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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9337, 5 January 1909, Page 4

Marton Borough Council publishes a notice relating to dog-tax.

In the eighth round of the chess championshp Barnes beat Edwards and Forsyth beat Pox. Kelling and Davies are leading for the Championship.

A rather severe accident happened to a Mrs Loader, of Taihape, at the Gorge railway station on Saturday. While waiting on the platform for the train to Palmerston she turned to speak to a friend, and in doing so fell over a box and received a nasty knock on the head, by which she was rendered unconscious. Dr. Dawson ordered her removal to the Pahiatua Hospital for treatment.

Holiday-seekers who have visited the Poxton beach during the Christmas and New Year holidays have had a somewhat rough experience this year, the weather having been almost incessantly bad. The only real pleasant day was Boxing Day. During the greater portion of the balance of the time a howling gale blew, it being occasionally accompanied by rain. One Palmerston resident, who, with his family, have for the last fifteen years spent several weeks at midsummer on the beach asserts that he has never known the weather to be so bad for such a long spell at this season of the year. This is confirmed by the fishermen at the heads. —Standard.

On the stroke of 8 o’clock one night recently 12 white-clad cooks set to work peeling potatoes at the Cookery Exhibition,, Horticultural Hall, Westminster (says the Daily Express). There was a large audience to watch this “Murphy Marathon,” and stern-faced judges of both sexss watched the peelers’ every movement from a raised jury box. A great tin pail containing 281 b of potatoes was in front of each competitor, who was armed with a patent Lancashire peeler resembling a “J” nib. At the word “Go” the 12 began work, and the silence was only broken by the clattering of the potatoes in the tin pails and the heavy breathing of the competitors. The winner’s time was 9min 18sec, and the slowest 13min. ,

One of New Plymouth's leading public officials had an unpleasant surprise the other morning (says the Taranaki Herald), whan he found that out of 30 ripe luscious peaches counted the night before 27 had disappeared during the hours of darkness. It is supposed that it was the darkness that saved the other three. Profiting’by this gentleman’s vexatious experience, several of his friends have “doctored” certain trees in their gardens, and in one case, at least, the result has brought great joy to the grower. It is said that two young men had a most sorrowful Christmas, and their doctor’s bill for the use of his stomach pump will constitute a New Year’s surprise which wil! not readily be forgotten.

Owing to the concert room of the Town Hall, Wellington, being otherwise engaged for the evening of the Bth January, the Wellington Wool Brokers’ Association have found it necessary to engage instead the Sydney Street Schoolroom. The sale commences at 10 a.m. An advertisement to this effect appears in this issue.

An approximate balance-sheet of the recent meeting of the Rangitikei Racing Club shows a loss of about £139, mainly attributable to a decrease in the totalisator investments, and a falling off in the attendance on the second day owing to the boisterous weather.

The Wellington police received a telegram on Saturday morning advising that the cOachshed at Tthe Martinborough Hotel had been destroyed by fire. The body of an unknown man was found among the ruins.

No more Angora goats are likely to be procured from South Africa for a time (says the Sydney Daily Telegraph). All the colonies there have passed legislation prohibiting the export of goats. The industry is considered so j valuable that they want it all to themselves, and the annual crop of mohair is said to. be worth more than £900,000.

Mr Herbert Nield, M.P., recently exhibited (writes a Loudon correspondent) a toy model of a‘ German gunboat which had a small slot for the insertion of nickel coins. The model bore the inscription “Give us your pence in order that we may thrash the English.” Thousands of these models, said Mr Neild, were used as collecting boxes by members of the German Women’s Navy League. The'principal estates in Wellington district,on which stamp duties_ were paid last month were-Henry Adsett £13,248, Oecilia F. Gives £8245, Jessie Knight £8042, Charles W. Benbow £7017, James Edwards £5591, Elizabeth Baldwin £3474, Jessie G. Mackenzie £3307, James James £3310, Henry Drummond £2851 Gordon Forking £2711, Charles Astley £2016, Herbert Clarke £1046, George L. D. Goldfinch £lO3l, Mary S. Lawlor £787.

Two Aucklanders, Moor and Moodie, arrived at Waikaremoana on Saturday evening on a walking tour from Whakatane. They deviated fromfthe usual track going up Waimana Valley. Rain fell every day, the journey occupying a week, during which they saw no white man but found the Maoris very hospitable. They made a call at Rua’s camp. They are going on to Gisborne to catch a steamer to Auckland.

