Rangitikei Advocate. TUESDAY, FEB. 26, 1907. SECOND EDITION. EDITORIAL NOTES

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8750, 26 February 1907, Page 2

Rangitikei Advocate. TUESDAY, FEB. 26, 1907. SECOND EDITION. EDITORIAL NOTES

Much interest was felt in the United States, and indeed throughout the world, as to whether Mr Hughes, the new Governor of New York State, would be able to do anything towards cleaning the Augean stable of New York political life. Until the late examination into the insurance scandals Mr Hughes was almost unknown, except as a capable solicitor, and though he displayed great energy and acumen on that occasion it was by no means certain that he would be able to cope with the wily politicians who knew well how to tie the hands of the official who attempts to introduce any radical reforms into the system of graft which has so long been the curse of New' York State and municipal politics. The position of Mr Hughes is a particularly difficult one, as he was recently elected as Republican nominee mainly through the personal intervention of President Roosevelt in the contest in which Mr Hearst, the millionaire proprietor of numerous yellow journals, w T as defeated. Though the Republicans succeeded in electing the Governor they were unsuccessful in seeming a majority throughout the State, and thus the Governor has to deal with a hostile Democratic majority in the House. Should the new Governor succeed in his almost impossible task he will bo practically certain to receive the nomination of his party to the Presidency, and would have every chance of following Mr Roosevelt at the White House. A recent cablegram, which appears somewhat unintelligible to those not fully acquainted with American politics, states that Mr Hughes has created consternation among politicians and political office-holders by summoning and publicly examining Mr Kelsey, the State Insurance Superintendent, a man of integrity and ability, who had refused to resign, preferring to rely on the support of the friendly State Senate. Mr Kelsey made certain admissions and the Governor has recommended the Senate to dismiss him. If our interpretation of this information is correct, it means that Mr Hughes has begun his attack on the prevalent abuses by attempting to remove an inefficient though honest man who had been placed in a position of trust by Tammany in order to lull the public with a sense of security while the grafters were doing their work. With a hostile Senate and all the power of Hearst and Tammany against him, Mr Hughes task seems a difficult one.

The death is reported at Nelson of John Tinlino, pioneer merchant, surveyor and explorer, aged 87. Preparations are now being made to en* large the sale yards'at Eaumai owing to the increase of entries in that district.

: The Besses-obthe- Barn Baud will give a matinee performance in Feuding on the 10th March.

Dr. Makgill, the District Hflalth Officer, passed through en route for IVellingt- n by the mail train yesterday. Dr. Yalintino was also a passenger by ;tho same train.

At Manawatu A. and) P. meeting yesterday a handsome cup was received from Messrs Barraud and Abraham, as a prize for* fat stock. The trophy will bo allocated by the committee.

Mr Burton, the veterinary surgeon, has consented to give an address on diseases of sheep and dairy cows at the next Haumai sale. The suggestion, which emanated from the Farmers’ Union, is an excellent one and should ensure a large attendance of farmers at the sale. ,

Manawatu A. and P. Association wish to convey their thanks to Mr W. J. Birch, of Marten, for the samples of oases of grasses and wool which he procured for Association 'while on a visit to the Old Country. Also for attending the shows, and forwarding such useful letters to the Association.

The Eaumai accommodation house was completed on Saturday. The building is considerably larger than the old structure and contains about twenty rooms.

At the Man wain A. and P. meeting yesterday the President specially wished to thank Mr J. T. Laing for the samples of faked butter sent out from the Old Country to the last Winter Show. Also Beattie Laing and Co, : for their generous donation of £l2 for the prize essay.

Two prisoners, named Eobert Burke and Alfred Driscoll, escaped on Saturday from the gaol works at Shelley Bay. The men are still at large and it is reported that they have been seen hanging about the Wellington wharves. There are now 24 district court centres in the colony, and with two exceptions Judge Hascldon has jurisdiction in the whole of them. The only other District Court Judge is Mr Kettle,' who sits at Hamilton and the Thames.

At a meeting of the "Wellington Trades and Labour Council a motion was carried, with only one dissentient, of sympathy with the striking slaughtermen and congratulating them on their victory. This incident is held to indicate that organised labor has made up its mind to ignore the Arbitration Court when there is danger of its awards being unfavourable to the demands of labor.

