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Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 131, 2 December 1908, Page 4

On page* 2 to-day -will bo found a report of the Hon. Hall- Jones' farewell dinner at Wellington yesterday. Page 3*. Herbertville notes, Pago 6:--- "Are^New Zealanders sports?" — English criticism on New Zealand football. Page 7: "Personal notes about great people;" . •It has been decided to ask Sir Joseph and Lady Ward to open the hospital bazaar. The Hon. W.- Ha 11- Jones commenced his term of office as High Commissioner yesterday. - :■ ■ The Hon. Dr 'Findlay will.be present, and deliver an address, at tlie annual "break-up" of the Dannevirko High School. Mr R. T). T). McLean's exhibit of wool from Maraekakaho obtained a diploma, of honor at the Franco-Brit-ish exhibition. Master A. Johnstone, of Dannevirke, who has been receiving his training for the mercantile marine on board' H.M'.S. Amokura, has now been transferred to the barquentine Helga. Mrs Bickford is acting as secretary to the hospital bazaar, which is a guarantee that the business arrangements in connection therewith will be enthusiastically and energetically carried out. The Ruahine Rifle Association have fixed on the 2nd and 3rd of February, 1909, as the dates for their next shoot. The prize money allocated amounts to £80. Captain Davidson has been appointed chairman of the executive for the year. We have been informed that deputy returning officers who were appointed* to conduct the second ballots are to receive no remuneration for their services. This is' a position which we can hardly credit, and we are making further enquiries on the point. Thus the N.Z. Times: Dannevirke, which supports two daily papers at present, is threatened with a third to be run in the interests of the Opposition. Canvassers are trying to raise the necessary funds: Punch's advicete. those, about to marry -is distinctly apropos at this stage — Don't. At tho Magistrate's Court this morning two first offending inebriates were convicted and discharged. Henry Wallace was similarly treated on a charge of drunkenness, and on a chargo of using obscene language in Tennyson street a fine of 40s was imposed in default 14 days' hard labor. Messrs Newett and Dobson were the presiding justices. Tho December number of the Lone Hand magazine is to hand from Messrs Gordon and Got-cli. It is, as usual,, full of good things, both literary and pictorial, but to the sporting side of the community two articles on "Tommy Burns" and "Jack Johnston," who are shortly to contend for the world's championship in the "noble art," will bo specially interesting. McDowell and Power are offering some very special lines in men's tweed trousers at 5s lid and 8s 6d, heavy black Cashmere sox Is pair, gents' white tennis shirts 3s 6d, saddle tweed .trousers 12s. 6d, wide-end crene de cherie ties Is 9d and 2s 3d, boys' washing blouses 2s lid, 3s 6d upwards.*

On Saturday, the Wood ville Tennis Club opened their season. Tli<rfuno-- ~ tion was thoroughly successful.- --Mr R. McDonald represented the Dannevirke Club on the .occasion:. ... r Messrs G. A. Gamma n and Co., the well-known Wellington and Hawke's Bay sawmillors, are arranging for : tho^orection of largo mills in "tho Bay of Plenty district. __-■"■ y .-. Mr Justice Chapman made an order yesterday for a now trial of the libel action, Lawrence v. Death, heard at Palmerston, in which a Palmotston „' jury awarded plaintiff £lgO damages. The secretary of the Dannovirfce Bowling Club has forwarded a fcliallengo to the Shannon Club, -the holders of the Dixon cup, and the match .wil- m all probability take place on ' AVednesday, December 9,, , at Shannon. The monthly meeting of the Ormondvilie Town Board, which should have been held last evening, lapsed for want of a quorum. A special meeting will be held/on- Friday evening to pass accounts arid 'do other necessa ry' business. The Waipukurau cricket team did n<>t arrive . this morning to play : -Norsewood at the scheduled time, 10 a * m * The team may arrive later in the day, but they have already roaliy forfeited the match by not commencing at tho c^rect time. Yesterday Mr Fairhurst sent a col--lection of 50 beautiful rose bloome to Wellington for exhibition by the Rose Club. Mr Fairhurst is a particularly skilful rose grower, aiid the present season, soil and