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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8808, 9 May 1907, Page 2

A decree nisi was granted at Wellington in the divorce case Harry B. Kouuerly v. Annie Keuuerly. . Sir J. A. Harding, proprietor of the Masonic Hotel, Gisborne, died suddenly last evening of apoplexy. Deceased who was a commissioner of the East Coast Native Trust Lands, and a member of various local bodies, bad been about town ail day and death came very suddenly, without warning. Major Smith, organising agent of the National League of New Zealand addressed a public meeting at Napier last evening, urging the necessity of some scheme for compulsory military training. At the close of the address a strong branch of the League was formed. The bankruptcy returns for the three months ended 31st March show an increase in the amount of business. The districts include Wanganui, Palmerston, Danuovirko, Pahiatua, Napier, Mastertou, Blenheim. Nelson, Westport, Greymonth and Hokitika. There were 27 bankruptcies in tin.- area and the assets realised amounted to £SIC3 15s Id as compared with 21 bankruptcies and £2418 worth of assets during tho corresponding quarter of hits year. No matter how long you have suffered from rheumatism, gout, sciatica or lum bago, Khedjio will cure you. All stores and chemists, 2/6 and 4/0.

Vice-Admiral Fawkes left Wellington for Piolon yesterday. The departure of the squadron for the North has been postponed until Saturday.

Mr John Harding, aged 54, a member of Gisborne Harbor Beard, died yesterday of apoplexy. At Dunedin, Mrs Mason, a resident of Greymouth, and at Nelson Mrs Collier, died suddenly. Dunedin Benevolent Trustees have decided to wait on Hon. G. Fowlds on his return to Dunedin at the end of the week in reference to getting assistance in transporting old and needy Chinamen of the colony back to China.

It has been decided to sell 250 bales of tow and flax which were damaged by the fire on the Mokoia. Outside this loss the damage to other cargo by water is estimated not to exceed JBIOO. The precise extent of this will no doubt be ascertained when the vessel unloads at Melbourne. The late flood has scoured out two of the piles of Wirokino bridge and the structure is now unsafe for heavy traffic. Mr Fulton, C.E., will inspect it on Friday with the overseer of Manawatu County Council, Mr Hiekford, after which steps will bo taken to repair it.

The chairman of Manawatu County Council yesterday, referring to request of Foilding Chamber of Commerce that the road at the road turn near South-street bridge be widened, said that the Borough road were placed in the middle of road reserve instead of on one side as at present an easy turn could bo made at that point.

Inspector Donaldson of the Health Department made a gruesome discovery in King street, Dunedin, yesterday. An elderly couple have lived there for some years and the man died suddenly from heart failure on Monday last. His body fully dressed was found lying on a sofa greatly decomposed, whilst the widow who has kept vigil over it since death was half demented.

An application to strike off the rolls of New Zealand solicitors Henry Stratton Izard, formerly of Grey town, who was guilty of embezzling trust moneys, was before Justice Cooper, at Wellington, yesterday, when a rule nisi was made. Izard is now suspended, and the Court being of opinion that the rule should be made absolute, the Court of Appeal is to he moved to that end at its next sittings.

Miss Ellon Terry, who, according to a cabled report has been secretly married to a member of her company, Mr James Carew, aged 32 years, was horn in 1848 at Coventry, and is therefore nearly sixty years old. If the report is correct, this'is her third marriage, her former husbands being Mr G. E. Watts, the eminent artist, and Mr Charles Kelly (E. A. Wardell) actor.

Mr Hogg, M.H.E., Ims published the following:—“ In reply to the resolution passed by the Wellington Tailoresses and Presscrs’ Union, will you kindly allow me to say that, had I known this disinterested body was sufficiently well-informed to bo able to pass an opinion on the labour- legislation of the world, I might have consulted it before claiming for business people and shop hands in the country the ri ht to select their weekly half-holiday free from city restrictions.”

