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Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 130, 1 December 1908, Page 4

At tbe meeting of the Hospital Trustees last evening Messrs Ransom and Black intimated that they did not intend to seek -re-election to the new board. N During rifle practice hist week Corporal A. Dcihl, cf the Dannevirko Rifles, put on 16 consecutive' "bulls" at 500 yards, missing- the 17tli hj a quarter of-an inch. """' ' Another old and. respected settler of this district passed away at 11.30 yesterday morning 'iir the person of Mrs Alexander Cameron, or Tipapakuku, after a long and painful illness. The following team will represent the Dannevirke Cricket Club against Pahiatua at Woodville to-morrow, the team to leave by the express : — Hansard, Drummond, Deihl, Urwin, Miuiroe, Thorstensen, A'Bear, French, Rpbertshawe, Wilton, and Hogg. Mr G. Harvey kindly supplies us with the following details in. reference to the rainfall : Rainfall for November, 2.37 in, nine days; rainfall for 11 months ending November 30th, 36.98ihf rainfall for last year, 58.22 in; averago for past five years: 52.40 in. With regard to Mr G. Hutchinson's acceptance of Mr A. E. Remington's challenge, to contest the Rangitikei seat, it is stated that Mr J. Johnston, chairman of Mr Remington's election committee has written a letter to the Wauganui Chronicle, stating that "he has lodged with Mr Remington the committee's protest against the member for Raoigitikei resigning to please Mr Hutchinson or any one else. 3 ') Mr Remington leaves Wellington this week on a trip to Australia. A dog had as much right in the road as human beings, and drivers of vehicles must Use as much care in seeing that they did not run them down. This dictum was laid down the other day by Judge Edge in the Clerlcenwell County Court, in an action tor £15 15s as damages for the loss of a bull terrier dog which was run over *by a milk .cart. It was contended for the defence that the dog being allowed to run in the road without a. lead amounted to contributory negligence, but- the • judge' held that there had been no contributory negligence', and gave a verdict for £10 10s aaid costs. The days when the boot blacking j cakes of Day and Martin, or the liquid polish in wide-mouthed earthenware bottles sold by the same firm, were a household necessity, have long vanished. In the place of that greasy ingredient, several boot polishes haxe been invented, and one of the very best is Cobra, ■ a registered composition which' seems to exactly fill the bill in the case of all who wish to have that great aid to the welldressed man and womati - — a nice, shiny pair of boots. Cobra is easily applied, and gives, with a minimum of labor and in quick time, the most satisfactory results. It is sold in tins by Hannah and Co-, and is well worth a trial. I Go to Etz in time to avoid the rush/ '

•-• •• • ••-■ ■ ~~-*m Page 2 to-day contains a budget of cables. Page 3 : A full report of the Hospital Trustees meeting last night. Page 6: Interesting articles. Page 7: Reading -valuable, to poxiltry-V ','. keepers and farmers. v The monthly meeting of "the Fire Brigade will be held i\ns evening. . On Saturday next Sir -Joseph .and • Lady Ward -will, celebrate their "silver wedding. Mr ,H, Tilsley supplies tho' vital, statistics for the month of Novemberas follows: Births 20, death 1, marC." riages 4. • . . On Tuesday next an application":.. .' will be mad© in the Supreme" Court at . Wellington by J. 3. Pattorsony I s asking the Court to approve of the com-C position accepted in his 'various es- . tates.. .-...'.. ■•• . > The Norsewood, Dairy Company are to be congratulated "upon the fact that . they have again . scored a-t the Tarariakishowsj having secured first prize for cheese at' tho New Plymouth:' show of the Ta rah aid Agricultural Society. . • At the Sacred Heart Church, Hastings, yesterday, Archbishop Redwood conferred the order of .deacon on Revs. Arthur Berger, Kumara; . Michael -Murphy, Kumara ; James Eccleton, ; Waipawa ; Augustine Yenning, -Timariij Victor Greansy, Canterbury; and Lynch Digrian, Canter- ; . bury- , At a meeting of tli6;Bonevolent Trustees at Dunedin. yesterday, reference was -made to tho large increase in the amount expended on relief, and it was decided that the Minister I)© respectfully requested, when framing his proposed Hospitals and 'Charitabt© * ;Aid Bill, to make provision for labor in the colony and for coorcioil of ttie . loafer who neglected to support* himself and those dependent on him. In the Pabiatua electorate. the final local option figures were as follows s.^ ' Continuance 1795, Reduction 1378, No-license 4164. It will be easily oolculated fi'om this that No-license was : 271 votes, short of ,the three-fifths ma- v jority necessary to carry it. In 1905 No-license was 123 votes short, in 1902 it was 276 votes [short, and in , 1899, when tho continuance vote was \ at its maximum, No-license wanted 558 votes to he effective. " The funeral. of the late Mrs Ole Olsen took place, at the Jocal cemetery at 1 o'clock this"' afternoofiyaai was attended by a . large; number of Scandinavians . from Norsewood, Ma~ kotuku, and the surrounding Scandinavian settlements."' "The service in. ; the Lutheran Chureliy^ 'which-... was ; largely attended, w^s'.condttot^d tr Pastors Petersen (NoJSe^xwdy and Christiansen (Palmerston: North).. The service at the graveside was oonducrted by.' Pastor: Ries. ■.. A- : large namber of beautiful floral - tributes -;W3r© - laid on the ooffin arid grave, .v -Vv . Thus the Examiner: .The Paiiiatua and Dajinevirke Cricket CJlufcs ftrranged a match to be played on the local recreation ground on Saturdayafternoon. This necessitated a good deal of work in getting the grass out. and the pitch rollpd and watered, aiid the bulk of it fell onthe- shoulders "bf the seci-etary, Mr Owens. Had: tjbe match taken place, Mr, o>vens would liot have grudged the hard work, iytit when the teams did not turn up, apd . no reason given why> if the secxe^afy said some things -we think he would ; be excused. Beck Simpson, a young inaa, appeared at the local court this' morning, charged that he did on or about the -29th October last obtain from the Daiineviike Brass Band a cornet valued at £12 on terms requiring him to account for the same, and with having fraudulently converted the samo to his own' use, tlieroby oominitting theft. . Sergeant Cruickgfiank applied for a remand to Wednesday, 9th inst., at 2.30 p.m. In reply to tho bench, accused stated hfc thotight ho could .obtain . bail,' and bail was fixed at aeoused in £10, and two sureties of £10 each. Mr W. Dobson.. J.P., was on the bench.