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Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 301, 24 June 1909, Page 4

Our readers will find on page 2 to- j day a column of all-world cables. Page 3 contains something of interest about the .National Dairy Show; the sculling race, and Supreme Court at Napier. Pages 6 and 7 provide full i reports of yesterday's football j matches. j A meeting of the local members of the Fire Board will be held this even- I ing to consider the estimates for the coming year. Heard 'at Wanganui on Tuesday evening after the boat race. Visitor — "They tell me you chaps were going to give Webb the Wanganui river if he had come home first?" Disgruntled resident: "Yes, and now wo are going to fill the blarney thing in". A meeting of Recha bites at "Wellington resolved that "This meeting expresses an indignant protest against the granting of licenses in the King Country for the sale of alcoholic liquors, the same being a flagrant contravention of the treaty entered into with, the Maoris. John He-mmiiigway, the young man recently brought back to Wellington from Sydney, was charged at tho Magistrate's Court at Wellington yesterday with stealing £10 worth t-f tweed from C. H. Dickerson's warehouse hi Wellington. Accused was remanded for a week, bail being allowed in accused's own bond of £150, with two sureties of £75 each. . ' The half-yearly meeting and annual installation of officers of the Hope of Ormondville Tent, 1.0. R., took place on Tuesday evening. P.C.R. Bro. G. Henson installed the following officers: C.R., Bro. R. S. Riggir; D.R., Bro. W. Alexander; secretary, Bro. J. F. Redward; treasurer, Bro. J. Brabazon; 8.5., Bro. R. C. Groom ; Levite, Bro. R. R-edward ; Guardian, Bvo. D. Redward. One' new candidate was initiated. New Zoalanders will hear with ' prido of the practical assistance they havo rendered to' tho English poor during the last fow months (writes a London correspondent). Since the Hon. W. Hall-Jones has been, in Victoria street as High Commissioner he has received no ,less a sum than £2300 from charitable persons in the domin- ! ion towards the bread funds in London, which do such excellent work in ' distributing bread to the poor of the ' city. We regret to record the death of Mrs Annie Grant, wife of Mr George Grant, of Ormondville. and one. of its oldest residents. Mrs Grant died early yesterday morning -it the advanced, ago of 74, years, after having been in weak health for some time. The deceased and her husband aro natives of Scotland, arriving in New Zealand 39 years ago. Tho late Mrs Grant was a .sister of Mr A. Jones, of Waipukurau, and is survived by her husband and eight children, (four sons and four daughters). Tho sons aro the Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian minister at GislK>i;ne, Mr Alex. Grant, of Whangarei, Mr* David Grant, of Norsewood, Mr George Grant, of Greymontli, and the daughters Mrs (Hon.) TX..C. Smith., of Wai■pukurau, Mrs Smaile, ividow of the Rev. Smaile, Presbyterian missionary at Fiji, Mrs E. Coles, of Now Plymouth, and Mrs Alison, of Dannevirke. Tho funeral will take place on Friday.

The social and dance held uzider the auspices of the- local Druids' Lorge, in the .Oddfellows' Hall lastevening, passed off very successfully. Despite the unfa v.or_aMs- weather conditions the attendtrttce was very fair, and all present enjoyed themselves most heartily. Mrs Houlihan supplied the mixsic for the dances, pxtras being played by Missess. Batten (2), and Mrs Houlihan. The 'committee had all arrangements carried out perfectly, and no pains were spared to make the social a success. • Th»> du-' ties of M.C. were carried out by Messrs Batten and Burtonshaw in a most efficient mann6r. Mrs Morgan had charge of the catering, and her efforts were very much 'appreciated.