At the sitting ot the Native Land Court at Master-ton yesterday, application was made on behalf of Helm Matine to remove restrictions on Papawni No. 5 to enable the transfer of a portion of that section to be made to trustees to be appointed, who are to look after the interests of the Papawai pah and buildings. The Court made the order removing the restriction subject to certain conditions. The object of the applicant is to have a museum built at the pah for preserving specimens of Maori art, carvings, drawings, sculptures, literature, etc. Mr James, S.M., at Carterton, the other day enjoined upon an erring parent the. necessity of sending -Ms son to school, aud presumed the offender had some control over his children. At least he had, or should have, control over • his wife, who should see that the children went to school. Some people certainly had some difficulty in controlling their wives. “Some wives,” he added, seuteutiously, ‘ ‘ are uncontrollable. ’ ’ An important meeting of do ; egates of dairy factories in the Wellington aud Hawke’s Bay districts will be held on the 14th instant at Palmerston Nor tin The object of the meeting is to discuss the establishment of a co-operative butter aud cheese boxmaking company, on the linos of the very successful Taranaki company, anci to consider the question of renewing or otherwise the present contract for freezing batter at the port of Wellington.

At the meeting of Manawatu County Council yesterday, Cr McKenzie called attention to the improvements lately effected on the tramway and asked whether the cost had been charged to the tramway account as showing its increased value ? The chairman replied that the Council was unable to charge the cost of new work to loan account like the Government, in fact the Council had no account it could legally charge such improvements, but an office record was kept of the cost of new' work, which could be produced if it ever became necessary in c:\-0 the line was taken over by any company.

Our Kimbolton correspondent writes: A very enjoyable social was held on Tuesday evening in connection with the Musical, Literary, and Rebating Society just formed here. Prior to| the musical part of the evening a business meeting was hold at which the officers were elected as follows :—President, Rev. J. 11. Cassell; vice-presidents, Messrs Hodge and Astbury; hon. sec. and treasurer, S. E. Mason; committee, Mcsdames Astbury, Cassell, Hodge, Palmer, Wallace, Miss Llcßoth, Hr. Bcedio, Rev. Mayo, and Messrs Baynes, Clayton, Fanthorpe, Harden, Mcßeth, Wallace. It was decided to hold weekly meetings and alter the programme each night. Next week unprompted debates will be had. At Feilding Court yesterday, before Mr A. Thomson, S.M., Augusta Maney was granted a prohibition order against her husband for 12 months. Judgment was given, for plaintiff in following cases; — Domipi a and Co. v. Burton, 13s Gd and costs Its; Bird v. W. A. Carter, £ll 2s and costs 18s, solicitor’s fee 15s Gel allowed. Judgment summonses—Hall v. Turner, order made for paymerq of Ss a week ; F. Palmer (Mr Oagloy) v. J. F. Lowrie (Mr Haggitt), ordered to pay amount, £4 17s Gd and Os Court costs, solicitor’s fee £1 Is, and costs of evidence 17s Gd. Herbert Wilson sued W. W. Andrew, stablekeeper, for £lO for lost horse, £8 for damages to trap and J-' ;.>r use of dogcart. It appears that on Sept. j.i;h plaintiff placed the horse and trap in charge of d< fondant and on the animal being put in a paddock it jumped the fence, got away, was impounded at Sanson and sold for £2 2s Gd, and subsequently bought back by plaintiff tor £2 ss. After hearing evidence his Worship said negligence in regard to loss of horse had not been proved, as it had been shown the animal had been put in a properly secured paddock. Judgment was given for £2 10s damage to trap and IGs Gd costs. John Goodwin obtained judgment for £SB os !)d against David Hannan for rent of an hot-1 at Pahiatua.

