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Bush Advocate, Volume XIX, Issue 737, 10 June 1907, Page 4

Page 2: Cable news; sugar boun- ■ ties. Page 3: Unrest in India, a Melbourne tragedy, pars. Page 6 : Correspondence — London corporation , the "quack" and the geese. Page 7 : Bank of England, Lord Kitchener, brevities. The Conciliation Board has filed its recommendations at Wellington in the timber workers' dispute. The recommendations uft'eet some three hundred employers, whose places of business extend over nearly half the North Island, The most noticeable feature of the recommendations is the proposed iiUMVi'.so ot" wages to unskilled workers. Tho minimum wage under tho current award is 7s per day. The Hoard recommends increase to £2 t's per week or Is per hour outside the city of Wellington, and that 45 hours shall constitute a week's work. Tho action of the Government in insisting upon the erection of wooden buildings in centres where the municipal by-laws provide for brick material boing used, has excited strong protests at both Auckland and Wellington. At Danneviike, the singular course has been taken ol joining the post ofiice to the bu ilei iug formerly used as a courthouse by a wooden addition, and in defiance of lhe borough's by-laws. It is most improper that the Government should have the right to make a law unto itself in matters of this kind, especially whero the by-laws are designed to minimise the dangor from fire. Have you seen the new styles of : "nitir.gs? Etz keeps them.*

