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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9462, 3 June 1909, Page 4

The Wanganui Garrison Band arrived In Marton this afternoon, and will deal with an excellent programme in the Opera |Houee lathis evening.

Two Auckland ladies have imported Japanese maids. Parnell Licensing Committee decided to refuse licenses to the Star and Garter and the Heliers Bay Hotel.

From Rome comes the news, says a London paper, that after a law suit lasting for 100 years, Signor Caraciolo has been awarded 23 titles, namely—Prince, ‘marquis, three oonntships, 18 baronages. The Supreme Court, Timarn, was occupied * yesterday ' afternoon in hearing a case of alleged criminal assault by'one Baigent on a married woman at Ashburton. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Some persons broke into St. Matthew’s Church, Auckland, on Tuesday night, and rifled the vestry, bat it is not known if anything of walue was taken. The Communion plate was left nntouched.

“If I succeed in ray object,” said Mr MoNab at his MastertonJJtneeting, in referring to the Universal Mllitary*trainiog scheme, V “I will have accomplished more in private life than in all my political life roiled in one.” (Applause.) . A very pleasant time was spent in Carnarvon Hall last evening, when the first of the local Assemblies was held About 35 were present. The ladies provided an excellent supper, and the music by Messrs Oolin McKenzie and Martin left nothing to be desired. At Wellington Magistrate’s Court yesterday, William Shortes, licensee of the White Horse Hotel atNgahauranga, was fined £5 and costs for Sunday trading on May 23rd. William Davis, barman at the hotel, was fined £3 and costs for selling li.quor on same date. Out of 33 candidates in New Zealand for the special law professional examinations for “final” candidates last month only eight succeeded in passing. Mr George Cullen, of Masterton, headed jibe list in New Zealand in two of bis three subjects, and was second on the list in his third subject. Replying to counsel in the Dunedin Magistrate’s Court, a defendant in a debt case said that though he was at present in constant work, he could not guarantee to pay 2s a week, even though the debt had been contracted for his family’s bread. They must remember winter was comng on. No ordergwas made. The two hotels the Star and Garter at Panmure, and the St. Helier’s at St. Helier’s Bay (a popular waterside resort)—-which the Parnell Licensing Committee have decided should be closed, belong' to Messrs Hancock and Co. The two- hotels are estimated to represent a money yalue of £SOOO, the St. [Helier’s house being worth £3OOO, and the Panmure Hotel £2OOO. Invercargill Supreme Court yesterday heard evidence for petitioner in a divorce suit, Watt v. Watt and .Soobie (co-respondent), and at that stage the hearing was adjourned to Friday. In Thomson v. Thomson, wife’s petition, on the ground of desertion, a decree nisi was granted. Evidence was also taken in Gorton y. Gorton, husband’s petition, and the case was adjourned. A young girl named Mary Hall, employed in the Occidental Hotel, Hokitika, threw herself from the railway bridge into the Hokitika river last night. Her cries for help brought an oil launch to the scene and she was rescued, being thoroughly exhausted. Considerable difficulty was experienced in bringing her round, but latest advices state she is recovering. So far the Auckland Civil Servants have not suffered to anygextent ’as a result of the use of the pruning knife by the carrying out its retrenchment scheme. The general impression is that unless some branches of the Civil Service are wiped out of existence the Auckland jnembers of the service have little to fear since in many oases the local offices are under-staffed, and to further retrench would be an impossibility. At Mr A. H. Atkinson’s rooms, Feilding, yesterday Messrs Geo. Wheeler, E, Short and J. Knight examined applicants for the position of wool olasser under the Wanganui Education Board, with special reference to toe post to be filled funder the direction ot the Feilding Technical School. 3?he applicants were Messrs Oresswell, Cahill, Matthews and Ellen. Each gave a demonstration before the committee, the examination lasting some hours.—The result will be reported to the Board.

At the sitting of Invercargill Assessment Court after several objections had been sustained the Yalnet stated that owing to the reductions made be wonld recommend a revision, and asked for an adjournment that he might with the Valuer-General.. If the Court adjourned he would ask his Chief for a reconsideration of the properties of all those who did not appear, as it wonld be manifestly unfair to reduce the values of those who came forward, and leave the properties of those who did not come forward as they were at present. Personally, he thought it not at all likely that the roll would be made satisfactory for this year. The Court adjourned sine die.