Mr Auguste Van Biene, the wallknown ’cello player, on November 18th played ■ on several London thoroughfares and collected 15s 2d, which, with a£s note, he sent to the Music-hall Benevolent Fund/ The musician’s action was the fulfilment of a vow made forty years ago. On November 18th, 1868, a starving boy of seventeen was discovered playing in Hanover Square by Sir Michael Costa, who, remarking the boy’s wonderful power, asked [,why lie was playing in the gutter. “Because I am hungry,” Van Biene replied in French. Sir Michael took him home, and after hearing him play, gave him a place as a ’cello player in the Oovent Garden orchestra./ He then vowed that on every anniversary of his deliverance from starvation he would go back to the streets and play, and he has never broken his vow.

A correspondent writes:—The' annual New Year’s Day gathering of “Brethren” at Feilding was very largely attended. Representatives from Hawke’s Bay, Wellington, and Taranaki were present. The addresses were very instinctive and would doubtless make more than a passing impression on the hundreds of hearers at those meetings, which were of three days’ duration. The speakers seemed deeply to feel the importance of the truths they sought so earnestly to bring home to their hearers. Consecration to God and complete separation from evil in its many and varied forme were much dwelt on and they were specially urged to take God’s holy word as the as the guide and rule of life. The unsaved were urged to accept the full and,‘;free salvation wrought out by the Saviour on the cross. The shortness of time, the uncertainty of life, and the awful consequences attending the neglect of so great a salvation were forcibly depicted. Altogether the was one to be remembered.

A Pittsburg despatch to the New York Herald states that the hopes of Harry K. Thaw and his attorneys that Jhe might be liberated soon from Matteawan received a staggering blow when Judge Young handed down an opinion' quashing a writ of habeas corpus which had been issued for Thaw some time ago by Judge Archibald. The ruling of Judge Young is to the effect that it is not necessary that Thaw be brought to Pittsburg to testify in his own bankruptcy proceedings, that his testimony can be taken at Matteawan if it is badly needed. The judge also hints that in his opinion it wold be discourteous to the State of New York to attempt to bring Thaw here. It,was practically certain to outsiders at the close of court last'night that Oolonel Asa Bird Gardiner had won his case unless something unforseen came up. over night. One time Governor Stone and Charles Morschauser late this evening filed notice of intent to Judge carry Young’s decision to the Court of Appeals and that they would take it to the United States Supreme Court. The hearing was filled with tilts between counsel, and the Court occasionally came in with caustic comments. The end for the Thaw people came suddenly, just when Mr Stone was about finishing his reply to Mr Gardiner’s request that the writ be quashed. Judge Young interrupted to know why Thaw’s testimony could not be taken inside New York State. “It would not be a reflection on the New York State to bring him here,” said Mr Stone.

Have you ever tried a “Ready Tailored Suit. ” They are made of first-class material, stylish out, and fit well. Call in at Neal’s, Feilding, and you can see them without being pressed to buy. The prices are very reasonable, 47s 6d, 655, 59s 6d. The stock is large; you can be easily fitted.*

One of Peilding’S most popular shopping resorts is the Bon Marche. Messrs Spence and Spence’s business has been Built up on principles of honesty and fair dealing, and the firm have always on and a good selection of all fashionable lines at prices that cannot be beaten where in the Dominion.* >

It is expected that the Wellington contractor for the new Feilding Courthouse will be commencing work next week.

The house-fir has become such a pest in the Ramsay Division of Hunts (Eng.) that the distiict Council has decided to issue fly-catching papers free. .Its medical officer said that in case of an epidemic of typhoid the flies would carry the germs from house to house.

In companies where old settlers are present friendly discussions often arise as to who has been longest in the country. In such contests Mr Charles Qalpin is a competitor who may safely be backed, as he arrived in New Zealand iu 1840 as a baby six months old, and is, since the death of Mr Alexander Mcßeth, the oldest settler in the Marton district of Eangitikei. A messenger employed in Government Buildings, Wellington, had £4O stolen from him in the Bank of New Zealand,? on Monday. He had been sent to the Bank to change cash some cheques for gold, which was placed in two bags. While counting the gold in one he left the other by his side,, and on looking up again discovered that the bag was missing. A walk in Paris in, the Champs Elysees or the Avenue du Bois in these days shows that most women are buried beneath enormous fur toques. A whole fox, with the head and tail, is dtnployed in making some of these, which comes right over the forehead. A large feather stands out on each side. Twenty pounds is a cheap price for one of these hats. As one lady remarked to a representative of the Paris Daily Mail, “You can hardly get anything for that.”

