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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9365, 6 February 1909, Page 4

At the Magistrate’s Court, Hastings, the men who struck at the Pakipaki Freezing Works were each fined £1 and cost&. The police raided premises in Haining Street, Wellington, occupied by Chinese last night, and arrested seven Europeans -and four Chinese on charges of gambling. Notice is given that the last day of entry for the theoretical examination ;in connection with Trinity College of Music is February 22nd. Forms may be obtained from Mrs Esam, local secretary, Marton. Mr H. Berry, manager for Madame Ada Orossley, arived in Marton yesterday afternoon in order to.make arrangements for the concert to be given on Wednesday, 17th inst., He will announce all particulars in due course. Madame Orossley is at present taking a week’s rest at Rotorua.

What is regarded as a record crop of apples has just been pulled by Mr P. Franks, of Dura road, Pennant Hills, near Sydney. From four Mobbs Royal trees he gathered the extraordinary quantity of 109 oases of medium to good quality fruit. Prom 10 acres of apples Mr Franks expects that over 3000 cases will be gathered. Last season 2570 cases were sent to market. A rate of %d in the £1 was struck in the Makino special rating district to provide interest on a loan of £520 for the purpose of improving and widening Makino road, and a rate of l-6d in the £ in the Kimbolton special rating district to orovide interest on a loan of £250 for the purpose of improving the Kimbolton road. Mr W. Monks, tailor, of Bulls, has an advertisement in this issue notifying that be has taken over the onsiness "of Mr J. Stevenson. Mr Monks has had 23 years’ experience and has been with Mr Stevenson for seven years. He [makes specialties of ladies’ riding astride skirts and gentleman’s riding breeches. Mr Monks trust to secure the patronage of local residents by prompt attention and good work. An extraordinary theft took place at a house in Woolston lately, says the Lyttelton Times. It had been unoccupied for some time, and when the owners went to it the other day they were astonished to find that the boiler and its fittings, bricks, cement and all, had been taken out of the kitchen and removed. The house is an old one, but the thieves must have had a great work in hand when they made the|theft. „ This morning pupils of the District High School, Marton, journeyed by coach to Heaton Park to tender a picnic to Mr F. J, Wilkes, who is leaving shortly for Gisborne. During the afternoon Mr'A. Train, on behalf of the pupils, spoke in eulogistic terms of Mr Wilkes’ work during the four years he has been in Marton, and he wished him success in his new sphere. He also presented Mr Wilkes with a bandsome dressing case.

It is not every day that a man, under the hallucination that he has to go to gaol, goes there of his own accord,'and behaves as though he had been placed there by the strong arm of the law, yet such a case happened in'Timaru [the other day, savs the Herald. A man went to the lock-up voluntarily, slept there, and waited the rollowing morning, expecting to be taken before the Court at 11 o’clock. But no one was more surprised than the police to find him in the cells, and the only explanation he could give as to how he had got there, was that he had dreamt he had been run in, and had himself turned the delusion into a reality by voluntarily walking in. After making sure that he was awake, the selfimprisoned individual went to his home.

Humour has entered into the proceedings of the U.S. Ways and Means Committee by the discovery that the towels used in the members’ toilet rooms bear the embatassing legend “Made in Great Britain.” It is predicted that they will promptly be displaced by the domestic article. The chairs in the committee room were also found labelled underneath “Vienna, Austria,” and it is said that other furnishings in the Ways and Means Committee room were imported. When the gypsum merchants appeared before the Committee they pointed to the plaster on •the walls of the committee room as having been manufactured from gypsum imported [from Nova Scotia. This goes to show that the advocates of a protective policy who have been clamoring for home markets for Ameroian products went abroad to fit up the headquarters of the House Tariff Committee.