Speaking to a Christchurch reporter, Mr T. E. Tayldr, M.P., said that when he was In Australia he spoke to members of many classes in regard td the Dread nought offers. He spoke to public men on both sides of politics, to passengers in trams and trains, and to wharf labourers, and nearly all of them seemed to be well pleased with the way in which the Federal Government had dealt with the “scare,.” There was no doubt whatever that a majority of the people of the Uommonwealth looked upon the hysterical outburst of Dreadnought feeling in New Zealand with amusement, if not with contempt.

“Policies are now in a transition stage,” said Mr Allen Bell, provincial president, during a discussion at the Auckland Farmers’ Union Conference on the question of the formation of a farmers’ political party. “The two present parties,”; he went on to say, “may §oon cease to exist, A great middle party is now in process of formation, and this party, I am convinced, will not be composed of the farmers alone, but of the moderate members of the community in both the country and the towns. Things are working in that direction; as snrb as the day follows the night, this is going to come about. “That great party is not yet organised,” he added, “but when its members are banded together you will find that they are the people who are going to hold the reins of government iu this; country.”

Wellington City Council last night adopted a draft Bill conferring additional powers on the Council relating to the inspection and control of the milk supply.

Otago Branch of the Farmers’ Union passed a motion in favour of making it compulsory to either singe or clip horses during February, March, and April in order to destroy the eggs of the botfly. The Wellington Rugby Union last night disqualified T. Turner of the Kia'Ora juniors for the remainder of the season for striking a member of the Petune team daring a match between those dabs. Notice is given that an election will take place on July 26th for a member t 6 represent the Central Ward of the Wanganui Education District. Mr F. Purnell is,the retiring member and hd is eligible for reelection. A request preferred by the recent Chambers of Commerce Conference for a reduction in long distance telephone charges has been refused, the Superintendent of Telegraphs stating that any reduction in the present scale would result in a loss to the Department. In the Supreme Court, Wellington, the special jury in the action Rose Galvin v. T. E. K. Burgess, a dentist, claiming £5Ol damages for bodily harm caused 1 by alleged nnskilfulness in extracting a tooth, returned ahrerdiot in favour of defendant, who did not ask for costs. At a well attended social last night at Pahiatua, Mr Ross, M.P., was the recipient of a parse of sovereigns. Mr Hodgins, Chairman of Pahiatua County Council, presided, and Dr. Ridell made the presentation. Speeches were also delivered by the Hon. Mr Hogg, Mr Dillon, M.P., and the Chairman. Mr Clement. Wragge stated yesterday that judging by the pronounced curve of the disturbance, “Bnddo” would probably influence New Zealand for sis days, the Sonth Island more severely than the North. The probabilities were that there would be snow on the uplands and high country of the South Island. No donbt there would be rain. As an outcome of Government’s retrenchment scheme it is understood that it is intended to close Hawkes Bay branch of the Health Department. Dr. De Lisle, District Health Officer, and Mr Mtfnro, Sanitary Inspector, have received notice of the termination of their services. Napier Borough Council last night passed a resolution eulogising the work of Dr. De Lisle, and asking Government to retain his services. The Chairman of the Plonrmilleis’ Association, explaining ..the statement by a Christchurch corn dealer that the Association was shipping away bran and sharps at 5s less per ion than the price charged locally, said that the extra amount was due to the fact that trade locally demanded such by products in sacks going twenty to the ton, while the outside trade was satisfied with sacks going twelve to the ton, and the difference in price was due to that alone.

