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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9133, 30 April 1908, Page 4

On page 3 will be found Apiti News, Markets, 'and other information interesting to farmers; on pages 6 and 7 General News; page 8 Markets. In our report of the meeting of parishioners of St. John's, Feilding, the name of the curate was incorrectly given as Spence instead of Stent. The telephone is responsible for tne error. A prisoner arrested at Hastings in connection with the church robbery at Mastertou is a boy under 14 years. The Juvenile Court remanded him to Mastertou. The Wanganui Education Beard has been notified by the Education Department that building grants have been sanctioned for the following works : —New school, Kaitoke ; residences, Ngamatapouri, Opald, and Bukeokahu; additions to residences, Kimholtou, Kaopuga, Anroa, Awahou, and Raetihi. The American Yitagraph and Vaudeville Company will give an entertainment in Feilding DrillfHall on Friday night. Besides showing a number of new moving pictures |of great interest, including one specially fine entitled “The Wonders of the Deep,” several clever actors will perform including the celerbated Will Minto.

Twenty-six years ago a Mr Thomas, who was then'gum-digging at Okahu, lost a boy of about two years of ago! Nothing could be discovered to throw any light on the mysterious disappearance, though it was conjectured by some that the Maoris had taken the boy. Mr Thomas has now received word from Hokianga that his lost“sou is there, and the father has gone to see his sou. At a meeting at Drury regarding the case of Mr Dixon, the employer at present undergoing sentence for refusing to pay back wages to an employee, it was decided to send a petition to the Minister of Justice. The following resolution was unanimously carried ;—“That, In view of the Magistrate having based his decision on the finding or the Arbitration Court, this meetiug considers it futile for the Minister of Justice to contend that Mr Dixon’s imprisonment is not the outcome of the Arbitration Court’s decision.”

A solicitor’s joke has created a very embarrassing situation for Miss Lucy Parry, a Welshpool barmaid, who, it was stated,‘had taken advantage of leap year to propose and had been accepted. The statement was made jokingly by her solicitor in making an application for the transfer to her of a license, and was taken seriously. Both Miss Parry and her sweetheart denied that Miss Parry had proposed, but they admitted that the wedding is to take place in a few weeks. Here (says the Liverpool Post) is a rather nice tale. A certain peeress has a large family. Pier youngest boy, aged five, is of a ruminative and original turu of mind. One Sunday she took him to church, and, presumably, his attention was directed to his own demise, for presently he asked her: “Mother, if I died, could yon marry again?” Such a delicious .muddle of family relationships made the mother roar with laughter and also the cheery foxhunting father when he learnt it a few minutes later.

To-night Mr Curran’s subject will be: —“The Two Roads, and The Two Destinies.” Friday, “The Coming of the Lord,” and on Sunday evening, “Is the Bible True?” when many of the most difficult sceptical questions will bo dealt with, including “Where did Cain get his Wife?” “Where did God drain the water to ■when He drowned the world?” “How did Joshua command the Sun to stand still if it never moves?”

An Auckland newspaper correspondent calls attention to a dangerous practice in connection with our railway system, namely—the way in which the blocks are changed at small stations. He says: “In the case of stopping trains it is safe enough, but when the Rotorua express goes through at a high speed, certainly 30 miles an hour, the transfer of the block from the hand of the engine-driver to that of the porter on the platform is fraught with the greatest dauger to the porter. If either the driver or the porter should retain his hold on the block the fraction of a second too long, the latter must be dragged round and possibly thrown beneath the wheels. A cycle road race, promoted by Messrs G. Barry & Go., Eeilding, who also gave the prizes, was held yesterday. The start was from the railway crossing, Kimbolton road, and the course down to Bunnythorpe thence by the Newberry line igto the Rangitikei lino and back to Eeilding, finishing at the Post Office, The distance is about sixteen miles. The prizes were (1) Argyle racing bicycle, value £3O; (3) pair of Dunlop tyres, value £3 3s; (3) a lamp, value 16s 6d; and a gold medal for the one who made the fastest time. Mr Oolliugwood was the haudlcapper, Mr G. Short starter. Mr W. Clarkson timekeeper, and Messrs Garrett and Palmer judges. There was a large concourse of spectators to see both start and finish. E. Jones, 7miu., was first, time 47 min. 43secs; A. Judd, 7miu., 3, close to the winner ; M. I’Anson, 4min., 3, time 49miu 54seca. E. J. Jones scratch, did the distance in 43 minutes 17 seconds, the quickest time. There were 39 starters. Richardson, Brady, Hansen, Maagard and Maberley had falls hut all finished. THE HARTNETT MILKER. S|Mr W. Gadsby, Manutahi, writes: —I have used the “Hartnett” Milking Machines for height mouths and am perfectly satisfied with them. Cows and heifers took kindly to it from the start. The Automatic Eeleaser is a great advantage, it almost takes the place of another man in the yard as no one has to watch the machines. Two men and a girl to strip, with five machines can put through 100 cows in 2% hours.—O. DAHL & Co., Ltd., Palmerston North.

