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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9110, 1 April 1908, Page 4

Mai ton Catholics propose to hold a social and dance on Wednesday, April 29th. Details will be advertised later. v v*

The Ongo and Waituna Riding ratepayers of Kiwi tea County are reminded of the meeting to take place to-morrow.

At a meeting of Masterton A. & P. Society on Saturday it was decided by a large majority of votes to sell the present show ground and to' purchase about 75 acres of the Solway estate.

At the annual ram fair at Timaru yesterday there was a record entry of 1155, Prices were not quite up to those of last year. The top price was 72 guineas for a one-shear Leicester ram recently imported from Scotland. Border Leioesters were in most request. Prom to-day (Ist April) the Public Works Department will 'extend the running of its train at the Northern end of the North Island Main Trunk Railway to Erua, four miles beyond Waimarino, thus reducing the coach journey to 14 miles.

At Feilding the success of the bakers in inducing people to pay ready money for their bread, has induced other traders to make a similar attempt. The coal dealers have now decided to sell for cash only. At Marton-- Court this morning before Mr E. Read, J.P., Timothy Lyon was charged with being an habitual drunkard. Accused who had been convicted of drunkenness four times within the last month was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment. Recently two of the Dunedin tramcars came into collision, and two ladies who had their, umbrellas broken as a result of the contact made claim to the City Corporation to be paid the value of the umbrellas. The local tramways committee consider the claims legitimate ones, and recommend that they be paid.

Owing to the state of war at present existing in the neighbourhood of Marton Junction a number of youthful soldiers were unable to perform their usual duty of delivering the Advocate to Marton subscribers. Though substitutes were provided their work seems not to have been well done and-we have to apologise to many subscribers who failed to receive their papers. PARASITIC DISEASESgOP STOCK. At this season youngs animals are more or less affected by parasitic diseases, causing scour and general weakening of the system. “YBRMOOINE” is unequalled for all internal parasitic diseases of stock. Prepared by the A. &P. Pood Co., Ltd. Obtainable from Brice, Broad & Co., Ltd., Marton. ; Pearson’s Pepto-chlor is a safe and sure cure for indigestion. All chemists Is, 3s 6d & 4s.

Messrs A. Aiken, J. Aiken and M. Hale,, of Upper Tutaenni, leave to-' day for an extended tour to the Old ■Country, and will also visit Egypt, Palestine, 'and the Continent. The party expect to be absent six or seven months. Their many friends will wish them an enjoyable time. Advice has been received in Dunedin to the effect that at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Flour Millers’ Association to-day the price of flour was advanced 10s per ton. The tariff now stands: Sacks, £ll 15s; 100’s, £l2; 50’s, £l2 10s; 25’s, £l2 15s. The [shipping price is now £ll 10s, and the Invercargill price £l2.

It would be thought, that at the present time with plenty of work to be had, farmers would not be called upontosupply fr.ee meals to swaggers. A ..farmer, however, told our representative yesterday that he still gives meals at the rate of one a week or more. He could have given work to the last two that called, but as usual they did not ask for it.

Charming ’styles in millinery at the Bon Marche, Peilding. Never before have Messrs Spence & Spence shown such lavish display of winter models. Here every one will find a hat or bonnet to suit her to a nicety, and at prices that will give satisfaction every time.*

For Bronchial Goughs take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d and 2s 6d.