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

“ The final return in the Thames election is Taylor 2241, Lucas 1776; majority 4€5. During a cold ' snap recently a swarm of bees took possession of the Anglican Church at Te Puke, near Tauranga, and made things lively for the congregation. It is understood, says the Petoue Chronicle, that fifteen more men have received notice cf ei-charge from the Petoue railway workshops. This will make eighty since the beginning of the yea”. A supplier of the Bunnythorpe cheese factory, who milks 110 cows, received a cheque for £2056 for butter-fat for the month of December. . This works out at £1 17s 6d per cow. At the Arbitration Court at Duuedin this morning H. Marsh and others (37 all told) lor taking part in a strike at Kaitangata on August 30th last, were grouped together, and fined £3O, feaob man being responsible for the fine. A splendid yield of honey |rom a single hive is reported by Mr Pask, a farmer, of Okaramio, Marlborough. In four weeks Mr Pask took 1041bs of. honey from his Langstroth hive, and expects; from the present appearance of the comb, that a yield equally good will result from the next; four weeks’ work of the bees. During the year 1908, there were 43. bankruptcies in the Canterbury district. The special feature of the bankruptcy year has been phe collapse of the building boom, and the financial downfall of builders and contractors and others connected with the trade. Farmers and general traders were almost free from bankruptcy trouble during the year. A Wellington bootmaker received a ■ case from England on Monday which he supposed contained thirtysix dozen pair of boots. On opening up the case he found one pair of boots and two odd boots and sundry pieces of wood. It is considered probable that the cargo was broached before the case left Loudon. Farmers in the Mokoia (Taranaki) district, dissatisfied with the prices offered for nigs by the private firms, came to the following unanimous decision on Tuesday :—“That it be a recommendation to the Eltbam Bacon Company directors to hold a conference of pig breeders at Eltbam with a view of re-construct-ing tho company, and including as large an area as possible on cooperative lines. Dr Findlay and Magistrates Kettle and Northcroft, wild paid a surprise visit to the Inebriates’ Home at Pakatoa, found the inmates at dinner. They epxressed satisfaction with the food and the Salvation Army management in general. Replying to a protest against commitments for two years by a southern Magistrate, the Minister said if man could by good conduct satisfy the officers that he could he trusted at large and that he was cured of the drink liahit, Government would favourably consider an application to remit part of his sentence.

The political heavens are surely falling, says the Post. The Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister for Railways, is reported to have lost respect for the very, sacred “three per cent, policy,” His reverence for that beloved numeral 3—if he ever had any—-has passed away. “It may be that under present conditions,” he said, “no more than three per cent, can be earned, but it is my desire to have the railwavs pay at least 3 y 2 per cent. At the time when three per cent, was originally suggested money was cheaper than to-day, but I cannot see how we can go on a three per cent, basis when money is costing us four per cent.” A female prsoner was in the dock at the Supreme Court on Thursday, unrepresented by counsel. His Honor (Mr Justce Cooper) desired to give her some advice with regard to challenging jurors. “Yon may challenge six,” said his Honor. The lady mistook the word “challenge.” “Yes, I may have six charges against me ana I may have twenty, but I never get fair play,” your Honour.” “But, my good woman, I am trying to give you advice as to what you may do.” “I don’t care, I never get fair play.” “I don’t want anv altercation.” said bis Honor, and the lady in the dock proceeded to sift the jurors. “ Any questions you like to ask the witness?” said bis Honor later in the case. “No, thank you,” the prisoner replied politely. “What have you got there?” Mr Myers asked a witness in the Supreme Court. The witness appeared to be reading something. “Are those notes?” “Yes,” said the witness, “just a few nctes took at the time to refresh my memory. ” “You’d better not Igt me see those,” said the judge genially. The witness mistook the warning and slipped the blue paper to a lower shelf in the witness-box, where they might be seen by himself, but not too obtrusively. “No, no,” put in his Honor, “that won’t_ do; . you mustput them right away. ” The witness shamefacedly smuggled'the offending paper into his breast pocket. You may not have suffered the excruciating agony of Rheumatism, Gout, Lumbago, or Sciatica, and be a Rheumatic subject. You possibly have inherited tendencies. Indigestion, Swellings, Stiffness of the Joints, are Nature’s warnings, EHEUMO will cure you. It removes jj ; the source of the trouble—excess uric acid in the blood. All Chemists and Stores, 2s 6d and 4s 6d,