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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9433, 1 May 1909, Page 4

The Appeal Court on Friday reserved ijudgmeut in the case of Miles v. Hussey. Owing to the high price of flour the Eltham bakers have raised the price of bread to 8d per four pound loaf cash, and 9d booked. Wellington Trades and Labour Council has resolved to exclude from its meeting the reporters of the “capitalistic” press—whatever that may he. Its working as a political soeret society will therefore be assured.

A young woman named Edith McLeod was admitted to Gisborne hospital last evening suffering from a bullet wound on the right breast. She comes from the Motu district, and admits having shot herself with a pea rifle. Jealousy is said to have been the cause.

The British Museum, on Friday, January Btb, attained the 150th anniversary of its opening. It is said that there are twenty-five miles of bookshelves in the Museum, and in the printed books department, which is the largest in the Museum, there are about two million volumes. The annual increase of volumes under the Copyright Act is roughly 50,000 volumes.

At tiie annual meeting of the Taranaki Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Association yesterday the Directors’ report showed that the nett insurances increased during the year from £186,914 to £194,103. The policies in force numbered 772, and the premium income increased by £llO, and the cash reserve by £8691 2s Od. Fire losses during the year amounted to £l5O, as against £775 in the preceding year.

The total subscriptions to date for the establishment of a cottage hospital in Taihape amount to £922 9s 9d. The proviso of the Board was that at least £6OO should he subscribed before April :Ist. With subsidy the amount collected will provide the handsome sum of £2029, The district is to he heartily congratulated on the energy of those who have taken the matter up and the liberal response they have received

In another coin mo will be round notifications relating to tbe partnership entered into by Measrs-Manning and Warwick as butchers in Broadway, Marton. Mr Warwick is anew arrival from the Old Country, who has bad long experience in the meat trade, and he has joined Mr Manning in his old-established business. Last evening the firm had’a most attractive display of meat and the window was tastefully decorated with small goods which would do credit to any of the city shops.

Mr H. J. Matthews, chief forester, died at Auckland on Wednesday, and the Lands Department has lost one of its most valuable servants. The deceased joined the service? as chief forester eleven years ago. Formerly he was the proprietor of a large nursery garden at Mornington, Dunedin. His work under the State was connected with the important operations of reafforestation. First he established State nurseries in various parts of the country, and then carried out a valuable work on tree planting in New Zealand. Mr Matthews was taken ill about Easter, and was operated upon a fortnight ago, but never rallied. He was fortyseven years of age, and leaves a widow, who is at present in Auckland.

The inspectors for Nelson Education Board, in the course of their report, says: “We would advise the junior members of the profession to be very choice with the tone of their own English, as their modes and turns of expression are constantly before the children as models, and we have too frequently been surprised at the teaoher’s mispronunciation of certain words selected from the children’s reading books. We should not consider it beneath the dignity of youthful teachers to be frequently found consulting a standard dictionary.” The English of the inspectors themselves is hardly above criticism: “Choice with the tone of” should have been blue pencilled.

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The Jlon . salvage expedition has arrived at Christmas Island. Nows has been received by the syndicate and is is understood to confirm she report that the ißon has disappeared. M r Clement Wraggo states that the niubra of an approaching disturbance is uoyp overreaching the {SouthWestern coastline of the Dominion, The storm will probably prove severe south from .Nelson. '

At a meeting of committee of Feilding Cricket Club las.t evening, Mr G. Bartholomew, chairman, the secretary reoprted a good credit balance. It was decided to have the ground top-dressed, also to request Mr Harding to lay Out an oval.

The enrolment forms for Defence Rifle Club at Feilding have been signed by 24 persons, the youngest of whomjjia 33, oldest 58, the average age being years. Nineteen*applicants have had three or more years service, eight lesser periods, and 15 have not been under arms.

Taihape reports the death of Mr George Fannin, late chief clerk in Lands Office at Inveroarg'll. Deheld a record of 32 years Government service, and only retired last March. He went to Taihape last Saturday to settle down with his second son, and was , stricken with pneumonia. He died yesterday, aged 68. , Percy Hardie, sou of Mr Hardie, of the firm of Hardie Brothers, left Waimai this morning in company with a friend named Upton, to shpot game. Upton got off the buggy and Hardie drove a short distance. Upton followed the buggy, which he found overturned, and Hardie underneath dead, his death having evidently been caused by a oapsize. The dispute between a firm of fish merchants and their cuttermen at the Bluff, whioh'haa been in progress during the past week, has not yet been settled. Recently » man left the steamer Tokomam, and started fishing in the cutter Rurnhan. In the small hours this morning he was assaulted aboard the cutter by four men so that he had to be treated by a doctor. The police are inquiring. The London correspondent of the Post is indignant at statements in the English press that prices are high in New Zealand and says:— “As a matter of fact, the New Zealander, accustomed to live on a certain scale in New Zealand, will find it quite impossible to obtain in England the same quality in either food or clothing for the same money "that he pays in New [Zealand.” The correspondent must, we fear, either be very ignorant of the state of affairs in New Zealand or in England.

