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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8754, 2 March 1907, Page 2

Wanganui people intend to hold a garden party in honor of tho Garrison Band. At Woodville bacon factory on Thursday 899 pigs were put through. This is oO above the previous record day’s killing. Mr George Shannon, the well known. Nikau dealer, loaves next month .to take up his abode in the iJawfce’S Bay district, having purchased a largo farm there. At Otaki, yesterday, R. J. Shively was granted leave by the Stipendiary Magistrate to proceed against A. C. Morton under the criminal code in respect of an alleged libel contained in a letter to the Otaki Hail. Mr E. Short, tho well-known Romney breeder, purchased over £-100 worth of sheep at Mr Stuckey’s sale on Wednesday. Mr Knight, of Feilding, also purchased a number of ewes, in some eases paying a substantial figure. Several Feilding breeders attended the sale. In tho Divorce Court at Woffington to-day a decree nisi was granted in tho case Anderson v. Anderson, wife’s petition. A very lino lot of Romney lambs was loaded at Feilding station for a Wellington buyer yesterday. They were from Mr J. Oorpo’s place. The buyer said it was tho best lot lie had purchased in the district. He also toob 633 lambs, also of prime quality, from Mr W. L. F. Fetch, which were from 430 ewes. At a meeting in Auckland of dairy factory managers and others interested in the butter industry it was resolved to ask the Minister of Agriculture to appoint a number of qualified milk inspectors with power to forbid tho sale or purchase of milk unlit for dairy manufacturing purposes.

AA 7 o are informed by Mr D. _G. Riddiford, master of Rangitikci hounds, that Miss Alice AVilsou of Parcwanui. has received tho first prize of 3 guineas for best-reared hound puppy, and Miss, Rosie Coleman 2nd prize of two guineas. The puppies were judged by Mr Aldworth of Silverhope.

Feilding Gas Company has reduced tho not price of gas for lightfco 10s Gd per 1000 foot; for heating, cooking and power purposes, 7s 3d per 1000 feet. Marton Borough Gasworks heats this easily with 8s 4d per 1009 feet for lighting and 6s 8d per 1000 feet for heating if 1500 foot a mouth yar used, not to speak of free gas stoves.

Subjects having complained that they arc unable to approach tho Shah with regard to grievances because of his entourage, His Majesty lias ordered that a telephone shall ho fixed between the palace and a public square, and has invited Ins people to use it to obtain direct communication with himself. "Yesterday we cast, an unjust aspersion on the character of the pigs in this district by making Mr Arnold inform our representative that tho pigs in tho South Island were superior to those to he obtained hero. AA 7 o should have said that tho South. Island pigs were inferior to tho local porkers.

Ah ra Grumwald, a married woman, was committed to the Supreme Court by Dr McArthur, S.M., yesterday, for sentence, on a charge of having oil 19th January forged the name of Gotlieb Grumwald, her brother-in-law. to a cheque for £4 on the Bank of New Zealand, Feilding, and uttered it to Thos. AYamock, draper, Woffington. Evidence in support of the charge showed that accusedcashed the cheque by-purchasing goods of the value of £1 from Waruock and Adkin’s and receiving £3 in change.

The Gazette contains a notice that a portion of the laud forming tho grounds of the Ministerial residence in Molesworth street, AYelliugtou, is to be sold. Tho buyer will bo Mrs Seddou, who is building a house to the rear of the Ministerial residence and requires moans of access to Hill street. Tho laud on which she is Building her now house was purchased by her from Government. Meanwhile Airs Seddou continues to occupy the Ministerial residence. A young lady from the country found herself in an awkward predicament at Feilding yesterday by coming in contact with a bucket of tar which was left on the footpath by tho men engaged in repairing the paths. She did not notice the obstruction and stumbled over it, tho contents completely spoiling her gay plumage. Some other ladies who were passing at the time wore even so heartless as to laugh at tho unfortunate girl.

A newspaper boy named Claude Oakley, aged 1-1, who “swopped” his old bicycle for a free-wheel Columbia with Messrs Barker & Findlay, set up in AYelliugtou Magistrate’s Court the defence that ho was not liable for the debt he thereby incurred because lie was an -infant. Counsel for plaiutiffsj.topliod that as defendant was a uewspayer boy a bicycle was a necessity for him and and not a luxury, and in that case, although an infant, ho was liable for the debt. The Magistrate reserved his decision after some discussion with counsel as to tho difference between necessities and luxuries.

Dairying instruction is now being systematically carried on in several of tho schools in tho northern portion of AYauganui Education Board’s district. 'Mr Browne, the specially appointed instructor, is taking two- , hour classes weekly at Hawera, To Roti, Maxiaia, Kaponga, Eltliam, Oroua, Maagatoki, Kapuui and Okaiawa, Glasses from Hawera southwards will bo conducted during the second half of tho year, and advanced classes ?••>. dairying chemistry for farmers an ’ “ tory employees will commence in a. 1:w weeks at Hawera, Eltliam and Mauain.

