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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9418, 14 April 1909, Page 4

Cheltenham Rifle Club will fire for the McOorkindale Cup on Saturday. De Josselin, late accountant in .the Bank of New Zealand, has been sentenced in Sydney to nine months’ hard labour for embezzlement.

In the draughts championship Brodie is leading with 14 wins, Scott second with 9, Eh Hiker, the present champion, was defeated by Campbell, a youth of about 30.

A Dunedin wire states that Charles Howells, auctioneer at Invercargill for Wright, Stephenson, Co., was thrown from his trap and sustained fatal injuries. Some human remains, possibly those of a victim of the Penguin disaster, were washed ashore at Terawhiti on Saturday and were subsequently" interred by the police. The turbine plant being installed by the Yuloan Foundry of Invercargill at the Mataura Freezing Works (says the Ensign) will probably bo completed lay the end of the month. It is said to be the largest turbine plant south of Niagara Falls.

In the cricket match,. Cheltenham v. Bunnythorpe, played on Monday, Bunnythorpe scored 45 and 73 against Cheltenham 96. Victory thus rested with Cheltenham on the first innings. F. Elliott for Cheltenham made top score 38, and O. Burgess bowled well for Bunnythorpe, securing G wickets for 19 runs.

At the quarterly meeting of Methodist Kimboltou Circuit at Apiti, the Rev. J H. White in the chair, it was reported that the members number 53. The circuit stewards again had the pleasing duty of reporting an excess of income over expenditure, and that the deficiency having been reduced to £45, it had now been paid off by means of the special effort. Tho ; Chairman stated that of £IBO promised for paying off the debt on the parsonage and trust debts £l3O received.

A man named James Dawson was found dead in a stable at. Berwick on Monday night. A v copy of Walton’s “Complete Angler;” described as being of the first edition, published in London, 1653, was sold by auction in New York recently for 3900 dollars (£780). A meeting of representatives of University Colleges throughout New Zealand held in Wellington yesterday affirmed the principle of officers training colleges for Universities as outlined in the scheme issued by the Council of Defence. Through a transposition of figures in our report of the annual meeting of North Rangitikei Rifle Association, it was made to read ‘that the balance-sheet showed a credit balance of £Bl 8s 3J ; it should have been £8 18s 3d.

Mr Lloyd-George lately'stated that the money in currency (in banks and in the pockets of the people) in the United Kingdom amounts to £127,500,000. -Gold represents £100,000,000, silver £34,500000, and bronze £3,000,000.

A five-roomed house at Oriental Terrace, Wellington, owned by John Launder and occupied by H. O. Young was destroyed by fire last evening. The house was insured for £650 in the South British, and the contents for £l5O in the United Assurance.

A telegram was received in Auckland yesterday from Birtles, the cyclist, who left Auckland at 1.80 p.m. on Saturday in an attempt to cycle to Wellington in 73 hours. The message was put. in at Taibape at 1.45 p.m., and read: “Arrived Taihape. Rivers flooded. Had to swim. Came via Tauno to Tokaanu. ”

A notice is gazetted extending the boundaries of the Hauraki mining district to the Urewera County, covering about 656,000 acres known as the Urewera District Native Reserve, which is now open for mining. Miners’ rights will be issued on payment of a fee of 10s annually, and no person will be allowed to prospect tor minerals without a license. A fire at Stratford at midnight gutted the shops of O. E. Hyde, bootmaker, and Coles, mnsic warehouse. The stock of S. Fahey, tobacconist, adjoining, was damaged by smoke and water. The insurances on the buildings, which were owned by B. S. Cole, of Auckland, are £4OO in the United. Hyde’s stock and fittings £395 in the Sun, Fahey’s stock, furniture and fittings £2OO in the Sun. Cole’s insurance is not known to the local manager. On Friday morning, during the artillery defence manoeuvres in Auckland, the skipper of the tug detailed to keep the line of firing clear of shipping, signalled that the occupants of a fishing craft declined to leave the way clear, and told the artillerymen to “get their heads read.” Later in the day, the same people gave the same trouble again, says the Herald, bnt the prompt firing of a gun changed their point of view with magical rapidity.