‘‘Now, you’re getting at me because you think I’m au old maid. Well, 1 am an old maid, and I’m proud of it !” Iu this manner was a question by Mr Wilford ueatly parried in Wellington Magistrate’s Court, when he sought to know if a witness who had made a present of some jewellery to a niece had not also given a kitten. The self-posses-sion of this witness was not shared by another lady who had seen fewer summers pass, and who w r as evidently not au fait with Court procedure. On bciug called nho came timidly forward and took a scat at tire press table. Having been induced by the orderly to leave thdt refuge and enter the* witness box, and having been sworn, the lady seemed to think the ordeal was over, for she at once quitted the stand and made tor*’ the door. Blushiugly she returned to tlu box to undergo examination.

Mr Bowers, of Inglewood, was returning from Waitara the other night driving a buggy and pair on a dark and wet night. All wont well until ho approached tho Waiongoua river. Tho two bridges across tho river—railway and traffic—are close together. ' At a corner near tho river, tho horses bolted and took the wrong bridge. Though there was practically nothing If or tiio horses to stand on, the only flooring on tiio bridge consists of four planks, they got half way across. One horse then fell and began to struggle. The driver got out and freed the animal from the harness. Ho then tried to unharness the other horse,, but was knocked down and fell into tho river. The second horse freed itself, and both followed their driver into the stream. The drop to tho water is about twenty feet. There is a good depth at this point, and to this fact, Mr Bowers considers, ho owes his life. He swam ashore and called for help. Close by a dance was proceeding. Sis or seven of the dancers came to Mr Bowers’ assistance. One of the horses was found in the river with a leg broken. It was shot. The other lias not since been seen by its owner. It was nearly time for tho arrival of the mail train, so tho buggy had to bo moved immediately from tho railway bridge. For Children’s Hacking Oongh at night Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure 1b fid and 3s Gd.

The Rev, Father Molloy has kindly given a football to the Marton school club. The gift is greatly appreciated by the lads and. will be kept for use in special matches. Wellington Rugby Union has pas- • sed a resolution expressing regret at and disapproval of the scheme to tend a team of Rugby professionals to England. The highest"price realised for land of any considerable area in the Feuding district was made on Tuesday, when Messrs A. H. Atkinson and. Co. sold on behalf of Mr W. Kober- < stein his 400 acre property # on the i Makino road, the price being I per aero. j At the suggestion of Mr T. M. Wilford, M.H.R., the town clerks of i Lower Hutt and Petone are prepari ing tables showing yearly losses in . rates by the Government’s acquiai-, tion of land. It appears to be the intention of Mr Wilford to endeavour, to obtain an alteration of the law relating to the rating of these Government lands. The Dunedin Beacon, which was the property of the Dunedin Trades and Labour Council, and. the 1 ‘ organ’ ’ of the Political Labour League, has ceased publication. The Beacon’s only claim to fame was that it published the Trcgear letter which caused so much comment. The apathy of the people of New Zealand to the fate of that important measure, the Laud Bill, says the Wanganui Herald, seems equalled only by the laissoz fairo attitude of the leaders of the leasehold party. One is irresistibly impelled to ask himself, is the Government in earnest about the Bill? For, with the exception of the Minister of Lauds, not a single member of the Cabinet is doing anything of a practical nature in support of the proposals which, if carried, will have such a farreaching effect upon the country’s welfare.

Lambs of really good quality are scarce, report Weddell aud 00., under date of Loudon March 22ud, particularly heavy weight Canter - burys, which are now commanding a premium over light weights. Good average Norlifc Island lambs are fairly plentiful, and are selling at to -IJ-jjd per lb. There are still plenty of secondary New Zoalands on offer, and these are exceedingly difficut to dispose of. A householder, writing to the Auckland Education Board in respect to the election of a committee in a North Auckland back-blocks district, said; “Since writing you I have been informed that Mr was betting on the result of the school election. Ho was backing himself against me for bottles of beer. ’ ’ It is alleged at Westport that some membres of I. Battery have circulated a round robin amongst their comrades asking one or more ofllers to resign. There are other small troubles. On parade the captain placed two members under formal arrest, charging them with insolent and mutinous behaviour subversive of discipline. The Staff‘Officer will hold an uqury.