climate of Dannevirke. have enabled him to surpass himself -in this interesting branch ©f horticulture. ' Mr.W. Sounnes, of Pongaroa, has resigned his position- as clerk of the Akitio County - Council, but th© resignation does not take, off&t im_»«dlateJy, During the many yeare that Mr Sounness has , held tho appointment Ip has been a capable arid oWfe- ' mg official, and we feel sure that the news of his resignation will be r*s*ceived with general regret. A meeting of ladies was held on Monday, afternoon to make arrangements for the proposed hospital bazaar-. Those present w,ere *. ■ Mes- ' dames Bickford, Dawson, Fry, j«__> stone, Soundy, Punch, Harvey, Simmers, Bennett, Mason, Prior, Chadwick, Baddeley, Cowper, an* Miss will. Apologies were received from Mesdames Armstrong, Knight; Uaztgill, Bergman, Reid Mackay, Gurr, Bunny, an a Wo od. . The%a«o__ stalls were allotted aa . nnden emd power given to obtain assistaWy — Produce, Mesdames Fry and'Joluistone; sweets, Mrs Baddeley arid. Miss Burkinshaw ; dolls, Mesdames -Armstrong, Hartgill, and W. F.. Knight:plain, Mesdames Macallan and boundy ; liberty, Mesdames A. E Cowper and H. Cowper; baby, Mesdames Rathbone, Blakiston, Mason,. LaWj and Punch; men's, Mesdames Bunny, Reid Mackay and Miss Phillips; flowers, Mesdames Bennett a*nd Chadwick; fish pond, Mrs Prior: re^ treshments, Mesdames Dawson, Simmers, Harvey, Wood and Miss Pettit. It is also proposed to hold a garden party on the domain on March 3rd. which will be concluded with a social m the evening, by which means it is hoped to raise funds to assist the bazaar, which will probably be held m September next. Shortly after 1 o'clock this 'afternoon a horse attached to a- &prin"eart came careering down Gordon street,; up High street,, and into Ward street, where it pulled up. The horse and dray proved to be the property of Mr bcotney, who: states that the horse slued at. a little girl riding a bicycle along Queen street at the junction of - Chamberlain street. In a general way the horse is perfectly quiet and reliable, but something in connection with the cyclist startled it, and off it went at a furious pace. It had hot gone far -before it bumped into- the watertable, and threw Mr Scotney out on to the road. . Then it crossed the railway line at the foot of V_cv toria Avenue, and came down Grey street, where, taking a sharp turn into Gordon street it threw a quantdt.? : of the load on to the road, and the street was thickly strewn with broken bottles, shattered .boxes aaid other debris. Further down the road more cargo was jettisoned, and more broken bottles covered the street. The post office corner was safely negotiated, al-"' though it was one of the. many narrow escapes from a serious collision which the "bolt" had during the course of ita lively run. When jt pulled up in Ward street neither the horse or the cart were any the worse of their adventure, and Mr Scotney •immediately proceeded te pick' up toe pieces of his former load. Mr Henry Brenkley, of Norsewowi, writes te ask us to thank the subscribers on behalf of the Hansen fund committee, for their generous donations towards the assitance of an unfortunate family. He points out that on November 2nd a public meeting, was held in the public library, NorasT wood, to se© what could be done tib assist the wife and family of the late Albert Hansen. They were left in.'ii state of destitution. At the meeting it was decided to issue subscription lists and to canvass Norsewood' and ' surrounding districts for funds on behalf of the family. Mrs Hansen and daughter (aged 18) are almost- blind, and one of the boys is partially affected with blindness. As a result of this appeal they raised £60. With the money in hand, it was decided (bypublic meetings held on-'- November 20th and later) to send tho girl te tho Jubilee Institute for the blind, Auckland, and if possibl^tol-eep her there for two years, ano.-. ,vith any money there may be left in hand to assist Mrs Hansen and the other members of the family. . The girl who is to bo sent to Auckland will bo provided with an outfit of clothing out of the" fund. As the people have so generously subscribed to this most deserving case, we have pleasure in expressing, on behalf of the committee their thanks for the financial assistance which has enabled thorn to perform 6o needful and charitable,, a service.