The conference of New Zealand Chambers of Commerce opened yesterday. Mr W. G. Dnthie, Chairman, welcomed visiting delegates and outlined the business to he considered and expressed the opinion that the conference would end on Thursday. Mr D, J. Nathan brought forward a motion expressing approval of Government's offer of a Dreadnought. The motion was received with applause and discussion deferred till afternoon. A lengthy dicsussion took place in criticism of the graduated tax.

Trouble has occurred in the Napier fishing industry, owing to the men engaged on trawlers notifying employers that they desired to be paid wages instead of working on the share system. The recent award of the Arbitration Court adopted the wages system out and stated that the men might continue to work on shares of they desired. At a meeting fo the men it was decided not to continue on shares, and as the owners of thee trawlers consider it impossible in the present state of the industry to pay wages, seven of the trawlers are now idle. Three others worked on the wages system are not affected. ■

During the rain on Sunday at Oringi camps the men busied themselves digging trenches round their tents, while the Highlanders heroically slaved at A long deep trench, which was used as the main conduit of a storm-water drainage system for the camp. Is was a great sight. Rain was falling in sheets, and to have worked out there with clothes on simply meant utter discomfort for the men, and ruin for their clothes. So the clothes came off, and tying their waterproof sheets round their middles, the petticoated company achieved what was perhaps the most arduous feat of the campaign.

Referring to his race against Fogwell, Whelch said: “It was hard going for the first mile and a half. I did not know what Fogwell could do. I thought it was going to be a pretty hard go, but that if I could hold him for half the distance I was. right. He led me by half a length for a mile aud a quarter, but I was digging them in pretty hard, and feeling as fit aa a fiddle. I was level at the mile and a half, and then he seemed to tire. No, I did not reckon anything on the position,” he said, and if I had won the toss I believe I would have taken the outside position. The water all the way was everything that could be desired.”

As the result of a meeting of Wanganui College Old Boys on Monday, over 300 have signed the following memorial to the Government “We, the undersigned Old Boys of Wanganui College, of divers political views, unite in thanking the Government for the steps already taken towards putting the defences of the country in order. We thoroughly approve the spirit prompting the offer of a Dreadnought made by you, and we strongly urge the Gov< eminent to commence an organisation which wil! enable c a system of universal military training as the only fair and efficient way of defending the country, to he instituted in New Zealand as soon as possible. We assur • you of our hearty support in any such system yon may bring in.”

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A party from Mannnni made an ascent of Ngaurnboe daring the holidays and report thatj the voolano is still in an active state, and is belchjug tforth columns'- of black smoke and occasionally showers of stones. a dull rumbling noise is also to be beard ou tjie monntain. A strong effort is being made to have the Arnst-rWebb world’s championship rowed at Abaroa. It is understood, that it is merely a question of monetary inducement. The people of Akaroa have guaranteed a certain sum. It is believed the decision will depend on the allowance, if any, the Union Steam-i ship Company may make per head for passengers carried. Among the arrivals by the Ruapehu are a number of young felows who have been for a couple of years labouring in Canada, doing general farm work, bnshfelling and so on. They appear to be a desirable class of immigrant and have come into this district intending to strike out in to the back country where they are hopeful of getting work. They liked Canada and did very well there but found the winter too severe.

The celebrations in connection with the Wanganui Collegiate School were continued yesterday afternoon, when, in beautiful weather and in the presence of a large number of Old Boys, present boys and friends of the school, the foundation stone of the new school buildings was laid by His Excellency the Governor, Lord Blanket. Wanganui Old „Boys have subscribed £2OOO towards the cost of buiding a new chapel foe the school. It was proposed at yesterday’s Socialist Conference in Wellington that the Conference could only subscribe to the principles of compulsory arbitration in labour disputes as a remedy against the evils of the capitalist system when the Statute included such factors of reform as would lead ultimately to the economic and social emancipation of the wealth producers by the organisation of labour and capital. After considerable discussion the Conference reaffirmed the clause regarding arbitration at present standing in the constitution.

