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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9419, 15 April 1909, Page 4

Mr J. Woodbury, stationmaster at Longburn, baa been transferred to Obabune, and leaves Jon Friday for bis new home. In consequence of non-payment of subscriptions, no fewer than 169 subscribers to Napier Telephone, Exchange were out off yesterday. In nearly all cases default was, due to oversight. The number of boys and girls who have emigrated to Canada under the auspices of Dr. Barnardo’s Homes have now reached 20,976. Their outfit and travelling expenses amount to £lO each, and 98 per cent, of them are doing well, For Influenza take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails. Is Gd and 2s 6d-

'J Harry Dudley, a married man, a painter by ttade, was killed yesterday by a fall from a roof of a building at tlie Sugar Works, Chelsea, Auckland.

The Christchurch Press challenges ■Mr ®. E. Taylor, M.P, for Christchurch North, to resign his seat and offer himself for re-election on the Dreadnought issue. - Mr R. Thorne, representative of Maskelyne and Devant’s mysteries was in Marton to-day making arrangements for a performance at the Onera House on Saturday, the 24th inst. '

At Wellington Magistrate’s Court a yonng man named Frederick Armitage was committed for trial on a charge of stealing notes and cheques, totalling over £SO from the person of John Nelson at Wellington. At Wanganui Polioe Court yesterday, Kerr, John Jones, the prisoner who escaped from Wanganui gaol on Thursday last and was reoapturea the following day ;by Constable Lister of Mar ton, was sentenced to 48 boors’ bread and water.

At a meeting of Duncan branch of Lawrenoe-Roxburgh Railway League a motion was adopted asking Government to reconsider the decision in connection with suspension of work on the line. A public meeting of protect will be held next week. The Manawatn County Council yesterday favourably considered the suggestion of the Chairman to hire the Palmerston N, road roller for a short time experimentally, and directed the clerk to inquire what would be the hire per day. The Bulls Polo Club also propose to hire the roller to level the polo ground. The finals of the University tournament were played yesterday. In the combined doubles Jennings and Miss Grace (Canterbury) defeated Gower. and Miss Edwards (Otago). In the men’s doubles Jennings and Wilding (Canterbury) beat Bundle and Gower (Otago). The tennis championship cup therefore goes to Canterbury College.

At’: : Tail!ape Court yesterday, Thomas Shuts was fined 10s and costs for selling hop lager having more than 3 per cent, alcohol. W. J. Kuhtze, on three charges of supplying liquor in a proclaimed native area, was fined £lO on the first charge and £1 on each of the other two, and costs. His employee was also fined £5 and costs for taking beer into a proclaimed area.

Tbe Chairman of tb.e ManaWatu County Council stated yesterday chat for some years past a reduction had been made in the overdraft, and at present if the money due from the Foxtdn Borough Council, namely £340, the contribution of that body towards the cost of the Whirokino bridge, wer« in and the rates collected there would be no overdraft; that was to say as regards the general fund the County was out of debt. Mr G. W. >Bnssell, M. P,, who has been studying the condition of education says; “Speaking generally, my opinion is\ that in education New Zealand is of anything that I saw in Australia as regards~the liberality of the State to the rising youths of the country, and I believe that the effect of our advanced system will lie certainly to give New Zealanders a lead in almost every department where education comes into play. ” Th:-re is a probability of "the difference of opinion between Napier employers and fishermen being settled by an amicable arrangement, and the whole trawling fleet being shortly again put into commission. A meeting of "the Hawke’s Bay Fishermen’s Union,will be held tonight,, when the whole position will he discussed. Some 35“ men are affected by the trouble. Three of the largest trawlers are riot affected, and the catches from these boats are being used to meet the demand. Care has been also taken to maintain the trade witlj Wellington and other towns at a distance.

A settler writes: ‘Notwithstanding that danger signals have on the catting leading up to Mt. Stewart, it does hot prevent accidents occurring. A oar coming from Palmerston last week managed to go over the bank and settled in the wire fence below, without capsizing the car and fortunately for the driver he escaped unhurt. With the aid of a'£eam of horses and three or fonr men, for about half a day, the car was got baok on to the road apparently not much damaged. When will the drivers of these oars act with something like cantion? Referring to the recent training camps,* Colonel Tnson, a member of the Defence Council, speaking to a Herald representative, said: “A week s training every year is the least volunteers ought to get. At' Home the volunteers go into camp for eight days’ training, and they go in by brigades, so that we generally get between and 8000 in one camp, and can get very good work ont of them. Here we get very small camps and. a very short time in which to get any proper training In at all. Considering the limited training they get 1 consider the volunteers here are very efficient indeed. ”

