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Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 282, 2 June 1909, Page 4

Oh page 2 : Qable news. Pago 3 : Cabinet appropriations ; New .Zealand cup nominations; Assessment Court withdrawn; Supreme Court. Page 6 : Hockey nominations ; a fly which cost Monte Carlo £5000 ; estate of J.. J. Patterson. Pago 7 : Waione and Kiritaki notes. Police Inspector Dwyer is on an official visit to Dannevirke to-day. Dr Valintine, Inspector-General of Hospitals, has been/ appointed Chief Health Officer, in place of Dr Mason. A number of Government employees have received notice that their services wil not be wanted after three months. The business places, at orsewood and Ormondville will observe a close holiday to-morrow (Prince of Wales' birthday). ... The directors of thfe Tamaki Dairy Company have accepted the tender of Mt A. R. Wra-tt, of Ruaroa for the erection of the factory manager's house. A man. named Frederick Charles Lacey lias been arrested at Dunedin on a charge of wilfully setting fire to a four-roomed cottag^ in Dnndas street. At the, Police Court this morning, before Messrs G. Wright and Buick, J.'sP:, ari inebriate was convicted and discharged and a prohibition order was granted against a local resident on bis own application. The analytical branches of Public Health, Agricultural, and Mines Departments are to be amalgamated under the charge of the colonial analyst, Dr J. S. Maclaurin. A considerable saving will be effected in respect to geological survey. Expensive bulletins will bo stopped, and. field staffs reduced without materially affecting the scope of the survey. The matter of the establishment of the proposed co-operativo freezing works is to be ventilated in the Weber and Wimbledon districts next week, when Mr J. C. Cooper, of Pahiatua, who has taken a keen interest in the venture, will address meetings of settlers on the subject. His first meeting will bo at Weber on the 10th, at 2 p.m., and on the following day be will address the Wimbledon settlers also at 2 p.m. Mr Alec Mathesoii, formerly a well-known teacher of the Manawatu district, but who has been a resident of the Transvaal for some years, was ja ■ visitor to Dannevirke yesterday, where be met several old friends. Mr Matheson i§ engaged as a teacher in South Africa, and is at present on extended holiday leave. Ho returns to his home "via Sydney, and Durban. Whilst at Dannevirke, Mr Matheson was the <zue.^t of Mr and Mrs R. Stevens, at Tahoraiti. The Dannevirke' Rifle Volunteers are making extensive preparation's for their annual ball, which will be held on the 9th of June. As Mr Savage's services are not available, as pianist, the musio will be provided by Miss Maroney, of Waipawa, who will be assisted by Mr' Hill (violin) and Mr Brown (cornet). The energetic committee, led by Mr Edwards, the secretary, are sparing no pains to achieve a great success. The Centering will bo undertaken by Mrs Morgan. It is intended to bold a dance for the children on 'the evening of Friday, the 11th inst. , Mr W. G. King, the newly-appoint-ed manager of the Tamaki Dairy Factory, arrived in Dannevirke in Monday evening, and paid a visit to the factory and Kiritaki creamery yesterday. Mr King was chosen from 30 applicants, who appeared to bo so much alike in qualifications that the directors had the greatest difficulty in reducing them even to seven. However, seven names were submitted to the Dairy Commissioner, who, in commenting upon the applicants, said "it had never been bis pleasure to see so many good men apply for the otto position." Mr King comes witli tliQ reputation, of being a very tactful matt as well as a good butterworker, so that the directors have .been exceedingly fortunate in securing his services.