Untitled

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9392, 11 March 1909, Page 4

Gisborne Licensing Committee election resutled in the return of the committee nominated conjointly by the Licensed Victuallers’ and NoLicense League as against five candidates nominated at the eleventh hour by independents. At a well attended meeting at Fahiatna of town and country residents held on Thursday a strong committee was appointed to consider the question of forming an Agricultural and Pastoral Association, and to report to a future meeting. The Public Works Department today started the work of making foundations for the new post office. The work which includes the construction of the basement involves the expenditure of £BOOO. The balance of the work will he done by private contract. A sawmill at Maharahara (H. 8.), owned by Mr T. Wysocki, Dauuevirke, was destroyed by fire on Friday night. The engine and planing machine were saved, but the rest of the plant, together with a quantity of sawn timber, was totally destroyed. The insurance on building and plant was £4OO. Many of our readers will learn with regret of the death of Master Douglas Dumbleton, second son of Mr S. A. Dumbleton, Mangaweka, which occurred on Monday, at his parents’ residence. Deceased, who was only 16 years of age, was a bright and promising lad, and up to a few months ago was attending the Marion High School. The cause of his early death was heart trouble. It appears that one morning when he reached the Mangaweka Railway Station on his way to Marton he had forgotten his railway pass, and at once ran home for it, a distance of about one and a half miles each way. The strain proved tAo much and a few days after lie was forced to return from school to Mangaweka, and had since been ailing, dropsy eventually sotting in. The funeral was largely attended yesterday afternoon and was followed by a number of residents from all parts and a number of his school mates. Twelve brace of partridges recently arrived at Auckland consigned to Mr Cecil A. Whitney, of the Colonial Ammunition _ Co., Ltd. They came as a present from Mr P. Oaworth Musters, of Anneslev Park, Nottingham. England. It is to he hoped that this will he a start in the acclimatisation of these valuable game birds in the Auckland province. Now that there is so much arable land in that district, the birds will have every chance of establishing themselves there. Mr Whitney intends breeding from these birds this year, and liberating a number next year. It is urged that special efforts should he made by the various Societies in the province to exterminate hawks. The Canterbury Acclimatisation Society is offering la per head for hawks, and the New Zealand Herald thinks that the Societies in the Auckland province should follow their example, and offer at least 6d per head for hawks till they are thinned cff a bit. They are very numerous just now throughout rural districts.

The meeting of Patea, Wanganui Charitable Aid Board, and of Wanganui Hospital Board, was held yesterday. The statement of approximate receipts and expenditure for ensuing year, showed receipts from all sources, including levies on local bodies, at the rate of Is 3d' in the £IOOO, were estimated to he £3678 7s Id, and the estimated expenditure £2073 3s 7d. It was decided to fix the rate at Is 3d in the £IOOO. Mr Robert Aldworth wrote requesting the advice ot the Board as to the proper course he should pursue with regard to £IOO he had collected for establishment of a hospital somewhere on the Mam Trunk line. Mr Aldworth said that the Taihape Chamber of Commerce had informed him that the money should be paid to it for the proposed cottage hospital.—Resolved that a copy of the Board’s decision re this hospital be forwarded to Mr Aldworth.

At the inquest yesterday at Palmerston on the body of Wililam MeGonagle, the depositions of the deceased, which were taken on Tuesday, were read by Sub-Inspector O’Donovan, as follows; “About a quarter to eight on Saturday evening last I was putting a railway jigger into a van which was standing on the Main Trank siding at Marten. I pnt the jigger in from the station platform, and had jnst done so when an engine, a couple of carriages and another van backed into it with great force, and I was knocked down between the van and the platform. I knew that they weie going to shunt into my van. but I did not see the carriages and van actually approaching. Trotter, who was relieving me at Rata, had requested me to send him the jigger to come home to Marton on. Ido not think it was part of my duty to send the jigger. I did it to oblige Trotter. I do not know who was in charge of engine. The shunting was not done carefully. Sometimes there are a lot of, buffers broken there. I cannot say whether the shunter knew or not that I was in the van, nor whether the engine-driver knew it. I was doing porter’s work a month at Marton. I have been eight months tablet porter. I, was stooping when the accident happened.” The inquest was then adjionrned after formal evidence had been taken, in order that witnesses of the accident might give evidence.

