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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8819, 22 May 1907, Page 2

The Hon. Hall-Jones is reported to bo gradually improving iu health. The Arbitration Court has reserved decision in the question of whether the Wharf Labourers’ award provides for a supper hour. Christchurch police are clearing out vagrants, and yesterday two ivere sent to gaol for three months. The debris of the Exhibition is being cleared away. Dunedin reports that the China famine relief fund now totals .£IOOO. Another £3O has been cabled, making a total sent to China of £I4OO.

In connection with the difficulty that has arisen in bringing the Fire Brigades Act into force in some districts, Mr A. K. Barclay has given the opinion that nothing can be done in these cases till the Act is amended.

At Christchurch yesterday a man. aged 25 years, was sued for the maintenance of his wife, 18 years old, and child. The woman said she was married before she was sixteen. The magistrate remarked strongly on any mother allowing her daughter te be married at such an early age. The man earned 30s a week, and his wages were ordered to he divided with his wife and child.

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Cheltenham Rifle Club will fire for Mr Stewart’s medal on Saturday next.

The Wellington bakers have been selling bread so cheaply, says one of them, that four or five have ended iu the bankruptcy court. The executive officer. of the New Zealand Defence Forces Rifle Association has just issued a booklet containing the scores of all competitors at the championship meeting at Trentlmm.

Tims an advertiser in a Wellington paper :—“ Wanted, a wife, must he respectable and healthy. Answers to, etc., etc.” This brief notice has a practical ring about it, the advertiser evidently meaning business. Up to date four offers have been made for the great Cullman diamond. These vary between £350,000 and £060.000. The stone weighs 3034% carats, or l%Tb. avoirdupois, Remarkable success lias attended the South African Exhibition, which was recently transferred _ from Loudon to Amsterdam. It is expected that a permanent trade in dried fruits will he established between the latter port and South Africa.

At the meeting of Marton Bowling Club last evening, Mr J. M. Nmol presiding, it was decided to hold a social on Wednesday, June 13th, for presentation of prizes. A strong Committee was appointed to arrange the necessary details.

Application has been made to the Grown Lands Department at Napier for right for a water race and site on which to erect smelting works iu connection with Maharahara Coppcrmiuiug Company.

At the meeting of Morgan Lodge, U.A.0.D., at Marton last evening Bro,. O. Hunt was the recipient of a handsome clock as a wedding gift from members of the lodge. At the same meeting Bro. O. Pederson resigned the office ofjtreasurcr, which he had held for many years, and Bro. G. Duck was nominated for the position. The Wairarapa Daily Times, iu reference to the latest laud gamble in which there wore 530 applicants for laud valued at £603, that if the railway tares and other expenses of tlie applicants from Paliiatua, EkctaImua and other places could ho provided, it would represent fully the value of the land that was raffled. A Dunedin miller states every penny rise in wheat is equal to a 4s advance in flour. Wheat at the first of the season was 3s 3d, and now it is 3s lOd. That rise of 7d is equal to a rise of 28s iu flour. But flour has only advanced 20s. Do I think it will go any further? I don’t anticipate another rise, hut if the Home market is affected further hy the American market, and the excitement touches us, it may go further.

During his summing up in the Crick-Willis trial at Sydney last week, Mr Justice Simpson expressed iiis opinion of lawyers. Ho said that the term “au honest lawyer, ” was regarded as a joke. He did not subscribe to that view. “Lawyers, iu my opinion, arc the most honestprofession in the world. I will not say most honest, hut as honest a.s any other. Considering the facilities they have for robbing trusting clients, how very few robberies have ([occurred! They are really a very honourable body of meu. ’ ’ An enterprising agent for potash manures lias arranged two experiments iu the top-dressing of pastures on the Christchurch-Dnnedin railway line, one on the Duucdiuluvercargill line, and several on branch lines. The mixture applied has been 1 cwt. of 30 per cent potash manure, and 2,)dcwt. of of basic slag. Large placards are to be used to direct attention to the experiments, so that they may he readily observed by railway travellers interested.

