HAWKE'S BAY A AND P. SHOW.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 96, 21 October 1908, Page 4

HAWKE'S BAY A AND P. SHOW.

The first agricultural and pastoral show of the season is being held today at Hastings, and will be continued to-morrow, when the fixtures that go to make up the popularity of the gathering from a people's point of view will be consummated. The Hastings Show, by enterprising management, has been greatly improved of late years, and the gathering now ranks high, amongst the leading events of the kind in the dominion.. This is as it should he. It is held in one of the richest districts— from an agricultural point of view — in the country. The stock of Hawke's Bay rank among the very best . in the , dominion, and have taken prizes on. every show ground, while their fame has extended beyond New- Zealand. The society this year have been extremely fortunate in attracting a very liberal entry list, and as the season has been an extremely favorable one, the show is certain to eclipse any preyious effort. For tomorrow., People's Day, a varied list of events dear to the heart of the countryman has been prepared, and with fine weather, we have no doubt but that the attendance will be large and representative. The society have made complete arrangements, to cater for their country patrons, and a special train, at excursion fares, has been timed to leave Dannevirke at 7.50 a.m. Given fine weather, this will permit of a charming run through the magnificent pasture lands of Hawke's Bay, than which at this season of the year nothing finer is to be seen in the country. The train will return with passengers at a reasonably early hour at nighttime, and as a holiday has been declared by the local Holiday Association, we have no doubt but that the outing will be extensively patronised. Certainly, a more enjoyable holiday than this can scarcely be imagined, [ and we hope that the efforts of the society to provide for the amusement t^nd education of the people of the district will be thoroughly appreciated.

