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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8735, 8 February 1907, Page 2

1 1 ’.nation charging Percival s C of Dunedin, with falsely pretending to a doctor of medicine, has ’ bet ' dismissed by MrWiddowson. who ; held ihatiEnglish cases support defendant’s contention. “ God sends a good wife to every • man. Why, then, should I hunt for i one f If there is one intended for me 'he will come. I am waiting, and when , I get her I shall thank God accord- ' ingly.” Thus spake Sir Thomas Lip- ; ton, of America Cup fame, on landing at Philadelphia, where reports were current that his visit to America this time was in search of an heiress bride. Tim am Harbor Board’s new dredge has now been working’for a month, and at last meeting of the Board members were unanimous in agreeing that she is an ascellont machine. The Engineer reported that the cost per ton of material shifted during the trial period amounted to 31 d, as against 2s 21d for the past year’s work of the dredge Timaru, a saving of Is lid per ton on 25,670 tons lifted, which equals a total saving for a period cf 22 working days of £2168 13s 4d. The way not to do it, says the Taranaki Herald, was well illustrated the other day at the railway deviation. Four fence posts were required. Two men made four trips to town with a handcart to get them, whereas a cart and horse could have taken the lot in one load at a cost of Is Cd at the outside, liesult : Loss of Gs 6d and a considerable amount of perspiration. Query : Are big matters managed in the same way ? If so, it is no wonder that the deviation is calculated to cost £50,000. A point of importance to those who manufacture butter was disclosed in the dairy prosecutions before Wellington Magistrate’s Court. A local butter manufacturer was convicted under the dairy regulations for failing to keep his dairy utensils clean. An erroneous idea lias prevailed in sonic quarters that ouly vendors of milk are liable to prosecution, but yesterday’s proceedings show that all persons handling | dairy produ " - n r kind are liable to he prosecuted i..i,,.:' these particular regulations. When people in Hew Zealand were setting out upon their Boxing Day excursions and picnics, and wishing it were cooler, 11,000,000 tons of snow—the figures are an official esiiraate—fell on London .masking its native ugliness j in an evanescent beauty, and making even its melancholy .East End ami Surreysido slums wholesome. The councils of Greater London engaged, and paid at the rate of Gd an hour, about 20,000 emergency men, in addition to their regular employees, to clear tire roads and streets of the Boxing Day downfall, and another army of s “ odd job men ” were put at tho same * task by householders. It is estimated I that tho combined expenditure of the j J municipal bodies and private people on I 0 this work was not less than £20,000.

An Auckland detective arrested a ; dog on Saturday, apparently ou a charge of inciting and assisting an offender to resist arrest. It appears that a constable was endeavouring to arrest a man who gave considei'ablo , trouble, and a nicely dressed detective came to the assistance of the man in blue. Possessing possibly some Irish ( blood, the dog rushed into the scrap, and, siding with the minority, settled j himself to work on the calf of the de- , tective's leg. The man at that mo- ] rnent submitted to arrest, and tho do- f tective, shaking tho dog from his leg, chased and captured it. It was a most r humble and patient dog that was to bo t seen patrolling inside four high fences j at the police barracks. The question ' is, was this merely a spirited noble j specimen of the canine race, or was it a well trained mongrel of a local Bill Sykes ? The appearance of the owner is awaited by the police. It is under- rj stood bail will be fixed at the price of a new pair of trousers.—Star.