Friends of the Army pre reminded of the annual meoting in the "barracks this evening in connection with the rescue and social work. The provisional directors of the Star-Bowkett Building Society wiH meet this evening to continue the work of drafting the Society's rules. On the Auckland Exchange last Wednesday Maharahara coppers changed hands at 10s 6d, there being further sellers at 12s 6d, md buy-; ers at 10s. 9d. The many friends of Mr Nils Friberg will be interested to hear that he was ordained to the office of deacon at the Anglican Church at Nelson Cathedral yesterday. Mr C. Hall, M.H.R. , has baea kept to his house during the last few days by a severe cold, Ihiit he is now improving, and expects in a few days to be quite restored. Mr Hanan, M.H.R., of Invercargill, is advised that 7 a decisibn7 : has been given in regard to : the recent railway ihishap^'atfWaipahi^ It is understood that the driver has been dismissed and the 7 fireniaii 7 reinstated. _ '.. i ;':■:. Ay-iTAT. It is understood in some.q.jarters that the new Land Bill will make pr division for the abolition "of the ballot in disposing of Crown sections.' d system 'of tender being substituted. The proposal is one that wili be-very keenly debated. v-:'"'--:" -:..7- */ The plague scare in Auckland has moved the Wellington Harbor Doardto make war on th# infection-spread-: ing rat. A scheme of poisoning haa been mapped but whereby a mixture of bread and phosphorus 's laid? on the nuirierous pipes under, the local wharves for the undoing of 'the Axin-A wary rodent.. 77 1- Ti ; ■■'•'_• Replying to a deputation from "the Auckland Dentists' 'Associatirih/which urged the need for a deutal institution at which poor people, especially poor children, could have their: teeth attended to, the . Hon. G. Fowlds said he believed the Itime had A arrived when something should be done: in this direction, especially when dentists here and_else^vhere \veve p'opaxed to give their services gratuitously. As far as he could (says the Prtes Association repovt) her; would jail 'enee Hospital Boards to give the matter their attention. - 7 The attention of the smoke- room company on a Liverpool Atlaiitic liner was held by an assertive Chicagoan raconteur, "whose" tale 77 full of insidious hits at denizens of New York, created muck laughter. When it had subsided a New York gentleman who had been quietly listening, took up the running. 7"Say>," he commenced, "guess I opinionated you . a Lakesider vuriy first day aboard." "Hao w? " quest ioned- ths iV riner speaker. "Sat close to you at. iuhch and noticed you ax'nt." ; 'Huiil- my ~ax'nt ?' 'exclaimed the man from t>e porcine city. "Why, first -day aboaid I grubbed entirely by laysclf.. "and spoke nary a word to a soul." "Jcs v so," rejoined the other, "but I could hear you eatin' pie." The diverting incident at -the close of one of Mr Malohe's political addresses in New Plymouth formed the subject of Court proceedings on Tuesday morning last week, when H. Mehafrey was ordered to pay £5 for damage done to the curtain in the Theatre Royal., He was also mulcted in the usual costs. A correspond-, ent thereupon wrote to the Herald as follows: "I hear that Mr Mehaffey has been ordered to pay for the curtain damaged in the theatre during election time. Now, seeing thatMr Mehaffey couldn't have had half as much fun out of the game -as the audience had, I think the audience should be. prepared to pay for their fun. Could you open a fund for the purpose? I wasn't there, so I don 7 t propose to assist." A unique case was brought before the court last week by Captain ClarkWalker, officer commanding the Marsden Mounted Rifles, against Private McPherson, for being non-efficient. Tho claim was to recover £3 "IOs, the* amount which would have been paid to the squadron by the Government for, defendant had he rendered himself efficient. Payment of such sum is provided for under section 499 of the regulation of the Defence Act, 1886^ Action -was taken under section 57* of the Defence Act, providing for such cases being brought into a civil court, and that such moneys can be recovow?.d therein as an ordinary debt, or ill case of non-payinont that the defaulting volunteer be sent to gaol at the discretion of the court. Judgment was given for the full amount claimed, and costs lis. The N.Z. Times of Friday last contained the following flattering reference to the Norsewood Co-operative Dairy Company: "The Norsewood Co-operative Dairy Company is turning out one of the finest butters in the country. Its brand is one of she highest-grading in the colony of the past season, and probably the most uniform and choicest which has pass-, ed through the Wellington grading stores. Starting the season with a score of 93 ,it ended with a 94-J-, its average being 93.39. It was certainly one of tho latest butters to commence the grading season, and consequently the finest line graded was made at a time when rank spring pastures and milk from freshly-calved cows— which is too often supplied before it is marketable — were uot having the usually deleterious effect on the milk flavor. The great consideration in a New Zealand export butter is its keeping quality, and Norsewood butter is exceptionally good in this respect. Tlio company's butter which won at the Dunedin Winter Show was made in March. It -was then graded 9-1, and yet when it was "tried" by the critical judges at Dunedin was awarded 924 points. Of course, the best butter made in ihis country is that turned out in February and March.' A flight of colds set out one day, (Jreat ugly things, and flew away, Across the hills and o'er the sea, Determined vengeful thus to .he. But all at once these colds grew fewer. Vanquished by Woods' Great Peppermint Cure; And so they died, all one by one. Tlieir deadly work left all undone. Rheumatism can be cured — then. why will you continue io suffer. Rheumo has effected wonderful cures j i'or others, after all else had failed. .It will cuwe you. Try it.

To-day is the iirst anniversary ot -Ithe late' Mr Seddon's death. ** The -Matamau Darktown Brigade "performed before a very fair house in Norsewood on Saturday evening. -All the items were much approved, •and a nice little sum should be handled over to the deserving case for •which the entertainment was held. Mr G. W. Russell, proprietor aiid editor of the Christchurch Spectator, who is at present engaged on a trip through' the North Island, was a visitor to Dannevirke yesterday. Mr Russell left this morning, a id intends travelling over the route of the Main -Trunk Railway. On the 38th March,. Mr R. B. Ross, M.H.R., wrote to the Minister asking that an additional wire be ■erected 'between Weber, and 2>anaevirke. 'Writing on Tuesday last, Dr " Findlay informed Mr Ross that it has been decided to provide additional accommodation for the telegraph and bureau business by erecting another wire between Dannevirke and Mangatoro, and between Dannevirke and Weber. The Mims- -. ter added that instructions have been, given for the work to be put in hand as soon. as possible.