At a meeting of the Independent Labour Party in Christchurch a discussion upon the proposal of Sir Joseph Ward that tiie colony should contribute the sura of £IOO,OOO per annum as a subsidy to a fast steamer service took place. It was contended that the proposal was iu keeping with many previous proposals of the Premier, and they all tended to prove that his sympathy was not with the toiling masses, hut with the commercial classes. One member sarcastically remarked that Sir Joseph was much more concerned about cheap postage and cheap telegrams than he was about cheap food for the people. Nobody being prepared with a motion, the chairman closed the meeting. A considerable sum has been lost to local bodies interested by the failure on the part of the Crown to keep Spotswood Settlement occupied. The forfeited sections have not contributed to the local revenue and Ministers recently promised that the law would he altered in order that these sections once leased should pay local rates whether afterwards forfeited or not. The solicitor to the Taranaki County Council now alleges that the Crown is responsible for payment of rates and instructions have been issued to take proceedings for their recovery. The New Zealand Trade Review states that import houses report generally a good volume of trade for the season, though, iu some directions, there arc complaints of quietness. Bankruptcies have of late years been few and unimportant, hut latterly there lias been a little increase in the number of insolvencies and private arrangement:;. The explanation given of this feature is that the prosperous conditions that have ruled now for sonn years have led to an undue number 'of new retail shops being opened and that those who arc financially weak find themselves unable to carry on.

At the last meeting of the Saudou school committee the question of starting a high school, to embrace the outlying districts, with Saudou as a centre, was discussed. It was pointed out that the central position that the Saudou school occupies would give au opportunity for pupils from a, number of schools in the neighbourhood au opportunity of attending. The only extra expense that it would beJJ necessary to incur won; I the teacher’s salary. One of the r ;.r.ns at the present school would be available for the purpose. The head teacher, Mr Walters, lias undertaken to ascertain what sup-

port the movement is likely to obtain, and will report at the next meeting, when steps will be taken to put the proposal into effect. At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Paper Mills Company held at Dunedin yesterday afternoon, the chairman said that the past year showed distinct progress. Though the local market showed increased supplies of raw material tins had been more than absorbed by the increased output, consequently the company had to draw heavily on the English, Continental, and Asiatic markets for wood pulp, jute, etc. It was imped that some of those would fall iu value in the near future, and so materially assist the company. The paper bags shown with the sweated industry exhibit gave au idea what competition iiad to he faced. The aim of the directors, however was to turn out a first class article. With the support of the public to au industry helpful to so many workers no fears need ho entertained for the success of the

company iu the future. Z In the Hew South Wales Arbitration Court, while female shop assistants were giving evidence as regards their wages, Mr Koiyneck sought to show that the girls, if they were dissatisfied with their places, could getpositions as general servants. This alternative did not find favour with the ladies of the mantles and ribbons. They regarded it as a downward step iu the social scale. Their views, too, were supported by Judge Heydon, who remarked, “Youmight as well ask a briefless barrister to work on the wharves. ” “ But, ’ ’ replied the learned counsel, “the barrister prefers to. preserve his dignity and take less money.” “That’s just the reason the young women don’t go to service,” said his Honour.

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William John Qnan, a half-caste Chinese, pleaded guilty at the Dtmediu Police Court to the theft of two diamtmd rings from a jeweller’s shop, and was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment. Otago oats are qnoted to-day at 2s 9d, while Melbourne feed oats are now on a basis of 2s lid including duty. Thomas Perry Peddle, sheep farmer, Napier, Ims been committed for trial on a charge of assaulting Mr E. O. Outten, S.M., while in the execution of his duty as sheriff. Bail was refused. | The slaughtermen recently out on strike will entertain Messrs Darcy and Witty, M’s,.H.R., in recognitionof their services as mediators in the dispute. __ e The Arbitration Court will sit in the following places after it finishes its Wellington sittings : —Palmerston North, June 4th; Wanganui, June 13th; Napier, Juue’lStli; sittings at Master ton and Dannevirko have yet to he fixed. See our Ready Money "prices for Grocery and Tea. Excellent quality and lowest prices still obtained at th'o Co. -op Stores, North Broadway. Marten. . Many have testified Rheumo has per manently cured them from rheumatism etc , after all other remedies had failed All chemists and stores. 2/6 and 4-/6.