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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9066, 5 February 1908, Page 4

The grapes brought from Sydney to Auckland were auctioned on Monday and brought 3d per lb. The turbine steamer Maori cast her centre propeller on Monday night, on the trip to Lyttelton. Messrs J. Harris and Sons, land agents, of Marton and Martou Junction, report the sale of three properties on Monday last, aggregating over £38,000 —an excellent day’s business. The Christchurch S.M. has decided that the Shipping Company’s store at Lyttleton in which dumping is done is not a .“factory,” as contended by the Labour Department. Captain Rhodes, only brother of the late Cecil Rhodes, of South Africa, arrived in Auckland by the Hauroto from Fiji yesterday and left for the South by the Mokoia in the afternoon. He subsequently returns to Auckland to visit Rotorua. He is accompanied by Lieut. -Colonel Ward.

The committee of the Kimbolton and District Sports Club wish to publicly thank the settlers and townspeople of Kimbolton and district for their very liberal support, and .also Messrs A. H. Sutton and Co. and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., of Feilding, for trophies. At a meeting of the Ronogtea Town Board last night the members present were Messrs Penney (chairman), Sutton, Hickford, and Rogers. Accounts amounting to £ll 16s were passed for payment. The Clerk having reported that rates were not coming in freely it was resolved to sue for all outstanding after March 3rd.

The Wellington Socialists are considering the issue of a manifesto declaring “that the'State should acquire for the people their natural birthright—the land—and to]this end should issue inconvertible State notes, to be legal tender and of equivalent purchasing power with gold. ” It ie added that steps should be taken to send representatives to Parliament to support these proposals. When the flagship "Powerful left Wellington for JSydney on Frday it had been arranged to endeavour to connect New Zealand "and Australia by wireless telegraphy, messages being despatched from the Pioneer in port at Wellington to the Powerful in mid-ocean, thence to the Cambrian outside Sidney Heads, and on to the Psyche in Port Jackson. Sir Joseph Ward yesterday sent a message by this route to the Hon. A. Deakin. Up to last night no reply had been received, but last night at Sydney a wireless message was received by the Psyche in Farm Cove from the Pioneer at Wellington, Our Hunterville correspondent writes: —I notice an error in my notes re Mr Howie’s death—it appeared as “Mr Higgie. ” Mr Howie’s funeral took place to-day. Thirtyfour mounted infantrymen headed the cortege, then the hearse, followed by thirty vehicles, some twenty horsemen and cyclists, the total gathering numbering some 150, who paid their last respects to the deceased. On the coffin was the late Mr Howie’s military hat, rifle, bayonet, sword and spurs, the coffin draped with the Union Jack. After the Rev. Mr. Hall, the Presbyterian minister, had officiated, three volleys were fired, during the volleys the “Last Post” being sounded by Buglers Fergusson and Howie. The military portion of the ceremony was also effective and impressive.

Last evening's meeting of Palmers - ton Borough Council was one of the stormiest meetings held for a long time, the trouble arising out of the deadlock which arose in the Council recently. A number of Councillors protested against them at a recent public meeting, and an acrimonious discussion followed. The Mayor accused a Councillor of having forfeited his seat under the Municipal Corporations Act, and denied that he had ever stated J;hat he did not care what the Councillors did if only they supported him. This statement led to the Mayor calling a Councillor a “prevaricator of the truth,” the Councillor retorting: ‘ You are no gentleman. ” Standing orders having been suspended a heated debate followed, but eventually the ordinary business was proceeded with A motion, proposed by the Mayor, was carried that all existing committees be discharged, resolving from February 10th next, and that a special meeting of the Council ho held on that date to reappoint committees.