The continued oaa weather is having a disastrous effect on bay, grass seed, and grain crops. One farmer near Feilding has had 100 acres of oats thrashed out by the wind, and another 200 acres. In each case the loss will be almost total. In many cases where the oats are not ripe a serious loss will result through the stalks having been beaten to the ground. It is the general opinion that such unfavourable weather at this season has not prevailed for many years. Interviewed in Christchurch Sir Joseph Ward said that the matter of making a Govrenment grant to the Sicilian earthquake relief fund would probably be considered at the next Cabinet meeting. Regarding a published statement that the Harbour Boards of Greymouth and Westport were to be considered and control assumed by the Government, he said that the matter had not been before the Cabinet.

A petition to the Premier is being signed at Feilding asking him to take steps to acquire, on behalf of the State, the Ridgelands Estate of 2300 acres, which is situated between Feilding and Halcombe, being about 7 miles from Feilding and from Halcombe. It is owned by Mr E. R. Saunders, who it is understood is willing to dispose of it at from about £lB an acre. The petitioners affirm that the laud is suitable for subdivision into small dairy farms and that if this were done the farms would readily be leased at such a rent as would more than pay the cost. The Land Purchase Board have seen the estate, and it is stated were favourably impressed by the quality of the land.

Consternation reigned for a few moments on New Year’s Night at the performance of ’“The Girl of the Golden West” at Christchurch. At the conclusion of the third act, when the heroine was making 'an impetuous appeal for the life of the hero, who had just leftt the stage to meet his doom, a man in the stalls, apparently overcome by the pathos of Mies Tittell Brune’s emotional words, made a sudden rush and endeavoured to clamber on to the stage, while forcefully impeaching the villain who dared to “Do for” the hero, and begging the heroine to “stouoh the brute. ” It was not until the venturesome interrupter had overturned a member of the orchestra and extinguished several lights that he was hurriedly led out by unsympathetic attendants.

Matters were only middling at Kaitobe station on Saturday evening, when the race train was returning from Featherston. The crowd made a rush for the refreshment room, and were packed like sardines," when a fracas occurred between two men next to the counter. It commenced with an exchange of non-oompliment-ary references, followed by blows. This was not effective enough, and first the contents of cups and afterwards the cups were hurled at each other by the combatants. Naturally, those in the vicinity commenced to push and struggle and a panic seemed imminent. Fortunately the disturbance was qpelled, but not before two or three people had been injured on the face by pieces of flying crockery and many had been liberally sprinkled with hot tea. It is understood that more will be heard of the matter.

A curious illustration of the con scienceless methods that are sometimes resorted to by reputable persons to dupe the Government has recently been disclosed to the postal authorities, says the Age. An application was made to the department for the admission of a certain church paper to be recognised as a newspaper and granted the usual concessions as such. On the surface the application and the paper itself appeared in Order. On looking into the contents of the publioation, however, an editorial note was discovered informing the readers that although the words “Price one penny” were printed on the paper, it would really be distributed gratis. The “Price one penny” had only been printed in order to comply with the regulations connected with the registration of newspapers. Such commercial immorality on the part of the owners of a church paper could not be overlooked, so the application was ruthlessly rejected.

Furnishing the home is an important matter and should always he done carefully and with due deliberation. There is so much to consider, so many different styles, qualities, and variations in price, that, when deciding what you want you ought also to decide where yon are going to get it. If you want to furnish, go to a large town, where there are large stocks to choose from, and where you can obtain all you require at one house. At Veftoh and Allan’s, Wellington, you purchase at wholesale prices—not city retail —and just about half provincial price. This firm carries one of the largest stocks in New Zealand, and' a comparison of their goods and prices will convince anyone that they give the very finest value.—Advt.

The Church of Christ Conference at Auckland appointed the following officers President, J. L. Scott,, Wellington; ' vice-presidents, J. J. Franklin, Wellington, and O. F. MoDonald, Dunedin; secretary and treasurer, John Bewley. The rainfall registered at Thoreaby, Marton, in 1908. was 33 inches 67 points, being considerably below the average. Rain fell on 163 days. Only four times oyer one inch fell in 24 hours. The rainfall in 1907 was 48 inches 64 points, and rain fell on 169 days.

At the THotel St. Regois, New York, the othsrday, Baroness Henggelmuller, the Wife of the AustroHungarian Ambassador, was asked to extinguish a cigarette which she was smoking. Sometime ago the same experience befell the ■ actress, Mrs Patrick Campbell, in a New York hotel.

