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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8779, 5 April 1907, Page 2

A slight earthquake, accompanied by a loud rumbling noise, was experienced in Marton last night about 10.30. j§ It is understood there will be an inquest at Mastertou nest week on the death of Miss Howell at Tenui, The body was exhumed twice recently for analysis. A street knife-cleaner made his appearance in Peckham, London, towards the end of January, He claims to be the first of his trade. lis charge is a penny a dozen. Government have appointed J. C. Lewis, deputy-registrar, to the position of Registrar of Patents, Mr \Valdegrave, who held the position, having resigned, in order to devote the whole of his attention to the office of Under-Secretary of Justice. Our boot-man makes boots of every description to order. Those are people •who cannot get ready-made boots to tit. If you are ODe of these ho will fit you. The heavy rains we have had v/ill find out where tho holes are. Bring you boots lUong. 'We use only best English leathers \nd good workmanship at McEldowney'd, Unrton. For Children's I-lacking Cough at light Woods' Groat Peppermint Jure. Is 6d jmd #s {id, Bs

town with electrich.VThe football sea,™* opened at New Plymouth yesterday, ' «* a / ou^"^ E. Griffiths, sustained <* roken le S whUo practising. . ~ „ , • ■ -n„ in the neighbor-Ilai-cs are dying rapidly "* "" f , "-»;:?'• possibly the rabbits might be uiocnlatwith the disease.

Otago Harbour Board has resolve <J at no officer over the ago of 70 should a, responsible position, and no tradesma.l W labourer over 05 should be employed unMS* under special circumstances. A number Of old employees wove given leave of absence on pay.

A ladies' committee was formed in. Wellington yesterday to assist in the collection of funds for a Seddon Memorial. The Memorial Commit-too accepted an offer by the Besses o' th' Barn Band to give throe concerts en April 27th and 2Sfch in aid of the funds.

- At inquest at Invercargill on Samuel 1 Warnock at which the jury decided that death was duo to alcoholic poisoning a witness stated that deceased, had taken some medicine. The medicine bottle has now been found and analysis of.the contents will probably bo mado. A largo proportion of the fat sheep railed fro,n Feuding this season were bred in Kimbolton and surrounding districts. Early in the season considerable ! difficulty was experienced in getting sufficient trucks, but this has now been remedied.

A large number of potato crops in Masterton district have been destroyed by potato blight. One settler has had nearly three tons destroyed and several settlers are heavy loser?. Tho blight that has affected the turnip crops at Fernridge is said to bo similar to the blight that affected the turnip crops a few months ago at Pprtobeilo, near Dunediu.

Messrs T. Sutton anil Co., of-Koiigofea,. should now be well on the high road to ' v.-ealth. They have disposed of the patent lights of their collapsible butter box invention to a company which has beon registered. Irrangoiueut:: have been made to manufacture the boxes and place fchem on the market in New Zealand, Australia &4<l Canada, and it is intended to still further extend opsnvtions, the invention having been patented all over the wciid. ]fc is applicable to all lands of boxing for transport, and will no doubt supersede tins for biscuit*, etc. A deputation- tivm the IviUSterers' Union waited on the Minister of Labour, at Dunedin, asking him for uioro efficient inspection of shearers' accommodation in regard to OGrfjiin stations in Otago am! Canterbury, representation of couriiy workers in the .%gishtivo Council. The Siisisfer said in regard to shearers' accommodation tha complaints male would he carefully looked into by en /)f!icer who would bo detailed to in'yisnuttt then;, With rog:ml t>> the ' iwm yojuesi; he v.-ould be pleased to piacctlio in Cabinet in tho event of further calls to the Council being made.

A i-juhcr novel experience is to bo" obtained t>y in'suspecting persons at the Exhibition. Iron Tailings have teen fixed round the electric power plant to keep curious individuals h'om coming too close to the machinery, and when the crowd round the rails gets too thick an electric current in passed through them by means of. a wire attached. This has the means of quickly relieving the rails of all hands and feet. The men on the road contract at To Wharau, Wairarapa, wore last wcc'r disturbed at their work, near h precipitous face, by the sudden appearance 'of a wi>''sel and rabbit, which fell from a considerable iioight right into their mids;s. In the 'stmggje for supremacy the-pair k;l apparently lost their foothold :ind tumbled down the declivity.

The faJlest building in New Zea. land is tiio New Zealand Express Company's now warehouse in Christclmrch,' which is 123 ft, from the footpath to tlio top of the parapet. A look-out on the roof is 135 ft, from the street, and commands a lino view of tlio city and its surroundings. Ithas seven" floors,

Tim pipo line conveying petroleum from Baku to the Black Sea bus been completed. It is 550 miles long, and is capable of passing 400,000,000 gallons of oil yearly. Another important oil pipo line has been built I'or transporting Texas and Oulifonuau petroleum across the Isthmus of Panama. U jfi eight inches in diameter, and -fifty -oik; miles lons.

