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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8776, 2 April 1907, Page 2

tide, and will also be of great ser-s Tice as a flood relief. A boy of 14 years, who., on deliver-; lug milk at the Kaiapoi creamery,; on Thursday bad been by, other boys, left his horse and eart,i and has not L been‘seen or heard off since. • ' Caterpillars are causing farmers at Otana and Aka Aka, in the Anck-1 laud district, heavy losses, in some! eases a clean swoop being made of all* vegetation, so that cattle have had tof bo” sold or sent away to graze. j

| Wellington Sunday School Union ! Convention almost unanimously afI tinned ibo desirability of a Colonial Conference of Sunday School workers during the ensuing 13 months, and suggests that it meet in Wellington. The Convention is proceeding and is marked by great enthusiasm. We understand that the tablet system is not in use on the Christ-church-Dunedin lino further .south than Bollestou or further north than'Palmerston South. At the scene of: the recent accident at Rakaia the: tablet system' was therefore not in use.

lihcumfttism can bo cured—then whywill you continue to sutler. EuEoaio has effected wonderful cures tor others, after all olse had failed. Jt will cure you. Try

Whakarcwarewa reports tliat all it-he geysers were very active yesterday. The return cricket match yesterday at Wanganui between Awarua and Wanganui resulted in an easy win for the latter by an innings and 21. runs.] Mrs Leonidas Smith who was burned in a fire at her residence. Island Bay, on March IGth, died in the hospital yesterday.

Tho damage to the railway at Rakaia has been repaired, and the two damaged engines have [been taken to the Addington workshops.

Mr and Mrs E. Short, of Waituna, take their departure on the 25th inst for an extended trip to tho Old Country. Mr Short has cabled for a 40-horso-power six-cylinder Brown motor-car to bo ready on bis arrival.

Two boys, H. C. Greenwood and A Bennett, who were driving in a trap on Saturday evening, came into collision with a train at a railway crossing in Auckland. The fore - carriage the waggonette was destroyed, but neither horses or boys wore seriously injured.

A man named Christian Wilson was thrown from a trap at Wanganui yesterday and killed. Deceased and family had spent a day at Long Acre, and as he was driving tho trap to tho top of a rise, whore others were waiting to return home, the horse bolted, and Wilson was thrown out.

Samuel Wavnock, aged thirty-six, single, employed as a traveller lor Carswell and Co., was found dead at Deschler’s Hotel. Invercargill, on Saturday. Ho is said to have been drinking heavily for a few days. At tho inquest a verdict of death from alcoholic poisoning was returned.

It is Tvell-known. that a horse will avoid treading on a fallen man. An example of this was seen at the Pohangina sports on Saturday. While going at a rapid pace in tho novelty race Newman fell in dismounting- Being on las hands and knees, tho next horse passed over him without hurting him.

A striking illustration or the value of training was given on Saturday at Pohangina sports. The team which von the tug-of-war on horseback included three members of Bedding Mounted Kifles. Though pitied against good horsemen, they had no difficulty whatever in hauling away tho rope.

Grey mouth reports that Mr McConchio, manager of Hannaii and Co’s boot shop, who was in tho habit of taking die firm’s money homo with him on Saturday nights, was waylaid by a ruffian, who srruck him a blow on the head with a heavy instrument, and run away when McConchie called “ murder.” A doctor had to fix tho wound up with Six stitches. At tho time of tho assault McConchie had .£4OO on him. The police are trying to discover his assailant. The final of the Taranaki Golf Championship was played this morning. A. Dnncu, Wellington, defeated Colbeck, Auckland. Duncan played a fine, game, going out in -10, Colbeck taking 45.

Mr Amos, director of technical education for the southern district of Wanganui Education Board, will, as may be seen from onr advertising columns, bo in attendance this [week at various country schools to supply information and to enrol members of technical and other classes. Mr R. B. Beckett inserts a notice in our advertising columns to-day expressing his appreciation of the kindness which has prompted the desire to give a farewell social as a recognition of his public services, but courteously declining to accept anv such reward for services which have been freely given.

It is astonishing how people cun help themselves when they have to do so. ‘‘This is the first year for a very long time that wo h.;vo been able to pull through without an overdraft at the hank, ’ ’ remarked the chairman at the “annual meeting cf St.*, Saviour’s Guild, Christchurch, the* other evening. ‘‘Possibly wo mav have the hank manager to thank.” ho added humorously, “hec.'iuse ho would not give us one.”

The city of Wellington has from April 1 had its area increased by the inclusion of Wadcstowu and Goldie’s Brae, which formerly constituted the sixth ward of Iho “Borough of Ouslow, comprisiu 5 u population of con-; siderahly over 800. By the terms of tho City Council takes over loans amoiuitiug to from £2OOO to £2500.

“It is of great interest to recall that this year is the centenary of steam navigation on a commercially successful basis,’ ’ said the president of the Engineering Associtiou _of New South Wales in addressing that bod last week. ‘lt was in ISOT that Rob f t Fulton built and first ran on the Hudson River the steamer Clermont, which made the first really successful voyage by steam from Now York to Albany, a -distance of 150 miles, in 33 hours, against current and wind.

