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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8827, 31 May 1907, Page 2

The Advocate will not he published on Monday next, tho Prince of Wales’ Birthday. Marton school children will have a whole holiday on Monday. Mounted Constable Lilley, of Wellington, succeeds Detective Cooney, transferred to'Gisborne, at Dunedin.

Mr .Bell, who was injured, and whose wife was killed, in the Brooklyn tram accident has sufficointly recovered to leave for Nelson to-day. In the case of John Solomon Taylor, charged at-Auckland with poisoning a horse at Prauktou, the Supremo Court jury disagreed, and a new trial was ordered. The Waihi Goldmiuiug Co.’s May return is £64,196 from 28,382 tons of ore—the largest monthly return yet obtained, making the total output of the mine' £5,666,696, and total dividends £2,577,896. .

A writ, claiming £2OOO damages, lias boon issued “at Napidr by Williaui Plowman against Patrick Giecsou, the well known brewer, for alleged slander. A notice appears to-day of tho groat fancy dress football match to be held in Marton Park, on Monday, to be followed by the veterans’ match, which always attracts numerous and interested spectators. Since the middle of March 105 cases of scarlet fever have been reported in Wellington city and district; of that number four cases wore fatal. . A section of the North Island Mam Trunk railway between Taihape and Mataroa will be opened for passenger traffic to-morrow. Tho section is six miles long, making the distance from Marton fifty miles. Goods trains have been running up as far as Waiouru for some time and it is intended next mouth to open the Mataroa —Tiiraugaroro section; eleven miles, for passenger traffic. Tbo schooner Emma Sims, winch wont ashore ,on Maria Island last week, was patched up during the week with the object of floating her off, but the south-westerly gale of the past few days carried the vessel right up on the rocks and euockel the bottom oat of her.

The expedition on the steamer Huia was delayed by bad weather in the-attempt to'recover gold from the Eliugamite wreck. Tho_ diver secured a small quantity of treasure, and after replenishing tho stores at Mangonui the Huia resumed operations.

On, Tuesday, June 4th, Mr Richardson’s sale of saddlery and harness will be held in Ken Keagle’s rooms, when tho pubilo of Marton and district will be afforded a great opportunity of securing first-class saddlery of all descriptions at low prices. The sale commences at 11.30 a. m.

The Auckland Provincial Employers’ Association passed a resolution expressing regret that the Arbitration Court had ignored well-established precedents in its award at Westport, Gisborne, Dunedin, and Wellington, and referring the matter to the Advisory Board of the Employers' Federation for careful consideration.

' Mr Justice Button, at Wellington, yesterday, granted a decree nisi on the application of Elizabeth Vine for dissolution of her marriage with George Vine, now of Gisborne, on the grounds of respondent’s drunkenness and failure to provide support. The parties were married at Christchurch on 25th March, 1880.

Auckland Chamber of Commerce has resolved to communicate with other Chambers in tho colony m regard to the proposed visit to Australia in 1909 of TOO members of British Chambers and 100 members of Canadian and South African Chambers, in order that they might bo fittingly received should they come to New Zealand. The date for first animal ball promoted by tho newly-formed Tenuis and Croquet Club at Marton is announced. A strong working committee has been formed and every effort will be put forward to make the gathering a big success. Tickets will bo issued by the secretary, Mr T. H. Ross.

We have received from the publishers a copy of the special industrial and commercial number of the Weekly Proas, which is an excellent specimen of the printer’s art and forms an interesting souvenir of the Exhibition year. Besides pictures of the Exhibition it contains excellent views of nearly every town in Now Zealand, among which wo note good pictures of Feildiug, Marton and Huuterville.

Following on Mr Justice Denniston’s remarks that Supremo Court should take precedence of all other business, a rather unusual position arose yesterday in Auckland Police Court. Two youths, Robert Pratt and Ethelbort C. I!ao, wore charged with setting off fireworks in Market Square, Sir Sharpies, solicitor for defendants, pleaded not guilty. When called, the witnesses for the prosecution did not appear, and the constable in charge of the case was in attendance at the criminal sessions of the Supreme Court. Mr Sharpies promptly asked for and secured dismissal of the charges. At the quarterly meeting of tho Canterbury Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon resolutions urging the speedy completion of tho Midland railway to the West Coast were passed. Mr T. H. Race, Canadian Commissioner at tho Exhibition, and Mr A.'A. Longden, British Art Commissioner, wore present at the meeting and were accorded a farewell, Mr Race stated that one result of the Exhibition would be to increase trade between Canada and New Zealand, and Mr Longden urged that the duty on works of art coming in from other parts should be removed.

Judging from tiro large number of students wiio hare handed in their names as members, the technical classes at Bulls are an assured success. A slight misunderstanding appears to exist in the minds of some regarding the rights of free pupils and the privileges of paying members. The idea has got abroad that only free pupils may attend tho classes in English, arithmetic, and book-keeping. This is incorrect. Free pupils nmst attend three classes, two of which (English and arithmetic) are compulsory, and, iu order to earn ftlie capitation grant, must, put iu f twenty hour attendance. But at tho same time any student whatever may attend any class whatever by payment of the fees. The dressmaking class will probably have about SO pupils, and the services of Miss Bohan can be obtained for a two hours’ lesson every Thursday evening. A good number of enthusiastic students from all round the district have signified their intention of enrolling their names as members of the agricultural class, which will receive ten lessons in agriculture and ten iu .dairying. For these subjects the Board’s special instructors will bo available. The Julio issue of “The Lone Hand” promises to be much superior to the first issue. It will have a new cover design, by Harry Weston, tho contents will be more varied and attractive looking. An excellent sketch on David Syme, of tiie Age, Melbourne, with the only photograph he lias ever sat for, is iui eluded. J. T. Archibald’s Memoirs ' continue brightly. Someone writes on the Bar of Victoria, and there is also an interview witii Kellie Stewart. Stories there are both long and short, gay and sad, by Edward Dyson (“Two Battlers and aJßoar”), Ethel Turner (“Widening the Horizon”), Albert Dorrington (“An Australian Whaling Station”), G. B. Lancaster (“A Job For The Parson”), the first of an interesting series entitled “Screts of a Prime ’ Minister” and others. Illustrated aud plain verse there is iu abundance. A strong appeal is made for an Australian Navy, built m Australia, in an article caled “Building an Australian Navy. ’ ’ Artistic folks are not neglected; there are articles on “Etching,” illustrated by the choicest examples of the art executed in Australia, aud another contribu- . tion by Blamire Young on Fremiet’s ‘ ‘ Gorilla aud Women. ’ ’ The illustrations are innumerable.

See onr Ready Money prices for Grocery and Tea. Excellent quality and lowest prices still obtained at the Co.-op Stores, North Broadway ' Marton. Tell of the good of it, Say what you should of it, All that you could of it, Say what you would of ft; Tell of colds cured by it, Good health ensured by it, Long life seenred by it— Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.