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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9441, 11 May 1909, Page 4

Up to the present 69? motor cyo'es and 49 motor cara have been registered by the Masterton Borough Council. The channels of Rabbit Island and the vicinity have been dragged for traces of the missing occupants of the canoe, bat anavaiiingly so far.. A youth aged i4i£ years,, named Dennis Richard Dane, who was remanded at Nelson till Saturday, was charged with an outrage on a child aged 6% in a paddock at Stoke., The girl is too ilil to appear for some days. Mr Kaugi Marnmarn, Sanitary Inspector to the Kurnhanpo Maori Council, after a successful tour through the district, is now on the track of a noted Maori woman tohnnga, who, he- believes, is now practising at Onepuhi. He Is expected to arrive there to-morrow. A Foxton correspondent writes:— “On Tuesday Mr W. Ross offered to his scutchers a contract at 23s per ton for scutching and pressing. On Wednesday they informed Mr Ross that they wore not prepared to accept less than 28a. As the price offered to Mr Ross was only £lB 10s Wellington he could not see his way to pay the award rate and will hence close his rail! down at the end of the preseent month.' 1

It is expected in about six weeks or so the Wellington crematorium will be ready for use. The charges against M. Moynihan, hotelkepeer, at Shannon, have been dismissed by the Palmerston Magistrate. Defendant was charged with attempting to influence an election at the Licensing election, and with handing him an imitation ballot paper. A Christchurch paper reports that at Lyttelton the police are accumulating sn arsenal of wespons confiscated fvom the small boys of the town. One little girl is stated to have baa a button shot off her boot by a pea-rifle bullet which strayed through a hole in a galvanised iron fence. A somewhat nnusual scene was noted by a representative of the Wairarapa Age, when visiting a local smithy a few days ago, viz., two smiths, whose ages are, respectively, 65 and 73 years, toiling hard at the same anvil, the one striking for the other.

At Palmerston yesterday a Christchurch tailor whose agent altered a suit for a customer was fined £2 with costs 10s. The Inspector of Awards said the case was of great Importance to the tailors of Palmerston, as if defendant was allowed to make suits to order and alter them to fit it would be doing tailors out of their legitimate business. An elderly witness, giving evidence in the Supreme Court in Wellington, was so affected by the dignity of his position that he persisted, in spite of their modest disclaimers, in addressing both counsel as “Your Worship.” He was asked if be was prepared to deny what another eyewitness would say. “Yea, I will bear out whatever he says, though I may be wrong.” The loungers were much amused. Mr D. Foster, formerly in the employ of Mr A. F, Sharpe, Marten, has commenced business on his own account in Hunterville, as a saddler and harness maker. Mr Foster has had considerable experience in the business, both in Australia and New Zealand. The horse and cow cover season is now in full swing, and as the material used for such is of the best quality, Mr Foster anticipates a fair share of the farmers’ support. Our Rongotea correspondent writes The Rongotea Quadrille Assembly have decided to open their season this week. Music will bo provided byMrMcMinn, of Palmerston North. The Assembly will be under the superintendence of Mr H. Niohol. A meeting was held by a number of oribbage players at Rongotea on Saturday evening re the formation of a Oribbage Club. The opening match will be arranged at an early date. Fredk. Bradley and Ernest James McCartney were charged at Auckland Police Court, with' breaking and entering the shop of William Waller, of Taumarunui. They stole watches, brooches, etc., valued at£loo. James King was charged with having received the jewellery knowing’ ft was stolen, and William Tatton charged with receiving watches, etc., valued at £lO, the property of Waller, knowing the same to have been dishonestly obtained. Accused were remanded for a week; Tatton being admitted to bail In one surety of £IOO and two of £SO each.