On page 2: Cable news.; 'airship in flames: AVilbur Wn>lit¥ accident. Page 3: "Thirci-oJas-s*; Horoeka and j }V€ber notes. I'hkb.6: Probing the ] future. Page 7: Political; the sarcasm of Lord Westbury. The new Takapau hotel is nearing completion: and promises to be quite the '-'swell" t country hotel of the province; ...•-.'?j. Over 100 out of 330 subscribers to telephones in Timaru were disconnected on account of non-payment of their subscriptions, says the Ashburton Guardian. A .very large number -of persons travelled by the express to Napier yesterday- afternoon, bent on seeing the show at Hastings. The country districts in this part of the province were well represented. A sudden spell of hot weather in Melbourne one day last week caused an increase in the* demand for water* in the; metropolitan area. The consumption in Melbourne and suburbs for 24 hours amounted to 34,320,000 gallons, an advance of about 6,000,---000 gallons oil the previous average daily record. . ' ■ ■■■&■ Young Jackson, who was killed] while engaged with the'telegraph construction party, conies from a telegraphic family. He has a brother a telegraphic' operator at Woo'dville, another who is a cadet in' the Takapau office, while: his father is telegraphic lineman at Masterton. He himself had been engaged in line construction work for about two years, and had been working with' Mr O'Hagen's gang since May last; The Education Board's architect visited the site for the- new school at Ngainoko yesterday, and the erection of- the buildings and the fencing will commence this week. The settlers hope that the Department will not delay the grant for: Mies teacher's residence, so. that it may be ready, for occupation before .next winter. At present the tea.che'r'h^s.to-ride three _ miles ;t<y school every morning, ' a jaunt which, possessesiV few charms when ithe mercury -registers 40 or less. The output of- the Oringi .butter factory has already doubled this season over the output of any previous year. This factory was greatly improved during the winter spell, a freezer, among other alterations, being installed.- The plant will now have to be enlarged to cope with the increased quantities of milk coming forward, which is distinctly encouraging io the manager, Mr Cornwall. The factory is admirably situated, and as' the adjoining lands are cut up, it should have a most useful career. The Premier had a good deal to say in his speech at Pahnerston regarding the finances of the. colony and the public debt, but most of the figures have already beipn published. He stated that in spite : pf the financial stringency the operations of the Government had been carried out without difficulty, and without any extra cost to the country. ■' On the total public debt of the colony, the aver- i age rate of interest paid was £3 14s 7d per £100. During the period 1891 to 1908 the average rate of interest on the public debt had declined by los 8d per £Ikjo, or 17 per cent-. ■"■■ 'j Ail up-country journal in Victoria seems to have got into a .little trouble through a slight confusion of type by which its reports of the local show and a concert in the shire became mixed. This is how the paragraph appeared. "The concert given by the charming young ladies of Mrs V.'s academy was highly appreciated. They sang in their very best manner, winning applause from a highly influential and critical audience, who pronounced them to be the finest display of Jerseys ever seen at our ©how. The heifers had all that beautiful symmetry of form and mellow brown color, especially behind : the ears, characteristic of the highest class of Jersey breeding." The Seth Thomas Clock Company, of Thomastown, Conn. (U.S.), have just completed at their works a mammoth clock for Colgate and Co., of Jersey City, ...Y. „ This great clock, which will operate the hands of the 40ft dial, will, it is claimed, . be the most powerful and the most mechanically correct tower clock movement ever constructed. The bed of this clock is 4ft in length, the wheels and gears being made of bronze and pinions of hardened steel. It will require about 6001 bof cast iron to propel the time train, and the clock is arranged to run eight days without re-winding. The pendulum rod, which weighs 761 b, is Bft long, beating 1& seconds. The cast-iron pendulum bob is cylindrical in form, and weighs 3301 b. It will be a matter- for congratulation, especially: to tlidse who,, have assisted and promoted) the success and welfare of the Waifarapja and East Coast P. and A.- Society for- the .31 years or greater part of its exist-" ence i to know what excellent support is given to .the society in the matter of entries for the show next week, and that their labors of the past have borne such good results. Those in charge of the business of this wellknown society .at the present- time are- as eitfehusiastic over its welfare as those members who devotedtheir time and energy to its progress during the early; period of its existence, and that this management is proving excellent in every way, is dearly demonstrated by the attention paid to it from breeders in the North Island, both as exhibitors aiid visitors. Given fine weather, the 31st Wairarapa show should be an easy record for the attendance is always large, and the 14 acres a sight to gladden the heart of everyone wljgt,. wishes the society success. Rheumatism, gout, lumbago, and sciatica are caused by uric acid in the blood. The only possible method of cure is in taking a remedy that will eliminate the poison from the system, and any preparation that purports to cure in any other manner will either fail altogether or merely give, a slight passing reliefit cannot possibly be of any permanent value. Rheumo is a preparation that " unfailingly cures rheumatism and kindred ailments; because it unfailingly uric, acid.; It removes theY cause, * and in doing this, it stills those 'agonising painis x,which make the life of a rheumatic subject a misery. Rheumo is obtainable from all chemists and. stores' at 2s 6d and 4s 6d per bottle.

/ A couple of rinks on the bowling green were prepared for play yesterday, and several members informally opened the season. The caretaker, Mr Fahey, has the green in splendid order. , - The Hockey Sub- Association having brought. 'their first season to a close, celebrated the occasion by a smoke concert at the »Masonio Hotel last evening. There was a large and representative gathering, and Mr G. J. E. Bickford presided. The following toasts were honored: "The King," "The Dannevirke Hockey Sub-Association/ proposed, by Mr Cork and responded to -)b.f Mr Robertshaw ; "Kindred sports," proposed by Mr Lavelle and responded to by Mi- Botterell, "The ladies>" proposed by Mr ■ Barflett, responded to by Messrs Harker and Gee." Several other toasts were similarly hoiored, and. during the evening the : chairman presented the Dannevirk© Club with the; Armstrong j-.oiip, Mr Gbtter with a photograph of the inniiing team, , and Mr ©> Adams wtth a hockey stick as the De>v-^-ir6€nd man. The toasts and- presentations \*ere interspersed with songs, rendered by Messrs Hoclson, Urwin, Fitzherbert, H. "Wilson, Bracly, Robertshaw, pox, and Gray, the"'- accompaniments* for which were played by Mr Kerr;