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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8899, 20 August 1907, Page 3

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rl'roni Our Own Correspondent. The sad, but not unexpected, yews of the death of Mr mir A u ;i IJrav came to hand after I had p°s ’ mv hist to you. Needless « ’ ‘ tlmt tho deceased known and thereto « tIIO ml . esteemed by many ,hoic ■ follovve;1 usually largo, umube 'J . f ];|Sfc rest . Ins mortal roman* to ;, lkable iu . ing place was an « ' ui , lo u 0 mistake dieationthat w.' j! ;;"\ vo |, a d formed and that the sortg ftml of him was share ii. m(i hig dcat .,, conditions uc from the ever moaus_ oiso iuoi •fe w j always rejoice lessening t-," (I|OSO w | lo so manly to meet, words, gentle and thought--’, ' ; r j on as a mental « one Who wearies of the mmriv of those, who, with hardlyleiuslmess lined in heart, and ever elbowing their way in gVorld’s mad race for wealth. Weiih and his. doing."-, as sot forth . V, u „i-!i in tho newspapers, have wu ih” principal topic of couvorsa.,u,i comment by the majority (■ V-w Zealander,-; .since ho won the 0 ,-H's sculling championship. writers, I notice, are now diss' ;;,1 (,) ridicule this hero worship, in receptions, processions •tfUntatious, etc. Well, if f, .... v-ho sympathise with and have liken part-’in such rejoicings are fnelNi. f must confess to being one f r!i”in! if any justification is Ldcdil may possibly ho. found in efirement: -During a mug life ny.-- tried to discover the source of v-o’-hip and liavo concluded ‘ f ir is the artesian fountain that -m .lie- the best impulses of our manhood and those powerful iucen?L S to disorder that which will rciiniiud to our credit and do honour o our country. Many people on our railway platform on fridav, hoping to get a look at, tho li wo "iff- chani])iou. ’■ The fairer, thoimh weaker, sex have always wn'-ttraeted by tho strong man £.l those assembled were eager to -id c l,c imuatic h'-ro whom, of course, es a “duck,” and arc UirA is w<di-i‘ooted. Ho, how- ‘ r could not at first he found, and when Mr Robson, an acquaiutaucc of Webb’s, -induced, tho latter to j...,v0 his fowl and show lumsolf at one’of tiio dining car windows, his face alone appeared framed. J Jieu when iu answer to cheers the- champion smilingly asked our school children mid the crowd hell, what Lin von want?” an irrepressible hero worshipper knowing that “time was U” -poke under (no indicated Ensure of IMlbs. to the square 1“ I, I,|< utterances being emphasised bv the plaudits of those on train and y-itfnrm. To this ’‘ mow-oft M ebb t-ml'd in modest: roue and words, [.'■‘urhi" them that (he public might fTT saV'slicd that though almost Pcnvi’oliiied bv the warmtli of their • ■ceptioa and crnslied by the honors .L,- wore heaping upon him, it ,void'd not make Jnm vain. Theii ;, re -p kindness and. wondrous welionie home had enlarged his heart to imoW bursting point, but Ins head T<lS of normal size and would renaiu uasv, died. , Tho usual meeting of our baud of loiw took place on Wednesday night vheu tin 1 Rev. Clover, as chairman, nitably introduced tho following ttractivo- programme : Songs, glees IK I livmns bv the children, songs by ho Mi-’s-x Pvke. Morrison, ThompOU. Cuff, McLennan. McOrae and Jell Mr W. and Master Ivo McLcnan also contributed songs, and reitatious w>tc given by J. Onff, A. jowden. Miss Clover, Mr R. bert,«oh and Frank Wallace. Tne lev. E. Walker supplied the centre liee'e. The chairman, iu introducing ho lecturer. spoke appreciatively of is services in the tcmporauco cause ml ’added “that what the Rev. 'alter did not know about tho great nestion and movement was not ■ortli knowing. On Friduv night the hall was •owded with the guests of our TenisClub. the mom hors of wb.ich liad I.a rod no effort to malm the function success and it must be gratifying i those win. worked so hard to know iat thev had achieved the objecticy had’in view and provided one c flic most enjoyable socials that iwo marked the foundation _ and regress of our varied institutions, ougs were contributed during the ,-cuing by the Misses Pyko, O. Mor-ion,-J. McLennan and Messrs O.

. ami F. Pleasants. The Stan way antl as usual .supplied excellent auco music, extras bn mg played by liss McLennan and 3Xiss At 10 supper interval the President of le Club, Mr 0. 0. Pleasants, excessed tlio gratification which memers felt at tlio response to their imitations and cordially thanked the «lr members for thoir invahiable sip. Spcical recognition was dne ,'jfrs Strachau,. Miss Lynch, secreiry, who had journeyed from Pal.erston to bo present: and to Mr hnrlos Robertson, who had worked art! from tin' inception of the idea ) mark tlio first rear of the club’s dst»nce lw providing a pleasant rcuiug for the friends and members

E the club. il .Was pleased to learn that the lasses for English, arithmetic, yricniriiral science, sewing and ngiiig, starred. hero tinder the ispiccs of the director of technical Incatiou for the district, Mr Amos, ill receive sufficient support to arrant their continuance. It would ideed be a loss to this place and a sflectiou upon tlio district if the renired number of impils should bo aobtaiuable.