In the opinon , of tfae'F armors’ Union Advocate, the horticultural portion of the Mbmohabi experimental farm should not ba sold, but remain in charge of the Government Biologist (Mr T. W. Kirk)’for experimental purposes. The Advocate also thinks it will be a great mistake if the chemistry division of the Agricultural "Department is r not attached to the experimental part. ‘‘The chemical division began under the eye of Mr Gilruth, and was for many years in the same building as his office; but the evolution of time has brought it into tonoh with the farmers, and so remain. If it goes to the Stock Department it will gradually be alienated from farmers’ work, and its benefits forgotten.” In connection with- the railway accident at Danuevirbe whereby a Maori was killed, later particulars give the victim’s name !aa Johnny Kuiti, a well known native living at Tahoraite. Kuiti was walking along the line on his way home, and when going down a catting near the Tamaki stream bridge, the train, which was five minutes late, overtook him and ran oyer him before he had a chance to save himself. It 1 was quite dark when the accident occurred, and the driver on feeling a bump applied the brakes and the guard went back and found the body which was terribly mangled. The body was taken to Tahoraite pah where a large tangi will ba held. Deceased was a married man, about forty years of age and leaves a wife and two children. The sensational denouement which has followed the latest escapade of Amy Bock has excited very general feeling of admiration for the remark able cleverness of the woman. Already InTJmsru, says the Post, there are youthful’ emulators of “Percy ’Carol Redwood. ” The other evening two young girls dressed 1 themselves in “male attire,” and wandered forth, presumably in quest of unsuspicious and eligible young’ladies. A gentleman friend, learning of their prank, assumed the role of Detcetive Hunt, and hurrying after the girls, informed’ them, in a theatrical voice, that the game was up, and asked them to accompany him to the station. The masqueraders, however, were not prepared to accept their fate so philosophically as their heroine did, and with hearty screams they rushed away to the ; seclusion of their home.

i Replying to a deputation in Auckland the other day, Mr Hogg was ! enthusiastic over a proposal that a railway 1 should be built between Tauranga and Te Fake. To his kindly eye snob a railway appeared to be very desirable. It onght to be built, and h© was certain that it “would pay at once.” Now we have Mr R. McKenzie assuring the people of Tauranga that a iine between Tauranga and Te Puke “would never,pay, ” “While I am Minister for Public Works,’’ he added, with an emphasis heavy enough to suggest that his words were aimed at his colleague, “I have no intention of starting st railway between Tauranga and Te Puke.” It begins to appear that a large part of the time of Ministers will require to be devoted to contradicting Mr Hogg.—Dominion. FOR SCOUR IN OALYES sheep, pigs and horses, use ‘ ‘ VERMOOINE. ” Unequalled for all internal parasitic diseases of stock. Destroys stomach worms, intestinal worms and lung worms. Unsurpassed in all oases nf diarrhoea affecting young animals. Obtainable from Brioe, Broad & 00,, Ltd., Marton.

Mrs Dive, wife of Mr JDJve, M.P. for Egsnont, diet? in a private hospital at Hew Plymouth of beast com* plaint on Friday. A little sill named Ivy Matthews, six years old, was admitted' to Falmerston hospital from Bulls on Saturday pottering from a broke" thigh. Sheris making satisfactory progress. A thirteen-months old child,named Hannah, was knocked down by a train at Toi Toi Valley yesterday and sustained a fracture of the skull The child i<s making favour--able progress. As it will be most inconvenient for Sir Joseph Ward to leave New Zealand e« *as to be present at the Imperial Conference on Defence to be held in England in Jtily it has been suggested that either Mr McNab or Sir William -Russell should represent the Dominion. The petition against the return of Mr Kaihan for the Western Maori electorate is being heard- at Hamilton before Justices Edwards and Cooper. -Many Irregularities are alleged to have taken place. Polling places were altered andjjvoting papers were returned without the names of the candidates.

g Mr James Christie, publisher of the Brnce Herald, is in receipt of a writ claiming £2OO damages-for publishing a libel on Mr RobertgHewitson, farmer, of Lovell's Flat.” Daring the county elections in November last a letter was inserted . in tbe Bruce Herald, and signed “Crichton Riding Ratepayer,” and part of this will be the subject of the suit. At a meeting of the Canterbury Automobile Association last night it was decided to offer £lO reward for evidence leading to the conviction of the person, if a motorist, responsible 'for the recent accident near Ashburton, whereby a road overseer was knocked off bis bicycle and left on the road unconscious and badly injured. It is allpged a motor car caused tbe accident,

Yesterday at Haloombe, Detective Quirke arrested a woman named A. E. Gardiner on a charge of alleged theft of a hand hag containing agold ring and cash of a total value of £l2, the property of Mrs J. Buchanan, Napier. Accused and Miss Buchanan were passengers in the train on April 29th between Napier and Dannevirke, when the theft is alleged to have taken place. Accused was employed in the hotel at Halcombe as oook and waitress. The missing property was recovered by Detective Quirke. The return of the hemp and tow graded for export during April shows a decline for the period endecs April 30th of 49,425 bales, compared with the quantity graded during the twelve months ended April 30th last year. The actual figures for the twelve months are 74,356 bales, as against 123,781 for the previous year. The ohiet hemp expert reports that the .'quality of hemp last mouth showed a falling off to the extent of 10 per cent, in good fair grade. The quality of tow was well maintained.

