ALONG THEMANA WATUUNE

Evening Post, Volume LXI, Issue LXI, 28 May 1901, Page 5

ALONG THEMANA WATUUNE

[BS TELSGRAI'H— OWN CORRESPONDENT., PALMERSTON N., This, Pay. Mr. Hyde, Government Poultry Expert, lectured to a large audience last night. He dealt with the methods of poultry-keeping and raising birds for export, giving o, large amount of information and advice on the matter. In the case. E. J. Riddiford v, Monrad, a claim for £200 for alleged unskilful stacking of hay for plaintiff by defendant, thereby causing the hay to ignite and be destroyed, Mr. Greenfield, 5.M... delivered judgment in the Magistrate's Court this morning, holding that plaintiff had not provod his allegations as to stacking. He was therefore non-suited. At the Orchestral Society's practice last night, a movement composed by Mr. Orchard, of Palmersfcon, was put into practice. LEVIN, This Day. Last night a number of tradesmen and storekeepers met to bid farewell to Mr. A. Stevens, the Levin Stationmaster, who iB about to return to Wellington to take a position in the Wellington Manawatu Railway Company's office there. Mr. Stevens was highly complimented for hiß unfailing courtesy. A capital spread was provided. The report of Mr. Biggs, the Government Surveyor, who has been exploring for a track between Shannon and Eketanuna, is a very favourable one. Mr. Biggs does not favour any route previously considered good.- He believes he can cut a track at less expense and of greater benefit to the tmblio southward of these.