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Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 305, 29 June 1909, Page 4

The S.M. will commence the xisual fortnightly sitting of the. Court at Dannevirke to-morrow, at 2 p.m. There is a fairly heavy list of cases to be disposed of. Our readers are reminded of tlie fa«t that the bazaar in aid of the funds of the North School will be held to-morrow and Thursday, in the Parish Hall. _ A number of ladies have been interesting themselves in the project, and they hope to receive the patronage of the public. A number of useful and fancy articles will be placed on the stalls, and" several interesting • competitions have been arranged for. A small charge will be made for admission, and we hope that the bazaar will 'be entirely successful. The committee ha ve^ been presented with some chaff and corn, which will be sold in handy lots. The bazaar will be opened by the DeputyMayor at 3 p.m. The local Volunteer Corps paraded la^t evening, when there was a fair muster. Company and battalion drill were gone through, under instruction from Staff-Sergt.-Major McChristell, who was present. A social evening for. the Volunteers is to be held on Friday, July 2nd, when the trophies won during the past shooting season will be presented. An j endeavor is to be made by Captain Davidson to have a class of instruction held in Dannevirke for a week, some fifteen members of the corps having signified their intention of being present if the department will grant tho attendance of an instructor. On his present visit to New Zealand Mr Wragge told his audience at Danedin, he had been very much struck with a certain featui'e' of colonial arcbitectnre. The peculiarity, was "spikes." Every house had one— sometimes half a dozen — usually with a little ball on the top. These were specially noticeable in the North j Island. Mr Wragge then said this was a relic of the old sun-worship of the Lemurians, the race of people which once occupied 1 : a great continent, of -which New Zealand and other islands are the remnants. These people worshipped the sun, and the ball on the spike was the continuation of the custom of worship.

— -On page 2: Cable neu's. Ps.o:&3:' British Budget^ ,tho Congo; Rio Jaaiero. Page 6 : sTjie unemployed ; N.Z. athletics; .Kosconfmon r«hcep. Pago ": Addingtbii inquiry; personal pars. Mr A. YY*. Hogg is announced to deliver a political speech at Masterton to-night. The contract for th?. ..draining: work required by -Mr A. B. Knight was taken by T. Laws for the sum of 4s per chain. The Makotuku School Committee intend holding a special meeting next Saturday evening to decide which candidate to' support at the coming Education Board election. A poll at Invercargili yesterday on ■the -proposal to revert to the system of rating on the capital instead of unimproved value as now. brought only 606 to the poll out of 2200 Wthe roll. The proposal w.as" lost by 154. Mr Willianis, manager of ßaamatr cheese factory, has resigned that position as from July 31st. Mr S. G. Lancaster, late . manager of the< Mangaramarama factor, Paniatu?,, has been appointed to succeed Mr Williams, who. intends managing a seinipropnetary cheese factory at Woodville. .;;■■ ■.■;.'_ ■■■■ V ■ /^■■~':~ .-...'. * ■Recent reports frdni- New Plymouth • are to the effect that the indications' for the oil industry are distinctly im-- ( proving. . During Jast week the Taranaki Petroleum Cp!'s No. 2 bore, obtained 60 barrels of -vp^ure 'oil; -be^f sides refuse equal to 10 barrels, daily. lii two other weils the indications arc improving. • . ' \ '; Mr Cart wright has: prepared a. fine programme for his pupils' concert at ; the Salvation Army JSalf i to-itiorrOw evening. Several netr singers/ with promising voices, are : to taW part, - and §Tlarg©:;attendance- is anticipated. The »ew building has remarkably" good acoustic properties, • .and Ihe ■ yocalists will be heard to th& best advantage. . Mr B. A. Hegh has .just had com- ' pleted at Ormondville most up-to-date j and commodious staples. TK© stables I are fitted with l' three -horse bo*?s and" fifteen stalls,' and have a carrying capacity for 25 horses: The. proprietor has also a large number of [vehicles of all descriptions at the service of patrons. The stable© are filling a long-felt want in lie. district as Ormondville is the' centre of a- very wide district, and the people in future may rest- assured tna£ tjteir horses are warm aoid comfortable in m their absence; ' .-.;. : ■■-... ; ; • The following are the resulTS of the National Dairy Show guessing-.com-. petitions: Weight of pig^ibs^land' guessed by Mrs S. Aokautere ; Miss Mabel" Smiti, Pal-' merston North; Messrs J. G. Peers,' Shannon; F. Hall, 130 >lain. street, Palmerston North ■ Q. Lnxford, P«Jtmerston North; S. Gray, Oojyton; G. Macdonald, Palmerston North. Weight of gobbler,. rooster and goose 20£lbs., and guessed by" Messrs Geo. Finn, Wellington; R. £loyd, Stoney Creek; ajid Fred. L. Seloy, Palmerston North. Weight of sheep 68|1b.,---and guessed by Mrs S. R. Lanoastor;. Aokautere; Mrs Cleland, Palmerston North; and Mrs B. Lloyd> Palmerston North. • ." - ■''-'■■