Rangitikei Advocate. TUESDAY, NOV. 26, 1907. SECOND EDITOIN, EDITORIAL NOTES

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 9011, 26 November 1907, Page 2

Rangitikei Advocate. TUESDAY, NOV. 26, 1907. SECOND EDITOIN, EDITORIAL NOTES

of tei’ had occasion to ro* tho apathy which appears public bat it is r/kt- so striking to come under oar notice - reported at- tho. meeting of Railway League, place on Sat unlay, , The of'the Le-eavie have taken deal of trouble to push forscheme vohioh '.'’ill ’uc of adevexyf farmer in tin; disay Kimliolton easier iid construction of all be statistics for subcirculars all goods or stock each ■■DHPilRfbO likely to despatch 'by a railway if conn'd structod. Ten minutes’ cousidera- ,'■' tion would-have enabled auj T man to ;"-b fill up tho circular yet two out of to'-every three persons to whom it was ' r - sent" were too tired to spend oven limited time in assisting, at the p& cogt of h’ penny stamp, a project carried our, would a Id comfort of settlers and into their pockets. The ard now advertising du, in the hope of inducing who iiavo received tho circureturn them filled in, and that this step will prove and that it will not ho to, eo to the expend of round a canvasser, to collect One thing is certain a,railway built, it trill to exert a long pull, pull, and a pall altoevery one iu the district

will have to work Jiard if tho 'schema is to bo carried to a successful issuo.

THIS legislation .-against gambling,} or ratlier against some forms oi it,j Jias passed botii Houses, and in future tho licensed -bookmakers and the totalisator alone will be the means which racing gambler's may use, and the operations ot both will ba confined" to tho racecourses. Xhis Will no doubt mean larger attendances at these, -and possibly the dabs will consider the _ desirability of increasing tho admission fees and tho fees-for membership. They will also secure larger revenue machine, which, according_ to uovernmont publications, receives investments” from the public, the. uso of that word to describe a {'ambling transaction is itsclt an evidence of tho extent to which the gambling spirit has permeated the 1 whole (''immunity. Iho tote . j simns ai-1 tho bookmakers who nave > b’on 'living on the community, oi j (•nurse, will find their business res', vielc.il to the racecourses, and there will be less of this open evil. It »» questionable also whet her it will pay the bookmakers to take out £-0 licenses for tho smaller meeting.-, •■■id their liocnpatloa wiU to a cerl"i?i extent he gone. Xt remains to b- seen, however, whether the latest attempt to improve public morals by Act of Parliament will bo effective.

OWING no doubt to the fact that tho majority of onr politicians are guided bv expediency, not_ _hj principles, and Jiavc no higher oeject, than that of catching votes,_ tnoro am some curious inconsistencies in oar laws. For instance, in sonic it is provided that there shall bo equc.l pay for equal work—a fair enough provision. But in dealing with the Civil Service tho politicians have

actually differentiated between mar-, rind and single employees, paying the former more than tho lariyr. Possible the politicians have an mea that this will encourage tun marriage. rate.. But the principle ol paving not for the value ot work done, ’but for sonic other reason, m u rhin"cro.”s one for tho Htar-.i to adopt." Thru, again, this may work out in some eases unfairly to tno sin-de who may have to support others, while tho married may p<wsiblv compel his life partner to be fi,« i-o-’il wage-earner, and may I sound on his own gratification all that he earns. If the State undertakes to pay the married man more 1 ban it pavs tiie single, then it (should see. that what it pays is, put j to proper use.

j Palmerston bakers have reuncen I the price of broad to 4d and 4Gd for | cash and booking respectively. | Mr Alilerson’s hackney, “Coker’s | j'jiiiporor, ’ added another first prize 1 t 0 ills lorn? list at Hawora on Thurs- | day last, as best carriage stallion. The possession of £35000 left to her bv }•. relative so unhinged the mind of a young woman named 8011, ot sterksrroiim, Capo Colony, that she

committed suicide. Mr J. O. • Mayor, of “Rosclawn,” Marton. brought some very lino strawberries tu the Advocate v.ius inon i ia. which materially .helped to j lighten’ the burden of toil in the | editorial department. ~ Messrs K.Wilson and Go., marton, 1 inform us that two sections (Nos. 7 and 8) of tiie Rawhitoroa Estate, which the linn is selling for Mr W. F. G. Levin, of Greatford, have been disposed of to Mr \v. Oldfield at £22 an acre.