It is not generally known that certain persons—soldiers on active service and mariners at sea-—have the privilege of making valid wills by word of mouth, since, through the exigencies of their callings, they may be prevented from writing their “last will and testament. ” The privilege exists, and no signature is required. It became prominent in a recent case in England, when probate of a master mariner’s will in her favour was applied for by his widow. The application was opposed by the children, who produced the steward of the boat, one Robert Chandler. Chandler stated that the deceased had made a fresh will verbally, providing for the wife, and dividing the property among the children, adding a bequest of “£2OO for that good old man, Robert Chandler.” Fur ther evidence, however, established the fact that the captain was of unsound mind at the time the second will was alleged to have been made. So the Court decided against the children and “that good old man,” and the written will in that instance held good.

People say that times are bad and that the season is out of joint. That is so; we all realise it to be a fact A great lot of summer stock is still with us and the drastic cutting down of prices at Neal's Gigantic Stock Quittance Sale, Feildiug, is a wonderful surprise, Men’s and Boys’ wearables at the keenest of prices. Come along and you will buy all right.* . . '

The next district meeting of the Primitive Methodists will be held in Haloombe. In the race for the Sayonara Cap sailed yesterday at Melbourne, the yacht Thelma, of Sydney, defeated the Victorian yacht Sayonara by 45 seconds. Government has decided to abandon the construction of subways at railway stations on account of the excessive cost, the old plan of overhead bridges being reverted to. The Standard understands that another charge of stealing 120 sheep from Balfour’s estate, Pahiatua, has been laid against Herbert Bergstrom, who is already under arrest on a charge of stealing 202 sheep from fhe same estate. > An agreement'has been arrived at between the Otago Licensed Victuallers’ Association and the Hotel, Restaurant, and Boardinghouse Employees’ Union, and will be made an award of the Court of Arbitration. At"a conference between Christchurch Industrial Association and representatives of the Tracies and Labour Council, at which the unemployed question was discussed, it was decided that a committee consisting of Messrs H. G. Ell, M.P., H. R. Rushbridge, J. A. Frostiok, and F. G. Jones should report on the subject within one month. Mr R. A Ranking, Police Magistrate of Queensland; arrived in Wellington *by the Mokoia yesterday. Mr Ranking has been specially appointed by the Queensland Government to inquire into the liqnor 'laws of the various States of the Commonwealth and New Zealand. Much damage, says the Wairarapa Daily Times, is resulting to garden crops at Bideford through the depredations of rats. Various vegetables are attacked, and the rodents very cunningly shell the peas that are hanging on the bushes, and, unearthing potatoes, devour the flesh and carefully leave the skin untasted. BSl)

The following Wellington incident is related to the Eltham paper as being absolutely true. A tradesman had just finished a little repairing job as the clock struck five. - His working time being up he would not gather up his tools until next morning. He accordingly came nest morning, collected the tools and Jput in a claim for an hoar’s time, and it had to be paid. This is cutting matters pretty fine, but “the .law allows it, and the Court awards it.” The English Olement-Talbot motor car owned by Mr Fred Howard, of Marton, is one of the four machines of this make now in New Zeajanjl. It |was specially imported to his order £and is a 10-16 horse power, with a finished appearance. A representative of the Advocate had a pleasant trip to Hunterville in this oar dnring the week. Mr Howard, who has this motor for hire, is a very careful driver. He has already accomplished several long trips and has been commended for his carefulness, especially in taking every precaution against accident at dangerous corners.

The Hon. G. P. Richardson tells of a curious case in which he believes the smallest grant of land that has ever been made by a court of law was awarded to a Maori on the Tararua Ranges (says the |New Zealand Times). It appears that the Maori laid claim to a particular spot on the ground that the ghost of his ancestor had been seen standing there. Other Maoris gave evidence in support of the contention. The court being satisfied with the evidence formally awarded the native a title to the particular spot, fixing the area ora which the ghost stood as exactly 12in. square. “That is the first time,” said Mr Richardson, “ that I know of that the size of a ghost’s foot has been judicially determined. I know the case to be perfectly true, as I signed the oertifi cate myself authorising transfer. ’ ’