The factory half-holiday poll taken yesterday, at Wcodvi'?*, Tcsnltecl: — Wcda«.«l;-y 4i. duturday 5. _ . afternoon Wood vi lie Rifles won fc!;o Bolton Cun 5 a n hamlSOUIO manner by 61 point;;. The other teams competing were Palliatun Bdfles ami Pahiutna Monuteds. il Yesterday in the Anglican Church, Foiiding, Mr A. McKenzie, son of Mr E. B. McKenzie, of Carnarvon, was married to Miss Mina Biuus. daughter of Mir F. Q. Biuus, of Merivale, Christchurch. During April 166 estates were finally certified for stamp duty. The following are the largest •.—Archdeacon S. Williams, Havvkes Baj - , £42,566; George W. Nichol, Invercargill, £191,70; Malcolm Mclntyre, Cfcagn, £16,883; Augustus Abraham, Auckland, £12,097; Alex. Knight, Wellington, £10,528.

The Management Committee of Auckland Rugby Union has resolved to instruct Auckland Hew Zealand Rugby Union to approach the Wellington Union with a view to haying an annual match Auckland versus Wellington. The first match to be played in Auckland, during the visit of the American fleet. It is considered probable that the sailors of the fleet would give an exhibition of the American game, as a curtain raiser.

An accident befell a middle-aged mail named T. Hickey while engaged in “D” shed on the Queen’s Wharf, Wellington, yesterday morning. He was stacking sacks of chaff when the front of the heap fell outwards on top of him. It is feared that the unfortunate man has suffered serious injury to Lis spine. He was “attended to by Dr. Henry,'who ordered his removal to the hospital, where he is in an unconscious condition.

The discharge of cargo from the stranded Taviuni is proceeding. A considerable quantity of merchandise was brought out of the afterhold. It appears to he undamaged. The cargo in the forehold is unaffected by the water. It is understood the tug Terawhiti will he down from Wellington to assist in trying to refloat the .vessel. The Union Company’s tug Terawhiti has loft Wellington for Westport to assist in relaunching the stranded steamer Taviuni, taking extra heavy hawsers to take the strain off a strenuous pull.

Mr Lloyd-Gonrge, iu tho course of a recent speech said Amidst all the bitterness of party conflict there was iu this land a latent personal tolerance which exalted, purified, and dignified political life. He had been iu the House of Commons for very nearly nineteen years, and had seen Parliaments where there was a good deal of personal feeling and acrimony, but through it all there was a personal good feeling. Most of them knew the House of Commons from the Chamber where they mot to discuss the business of the nation. That was not the most important place iu tho House of Commons for members, if they wanted to know the House of Commons they must go to the smoking room. Reporter? not being allowed to enter, luckily, they talked there exactly as they felt, without any fear of constituents or leading articles. They would probably find there a small group of men sitting round a table ■with teetotal beverages on it. A strong Conservative would he sitting next to a rank Radical. Cheek by jowl they would find a strong Irish Nationalist with an Orangeman, and next they would have a great capitalist by a Socialist who was supposed to be greedy for his wealth and property—all talking together iu the most friendly way. The generosity of individuals towards the personalities of the House of Commons had no distinction of party. That came of long generations of practice in the art of self-government.

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RHEUMO is sold by all stores and chemists, 2s 6d and 4s 6d.