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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8716, 16 January 1907, Page 2

At Feilding Court this morning, before Mr J. Kirton. J.P., John Entwhistle was fined 5s or 48 hours for drunkenness. Members of the General Committee of Marton Athletic Club are reminded of the meeting at the Borough Council Chambers this evening, at 8 o’clock. The Programme Committee meet at 7.* Manchester Rifles intend going into camp this evening. But for the bad weather the camp would have been pitched on Monday. The corps has devoted each evening to drill and lectures in the Drill hall under direction of the officers. Captain F. Cox has been instructed by tho Union Company to make au inspection of Tanner’s Ark, at present in Nelson. This survey is being made in order to ascertain the seaworthiness of the craft before permitting it to put to sea. Messrs W. M. Singleton and W. Grant, Government dairy instructors and graders, arc at present in Carterton district. The principal object of the visit is to make some experiments in the cool curing of cheese. Mr Fowlds says: —“It has been decided by the Government that all students who have gained credit at junior university examinations shall have their fees paid at the University—thus enabling all bright boys to go right through from tho primarj schools to the University without the payment of fees.’’ At a meeting of the Teachers’ Superannuation Board, held in Wellington yesterday, it was announced that there are 2922 contributors to the fund, their monthly payments reaching X 2596. The amount to the credit of the fund on 31st December was X 30,000. Mr Millar was questioned the other day as to the alleged abuse of child labor iu dairying district*. He replied that there was some truth and some exaggeration in the reports. He had evidence that a good deal of child labor had been going on, but there had been a diminution since attention was drawn to it. Ministers would consider whether legislation was required on receiving further information.

An instance of the good management in tho pig department at the Weraroa Experimental Farm was afforded on Saturday, when 14 to 16-weck-old porkers from the farm sold at auction at 345, or at the rate of about od per lb. One of the buyers remarked that the pigs were exceptionally well worth the price given. Mr Tregear, Secretary of the Department of Labor, cannot be accused of a tendency to take a roseate view of the colonial labor market. When ho declares that “ the state of the labor market in the colony was never, perhaps, in as good a condition as it is today,” we may safely accept his opinion ss giving the minimum of the actual conditions.

About 2 o’clock this afternoon smoke was seen issuing from under the eaves of the house occupied by Mr. J. Blackwell, carrier, Marton. The lire brigade were soon on the scene and found that a fire had broken out in the kitchen, which was extinguished by means of tho water in the tank. As the town water was turned off at the time and there was a strong wind blowing the results might easily have i been more serious.

On behalf of the widow and children of Christian Steacrson, late of _ Wellington, a master mariner, a claim for £4OO compensation from the colony has been filed in the Arbitration Court. Tho deceased was drowned at Karamoa, on July 18 last, while taking soundings on the bar for the purpose of harbour improvements, the fatality being caused by tho upsetting of the boat. Another case arising out of the same circumstances .is that brought on behalf of the father and mother of James Hunter, marine engineer, who was drowned at Karamea on tho date specified. Tho sum ot £3OO compensation is claimed on his behalf. Avoid all Risks. Why run risks with mixtures containing opium and other harmful drugs when you can bo cured—and speedily cured—by taking Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy ? It contains no narcotics of any description, and is absolutely safe, and a positive cure. Taken at tbo first symptom, it checks the cold, aud in cases of influenza will prevent pneumonia following. For sale by T. H. Bredin, Marton , Ellis Bros., Huntcrville and W. B. Clark, Bulls.

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The New South Wales Rugby Union has received from the English Union oninvitation for an Australian team to. visit England iff 1908.

Sit John Hall has presented a medal for the New Zealand Champion Sports at the Exhibition, and the Executive have decided ta.award it to the best all round atblefe. '

The attention of horse owners is directed to the alteration in the Clifton Athletic Club’s programme. In the hunters’ open event horses are to carry a minimum weight of 11.7.

Fireman W. Nuttall, who has been selected in Marton Fire Brigade team, which goes to the, Christchurch demonstration m March, took part in the Dunedin competitions held last year. He was a member of the Dannevirke team (5 men) which secured first honours in record time. The Marton team are now putting up faster times than those recorded at Dunedin.

The Pahiatua Chamber of Commerce has decided to petition the Mayor to declare Wednesday, January 23, a public holiday, to commemorate Anniversary Day, in place of 22nd, which falls on a Tuesday. It was pointed out that as the 22nd was a sale day, and consequently the farmers’day in town, a considerable amount of inconvenience would be felt on the one side and loss of business on the other.

During a thunderstorm which broke over Greytown on Friday afternoon, two cows belonging to Mr Harrison, and a horn of Mr Humphries’, were struck by lightning and killed. On Saturday another thunderstorm broke over the town, during which Mr A. A. Balfour, surgeon dentist, was using the telephone in Messrs Coe aud Rhodes’ shop, when he was struck by lightning aud rendered unconscious. He has since recovered.

Says the Dannevirke Press: We were this morning shown a chip of wood hewn from a tree in the Taranaki district, which is a distinct freak of nature. The tree from which it was cut contained both rimu and white pine timber, the latter kind only showing in one side of the trunk to a height of about five or six feet. The chip was cut at the juncture, and distinctly shows the two woods. Tho tree was felled on a road opposite a section owned by Mr Taylor, a well-known resident of Dannevirke. Masterton A. and P. Association, m. order to prevent the misuse of passes at the gate, has decided to adopt a scheme in force in some of the shows at Home. Under this system, instead of issuing passes, tho gatekeepers had a small rubber stamp with which they impressed a brand upon the back of tho hand of persons leaving tho ground who desired to return. In response to a suggestion that the high spirited colonial would object to he 'branded, it was pointed out lhat the alternative was to pay another shilling. Mr W. Ashton, who has been Postmaster at Bulls for the past five years, has received notice that he will ho transferred to Kaiapoi. During his residence iu Bulls Mr Ashton has proved himself to be a good citizen and a capable official, and his many friends will be pleased to know that, while regretting his departure, they can congratulate him upon being promoted. The change takes effect at the end of the present month. Mr Ashton’s successor has uot been made known so far. The heavy rain and muggy weather that has been experienced during the last few days has had a disastrous effect on a number of potato fields by developing the blight. Some idea of the rapid' development of blight may be gained from the experience of Mr Haycock, of tho Sandon Block, who, having read in tho evening paper that crops in the lower district had been attacked, examined his crop early in tho morning, and was pleased to see that his potatoes wore to all appearances unaffected. On returning from the factory a few hours later his chagrin can be imagined upon finding his plants all ruined. The Peril of Oue Tnre.

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