The money-saving sale of that progressive firm —Messrs E. Lloyd & Co., Marton—has proved one of the most suocessfnl yet conducted, and the reason for this satisfactory result is claimed hy the firm to he judicious advertising, the high standard ofgthe quality of goods in all departments, and the genuine reductions made |on all articles. The sale continues during next week and then a start will he made at stocktaking, which will he“finiahed by Jthe 25th of this month. About this date the arrival of Home shipments is expected and the firm intend to make a private display of new millinery. t Before, this is done several important alterations are to be made to the shop. , Among these will be the removal of a large partition at the hack of the shop downstairs to give more space for the showroom. It is also intended to make room downstairs for the mantle and costume department and- this should be appreciated by lady customers. The new goods to arrive this month were secured by Messrs Lloyd & Co.’s Home buyers, one of the biggest firms in London.

A case of an unusual character was before the Invercargill Magistrate’s Court recently, when a young lady sued a man for the recovery of a love letter, and for £2 damages in connection with the wrongful detention thereof. Evidence . was given by the plaintiff that she boarded at the defendant’s house, paying 5s a week and helping in the housework. She had paid in full for her board. After she had left the house she discovered that the defendant had a letter which had been sent her by her “young man.’’ When asked for it the defendant said he wonld keep it pending the payment of money,which he alleged was still owing hy her for hoard. She said she owed him nothing,- and defendant saiu he would show the letter round ‘ 1 to show her up. ’ ’ Defendant Miad shown the letter to some of her friends, and as it oontaiued;family matters it had done her harm in many ways. A man gave evidence that defendant bad read a letter addressed to the plaintiff to him, and that another young man was within hearing when the letter was read. There was f no defence, and the Magistrate said he was not sure as to the claim for damages. The valuation of the letter was a difficult matter; He had heard of some letters that bad been sold for thousands of pounds. An order was made for the recovery of the letter, and judgment was given for £2 damages for its wrongful detention. The costa against the defendant amounted to £2 2a.

“A bird is known by its tune and so is a man by his reputation.” Mr 0. E. Gibbons, Marton, claims to have the reputation of manufacturing the best cordials and aerated waters on the Ooapt. Orders solicited for the Christmas season, and punctually attended to.*

Mr E. Lloyd; has donated £1 Is to> Marton Athletic Club., It is announced that Lady Plunket was accouched of a son this morning. Her Excellency and son are both progressing most satisfactorily. The body of Elsie Hansen, aged 12, who was drowned in the » Mana-' wafeu river yesterday afternoon, was found this morning. “ The death of Michael Staunton, postmaster at Waipawa, took place yesterday. He was an old officer, having joined the service in Dunedin forty years ago. He was married, but had no family. Magistrate Riddell gave judgment, at Wellington to-day in the casa against the publisher of Truth, who was charged with selling a newspaper containing advertisements whereby it was made to appear that certain persons named Jwere willing to make bets on the result of certain horse races in New Zealand. Th& Magistrate said the words of the advertisement need not be direct so, long as the meaning was clear. Defendant was convicted and fined £5 with £3 10s costs.

The Rev. Edmund Harvey Taylor, just elected to represent the' Thames constituency, has been a resident of the Thames for twenty-seven years, and has during the whole of that time identified himself with the public affairsj of thatgtown. He is a prominent prohibitionist, and has stood for the constituency in that interest several times. He was the first Chief Templar in New Zealand, and for about twenty years he was the leader of the 1.0.G..T. in the colony. He makes periodical trips lecturing through the country on behalf ,of the New Zealand Alliance. Mr Taylor is a son of the late John Taylor, of Roos Manor, Cornwall, and in a community of miners a large proportion of whom are Cornish/ he has been immensely popular during the whole course of his residence at Thames, his unorthodoxy in matters of religion and his. strongly democratic tendency appealing strongly to them. Mr Taylor frequently undertakes building contracts, and is himself a practical carpenter and cabinetmaker, having early in his career taken a particular fancy for a hobby that he afterwards used to amplify his income as a clergyman. /