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Bush Advocate, Volume XIV, Issue 157, 30 September 1902, Page 2

Commercial news and stock market report appear on our fourth page today. The Weber County Bill has passed the Lower House without amendment. A large number of returned troopers in various parts of the colony are out of employment. The Hon. W. W. Johnston is at present somewhat seriously ill at his residence at Awahuri. The ball held by the bachelors of Takapau 6*n Friday evening was largely attended, -and was a great success. A man named James Crooks has been fined at Westport for having unCustomed tobacco in Mb possession. The charges against the proprietor of the Awatoto Hotel, of selling liquor to a prohibited person, were dismissed. Mr G. Harvey informs us that the total rainfall for September was 4.27 inches. Eaia fell on seventeen days during that month. Newspapers and magazines dddressed to lighthouse keepers on the New Zealand coast will, in future, be transmitted free of postage. The Coleman Shield competition will take place at Waipawa on 10th November, under the same conditions as last year. In the New Plymouth Police Court yesterday morning a youth named Harry Richards was fined 40s and costs 84s for shooting a white tui. ' We are pleased to learn that Mr W. Mitchell, son of Mr Joseph Mitchell (the genial proprietor of the Masonic, Hotel), has recovered from his recent illness. Several officers and men of returned troopers waited on the Minister of Lands yesterday and urged that facilities should be granted them to settle on land. The Minister will give a reply next week. At the Wanganui Supreme Court Andrew Matheson got twelve months for the theft of £2 7s 6d, money of his employer. Since the charge was laid other defalcations, amounting to £300, were discovered. Some three weeks ago a pigeon race was held from Picton to Dannevirke. i Mr Hart's bird Coronation, which was a starter in the race, did not return with the other birds, and it was not until yesterday that it was found in the. loft. This bird was bred by Mr Bartlett. The many friends of Trooper Crichton will be pleased to hear that he is now rapidly recovering from his recent serious illness. Trooper Crichton, who has! been an inmate of the Wellington hospital for some weeks past, returned to his home in Dannevirke yesterday. The Hokitika Guardian understands that Mr Fownes, the commercial traveller who was nearly killed by falling between the carriages at Greymouth railway station some time ago, has: issued a writ claiming £500 damages from the Railway Department. Messrs Ingley and Patterson, of Dan nevirke, have purchased from Messrs J. J Niven and Co. a Linde refrigerator for their dairy factory at Waipatiki J The order was given by the factory's ! new manager, Mr A. J. Gallichan, on Saturday. At Wellington S.M. Court yesterday, Mr Haselden, S.M., said he thought the complaints made in the country districts about a certain class of offenders being hunted from the cities into the country where they become a standing menace to the peace, were quite justified. It was not right to send offenders away simply to get rid of them. According to the Southern Standard a writ has been issued at the instance of Spence Nicol, auctioneer, Gore, against an Arthurton farmer, claiming £1000 damages. The proceedings have arisen out of an action taken by defendant precedent to his application at the recent sitting of the District Court at Gore to have Mr Nicol adjudged a bankrupt. At a meeting of the management committee of the Dannevirke Cricket Club, held last evening, it was decided to instruct the delegate to the subvAsSGciation to support the championship matches being played in one section. An offer from Mr G. Price, Napier (Mr J. W. McDonald, local agent), to present the club with a practice -net, providing fhat body purchased its material from his firm, was accepted. There is a geeat outcry in Sydney over the action of the Attorney-General in recommending the release of Friedman, a merchant and money-lender, who was sentenced to twelve months for receiving stolen property. Friedman was released 24 hours after sentence was passed. It is claimed by the press and public that the jury system has been deliberately ignored, and the position of the Government is likely to be challenged. There was a large attendance at Abraham and WiUiatns's horse sale in Palmerston on Saturday, and over seventy lots were offered. An unbroken filly by The Artist brought LIS 10s ; Oroua Downs breeding mares, iufoal lo Pontius Pilate, averaged £15 ; wellbred hacks made £15 10s to £18 ; good harness horses, £12 to £16 10a ; light hacks, £4 15s to £8 15s ; unbroken draughts, £25 to £30 10s ; young broken draughts, £30 to £40 ; light draughts, £24 to £24 10s. Mrs Harrison Lee gave a most interesting address in the Ormondville Rechabite Hall on Sunday evening. The Rev. Canon Webb presided, and there was a fair attendance. The lecturer took for her text " Righteousness uplifteth the nation," and in a very pleasing and eloquent manner implored her hearers to do what was right in all things. She also gave graphic descriptions of her travels in the Old Country and her experiences among the working classes, pointing out the terrible evils of excessive drinking. A well attended meeting of the Ormondville Homing Club was held in the library last evening, under the presidency of Mr M. J. Skinner. Correspondence was received from Messrs C. Hall, -M.H.R., and H. L. F. Carlyon accepting tho positions of Patron and President i-ospectively. Four new members were eiirolled. During the evening it was announced that two pairs of birds barl been promised as prizes for any raco the committee might think fit to present them for. It was resolved to get things into v.-orking order as soon as possible with a view to holding tho first race about Christmas.