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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8815, 17 May 1907, Page 2

Messrs Harry Comfoot and David Bell left Feilding yesterday on a visit to Japan.

Messrs Cooper (Wellington), R. Goulding (Napier), and K. Graham (Auckland) have accepted engagements to undertake surveying iu the Selangor district of the Straits Settlements. They leave at the end of nextweek.

The folio-wing changes have been made in Marion teleplione list; add 69, Miss Walton, nurse, private hospital, Marton Junction; alter to read 33, Collins, C. 8., solicitor. The Governor arrived by express train at Napier last night and left hy special coach this morning for Wairoa, en route for Gisborne. Admiral Fa-wkes has [received a cablegram stating that the German warship Condor left Sydney yesterday, and will arrive in Auckland at the beginning of next week, J There has been a daring robbery of ■jewellery of the valne of £SO and casii to the amouu t of £%O from a boaidinghouse at Waihi. The thief entered through the back door and escaped through a bedroom window. The cash box and jewel case were found in an adjoining hedge.

What was described as the first ease of the kind in the colony was heard at Timaru Court this morning, when a local hardware merchant was fined os for having sold an air gun to a boy under 16 years of age. Defendant asked the Bench what kind of gnus could be sold to boys under 16. Could he sell pop-guns? For answer the Bench referred the defendant to the Act.

The sudden death of two young women employed in an office in Auckland, attended as they [were by circumstances that pointed to the operation of some swiftly fatal epidemic disease, cannot be viewed without a measure of alarm, says the New Zealand Times, and it goes on to suggest that they may have been caused hy plague.

The Manchester Rifles held a social last evening, when shooting trophies won last year were presented. The successful competitors were Captain Barlfcrop, first class belt; Vol. May how, second class bolt;, Vol. Jacobsen, g Id medal presented by Mr W. J. Willi;:.nr*; and Vol. Stent, silver medal presented by Mr G. Short. The following team was selected to represent Manchester Rifles in the battalion shield match to ho held at Wanganui on June 3rd Captain Barltrop, Liouts. Pleasants and Domigau, Col. -Ser. Aitken, Sergt. Fisher, Vols. Evans, Parker, Mayhow, Belk, and Stewart. A short time ago we published the following problem:—“Henry, Cornelius and Elias, and their three wives, Katherine, Gertrude and Annie, all went to market to buy pigs. Henry bought 23 more pigs than Gertrude, aud Cornelius bought 11 more pigs than Annie. Eacli person gave as many shillings for each pig as he or she bought pigs, and each man spent three guineas more than his wife. Who was whose wife? How many pigs did each buy? What! was the total money they r all spent | in pigss? The total number of pigs j bought, and the average price of! each nig?” Mr David Tod, of Puke-1 roa, Hnnterville, has supplied the correct reply as follows : —‘ ‘ Elias 8, Annie, his wife, 1; Cornelius 13, Gertrude 9; Henry 33, Katherine 31. The rest of the answers are obtain- j able by simple arithmetic and we do | not publish them. ’ ’

Persons desirous of purchasing an up-to-date second hand bicycle at their own price should not fail to visit the Gigantic Auction Sale to be held iu Mr S. Gibbons’ sample ‘ ropms on Tuesday, May 31st.* LOSSES IN SKIMMING. The secretary of one of the largest dairy companies calculates that after one season’s experience of the Baltic Separator, that if all the separators used by the company, usually averaging .04, were able to skim down to .03 like the Baltic, the saving for one month would amount to 1800 lbs. of commercial hntter, valued at £75. This remarkable skimming by tho Baltic is the rcsn:t of its entirely novel principle, which bids fair to revolutionise all previous skimming standards for both hand and power separators.—MacEwan and Co., Ltd., agents, U.S.S. Go. ‘s Buildings, Wellington.

Our warm Lamb’s Wool Unshrinkable Underclothing was bought at old prices. Wo could sell- those goods wholeaslo at a profit. Wo intend giving our customers tho preference. See the heavy knitted wool vests at 3s lid, pants 3s 9d at McEldownoy’s Stores; Marton, Huntervilla aud Taihapo. ’ THE PERIL OF OUR TIME Is lung disease. Dr. Sheldon’s Now Discovery for Coughs, Colds aud Consumption cures lung trouble. Small dose; pleasant to take; every bottle guaranteed. For sale by T. H. Brodin, Marton, and Tumor and Turner. Tip - Top,,-Teas;. and.' ,Ellis ; ,r„H=a“"iUo. '

Judge Conner has granted an application conn Nipier Borough Council lj pirply ‘-.rater to the Government buildings in that town. A meeting at Kaitangata, addressed by Mr Barclay, M.H.E., unanimously approved and expressed confidence in the and proposals of the Government. liming the Conference of partners at Levin the delegates will be given an opportunity of visiting tho State larm.

