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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8890, 9 August 1907, Page 2

The Wellington Trades Unions have sent £3O to help Sydney coal lumpers.

At a clearing sale held by Messrs Dalgoty and Go. at Eketahnna a dairy herd averaged £(> 5s 9d. They wore mostly half bred Jerseys.

A player in the Friendly Societies’ football tournament at Eketahnna had hi 3 arm broken accidentally on Thursday afternoon.

At tho annual meeting of Maurice - villo Dairy Company it was resolved to ask the member for the district to protest against the increase of duty on dairy requisites.

The ship Macdairraid, which put into Auckland in distress on July 31st, is to undergo extensive ropirs, estimated to cost about £2OOO.

A dairy farmer in the Hawcra district, Mr Exley, who has a high grade Jersey herd, is said to have received for butter fat during past season £l4 18s per cow. His factory, a cheese concern, paid Is Ijkd. An error occurred in the printing of an inset circulated for Messrs Watson and Neville, of the Revolution Cycle Company, Feilding. Instead of reading “late W. Clarkson, Feilding, ’’ it "should ho ‘‘ late with W. Clarkson, Feilding.”

Thomas Peddle was brought before Ms Justice Cooper yesterday for sentence on a charge of assaulting, in Hawke’s Bay, Mr Cutton, sheriff, whilst in the execution of bis duty. His Honor considered a proper medical examination should be made of-prisoner’s mental condition and remanded him till Saturday.

Tho cargo steamer Largo Law which arrived at Wellington yesterday from Newcastle had a severe experience. The steamer left Newcastle on August Ist and next day encountered a north-east with tremendous sea. This lasted four days with constant rains. Seas swept the decks so frequently that it was dangerous to move about on dock. An enormous sea stove m the port lifeboat.

Three seamen were before the Wellington S.M. Court yesterday charged with having disobeyed the orders of the captain of tlio steamer Invertay on the high seas. The defence was that the men were badly fed and that the vessel was undermanned. Mr Riddell, S.M., sentenced each of accused to two months’ imprisonment and ordered them to pay costs. Further charges against accused were withdrawn. Tho Invertay expects to get away for Hampton Roads to-day.

Tho motor car which capsized with Messrs Monrad and Buchanan at Boaangina on Wednesday was taken to Palmorsotn, very little damage being done to tho mechanism beyond a bent axle and a smashed scat. I, otbmg went wrong with the steering gear as was stated in vcsteviiiv’s i-suo, but the driver, Mr

'....1b,. ...uer, ?!.lies that tho car struck some largci boulders on the road and the

car bounced, lauding them into the ditch. The passengers were thrown fully eight yards and Mr Porter sustained a few braises on the leg.

A meeting of polo enthusiasts was held in the Argyle Hotel, Hunterville, last Saturday afternoon. The following wore present:—Messrs James Bull (chair), W. Mcldrum, J. Wilson, O. E. Middleton, J. G. Barthorp, P. Wotton, ami J. Perry. It was decided to form a Polo Club in Huutervillo, and that it ho called tho “Ougo Polo Club.” The following officers were elected ;—President, Mr R. Ald worth ; vice-presi-dents, Messrs Vv. Meldrum and O. H. E. Rhodes; committee, Messrs Jas. Bull, J. G. Barthorp, D. Small, J. Wilson, and P. Wotton: Captain, Mr Percy Wotton. The club’s practice ground will bo at Mr Barthorp’s Paraekarotn ■ property. The length of a polo ground is 300 yards, and tho width 200.

Truly Messrs Watson and Neville, of Feilding, are opening our eyes to the fact that there must bo a very largo profit in cycles in New Zealand. They seem to be the only firm so far who’havo attempted to reduce the price of cycles, for they are selling genuine stamped B.S.A. cycles complete for £l2 12s. Those are known to be. the very best in the world, and they have been sold, in fact they are' being sold, in other shops for anything from £lB 18s, so that someone has been making an enormous profit. They claim that thev are the first to try and bring down those high priced _ cycles, and call upon the public in general to help them in doing so. They have also a really beautiful English cycle for £9 10s. These cycles are being sold elsewhere for £lB 18s. A letter or post card to them will receive prompt attention. —Advt.

On Wednesday next the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., Feilding, will offer tho freehold and leasehold farm belonging to the late Mr Arthur Boshior, near Raugiwahia. The freehold consists of 105 acres, of which 35 to 40 acres are flat and tho balance low hilly laud. Tho which arc on the freehold, consist of a new four-roomed house, whare, and shed. Eight acres have been stumped for turnips. The leasehold consists of 79 acres of low hills, all cleared and in grass. It is a School Commissioner’s lease, with 13 years to run. The properties are situated on the main Kimboltou-Eaugiwahia road, half a mile from a school and post office, and about two miles from a dairy factory. This sale affords a rare opportunity for anyone to acquire a small farm, which is an ideal one for either dairying or sheep farming. As the estate has to ho wound up tho vendors are only putting on an extremely moderate reserve. Arrangements can he made to show any probable buyers over the property. Tho stock will also bo put up arid sold without reserve. The ewes are an exceptionally good lot, as also are tlio hoggets.