Dunedin Hospital and Charitable Aid Board has secured a Tsite of 80 acres. two miles south of Palmerston for a consumptive sanatorium. The cost is about £IOOO, and there are bnildings bn the ground which will fit into the plans of the complete building. |Snffioient acompjtodation will be provided to answer Southland requirements, as well as those of Otago. It is also intended to provide paying patients with spearate accommodation. It is hoped to make the institution selfsupporting from revenue-paying, patients, keeping cows, etc. At monthly meeting of Foxton Harbour Board yesterday, there were present: Messrs Gower (chairman), Nash and Wood (Palmerston), Gardener (Levin) and J. G. Wilson (Manawatu County OouuCil). It was decided to alter time and date of meeting to fourth Wednesday! n each month at 7.45 p.m. Mr Nash gave notice of motion releasing sections at the Heads, granting a seven years lease of same, and not more than two sections to beheld by one lessee. It was decided that the members of the Board 4 hire a launch and make an inspection of the river from, the wharf to the Heads. Accounts amounting? to £l9 14s were passed for payment.

In connection with the proposed level crossing at Pipae Street, Marto'n Junction, the Railway Department appears to have misunderstood the arrangement arrived at by Mr Millar, when he was interviewed by a deputation. The arrangement was that the Department should do all the work between the railway fences, and, therefore, Eangitikei Council was surprised to receive a letter stating that the Council would have to pay £9O towards that work. In reply to a telegram from Mr Newman, M.P., the Minister for Railways has stated that the Department had made a> mistake and, that the cost- of the work referred to wonld be borne by the Department. The Council will, of course, have to construct the approaches. A troupe of Maori entertainers will leave Auckland about the- end of July next under a nine months’ engagement to the proprietors of the New York Hippodrome. The engagement, it is understood,, is a direct outcome of the visit of the American fleet to Auckland last year, and glowing accounts furnished by the American press of the country and people, particularly tne native race. The troupe will consist of 40 Maoris from the Rotorua dfstriqt, comprising 35 men and 15 women and girls, and it isg hoped* the Rev. JF. A. Bennett will accompany the troupe as manager. An inquiry into the death of a 14-year-old girl, named Elizabeth Lucy Greenwood, who died at her father’s residence at Panmnre on April 29th, was held yesterday. The evidence showed that daring her father’s absence from, home deceased took poison on April 14th. This fact was discovered nest day by her stepmother, who was in charge of the house. Deceased did not, in her stepmother’s opinion, appear to be sufficiently ill to warrant medic&l aid being called in, and ;no doctor saw the girl until April 39th. She had then become very ill, and although restoratives were appilied she died within ten minutes after the doctor’s arrival. It was staled that the deceased had been greatly disturbed by a severe cross-examina-tion by a lawyer during her recent evidence in the Police Court in connection with a charge of assault, and that she dreaded undergoing auotluvf similar experience in the Supreme Court. The jury rethrmM a verdict of death by . phosphorus p mowing, self-administered, and expressed thq opinion that an error of was committed iu oot Seudiog foi a doctor sooner.

Land agents reporf a revival ol ssetivity, and moie Sacfuiries for® laud. A yonug lady passenger by a recent Sydney boat, possessing two "Merry Wide*” hats rraaM lind no place for them in her caSfhj, so raC’fcer than risk having them crushed she decided to put the hats on her bank and slept npoa the floor of the cefcltt. A meeting of Hastings Brac.rh of Farmers’ Union strongly approved the Premier's Land Setcleraeni; Finance proposals, and resolved* to forward a remit to Provincial Conference to give the BUS every support. Practically all hope is Snow givea-. np-regardug the fate of Harry Douglas Jackson, aged Ifi, son of Iviipb Jaokistm of Nelson, and WilliamLightband, sen., of Briglmvater,. who have bee/i missing wuh their Canadian canoe at Rab‘-it Island, since’Wednesday. Dragging: for thebodies lias been resultless ami there is no trace of the cance. The regulations on the railways relating to homing pigeons have been cancelled, and the new regultaion provides that these pigeons and empty crates belonging to pigeon flying olubs will be conveyed by ordinary mixed and goods trains free at owner’s risk, at the convenience of the Department. If sent by express or mail trains, the urates will be charged parcel rates.