Our Pohangina correspondent re fors to the great sorrow felt in tho district at tho nows of the death by drowning of Mr C. Roscveare while absent on a holiday at his homo in Otago. Mr Rosevcare, who was only 23 years of age, was acting as home missionary to the Presbyterian Church, and though lie had only been four months in the Pohangina distri ct he had already earned the esteem of all with whom lie came in contact. His removal will be a serious loss to the church and the district. Details of the accident which led to his death are not yet to hand.

The top of Shakspear e’s Clift, at Wanganui, seems to have been a Maori settlement for a great number of years, judging by tho debris which has accumulated. The owner of the section there has discovered the floor of an old whare three feet under the present surface and has unearthed many weapons, ornaments and skulls. One of these presented a singular appearance. Held firmly between the teeth of the longdead one were two human fingers, a fact that opens’np-a big field to conjecture as to the nature of the tragedy enacted there.

The Feiiding Fire Brigade held a oneman coupling competition last evening for ex-Captam Newman’s gold medal The event was well contested and some of the young members wore well forward. The winner was G. Hindle, time 46 4-ssec, penalty Isec, total 47 4-sseo; A. Baker second, 49 l-3sec, no penalty; Captain Cleland, 49sec, penalty Isec, total 50. The other competitors were: S. Hayward, 50 3-sseo, no penalty ; P. Fisher, 48 3-5 sec, 3soc penalty, total 51 3-ssec; J. Waddington, 51 l-ssec, Isec penalty, total 32 l-3sec; (t. Garrard, 50 2-ssco, ssec penalty, total 55 2-ssec. Messrs A. Bade and G. Say well acted as judges, Messrs G. Short and McCorkindale as timekeepers, and W. Watts starter.

Mr A. Seifert, dm irman Plaxmillers Association, has protested to the Minister for Agriculture against sending Mr Pulton, chief fibre expert, to St. Helena. In his reply the Minister says the Imperial Government at their own cost are obtaining the services of one of our experts to proceed to St. Helena, where it is intended to test the industry. Mr McNab also says : —" There being no law to prohibit the export of flax, roots and seeds, no action could be taken to stop it if it were deemed advisable to do so; but m my opinion it would be an erroneous policy for the colony to pursue in regard to its one perennial industry, seeing that it enjoys the privilege of having obtained from other countries almost every one of its other perennial industries:”

The annual meeting of the Peilding Eire Police was held in the Council. Chambers last night, Captain W. G Baker presiding. There were ten members present. .The balance-sheet, which was read, showed .£l2 Os 9d cash in hand and assets valued at £i 12s 3d. There was no expenditure during the year. The Mayor administered -the oath to the members, and afterwards thanked them on behalf of tiro citizens for their services. The election of officers was as follows: —Captain, W. G. Baker; first lieutenant, R. P. Smith ; second lieutenant, H. Stewart; secretary, E. Burno; first sergeant, G. Spence; second sergeant, W. H. Bain. Messrs Jones, Matthews, Pride, Smith, Willis, and Bain were elected a committee. The question of fire alarms was considered, and it was thought that the Mnnohester-street boll should be shifted and the large bell worked by water power. It was also considered that sub-stations should bo established in various parts of the town. On the motion of Mr Willis, con' #idoration of the improvements to the lire alarm system of the town was left to the committee. A vote of thanks was tendered to the Mayor for attending the meeting and a similar expression to the secretary for his efforts during the year. Recently (says the Post) a party of workers at Taihape invoked the aid of Mr Hogg, M.H.E., to find them a block to occupy as a special settlement atWaimana, in the Auckland district. The application was referred to the Minister of Lands, who replied that the land was not available for special settlement purposes, having been acquired under the provisions of the Land for Settlement Act. Mr Hogg forwarded the Minister’s reply, together with some directions as to the mode of application. The secretary of the association now sends him the following communication; —“ I received your welcome letter last week, ' and we are very thankful for the trouble you took on our behalf. I have since had a letter from the Minister of Lands, and he states quite clearly that there are no lands available for special settlements. By that we have come to the conclusion that unless wo are successful at the ballot we must remain landless. It seems strange that with the many thousand acres of land in the Urewora Country and Bay of Plenty there is none fit for special settlements. The only course I can see left for us is for those who must have land to get out of New Zealand. After what I read in the papers about the Olrig Estate, where more than half the sections were secured by speculators, there is not much hope for ns workers. We are all bona fide settlers, but as a consequence of our treatment we are just about disgusted. Sooner than waste time over the ballot-box, it will be better for ms to invest the few pounds we have saved in Tatters&ll’s sweeps. XVe get straight .runs there, and that is more than can be said about thejland ballot. The chances are a hundred to one that the speculator gets the lion’s share.”

