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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8859, 9 July 1907, Page 2

A Loudon cable reports 'the death of Mr J. A. Murdoch, assistant secretary of Maryleboue Olub. At Palmerston Court yesterday on the information of Pohangiua County Council Engineer, S. McMillan, who was represented by Mr Graham, pleaded guilty to a breach of the County heavy traffic by-laws. He was convicted and fined 30s and costs £3.

The presentation by West Coasters to Mr Guinness at Wellington included a serviceable gig and set of harness and a silver “mounted whip, and to Mrs Guinness a diamond, ruby and sapphire brooch and a handsome purse.

Through the kindness of one of the members of the congregation the Methodist Church, Marton, was rendered very comfortable by tfie gift of four beautiful kerosene heaters last evening. The church is also to be further improved by a new covering for the aisles.

The rainfall for last month in Lower Eangitikei was 4.76 inches. The average for June for 13 years is 3.s3inches. The rainfall for six months of this year is 37.81 inches. Napier, which has an average yearly rainfall of 87.39 inches or almost an inch more than this district, had in 1893 a rainfall of 57.73 inches.

The Hawera Star states that Mr Westland, a Eangitikei reisdont, met with an accident on Thursday night on returning to Hawera from the hunt. Rounding the corner from Victoria street into High street, his horse fell, and Mr Westland, becoming partly pinned underneath had his leg broken.

Mr T. E. Orosse, wiio was injured in the motor car-train collision at Hastings on Saturday is doing as well as can be expected. It will be about four or five weeks before lie can get about again.. Miss Sohmitzor, the other injured passenger, is doing splendidly and will be out of the doctor’s hands at the end of the week.

We remind our readers that tomorrow the whole of the furniture and effects contained in the Criterion Hotel, Bulls, will be sold absolutely without reserve by Messrs Harry Palmer and Co It is very rarely indeed that the inhabitants of Bulls and surrounding districts get such an excellent opportunity to buy furniture, etc., at their own price. Owing to the large number of lots to be offered the sale will start at 11 o’clock. The billiard table, etc., will bo sold about two o’clock.

The Hon. Mr Mills has given notice to ask the Minister of Immigration whether owing to the serious difficulty nearly every mistress lias to contend with in securing the services of a domestic servant in this colony, and the consequent “home slavery’ ’ it imposes on women With families, he will take immediate steps to ascertain from the High Commissioner in Loudon if he can send out some respectable servant girls, and thus relieve the miserable and unpleasant tension which now exists throughout the colony in so many homes.

It is stated, says the Southland Times, that an interesting will case is to be heard' at the nest session of the Supreme Court in Invercargill. The testator, a well known Southland farmer, now deceased, left a considerable amount of property to a neighbour, with whom ho was on very friendly terms, and whom he held'in high esteem. The opponents of the will are the relatives of the deceased, who reside in New South Wales. It is said that the hearing will disclose a set of very interesing facts.

The Hawera Star states that on Thursday another conference of delegates was hold to endeavour to come to a settlement of the dairy factory employees’ demands for increased wages and altered conditions of labour. It will be remembered- (says the Taranaki News) that a recent conferonce’came to a settlement, but tlio Employers’ Union declined to ratify the agreement entered into by their representatives. Amendments were suggested in almost every clause, andfthe employees’ delegates agreed in most instances. But they absolutely declined to give preference to unionists as now requested. Preference was waived at the previous conference. Now the employees go further still, and want not only preference to members of their union, but that it should be

made compulsory that within 80 days of tho award coming into opeartion every employee in the Taranaki dairy factories working under the agreement must join the union. Employers considered this was an unjustly coercive measure, but the union representatives said it would not ho coercion, but merely a condition of employment. Each side remains firm in its opinion on this point. It is stated that the

employers have now reached the limit of their concessions, and will not budge from the agreement provisionally drawn between them and the delegates from the Union.

If "you'shonld contract a cold get rid of it as quickly as possible, for every cold weakens tho lungs, lowers tho vitality and paves tho way for more serious diseases. Chamberlain's Cough Eomedy is a preparation that can always bo depended upon and not only euros the cold but counteracts any tendency towards pneumonia. For sale by John Bredin, Marton, and D. Wilson, Kongotoa. For Children’s Hacking Cough at night Woods’ Groat Peppermint Cure I 0 6dand3s6d.

j Mr W. Hall-Jones wai not sail until to tho State by at least one-half. Thursday, the boat having been delayed. There Is little doubt that at present, qity Council has appointed Mr a good deal of the mone spent on Aitcheson-Smith, of Port Chalmers, education is useless expenditure, and res . dent . engineer> is not warranted by results Atten- ( ioug ig being circu i a ted in tion should also be paid to teach-: xto ™ Last week atr desman was ing tho children on 1“ w “: T i otim is e d vith a p e wterhaK.c r m, would best fit them for work in the . positions they are destined to occupy, j A sharp shock of earthquake oc* The whole question of our system of ng a . also P at ‘Hastings at 1.10 education requires full examination. a m Hitherf ono one has cared to attack Mr o’Laughlin, stationmaster at New the subject because of fear lest its piy mou th, and formerly of Marten, is to secular character might be disturbed, bo promo t ed either to Auckland or Welbut it is evident that the financial Ung^u, burden will soon compel action Hunter has been chosen to captain the football team in Australia, with Wylie, Gillett, Wallace, and McDonald to help hi n as a selection committee.

