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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11652, 22 August 1916, Page 4

The Board of Trade sat yesterday at Christchurch taking evidence as to the price of butter. The price of coal will be inquired into tomorrow.

The funeral of the late Janet Mary Mitchel will leave her parents’ residence, Broadway, at 2.30. o’clock to-morrow afternoon for the Upper Tutaenui Cemetery. Residents of Eongotea will regret to hear of the death of Mrs Walkley. She had been a resident of Eongotea for many years, and was very generally respected and esteemed by all who knew her. Messrs Collinson and Son, Palmerston North, advertise full particulars of the model wire strainer, which can be -used on all wires. Those in want of a wire strainer should read the advertisement published on page 6 of what this strainer is capable of doing. The Dunedin police have received advice that Helen Jane Adie,- aged five years, was accidentally shot dead by her brother, aged 15 years, while the latter was snooting birds at Earnsciengh. The deceased came round a corner just as her brother fired a shot.

For the rainy season now set in, Spence and Spence have opened up fine selections of ladies’ raincoats in tho latest styles at moderate prices. Intending purchasers should make a point of seeing Messrs Spence aud Spence’s selections of these goods. The Bon Marche, Feilding, is the place* The Wanganui Patriotic Society yesterday decided to invest a further £IO,OOO of its funds in the War Loan. This makes » total of £20,000 invested by the society. Public subscriptions to the Loan are coming m very well. In all probability nearly £IOO,OOO will be subscribed.

The employees ot Messrs Hodder and Tolley’s branch at Marten on Saturday afternoon made a presentation to Mr S. McClure, who left with the 20th R&inforcements on. Monday morning. Mr McCoskery on behalf of the staff presented him with a radium silver wristlet watch ■and wished the recipient every success, good luck and a safe return.

The infant child of Mr F, H. Silcock, headmaster of the Glentunnel School, met its death under tragic circumstances yesterday afternoon. Mrs Silcock was giving the child its food in an old-fashioned feeding bottle, but left it to feed itself for a few minutes. On returning she found the child black in the face, it having been suffocated by the bottle slipping down its throat.

Some time ago the Napier ratepayers approved of a Joan ot £40,000 for the extension of the Napier tramway system, and there appears to be no difficulty in securing the money. Information was received on Saturday last that the A. M.P. Society would take up the loan, subject to the approval of the head office in Sydney. As the New Zealand directors are satisfied with the proposition there is no doubt that the money will be available shortly.—Herald, The unseasonable weather at present may make ladies demur a little in deciding on their new season’s millinery, but we advise them to make the earliest possible selection from the new .shapes and styles now showing in Lewis and Cameron’s showrooms, Thus avoid disappointment as these goods cannot be repeated. This firm buyS early to get the very best range and their clients no doubt realise this.

“ While three men—Messrs A. Mullins, Hugh Hayes and another—were walking along a road near Maxwell town yesterday afternoon they heard a man’s voice in a thick clump cf furze, and on making hn investigation they found a returned soldier in an exhausted and delirious state, His clothes were soaking wet, and his, hands were covered with scratches from the furze. ,The man was removed to Mr Fred Handley’s residence, whei*e he received every kindness and was well looked after. It transpired that he had been working for Mr Fred Moore at Nukumaru> and left there on Saturday with the object of coming into town tor a few days. His subsequent movements, up to the time when he was found are not known. It is evident he was' out in all the rough weather experienced since Saturday. It is a fortunate matter that he was discovered, as it is probable that life would have soon succumbed to e posure.

Out of hundreds of women in a big city asked whether they would pay cash to get 6d in the pound discount, over three-fourths; answered in the affirmative! Yon will save more, than the discount mentioned by having from cash from Hodder and Tolley, of High Street, Mai ton , *

The latest Spring fashions in millinery, blouses and costumes are now being shown at Lewis and Cameron's Broadway, Marion. A social and dance, under the auspices of..the Balls Girls’ Red Cross Guild, will be .held in the Bolls Town Hall on Friday next, August 25th.

