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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9464, 5 June 1909, Page 4

Tickets for the lunch to take place just after the Gorge Bridge opening ceremony may be purchased at the Oroua County office. The Valuation Department has just issued a circular to its country valuers directing them to fully value the improvements of farmers in future.

The missing steamer Wootton was signalled off Lyttelton yesterday afternoon. A Gisborne farmer has devised an apparatus for searing lambs’ tails off instead of cutting them. It is maintained that when seared the wounds heal more rapidly than when cut. The Premier will unable to attend at the opening of the Gorge Bridge on Wednesday next. The only Minister who will be present Is Mr D. Buddo, Minister for Interna' Affairs

Notice is given that the/Rev. P. H. Spencer, travelling representative of the British & Foreign Bible Society, will deliver a lantern lecture" at Marton Methodist Church on Monday next on the operations of the Bible Society In South America,

The Rotorua Seddon Memorial Committee has almost succeeded in raising the sum of £3OO for the purchase and erection of a town clock in memory of the late Hon. R. J. Seddon. This sum will be supplemented by a Government grant of eqnal amount. Mr Ellery Gilbert, .Wanganui, has a new advertisement of gramophones with the trade mark “His Master’s Voice,” the only.gramophone that Caruso, Melba and other great artists sing for. Mr Gilbert will pay periodical visits to Marton, Peilding and district.

Yesterday John Stevenson, aged about 70 years, while passing a man on Timaru wharf .between a railway truck and a steamer, fell over the edge and was pinned between the steamer and fender, tjhe right thigh being crushed. He died at midnight. The roads back from Hunterville Lave never been in so good condition 'at this time of year as they are at present. The Watershed Road has been quite dusty and MrMcLaohlan, the mailman, informs us that he has never before been able ..to do without pack horses in Jane. A meeting of the suppliers of the Umutoi creamery discussed whether the creamery should be closed as it was being carried on at a loss. Unless 300 cows can be guaranteed it is no use running the creamery. There waa some doubt as to whether the settlers could guarantee the required milk, so it was decided to hold a meeting on June 16th to see if the number of cows necessary could be secured.

A very finely printed portrait (in colours) of Professor David is the frontispiece of the June number of the Lone Hand, which the Gordon & Gotch Proprietory, Ltd., Wellington, forward us. “Ski-Running in Australia” is the title of an illustrated article by Percy Hunter, who describes that sport on Mount Kosciusko. Bertram Stevens contributes an appreciation of Swinburne, illustrated' with several portraits of the poet. The other contents are fully up to the usual high standard.

A record frozen meat shipment was taken by the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Kaipara, which sailed from Lyttelton on Saturday for London. The meat cargo is the largest by several thousand carcases that has left New Zealand this year. The Kaipara has taken away 112,930 carcases of mutton and lamb, in addition toa great quantity of general cargo Other large items in her cargo were 4821 quarters of beef, 4195 bales of wool, 997 casks of tallow, pelts, etc., and 2587 sacks of grain.

At the meeting of Marton Literary and Debating Society last night it was decided to invite Mr R. O. Brace to be present and give an address at Mr MoNab’s meeting in Marton on Universal Service on Wednesday. As will be seen from the opinions expressed ,in a letter from Mr A. Lyon, which appears in another column, there are some who regard the proposals advocated by Mr MoNab a? of a most dangerous character. These differences will add much to the interest aroused by Mr McNab’s address.

