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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9177, 22 June 1908, Page 4

Market reports will be found on page 3. A four-roomed cottage in Gladstone street, Fielding, owned by Mrs Heald, of occujjied i'by Mr W. Hodges, was destroyed by fire on Sunday at 3.45 a.m. There, was no one living in the house at the time of the fire. Mr Hodges and his wife are said to be on a visit to Dannevirke at present . The building and furniture were completely destroyed. The building was insured but the amount is not ascertainable. The furniture is said to be uninsured. The fire w&s discovered by-Mrs Mansell, next door nieghbour, who had risen to attend a sick child. She immediately gave the alarm, and the brigade, under Superintendent Saywo.ll, was promptly on the scene. It was unable to render much service, as the fire, which apparently'started ; in the centre of.the o building, had a gocid.' hold. Mrs Mansell states she her<rs someone at the house between eight and nine on Saturday evening, but' took no notice, thinking Mr Hodges had returned.

For the June quarter to date 133 cases of scarlet fever have been re-ported-'.'from Otago and Southland. For June quarter last year ouiy 48 oases were reported.

On Saturday through an error the Advocate parcel for HuutervilJ« subscribers was not put on the train. The papers went on by a goods train to Mangaweka and readied Hunterville this morning, too late for the Pbhonui coach and the Maugahoe mail.

A public meeting convened by Dr. Ohapple at Clyde last night resolved to form an irrigation league. Schemes for the irrigation of Otago Central were discussed. Dr. Chappie has arranged a meeting at Alexandra ®n Monday night on the same subject. A man named Stott has been arrested at Edeudale for shooting a girl named Brown. Particulars are meagre, but it is understood that Miss Brown is a pupil teacher at an Invercargill school, and Stott is the man who was acquitted at Dunedin a couple of years ago of a charge of shooting a Chinaman at Tapanui. Miss Brown is wounded in the arm, but not seriously, so far as at present known.

A deputation, representing .Napier Boys High School, waited on Mr Miller last night to secure his cooperation in urging Government to erect a new school. The present building is a rapashackle structure erected in 1873,* 1 inconvenient, and the accommodation is far too small to meet growing requirements. The Minister promised to lay the matter before his colleague the Minister for Education. Island files state that Mr Jack London, the American writer, arrived at Suva in his little schooner Snark on May 39th. From there he goes to the New Hebrides, Solomons, New Guinea, Thursday Island, and in this manner right around the globe, calling at the leas known places. Afterwards Mr and Mrs London will visit the larger cities by the ordinary routes. Mr Henry Westland met with a painful accident at the homestead Turakina Valley, yesterday. A horse threw him heavily, and he was dragged some distance before he recovered himself. He attempted to mount the second time, and in doing so he got the full force of a kick on the forehead. Dr. Scott was called in and found the injury of a severe nature. Mr Westland was taken to Wanganui Hospital in a cab, accompanied by the doctor. It is believed a somewhat serious operation will be necesasry. Mr Westland has been very unfortunate, having suffered from several accidents during the last few mouths. A solitary passenger, who travelled lately one bitterly cold morning by the first train north from Masterton, aroused considerable admiration by the way in which he had adapted himself to circumstances. He was the only passenger in the car, and he had practically ensconced himself in foot-warmers. There were footwarmers at the back of him, footwarmers at the side of him, footwarmers beneath him, and foot-warmers in front of him. There were eight in all, two at the back of him, one each on his flank, while he sat on another two, nursed one upon his knees, and kept one beneath his feet. In this happy manner the salamander rode in state till the train reached Eketahuua, when incoming passengers necessitated an abandonment of the warm comfort. —Domini on.

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