FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1909.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 302, 25 June 1909, Page 4

FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1909.

[Established 1888.] [PUBLISHED DAILY.] OLDEST ESTABLISHED PAPEB AND GUARANTEED LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE DISTRICT.

On page 2 : Cable news ; Federal politics. Page 3: Speech by Mr Hogg ; National Dairy Show ; commercial. Page 6; Correspondence — the subway; Weber notes. Page 7: The big land claim; whited sepulchres. If "Player" forwards his real name (not for publication) his- letter will be published. The order of reference of the lloyal Commission of inquiry into the Police force will bo submitted to the Cabinet early next week. At Christchurch yesterday, five loanproposals for tramway extensions Mere submitted and four were carried representing a total expenditure of £61,400. The N.Z. Flourmillers' Co-operative Association lia» reduced the price of bran and pollard by ten shillings per ton. Present quotations are £3 los and £5 respectively. Yesterday Dr Findlay, Minister for Justice, officially opened the new courthouse at Feilding. The Minister promised to give a political addross at Feilding shortly. The Wellington Harbor Board has accepted the tender of C. F. Pulley for a concrete sea wall and culvert extension at Waterloo Quay reclamation works. The amount of expenditure* involved is about £35.000. A lad named Dunn, aged nineyears, son of Mrs IT. Dunn, of Whakataki, Masterton, was .attacked by a bull' on his mother's farm yesterday morning. The lad was found to be shockingly gored and no hopo is entertained for tho lad's 'recovery. . A meeting of dairy factory employees was held at Pahnerston North yesterday afternoon, the president in the chair, when addresses were given by the secretary and president of the union, respecting tho workers relation to the industry — tho need for organisation being especially dealt with. At a subsequent meeting of tho Batter and Cheese Factory Employees' Union several provisions of the award which came into force on June Ist were discussed. A number of new members wore enrolled.

It is stated that Mr Alfred Hill's opera "A Moorish Maid," is to be produced in London in October. At Wai paw a Railway Station,' yesterday, the Hon. J. Carroll, ActingPremier, stumbled over a bag and nearly fell under the wheels of a moving train. He was assisted up and helped on to a carriage, and appeared to have received only a shaking. - The 11 cv. Spencer, of the British and Foreign Bible Society, delivered an address at Makotuku last night on missionary work in South America. Mr W. Robinson presided and there was a fair attendance. A collection was taken up in aid of the society's work at the conclusion of the address. There was a very good attendance at the Ormondville Social Club last evening. The chief event of the evening Avas a euchre tournament, which was won by Miss Edgecombe and Mr H. McDougall, the boobies being Miss F. Brabazon and Mr- Ray Redward. Messrs Smith Bros, donated the first prizes and Mr T. Hosking the booby prizes. .. Supper was served' on a lavish scale by the Misses Brabazon. The following is the report- of the Norse wood School Committee-, adjourned from last Friday evening. There were present: Messrs P. GL Grant (chairman), A. B.'Hansen, W. \ Parsons, H. Brenkley, C. E. Petteise.u and W. D. Fulton (hon. sec). The headmaster's report was read and adopted, which stated inter alia that free school books were granted : up to Standard 1., and then only for use in school . 'It was resolved to nominate Mr D. Wilson, of Ormondville, for the vacancy in the South Ward on the Education Board. Messrs Hansen and Pettersen were appointed a, visiting committee for the ensuing month. Accounts amounting to £17 5s 3d were passed for payment. The death is announced of Mrs Gillespie, of Wellington, the relict of the late C. H. Gillespie. The deceased was. a very old resident of Wellington, and was the mother of Mr A. , Gillespie, of TJmutaoroa. Last night's 1 Post contained the following reference to the deceased: The death of Mrs Helen Gillespie, relict of the late Mr C. H. Gillespie, which .took place at Tinikori Road yesterday, removes ono of the " old identities of that locality and of Wellington generally. Mrs Gillespie, native born, has resided continuously in Tinakori Road for the past 50 years. For 35 years the family occupied the Shepherds' Arms Hotel. The deceased lady has reared a family of ten — six sons and four daughters— and bxir : one son and one daughter are unruarTied. Mrs Gillespie, who was of a very retiring disposition, was well known throughout the Makara and Karori districts for her work among the sick and the afflicted. The local corps of , the Salvation Army are busy making arrangements for the x'ocal and instrumental concert to be given by Mr H. L. Cartwright's pupils and others on Wednesday next, 30th hist. The concert, is to be given in the now hall, which was opened last week. The building is a first-class one for sound and the performers will have the privilege of taking part in the first public concert in the new hall. The proceeds of the conceit arc in aid of the local corps' work. The instrumental items will include Chopin's Waltz No. 1, Chaminade's Musical Moments, Sinding No. 3, Mendelssohn's Andante No. 27, Kuhe's "Come back to Erin," etc. Tho vocal items 'will include tho rendering of new songs. Miss Ada Franklin and Miss Speedy will make their first appearance -"n Dannevirke. Miss Zillah Tansley will be the accompanist; sho will 'also" play Chopin's "Marehe Funebre" in memory of the late Mr Booth-Hell-berg, who died recently on tho Continent.