At a meeting of the Linnean Society, Sydney, last week, Borne specimens of small freshwater perch were exhibited, which had come up an artesian well bore with the escaping l : water. The opinion was expressed that they had got into the artesian water by some subterranean channel within the lifetime of each individual, and in some cases fairly recently,

A determined effort to solve the servant girhproblem is being made by housewives of New Zealand in the direction of petitioning Parliament 1 to encourage the immigration of domestic servants by issuing free passages to suitable applicants. In Auckland the petition that originated at Christchurch has been taken in hand by a large number of prominent ladies with the result that signatures are being freoly attached.

In the course of his lecture at the Otago University on Thursday night (says the Otago Daily Times) Professor Black made reference to one curious and little-known effect of the introduction of coal gas to houses. A century or so ago, he said, bismuth was largely need by ladies in the preparation of cosmetics for beautifying their faces, but just about the time coal gas came in the practice suddenly stopped. Coal gas contained another kind of gas which had the effect, as he showed by experiment, of Jturning bismuth to a dark reddish brown. “Now you will understand,” he said, “why the ladies gave up the practice. ”

On Thursday' night burglarsentered the house of the Yen. Arohdeacon"Harper at Timaru, with a view, presumably, to scouring tho large collection of v well over £3OO which had been taken that day at the ouening of the new portion of St. Mary’s Gimroh. In this, however, they were disappointed. The Archdeacon has never been guilty of leaving the church money about where “thieves break through and steal,” and all the burglars got after ransacking several of the rooms ot his house was a solitary shilling. On last Tuesday night the house of the Rev. Tremayne Ournow, Archdeacon. Harper’s curate, was broken into, when jewellery to the value of £2O was stolen, besides £ls - in cash. The curate had only returned a few days prior to the robbery from his honeymoon tour.

As showing that New/ Zealand lamb is now readily obtainable in all parts of England; and is extensively advertised, Mr H. H. Wall sends us, says the Poverty Bay Herald, a clipping from a recent copy of the Eastern Daily News, Norwich, containing a well displayed advertisement in which New Zealand lamb is offered at 6%d per lb for forequarters and B%d for hindquarters. “Tha quality is excellent,” states the advertisement. Mr Wall remarks that during hss recent visit to England he found New Zealand lamb and mutton were readily obtainable in 'any English town. Eastman and Sons had over 120 branches and T. Nelson and Liverpool firm, about the same number, besides a great many others, all selling New Zealand meat. A good deal of the best New Zealand lamb is sold as English.

Judga R. Sim-, of the Native Land Court, is being retired.,as from theend of the present month, under the Government’s reorganisation scheme. Judge Sim is a comparatively young: man, and it is less than two years since he was appointed to the NativeLand Court Bench. That B«uch lias been very much depleted during thelast few months by retirements and deaths. Judges Seth-Smitu, Sim,. Johnson and Mair have been retired; and Judge Reeves and Bdger havedied, leaving now, out of an original l . Bench of eleven members, only. Chieff i Judge Palmer, Judges Jones, Gilfedder, Rawson, and M’Oormick. It is hoped to establish a now scheme in connection with the Native Land Court uester which there wili be fewer Judges and less travelling, and the Natives.will be encouraged to come forward more quickly with bheir oases. The Native Appellate Court is also to be abolished as a standing tribunal. Under the new system the Chief Judge of the Native Land Court will decide if there- is a prima facie case for an appeal! and If he thinks there is, the appeal will be heard by any two of the Native Land Court Judges. At the last meeting of the Canterbury Trades and Labour Council it was resolved to forward others the following remits to the annual Trades Councils’ Conference; —That the boors of labour be reduced for the purpose of absorbing all'surp*ns laocs®, and that Parliament be urged to pass legislation , giving, effect to the preposition : that the Qoveromennt ba urged to find work for the unemployed and to introduce a Right to Work Bill; that. State farms should ba established* and a comprehensive scheme of State afforestation instituted, where tb» unemployed shook 1 have the right to claim employment ad a living 'wage ; that the Government be urged to start State boot factories, anti that the conference suggest the establishment of one in the North pnd one io the South Island ; that:we strongly oppose tha Lee or assisted immigration of domestic servants by tluv Governmeut into this Dominion, as this class of workers do not- enjoy the same hanefit of labour legislation that is cpnferred unco other classes of workers.