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Bush Advocate, Volume XIV, Issue 303, 24 March 1903, Page 2

Cable, telegraphic, apd commercial news appear on our fourth page to-day.

The royalty on flax received from the Motoa Estate is estimated to amount to about £8000 per annum.

The sudden disappearance of a young man froui Eketabuna, says the Express, is causing some anxiety to his friends.

Mr McConville has sold his property at Kiritaki to Mr. G. W. Grainger for £12 an acre.

A young woman picking raspberries at Riwaka, Nelson, put up a record tally in one day of 2041b5.

Three Chinamen were fined £5 each and costs at Auckland yesterday for being in possession of opium. The maximum penalty is £50*

The patients in the Waipawa*district hospital on Saturday numbered 33. Seven were admitted during the week, two were discharged, and two died.

Yesterday being Anniversary Day in the Otago Province it was observed as a holiday at Dunedin. A floral fete held atForbury Park in aid of the fallen soldiers' memorial was a great success, about 10,000 attending. The profit is expected to be L 450.

Last evening Mr Hugo gave his final lecture in the Oddfellows' Hall, his subjeot being "Ears and. Lips." Mr Hugo was accorded a patient hearing, and at the conclusion of the lecture, he delineated the character of several ladies from their handwriting.

Owing to an order prohibiting them from chewing gum during working hours, sixty-five girls employed by the Samuel Cupples Rovelqae Company, St. Louis, Missouri, went out on strike and refused to return untill the offending order was withdrawu.

The appointment is gazetted of the East Coast Native Trust Lands BoardMessrs J. A. Harding and James Macfarlane, Gisborne, and Mr Walter Sbrimpton, of Maraekakaho, Hawke's Bay.

The Napier Telegraph says that a requisition to the Premier, asking him to recommend the Governor to appoint Mr S. Carnell to the Upper House, is being largely signed among the Liberals of Napier.

At the Court sittings at Winton, says the Winton Record, Jane Currie(lo2 years old) made an application fot an old age pension. Decision was held over pending certain legal statements to be filed in the Court.

An old resident of Waikaia, Mr A. Matbcon, disappeared from the township about a month ago, and all attempts to trace his whereabouts failed until last Sunday week, when Mr E. Anderson stumbled accross his dead body near the Waikaia river.

Leaving the pulpit of the Methodist Church at Frankfort, U.S.A., during his sermon recently, the Eev. H. G. Ogden walked up to a boy who was misbehaving, and thrashed him before the congregation. The boy retaliated, aud lively scenes were witnessed before he was subdued." He then returned to the pulpit sod finished hia address.

The Wairarapa Times says :—Humours are afloat that certain irregularities in connection with the recent rifleshooting competition at Trentham ate to form the subject of official investigation. The rumour, which has refereuce to the rifles used by certain competitors, is causing considerable excitement in volunteei circles.

A Gazette notice states that it is the intention of the New Zealand Government to introduce during next session of Parliament a Bill prohibiting the sale of adulterated wines, whether imported or manufactured in New Zealand. The proposed measure will be to gome extent similar to the law on the subject of wine adulteration now in existence in Australia."

A laborer named Joseph Cosgrove committed suicide at Napier last evening. He was found ou the Marine. Parade w great pain, and in reply to a question stated that he had swallowed a bottlef ul of oil of tar, or kill weed, with the intention of killing himself, as his wifo was dying in tht> hospital. Cosgrove died wh'.Je bung taken to the hospital. His statement that his wife is ill in the hospital is correct.

At the Women's Convention, held in Dunedin lately, a discussion took place on "Narcotics." One speaker expressed a desire to move iv the direction of protesting against the practice of smoking among the clergy and thought it was setting a very bad example to their congregations. Two other speakers stated that they were the wjves of nonsmoking clergymen, while one lady said she only knew of two clergymen in the colony who smoked.

