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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 9008, 22 November 1907, Page 2

In Canterbury traction _ engines arc competing with the railway as carriers of wool, and already several loads have been taken direct from the sheds to the city stores Vie understand that the list of Government grants for roads which was published recently is rather deceptive, as the sums mentioned in many cases include, money already spout since the end of the financial voa.r on March 31st, cither on construction or maintenance. ■‘Do yon think it more reasonable that a horse should do without being cleaned after its day’s work than that a man should do without his wash?” was a question propounded at the Conciliation Board sitting in Christchurch, to which the witness replied that the difference was that the human being, after his wash, did not, like the horse, immediately go out and roll himself in the mud, It is reported at Hamilton, Auckland, that a flaxmiller lias perfected au invention which will revolutionise the flax industry _ and reduce the number of hands in his mill from 20 to 3. Particulars of machinery are not to hand, hut it is claimed that from the time the leaf goes into the stripper until it is ready to go into the .drying fields it is handled automatically*. The invention has been, patented. In the course of a reply to Mr Asquith, a lady, writing in a morn ing paper, says:—‘‘The privileges of staying at home doing nothing and looking pretty, or of staying at home and toiling fourteen hours a day and not looking pretty, if you are the appendage of a man, and if you are not, of starving in a garret, wo feel to have been a little overdone. Let the men try it. ” At the Kimboltou Swimming Club’s sports in the Kimboltou baths on Wednesday afternoon the results were:—3s Yards Maiden Race : McKechnio 1, Mason 3, Brown 3. School Bovs Event: —Neat header : U, Rea:] 1, O. Loudon 2, N. Christiansen 3. 25 Yards Race : L. Christianson l, O. Loudon 2, H. Read 3. 20 Yards: P. Healy 1, H. Read 2, H. Astbury 3. The Water Farce and the Barrel Contest were highly diverting. The Standard YI. examination for most of the pupils in the district will he held on December ?nd. Examinations will be hold on that date at various centres, including Martou, Fcilding, Taihape, Palmerston, Wanganui, Rongotea, and Rangiwahia. All Standard YJ. pupils within five miles of those centres must present themselves for this examination, and other pupils may do so. The object of the now arrangement is to enable all pupils who wisli to no co to take up secondary work after the holidays.

J The reliability of the well-know i. I Talbot motor car was again demon ’ strated last Saturday, when Mr 0. ■ J. Adams’ 10-13 Talbot car ran from Tura.kiua to Wellington in C\j4 hours, 5 and returned uo’xt day, the whole journey being completed without a stop having to bo made for attention - to tlio car.' Those who made the trip wore Mr and Mrs B. P. Lethbridge, of Turaldua, Mr F. Flavoll (manager of Wanganui branch of Adams, Limited), and Mr L. Turner (of the Palmerston brand)). The car was • not specially prepared for the trial, Mr Lethbridge having only apprised Mr Flavoll at -1 o’clock on Friday that ho wished to make the trip. 1 A telegram was sent to Palmerston, : and the ear had to bo brought to Wanganui on Friday night. The Talbot has won numerous prizes in reliability tests, and at the Fromcs hill-climbing contest, hold on May 3rd, 1970, a 15 h.p. car carried off the honours, which is all the more creditable when it is remembered that the car was competing against egrs of 40 and 50 horsepower. For artistic millinery and lovely sunshades the Bon Marche, Foilding, is right up to date. Messrs Spence and Spence have lovely selections of these goods in hand in anticipation of hig business before Xmas.»

For harness, or horse appointments of all kinds G. B. Healey has the best and most up-to-dato stock in the district. Also agent for A. 8.0. incandescent kerosene lamps, mantles, weeks and chimneys. A full "stock kept. Kimbolton road, Foildiug.* PROFITABLE MILKERS. Tlio milk supply of the future depends on the successful roaring of your calves to-day. Build up strong healthy calves with a sound constitution by using tin “Qilrutli” Oalf Food. Tim host and cheapest. Obtainable from Brice, Broad and 00., Ltd,, Marten,for Mansell and Sous, Bulls. You will bo starting Spring cleaning soon. Wn want you to see oar value in Lace Curtains. , Just opened up. Prices from Is lid to 435, Yon cannot afford to overlook those at MeEldowiiey’s Stores*

A committee meeting of . ?,°, ild v i “ g Hort icultural .Society was held yes terday afternoon, Mr Prior in tne chair It was decided to post schedules to probable exhibitors. Miss Luxmooro undertook to provide a musical programme, aud a stage decoration committee was appointed. A child named Roy Alexander met Ins deatli in a peculiar manner m a Victorian township one day last week He put his head through the armhole of a pinafore wm hanging out to dry on the clotheu line Ho ran round aud round until the pianoforc formed a cord, which tightened round lusueck aud choked

