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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9364, 5 February 1909, Page 4

The total gate receipts at Feilding Show amounted to £195.

It may not be generally known that under the new Fire Brigades Act, persons calling out the Fire Brigade are liable for any expenses incurred on the occasion. Last night the fire bell was rung at Feilding at about 9 o’clock, under instructions from the Government Fire Inspector Hugo, in order to judge as to the efficiency of the brigade. Owing to delay in obtaining the solo contest pieces and losing a few expert players, the Feilding Brass Band has decided not to take part in the Hastings contest. Full particulars are now advertised of the important clearing sale to be held by Dalgety & Co., Ltd., at Fordell on Tuesday, 16th inst., on account of W. [Chapman, Esq. The sale should attract considerable at teution. Two further informations for breaches of the Bankruptcy Act have been laid against Musgrove and Thompson, the Feilding bankrupts, for obtaining credit by false balance sheets from Dalgety & G°- They have been laid bv Mr N. H. Cooke, acting D.0.A., and are to be investigated by Mr A. D. Thomson, S.M., on Monday next. Those who appreciate pretty china should pay a visit to the shop of Mr Mathers, Broadway, Mar ton. A large shipment of Foley china has just been opened, containing cups and saucers of beautiful design and fine colouring, as well as a choice selection of ornamental vases and other articles which are good examples of the work of the celebrated Staffordshire firm.

At Palmerston jJolo ground yesterday the Hawke’s Bay champion team defeated the local men by eight goals to five. The visitors were represented by : McKenzie, H. Russell, O. Nelson, and J. D.' Ormond, and Manawatu by R. Levin. A. Scrang, W. B. Giesen, and Walter Strang. The Hawke’s Bay team meet Rangitikei at Bulls on Saturday.

At the meeting of the management committee of N.Z. Rugby'Union, the report of the snb-committeo appointed to revise the rules of the game was adopted and gent on to a general meeting of delegates. It was decided to iuformffielegates that before the game can. be played next season under the uew rules just drawn up. the constitution of the New Zealand Union must be altered, this involving separation from the English Union, and that notice must be given of any motion to thus alter the constitution in order to give time for such notice. It was also decided that Union officials may be paid without infringing the rules of professionalism as long as they do not play the game.

The Arbitration Court at Dunedin was asked yesterday to decide an appeal by John Wilson against the decision of Mr MoEnnia, S.M., in a case in which John ..Henry Mervyn claimed to recover from Wilson £2OO as compensation for injury sustained by being frostbitten whilst snowrakiag on appellant’s farm at Lauder on July 11th. The Magistrate decided that the injury sustained was an accident and awarded £l5O compensation. The appeal is based on the ground that the injury sustained was not an accident. The Court reserved its decision. Sixteen New Zealand schools competed this year in the School of Empire shooting match for the Prince of Wales’ challenge cup and a silver medal to each member of the wanning team. The following are the results in order of meritWanganui Collegiate School 494, Wellington College 467, Otago Boys’ High School 463, Nelson College 455, Christ’s College, Christchurch 449, Auckland Grammar School 449, Waitaki High School 445, Ashburton High School 433, Marlborough High School 428, Christchurch High School 406, Palmerston North High School 400, Timaru High School 394, Te Ante College 389, St. Patrick’s College (Wellington) 376, St. John’s College (Auckland) 367, Napier High Schools 296. There was but one New Zealand entry for the cadet match, Auckland Grammar School 34.