The hearing of a charge at Timarn against the three Chisholm Bros, of aggravated assault on Patrick Gormley, was concluded in the Supreme Court yesterday, when the jury returned a verdict of guilty. The defence consisted in a denial of the whole of the facts for the prosecution. In'passing sentence, Mr Justice Denniston said that by convicting accused of assault, the jury found them guilty of perjury. James Chisholm, 27 years, and Donald, 30 years, were sentenced to six months; jßneas;• 20 years, to three months. An appeal was heard yesterday at the Supreme Court, Invercargill, by Martin Metzger his conviction by the Magistrate for having driven a oar through Riverton at; a greater spee t d allowed by tbe By-law.' It was contended fpr the appellant that the By-law was bad, in that it was not made in accordance with the Motor Regulation JAot, which provides for the publication of ’tbe Bylaw in tbe local papers, and the erection of sign posts stating the speed on the streets. The conviction was squashed on the grounds that the By-law iwas bad. The successful tenderers for erection of Auckland Post Office are Messrs J. and W. ;Jameson, of Christchurch, at £95,551. The other tenders were W. G- Hutchison, ’ Auckland, £98,901; J. T. Julian, Auckland, £99,600; • Howie and Matthews, Wellington, £100,(543; A. Gillies and Co., 'Dunedin, £109,111; M. Frain, Wellington, £110,217; W. Philoox and Son, Auckland, £115,525; Gntbrie and Ooleborne, Auckland, £180,961; Jas. Moody, Auckland, £122,999. Tbe ground floor frontage will be of granite, and the remaining stories of Oamarn stone.

Dunedin Women’s Christian Temperance Union Purity yesterday recorded its indignation at the shocking immorality in the olty testified to by leading medical men, the coroner and the officials of Che Women’s Protection Society. It expressed horror at|the facts revealed at the recent inquest on a young woman that persons in Dunedin carrying on a shameful trade. It endorses the opinion by Dr. Siedeberg as to enacting stringent laws in respect to illegitimacy, and to stop the deplorable trade in infant life and. the death of girls as the result. It recommends that women detectives be employed to track down persons engaged in this terrible business, and laws should be enforced and inflict the severest penalties.

lu' a recent address Dr, Trnby King said it was impossible for him to convey how strongly he felt that the common education of men and women upon similar lines was one of the most preposterous farces ever perpetrated. He could not understand how women allowed to be imposed upon them an education which was evolved for men, and which was admittedly far from ideal even for them. If it was wrong for the men to be (crammed with mathematics, Algebra, and other subjects which had no utility in ordinary.life, how infinitely more wrong id was that women, whose natural interest, tastes, and aptitudes trended in other directions, .should be required to submit to such impositions. It was even more than a serious waste of time—time which might be better employed in learning those things and understanding those principles which underlaid the making of happy homes. This was recognised by the growing tendency in America to teach girls what was called the “Science of Domeeti.o Economics,” which was simply defined as the “knowledge of how to do well, and the reason why of everything connected with the h'-me. ’

The Longburn Freezing Works have been closed down for the season.. Mr Long’s barn, cowshed and contents at Beaoonsfield, including hay and a Lawrenoe-Kennedy milking machine have been destroyed by fire. Gisborne reports that Robert Qji. espie, a single man, aged 45, committed snicide at Patntahi his morning by catting his throffe with a razor. Up till May 24th the Sydney Dreadnought fund had reached a total of £67,438 17s 7d. The general staff of Messrs Anthony Hordern & Sons contributed £ll4. The purses of sovereigns presented to -Messrs Jones and Evans, for their services to Canterbury farmers in connection with the farm labourers’ dispute, represented a value of between £6OO and £7OO. At the meeting of Manawalu. Rugby Union at Palmerston Mr Pawson was authorised to take a. mixed club team to Marton on a Wednesday, conditionally on his acting as manager. An attempt was made with dynamite to open the Auckland Racings Club’s safe at the office in Shortland Street last night. The attempt was unstancessful, bnt the look was. damagsdLf» that it has been found imposs&jft so far to open it to obtain the tickets required for to-day’s racing. 1 * At Palmerston last week Mr Justice Chapman ruled that Mrs Robinson had no right to the ! horse Rangihaeta, but conld enter proceedings with that object if she thought fit. On Mr Cooper’s application judgment was entered for plaintiff forthe possession of the horse or its value (£400) and £IOO daamges with costs on the scale under an action for £SOO. Mr Wilford afterwardsgave notice that the horse would be claimed by Mrs Robinson. Mr Arnold is of opinion that the results of the Timber Commission will justify its appointment. He thinks it is even more necessary that a Oonrinission be immediately appointed to inquire folly into the condition of the Jnstioe Department. The member for Dnnedin South who has taken aotive interest in the prison branch for many years, says the reforms brought about are very small. The police branch is in a deplorable state. ’ The case before the Wellington OouA was only a minor indication of what is taking place within.