A number wf country schools are going to hold their holidays during tho Winter .Show week.

Tl». derogates attending the Farmers Conferoncr r.t Levin will be entertained by Levin branch at a banquet on Tuesday when several interesting acldresses will bo delivered, including those by Ministers. fit Mastcrtou Magistrate Court to-day Mr W. P. dames imposed the maximum penalty of £lO with costs on a man lor having procured liquor for Ids sister, a prohibited person. Mr Massey, leader of tho Opposition, has consented to address a meeting at Feilding on tho Laud Bill,' but the date is as yet unsettled.

Tho annual meeting of Feilding Industrial A. and P. Association will he held on May 31st. The report and balance-sheet will be presented, and the election of officers will takefplace. Probate of the following wills has been granted by Mr Justice Button, at Wellington :—Fred Popo, Feilding, on application of Mr Haggitt; Jane Payue, Palmerston, on application of Mr Cooper; Annie Fleming, Eongotea, on application of Messrs Hankins and Loughnan. An advertisement which appears to-day notifies that a singing class will be started shortly in connection with Mar ton Technical School. Mr Naylor, of Wanganui, who is well known iu the district, and who acts as instructor at Wanganui Technical School, will ho in charge of the class. Ten or twelve names of intending members have already been sent in aud there should ho no difficulty in forming a large and enthusiastic class.

At dago Board of Education Rev. P. B. Fraser moved : “ That the attention of the Minister of Education be directed to the regulations of tho Department for conveyance of children by road or water to public schools, and that he, be informed that in tho opinion of the Board tho regulations are unworkable, raid further that the Minister bo asked to consider the propriety in lieu of above regulations of empowering Education Boards to make their own arrangements for conveyance of children or combining smaller schools; provided that every arrangement made be reported in full to the Minister, the latter to impose such restrictions and regulations as seem fit to him after ha has before him the united experience of the boards.” The motion wtis carried.

A Thames telegram states that while the Waiotahi miners wore proceeding home after ceasing work at midnight, they wore bombarded with stones thrown by six men hidden on the tip-hoad of another in ino. There wore several narrow escapes from serious injury. One man was knocked down and his head injured. Another named Lovell was struck in the face and had the lower part of his leg injured, it is believed broken, and he had ■to be carried homo. Tho men were warned that they were committing an offence, and might do serious damage, but they replied with oaths and volleys of stones. There was no provocation given. The only possible explanation is that they were me iibors of an adult tin-can baud, who wore greeting a married couple with stone-throwing, which gradually assumed a mure serious aspect when the miners appeared on the scene.

~ One of the most progressive districts in the Colony is the dairying centre of Eougotea, and recently evidence has been given of its progress in other than merely matoiial directions. It is only lately' that we recorded the opening there of a Lodge of Freemasons, and on Wednesday evening a Lodge of the Druids’ popular Friendly Society was opened, in the presence of a largo number of visitors from Orona, Morgan, and Alakino Lodges. The ceremony of opening this Lodge was «Hy performed by the D.P., -Bro. 3 Fullbrook, of Palmerston, assisted by P.A. Bro. J. Goble of Oroua Lodge. NV> lass than 27 candidates were initiated, and three members joined uging tbe initial number np to 30. Fha initiation was performed by lire, Robinson, J.P.A. of Makino Lodge, assisted by P.A. Bro. J. Goblo. The Lodge will be known to fame as " Triumph Lodge, No. 62,” and its first officers are—J.P. A., Bro. Burns ; A.D., Bro. Yarrall; Y.A., Bro. Tobock ; secretary, Pro. Roe; AI.S., Bro. MoMinn ; treasurer, Bro. Cox; 1.G., Bro. Woodroife; 0.G., Bro. Persson j A.D. Bards, Bros. Pyo and Mitchell; V.A. Bards, Bros. Pollock and Withers. The officers were installed by Bro. Fullbrook, assisted by IBros. Stafford and Rush. The Lodge will meet every alternate Wednesday in the; Temperance Hall. The visitors, who numbered over 50, were entertained at supper by tho Rongotea members and tbeir wives. The usual toast list was dealt with and songs rendered by Bros. Bncknell and Hill, and the gathering dispersed about midnight after the singing of “ Auld Lang Syne.” Did yon ever stop to think that Ohaniborlam’s Pain Balm is an antiseptic; liniment and when applied to cuts, burns, bruises, causes them to heal without maturation, and in about rue-third of the time of any other treatment. For sale by T. H. Brediu, Marion; Ellis Bros., Huntcrvillo ; and W. B. Clark, Bulls. No matter from what iorm oi rheumatism you suffer—chronic, muscular, inflammatory—or gout, sciatica, lumbago Rnninro will surely cure you. All stores 2/6 & 4/6.