In the eradication of' the Californian thistle Mr Keys, of Toiro, lias been singularly successful, and by a process'witbin reach of any settler. A 30-acre paddock was badlVjinfested, and he decided to see what could bo done with it. Last season he ploughed, grubbed and thoroughly worked the land and sowed dun oats. As a result ho proudly points to a cheque of £4OO, which he got from 80 tons and eight bags of chaff at £5 a ton, and the thistles almost eradicated. “There is hardly one now,” ho says, “whore before 10,000 grew.’’—Exchange. That barbed wire must not bo used on the outside of fences is a rule familiar to residents in most districts. The Lower Hutt Borough, however, goes further than this, and possesses a bylaw prohibiting the use of barbed wire even when attached to the inside of the fence posts. Mr Virtue, of that district, has felt the piiibli of the bylaw, and recently raised objections, which wore submitted to the Municipal Association’s lawyers fdrMyice. The advice is to the effect that the bylaw is quite valid.

A pai:.... ” black grapes, weighing half a ton, gw,..a at the Government station at Vv'aareuga, in the Waikato, has boon sent to the Inhibition at Christchurch. The fruit, which is iiiicr and well flavoured, is to bo placed on sale at Od per lb. The grapes wore grown in the open, and are said to bo superior to some recently imported into New Zealand. The Government Yiticuitural Export (Signor Bragato) states that between four and five tons per acre can bo crown at Waereuga, and can be sold at a profit at from (id to Od per lb. '

la conversation with a Press representative at Timaru Major Long said that ho had been very favourably impressed with Now Zealand, from what ho had soon of it- so far, and though he had a great deal of work to do hi;re, la; hoped to see a good dead more of the colony before ho left on his return' journey. In regard to his special mission fibre, J;f) said it would ho quite safe to assume that his report to the Homo authorities?' \ycij.id

I>e of a nature favorable to ,tijo. colony. It had boon complained that in the past tlio contracts for preserved moats for the army had been too largo but he believed that in future smaller contracts would bo lot, and if New Zealand desired to participate in them ho felt confident that sli> .would be able to do so. A deterruinecl sticking up case ocerrod late' on Saturday night at Groymouth. Mr' McOonchie, the manager of Hannah and ,boot shop, was proceeding home at iJ O’clock, aud while in a Jontdy' part was hit on the head with a heavy instrument and felled to the ground. Ho recovered from thb blow, and struggled with his calling out “Murder!’-’ His cj-jes' were heard and the robber fled. Wpieu assistance arrived Mr McOonchie.Collapsed, and it was found that ho had received a big cut on the top _of his head, which required six stitches. Mr McOonchie had a habit or taking the linn’s money home on Saturday night for safety, and at the time of the assault had £-100.

The mother who has acquired the habit of keopiug a bottle of Ghpmborlain’s Cough Itemedy on hand saves herself p great amount of uneasiness and anxiety. Coughs, colds and croup, to which children are susceptible, aro quickly cured by its use. It counteracts any tendency of a cold to result in pneumonia and if given as soon as the first symptom of croup appears it will prevent the attack. This remedy is free from all poisons, which makes it the ■ mother’s favourite everywhere. For sale by T. H. Bredin, Marton ; Ellis Bros., liuntervillo, and W. B. Clark, Bulls. When children fail to thrive give them Stearns’ Wine. It makes weak children strong by giving them better appetite and digestion. They like to take it be- i cause its taste is pleasant,—Advt.

The Rov. Leach, who has been appointed to Hokitika parish, and left with ids family for that place yesterday, was presented with several handsome.! presents by Pahiatna and Ballnnco residents.

Messrs J. Harris and Son report that tho subdivision plans of Spring Creek estate, joining Marton .function station, are nearly ready for distribution, and that several allotments have already been sold subject to survey. The firm also report that within tho past week they have sold three farms and a groat number of Marton Junction sections. Particulars will be duly advertised in this paper when plans of Spring Creek are ready for issue.

The Wellington Land Board on Thursday conditionally approved tho sub-letting of 50 acres at Moawhauga and Manugakaretu to Mr W. T. Irvine for a mill site, witli right to run a tramline through other parts of the run. One of the conditions was that the ranger should be satisfied ‘ ‘ that tho deposit of sawdust will not damage tho bush on Crown lauds unnecessarily. ’ ’ A rather unusual sight was witnessed at Kgw Brighton last Monday afternoon, when two porpoises were seen sporting among the piles _ of tho pier and playing sad havoc with the linos of tho herring fishers. The poruoises approached within a few yards of the water lino. Evidently they were': 1 attracted hy tho shoals of herrings' which have made their appearance along the coast lately. If you are troubled with Dyspepsia, which gives its victims no rest day and night, and causes pains in the stomach and bowels, headache, dizziness, loss of appetite, constipation, etc., take a course of Cliamberlain’s Tablets. They will stimulate the liver and bowels to perform their work naturally and gently, and strengthen tho digestive organs. For sale by T. H. Brodin, Marton; Ellis Bros., Huntervillo, and W. B. Clark, Bulls.

Tho agonising pain, stiffness, and soreness of the joints and muscles, felt by sufferers from rheumatism, is quickly removed by Riihumo. All chemists and stores,‘2/6 and 4/G per bottle. Try it.