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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9434, 3 May 1909, Page 4

The death is reported at Waipawa of John Barker, aged 70. He was regarded as the father of Liberalism in Hawke’s Bay. The body of Sirs Frost, who mysteriously disappeared about a week ago from Dargaville, was recovered in the creek on Saturday night. She left a letter stating that she intended to find a watery grave. A verdict was returned of suicide while temporarily deranged. An industrial agreement between employers and general Union was signed at Christchurch oa Saturday evening, and will be filed to-day. Details of the agreement will not be available till the document has been filed tor sanction by the Arbitration Oonrt, which will give it the force of. an award. The Dunedin police last night raided premises at 5 the corner of Walker and Princes Streets and arrested 33 Chinese taking part in Fan Tan on the basement floor. Not much money was secured the Chinamen making a grab for what was on the table when the police put in an appearance. A man named John Whifcford, supposed to be about 50 years of age, was found sitting dead in an outbuilding in Dunedin on Saturday. Deceased was well known as a bottle gatheier, and when hisgclothes were searched hank deposit receipts for £I3OO were found in them. Whitford, who had been a sufferer from heart disease, ia not known to have any relations in New Zealand,

Our Taihape correspondent writes :—The funeral of Mr George Fannin, who died after a few days illness, took place on Sunday afternoon. In the absence of the Vicar, Mr Tarrant officiated at the grave. A second funeral on the same afternoon also took place at the local cemetery, when Mr H. Bosher’s little daughter Phoebe, aged years, was buried. The service was also taken by a Lay Reader. A fire broke ont yesterday morning in Dwan Bros.’ premises, Willis Street. It originated in the kitchen of the portion Occupied by Woodward as a luncheon and fruit cafe. Damage was done by smoke and heat to the dining-room and the other portions of the building, bat the brigade getting quickly to work prevented a big blaze. Woodward’s stock was insured for £lB5 in the Yorkshire Office. He estimates his loss at £285. The building was insured for £IBOO.

Mr Ohas. Mclntyre, Rangiwahia, inserts a notice that he is a candidate for election to the Wellington Land Board. Mr Mclntyre is sound on the question, and as a Grown v tenant of fourteen years standing is folly conversant with]the various phases of Land Board business. He has served two terms on Kiwitea County Council, of which he is at present a member, and be is also Chairman of Rangiwahia branch of the Farmers’ Union. His experience is therefore such as to make him a valuable member of the Board.

At Mart on Court to-day before Messrs B. E. Bookett and O. Bawson, J’s.P., Arthur Hill was conrioted and fined fis, or 24 hours, lor drunkenness. Tbegfine was paid. A man named John Brown was sentenced to one month hard labour lor an indecent act and a similar penalty was imposed for resisting Oon stable Lister while in the execution of his duty. He was also convicted and ordered to pay 10s 6d, damage to the policeman’s shako, in < default one mouth's hard labour, the sentences to be concurrent.

‘There is a sort of disease ’prevailing in our life here,” remarked Bishop Npligan, when referring to the special value of voluntary work, at a meeting of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children, “that can only be described as ‘Government aiditis,’ because whenever anybody wants anything the cry is, ‘Why does not the Government do it?’” His Lordship predicted that presently we should not be allowed the use of our pocket-hand-kerchiefs without a special Act of Parliament. He believed in voluntary work, as being more valuable to the character of a nation than any morality or righteousness that was enforced by legislation. Would it net be better for him to a sovereign towards a worthy object than to be compelled to pay a sove-; reign'in rates?

The next: practice for the opera “Sorcerer” will be held oa Thursday evening next. The North Island branch of the Mephan-Fergnson Steel Pipe Company has received advice that the oompauy’s tend«r of £40,000 for the supply of steel pipes has been accepted by the South Australian State Government, pf!

The P-ev. Mr Mayer’s mission, on behalf of Barnardo’s Homes has been successful in Christchurch, £3OO having been already subscribed. for the new girls hospital at Ilford, and £IOO is hoped to be added so that two Christchurch beds will be endowed.

Sergeant Reginald Otter, of Ofcamatea Mounted Rifles, shot himself in his tent at Paparoa camp at midnight on Saturday. He had been in ill-health for some time. The jury at the inquest returned a verdict of suicide while temporarily insane.

A six-roomed wooden houee and outbuildings on the North West Belt at Ashburton, occupied by M. Margin, and owned by J. A. A. Carney, together with its contents were totally destroyed by fire during the absence of the family at Christchurch last evening The house was insured for £125 in the Loudon and Liverpool and Globe, the furniture for £6O in the National, Industries week in Christchurch is looked upon as a signal success. A large number of young and old, visited the factories, which were thrown open for public inspection, more especially on Saturday, and all that day and evening the streets were crowded with people inspecting the window displays of New Zealand made good. \ An Eltham telegram states that at a meeting of hettiera at Ngaire on Saturday night dissatisfaction was expressed at the present system of taxation on farms, and the following resolution was passed :—“That this meeting protests against the system of valuing unimproved laud and requests that the unimproved value be reduced by fifty per cent., the improved value to bo raised by that amount. It is hoped other districts will support the protest. ; Mr Hogg, "who visited the Waerenga experimental station on Saturday, stated that it is proposed to subdivide a portion of the estate into a number of leaseholds, each of an area of about 50 acres. Each tenant will have about 25 acres of orchard, 31 acres, for grass and general crops, and about four acres of vines. The wattle bark plantation is producing good results, about 150 tons of a value of over £3OOO haring been obtained druing the past season. The question of erecting a tannery in connection with the farm is now under consideration.

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