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Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 297, 19 June 1909, Page 4

The acting-matron of the" hospital desires to acknowledge the receipt of parcels of books and magazines from Miss Morgan and Mr Campbell Thomson. • It is reported in Christchureh (says the Lyttelton Times, that a party of surveyors who went out into a district of the North Island which is frequented by the huia, killed 200 of. the birds. ... \ , . .. . "There is far too much of this mittee business done," emphatically declared Cr Wratt, at last night's meeting of the Borough Council. Continuing, he said, . he -would like to see more of the , business put through in' open Council. A Westpori press message states that evidence of the scarcity of employment in the dominion is "supplied by the fact that over 40 applications have boon .received from all parts for the position of caretaker of the Westport Club, at £80 per year. There was n, large assemblage at the social given to Mr W. T. Wood, at Palmerston last night: The presentation consisted of a inedal_and cheque' for £270. Many eulogistic speeches were made and telegrams were received from 4'he Premier and Ministers. Mr Wood stated he would be a candidate at the next general election. A motion was passed wishing "Good-speed" to Sir Joseph and Lady Ward. There has just been ejected in Kar9ti Cemetery a handsome monument to tho memory of Mrs Jacobs, late stewardess of the s.s./ Penguin, who was drowned at the wreck of that vessel on February 12. The monument consists of a large marble scroll, resting on a base of marble and concrete, and is enclosed by a kerbing finished off in cement plaster. An appropriate inscription concludes with the epitaph, "Nearer my God to Thee." A well known district flaxmiller assured a Standard representative recent ly that the industry was on a very much lower ebb than was generally thought. He considered, indeed, that unless the silver lining appeared very shortly the end of the industry was easily in sight. Hrs own experience duruing the past year proved this to be almost conclusive, and yet he is one of the fortunate few who do not pay royalty, etc. Had he been subjected to the same charges as the majority of millers he would have had to face a-' serious deficit. He is certain that there is not a- mill in the district paying at tho present time, and unless circumstances alter greatly for the better they are not likely to. <. When discussing railway matters w ith the Minister on Thursday,Mr Collet fc, Deputy-Mayor, asked Mr Millar to consider whether the time had not arrived when the old post and rail feuco along Queen and Gray streets should not be removed and replaced by a more, attractive picket fence. He pointed out that tho Council was spending a good deal of money in repairing Gordon, Gray and Allardire- streets and Victoria Avenue, and it Mas generally felt that the town had outgrown the class of fence now existing at the place indicated. The Minister smiled as he said that these were scarcely days *'n which to ask him for pretty things, hut if the Council would write to him on tho matter ho would have an estimate, of the cost of a new f onco made and he would then see what ho could do. (

On page. 2: Cable news, accidents and fatalities. Page 3 : Child murder case. Pago 6 : Smoke a.n*l •sunlight; Jove laughs at parents; banana cure. Pago 7 : Borough Omncil meeting; Kiritaki notes. Wanganui Education Boaxd h;-« an overdaft of £7885 8s Id. A fall of snow took place on flu; hilly country .surrounding Dutwdin yesterday. ...".."- -"lndustries week" was initiat**! at Wangaivui to-day. A . good display is made in the shop windows. . Mr H. Brenkley was the suooessful tenderer for the building of Mr P. Gr. Grant's shop edr Norsewopd. ■ •••• Mr J. Boyle, who was an exhibitor in the Game classes at ■ the recent show, secured a first prize. The monthly meeting of the fSforfcewood^vSohool Committee, winch, should have been heM~hrstrdv v eiitog', w^ts postponed till, next Tuesday, evening. It is reported that that portion, of the Rakautatahi block, Norse-wood, which it has been decided to open for settlement, will be ballot eel for hi October. - During a high wind shortly after. 5 o'clock last . evening, the firebell pealed an alarm, but it, proved to be nothing worse than a smouldering stump in a paddock off Gordon street. Mr Chas. Maekie, -London representative of the National Dairy Association of New Zealand, has arrived by the lonic. He will attend the annual meeting of -the National Dairy Association at Palinerston next week. At a special meetrhg of. subscribers 'to ■.'■the Home, representation sohome Mr Maekie will submit a report on his mission to British markets. ■ A well-attended meeting of the Umutaoroa. settlers was held yesterday evening in Mr C. Peck's. house, to discuss the advisability of. .forming a company to purchase -tine -hall or build a new one. It was finally decided- that Messrs Peck and IFaathV erstone interview 'Mr Kelly to .see .what price he 'would sell his ialT for. IS view of Mr Kelly not waiting "to.' sell, several sites for a new hall.w.ezo offered free by the 'settlers present.. : . A meeting of the committee which organised the Saunders benefit con^ cert and dance at Makotuku on the 11th inst., was held in the Foresters' Hall, 'Maiotukti, last evening. Mr L. Wright presided. Thq. secretary' .read the balance-sheet, which showed a .credit balance of something over £21 . A cheque for that amount was handed to Mr Saunders by the chairs man, the recipient returning thanks. The committee desire to thank all those who assisted to make the entertainment the success it was. A no>T tice to that effect appears in aiaytiher: column. - .. ;.