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Bush Advocate, Volume XVI, Issue 563, 11 November 1904, Page 2

Firemen are reminded that the postponed monthly meeting of the Fire Brigade takes* place this evening at 8 o'clock, when the annual nomination of officers veil! be taken. Major Dudley Alexander, West Yorkshire Kegiment, Private Secretary to Lord Banfurly in New Zealand from 1897 to 1904 figures amongst the Birthday honors for a C.M.G.-ship. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church has passed the compliment to Dr Sidey, of Napier, of asking him to again fill the position of clerk and treasurer for another year. Notice was received in Dannevirke that the Arbitration Court would not sit her* to-day. Owing to prcssur* of other business it is uncertain when the sitting will be held. Three valuable draught horses, owned by Messrs Humphrey Bros., of Makino, wero killed by a railway engine above Makino at an early hour on Wednesday morning, The estimated loss to their owners is over £100. At the Police Court this morning a first offender was convicted and discharged for drunkenness. William O'Dowd was fined 10s for riotous behaviour in High-street, and John Stringer was fined £1 for using obscen* language. Pastor Itiesand MrT. L. Buiek were the presiding Justices. The Salvation Army's self-denial effort closed yesterday. The local officer in charge informs us that to-Aay he had £65 12s in hand, and with some cards in the hands of children still to come in he anticipates the total will approximate £70, or about £5 more than last year. At Eltham £152 was raised.

At the Presbyterian General Assembly yesterday the Rev. Mr Borri« brought down a scheme for the amalgamation of the Church extension funds of the northern and southern sections of the Church, which he estimates will take two years to complete. H« recommended that the whole time of oue minister be given up to the work.

A meeting of the Council of the Chamber of Commerce was held at the Advocate office last nizht, when tho rules for submission to the meeting of the Chamber to be hell to-night were finally approved, and some other formal business was transacted. It was decided to offer the appointment of secretary to Mr A. M. Ryan. Two other applications were received.

In the Presbyterian Assembly at Melbourne, the Rev. Ross, in discussing the totalisator, said gambling was a vice in the blood, especially in tho blood of Australians. But wby should it not be made as respectable as possiblo. If people would wager, why should they not use the totalisator instead of being forced to go to a disreputable bookmaker.

The notorious Slater's private enquiry office cases were dealt with in London on Tuesday, when the prisoner Henry was sentenced to a year's imprisonment, Davies and Smith to six months' each, and Bray to three months. These prisioners wero convicted of conspiracy. In the case a woman named Pollard obtained a divorce from her husband by the aid of the agency, and subsequently the decree nisi was rescinded.

Adding machines are the latest conveniences in offices in the United States. These machines are now extensively used in all office and factory computations, such as balancing and averaging accounts discounts, addition, multiplication and division, and combinations of . these operations. These machines como from Switzerland and Germany, and so useful have they become that the office staff will actually wait for a machine rather than attempt the simplest mental calculations.

The results are as follows for the Manawatu Show weight-guessing competition in live stock : — The one sheep weighed 120lbs. Leslie Thomson, Awahnri, guessed lll^lbs, and Robert Smith, "Woodlands, Colyton, llUJlbs The five sheep weighed 382ilbs. Mr A. R. Fauuin, Taihape, and Miss Porter, Main-street, Falmerslon North, guessed 3831b5. The fat bullock weighed 102l)lbs, and, was guessed by Mossrs A. G. Havill, Palraerston North, and L. S. O'Loughlin, Kairanga.

There are on view in MrC. K. James' window at the present time several oil ! paintings from the brush of a local artist which arc worthy of inspection by lovers of art. The largest one is a depiction of a storm at sea, into which the artist has succeeded in imparting a good deal of fury to the waves anil action to the waters which are represented as breaking orer a nhipwrecKed craft. Its companion picture is a ropy of a wcll-knewn painting entitled "A Good Appetite." In this effort the painter has caught up a good deal of the spirit of the original artist , but the picture being strong iv its details is too close to tlic spectator in its present position to be seen tv the best advantage. There are also several other smaller pictures exhibited, making an interesting collection from an artistic point of view.

With the record of having " loopod the loop " a thousand times in all parts of the world, Diavolo signalised his first semi-public appearance in Melbonrno by shooting off the loop just at thu completion of his sensational ride. By invitation there was a large gathering to witness the sensational feat. With the greatest coolness in the world the intrepid performer took liis sent on a sturdy, Bolid looking safety bicycle, 60ft up in the air, and at tho word "go" ho shot like a cannon ball down a stoop incline for a distance of 100 ft. Tho speod of tho machine as tho loop was entered was terrific, but to tin* ainnstonient of the beholders, tho bicycle and rider shot off the circular track when three-quarters of it had boon traversod, falling into a net stretching out a few feet from the track. Both tho rnachitio and tbo rider broke through the meshes and fell in a heap on the floor. Diavolo was soou upon bis feet again, and retired in a few minutes. He returned and explained that the fork of the bicycle snapped and so brought about the accident. Diavolo escaped with only a few scratches and an absolutely unshaken nerve.