There was a good attendance of members and visitors at the meeting of Ruapehu Lodge of Freemasons last evening. The principle business was the conferring of the M. M. Degree on one foandidate. Two candidates for membership were proposed and one candidate for initiation. Sums were voted for relief of cases of distress to which all Lodges in the Dominion are subscribing The election of officers for ensuing year resulted as follows'—Bros. G. Cummins, W, M. ; W. Watt, S.W. ; J. Robson, J. W. ; O, Pedersen, P.M., Treasurer; fj. B. Collins, Secretary; F. G. Hilton, P.M., Director of Ceremonies; N. Nielsen, S.D. ; O. Williamson, J.D. ;E. Lloyd, LG. ; R E. Carey and M. J. Bell, Stewards; and W. R. Snellgrove, Tyler. The installation takes place at next regular meeting; The co-operative workers on the railway extension works at Domett have written to the Hon. R. McKenzie on the subject of the delay in the payment of their wages. The letter alleges that they started work on October 6th, and that they have only received two pays between that date and the present. They also ask tor compensation for the suspension of contracts between December 24th and January sth, alleging that they were willing to work, but [were not allowed to do so. The letter >s signed by 55 men. On Tuesday some of the men applied for an advance of pay, but were refused, and in consequence Mr Campbell, president of the Union, sent the following telegraph to Sir Joseph Ward :—“Oooperaivte workers at Domett have not received any wages for seven weeks. Please, sir, would you dole ns out a few shillings each, and keep us believing?” In the betting case of John Kemp and Percy Maxwell Cameron v. George Owler for tho recovery of the sum of £57, decision was given by Dr. McArthur, S.M., to-day. The plaintiffs’ claim was that they had given defendant £1 to invest for them on the totalisator at the New Zealand Cup Meeting at Christchurch. Defendant, they alleged, was charged with certain instructions whereby he should have returned them the sum of £ll2. Defendant has only accounted to the plaintiffs for the sum of £63 13s, and deniedJthat he was bound down by instructions, but was to use his "own discretion as to the speculation. Commenting on claim, his Worship stated that section 70 of the Gaming Act, 1908, was in his opinion conclusive as to the plaintiff’s right of action. It provided that ‘‘no action shall be brought or maintained to recover any sum of money, won, lost, or staked in any betting transaction whatever.” “What,” he remarked, could bo plainer or more comprehensive? If young men, or old ones for that matter,[entrusted a companion with a sum of money to invest on the totalisator, those who gave the money for investment, must rely not on the law for recovery, but on the honour of the person to whom the money was given. Judgment must be for the defendant, but no costs w ould be allowed.

A deputation of flaxmillers waited on the Minister for Labour at Wellington yesterday, representing that the depressed condition of the industry was due to the increase of royalties, and asking for a Commission of Inquiry. It was stated that the wages paid were not responsible for xmremunerative working. Mr Hogg, in the course of his reply, said that the recognised he great value of the industry to the workers of the country and agreed that those mdu who had invested' largely in machinery and plant should be adequately recompensed tor their enterprise. The causes of this present state of things demanded an inquiry of some kind and if a remedy could be found, either by means of a full inquiry or by legislation in the Interests of the whole Dominion, it was most desirable that something should bo done. He would submit the matter to the earuest consideration of Government, as soon as possible, because the present state of the labour market demanded attention, especially as it affected one of the chief industries of the Dominion. Flaxmillers employed a large number of hands and : if those were not kept fully at work the labour market must suffer. He would see, without any unnecessary delay, whether something could not be done to stimulate the industry.

Scarcity of money and depression in trade is the universal cry,, but it is wonderful how people can find a few shillings when there are genuine bargains about as evidenced by the big business doing at Spenco & Spence’s sale.*

In the list of quittances at a recent wool sale at Auckland is the following : “On account of Salvation Army Inebriates’ Retreat, nine bales of crossbred, fine, at BJ^d.” The Rev. A. W. H, Compton, M.A., Vicar of Mangataiuoka, has been appointed Warden of the Bishop Hadfiold Hostel, Wellington, andjwill take up his duties at the beginning of April. A successor to Mr W. J. LoWrie, who recently resigned the position of Director’of Lincoln Agricultural College, which he so ably filled, to take charge of the Department of Agriculture of West Australia, has been appointed. All the information to hand is the name of the*uew Principal,|Mr Robert Alexander.

There is now quite a large congregation of Mormons in Auckland, and a chapel and dwelling-house have just been erected in Upper Queen Street at a total cost of £3300, the money having been sent out by the authorities of the church in Salt Lake City. The Mormons are promoting a big- conference of Maori adherents at Huntly, commencing to-morrow.

At a well attended public meeting, organised by the Christchurch Industrial Association, last night a committee cf a representative character was set up to prepare a report within one month on the advisability of holding an Industrial Commission in the four centres to consider the question of unemployment and its relation to imports. The idea of a canal connecting the Manakau Harbour with the Waikato has been in view for many years, but little of a definite nature has so far been done With a view to making known the possibilities of such a canal and popularising the scheme, the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce has arranged a visit of inspection on Wednesday next. The Auckland Chamber of Commerce is co-operating in the project. Grim tragedy was revealed on opening the door of an angler’s hut on Saturday morning at the Opihi Kiver, says the Timaru Post, when 17 starlings and three larks were found in various parte of the hut—dead of starvation. The birds had got down the stove-pipe and, of course, could not find their way out again. The birds had starved to death, and their attitude and the mass of feathers about showed how really tragic the struggle for life had been.