An Englishwoman living ?in Nigeria tells of a curious custom she the town of Giris. “Some of the round huts;” she writes, “had bunches of short, dry bamboo twigs hanging from the apex of the thatch, rattling cheerfully in the breeze, and, on inquiry we were told that any young man who desired to marry hung on the signal, so that all match-making parents of daughters might take a note of his intentions, and presently ' parade' their most attractive daughters for his benefit,” - - The Gore Standard learns from a reliable source that there is every likelihood of a revival of quartz mining in the Maoetown district. A large amount of British capital is being expended in the development and prospecting of lodes long since abandoned 2 and also in jfoew finds. Our contemporary understands that the Homeward Bound and Premier mines are included in the properties being tested, and so far the results are of a very encouraging nature, some of the stuff assayed going fuliy an ounce to the ton.

One feature of the present situation in Pekin, sasys the Times correspondent, is the hoarded weath liyng unproductive in the palace, amounting to millions sterling. The bullion entrusted during the foreign military occupation of Pekin in 1900-1901, first to the protection of the American General Chaffee, ana afterwards to the Englsib General Sir A. Gaseleo, v was estimated approximately at £9,000,000, Whatever was the amount of the hoard, it has since considerably increased. Under a more enlightened Regency there is hope that this treasure may become reproductive.

The Japanese dentist does not frighten his patient with an army of steel instruments. All his operations in tooth-drawing are performed by; the forefinger and thumb of one hand. The skill necessary to do this is acquired only after long practice, but when once it is obtained the operator is able to extract half a dozen teeth in about thirty seconds, without once removing his fingers 'from the patient’s month. The dentists education commences with'the pulling ont of pegs which have been pressed into soft wood; it ends with the drawingfof hard pegs which have been driven into an oak plank with a mallet.

There still continues to be a misunderstanding in regard to the three days’ residence required under the Marriage Act. The 'definition of the residence danse by the RegistrarGeneral is that fractions of a day do not count, -the complete day being computed from midnight to midnight. In the case of a young Loch invar arriving, say, at midnight on Monday to claim his “ladye faire,” his first day’s residence would not he completed, according to the Act, .until midnight on Tuesday, consequently legal ownership could only be established on the following Friday. A disappointed bridegroom is now in duf, midst waiting for Friday (chronicles the Hunedin "Star). It is sad thus-to see youthful aspirations disconcerted, bnfi the l%w was ever a slowmoving, cold-blooded machine.

An industrious employee in a Dunedin warehouse was so interested in his work one day last week ;that he forgot the closing hour, and while he was engrossed the other employees left the establishment and ope of their number looked the" doors in the usual manner. After the lapse of some time the imprisoned employee awoke to the situaton, and was in distress as to how he oonld get out of the awKward position in which he was placed. Eventually he remembered that the keys of the warehouse were deposited nightly at the police station for safe custody, and as there was a talehpone available he telephoned to the police station asking that he shoukL be released. Inspector O’Brien, on being [communicated with, at once gave authority to have the key-box broken open, and a few minutes later a sergeant and a constable proceeded to the warehouse and released the imprisoned worker.

Some excitement was caused at Patea on Wednesday by the conduct of a half naked .individual who was on the parapet of the town., bridge gesticulating wildly, and stating that he proposed to dive into ~thq_ river. As the man was evidently >■ intoxicated many indncemennts were held out to him to come down from his perilous position, but he would not hear them. A wit in the crowd, wishing to draw the man, asked if he was “looking for fight” because, he could accommodate him. The eccentric individual scornfully re* fused to be drawn. Even the tempting offer to “come and have a drink” was declined with £a sneer. He wanted to dive I At last the Mayorj. present, hit upon the happy idea of telling the would-be channel swimmer that he was getting up a 1 subscription for his benefit. Mr Ohristenseh acted as if it were really so, and the half-clothed person at once scrambled down to receive the money. He was immediately seized by a. couple of able-bodied persons, handcuffed by Constable O’Brieb, and sent to the lock-up in an express. He subsequently was brought before a magistrate on a indecent exposure, and was sentenced to 14 days’ hard labour in Wanganui gaol, where he will also undergo medical treatment.

If your complaint is incurable you ~ must bear your sufferings with patience, but if they can be quickly and permanently cured why let th6m go on? Rheumatism, Sciatica, Neuralgia, Toothache—allrthese s are ' „ among the many ailments that can, be cured by Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, and since they are moat wearying—and Chamberlain’s Pain ... , Balm only costa Is 6d per bottle—why go on = suSMiuag? Fcr sale everywhere, , t