The barque Hippolas was damaged to the extent of £2OO to £3OO by the, fire on the railway wharf, Wellington.

Mr O. H, lies, railway station master at Lincoln, Christchurch, has been -appointed to Feilding to fill the position rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr W. J. Morton. The enterprise of Mr S. R. Lancaster (president of the Manawatn A. and F. Association) in sending English Leioestors and Soutbdowns over the Main Trunk Line to the Waikato Show yesterday was rewarded by his winning three championships, ten firsts, and seven seconds.

The Town Olerk of Marton, has received the following telegram from Wirth Bros.We have no idea of cancelling our visit to Marton. We intend playing with the full company and we hope successfully so as to be able to include it in onr usual annual tour of New Zealand. We are arranging for water with the railway. A successful' garden party was held at the residence of Mrs Hammond, Waitohi, yesterday afternoon, the chief object being to raise money towards the funds of the Methodist Church. There was a large attendance, and the geests were highly pleased at their reception, and the care taken by the hostess and her helpers to make their visit enjoyable. Carl Francis Walker, clerk in the office of the Crown Prosecutor at Auckland, was charged in the Police Court yesterday with 23 forgeries totalling £416 beginning on July 9th, 1906, and ending last month. A statement by accused admitted all the charges, but with the object of obtaining hail he pleaded not guilty. On Monday evening Mr J. A. Better was elected President of Ohakune Chamber of Commerce, Mr Athy vice-president, and Messrs Lightband, MoLaughlan, Boyd, Coley and Littlewood an executive committee. The secretary was instructed to ascertain the exact date of the return of the Hon. T. McKenzie. It was decided to ask the Minister for Native Affairs to have meetings of the Native Land Board held at Ohakune ; also to ask the Bank of New Zealand to open a branch there. Yesterday at Mangaweka an accident happened to Messrs McGonnell, Grenside and Guy Dumbleton, as they were returning from the funeral of Douglas Dumbleton in a waggonette. When Mr Grenside was attempting to avoid a rough place in the road the seat, which had been raised to leave loom for the coffin, overturned and the occupants were thrown out. Mr Grenside was dragged some chains before he could stop the horses and was considerably bruised and cut. ' The others escaped more lightly. At the Supreme Court, Wanganui, the Waimarino case, Campbell v. King, a charge of libel, was concluded, and the verdict of the jury was that plaintiff had not proved that the letters referred to him. Judgment was for defendant with costs on the highest scale. In the case, McGuire v. Williamson, for slander, judgment was entered for £5 and costs on the lowest scale. A decree nisi was granted in the divorce case, Oloke v. Oloke, and Taylor,respondent and co-respondent not appearing.

The death of Mr gF. J. Smith, of Coates & Co., wel known for many years in Christchurch, occurred yesterday afternoon very suddenly on the Christchurch bowling green. Mr Smith was sitting on one of the seats on the green when he was seized with unconsciousness and died almost immediately. He had been in indifferent health for some time. The deceased gentleman was also a very early member of the St. Augustine Masonic Lodge, in which he held a number of principal offices at various times. He was also for a period District Grand Registrar under the English Constitution and also held other offices in the District Grand Lodge. The Cup final between Old Boys and Feilding will he played at Palmerston on Saturday. The Feilding team will consist of E. L. ,Mason, A. M. Ongley, W. H. McLean, A. E. Trevena, J. Power, O. Brennand, D. Ehtrustle, R. Oobbe, A. Moon, R. Prior, and K. Bartholomew. Under the District Association Sandon will meet Cheltenham, and Haloomhe plays Feilding B team at Feilding. Feilding B team will consist of R. O. Dunlop, H. Christmas, F. Sheppard, W. Edge, G. Hicks, P. P. Burnett, W. E. Chamberlain, W. Shirley, L. Lookhead, J. and R. Bradley. The match will be played on South Street resreve, commencing at 2.30.