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Manawatu Standard, Volume 9122, Issue 9122, 20 January 1910, Page 4

Intending exhibitors are reminded that entries for the Feilding A. anfl P. Show close to-morrow night, up to which time they will be received at ordinary rates.

The Borough Engineer paid a visit of inspection to the river bank this morning in connection, with protective work it is suggested should be carried out.

Messrs 11. J. Canton and S. Abrahams, J's.P., dealt with one offender against the laws of sobriety at the Police Court this morning, inflicting, as usual, a penalty of ss, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. .

The official report of the Director of Orchards, Gardens and Apiaries on the effects of the recent storm on fruit crops in New Zealand is that no material damage was done anywhere except in Wellington and Taranaki, where considerable injury was done by the wind..

The bathers at Paikakariki (including several Palmerston residents) received a severe shock on Sunday when they discovered a shark eight feet long a, few yards from them, and a hurried departure was made for the beach. The shark cruised about near the eurf the whole of Sunday and numerous attempts to destroy him were unsuccessful.

In reply to the rumour from Carterton that the former railway time-table . is likely to be practically restored in the Wairarapa, the Minister for Railways (thd Hon. J. A. Millar) informed a Dominion representative that the altered service throughout the North Island will bo given- a three months' trial as from its initiation on December 6. At the end of that period the results of the new working, both ae regards revenue to the Department and convenience to districts served, will be considered, and if alterations are considered necessary they will be made. The services will not be altered in the meantime.

Some of the patients at the local hospital fully appreciate the attention received at that .institution. A letter was received at to-day's Board meeting which simply overflowed with superlative comments on the general management. It expressed "deepest thanks" for kindness and treatment received, which " mere money payment could not adequately recompense." The highest medical skill, tho vigilances of the nurses night and day, compelled admiration and acknowledgment, and as a small token of his appreciation tho writer begged to'present to the hospitaj a pot plant,. which he described as an insignificant though permanent mark of his appreciation.

Part of the 30t30 odd cases of cheese salvaged from tho Kaipara were put to auction at Auckland on Tuesday. The largest line, of' some sixteen hundred crates, averaged about 1501b in weight, started at half-a-crown a crate, and finished at 26s 6d, a price which means that if the stuff turns qut satisfactorily, the buyer stands to make over' £2000 on his bargain. Mr J. Schischa was the successful' bidder.: A lot, of from 130 to 170 cases, was knocked down'- at 27s 6d to Messrs Hutchinson Bros. The third lot. of 450 to 500 cases, announced by the auctioneer to be unfit for human consumption, having been condemned, fetched sixpence a crate, at which. price it fell to Mr D. Reid.

At Park's warehouse splendid assortment of Ladies' , "Peggy" Bags, Pocket Books, Purses, Letter Cases, Pitted Dressing Cases, .'Cricket, 'Croquet and Tennis goode.—-Aayt. ...

Goods- forwarded' to all parts of the world. J. J. Curtis and Co., Shipping, forwarfling, ' ami Customhouse Agents, Customhouse Quay; Wellington, forward parcels and goode of every description to all parts of fcho world. Great care osercieed. iPfices moderate.—Advt.

Telegrams' from Napier and Hagftngs report a severe shock of earthquake there ~■: at 1.28: this morning. ■ ■ ,|: v; v - ; /': Over £100 a will be in prize money in connection with the forthoom; ing Masterton show. In there , will be cups, bowls and trophiee to the value of £200.

For the encouragement of the petroleum industry the Government open its offer of 3d a gallon on tbe-fiyet 500,000 gallons of mineral oil producea in New Zealand. The : offer which amounts to £6250 is again gazetted.