A private cable received in Marton reports the following names of men of the Mounted Briagde in Egypt, all well: “Smiths, Take, Beiliss, Hankins, Don Morrish (?), Brisco, A, E. Fitz Herbert, Martin, Lindsay Bull, Rpy Mason. Messrs Murray Roberts and Co., Ltd., have this morning received a cablegram from Messrs Sanderson, Murray and Co., under date 18th inst. as follows:—“Sixth series of sales list closes2lst August. Seventh series of sales commences 24th October, limit if any, later.’’ Mr T. R. McKay, of Messrs Dalgety and Co. ’s Timaru branch, has been appointed to the. position of auctioneer at the Wanganui branch. Mr McKay, who has been in the company’s service fora number pf years, will take up his new duties at an early date. | At the Wellington Supreme Court yesterday the last of a series of charges arising out of recent extensive thefts of goods from Sharland’s was heird. John Thomas Morris, was charged with having received from James Henry Bray goods valued at £167, knowing them to have been dishonestly obtained. The jury acquitted Monis. A buggy accident occurred near Bonny Glen yesterday afternoon. A vehicle driven by Mr J. O. Johnston, of Marton, and containing Mrs Johnston and Mrs Gladstone, capsized through being driven over the side of a culvert on account of the driver’s view being obscured by umbrellas, with the result that Mrs Gladstone received three broken ribs and Mrs Johnston a severe shaking. Mr Frank Hatlierly returned to Marton from Trentham Camp last week, having received his discharge. He bad a severe attack of rheumatism whilst in camp. Mr Hatlierly has again taken over the agencies of the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Co., Ltd., the Ocean Accidental and Guarantee Corporation, Ltd., and the Shaw Saville and Albion Shipping Co., Ltd. He will also conduct his accountancy business at his office in Davenport’s Buildings. Correspondence has passed between the Minister of Defence, Brigadier General Sir A. Robin, Lieut-Colonel Potter (Commandant at Trentham), and Lieut.-Colonel Adams(Commandant at Featherston) regarding allegations of excessive canteen charges. The answer is that the charges are unfounded, and Brigadier-General Robin winds up, afer refuting the charges in detail, by stating that it the Minister requires the matter more fully investigated he will have articles bought from the canteen and then have them submitted to a retail shop and the prices compared.

At tbe Palmerston Courthouse yesterday the Coroner (Mr J. W. Poyuton, S.M.) concluded the inquest into the circumstances attending the death of Thomas Bennett Lee,'who died as tbe result of an accident at the railway station on July 11th last. Evidence was given to the effect that the deceased had tried to board the tram whilst it was in motion and apparently missed his footing. Dr Peach gave evidence as to the nature of the injuries the deceased sustained, which were somewhat serious. A verdict was returned that death was due to. deceased having been run over by a train, no blame being attachable to anyone.

A collision between a motor car owned and driven by Mr S. C. Colmore Williams, and a taxicab driven by Mr John Weir, occurred at Mangawbare on Sunday night, reselling in the taxicab being driven against the foresboje, over which it completely capsized, falling a depth of twenty feet. Fortunately the tide was low, but the occupants were violently thrown on to the stone facing of the bank. The taxicab contained five Maori passengers, two of whom were conveyed to the hospital. One girl, Pera Kamera, aged 13 years, sustained a fracture of the thigh, and Watikena Tupari, an elderly man, severe concussion. The latter was able yesterday morning to leave the institution.. The driver, Weir, was severely bruised and he is suffering from shock. The-taxicab, which was considerably damaged, was raised by the steamer Tuirangi and landed at Dargaville. Messrs Lloyds’ values in all kind of hosiery aro excellent. They are made from the finest yarn in all [the staple weights, generous in proportion and easy in fit. Their present store of hosiery is worth much more. A comparison of values will impress the keenest buyer that they are the very best.*