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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9140, 8 May 1908, Page 5

All prize money in connection ■with the Marten Show can be obtained at Mr Alex McGregor’s shop, Broadway, Gonville Town Board lias accepted a tender for a supply of |water pipes and fittings. Every expedition will be used in pushing on with the reticulation of that suburb. A young man named Percy Falkner, was charged at Wanganui S.M. Court this morning, with assault on a young girl, and remanded to Wellington. At Duuedin to-day Wm. Rayenwood was committed for trial for forgery in altering his birth certificate in order to obtain work on the railway. Jim Stelliu, bookmaker, ’charged at Wellington with batting with an infant at Miramar Races, pleaded guilty and was fined £5 and costs. Z The following members of Royal Rifles will go to Wanganui to fire in the Empire Match ■ —Oapt. Batten, Col.-Sergt. Bell, Sergt. Bertram, Gorpl. Wing, Privts. J. Frederick, H. Frederick, G. Head, A. Wing and D. Whale. The match takes place on May 23rd. The Battalion Shield will he fired for at Palmerston on June 3rd, and the Royals will he represented by: Capt. Batten,. Col.-Sergt. Bell, Sergts. Bertram, Russell and Stewart, Oorpl. Wing, Prvts. Head,H. Frederick, J. Frederick, Whale, Harris and Signall. Great interest was shown in the Limerick coAeptitMU held in con r nectiou with Marton Chrysanthemum Show. Entries closed at 9 o’clock last evening and the judge (Mr Remnant) had a great number of papers to go through. The finals were judged by the Mayor (Mr J. McEldowney) and first prize went to Mr P. J. Wilkes. The competition was to add the last iline to the following ; To the young man she fondly did say: Seeing Leap-year’s advanced into May, Don’t you think we might wed? But the youth lost his head. Mr Wilkes took first honours with “A.ud said Yes wiien jhe meant to say Nay.” Miss Amy Esam was second v/ith “And a Missshe remains to this day, ” and Miss Ruth Bishop gained third place for “And fled without naming the' day. ”