Last night a meeting was held of the Feilding business people who are in favour of retaining the Wednesday half-holiday. There were present: Messrs ,j. W. Bramwell (in the chair), W. F. Bramwell, A. G. Walker, G. Spence, D. S, Thompson, :G. Short, E. W. Neal, H. Worsfold, Q. Townsend, A. Hart and F. -Chappell. A draft cyroular which had. been prepared by a committee, was read and approved of. It set out that a Saturday halfholiday would cause considerable inconvenience to the purchasing public, that it Feilding was to retain its position as a business atown, the people must vote for the Wednesday half-holiday, for in case Saturday was adopted it would result in the increase of the business of the neighbouring towns-at the expense of Feilding. It was pointed out that Auckland, Napier and Nelson had tried Saturday and had found it disastrous to business. It was asserted that the desire for the Saturday half-holiday was actuated principally by anticipated enjoyment at sports. It was stated that 50 businessmen would sign the circular. The poll bn tha question will be taken on the same day as the election for the Borongh Council. The cold wintry weather is now at baud, and ladies requiring coats andfurs should repair to the Bon Marche where they will find a grand selection of direct imported goods and Kaiapoi and Petone coats, Messrs Spence & Spence have also secured a London manufacturer’s sample set of fur necklets and steles which they are now selling 25 per cant, under present day values.*

A man was killed by a . collision with a tram last night at Auckland. He had in his pocket an old age pension certificate in the name of Murdoch McLeod. His age was about 70,

An Invercargill telegram states that Ellen Swanson, about 05 years of age, died suddenly at the bouse of Mary Jones last night. , The latter went to bed at hall-past seven, and, on rising this morning found Swanson lying dead on the kitchen floor. Heart disease is supposed to have been the cause.

J.'Arnst yesterday reached Dunedin at 6.21 p.m., reducing'the record of 14 hours Imin. put up by Humm on" January 17th by 1 hour 40 mins. He punctured a tyre on ' three occasions, but, with the exception of a delay of a quarter of an hour in one case, no time was lost.

The Otago Rugby Union vetoed a proposal from the Southland Union, inviting support in getting the New Zealand Union to reconsider footballers permanently disqualified for having played the Northern Union game.

✓A sensation was caused in Napier yesterday afternoon by the, news that Claude Cato,a well-known accountant and auditor, had shot himself in the passage at his office in Browning Street. He fired a Revolver shot through his head, and when being taken to the hosiptal. No reason is known for his act. Deceased, who was 46 years of age, leaves a widow and one child.

James Orr, a wharf labourer, went for a holiday to Lyttelton with his sweetheart yesterday, and evidently quarrelled with her. On returning to the city in the evening at ten o'clock he made.a row at the girl’s home in Falsgrave Street. A constable was called in and on * seeing the constable Orr. put a revolver to his temple and fired. His condition is critical. It is said Orr tried 1 three times to shoot the girl but the weapon missed fire. A largely attended- meeting held last night in Auckland under the auspices of the National Defence League carried the following resolution, proposed by Dr. Hope Lewis; — “That, while congratulating the Government on its desire to introduce a national system of defensive training as foreshadowed [in the Prime Minister’s speech on April 2nd, this meeting believes that nothing shoit of the univeusal compulsory training of the youth of this country can prove effective. ” A Timaro fisherman named Gundeson went ont in a motor boat at 4 a.m. yesterday alone, A mile past the . outer mole something went wrong, and a benzine explosion qcourred. The boat ' was set afire. Gnndeson threw water uselessly on the boat, but the sides began to burn. Gnndeson was driven to the bow, and was just about to jump into the water and swim ashore when another motor rescued him. The burning boat was taken in tow, but sank before the shore was reached. Gnndeson was badly burned about the hands and arms. 3§ln*reference to the criticisms of die "Chambers of Commerce Conference on the bankruptcy law and administration. Dr. Findlay informed a Post reporter that for the past weeks'he had been receiving suggestions on the subject from vanons quarters, and' he had been in co-operation with the Crown 'law office. He is considering which suggestion should be adopted. Already a good deal of material has been completed in preparation of draft amendments of the law to be submittpd to Cabinet fur consideration. The question of the administration of the Act is also being considered; An inquiry into the fire at the Farmers’. Co ; op. buildings at Timaru was held by the director a yesterday. Nothing definite was elicited except that every care was taken to extinguish all lights. Ay man employed as cleaner and caretaker saw <he last workers out, and went round after them. He suggested fire was thrown in through a broken window, but this was on the ground floor, and other evidence showed that the fire commenced on the third floor. Witness considered the fire was not accidental. The directors decided to offeir a reward of £SO for.information as to the origin, and £2OO for the conviction of the incendiary.

At the conference of delegates from the Chambers of Commerce in Wellington yesterday it was proposed “That it is unjustifiable to discriminate in the; matter of railway freights/between goods imported and thote produced in the Dominion.’* An amendment was adopted referring. the snbject to ■ the Parliamentary . Committee. Tt wps ' also .. resolved : “That it is desirable that shippers of grain and produce should be abllUb obtain Government certificates for accurate Tailing weights on payment of a fee not more than at i present charged for the certificates i which ;tbe Government now issue, i and which are ip* many cases nn- ] reliable; that further Representations i be mAde to the Railway Department i to ensure that railway empties are ( served by the. persons to whom they < are consigned.’’ ] • ' - ■ ’’ ' ( ======== l