“POST FREE.” Few people realise the great advantages of the N.Z. Postal system. Many a dweller in the back-blocks or up-country districts isable to obtain his supplies at city prices by moans of the mail order system. Frequently too, the country store carries only a limited stock, and the settlor has either to fsend to town, or go without. There arc few stores, however, where you cannot obtain Impey’s May Apple, the great Indigestion Cure. Should such a store exist, this need not prevent you from obtaining Impey’s May Apple at city price—viz., 3s 6d, Send this amount iu stamps or postal note to Messrs Sharlaud and Co., Ltd., Wellington, and Impey’s May Apple will be forwarded by return post. No home should bo without a bottle of this famous Indigestion remedy. Its timely use has prevented many a serious illness, and for Indigestion, Biliousness, Sick Headache,. Sluggish Liver, Constipation, etc., it has' no equal. Eight to ten drops after meals, or a dose at night, will I keep you in perfect health. {

Dr. Monckton, of Feilding, returned from a visit to the Old Country by the Papanui yesterday.

Captain G. G. Smith, of the Marino Department, has been appointed Loyal Naval Registrar for New Zealand.

Volunteers in uniform are to bo permitted to travel over all sections of Dunedin city tramways for a penny taro. The newly erected Technical School at Marten will be formally opened by the Minister of Education on Saturday afternoon, August 24th.

Masterton Borough Council has decided to place a loan of £12,000 before the ratepayers for the extension and enlargement of the gasworks. KSeS

At Palmerston Hospital Board meeting vesterday Drs Wilson and Martin were appointed surgeons to the Hospital for tho coming year, and Dr Macintire anesthetist.

Auckland City Council at a special meeting confirmed the by-law permitting a limited number of passengers to stand in the trams, by eight votes to three,

At Wellington Tlourt two Chinese, Jo Hee and Yen Shiug, were each fined £IOO on a charge of having sold a pakapoo ticket. At tho Auckland Supreme Court David Remuant, charged with committing a serious _ offence upon his step-daughter, a girl under 10 years, was sentenced to seven years.

At tho annual meeting of Woodvilla Jockey Club-tho balance sheet showed a profit of £OOO, notwithstanding that tho club had had weather for the autumn meeting.

Woodvillo Borough Council has decided to apply to Government tor a loan of £350 for addition and ex tension of wgter supply. The new scheme includes a second reservoir.

Joseph Edmund Haiuor, who, m March last, while working on the Manuka at Dunedin, was knocked down the hold and severely injured, is claiming £ISOO damages from the Union Company. Tho case lias been setteld out of Court, the defendant company paying £OOO. Mr F. Hunt, nurseryman,' Martou, announces the arrival of new- _ seeds, specially selected to suit the district. Mr Hunt has a fine stock of fruit and ornamental trees ready for transplanting and is also offering many leading varieties in seed potatoes.

The'body of Frederick Whitehead or FCbarles Kitson, who has been missing since Ist August, was found in a suburban gully yesterday afternoon. Deceased was over 50 years of age and arrived recently from Capetown.

In an interview Mr McMillan, tho Goverment Road Eugineor,|said that tho probable cost of tho East Coast Railway from Napier to Gisborne would ho about £BOOO per mile, and a total cost, roughly, of £1,200,000. No tunnelling of any magnitude would ho required, but some of tho country was very rough. We understand that Mr C. P. Slcorrett, K.C., has been retained for the defence in the charge against Mr S. J. Gibbons, ex-publican, of Marton, which is included in the calendar of the next Supreme Court sittings at Wanganui. Mr J. Rogers, who has been practising as a civil engineer in Palmerston North for the past three years, loaves to-day to take a position under Hastings Borough Council as consulting engineer and to prepare plans in connection with tho now water supply and sewerage schemes. The guarantors of the proposed Hastings Electric Tramways Syndicate, at a meeting held yesterday, appointed Mr F. Black, electrical engineer, Wellington, to give a report and estimate of cost of installing a tramway from Havelock to Frimley.

Mr D. Buick, of Kairanga, had just had electric light installed throughout the house and outbuildings. Power is obtained by an oil engine which also drives milking and shearing machines, so that while milking is in progress the engine is also driving tho dynamo and charging the storage battery ready for the evening.

Mr D. Macpherson has received three more N.Z. Exhibition diplomas, one of which is for tho Manawatu court district display,another is for Mr Geo. Cummins, of Marton, for a wool press, both of which carry a gold medal with them. A third is for Mr T. Lowes, of Ashhurst, whose exhibit consisted of inlaid table tops and trays for which a silver medal was awarded.

At tho present time wheat is Is a bushel dearer in Dunedin than in Australia ' A flour miller said to a Star reporter: “Wo could import wheat from Australia cheaper than what they are asking for it bore. But wo are not giving them tlio price they arc asking. Fortunately, wo have kept a stock in hand. To show what it means if wo had to buy wheat just now, w A would he losing abo il t 30s a ton on every ton of flour sent out. Millers havingjjto buy could not afford to lose so heavily as that. ” The captain of tho Mouowai was charged at the Wellington Magistrate’s Court with taking to sea a seaman as one of his crew on tiie voyage from Sydney to Wellington without entering into an agreoguout with him in accordance with the Shipping and Seamen Act. It was argued for tlio.defence that the Act could not regulate the engagemet of a seaman at a port outside New Zealand. The defendant was fined 20s and costs. Notice of appeal was given. A fair number of the Royal Rifles attended the meeting of the corps last night, when arms were reissued. Oapt. Batten, in speaking on shooting matters, expressed the hope that members would display more interest in this very important branch than formerly. Class firing will commence on Wednesday next, when a match will bo fired, teams to he picked on tho range. A match will he fired at an early date with the Gordon Highlanders, Wanganui; also one between second class teams of Manchester Rifles and tho Royals. In view of these competitions members should get in as much practice as possible. In regard to drill matters it was announced that a series of daylight parades would ho organised shortly, and members should make a point of attending these in full force. Tho date of the second assembly will ho next Wednesday evening.