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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 9020, 6 December 1907, Page 2

A very pleasing musical _ programme has been arranged tor in connection with the Podding Mower Show this evening. Dunedin reports the death of Mr W. J. Hall, the well-known civil engineer, from the after effects of influenza. Wo understand that Mr Nicol, baker, Marten, did not lose ids books in the recent fire, as was reported. Mis.; Nicol had sufficient presence of mind to close the safe when the fire broke out. Mr Horrooks, dentist, Foilding,has just made an important improvement to his premises, having fitted up a second room with chair complete, which will enable him to attend to bis increasing number of patients more expeditiously. Breakfast, Luncheon and Dinner i can be enjoyed by dyspeptics after taking Pearson's Pepto-chlor. Is, 2s Cd and in,

Some South Canterbury farmers hold stocks’ of potatoes for which they refused £8 and £9 per ton some little time ago. They could not get £8 per ton tor them to-day. A flock of 1001 merino wethers at Leefield cut 12,5791 b of wool, winch eclipses all previous records for that station, in fact a record for the province in hill country sheep. A Victorian shearer recently shore 838 full sheep in a'week. On Monday Ins tally was 151, on Tuesday 150, on Wednesday 158, on Thursday U 8 on Friday 153, and on Saturday (half-day) 71. He earned £9 2s 3d for the week. Wo give a final reminder to athletes that nominations for cycling and pedestrian events close today (Friday), for the heliding Athletic Club’s Sports. Nominations for horse events close on firulay next, 18th iust. Four Chinese girls, the first ever cent to America by the Chinese Government to be educated, arrived • there lately, under the escort of : Toatai Wan Bing Chung, vice-direc-tor of the LiauHaug Vice-Royalty,

Foreign Oliicc. . Sunday rest in Germany is lO pc enforced" in future much more strictly than hitherto, in pursuance of orders from the Minister of the Interior, who is determined that no labour, unless absolutely necessary, shall be done on the Sabbath Day. The shop gutted by fire in Napier last night-was owned by Mrs Abbot and was insured for £3OO in the Northern. Rices, confectioner, was owned by the School Commissioners and insured for £IOO in the Alliance. The Maori, on her trip from Wellington to Lyttelton, established a record by making the trip in Bhrs. 57min., from beads to beads Bnrs. ]S min. The average speed of the run was 19.56 knots, notwithstanding the fact that a dense fog necessitated half and reduced speed for uu hour and a quarter.

Messrs Brice, Broad & Co. advertise that their offer of a free trip to Wellington to buyers of sections at the Marion Extousiou sale will be extended to residents of Bulls, Huntorvillo and Turakiua; in fact, all those residing within a radius of 30 miles of Martou Post Office.

Members of Martou District High School arc collecting subscriptions for the school prize fund and sports. •\s they arc nnabio to call on everyone it is trusted that those who have had no opportunity of snbscribiu« will forward their contributions to either Mr J. J. McDonald (chairman) or Mr H. H. Richardson (secretary). The friends of Mr ami Mrs F. H. Gibbons will regret to learn of the death of their only son, Henry Hewitt, which occurred in the hospital at Martou this morning, from blood poisoning. An operation was performed yesterday, which was thought to have been successful, but a change for the worse took place carlv this morning and death occurred about 9 o’clock. The young fellow was 10 years of ago, and was a pupil of Huntley School. Ho was a bright and intelligent boy, and will bo greatly missed by his schoolmates. . . The bowling green at Waihi is owned bv the municipality, and any resident "of the district by paying the small sum of sixpence can indulge in a game of bowls. Season tickets are issued, the subscription being 10s (id. The Borough Oouucil also owns the cricket reserve, and the receipts from the subscriptions from the bowlers and cricketers amount to a goodly sum vearly, arid are said to provide more" than interest on the original cost. .' The routine of passing five Chinese who arrived from Sydney yesterday, through the formalities demanded by the Customs regulations, was broken when the aliens were asked to produce their papers at the Customs Office. After fumbling in their clothes for some time each of the Chinamen produced the following recommendation aud handed it over to the officials with the characteristic Mousroiiau smile Health Office, Hong Kong. This is to certify that ’— lias been washed aud thoroughly disinfected by steam. His effects have also been disinfected. Dominion. At the inquest, on Lucy Goldfinch at Palmerston the evidence showed that she and another girl fell off a horse which they had beou induced to get on by Emanuel White, the girl Goldfinch sustaining a fracture of the skull. White alleged that the horse was perfectly quiet aud that he was sober at the time. ‘ The jury returned a unanimous verdict that ou the afternoon of December -tth Lucv Goldfinch died from injuries received bv falling off Emanuel White’s horse in Princess street on December 3nd ; also that White contributed to the accident by placing deceased ou the horse and neglecting to take proper precautions for their safety. White was at once arrested aud remanded on a charge of manslaughter, till 10 o’clock ou Monday morning, and was released ou his own recognisance of £35. The annual meeting of Awalmri Sports Club was held ou Wednesday evening. The balance-sheet showed a satisfactory balance. The secretary reporte’d--having written to Christchurch ro putting one or two pony trots on the programme aud receiving a satisfactory . reply. The secretary (Mr J. Oolluigwoort) handed "in his resignation. The following officials were appointed : Patron, Mr A. B, Moore; President, Mr gO. H. Tarrant; committee, Messrs Tarrant, B. Sanson, McLean, J. H. Thompson, E. Bennett, D. K. Bennett, T. Franklin, E. H. Boyers, J. Campbell, A. R. Moore, F. Moore, T. Wharton. J. Colliugwood, G. Lucas, R. Phillips, J. Hastie, F. Howe, and J. Richards; treasurer, Mr C. H. Tarrant; secretary, Mr E. H. Rogers; starter, Mr J. Colliugwood: handicapped, Mr J. ■ Colliugwood ; Messrs McLean, Sanson, E. Bennett, Tarrant, Colliugwood and Moore Bros, were appointed a track committee, and Messrs Tarrant, Bennett, Sanson, and Colliugwood a programme committee. It was decided to hold the sports ou March Jlth.

