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Bush Advocate, Volume XX, Issue 1001, 13 April 1908, Page 5

Waipukurau stock sales to-morrow. Acceptances Feilding Jockey Club due to-night. The public are advised to try Pateman's hot cross buns. Rose, Ltd., will hold a clearing sale to-morrow on behalf of Mr W. blends, on the premises, Barraud street. The Rev. F. W. Whibley conducted morning and evening service at Holy Trinity Church, Woodville, yesterday. He also addressed the: Sunday school children in the afternoon. The Salvation Army Band played an enjoyable programme of music at the hospital yesterday afternoon, the collection resulting in the sum of £3 10s being taken up. Mr H. Gf. Watson took his depart tiife for Oamaru by the express train to-day, and was seen off at the station by many of his friends, wlio gave him a hearty send off. The proposal to send two rinks of bowlers to play in the Wairara-pa towns at Easter has fallen through: A rink comprising Messrs Calder, Dobson, Fa hey, and Paterson will represent the Dannevirke Club at Palmer st on. In a. Wanganui school last week, a pupil was asked to recite Longfellow's "Psalm of Life." He commenced correctly, and then electrified the class by proclaiming, "Wives "of great men all remind us, We can < make our lives sublime." The lady ! teacher smiled and later \^howed her j appreciation of the compliment by | remarking, "Longfellow was a great j man, but lo ! — pointing- to thjß^r_eciter — a greater than Longfellow is here!" A meeting of the H.B. Axemen's Association was held on Saturday evening at Mrs Morgan's tearooms, Mr J. Pettitt in the chair. A quanj tity of routine business was transacted, and the question of the supply I of logs for the carnival to lie held on ! Easter Monday was dealt with. It was resolved to add two fire brigade competitions to the programme, name* ly, one man coupling, aad one main coil. A miniature Maori war prevailed in High street this afternoon, when two of the local rangatiras had a wordy battle. The echoes of the strif© resounded from one end of . til© tllOl'ouglii'are to the other, to the amusement of the crowd of spectators who had gathered round, but as no more dangerous weapons than hard names wero used, the casualties were not heavy, and after exhausting their somewhat extensive vocabularies both parties withdrew, and so far as the spectators could judge the battle was a drawn one. What all the trouble was about no pakelia could understand. About 3000 people attended the South Melbourne Cricket Ground on a recent afternoon to watch how fast a woman can run when unhampered by garments which convention has decreed for her, says the Argus. The second event was a "grand challenge championship," between Madame Isa Bell and Miss Ivy Evans. Madame Bell issued a challenge about a month ago to any lady in Australia, and Miss Evans responded. Three races were arranged, over distances of 50, 100, and 150 yards, for £50 a- j sido and a sash and a badge worth £10. Madame Bell is, in private life, Mrs Newman, having been married 18 years. She has five children, and is 37 years of age. She has Avon OVCV 100 laOOS, and had never been defeated until Miss Evans gave her that exi>erience recently. Miss Evans has the advantage of years, being 20 years of age. She has also a record, having won 42 races out of 44 in which she started. In the 50 yards event she defeated Madame Bell from the jump, winning by five years in the excellent time of 7 l-ssec.