Tc-rtay in Wellington Supreme Court tribute, was paid bv tho Bench and Bar to the late Mr Hugh Gully. Ur Fiinllav spoke on behalf of the legal profession and Sir Robert Stout fat- rha Bunch. Tho deceased gentleman’s abilities as a lawyer and dualities as a-inan were warmly eulogised. Mr Flndiav of : muora lias made a gilt (;■; the .Salvation ' w’acres as a site for tho erection of a home fur destiento and orphan girls and it is expected that a. building ennoble of accommodating t>o girls will .shortiv bo established there. A homo for destitute and orphan boys j is also being opened iff Taranaki Mr i Jenkins of Kltliam jawing presented 1 a large, furnished house and ten i acres of land for tho purpose.

| The other morning tho Wellington j Fire Brigade was summoned in hot j haste bvTbe report of a fire in Tara- | jtuki street. It was about a quarter ! r -i 4, ami tee dawn vas just tinging 1 the oast. A nillar ot fire, seemed to 1 he hovering ‘over • Taranaki street.

V.’iteu the brigade arrived the pillar dissolved into dust. Superintendent Hugo says that the resemblance was most remarkable. The light of dawn on tho million motes of dust seemed like an incipient blaze. Tho dustman had boon early at work. A curious incident occurred in Wellington ol Saturday evening, A men jianc-i - Doc slipped in an atrmir/t to h./ird a moving ear and fell under it, a wheel passing over his leg, Th.' e..r was stopped immediareiy. and the me'orman was *usr Ptil-Vrn Ml’ ev ihe man to be jmilsd from under the ear. vdum a large crowd. seia d with the idea that thov would lift up tho car and release the mail, ru.-hed at it, heaved and struggled, and teen found Gnat tlicv bad siiiite. 1 tne carnage right off the bogie. The result was that the lino was blocked for a considerable time, as jacks bad to be requisitioned to rejffr.cn tho car.

The Reserves aa cl other .Lauds Pisposal Bill vests the live and threequarter perches occupied by i.lr Soddou’s .are,ve in Mrs Soddou. Power is ai\s 1 n to the Governor to reserve areas for public purposes such us scenery preservation or laud settlement along the lino ot* the North Island Main Trunk Railway. The •13 acres of rite old Palmerston racecourse is made available as an Pitliowmeiit. for the establishment and inaiuteuance of a dairy school and dairy experimental - station, ft also gives the Mamiwatu and West Coast A. and •P. Association ‘‘power to ccxivov tn the Crown a site for a dairy' school ami experimental station” upon such conditions as shall bo agreed upon between the Minister for Agriculture and the said Association.