A rnmour is abroad that Hautotara, a large estate near Martinborough, is about to be purchased by one of the largest landed proprietors iu this country. Commenting on the possibility of such a transaction taking place, the Wairarapa Standard’s Martiuborough correspondent says it is not one calculated to benefit the district, and he suggests that the property, which adjoins the Dyer Settlement, should be taken over by the Government, if that body is not too hard up. ■ Official figures have just been compiled. by the Registrar-General, showing that the Dominion’s population/ on December 31st was estimated to be as follows Europeans 960,642, Maoris 47,731, Cook Isalnd population 12,340; total 1,020,713. The European population has gone up iu twelve months by 31,185, or at the rate of 8.36 per cent. Immigration in excess of departures ao counted for 14,261, while the natural increase caused a gain of 16,879. In the weight guessing competitions at Feilding A. & P. Show the correct weight of the bullock' was 8221b5. Mr R. W. Hornbrook, Feilding, 8311bs, - and Mr H. Y. Lethbridge, Turakina, S2Blbs. divide first and second prizes. Mr D. Fraser, 8201bs, and C. G. O. Dermer, 8241b5, tied for third prize. The correct weight of the sheep was 2081bs. Mr W. Banks Kimboltou, and Mr D. St. George Gorton guessed the correct weight, and divide first and second prizes. Mr Hugh Burrell, 2071b5, Mr W. E. Baber, 2071b5, and Mr J. M. R. Lockhead, 2091b5, tied for third prize. The Railway Department states that a fruitful source of delay to the New Plymouth mail train is the habit of passengers arriving with their luggage only a minute or two before the time the train is due to leave. To overcome this trouble, it is now notified that passengers’ luggage will not be received tor conveyance after the times provided in the by-laws, viz , for checked luggage, 15 minutes, and for unchecked luggage 10 minutes, before trains are due to leave. It will be advisable for travellers to observe this warning, or they may find that their luggage is too late to go on with them.

At the meeting of Wellington Trades and Labour Council a warm discussion took place on the following motion“ That owing to the number of men, holding permanent positions in the Trade Councils of the Dojninion, accepting positions with the Government, this Council is of opinion that it is inimical to the best interests of organised labour.” The motion wps lost by 18 votes to 5, and a resolution was adopted, congratulating a member of the Council on his appointment to a position in the Labour Department. (Mr Westhropke, a well-known agitator, has just been appointed to a position in the Labour Department. ) The first of sixteen charges against five persons, consequent upon the recent liquor raids, was heard yesterday at Gore, when Mary Jane Thurston was fined £4O for selling liquor, this being her first offence. A second charge was withdrawn. In giving judgment Mr Kenrick, S.M., referred to the objections frequently urged against the methods adopted by the police to secure convictions. Personally he did not like them but he realised that they were necessary in order to bring offenders to book otherwise the law would be a dead letter. The police should, however, not endeavour to make purchases of persons merely for the sake of a test. Reasonable grounds for suspecting illicit trading should exist before taking such a step.

A warrant has been 'issued for arrest of the manager of a Christchurch coal company. Information regarding his whereabouts would be welcomed by several creditors as well as shareholders in the company. 'Ho seems to have left Christchurch on Wednesday last, and as he did not return by the end of the week investigations were made - into the affairs of the company. The books and documents of the company that should have been kept under his charge are missing. Further inquiry showed that there iiad been defalcations of a serious nature. The police are endeavouring to ascertain what became of the man, but so far their inquiries have been unsuccessful. It’seems probable that he has left New Zealand. ;

The Melbourne police have commenceda crusade against palmists and clairvoyants, following in the steps of the Sydney police. Fourteen persons, mostly women,' have been served with summonses, covering 27 charges.

W. Bremman was charged yesterday at Ohakune with taking liquor into an unlicensed district ualabelled, there also being reasonable cause to suspect that it was for sale. He was fined £lO and costs on each charge.