Suffered Three Months. “My little girl suffered for three months from Whooping Cough,” says A. Kilborn, Carlton, Vic., “and during that time I had tho best medical advice for her but she obtained no benefit. One day I was looking over a little newspaper issued by tho Chamberlain Medicine Co., and seeing what they claimed Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy would do decided to give it a trial. I am glad I did, for a (perfect cure resulted, and I cannot speak too highly of Chamberlain’s Cough, 1 Remedy.” For sale by T. H. Bredin, f Marton; Ellis Bros., Hunterville ; and W. B. Clark, Bulls. When you feel the first twinge of rheumatism, gout, sciatica, or lumbago, send (or a bottle of Eheumo. It will quickly iii-o you. All stores and chemists sell it at 2/6 and 4/6. A positive and lasting cure, ’

k-Onlj four applications have as yet I' on received for houses in tho W indie workers’ settlement at Dunedin. The executive of the committee of Ibo Seddon Memorial Technical College Fund in Christchurch has received subscriptions to date amounting to £399 • 11s. Particulars of the arrangements for the picum to-morrow iu connection with tho Sunday- School of St. Stephen’s Church, Marton, will be found in our advertising colnmns. The gate receipts on first day at the Fcilding Show were £3l Gs 3d. second clay £ll4 7s ; total £US 13s 3d. Sundry receipts £4 18s Cd ; catalogues £lB 15s I‘Od, guessing competitions £9 Is ; total £l7B 8s 7d. j The Feilding Borough Council, at its meeting last evening, expressed itself in favor of a consumptive sanatorium being erected for the district, and not an annexe., at the Palmerston North Hospital. j Arrangements had been made by a . largo section of the Invercargill public to j make a substantial presentation to Mr Me- ’ Hvenoy, who has been appointed chief , detective at headquarters, but instructions : were received from the Commissioner yesterday that no presentation whatever was j to be made. Mr Mcllveney will lie officially farewcllod by Ihe Bench and Bar before leaving on Wednesday. I In class IG9 at Feilding Show, pure- ! bred boar uucbr 18 months, Mr E. ! White exhibited a Tamworth and Mr i Tom McKenzie a Devon. The Judge awarded a first prize for each exhibt, although there were onlyitwo entries, as they were excellent specimens of the different breeds. Following are the results of the weight guessing competition at Fcilding Show on second day : Three sheep, correct weight 20G41bs : A. H. Aensen, Stanway, 2051bs ; T. Hazelhurst. Feilding, 208 lbs. Bullock, correct weight 7-11-oibs : J. Malone, Makino, 742ibs; E. Turnbull (Colyton) and C. McGregor (Feilding) 747. A rather serious accident happened to Mr L. Canton on Tuesday at Te Kapua. He was shearing a lamb and by some means the shears ran into the calf of his leg, inflicting a nasty cut, which severed several veins. Fortunately a doctor nis in the vicinity and stopped the ■ bleeding. It was found necessary to put iu several stitches to assist the wound iu healing. Tho Biograph Company showed a varied selection of pictures at Marton Opera House last evening. The reproduction of the groat Britt-Nclson contest for the light weight championship of the world was an excellent film and the Melbourne Cup race was a splendid picture. The miscellaneous collection were all new to a Marton audience. The Biograph appear at lialcombe tonight. The Minister for Labour had rather an unpleasant interview on Wednesday with a deputation of unionists who waited on him to complain that the new inspectors of scaffolding were not unionists. One of tho visitors described the Minister’s remarks as rot and left with tho parting shot : “ You’re a fraud as Minister for Labour, You promised to do things which you have not norm when you have the opportunity to do it.” One Bottle Cured Hnr. “ Last summer,’’ says Arthur Bolton, of Bolton Bros,, U-.-udigo, Vic., “ I had. a severe attack of summer complaint, or hovel trouble. For a time I paid no attention, simply let thing* run along, but liuding it was becoming a very serious .'ratter L concluded to try Chamberlain's Colin, Ohoh-ra, and ioiarrho-a Peinedy, which I had seen so highly recommended iu tea papers. Our local chemist sent im* a small bottle, mad before it was all used 1. was entirely well. Tho pain was st-oppcd by tho first dose. For sale by Messrs IT. H. Bredin, Marton; lull is Bros,, Ifuntcrvillo ; and W. B. Clark, Bull:. ..-.a-