An amusing story is told of an Irishman who holds the position of postmaster of one of the country offices of the South Island. He was "nxious to grow walnuts, and one day a friend gave him several walnuts, whieh ho took home, wondering how he was to proceed. His wife told him he would, have to set tho nuts, when he replied—" Whoso leg yer pallin'? How do yor think these are goiii* to grow v.'hen they're in wooden shells?"

An extraordinary incident of the railway eollisiou at Rakaia is recorded'in Christehurch Truth. Two horses were in tho horse-box. Of those,- one was iooso and the other tied by Ids head to the roof of (he box. It was not the frco hors" t-h:;t escaped. That one was instantaneously killed, whereas, by some extraordinary and inexplicable circumstance, -the other escaped unhurt. It was found by the side of tho track .soon after the smash with the top of the box still attached to its head.

Tho danger of motoring at a high rate of speed down tin; big I]ills en Wangauui road was responsible for another accident on Tuesday, A

motor collided with Mr A. McGregor's (W.-uigaohu) trap at a,dangerous corner on the Turakina hill, witJi the result that Mr McGregor was knocked out of the vehicle and rendered unconscious. The. motorists did not

stop, and Mr McGregor was left on the road in an insensible condition until two cyclists arrived and rendered aid It was found that the wheel of the trap had passed over his chest, which was badly bruised. Mr McGregor was taken to his home and is progressing as well as can be expected,

Ideas of sport hare changed since the days of Good Queen Anne. Here, for instace, aro a few advortiements which appeaed iu the newspapers 200 years ago:—"At, tho Eeer Garden at Hoekl.ey-in-t-he-Holo, near Oierkenweli Green.—These are to give notice to all gentlemen, gamesters, and others, that on this present Monday, being April 27, 1702, a great match is to be fought by a baldfaced dog of Middlesex against a yellow.dog of Cow Cross for a guinea each dog; five let goes out of hand ; which goes fairest and furtherest in wins all; being a general day of sport by all the old gamesters, and a great rnad bull to bo turned loose in the same place with fireworks all over him, and two or throe cats tied to his tail, aud dogs after them; and other variety of bull-baiting aud bear-baiting. Beginning at two of the clock."

Mr Frank Rood, says the Press, who was mining engineer and statist to the Western Australian Government ten years ago, and is now inspecting engineer to the Mines Department of New Zealand, is quite familiar with the Westralia East Mine, made fanions by Hughes's gallant feat. Mr Reed remembered no feat similar to that accomplished by Hughes. "It is absolutely unique,'' he said. '' Hughes placed his life in jeopardy every time he went down into the mine. The man must have carried TOO feet of air lines to reach Varieschetti, and hours must have been occupied in making eacli trip. It was simply marvellous. I have never heard of anything like it, and I believe if a testimonial were opened for the man to-morrow every miner in the world would be ready to subscribe to it.''

" Some little time ago," says Mr J. G-. Boyle, Keimscott, W.A, "I was suffering from a severe cough, which threatened to take a serious form. Hearing so much about Chamberlain's Cough Remedy I decided to give it a trial, and to my great satisfaction was completely cured by the timo I had finished the first bottle." For sale by T. H. Bredin, Marton, Ellis Bros., Tluntcrville, ana W. B. Ciark Bulls? A Wokd About Hosiery.—Wo hpve been expecting a heavy advance in Hosiery and have been buying heavily it old prices. Wo offer you Plain anc K.i"beJ Cashmere Hosiery to-day fully 25 per cent cheaper than the same quality of goods can be replaced. Try our Fosiury at McEldowney's Stores.

A Masterton telegram reports the death of Mr G. W. Mace of Braininertou, a pioneer colonist, agott JVMr Maurice O'Connor has signed the centract for tho -erection pi the Manawatu Gorge bridge, the price being £18,858. At the Christchurch Supreme Court to-day Justice Denuiston sentenced Baucis Michael Sellars to two years imprisonment for stealing from a dwelling, Francis Hodgson, convicted _of theft of the moneys of tho Spiral Pine Company, waterworks contractors at Gisborne, was admitted to probation for three months. At Te Aute Students' Conference l a -rai/er was read on domestic economy advocating the employment of Maori girls in domestic service. It was stated .that six native girls wore so employed in CHsboruo most b We understand that the Rev. 0,0, •titrpei' of Palmerston, has been nominated for the post of Vicar of Christ Church, Wangauui, rendered vacant by the death of the Rev. T. B McLean. The nominators met at Mar ton on Wednesday.

After " doing' " the Exhibition and other places of interest down Sontn, Mr and Mrs Hornblow returned to Mangaweka from" their honeymoon tour on Saturday evening. ot

Mr M Hnlten, who went to Manga. wcka from Martoii a few years ago, lias taken up a large area of land m the Rauvimu district, and intends moving duriug tho week to Jus new home.