At the inquest at Christchurch on William O’Oonuell, the rider of Stronghold in the Kildare Hardies on Monday* the evidence of Edward Soonllear, rider of Snip in the same race, was to the effect that Stronghold failed to rise at the last hurdle and fell in front of Snip and rolled over deceased. Snip struck Stronghold also and fell and rolled on the deceased. The reason Stronghold did not rise at the hardle was that he seemed to be tiring. Medical evidence showed that extensive cerebral hsemorrhage existed. A verdict of accidental death web returned. O’Connell’s body will be sent to Feildin& for interment.One specialty on the Moa Flat Estate, which has recently been cat up, says the Tapanui Courier, that has succeeded admirably is sugar beet. The seed was secured from the Governmennt Agricultural Department, and roots sent to Wellington were pronounced exceedingly rich in sugar, containing a larger quantity of saccharine matter than any other plants reared to date in New Zealand. No manure is required for sugar beet, and it is of considerable value as a fodder plant. The beet is easily grown, but until a railway reaches Moa Flat it is not policy to grow the plant for export. Referring to the Government retrenchment to the Auckland Herald states that one prominent official received notice of his dismissal over the telephone, Jacd another head of a Department received only three hoars’ gnotice, which he promptly declined to accept Another Civil servant, who had not yet reached the limit, was dismissed on the last day of the month, but made it so hot for those responsible that he has been reinstated. In the big wooden buildings Civil servants may be seen whispering their alarm in couples or groups, and trying to find out how the classification puzzle' will work out now that the Board’s conclusions have been tossed to the winds by the mixing up of Departments. Mr A. K. McGregor, Marton’s old established saddler, has just imported one of the latest horse cover machines which was found necessary in order to meet the increasing demand in this special line of business—the manufacturing of horse and cow covers. Already Mr MoQregor has turned out an exceptionally large number of covers and the introduction of this new appliance has enabled him to complete orders with the utmost promptness. The machine does its work well and the material used is imported direct from the leading Home merchants. In general lines of saddlery Mr McGregor always has a stock that gives the best satisfaction, and getting these goods direct from the Home warehouses enables him to place them before his customers at prices that are reasonable. Intense indignation is felt in volunteering circles relative to the bungle which occurred in connection with the transport of troops to and from Mt. Somers, where the Easter manoeuvres were held, and Lieut - 001. Smith, M.L.0., in command of the Infantry Battalion, has sent the following telegrams to the Government:—“Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Ward, Wellington. Treatment troops Easter manoeuvres by railway officials here disgraceful. In interests Defence force I have wired Minister Railways asking for an enquiry, and trust you will support application as Minister of Defence.”—“Hon. J. A. Millar, Minister Railways, Wellington. Treatment troops Easter manoeuvres by railway officials here disgraceful. My complaints refer to Traffic Manager, Stationmaster and Uhief Traffic Clerk. lu interests Defence force I ask for enquiry as to management of traffic and discourtesy of these officials. Am Wiring Premier, as Minister of Defence, on the matter.” Mr Miliar is absent from Wellington but the Prime Minister has assured Colonel Smith that he will - look into the matter on his return. A word in season about hats. You may be wanting one soon. Wo keep good hats. Hats that fit. Hats that suit yonr appearance. Our Black Flexible Hats don’t fade or bulge in at the top. Our cash prices are very keen. We shall be pleased to show you our new shapes when in Foiling. Neal, cash clothier, Feilding.* FOR SCOUR. IN OALYES sheep, pigs and horses, use ‘‘YERMOOINB. ” Unequalled for all internal parasitic diseases of stopk. Destroys stomach worms, intestinal worms, aud lung worms. Unsurpassed i>u ail cases nf diarrhoea affecting young : animals. Obtainable from Brice, Broad & 00., Ltd., Marten.

Cabinet has voted £BSO for New Zealand’s reresentatiou at the Sydney, rifle meeting. 2 .

■Gisborne reports that five- occn- • pants of one of the local hotels are suffering from ptomaine poisoning, supposed to be due to takiug tinned peaches. They we e confined to bad * yesterday but are now improving. : The patient who escaped a fortnight ago from Seachff Asylum, was recaptured on Monday night, but while being conveyed back to the institution yesterday, he jumped off the train, and is stiil at large. Mr Bastin, engineer to the Kairanga County Council, mentions that tenders for road work are about 25 per cent, cheaper this year than last. This he attributes partly to the fall of 50 per cent. Jin the price of oats and more to the slackness of work.