The meeting of the School Commissioners at Wellington on Wednesday was attended by Messrs J. R. Blair, A. W. Hogg, and F. Y. Lethbridge, M.P. ’s. The distribution of funds was approved as follows: Primary education—Wellington District Board, £333 0s Sd; Wanganui District Board, £l7Ol 3s 4d: total, £OO. Secondary education—Wellington College (average attendance P.'OG, 28-V.7). £79 7s 8d; Wellington Girls High School (average attendance I9OG, JGl.fi), £45 Is 3d; Wanganui Girls’ High School (average attendance 190(5, 125), £34 17s; Palmerston North High School (average attendance 1.90 G MG), £4O 14s 2d; total, £3OO. The Commissioners confirmed the special resolution passed at last mooting, reducing the rent of section 4. block VII., Mataroa, to £5 per annum. It was decided that the Commissioners could not entertain the proposal of Mr W. Symos, M.P., that Mr P. B. Smith should bo allowed to purchase the freehold of section 13, 22, Omahiue. The chairman reported that the Crown Lands Ranger had recommended 5s per acre per annum as a fair rental to charge for sections 138, blocks VII, and VIII., Wangaehu, for a period of sis mouths, and (hat W. Galpiu had been offered and hail accepted an extension of his tenancy for .six months at that rental. —This action was confirmed.

The Inspector of Factories has just received a copy of the amendment. to the Factories Act, and also of the Shops and Offices xVct. One of the most important provisions iu the amended Factories Act is that with regard to the weekly halfholiday for boys under 18 and women. It provides for a poll to bo taken among the electors as to whether the same day shall be observed ns that for the shops, and if it is found desirable a petition from the local bodies signed by not less than one-tenth of the electors must bo presented praying for this, the petition to be presented a mouth be.fore, the election takes place. The poll is to bo taken on the same day on which the election of councillors takes place. Until the alteration is made by the Minister, however, the usual day must bo observed. Section 14 fixes the weekly wage as the least amount payable in any week, that is to say, that for the purpose of calculating a wage a week cannot he broken. With regard to “the Shops and Offices Act, it provides that employees in refreshment rooms mustdiave a half holiday on one day a week, which can be given as from 3 o’clock instead of from I o’clock. Florists are not required to close on statutory half-holidays, hut they must give a half-holiday to their assistants on one day each week. All hotel assistants, including bar assistants, must have a halfholiday on one day each'week as from ;3 o’clock instead of from 1 o’clock. A duty you owe your family Get rid of that irritaiblity after -meals. Pearson’s Popto-ohlor euros indigos} tion." ..

In yesterday’s letter ou the water supply, the statement “ Cokeiy is 310 feet above’ Marten" ’ sh„uld bo “130 foefc above Martou. ” The correct statement of insurances ou Mr Boruhold’s property is £530 on stock aud furniture in the State Office; £4OO in the Now Zealand Office ou the shop aud dwelling. Luther Martin Murray was charged at the Magistrate’s Court, Napier, with stealing a horse and a foal at Dauue’virke aud 113 sheep at Takapau. Accused was remanded to Daunovirke. _ Mr J. McEldowney expects to be in a position to offer for sale at Martou to morrow about 60 pairs of blankets at greatly reduced prices. Those blankets were used to protect Mr Nicol’s residence at the late lire, and are only slightly damaged.— Advt.

Mr Martin, Organising Secretary of the Political Reform League addressed a meeting at Pahiafua last night, the Mayor presiding. Mr Martin received a very attentive hearing and it was unanimously decided to forma branch of tic League iu JPabiatun. According to a reply by tly Mayor at the meeting of the _Fei filing Borough Council last night, the borough has been supplying several persons residing outside the borough boundaries with water, free, of cost, as-such persons had hitherto refused to pay on the ground that the meters did not register correctly. It was decided to'fako action with a- view of compelling payment. From to-dav the delivery by lettercarrier iu Martou -will be increased in frequency from once to twice daily up tho" Wanganui road as far as Huutlov School, and as far as Dr. Beuuett.’s"aloug the Pukcpapa road. A receiving letter box has been placed near tho Huntley School; this box- aud tho one, near tho Lutheran Church will -be cleared morning and afternoon. The Fcifiling pouudkoepor, who is also tho ranger, waited on the Borough Oouucil last night aud slated that, because he had lost a case taken before the Court lie was now being openly defied by certain persons who grazed cattle ou the roads. He asked the Council to guarantee him against loss in respect to cases taken before the Court. The application was referred to the Works Committee. Solomon IN. Ziman, B.Sc., too only Auckland applicant for the Rhodes Scholarship has been chosen as candidate. He is aged 31 aud was educated iu Wellington at Clyde Quay School, aud iu Auckland. Ho won’a foundation scholarship at the ago of 11 and went to Auckland Grammar School. His record includes senior district, junior university, senior mathematical ami Sir George Gray’s scholarships. Ho completed his B.Sc. degree last year. CURE TOUR RHEUMATISMWHY’ SUFFER?

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