Wairoa and Opotiki counties have broadly affirmed the resolution of Gisborne Farmers’ Union asking Government to check the spread of rabbits.

On Sunday evening the master of the barquentinellma asked the Gisbornepolice’s aid to catch four men -who had deserted. The constables caught one man, another denied he was a deserter, and two got away.

Data are being collected by the Agricultural Department regarding the request of the Farmers’ Union that a grader be stationed at Gisborne from September Ist to March 31st. A Wellington citizen, living in Newtown, has cleared .£67 in the year from 150 fowls kept practically in confinement. The only attention the birds received was in the morning and at night. Alfred Crossey and Patrick Brosnahan were yesterday committed for trial at Wellington on charges of having conspired to defraud various persons through a registry office business carried on under the name of Sage and Co.

Tho Court of Appeal yesterday made absolute a rule nisi granted some weeks ago for striking Henry Stratton Izard, barrister and solicitor, now serving a sentence of imprisonment, off the roll of practitioners. Tho Wanganui Ministers’ Association waited on the School Committee last evening with a request that they might be allowed to give religious instruction in the schools for half an hour each week. The Committee granted the roauost conditionally upon a referendum of parents being favourable. The Hon. Q. McLean, speaking at the annual meeting of Dunedin Jockey Club, said ho believed that those who agitated for tho abolition of the totalisator would be the first to clamour for it to be reinstated, and as for rogery on the course the reports were much exaggerated.

The wealthy Russians are said to be extremely profitable to hotel and shop keepers in the lands in which they are travelling. A ' Swiss authority asserts that two hundred Russians will spend more in a month than one thousand English men and women for the same period of time.

Vital statistics for ’Wellington show that during the month of June there were 167 .births, 77 deaths, and 72 marriages. For tlie six months ending 30th June there wore 250 births, 420 deaths, and 523 marriages. In the same period of 1906 the record was 905 births, 340 deaths, and 494 marriages.

In his will the late Meredith Wilson, of "Wakanui, made the following bequests : —The proceeds from a house and section in the town of Ashburton to the Primitive Methodist Mission Fund ; .£4OO to Dr. Barnado’s Homes; .£4OO to the Presbyterian Church Extension Fund, and .£2OO to the Salvation Army, The three last named bequests are payable in about four years’ time.

Although the details of the recent valuation of the Borough of Masterton have not yet been received, advices to hand show the capital value to bo .£990,6 46, unimproved value £535,632, and value of improvements £455,044. This shows an increase on the valuation made in 1904 in capital value of £231,647, unimproved value £156,375. and improvements £75,272;

A young man named Robert Henry Woodhouao was committed for trial at Christchurch yesterday on a charge of having stolen X 122 6s 7d from the Christchurch Tramway Board. Woodhouse had been employed as a clerk in the Board’s office and the money which is alleged to have been stolen by him had been placed in one of tho office drawers in readiness for paying the construction staff.

At tho Anglican Synod yesterday the Kev. A. E. Worsloy moved, “That this Synod deprecates the association of dancing with any method adopted for raising funds for the work of the Church throughout the diocese.’’ Tho Kev. K. J. Deane seconded the motion. The Kev. C. C. Harper moved, “That the Synod pass on to the nest order of tho day,” and this was carried on tho voices.

The Premier has received a communication from the First Lord of the' Admiralty in regard to the establishment of a coaling station at Point Elizabeth, and asking for information on certain points before officers are appointed to prepare a report. Mr Guinness has been asked by Sir Joseph Ward to prepare tho necessary statement for the Admiralty.

So far the following entries have been received for the second class band contest to be held at Ashburton on October 9th and 10th i Quickstep and selection Nelson Citizens, Lyttelton Marine, Ashburton County, Ashburton Temperance, Timaru Marine, Waimate T.M.C.A., Invercargill ; solos, 52; quartettes, 5. Further particulars of the Opuawhanga stabbing case tend to show that Mervyn Bradshaw, who stabbed his uncle and subsequently committed suicide, was men- ' tally deranged. A settler who witnessed the tragedy states that Bissett, the uncle, when lying on the ground, said to Bradshaw, “ Boy, whatever induced you to do this ?” Bradshaw replied, “My head has been full of queer notions lately. I had an idea that you came into the mill just now and dared me to kill you.” Bissett held out his hand, saying, “ Mervyn, give me your hand.” Bradshaw hesitated, and. then shook hands in a limp manner and hurried away.

Photographers do not always get their own way. At the Anglican Synod on Thursday the Rev. C. C. Harper, of All Saints’, Palmerston, asked if the members would submit themselves to the camera. A chorus of emphatic dissent came as an answer, and Mr Harper explained that he had no desire to have his picture taken, but he had been pestered persistently by the photographers and ho wished the question to be settled definitely. “To save Mr Harper from further worry,” Bishop Wallis put the proposal, but the Synod vehemently declined to countenance it.