Great interest is being taken in the monster benefit performance to bo • tendered to Mr W. ,T. Peacock at I Alarcon Opera House on -Ith Doccm- ! her. Tlie programme is of a very : versatile nature, the first part cou- ! stating of a minstrel performance in widen entirely now faces, songs anti jokes arc promised. The musical part of the progammo is composed of : the combined orchestras of Marten, whilst the Marrou Brass Band are to , parade from the Drill Hall to Hie Opera House. The concert part of the programme will be of exceptional merit. The whole will conclude with a. sparkling comedy entitled ‘’Oh, What a Day,” which will bo interpreted by some- of the finest loading talent of the district. The prices are fixed to cater for all classes and a bumper house should greet this deserving effort. On Saturday night the House dealt with rim Supplementary Estimates, the total vote being £322,366. Among the items is £SOO towards the expenses of the Hou. Hall-Jonos’ journey to England on sick leave and £2OO for his secretary, while £O3O is set down to defray the expenses of Dr. Fitch,ett, General, during a visit to London oa official business. compassionate allowance of £SOO was voted to the youngest child of the late James Maekay, Chief Inspector of Factories.' The sweated industries exhibit cost £BOO. Additional free places in technical schools are provided for in a. grant of £750. For deepening channel of Manawaui River £IOO was voted, and, £OOO on account of subsidy £1 for £1 up to £IOOO for Manawatu River protection ; £OOO for Court, House, Ashliuvsr. The votes for Wellington road district include Pohaugina bridge £1 lor fl, £750; gratuities of £3OO each in Mcsdames O’Meara, Morrison, Smith and Yilo, widows of deceased members. Mr W. F. England, clerk of the Karovi (Wellington) Borough Council reports that- £soi) '.ls 7d-jias been stolen, from the. Council. The money, in cheques and coin, was locked up in the strong room in the. Council building on Friday, but was removed some time between ton o’clock on Friday night and nine o’clock fm Saturday morning. The strong room is of brick, 10ft by Bft, built on to the • Council Chambers. There are no windows, and no openings of any kind except a door which opens into thp Council Chamber.- The thieves made a hole in the brickwork about a foot each way, and gained access ''to the safe; the rest was easy. £256 odd had been placed in He. mom on the Friday by Mr Thumps-in. borough engineer, for the purpose of -paying wages on the Saturday. ?td of the money was in a loathe? brief bag,, and the _ balance was hold in a cash box with a broken lid,

A letter from ‘‘Broadway Ratepayer” advising Marton ratepayers :to vote against the loan proposals, is . crowded out. . At. Vvelliugou Supremo Court James Macaliiou, on a charge of assault, was sentenced to nine months imprisonment. In our advertising columns will bo found the programme of tne Chelteuham-Kiwitea Sports Committee. It contains 20 events, and 1 liberal prizes arc offered. I This evening iij, the Methodist Church, Marton, the Rev. h. ri. Spencer, representing the British and Foreign Bible Society, will deliver a lantern lecture on tho operations of the society on tiro Capo- to Cairo route.

The Governor declined to assent to the clauses in tiro Factories Act Amendment dealing with Chinese and they wore dropped until next I session. * j At tho 32ad annual meeting of I the Union Steamship Company yesI tordivy a dividend at the rate of 8 per | cent per annum was declared with a I bonus of 2 per cent from tho iusurj auco fund. S Alexander Whisker, one of the few surviving soldiers present _ at. the 1 Coronation of Queen Victoria, inert yesterday at Auckland, aged 85). He : was a member of the 59th Regiment and took part in the Maori wars.

A huge porpoise, weighing 2401 b., which leapt on board a fisherman s boat inside Wellington Heads, and was only desnatched after a straggle, was exhibited in a fishmonger’s shop in Cuba, street on Saturday. Mason’s Gardens at tho Lower Hutt—one of the most beautiful gardens in New Zealand—is about to ho thrown open to tho public, having been fitted up by the now owner with luncheon and tea-rooms. The South African colours, lately presented to the New Zealand Volunleor Forces, cost tho Dominion £1«(5. Tho cost of the colours was £143, . tiie passages and expenses of the. officers convoying tho colours to Auckland and Dunedin amounting to £l3. -

The Tougariro, which arrived from Homo on Sunday, brought some valuable live stock, comprising sis red door for tiie Tourist Department, a pen of five pheasants, 11 owes and four stud rams, two thoroughbred horses, and a couple of coups of prize fowls. During the voyage one nun and one phesant diodr

Marton Jockey Club is advertising tenders for additions to tho grandstand. The, plans show that great improvements are to bo carried out, 1-dying double the seating accommodation, besides making important alterations to the luncheon, stewards’ room, ladies’ compartments, and publican’s booth. Tiie plans can bo seen ad tho Advocate Office, Marton.

