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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8759, 8 March 1907, Page 2

It was the Peilding Baud which provided the music at Waituna sports, not, as reported, tho Manchester Band.

An alteration has been made In the date for Mr W. B. Mathieson’s address ou the Laud Bill at Kimboltou. The date will now be Thursday, 14th instant.

Eflt is reported that two ladies have lost j-heir lives by drowning at Kaiwhaiki, ‘ 13 mibs up the Wanganui River. No details’ HiV AS yet to hand.

Feildiug Borough’ Council as at present constituted will not take any stops towards the erection of now gasworks, but will leave the decision to the’’hew .Council, which will shortly ,he elected,

The nominations for the chopping, sawing, running and pony races at ■Taihape Baud Carnival on March 15th have exceeded expectations, and there seems every likelihood that the day’s sport will'bo a great success. Wo hear that Mr Percy Forlong, land agent, Wanganui, sold Messrs McGregor Bros’, property, comprising 1773 acres on the Onga Road, near Huntervillo, lust, Monday, at tho vendors’ price -

Tho steamer Eakuira which wont ashore during a fog three weeks ago on Kaka FoffiL near tho Nuggets, was got off safely this morning and sailed for D imedin.

Mr G. J. Webster, late Feiiding Borough Engineer, notifies the inhabitants of the district that lie is . prepared to execute engineering and ’ surveying work in this district. It will bo seen by tlifl advertisement that Mr Webster has the very highest qualifications. Ou Wednesday a wedding took place at St. John's Church, Feildiug, between Stephen John, eldest son of Dir C. Hartley, of Rata, and Miss Dora Fanny, fifth, daughter of Mr E. Cuff, Halcombs. Rev. Xnnea-Joues performed tho ceremony.' fe-. Wo regret tliafc in opr report of 'Messrs Atkinson’s sale for Mr J. H. Fry the j>flce obtained for fat bullocks was incorrectly stated. The real price obtained was £6 to $6 ,8s 6d. *Onr report gave the impression that cattle sold at low rates, whereas a feature of the sale was tho good prices obtained. •“ When you are hi E.onis you must do Fs Uio Epmans do,” said a Scotsman, who was obargsh at the Thames Polico Court with intoxication, in reply to tiro Magistrate’s remark that it was customary ip Scotland to celebrate New Year’s Day rather than Christmas. “ Well, do as the Romans do, I’ay 7s Cel,” was the Magistrate’s reply. " An interesting lesson is conveyed by that section of tho agricultural statistics dealing with the cattle of the colony. This shows that while the total number «£' cattle increased by 40,814, tho purebred stock have decreased by 3003.

Mr John H. Tair, of the. firm of J, and N. Tail,' directors of the Boyal Besses o’ th’ -Barn'Baud, ac_ companied by Mr G-, Di Portusi touring manager, arrived in Marten to-day, and after inspecting the Park* decided upon giving an open air concert there by this famous baud on Wednesday afternoon, 20th March. An evening concert will bo given i;i the Town Hall on the evening of that ,d;U;e

The sittings .of the fchinreuio Court at Invercargill concluded yosjorcLiy, iiip whole day being devoted to hearing of the civil suit, Mollet v. Walsh, a claim for .£399 19s 2d for alleged breach of contract. Defendant counter-claimed for £SO, deposit paid on purchase of the Carriers Arms Hotel, Eiverton. Walsh had entered into an agreement! to purchase the hotel, but the Magistrate refused lum a certificate of fitness, and as ho could not get a transfer of the license ho withdrew rom the bargai n. Decision was reserved

At a mpeting of the Feilding Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society last evening, it was decided to stage f> Thp Magistrate " at an early date, The matter of an opera was held over until the executive committee interviewed Mr Massey, of Gisborne. The secretary was instructed to writs to all the members asking them to attend practice, The committco for the ensuing term were elected. It is satisfactory to note that the Society has got a good credit balance, and ilfis is mainly duo to the untiring efforts of tho energetic secretary, Mr A. D, Stanley, who has tho interests of flic .Society at heart,

The coroner continued tho (inquiry yesterday, at 'Wellington, into tho circumstances surrounding tho death of James Baird, a lumper, killed by-falling down the hold of the steamer Surrey. On the previous day evidonco bad been given of defects in the fore and aft beams, which supported tho hatch .covers of No. 3 hold, on which Baird was standing when they collapsed. Tho jury fount} that deceased was accidentally killed through falling off a tore and after, which was cither not. in its right place or too short, and also from want of visible numbers on tho combings of tho fore and aft. The jury did not consider tho stevedore was to blame. The coroner said the question of responsibility would probably arise in another Court.

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Mr Blackwell, of Greatford, has shown us some remarkably fine tomatoes weighing about a pound each. He tells us that ho expects to sell at leest a tou of tomatoes from 750 plants ou loss than one-tweutioth of an acre.