A deputation of clergymen and members of cricket clubs waited on the Christchurcb Cycling Club last night and asked them to discontinue the holding of a sports meeting on Good Friday, on the ground tbat it was a sacred day and should be obberved as such. The club decided to bold the meeting, as the arrangements bad already been made, but in deference to the views «f those taking the objection, changed the name of the "Good Friday Handicap" to •'Easter Handicap."

Mr B. Brummond, of Asburst. met with a nasty gun accident on Saturday last, with toe result that the muscles of his arm were blown away. A most peculiar thing in connection with the accident is that the gun was lying on the ground some distance from Drumtuoud and went off on its own account, the charge entering the back of bis waistcoat and travelling to his arm. We have been shown the waistcoat and marvel that the accident was not of a more serious nature. — Manawatu Standard.

The effect of the delay in giving a judgment on the licensing question in Bruse has brought about a peculiar statejof affairs (says a Dunedin correspondent), The returning officer called for nominations of candidates for the Licensing Committee, aod the Prohibitionist party nominated five candidates pledged to refuse licenses. The troublQ, however, is that no rolls have been printed, so that even if the candidates are nominated, the machinery is not existeot whereby they can be elected.

Thp Education Board having advised Mis» MQQr&. >vh,9 was recently appointed infant mistress in the Dannevirke North School, to remsjn at Wairoa until another teacher is appointed jtp. that school, the chairman of the local schopl committee, Mr A. W. Colletfc, has written to the Board, pointing out the disadvantage which the North School is labouring under in consequence of the work having to be carried on for so long # period without the assistance of an infant ttfinfrpss. This position has been vacant since ike .Christmas holidays, the Board having neglected to appoint a relieving teacher until a permanent officer was appointed,and theresuit is that the school work has to suffer. I 1 ,} Response to previous appeals the Board inciiv«at,od that a relieving teacher would be appointed from April Ist, but the local committee take exception to the unnecessary delay, and aw writing the Board to fcfeat effect,

A boy eight years of age, named Athol Thomson, fell off the whurf at Lyttelton yesterday, and was drowned. The body was recovered.

To-morrow Mr. Hall, M.H.R., opens the Norsewood Post-office, and it is to be hoped that the inhabitants, for whose good the office has been built, will roll up in full force.

One of the Moderate candidates for tho Waikouaiti Licensing Comniifcfcee having retired, it will now be a straight out fight between the Moderate and Temperate party.

About 400 men from the Australian Squadron gave a display in Lancaster Park, Christchurch, yesterday, which was witnessed by 10,000 persons. Subsequently the men were entertained at tea.

Makotuku has been visited by measles, and already many school children are down. Yesterday there was a big decrease in attendance, and it is very likely that the school will be closed shortly.

Pastor Topholra will probably be leaving Norsewood soon for the Old Country, where his wife and children are at present. Should he do so liis departure will be sincerely regretted by the residents of Norsewood.

The Union Rifles intend holding a "shoot" to-morrow for a trophy presented by a local tradesman, and in the evening, at parade, the Government grant of priz» money and trophies won during the season will be presented.

■ In Dunedin recently there has been a great demand on the part of the public for vaccination. The demand was from country as well as town, and so numerous have been the applications tor vaccine mutter tbat Dr Ogston has had a task to make the supply meet the unexpected demand

At Welington yesterday Dr Me Arthur, S.M., reserved judgment in a case in which a Chinese fruiterer was charged with having been found in possession of 4£lb of opium contrary to the Opium Prohibition Act. For the defence it was stated that the defendant had legally obtained possession of the opium before the Act came into force.

The concert to be held in the Town Hall to-morrow evening in aid of the Catholic Church promises te be a* great success. Miss Tansley, whose .vocal abilities are so well known, will sing, and Miss Mary Twohill (from Wellington), and Mr Rapley (from Stratford) have sent word that they will visit Daunevirke specially to assist at the concert. Miss Diokenson and Messrs Lichtwark, Whitaker and A. Tansley are to contribute items.