The annual meeting of Feildmg Golf Club war held last evening, when the officers for tho ensuing year were elected. The showed a credit cf £ll 2s Od. It was decided to use the old course on Mr Freclilingtou's property," and a "•round committee'was wet up to consider the matter of The season will open shortly. S» 5 Bidding at the Apiti sale on "Wednesday Indicated that there is still "•ood demand for young ewes,', though older sheep are difficult to quit. Prices were as follows: Culled lambs 5s Id, small lambs 7s sd, mixed lamb-i 7s 8d and 10s 3d and lambs 103 Od old owes 7s, bettor 109 40. and 10s lbd fat ewes 15s, ewes, mixed ages, 12s'and 15s 7d. Cattle were dull of

The funeral of tho late Mrs N. Ross took plit-GD at Sandon yesterday, a long procession of vehicles and horsemen paying their last respeojs to the daughter of one of the oldest settlers in the clistrictJMr J. Hirst. The Rev. Isaacson was the officiating minister. Groat sympathy is felt for Mr Ross to his bereavement. He is left with a family of three, the youngest child boiug scarclya month old.

Mr John Graham, barrister and solicitor, for many ."year,! associated with Msessrs JJell, Gully, Bell, and Myers, of Wellington, luis commenced tho practice of his profusion at Feilding. Mr R. J. Harper who h:\« b'vOn for tlio last ten years managing clerk for ?Mr Jehu Prior, will occupy ft similar position with Mr Grahanl. It has been said that in England that there is no weather, only samples of weather. Last month in Masterton seems to have provided a considerable variety.'' The extreme maximum (-bade temperature recorded' was 8:3 dog. on tlm 10th, and tlio jeN; tretno miuimum 37 dog. on the 25th, showing a range for the mouth of 45

degrees'."' The'fa-eatesfc variation _in tempera hire on any one day during the moni.ii was* :■;,' degrees on the l. r ;f h, y/hou flic maximum reaajinr of f};." MutrHiomofer was 75 dog, and .the minimum -1.0 (leg,

The principal question on vlifcjj tlio Mayoral election and election of Councillors will bo contested at

Feiidiiiir is that of lighting the town. The advice of -the gii'i engineer was to the effect that a m-«w gas plant could be laid down at a co'sf oi

£13,000, whicli would enable the Council to sell gas at (is a thousand, about half the price at present charged, while If the Feilding gas works vere mirclianed at. £G2OQ it would ;.:ko another £SOOO to put these wi.,')•>; into an up-to-date state. The questions are then, should the Council take action to bring about a reduction in the price of g«-s, either by purchasing the present vrorks and thus give £'l3oo more thar its money value in order to'avoid' oomjjejiUo!!, or erect gas works or electric lighr-ing-pJant.

Tliero appears to oe po doubt that tho Mar ton sports, 'postponed from March 18 to Wednesday, April 17. will proves an unqualified success. Reference to the attractive programme drawn up ' lias previously been made, and the liberal pi')?e;-i allotted have already accounted'for

large entries. Cycling events havo filled equally with the pedestrian events, and record entries are being received for tho horse events. Tho committee have wisely decided to re-handicap in all races, and as the hiuidieappcrs' adjustments are usually very .satisfactory to competitors big fields iii'iy bo confidently anticipated. Nominations will close with tiie secretary (Mr A. Way) at Mariou on Wednesday next, April 10th.

A burglary is reported from II;:1the house of Mr A; D. Scott, wiio, with his family, had been away attending hi:; father's funeral at the Lower Kaugitikei. Whop they returned they found the house' in a state of' confusion, every drawer,. box, and p:iek'.;gc having been ransacked and the contents strewn about. The only article missed so far is a lady's gold watch, and chain, valued at £2-0. From traces found it appears that a iam./ had been lit arid supper indulged in Maries siiow that an attempt was first made to get in by the sitting room window, and then a- back'.window pane was broken and a door unlocked. There is po cluo as yet to the prepetrator, but indications appear fjto show that it was the work of* an amateur. j SOEB- LUNGS.

When your lungs aro soro and inflamed from coughing, is tho time when tho gerins of pneumonia, pleurisy, and consumption 'find lodgment and multiply. Dr. Sheldon's Now Discovery for Coughs, Colds, .'in,l Consumption stops the cough, heals i-.;;.\ jtj'ongthons the lungs. Dr. Sheldon's Now Discovery is a snfo and no ver-f ailing remedy. Small dosp, Pleasant to take, jtvery bottle guaranteed. ■ For sale by Turner and Turner's Tip-Top Tea Shop. Our Milliners are now ready to receive your orders. They are prepared to show you everything that ia new, fresh and becoming. Consult them about your Easter Hat at MeEMownoy's Stoves, Mar ton, HunterviJlo and Taihape,