A press message from Lyttelton yesterday states "'that the Nimrod will go into dock shortly to undergo a cleansing. Several of the scientists who came out by the Nimrod ivill leave for Mt. Cook to-day for a brief holiday. A number of officials and others ’ visited tho ship. The stores for tho Nimrod will be thoroughly inspected before she sets out for llcr voyage of exploration. Tiie Ballarat winners of tho two big prizes of £(>000 each in ‘‘ Tattersail’s” consultations in connection with the recent Y.R.O. Spring Meeting arc prominently associated with church “work, and one of them is connected officially with a Sunday School. The authorities of the school are greatly incensed at his action and have asked him to explain. Marton Band will render the following programme of music this evening in tiie Marton Park at eight o’clock, weather permitting March 1 ‘ Wald Dinar,’’ Hail; waltz “Golden Sunbeams, ’ W. Rinimor ; selection “The Golden Star,” TV. Rimiuor; cornet duet polka “Jupiter and Mars.” Round; inarch “The Wiudnates,” TV. Riiumcr; “God Save tiie King. ’ ’

Tho Italian Consul to-day at Wellington handed Captain Cushman, of the sterner Karitaue, a medal presented by Hie Italian Government in recognition of bravery displayed by the Captain when on tho Rosamond in rescuing four Italian fishermen from drowning in Cook Strait. The conference at Palmerston last evening between representatives jot cmplovers and employees in the dairy factory workers’ dispute was productive of no satisfactory results, aml tho case will come before the Arbitration Court in March. It is understood that Mr Pryor, who conducted tho case for the Flaxmillers’ Association in the Arbitration Court, will appear on behalf of the employers in this matter also.

Lionel Terry iias not yet been recaptured. It “scorns that he was in the library with two attendants shortly before 9 p.m. on Thursday. Ho went into tho adjoining scullery, and thence into an ex-paticut’s room. One of tho window stops had been taken out ot this room recently, and the stop was loose. It is • surmised that Terry having gained a knowledge of this fact, took advantage of his opportunity to make au escape, by means of the window, which opens on to the grounds. Search parties were sent out at once. On our fourth page to-day appear two letters dealing with Marton questions. Me understand that the separation of the £4OOO and £ISOO loans, complained of in Mr W. W. Hedges’ letter, is more apjiareut than real. Government refuses to advance more than £4OOO to Borough Councils, and tins can be obtained at per cent. • whereas had the loans been united the rate would have been 5}4 per cent for the whole amount. It ~ therefore seemed tho best course to the Council to avail itself of tho full benefit of tiie cheap Government money, and obtain the £4OOO at ffl-i per cent. Tins would render it necessary to go iuto tiie open market only for tho balance of £I3OO.

A Mastcrtou sport got somewhat of u shock when a gentleman in blue accosted him on Friday with a warrant to appear at Christchurch, as ouo of the bookmakers recently sentenced to various terms of imprisonment at Christchurch for trespassing at Riocarton racecourse at the Cup meeting. As the local sport was in Masterton on the day mentioned in the warrant, and as lie had not been to Christchurch for a good long rime, ho-naturally declined service of the writ. Some hard case evidently ‘‘rung ou” the well-known name of the 'innocent Mastertoniau.

A good story comes from an inland town. Two inspectors were examining the district school. It was a two days’ job, and the inspectors divided the work, one taking the upper and the other the lower standards. In the ranks of the latter was a little sou of a publican at whoso hotel they were staying. During the afternoon the upper standard "inspector loft the school .and visited the -dentist to have a molar extracted. Ou his return ho was accosted by mine host, who invited him to have a drink to brace him up. He had it, aud the little fellow happened to pass at the time. Ho must have puzzled his little head about it all night, for early next morning he popped iiis head into his father’s bedroom. ‘’Father!” ‘‘Yes?” ‘‘You was filling up the wrong bloke yesterday. It’s the other ’speotor chap what ammins me !”