Those who are well posted as to the best means of relieving pain and curing sores, wounds or burns, always use Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. They insist there is nothing like it. For sale by John Bredin, Marten ; and D. Wilson, Rougotea. Direct, shipment of oilskins in riding cut are now open at Neal’s Feilding. Walking cut 9s lid, 14s Cd, riding cut 17s fid, 21s, 25s fid. Try our oilskin garments and you will be pleased. We pay carriage by post, rail or coach. Send a trial order.*

The bargain event of the season will be the Bon Marche Winter Sale, commencing Thursday next. Messrs Spence and Spence are now busy remarking goods and getting ready a great array of special bargains for the opening day. Remember Thursday next and following 28 days. The stocks of the Bon Marche will bo given over to slashing price reductions.*

Men’s New Zealand Saddle Tweeds 7s lid. Boys’ All Wool Three Garment Suits 18s fid. Men’s Oilcoats 8s fid, Large Striped Rugs 6s Cd, Wool Sox lOd, Roslyn Flannels 2s 9d, Tweed Gaps for Mon and Boys 9d, Warm Ribbed Under Pants 2s lid, Tweed Shirts 2s lid, Navy OlothTams Is fid, Boys’ Navy Sailor Suits 8s fid and Ss lid.—Neal’s Groat Clothing Sale, Feilding.* Bheumo has enabled many a poor suffer from rheumatism, gout, sciatica, and lumbago to once" more enjoy health and happiness. 2s fid and 4s Cd. Sold everywhere.

*'ln future those desirous of marry ing in the Angliwon Church with the haste of a license instead of under, the old-fashioned hanns will be able to do so for tho payment of 80s instead of £3. But there is. to he no reduction in the price of putting up the banns. The matter was incidentally referred to by Bishop Wallis at the Diocesan Synod. We understand that the new Marton Technical School is now sufficiently near completion to admit of classes being held there. The singing class will meet this evening for the first time in the new building. The German, English and Arithmetic Glasses will, also he'able to use a room in the Technical School on Wednesday and Thursday evenings nest.

The installation of officers of Oonrt Alexandra took place at Marton last evening, the ceremony being performed by P.O.R. Bro. Jas. Wales. The officers areO.R., Sister Nicol; 5.0. R., Sister Mogridge; Secretary, Sister Hill; Treasurer, Sister Gibbons; S.W., Sister I. Bett; J.W., Sister Mclndoe; 5.8., Sister Perry; J. 8., Sister JMcGregor. Three new members were proposed. An enjoyable dance was afterwards held, the refreshments being kindly supplied by Mrs Nicol. Mr Bert Crozier and Miss Bett played the dance music. At last week’s meeting of Upper WangaeJm Road Board the bank certificate showed the general account dr. £1312 15s 3d, and Rangiwaea loan account cr. £Bl7 3s Id. It was moved by the Chairman, seconded by Mr Collier, and carried, that a general rate be made of %cl in the pound payable in one instalment at the office of the Board, Wanganui, on July 20th, 1907. It was decided that a surface man be employed on the Taihape-Waiouru road, Mr Bremner to attend to same. The foreman was instructed to open culverts, and to have proper notices placed on the Willow and Poplar bridges, declaring them unsafe for traffic over three tons. The clerk was instructed to write to Messrs Smith and McDonald, Mataroa, stating that the road at the point where _ the tramway crosses must be put in good order and metalled. It was resolved to put two culverts into Ngawaka Road, near the bridge. It was decided that the Commissioner of Crown Lauds be written to in regard to the cancellation of hypothecation of thirds. Mr Collier gave notice to move at next meeting, that the office of the Board be at Taihape. At the conference of 1906 the delegates to the Farmers’ Union Conference just closed decided ‘ ‘ to bring pressure to bear” on the Wool Brokers’ Association (London) to remedy the injustice of their rule of deducting 11b off every hundredweight of wool sold by the producer. During a conversation with a Post reporter on this subject, a local woolbroker stated that he could not see any reason why the London people should continue to claim the extra wool, which amounted to a gift of 31b per bale. There might have been a kind of give-and-take reason for it years ago, when the trade had no finely adjusted weighing machines, such as were 4u use to-day. But if the pound per hundred weight claim had now become a trade custom, it would be a hard job to make London forego such a paying perquisite. The pressman pointed out that the union intended getting the High Commissioner to I take the matter up. “Well,’’was the reply, ‘‘Mr , Reeves will find himself up against a hard proposition. ’ ’ The broker went into figures on the subject, and showed that the 31bs per bale gave the Loudon brokers a gift from New Zealand alone amounting to something like over £60,000, taking |the export of 420,700 bales for the ‘past June to June period. The levy was made on other wool-growing countries, for this was a world-wide custom.

Winter Bargain sale of Drapery, Clothing, Boots, etc., no better value obtainable —at the Co-op. Stores, North Broadway, Mar ton.*