The prisoner Joseph Thompson, who escaped from New Plymouth Gaol yesterday morning, is still at large. He was serving three years for tweaking and entering at Pending, and nine months for escaping from-a prison gang at Waiotapu. At_the sitting of the Arbitration Court at Dunedin a number of fines were inflicted, including £2 for employing a butcher at less than award wages, the butcher being also fined for accepting the wage. For employing too many apprentices, though he stated that he could not get hands, a tailor was fined £B and costs.. In a case for employing a journeyman upholsterer on piecework, the Court upheld the contention that the case was one of contracting and dismissed it. At Westport yesterday a rather curious application came jbefore Judge Cooper, the official designation of which was in re the Marriage Act v. Ounnigham. One Wililam Cunningham, brewery employee, 19 years and 11 months of age, brought before the Court the matter of his intended marriage with Kate Kathleen McOonaghey. His parents objected to the proposed union on the ground that he'-* was under age. The parents of the girl made no objection, and Cunningham sought the Court’s intervention. His Honor said the Court had no jurisdiction, and refused to makejjan order. He subsequently agreed to further hear the application next Friday.

As a result of the deadlock in Dannevirke Borough Council matters which “occurred some Jtime "ago, Councillors have obtained Mr Martin’s the position. That opinion was read at a special meeting last night but did not help the position as the Mayor contended that Mr Martin favoured his line of conduct on all points. The deadlock continues and the men will be discharged, The Council will not pass accounts. Mr Lindsay Buiok has given notice to move in the Chamber of Commerce that Government be asked ot introduce legislation defining the power of a Mayor with a view to preventing a recurrence of a similar deadlock in future.

The Rongoea School Committee met last evening. Present: Messrs Penney (chairmna), Glover, Tobeck, Broadbelt, and Rev. Wilson. The action of the Chairman in granting half-holiday for Feilding Show was confirmed. It was stated that the last payment on the piano had been made, and the instrument, which cost £6O, is now free of debt. The 17th instant was fixed for the annual excursion—this year to Foxton Heads —and It was resolved to later on take the children in ;the upper standards to visit the State Farm at Levin. Those in search of an excellent porperty, suitable for either dairying or grazing, should be interested in the advertisement published today by Mr W. Dawbin, tenders for purchase of his “Pine Grove” farm at Rangatira. This farm has been well improved, and there is every convenience on the property, with substantial buildings, including 13-stall cow bale. The handiness of the creamery and the fact that the railway passes through the property, on which there is a flag station, with siding, makes it specially attractive to the dairy farmer. There is also a new concrete dip and yards with woolshed if the purchaser desires to carry on wool-growing. Its close proximity to Hunterville, on the Main Trunk line, makes it also suitable for a business man.

At Feilding Court to-day, before Mr Thomson, S.M., judgment was given for plaintiffs in the following undefended.cases:—Atkinson and Go. v. Ales. Yule, £9 7s 6d, costs 33s 6d; J. Darragh v. G. Blackler, £8 13s. costs 35s 6d; D. W. Fraser v. Alex. Dick, £39 9s Id, costs £3 14s; Spence and Spence ;v. J. Hayes, £4 10s, costs 10s; W. A. Bell v. W. E. Jones, £7 9s, costs 335; T. O. Fowler v. J. Smith, £4, costs 10s; T. O. Fowler v. T. Bailey, £5, costs 20s; D. Younger v. A. Parkef, £1 10s, costs ss; John Smith v. J. Wiggins, jun., £ll ss, costs 13s; J. G. Garratt v. Sutherland and Rough, £ls Bs, costs 30s 6d. W. A. Sandilands v. J. A. Taylor, £3 18s (judgment summons), payment to be made, or four days. A, Eggers was charged With striking W. T. Strawbridge with a whip at Waituna on January 16th. The evidence showed that complainant, a youth of about 17, was in the employ of defendant at 35s per week and found, and he left without giving notice. going to defendant and asking for payment of full wages a scene occurred, the result being that the youth was struck. In justification defendant stated that complainant had given offence by supplying cigarettes to two boys who were on a visit to his place. His worship pointed out that according to the Truck Act wages must be paid in full. Defendant was fined 10s, with £3 6s costs.