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Relex clipper tyres 23s 6d, Oceanic cv .•* IJ-. <jil, at Clark«on's* Greenwood and Whiteman's sawmill at Akatarawa (Upper Hutt) was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The tennis courts and bowling ereen were used for the first time yesterday afternoon, and lovers of both games had BOine very enjoyable play. By a printer's error W. Torkilsen's bowlii'g average in yesterday's issue read 4 for 40, whereas it should hare been 11 for 40. The Presbyterian General Assembly, now sitting at Wellington, has decided in favour of " no-license " aa a remedy for drunkenness as against State control. Late information shows that the number of whites employed on the Rand mines have increased by 1700 since May. Members of the Chamber of Commerce are reminded that a meeting will be held at the Kualiine Hall to-night at 7.30 to pass rules. Mr J. T. Ayre, of the Union B-jnk staff, left Dannevirke to-day for Weiliugton en route to a visit to his friends in New South Wales. Mr Ayre's position has been filled by Mr Haynes, of the Napier branch. At last night's sitting of the Presby. terian Assembly at Wellington an interesting ceremony was the ordination ol the Key. W. Van Kam Chun ai a minister of the Presbyterian body. Mr Chuu's work will be amongst the Chinese in New Zealand. At the inquest held at Palmerston North concerning the death of the woman Elderkin, the jury, after fifteen minutes' consideration, gate their verdict as follows : -That the deceased camo to her death through ulceration of the stomach, aggravated by drink, and in accordance with the medical evidence. Mr H. Palmer, the well-knewu auctioneer of Palmerston, has takes Mr Stanley Hume as partner. Mr Hume has been in charge of Mr Pahner's office for the past eighteen moaths, and prior to that he held a position in the Bank of Anstralasia. The firm will continue under the original name of Harry Palmer. The provisions of the new Licensing Act came into force yesterday. Clubs must now observe the same hours at hotels, which means that their bars must close at 10 o'clock on week night, and keep closed the whole of Sunday. The provisions rotating to gambling now apply alike to hotels and clubs. At tho Supreme Court at Dunedia yesterday, the jury awarded £100 damages, and judgment was entered up fur tlia: amount, with costs, to John Cjbearer, who claimed £IQQ from too City (Ji-ruoration for an accidwut alleged to nave been caused by the nogligeuce of a motorman in charge of an electric tramcar. Reliable reports received at the Thames show that the Hume market is depies»od, and is not likely to recover until the cessation of the war. Very little attention is paid to New Zealaud mining, and it ia improbable that any substantial amount will be available for colonial investment until a more stable market is established. Messrs Calder aud Drummond have just landed from Home some extremely handsome ovormautles, and a fine selection in electro plated ware. The new goods aro of the very best ia style and nuish, and oue well worthy of inspection. A new advertisement relating to the foregoing will appear to-m»rrow. The funeral of the late Mrs Farquhar McLeod, of Waikopiro, took place at the Ormondvillc cemetery yesterday afternoon, nnd was followed by a number °f sorrowing relatives and friends. Many floral tributes, showing the eateeni in which the deceased was held during her lifetime, were placed on the coffin. Mr G. King officiated. Mr Job Packer presided at a meeting of the Ormondvillc Pavilion Committee, held last evening, when final arrangements were made for the sports to be held on Wednesday next to celebrate the opening of the new pavilion. Amongst other things it was decided to give a booby prize for the novice chop, for which eleven nominations were received. At the H.B. Rifle Association meeting yesterday, held at Waipawa, Sergt. Drummond, of Dannevirke, won the Waipawa and Hastings matches, and the championship of the meeting with the fine aggregate of 152 for three matches. He also secured third prize, £1 10s, in the Government match, service conditions, being two points behind the winner. Mr Jolm Leinaione, who is conducting Paderewski's tour, states :—" We originally were returning to Europe via India, E,jypt, e'e, after the Australasian tour, but altered the itinerary owiog to Paderewski accei ting an < ffer from America to give 65 reci tills there for the sum of £60,000. This cbange brings us to Auckland agniu. We are having two or three weeks' rest at Rotorua, and prior to departing for 'Frisco will give a farewell reci'al at the Choral Hall, Auckland, on 24th November."