Yesterday at Feilding, after the stock sale, the stock agents, several farmers ana employees of Messrs Dalgety & Co., gathered at the Denbigh Hotel to bid farewell to Mr J B. Johnstone, the local manager for Dalgety & Co., who has accepted the position as manager for Mr L. MoKelvie, at Bulls. First Mr Moodie, the Company’s Palmerston manager, presented Mr Johnston, on behalf of the employees, with a wine stand and a case of pipes. In doing so Mr Moodie epxressed the regret of his Company at losing the services of Mr Johnston. Mr Norman Gorton, on behalf of the stock agents and farmers, presented Mr Johnstone with a pretty tea and coffee service, cream jug .and hot water stand. Mr Gorton"sam it was recognised on all sides that Mr Johnstone had done his best both for his firm and the clients. Several other expressions of goodwill to the guest was made by others present. Referring to the sectarian trouble at Hawera the Press Association agent states that Mr Dixon has not withdrawn his allegation that a Roman Catholic movement was afoot in favour of Mr O’Dea, and that there has been no suppression by the press. Mr Dixon also sends us a statement, too lengthy for publication in fall, in which he says that the design was to quietly secure the return of a Catholic Committee, and that the liquor party were joined to make it a party question. Ho alleges that Father Power fanned a spark to a flame by publishing letters prior to the meeting, in one Of which he said “The cause of Education would be materially served by Catholics’ ambition to sit on School Committees and Sohqol Boards.” It is regrettable that there has been such an exhibition of what happens when religious differences become connected with our secular system of education.

Yesterday being the last time Mr H. J. Hayns, engineer for the Lower Gorge bridge, would attend the meeting of the Oroua Oonoty Council in connection with this work, the chairman said he would take occasion to say what an excellent officer they had had in Mr Hayns, and how carefully he had watched over the construction of the bridge. It would give them every confidence in the structure. Personally he had not previously anything to do with a work of such magnitude, and he realised now, much better than before, how necessary it was to have a firat-olass engineer, like Mr Hayns, in charge. Yes, said Or. Rowling, there has been no slumming on that bridge. Every hit of timber and iron work that lias gone into that work has been examined. Or. Vincent referred to some small groynes put in the river as protective work, under the direction of Mr Hayns, and stated that ground was already filling up behind them.

The football match Taihape v. Wanganui played yesterday was won by the latter by 2 goals to 1. The Government Insurance Department has raised the maximum from which one life may be insured to £SOOO. Rangitikei Racing Club has received thirteen nominations for the genera] committee of ten members. A y briok building at Port Ahuriri was damaged by fire last night, and the stock of Piper and Go., sailmakers, was destroyed.® At Foxton Uonrt George Green, flaxmiiler, for failing to pay extra wages to an employee for work done on Good Friday, was fined £2 and coats ss, and for failing to pay the award rate of wages to a rouseabout he was also fined £3 and costs. In reply to [a question yesterday with reference to breaking stones on the roads, the Chairman of Ornoa County Council, Mr G. O. Wheeler, said men [did not seem to like the work, and Or. Reid remarked that it was too hard for them nowadays. A winchman, named Jas. Paterson, employed on Pringle and Hold’s dredge at Millers Fiat, was killed instantly on Thursday night while oiling the machinery. Deceased was a married man with a family of two children. At the adjourned inquest at Napier on the child of Lily Brown, the jury returned a verdict that the child died from exposure and neglect caused through ignorance, and the final total collapse physically of the mother of the child at the time of birth. The Bank of New Zealand’s profits for year ended March 31st were £868,150. In addition to the dividend of 5 per cent, previously declared the directors propose a dividend of 3% per cent, on preference shares, 5 per cent, on ordinary shares, and a bonus of Vi per cent, on same. The only student of the Auckland University College who had the honour of having the M.A. degree conferred upon him this year is Mr E. Ohitty, who won the distinction under moat exceptional circumstances, in that he has been totally blind since birth. Pressure on our space has compelled us to cut down the report of Mr McNab’s meeting at Peilding, but we purpose giving ;an extended report of his address to be delivered at Marton next week. At the meeting last night Mr McLean sang a patriotic song, the words by Mr Tbos. Watson, and the music by Mr T. White. Captain P. E. Naylor, late master of the Union Company’s ill-fated Penguin, who recently applied through the Marine Department for a mate’s certificate in lieu of his master’s certificate, which has suspended for twelve months, has been granted a mate’s certificate for a foreign-going vessel by the Gov-eruor-in-Oonnoil. Though he is suffering from a painful illness indomitable Col. Gorton is preparing an address to be read at the dinner to be given at Palmerston on the 22nd in honour of the Rev. J. LI. Dove and Mr Empson. Colonel Gorton’s father was a member of the first Council which founded Marlborough College, and held the office for 15 years. A fire broke ont in the kitchen of Egmont Private Hotel, Taranaki street.fWellington, at 3.20. this morning. The flames were suppressed after considerable damage had been done to several rooms in the building. The property is owned by Dwan Bros., and insured in? the Atlas oeffie for £4500. The lessee is J. H. Baker, whose furniture and stock are insured in the Commercial Union for £705. The closing date for entries at the National Dairy Show is Tuesday next, June Bth, for all sections. The Hon. McKenzie, Minister for Agriculture, is to open the Show and the Conference proceedings. In the programme of papers there is a special one of great interest and value to dairy farmers on “Feed for Dairy Cows, its Nutrition and Productive Value” by Mr J. Gillanders, Momohaki Experimental Farm. The oases to be beard at the sittings of Supreme. Court at Wanganui, which begin on Monday are J. P. Hughes, alleged theft and false pretences; Hori Werenia, breaking and entering and theft and horse stealing; Hammond, theft and forgery; Manson, theft; Garliok, attemoted murder; Vincent, theft; Murphy, Davis and Hickey, assault and robbery. One divorce case—J. O. Hardy v. Emily Hardy and Harry Holden (corespondent), is to be heard. >

