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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9087, 4 March 1908, Page 4

Perry’s Biorama will give & second exhibition in Marton to-night, the proceeds of which will be handed over to the Fire Brigade. Such generous action should be rewarded by a full house. At a meeting of the Marton Band on Monday evening, it was unanimously decided to play at the Marton Sports’ gathering, on St. Patrick’s Day, free of charge. Regarding the grass seed distribution to settlers, suffering by bush fires, though Sir Joseph Ward’s telegram stated that seed would be furnished to all who suffered by fire, applicants in New Plymouth are being informed, that the accommodation for four years without interest is onlj for settlers unable to purchase seed for themselves.

At a meeting of the Marton Fire Brigade, on Monday evening, five years’ service medals were presented to Messrs W. Goodall and Leslie Mcludoe and a certificate for three years service was received by Brauchman W. Head. During the evening opportunity was taken of presenting Mr Andrew Molndoo with a valuable set of carvers, on the occasion of his marriage. Fireman W. Nuttall was presented with two 2-year service bars. A meeting of Rongotea Town Board was held last night. Present: Messrs Penney (chairman), Rogers andgSutton. Re action of the chairman in having new wheels put on the Board’s cart was was decided to call tenders for 150 yards of river metal. It was resolved to have the trees in the Square trimmed. '•■An accident happened in the Square, Rongotea, yesterday afternoon, when Mr and Mrs J. McKelvie and family were motoring through. The driver of a trap not noticing the car approaching drove injfront of it, and in the attempt to avoid a collision Mr McKelvie’s car overturned. Fortuuately'the passengers received only a severe shaking though the car was seriously damaged.

A small boy who had evidently grasped the fact that liquids will not flow uphill gave a curious application to his knowledge the '[other day. Asked by his father why he had milked the family cow in a bail not generally used, he said that the cow gave more milk in that bail than in the other. Pressed for an explanation he stated that the one bail sloped downwards and the other upwards and that the former gave the bast results.

The following officers of the Marton Fire Brigade have been elected for the ensuing year:—Superintendent, Mr J. H. McDonald ; Lieutenant, Mr W. Mcludoe; No 1. Foreman, Mr L. Miles; No 2. Foreman, Mr W. Turner; Secretary, Mr Leslie Mcludoe; Treasurer, Mr J. H. McDonald; Auditor, Mr F. R. H. Brice; Foreman of Engine, Mr A. Mcludoe. The Superintendent is the appointed delegate to the Fire Brigade Conference at Masterton. i A resident of Masterton, who visited Mangaweka and Hunterville last week, states that the drought lias not been felt in those districts nearly so much as in the Wairarapa. “In fact,” he said, “whilst visiting several farms in Hunterville district I was struck with the amount of bullock feed available.” In Hunterville township, he said, there is a scarcity of water, but the creeks and springs on the farms are still running, and provide an abundance of water, and so far as the Huntervillo district is concerned it is the best season they have had for fat sheep. The North Island Bakers’ Conference opened at New Plymouth yesterday. The annual report stated that the Sale of Foods and Drugs Act passed last session, must be considered a fair measure. A motion was proposed to make employees pay for goods which they spoiled, but the conference decided to leave the matter to individual bakers with a recommendation that when an employee was dismissed for spoiling goods, other bakers be advised so that they should not employ him. A recommendation was passed to all master bakers to strictly prohibit smoking during making or delivery of goods. Bo your shopping at a reliable store. The popular Bon Marche has established a reputation f r keen prices and fair and honest dealing, which now constitutes the firm’s best advertisement. Messrs Spence & Spence have built up their ever increasing business on these lines which will be sedulously adhered to by the firm in the future as in the past. * Six only Crash Costumes in brown, pale blue and green. Usual price 17s 6d, now 3s lid. E. Lloyd & Co., successors to J. McEldowney.