In the University tournament at Wellington, the ladies hookey match, Victoria College v. Otago University, ended in a draw, each side scoring two goals. Victoria College Rugby team defeated a team from three other Colleges by 13 points to* 3. The Mauawatu Gorge bridge at Ashhurst is rapidly approaching completion. The whole of the bridge is now decked, the last span with jarrah as an experiment. The approaches, wheel-guards, and handrails have yet to be finished, but the structure will be complete within a month. No action has yet been taken to clear the road through the Gorge, and it is still impassable for all but pedestrians.

Rabbitors engaged ’ trapping rabbits in the Masterton district are meeting with unusual success, says the Ago. One trapper last Wednesday afternoon and night secured no less than one hundred and twenty three rabbits. As they are paid at the race of eightpenoe per pair, the work, though laborious, is certainly lucrative.

Mr O. W. Hurscnouse, Engineer-in-Ohief, and Mr Robinson, District Engineer of the Roads Department, who have been retired under the Superannuation Act, were entertained at a dinner by the staff of the Department. Mr Huisihonse was presented with a purse of sovereigns and Mr Robinson with an • illuminated address.

Auckland Presbytery discussed a proposal by the Rev. Mr Miliar, expressing disapproval of the practice recently instituted of closing the mails for the South on Sunday evening, involving what he declared was unnecessary work for Post Office employees. The matter was referred to the committee on public morals with; authority to approach the PostmasterGeneral on the subject. Preliminary arrangements for thevisit of a football team from Sydney" University have been made by the N. Z. University Committee. The Sydney team will come over in September aud play two matches with the N.Z. University at Dunedin and at Christchurch. Thera will be amatch with the Otago University at Dunedin and one with Victoria College at Wellington, If possible the visitors will also play Auckland Universtiy College at Auckland. *

The Native Land Court has to deal with various applications at times. The other day at Gisborne a Native appeared and wanted an injunction restraining a Maori lady from again entering into the bonds of matrimony with a European. It was alleged that she had already been married four times, and the Natives thought she was too old to again make the venture. It was asked that trustees be appointed to manage her affais. The matter was held over untii the question of herr ability to manage her pwu affairs was inquired into.

A good many mouths ago the Education Department was expected to commence to provide miniature rifle ranges in every important school, throughout the country, but the scheme seemed to fall through. Itwas discovered that to establish sale ranges of the pattern usually in use in England would mean very great expense, and the department’s, officers kept ou Inquiring and planning; in the hope of evolving somethiug. cheaper but just as safe and effective. They have fortunately struck the right idea, which comes from New*" South Wales. The ranges in use for cadets in that State: have the usual; cardboard target in a wooden box, with an iron plate behind. The important feature which makes the range safe, and all but ** fool-proof, 1 * is at the firing point. The boys lie prone—the usual position for shooting—and between them and the target are four upright battens arranged in a square. The rifle barrel has to be placed between them, and although they allow plenty of range for the exercise of skill in sighting the target, they will not permit the rifle to move all round the compass. A model of the range has been made to scale by the Technical School carpentry pupils, and will be exhibited to cadet ‘ officers shortly.—New Zealand Times.

Referring to the statement made at the Chambers of Commerce meeting in Wellington that Government was partly responsible for the financial stringency owing to its having . borrowed locally, Sir Joseph Ward stated last night that during the past 12 months the Government had only borrowed from the pnblio in New Zealand between £90,000 and £IOO,OOO. That had been unsolicited, while in the meantime the Government had brought a very large sum of outside money to the country. The Advances to Settlers Department had lent out in cash nearly two millions, though he had not the actual figures. At the same time, the Government had lent £350,000 to local bodies, making the total considerably over two millions. He had within the last sis weeks refused Australian money, amounting in one sum to £350,000, which was offered for investment in New Zealand at 4 percent. In addition during the coming mouth the sum of £335.000 had been arranged for in New Zealand at 4 per cent. *

At a meeting of the Christchurch Presbytery yesterday the Rev. J. T. Reid brought under the notice of the Presbytery the decision of the North Canterbury Education Board in regard to teaching religion in schools during school hours., He said theKaiapoi School Committee has been approached with a view of having school hours reduced hy half an hour a week, so that religions teaching could he given. The Board had definitely decided that 25 hours’ secular instruction should be given, and that no religious instruction should he given from the opening to the close of school. This had caused the cessation of many classes h;vld in many of the schools of the -district. It was resolved to protest against the • action of the Boa:d.