The Auckland City Licensing Committee decided to-night to close the following hotelsßricklayers’ Arms, in Federal Street; Railway Terminus Hotel, Beach Road ; Newton Hotel, Karangahape Road; Park Hotel, Wellesley Street; ;Fitzroy Hotel, Wakefield Street. The maixmum number of hotels the committee had power to close was 13, and the minimum three. The brewers estimate their loss, as between the valne of the places named as hotels and their value as unlicensed houses, at between £16,000 and £IB.OOO.

The question of rugging dairy cows is one about which divers opinions are held. A number of farmers, questioned by a Daily Times [reporter with regard to the matter, were in favour of rugging, while others were opposed to it on the ground that it tended to make cows delicate, and in consequence, unable to withstand the vloissitndea of our changeable climate. The consensus of opinion, however,, appeared to but Chat rugging, if carried out on common sense lines, waa a good thing, and would tend to keep np the milk supply during the winter months.

At Marton Court yesterday before Mr. Kerr, S.M., judgment by default was given in the oase of O. B. Collins v. Joe Hawira, for £!3 4s4d, costs £1 16s 6d. In a judgment summons oase Jas. Coleman v. Taraua Utiku Marnmaru, an order was made to pay amount of £8 2a 6d forthwith in default 14 days in prison. On the information of the police Jeremiah Moian was charged with theft of fruit (pears) valued at Is alleged to have been stolen from a oase at Turaklna railway station. Accused pleaded not guilty and was defended by Mr G. Hutchison, of Wanganui, and Constable Fitzpatrick prosecuted. The chief witnesses for the prosecution were a native woman and her son. Accused gave a complete denial to the charge, but His Worship recorded a conviction and inflicted a fine of £1 and allowed coats of Gonrt and witness or ■ pen.-.s £o 0* lid.

Mr MoLaclilan, of Hunterville, who is -well known as a piper, has been requested to welcome Mr MoNab to Hnnterville this evening, with a “skirl” on the pipes. Mr Sharpe, conductor of Marfcon Band, inserts an advertisement today nailing for pupils. All those intending to join are requested to attend at Mr Sharpe’s shop on Tuesday evening next at 7 o’clock sharp. A fire on Mr W. F. G. Levin’s farm at Greatford daring the night destroyed the threshing plant owned by Mr Joseph Warring, jun. Mr Levin, who is covered by insurance in the Liverpool, and London and Globe, had a fstaok of wheat and about 65 sacks of wheat destroyed. Mr Warring had no insurance on his plant, and is a heavy loser. There was a strong gale blowing at the time. A succession of colds or a protracted cold is almost certain to end in chronic catarrh, from which few persons ever wholly recover. Give every cold the attention it deserves and you may avoid this disagreeable disease. How can you cure a cold? Why not try Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy? It is highly recommended. For sale everywhere. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d and 3s 6d.