he should have a 20-bushel cro]3 worth 3s per bushel than one of double the quantity and half the value. There are less labor and time involved ; less risk, less cost of storage, a good profit and a quick return. Harvesting wheat at 2s and oats at Is 3d is heart-breaking work, even though the season has been a fruitful one. Big prices and small crops are invariably best. But how the general public is affected in such circumstances is a horse of quite another color.

A very pleasing ceremony took place at the Manawatu County Council offices on Thursday evening, when the Council employees made a presentation to Mr Purnell, the retiring Clerk, of a travelling bag and dressing case combined. Air F. Anderson, in making the presentation on behalf of the employees, wished Mr Purnell every prosperity in his future career. Mr Patton also spoke, referring to the consideration the Clerk had ever shown his subordinates. Replying, Mr Purnell thanked the donors for their valuable gift and their good wi*he.s, referring with pleasure to his association with them so many years.

A writer in the Beacon, the Labour journal, whose facts are somewhat hazy, remarks : “ Tho Deputy Official Assignee, who runs the show av Martinborough, has decided, on good advice, to run the horses Ratu and Arahura, part of the Izard bankrupt estate, in their engagements. This sporting spec, opens a fair amount of comment. If the Assignee considers that cither of the mokes has a good show he might put a bit on, but if ho goes down, ‘ what price the creditors ‘i ’ This notion of putting a bit on a horse in tho interests of a bankrupt estate is not new. Whole studs have been taken over in Hie Old Country iu the interests of legal infants and such transactions have been known to, come out with something to the good. Let us hope tho Assignee at Martinborough will coma out similarly to the good. If he don’t, well, the powers preserve him.”

In passing sentence at Auckland on four young married women, who bad pleaded guilty to shop-lifting, Mr Kettle, S.M.. said he thought there was no doubt that the offence was one which was very common, not only in Auckland but m other places. Me was quite certain that ilwas the love of dress and show—one of the things which had become almost a curse in our excessive civilisation —and the desire of people to vie with their neighbors at various public gatherings, which induced them to go into shops and bo tempted to steal things which they could not afford to buy. They allowed the desire to be well dressed to carry them beyond all sense of moral obligation, If the offence was repeated and people came before him on charges of systematic shop-lifting, ho would he driven to send the offenders to prison. I n the present instance however, lie would not send them to gaol, although they richly deserved it. Each defendant was lined iflO, Kimairoeurca rheumatism, gout, sciatica and lumbago quickly and permanently. It j is a thoroughly safe and absolutely reliably remedy. All chemists and stores, 2/0 <st 4/0