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Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 303, 26 June 1909, Page 4

Our leaders will find on page- 2 to-, day some interesting cables. Page 3: ! The Britislx, Budget ; German Taxation, etc. Page 6: Mr Hogg's speecli at Wellington. Page 7 : Food for dairy coavs. ■ Pastor Hies has notified the Education Board authorities that he- does not intend to offer himself for reelection to the Board. At Palmerston North yesterday a committee was set up to consider ,the formation of a Lincoln Breeders' Association. At a meeting of the joint commit^ tee of the- -Wanganui Hospital Board and the local committee, held at Taihape yesterday,- it was decided to instruct the hoard's architect to pl-e---pare plans for a hospital, the cost not to exceed £2500. J At a. meeting of tlie Sheep Bi-eed-ers' Association at Palmersion yesterday, a committee was appointed to co-operate with the Romney Marsh Breeders' Association in arrangingfor representation at the International Show at Buenos Ayr.es. While Mr H. Graham was recently at Christchureh he was fortunate enough to be. presented with a piece of granite brought from the Antarctic' by tho Nimrod expedition. This interesting curio may be seen in the window of Mr Dunnage, fruiterer. •: Mi- E. Adams, the well-known bootmaker, has arranged an unique competition, open to his customers,- in ' which the v prize is a lady's gold watch. The watch has been purchased from Mr Peter Nymand. It is a firstclass one, and we hare no doubt that the competition will jprove to be very popular. The conditions appear on page 8. The Rev. Spencer, of the British and Foreign Bible Society, gave an address in the Lutheran Hall, South Nbrsowood, last evening on missionary work in South. America, Mr John McCarftr presided over it very fair attendance, considering the? tinpropitious weather. At the conelttsion of. the address a vote of thawlvs was accorded the lecturer on the motion of the Rev. Richards, Wesleya-w minister. . The bazaar ire aid «f the funds of bhe North School) will Tbe lield in the •IParish Hall oik Wednesday and Tilncrsday next, opening each afternoon at 3 o'clocfe Tlie ladies -interested have gon« i& considerable "Bioirbfe in providing 1 trsefnl articles ioi: safe, and the xisual gnessing competitions, fish ponds*-, and refreshment stlaslls"- ..will be arrarigedi fear; : TTliie: 'management: committee of 'the N_Z.. JLaelies' Hockey Association has dewtS«tl r in accord-uoree with a requisitu«j received from several cen-t-res?- to t-all a general meeting to be heldi a;t Cliristchuruli* &n Axigtist sth. Ther qiirestions to T)& discussed are a notice of motion tUat iTxe headquartei's. slioiiild be chaaiged! from Christchiccch; to Wellingqen, aaid tlte legality: of tlie eleetiom^f' fclie present lnaaiisrgeF. . A private wirrw recei-ved in Dannevihike to-day states- tlrat Mr B. Donehey,, a former waTI-known resident of tl:fis: town, had Sa-Iten over a cliff 50 feet high near G-'fsfoorne/ fracturing lE* skvll, and sliglit ho£rcs Avere enrertatifed of hi* i-ei-ovory. .Mr DeneBey Avas formerly proprietor of tlie Junction Hotel, and was a well-known ; resident of tlie district, > where he has i a number of relatives, -..with whom tlte deepest sympathy will be felt. The funeral of the later Mrs Grant took .place- yesterday at Ormondyille. Mr .John McCaw, the local Presbyterian missionary, assisted by tlie Rev. A. Grant, of Daiinevirke". <•<>«- duc.tecl j;he first part of the Inirial sei'vice. at the residence of the deceased,: and concluded the ceremony at the graveside: ■ The-cortege-fol-lowing the hearse, to the cemetery was large and representative, and the '.numerous, floral emblems placed on the grave showed the esteem iii which, the deceased was held<