At a public meeting at Pahiatna last night it was resolved that a poll of ratepayers be taken as to whether any of the Borough Squares be granted to the Postal authorities *as a site for a new post office. A proposal that it is not desirable to part with any of the Squares was lost.

The Dominion death rate in 1908 was satisfactorily low—it workedout at 9.67 as compared with 10,96 in 1907. when it was abnormally' high. The birth rate for 1908 stood at 27.45 as against 27.30 in the previous year, when there were about 900 fewer births.

In view of the recent decision of Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., bearing on cycle road racing, it is likely that this form of sport will be revived. A meeting of the Christchurch Retail Cycle Trade Association is to he held to discuss matters in connection with a road race which the Associatio proposes to promote and which will, of course, be controlled by the League of Wheelmen Centre. At a public meeting at Ashburton last night, addressed by members of Christchurch Canal League, the follows ns? resolution was carried : “That this meeting now understanding that it is not intended to include Ashburton district in any rating area for Christchurch canal, desires its representative on the Lyttelton Harbour Board not to place any impediment in the way of Christchurch district obtaining such as shall enable the ratepayers interested to decide the question of Constructing the Christchurch Sumner Canal.

Mr Seifert, a well-known flaxraillei, interviewed by 'a Manawatu Times reporter on the subject of the fiax employees’, request for a commission to in’qnire into the subject of rqyalties, points [out that whilst Mr Robinson used his name with reference to a statement made with respect to flax mill workers, this statement was oulled from an article appearing in the Auckland Weekly, and written by him for the express purpose of showing amongst other things that flax land proprietors now have to get at moderate valuation 10s per ton royalty in order to return a little over five per cent, on investments.

An accident occurred on the Vinegar Hill Road at an early hour yesterday morning. Mr W. H. Signal was taking a party in his motor to the Karioi Races and met Mr. Craig, of Sand on Block, driving towards Hunterville. His horse became uncontrollable and went over the bank, Mr Craig receiving a severe shaking and the trap being badly damaged. Mr Signal took Mr Craig on to Hunterville, where' he received every attention. At the Feilding ram fair yesterday the only class for which there was any lively oorapetittion was the English Leicester, bat the Shropshires and Border Leioesters were also all sold. There was no inquiry for Lincolns. Mr Joseph Corpe’s Romneys, whose flock was started from Mr D. P. Buchanan’s [Mayfield flock, sold remarkably well. Mr W. Jacob’s Romneys>were all sold. Mr D. P. Buchanan sold two stud rams at lOgs each, and his pen of flock rams were all sold. Mr W. Gibson obtained top price, with a Romney ram bred by Idm -pif, purchased by Mr Wilkinson, cl Marton.

Ohaknne Town Board met on Tuesday. Present: Commissioners Atby (chairman), Wilkie, Quinn, Loane and Butler. The resignation of Mr A. Niool as town clerk, rate collector, dog tax collector, and inspector of nuisances, was received with regret, and it was decided to advertise for a town clerk and rate collector at a salary of £25 per annum. Lodginghouse licenses were granted to Eliza Cody, Ole Olsen, Ernest-, Oorkhill, Annie Kerr, and Parris and Eddy. A discussion took place with reference to the agreement between the County and the Board not being forthcoming., and it was decided to instruct the solicitor to write to the County Clerk asking that the agreement be forwarded without delay or further proceedings will be taken.

Referring to contagions mammitia the Manawatu Times gives an instance of one farmer, near Palmerston, having 40 out of 90 cows< affected, thus losing £4OO on his profit this season as well as putting nearly half bis herd permanently out of use as milkers. Mr R’eakes, the chief veterinarian, interviewed on the subject, said the spread of contagions mamimitis is undoubtedly a serious matter and in their own interests farmers should take every precaution to prevent the introduction of the disease into their herd, or if they be unlucky enough to already have affected cows to prevent its spread from those, to others. Milkers’ hands are a common medium for the conveyance of the contagion from cow to cow.ln anything but mild cases, and not always in those, no satisfactory curative treatment is known. The injection of a 4,per cent, boracio acid solution sometimes gives good results in mild cases. Captain Young, veterinarian for the Taranaki district, was also interviewed, and testified as to the very dangerous hold the contagion had on the Taranaki herds.

Unlike other headache , medicines Stearns’ Headache Cure does not cause that stupid druggy feeling. Tfe always cures headaches and is as refreshing as a night’s good sleep.