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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9087, 4 March 1908, Page 8

A flower show is being held to-day ■if, Wood villa and notwithstanding the dry weather experienced for months" past the exhibits allround are splendid. The Bakers’ Conference to-day decided to recommend all master bakers in the Union to adopt tire cash system for the sale of bread. The tender of Rhodes & Tuck, of Auckland, has been accepted for the ntrncfcion of a new reservoir for c Wood vi lie waterworks. The amount is slightly in excess of the ■ cgineer’s estimate. .Cn an interesting scheme submitto the Auckland City Council, Tv. Purdy proposes a system of free medical advice to poor mothers, ai.d the provision of free meals to them aider the child’s birth by the -Charitable Aid Board. At the special meeting of the Wanganui School Committee on Monday night, the Chairman reported the result of the recent test case, as to religions teaching in school hours, and it was resolved in "order to luvo the matter finally settled to take it to the Appeal Court if the costs are guaranteed outside of the Committee. Arrangements are complete for the rifle championship meeting which commences at Treutham to-morrow. The entries exceed all previous records. Up to the present no entry has been received from last year’s chamipon (A. Ballinger), hut it is hopsd he will be prevailed upon to make a post entry. Colonel Collins will act as camp commandant. A conference of shipowners and representatives of the Seamen’s Union commenced in Wellington today. The men demsnl an increase 01 ten shillings per month all round, also an increase of sixpence an hour overtime. All the companies under the Arbitration award were represented at the conference. Mr Millar, Minister for Marine, will attend the meeting to-morrow. Owing to continued depression in the price of fibre (it war down to £3l 10s on Monday) and no sign of recovery, some Mauawatu mills are shutting down and others talk of doing so. Were this movement to he participated in by the large mills it would be disastrous to the future of the industry, and the men engaged in it. The employers wish to secure something like a sliding scale from the men, and a conference between employers and employees is to take place at Foxton this week. Ladies and Children’s Waterproof Mackintoshes. These goods are splendid value. Original price 24s fid, reduced to 4s lid. —K- Lloyd ofc Co., successors to J. McEklowccy.*||