4 bov who was amusing himself hanging on to a launch thatjvas 'ekirting the Waikanae beach, Gisborne, had his foot so badly gashed by the propeller that 20 stitches were found to be necee-

sary. . ; . A young lady, the daughter, of a wellknown resident of Porirua, is just recovering from a severe attack pt ptomaine poisoning, caused, it is beheved, ; bv eating sardines. Dr. Robertson ren*, dered valuable aid at/a critical mom|^ A writ has been issued for the sitting of tho Supreme Court in Masterton on. February 28th, by Daniel Geary and wife, claiming £750 damages from Arthur Haughey in respect *( the death. of their son, alleged k> have been caused by an accident at.the Technical benooi. A man about 35 years old caused eome: surprise by jumping into Wellington. Harbour at Oriental Bay yesterday, divesting himself of his clothes while in the water and then swimming to the King's wharf, half a mile away. The man climbed on to the wharf and sat there till a policeman securod some clothing and took him in charge. He will be asked to explain his action to the Magistrate.

Rural habits appear to be still prevalent in the town of Gisborne. According to the Times a complaint was made last Wednesday night to the Borough Council of the stagnant water in the Waikanao drain. Councillor Smith affirmed that tho residents of the locality were largely to blame, as they had been in the habit of damming the drain up in places for duck-ponds.

One of the most curious eights to those engaged in salvage work at the Kaipara was to see a big shark valiantly battling with a box of butter." The fish evidently fancied a little luxury as addition to hisordinary larder, and the aroma of firstgrade, creamery tickled his nose. The box had dropped overboard and waspromptly snapped by the shark. But he couldn't make head or tail of his capture, and regretfully abandoned it.

Some little excitement seems to have been caused recently by the hanging of one of .the public men of.Ohakune in effigy. According to a Star eorree pondent, a milkman going his rounds in the early morning mistook the effigy for the "real thing," and gave the alarm.

For a time the bustle and excitement of citizens hastening to the spot to "cut down the body" wae considerable. Theoorrespondent winds up a long account of the matter with the ominous statement : "Proceedings are likely .to follow."

The Hospital Board recently decided to sue a number of persons who had. made no effort whatever to reduce long , overdue accounts. At to-day'e meeting; a couple of very mournful epistles were read from recipients of the blue paper, demonstrating their utter inability to pay their accounts, and asking that proceedings be stayed. It was, however,, decided to allow the Magistrate to decide whether these people were capable of paying or not.

Yesterday's heavy downpour came just, too late to spoil the attendance and. just in time to spoil the enjoyment of visitors at Miss Slack's garden party at Waitoitoi yesterday afternoon. The 6talJs had commenced a lively business, when the. rain drove the people to shelter, and. kept them there all the afternoon. Not withstanding this disastrous occurrence about £15 was taken, and it was decided to postpone the function till Saturday week, when fhe sale will be hekL in All Saints' schoolroom.

The Post's London correspondent writes under date 10th December:—"During the week the Right Hon. Mr M'Kenna,. First Lord of the Admiralty,, paid a visit to Folkestone for the purpose of interviewing Mr Hall-Jonee, the. Higfe Commissioner, and discussing the arrangements for the building of the New Zealand Dreadnought. The interview was, of course, of a confidential nature. The order for tho battleship will probably be, given out by the Admiralty in the ordinary way, after obtaining the cabled sanction of th© New Zealand Government to the figure stated."

Mr Donald Fraser, Pukehou, writes to the Advocate:—"l saw in your paper a few days ago of great donations in New York to make the National Park there the best or finest in the world. I havo been there, and they certainly have a very fino National Park. But if they spent all the money in the United States they could never equal the National Park of the North Island of New Zealand, with a snowy mountain and a fiery.mountain in it, besides the beautiful streams and evergreen foliage. In my opinion, the only way they could get the best park in. the world would be to exchange the United States for the North Island of New Zealand..