The deadly pea rifle is again in evidence. Whilst passing through Levin on Monday morning the passengers oin a first-class carriage on the Wellington-Palmerston express were startled at the sudden breaking of a window, and on examination it was found that a pea rifle bullet had gone through tbe window and lodged itself ingthe sash frame, narrowly missing an old gentleman and his invalid son, who were sitting next the broken window. The Railway Department have the matter in hand, and an effort will be made to bring the culprit to book. During the busy season just con* eluded, the Gear Meat Company put through its works at Petone no fewer„thau 600,000 sheep and lambs, which constitutes a record for the company. The season extended over five months. Cattle to , the number of 8500 were slaughtered in tbe same period. One feature of the operations was tbe good condition of the lambs. Whilst the season was at its height the? company was finding employment for over 500 men, a number of whom were from Sydney. These are now returning to Australia.

The quarterly meeting of Feildlng Primitive Methodist Church was held at Bongotea yesterday, a lair number of representatives being present. The Rev. T, J. Oossum was voted to; the chair, and the Rev. D. B. P. Carlisle was elected secretary. The quarter’s working was shown to have been exceedingly successful. The balance-sheet showed a credit of £2 18s Bd. No special meetings had been held during „the quarter, the whole amount of the contribution having been raised by * direct giving. It was .decided that a Circuit Gift Sunday be observed during the quarter to meet liabilities in oouneotion with (improvements to Feilding Parsonage. Time was devoftpd to consideration of special work of the circuit, and the meeting concluded with an old-time Methodist prayer meeting. Lieut.-Col. Cooper, the officer commanding the Lyttelton defence forces, explained to a reporter some proposals he has made in regard to the mobilising of Garrison Artillery Corps at Lyttelton. It is bia intention to carry ont a mobilisation scheme in Lyttelton next month with the permission of the Harbonr Board and the Mayor of the town.* He intended to have three rockets fired off at the end of the wharves one night as a signal, and he hoped to be able to give prizes to the first twenty men of the first corps which arrived in the drill shed, which was the alarm post in case of war. ’ The men would be fully equipped with arms, side arms, blankets, haversack, rations for one meal, and so on. Afterwards he would take the men * for a long route march. There will be an interesting meeting of old English public school boys on 22ud June, when a dinner is to be given at Palmerston to the Rev. ,J. L. Dove, the new headmaster of the Wanganui Collegiate School, and to Mr Empson, the retiring headmaster. On Mr Dove’s- > side there will be old Marlburians and Haileyburians, he having been educated at Marlborough and then held office at Haileybnry, while Mr Empson, who was at Charterhouse, will be supported by old Carthusians. Mr O. P. Mather, well-known it* connection with Huntley School, Marton, will also be present. He'* was at Winchester School. There will be several other old Wykehamists in his train.

A complicated case is being heard in Palmerston Supreme Court, a claim for specific performance of a contract to purchase a property in Waikato. The plaintiff is [Mr Jesse Hills, and defendants are Messrs W. J. Johnston and J. J. Rice. The case arose out of a sale of Johnston’s property to Hills in January last, a farm at Apiti being taken in exchange. In March, after possession of both properties had been taken, Johnston sold the Waikato farm to Rice, Johnston in his agreement with Rice having agreed to forfeit £SOO in the event of failure to complete the contract In April Johnston confirmed the original agreement, and the question now arose as to which of the two buyers, Hill, or Rice, was entitled to the Waikato properly, Johnston claimed to have rescinded Hill's agreement, and the question further concerned was .asto whether Johnston was given full particulars as to the title and terms rf vnf'rtp!? r ’'\ e’c , cf the Apiti p,:p.iLy.