At Foilding Court this morning, before Messrs Trowiu aud Oobbo, J’sP., R. B. Edwards, well known at Saudon, at one time secretary of Sandou Racing Club, and recently of Aoraugi; also'Charlos Clark, an old identity of Feilding, were both committed to the mental hospital. William Noffke aud Charles Soigel were charged with having assaulted Gustav Kruger at Halcombs on the night of April 27th by striking him and knocking him down. Mr Saudilauds was for the plaintiff. The Bondi heard the evidence aud dismissed the case.

Dr. Findlay may not be of_ much value as a statesman but he is undoubtedly a bright speaker. The other night, having to speak late in the evening, he said the best speeches of several of the most famous orators —Demosthenes, Cicero and Burke—wore those which were never delivered. The speech which ho had intended to deliver that night would not be delivered, and what lie would have said on this happy occasion might bo found at a later date amongst bis literary remains. ™At Marten Court this morning judgment for plaintiff by default was given in the cases of T. H. Signal v. A. Duncan, claim £3 10s, costs 10s ; and J. Mogridge and Co. A. J. G. Campbell, claim 11s 2d, costs ss. In a defended case Haro Harmheue and Hori Meti (Mr Lyon) v. He Taraka (Mr Harris), claim £4, judgment went for plaintiff with costs amounting to £5 10s sd. The evil of two standards of pay in the navy which Sir Joseph Ward referred to at the Conference was pointed out in a recent speech in Tasmania by His Excellency ViceAdmiral H. Fawkes, Oommaudor-iu-Ohief of the Austialasian station, who said: “The first question, to which I attacli great importance, is deferred pay. In future no man will bo entered for the squadron who dees not defer his pay. The Australians and New Zealanders will then live as they should—on the same pay as the men from the Old Country. At the end of their time they will receive their extra colonial pay as a gratuity, just as the men from the Old Country receive a pension. That will moan that after five years’ service they will have £350 to £3OO to go ashore with. That method, I think, will be the means of encouraging thrift, and will prevent_ a good many immoral practices which must be the outcome of high pay. ’ ’ Following is an extract from a letter to Messrs Barrand and Abraham from their Loudon agents, dated March 88th, 1907: “The wool sales closed last night. On account of the fog on the 2Gth no sales could he held as the wool could not be examined in warehouses till after midday, There were seven brokers on the list last night who passed - through their hands wool amounting in the aggregate to some 1700 bales, a record for one day in Loudon sales. Buyers sat patiently through the whole sitting and the competition was as keen at the cud as at any time during the series. Since writing onr previous letter wo have been comparing notes iwith various brokers, who all confirm onr opinion that the New Zealand clips is much heavier in condition than last year’s. Last year’s was 'abnormally light in grease. Buyers of course take this into account and the price is a little less this year per lb but it will not make much material diifereucc in the price per halo.” At a mooting of the Mar ton Youths’ Club, held in St. Stephen’s schoolroom last evening, Mr F. E. Dunne made a suggestion that, at the stage the Club had now arrived, the time was ripe for the consideration of the erection of a hall and gymnasium, to bo the property of the institution. Mr W. L. Little, who was in the chair, said he thought this was a step in the right direction, and would greatly tend towards tho solidarity of this promising young body. He felt sure that tho Marten, public, appealed to, would respond With their usual generosity. It was decided that Messrs- Little and Dunne bo appointed to go into the matter to discover .the ways and means, and to obtain estimates, etc., and report at the next meting. Wo think that tho .suggestion will appeal to all who wish for the betterment and advancement of tho young men of Marton, and wish tho proposers every success in the new venture.

The best thing for nervous, pale young girls is Stearns’ Wine, for it increases their strength, renews and enriches the blood and sharpens the appetite. It is a matchless tonic. — Advt.