The question of the use of the cycle track in Fitzherbert street by motor cyclists cropped up at the meeting of the Borough Council on Tuesday night, when the Borough Solicitor's opinion was read on tho subject. «*. brief, discussion ensued on the subject, during which the opinion was expressed that apart from the question of speed it was not desirable that the tracks should be used by , motor cyclists. Section 166' of the Municipal Corporations <■ Act,:'-1908,'' enacts that all tracks are for xlso of cycliste only, and legally it is-suggested that the word'.cyclist, cannot be construed to include motor cyclists. A motor bicycle is included in the word "vehicle" in tho second part of the section alluded to, and may not be ridden on the track except to obtain access to any premises. Notice is given f to motor-cyclists that they are not allowed to use the track, and, if necessary, a test case will be brought against offenders. . ... ' The funeral of the lato Mr:.' James' McAllister took place at Hunterville yesterday afternoon. The who was native 6f Scotland, came out to New Zealand three years ago, and resided in Palmereton North with his brother, Mr Robert. McAllister, for 18 months. Afterwards he went to the Auckland district for the. benefit of his health. Four months ago he returned to liye with his. brother, who had shifted to Hunterville, and died after a very v long and painful illness last Monday night. The late Mr McAllister, who was only 28 years of age,; had made many - friends while in Palmereton. He took a v " keen interest, in Salvation Army work' and was also an active member; of the - local Tent of the Independent Order of Rechabites, ho first of all joining .as'a - juvenile in Sjilford, Scotland. Bros. F. H. Outram and JE. E. Morgan represented the Tent at the funeral. Staff Capt; Henry conducted the funeral ..Service after which the Rechabites burial service was read by Bro. Outram. . ,'. * t ?■'■""■' It is satisfactory to learn that i there is still an. abundance of money-: hir£i "the .country,, 'and. that-it,: can %, i;bi^'-^ns^ht : : " l -tc<''''i ;;; ' "■■■'■ light Hvhen inducements offerihg.Jjirtfsub.r't": etantial. Wβ understand ■thati'' Messrs •' Ross and Go., of the Bon Marche, ar6 having a record summer clearance/ and finding business big and' money ■ See particulars of sale in this .issue. —Advt. :■ • '>;.■.. ■.''•[ •.■■'••• -..'■■.'■•

■ DiarieeJor 1910 at Park's 'warehouse" irnze and Presentation -Bookp. Praver and Hymns.. Bibles, Church Praise Ca tholic Prayer Books, new Annuals,' Poet Garde, etc.—Advfc. K '

We wure fortunate in securing a kro-e quantity of Lβ. hose prior to the recent heavy advance m crude rubber. Our second lot is; just to hand W "Pi,«».This hose being impoK.SighTf™

An inch of rain fell in Hawke's Bay since daylight this morning, says a Hastings telegram. It will cause damage to the- stone fruit. The Rev D. C. Bates wired to-day: — Northerly winds moderate to strong, expect showery and changeable weather and warm and humid conditions, glass fall slowly. A voto of thanks was passed to the Mayor by this morning's meeting of the Hospital Board for having provided a Christmas dinner for the charitable aid recipients. The total dividends paid by West Australian , gold mining companies have amounted to £20,448,010. Last year they paid £1,284,115. A new paddle-steamer of about 250 tons, to steam about 15 miles per hour and capable of carrying between 800 and 100G passengers and 40 tons of cargo, is to be built for Lake Wakatipu. The Telegraph states that a gentleman conversant with swimming affairs eshthat since the opening of the NSpier municipal baths over 1000 people have joined local swimming clubs. Air R. R. Martin, Opposition organiser, who has been located in Wellington city for some months past, proposes to visit Wairarapa and Bush districts shortly, on an organising tour. The gross revenue of the Wellington Harbour Board for the year ended September 30 last, showed a falling-off of £11,287, as compared with the previous year —almost entirely owing to the depression in the import trade, which has prevailed throughout the year, explains the secretary, in his report. The split in the ranks of the Canterbury Trades and Labour Council, which resulted in several Unions breaking away from the Council, is (says the Christchurch News) apparently becoming healed. One Union—the plasterers'—has returned to the fold, and two others are contemplating following suit.

Engineers sometimes perform marvellous feats. A letter from the City Engineer was read at the meeting of the Mt. Eden Borough Council, in which he referred to an "interview" he had had with the Mayor of Mt. Eden "on the telephone." The Council wanted to know how he did it.

Mother Mary Aubert, of the Si6ters of Compassion, Wellington, is at present in Auckland engaged in making preparations for opening the foundling home in Hobson street, at the place formerly known as "Central House."" The home will be known ae the St. Vincent Foundling Home.