The agonising pain, stiffness, and, soreness of the joints and muscles, felt by sufferers from rheumatism, is quickly romoved by Eheumo. All chemists and stores, 2/6 and 4/6 per bottle. Try it.

Afjtho last meeting of Kimboltou Rabbit Committee, Mr Andrew, the representative of the Advocate, was welcomed by the Chairman, who said tluvt the Advocate hail always done what it could tp assist the farmers, aud a vote of thsihks to the proprietor of the paphr was carried by acclamation. Mr : Andrew; thanked the meeting on, behalf of' the"proprietor aud himself. JjSAt a special sitting ef the S.M. Court at Pahiatua yesterday Thomas Jolm Lesley, of Pougaroa, was charged with having indecently assaulted his daughter, aged 7. Accused reserved his defence, and was committed for trial at the Supreme Court at Palmerston North on Monday next. Bail was allowed in two sureties of £2OO and self in £3OO.

In sentencing Findlay, the Judge said that the verdict of guilty was practically to convict accused of the murder of Rennie, of which he was acquitted in Dunedin. It was proved .that prisoner’s record was decidedly bad, ho having served time on charges of horse stealing, burglary and theft. Altogether there were 13 previous convictions. His Honor said he thought accused was a fitting subject for the application of an indeterminate sentence ; therefore, he sentenced him to five years’ hard labor, aud adjudged him an habitual criminal, which means he will he detained during the pleasure of the Crown.

At tho meeting of Saudou Branch of Farmers’ Union it.was suggested that as sacks were quoted at from 7s to 103 Gd per dozen tho farmers should co-operate and import for themselves. On enquiry, however, we find that there is not likely to be much gain by importing direct. Tho ST. Z. Trade Review gives" the latest quotations of 44 inch at 7s 9d per dozen, and states that 40 inch and 48 inch are very scarce, and holders ask 8s 9d to 9s per dozen. We have also been shown the invoice of a recent large importation direct from India, and in this 48 inch are charged at 8s iii-fd, 40 inch 7s ll>£d and 44 inch 7s 10>£d. Adding freight and other charges tho importers have but a very small margin for profit. A deputation waited on Marton Borough Council last evening and presented a petition from- residents at Marton Junction asking Council to extend gas to their premises.—Mr Carson pointed out that this could be doue at a small cost as Council intended to iustal gas at Marton station. There would be a profitable consumption of gas.—Mr Rogers said that eleven new buildings were, to be erected at the Junction within the next three months, and gas would bo required for these places.—Mr Paterson said he was prepared to take the gas at his hotel, but wanted an estimate of cost first. —The Mayor replied that there would bo no opportunity of getting gas or water until tho Junction was included in the Boroiigh boundary. He was now preparing plans of the proposed new boundaries and, if the residents at the Junction supported this, no doubt gas would be installed in their premises as the Council had already decided to extend the pipes to tho other side of tho railway line.—Mr Carson assured the Council that the majority of residents at the station were in favor of coming into the Borough. The petition will bo considered as soon as tho Junction area is included in the Borough.

Weak Backs. The weak spot in many men and women is the back. It gives out before the other parts of the body. It gets tired and aches terribly after a day’s work or night’s pleasure. A tired, weak back, pulls a person right down and renders life miserable. The kidneys are often supposed to bo the cause, but usually the muscles and tendons in the back have been strained. Dr. Sheldon’s Magnetic Liniment is the proper and only permanent remedy. Hub it into 'he pores of the back, and a feeling of renewed strength and vigor will come immediately, and a few such treatments will fix you up all right. Dr. Sheldon’s Magnetic Liniment takes out soreness and inflammation. It invigorates and freshens all the muscular tissues. It contains ingredients that you never used before. For sale by Turner and Turner’ TiprTop Tea Shop and T. H. Bredin, Marten;' Ellis Bros., Huntervillo; and Campion & King, Bulls.