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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 8942, 7 October 1907, Page 2

The banks throughout New Zealand will be closed on Wednesday next. Labour Day. All the passengers by the steamer Turakina have been put up at hotels in Wellington at the expense of the N.Z, Shipping Company. It will probably be at least a month before the Turakina is able to resume her voyage to London. A press message states that at Wellington the bowling and cricket seasons opened on Saturday in good weather. There was a very large attendance at tha Wellington Bowling Club’s green, where a handsome pavilion has recently been erected at a cost of about 152,000. The new pavilion is considered superior to anything else of the kind in New Zealand. Exhibitors iu the home industries classes at the Mauawatu Show should remember that entries close on October 11th. A feature in the prize list is £6 for farmer’ butter, besides all kinds of jams, fruit preserves, sweets, bread, scones, and cakes, arc provided for with individual prizes up to £1 10s. Iu addition a section is provided for children under 15 years. A free copy of the schedule is obtainable from the secretary on application. We have received from Messrs Gordon , and Gotch a copy of the October number of the Lone Hand. Tiiis number completes the first half year of publication, and maintains the high standard already attained. It contains interesting articles of a solid character on the Mitchell Library, Australian Art and Filling the Wool Pack, while in the lighter vein are numerous stories anti poems by well known writers. The Lone Hand bids fair to take a high place among the best monthly magazines of the world. “Spence’s for Millinery” Is a trite saying, and stands for a reputation which, will he fully maintained this season as evidenced by the splendid display now to be seen in the, firm’s show room. Already the firm’s millinery staff are busy turning out special orders for the show.* , J

At Eangitikei County Council meeting on Saturday the resignation of Or. George tti, member for Awarua Riding, was accepted with regret, and appreciation of his services recorded. A movement is on foot to form a racing club at Hunterville. It is said that a suitable course can be secured on Messrs Walker property, and there is every likelihood of a successful club being established.

This morning thirty men were started on the proposed tidal docks in the lagoons at Greymonth and the work will be pushed on with all speed as the present berthage accommodation is totally inadequate to meet the demands of the increasing trade.

L. B. Lamb, who was arrested at Hastings for alleged misappropriation of money, appeared this morning before the Magistrate at Timaru on remand, when counsel for the prosecutor asked and was granted leave to w’thdraw the charge.

There were not many buyers at Messrs Hockeu Bros’, sale of draught ]ior?es at Feildiug on Saturday, aud only three sold under the hammer, namely at £33, £39, and £2O, bidding not reaching to the reserves of the better horses. Unroken draughts, on account of Mr O. E. Tattersall, were sold at £2B, £ll, £l7, £3l, and £3O respectively under the hammer.

A Chinese restaurant keeper in Auckland has been fined the maximum penalty of §£s and costs for neglecting to clean his yard. The magistrate expressed regret that the law did not provide Jfor imprisonment in such cases. The Health Officer stated that eighteen receptacles of vegetable and restaurant refuse were iu the yard, which was ankle deep in refuse.

A seven-roomed house owned by J. Townie y and occupied by W. B. Mackie, engineer, was destroyed by fixe early this morning at Gisborne. Mrs Mackie was alone in the house at the time and had a narrow escape. Mr Mackie is at present in Dunedin on a holiday. The house was insured for £375 iu the New Zealand Office.

Pilfering coal trucks on the railway siding at Pelichet Bay has been extensive during the past few mouths. In a case heard at the Dunedin Juvenile Court this morning it was stated that 14 cwt. of coal had been stolon from one truck aud nine cwt. from another.

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