A Hawera correspondent asks ns to supply the vital statistics for last quarter of the Rangitikci county. Through tho courtesy of Mr P. P. White, Registrar, we are able to provide the statistics for Raugitikei registration diataict, which are as follows: Octobcr-Decembor, 1906, births 27, deaths 9, marriages 14. Unfortunately the registration district .is not coterminous with the county, and it would need a. careful study of each entry in several registration districts to determine the •figures for the county. Tho Rangitikoi registration district includes tho, borough of Marton and the townships of Bulls and Turakiua.

Rheumatic Pains Relieved, The quck relief from rheumatic pains afforded by Chamberlain’s Pain Balm has surprised and delighted thousands of sufferers. It makes rest and sleep possible, and a great many have been permanently cured of rheumatism by tho use of this liniment. For sale by T. IL Brcdin Marton ; Ellis Bros., Huntervillo ; and AY, B. Clark, Bulls.

New goods for the autumn season are now being opened np at the Bon Marche, Feilfliug. Ladies should see the magnificent selection of imported millinery now being shown in Messrs Sjrouce & Spence’s Showroom; Elderly people 31; tfer much from rheumatism. gout, sciatica, and lumbago Kiikuito quickly euros by driving'out the excess rrric a cid from the blood. All stores and chemists, 2/G and 4/6.' You just try it. WHAT IMPErs- MAY APPLE IS DOING. J. T. M. Hornsby, Esq., cured of ACUTE COLIC and INDIGESTION. Mr E. W. Wilton, Butcher, Welling ton. Headaches, Chronic Indigestion, Pal-

* pitation. . Mr 11. W. Waller, Engineer, Wellington, Chronic Indigestion, Constipation'. Mr Goo. Churches, Farmer, Waikato, Flatulency, Indigestion, Constipation. Mr E. T. Eatley, Moawhango, Sluggish Liver and Indigestion. Mr J Robinson, Storekeeper, Wan- ■ ganui, Bilious Sick Headaches. Mr E. Prcfeswood, Wellington, Liver ' Complaint. . 1 Mr Chas. Voss, Opera House, Wan-- 1 ganui. Disordered Liver. * ■ O.- liout. Esq., J.P., Nelson, Liver Cora- J plaint. '■

Mr S. F, Bolton, Nelson, Flatulency. Mr W. Burton, City Buffet Hotel, Nelson, Indigestion and favor Complaint. And hosts of others. Having ciu'od thorn, IM FEY’S MAY APPLE will euro you. Obtainable at all stores. 2s Cd por bottle. Eight from the first dose Ennusto gives relief from tho awful agony of rheumatism, gout, sciatica, lumbago, oto. 2/0 and 4/6. Obtainable from all chemists and stores.

A Govemm'mt parade of Royal j Rifles will he held on Tlnirsday nest. ] . Mr Oldham, opthalmio surgeon at Brighton, has bequeathed £60,000 to higher education. I A telegramV,from Rotorua states; that two brown trout caught at. Toil; | gariro. Lake Taupo, ofie weighing; lOlbs and the other 22, were presented tb-thfe Tofirist Department; j Milrtqu Teun’is Club Will open the _ new.cpfirt, next tho Bowling Green, | dii Wednesday next. A full attendance of members is. particularly requested. > I Mr D. D. Hyde, Chief Poultry j Expert, has notified the secretary of ; Marton Poultry Association that he j will deliver a lecture at Marton at an early date. Particulars will bo advertised later. Though tile- yield of,-'grain being threshed from the crops in the Temnka district is small the quality is excellent. One line of 1000 sacks of this-year’s] wheat lias been, sold at 3s id oii irtxclrs at Teifiuka station’. Oaiiteriniry farmers]] have not been seriously troubled by the strike as yet. The .drought led them them .to reduce stock as much as possible, and the recent rain will enable.thorn to hold their stock for some time. Stubborn as a Mule, A bad cough is more stubborn than a mule, and,-if tho right method is not used, it is move difficult to conquer. Dr. Sheldon’s New Discovery for Coughs, Colds and Consumption conquers the most stubborn cases. It is a safe and certain remedy for coughs, colds, and all lung troubles. Small dose. Pleasant to take. Every bottle guaranteed. For sale by Turner & Turner’s Tip Top . Tea Shop and T. H, Bredin, Marton; Ellis Bros., Hunterville, and Campion & King, Bulls. No matter from what form of rhouma. tism you suffer—chronic, muscular, in flammatory—or gout, sciatica, lumbago, Enauno will surely cure you. All stores at 2/6 & 4/6. '