* A meeting waa held last evening in Marten Borough Council Chambers to consider the formation of a Debating Society. The chair was occupied by Mr J. J. McDonald and there was a "good attendance considering that the Flower Show was a counter attraction. It was decided to form a"society to be called the Marton Literary and Debating Society. The following officers were elected : President, Mr Parnell; "Vice-Presi-dents, Messrs Collins and Bush ;'Secretary and Treasurer, Mr Cameron; committee,Messrs Williams, Williamson and O. P. Cooke. It was resolved that the subscription for the half session should be 2s 6d, and that the first meeting be held nest Friday, the subject for debate to be advertised later. A membership of about sixty is assured.

Mr Hogg, interviewed last night, expressed himself in favour of a railway between Tauranga and Te Puke being constructed as early as possible. Ho said the line was sure to pay at once. In referring to the financial stringency he said that affairs in the colony were on the turn, and he was convinced that the money market would shortly be easier than it had been daring the last two or three years. With regard to labour he intended to keep workers as fully employed as the colony could afford. He did not think there would be anything ,in the shape of severe distress dnripg the approaching winter. He favoured native land being dealt with in an effective manner as soon as possible, and also considered that main arterial roads should be made before bush land was thrown on the market, thus saving a great deal of suffering on the part of settlers. Rather an ingenious defence was AuoklandJPolice Court on Tuesday by a man who was cha.ged with driving a vehicle round a corner at more than a walking pace. Defendant, who spoke with French mannerisms, said he bad stopped momentarily at the corner. The by-law forbade the trotting of a horse ronnd the corner, bat, he contended, it did not forbid starting to trot at the corner, as he had done. Defendant cross-examined the constable and sergeant who gave evidence against him, with a view to showing that as they had been in conversation, be might have pulled up momentarily when they did not see him. The Bench was unsympathetic, and inflicted a fine of 5s and costs Defendant said he could not pay, Sub-Inspector Hendrey said the procedure would be by distress. Defendant: “ Then all my property will belong to my wife, and I will go to ' gaol. ” ’ ‘ ‘ The amount of bash suitable for milling purposes in Westland, and which will still take years to out oat, is surprising,’ ’ said a member of the Timber Oomroissiou to a Wei lington reporter. “I was Impressed more with the future prospects of the tlmbvr supply in Westland than the prseent. Circumstances at the present time render “ the profitable working of the great timber forests a very difficult task. Each year will diminish the supply of available timber in other parts of the Dominion now in competition with Westland, with the result that the latter district must eventually benefit and with the completion of the Midland railway, Westland’s supplies will be brought more into touch with the markets of the South. Island. Not only this, but the probable revival of the mining industry in Westland will make a difference to the mills. The timber on the West Coast is certainly of a better class than what is to bo found at the present time in Southland.”

Dress and Costume making at the Eon Marchs, Feilding. Here ‘you can depend on getting perfect fitting well-made garments ad moderate cost. Messrs Spence and Spence have a good selection of all fashionable fabrics, and ,qnote keen prices for all garments made to order.*

Warm Tweed Overcoats 25s fid, 29s fid, 82s fid to 47s fid. Latest Styles. Reliable Oilooats riding cut 14s fid, 19s fid, 3os fid. Warm Striped flag?, large siae, fis lid, 7s lid, 11s fid. Largo Waterproof Trap Bugs lls fid, 13a fid, 15a fid. Keal. Cash Clothier, Feilding.*

Alfred James Berry ii jiwlted Registrar of Births, Marriages, and Deatiis at Hunterviile.

Mr Buddo, Minister of Public Health, and Drs. Finch and Upkanu. visited the tw,o■ lepers on Quail Island yasteruay, Both paueats* have improved, under the Ntutin treatment, and they appear to be as comfortable as is possible in their unfortunate condition.

, At Auckland yesterday Mr Dyer, S.M., heard a charge against J. R. Lang, of Maiigere, of obstructing a stock inspector in the performance of his duties. Lang had driven from the saleyards at Otabnhq a number of rams which the Inspector desired to inspect. Too Magistrate decided that the general powers of inspectors included that - referred to in the charge, and imnosed the minimum fine of £2.

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