-Mr Grant aud Mr Browne reported favourably to Wanganui Education Board concerning the work J 3 6 1 ® done in their school and technical classes. The agricultural class at Martou and the dairying class at Bulls appear to approximate the standard that such classes should attain. A meeting of the committee of Mar ton Bowling Club was held at Martou yesterday, when further arrangements were made for the three days’ tournament to he held at Martou, beginning on Boxing Day. Messrs J. McEldowuey and P. B. HBrice have generously presented prizes for competition. Two tca ™ s are expected from Wellington, besides a largo number of representative players from neighbouring clubs. It is fully expected the tournament will he an unqualified success. The Union Company’s new turbine steamer (rave another display ot her steaming qualities last night on her second trip from Lyttelton to Wellington. The chief engines’ - states that the trip was accomplished in 9 liours 25 minutes, me steamer throughout maintained an average speed of 18/50 knots. Her. previous night’s record of 8 hours uO minutes from Wellington Hoads to Lyttelton Hoads was also reduced last, night by six minutes. -Peuuy-iu-tho-slot milk delivery machines arc a feature at certain dairies in the City of London. From the door of each of these establishments protrudes a brass spout aud a handle. There is also the customary slot. All that purchasers _ have to do is to put in their pennies, turn the handle, aud hold their jugs to receive the half-pint of milk which is thus released from a tweufcy-quait tank. The machines are in operation

day and night. - The secretary of the Canterbury Km plovers Association telegraphed the ’ following to the Employers Federation at Wellington to-day:— “If clause 10 in the Factories Bill is amended by the Upper House it means a weekly engagement tor factory : hands. ' This Association strongly protests against the amendment and asks that-.the Minister he interviewed and requested to allow the clause as originally drafted to remain. . The Tourist Department has imported a consignment of fifteen Ji ritz Joerg alpenstocks, for the use cu climbers in New Zealand. Nino of the Implements (which are supposed i- ho the best in the world) are being forward to the Hermitage at Mount Cook, and tiifl romaiudm 1. Hi he kept at the head office inpdelhugtou for the use of oilmbors who may wish to ascend Ruapehu, Ngaruhoo, or other of the North Island- peaks. It is not stated whether these ‘‘implements” are imported free of duty, or whether they cannot be made in the colony. But a Ministry which will supply foreign visitors with climbing sticks, carefully prevents the users of laud from obtaining machinery or supplies at the lowest possible cost.

“TTlTo'course of hisjspeech in Parliament on the Maori Land Bill, Mr Kaihau said—‘ 1 1 remember one occasion on which there was a very (dose division in this House, and the Government ouly won by oue vote. That was my vote.— (Laughter. ) Now they say, ‘What’s the use of your vote?’ But I toll you,” ho added, pointing to the Treasury benches, “I was not returned to this House by you—the Government. It was" niv people who put me here. But I have assisted you, and have kept you in those scats.— (Laughter. )—'-Now I warn you that the day is coming when you will sink into insignificance. —(Laughter.) —No man can stand/in one position for over, and von are not going to do that. ” Finally Mr Kaihau warned the Government that they could no longer rely upon his support. The' ’number of persons from different countries who attended the Esperanto Congress, ' hold at Cambridge last August, was 3199, The Belgian Government sent a special representative. Dr. Zanieuhoff, the inventor of the language, was received at the railway station by the Mayor and members of the Borough Council, with some notables, and he was escorted to the Town Hall by a military guard of honour, where the public reception of the Esporantists took place. Roth the Mayor aud Mayoress spoke in Esperanto. On Sunday Divine services were celebrated in the Roman Catholic church, the Congregational church, aud in Great St. Mary’s church (Anglican), entirely in Esperanto. Among others who joined the Brtisli Esperanto Society during the Congress were H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, Earl Roberts, Sir Walter Lawrence, Sir Curzoii Wyllio, Sir Henry Dickens, aud Professor Mavor. The last named, who made his'first speech in the now language at the Congress, is S 3 years of ago. Our Fimbolton correspondent reports that tilt swimming baths have recently been enlarged to 92ft. by 33ft., aud have also been ' board fenced. Those improvements wore, much appreciated at the sports, awl are no doubt partly responsible for the largo increase in the club’s membership. Two carnivals are to ho held during the summer, at New Year and during February, aud will no doubt attract at ‘ least as many visitors as last year, when numbers came from Feildiug, Palmerston and Wanganui. In the'eveuing on Wednesday a concert was given by the Kimbolton Orchestra Society jn .Poole’s Hall, before a moderate attendance. The programme was_ an excellent oue, and the Society reaped the reward of long and arduous practice in the frequent encores that were awarded their numbers.