THE GOLDEN BAY ARGUS (FLAT JUSTITIA, RUAT CŒLUM.) THURSDAY, May 19, 1910.

Golden Bay Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 51, 19 May 1910, Page 5

THE GOLDEN BAY ARGUS (FLAT JUSTITIA, RUAT CŒLUM.) THURSDAY, May 19, 1910.

Sittings of the local Courts will take place ou Wednesday next, 25th lustant. Up to the present there is not much new business set dowu for disposal. A Church Social is being promoted by the local Ladies’ Guild, to be held ou Friday week, *7lll instant. The object of the social is to raise funds to carry ou church work, such as providing for the lighting and cleaning of the Church, etc. Ihe Guild is destitute ol funds now, and hopes that this appeal to the public will be well re sponded to. A number of good milking cows are advertised for sale. For Children’s Hacking Cough at night, Woods’ Great Peppermiut Cure, is 6d aud 2s 6d.

A press wire from Feilding au : uotiuces the death of John Bishop, at the age of 67. 'folate Mr Bishop spent much of his e.n > colonial days iti Collingwood, and married Miss Mary Berry, a for.in-. Collingwood girl, some of wli-w. brothers and sisters are still w-.ii known residents of the district. Debates seem to be “ catching on” locally as a means of filling in the winter evenings. The Aorere Debating Club lias just sprung into existence at Rockville, with a large membership, and elsewhere it is announced that the first debate will take place at the Aorere Central Hall 011 Monday evening next, the 23rd instant, the somewhat ambitious subject of “ Leasehold v. Fteebold” being the topic for uis cushion. Last night the Collingwood Club held its second debate at the Institute, and the attendance of the public filled the room to overflowing, the ladies being strongly represented. The proceedings were very auimaled, amusing, and interesting, the subject under discussion being "Should New Zealand adopt compulsory military training ” Mr Bean was the opener in the affirmative, and was supported by MessrsSansoin and Foley, the negative view being advocated by Mr Bradshaw, who had as henchmen Messrs Sanders, Rol. McGrane. Ryan, and H. B. Riley. Several of the public also took part in the discussion, including two ladies, Mrs A. H. Fletcher and Miss Bredbury. A vote resulted in a very close division, the voting being 21 in favour and 18 against ttie adoption of the system. The Rev. Darker occupied the chair. Next Wednesday’s subject will be "Is Sport carried to excess in New Zealand.” The respective sides will be opened by Messrs H. B. Riley aud Ryan. Yesterday morning a boat sent ashore at Waitapu from the Lauy Barkly, (which was too late on the tide to enter the port) was capsized by a roller, aud a number of passengers aud crew were precipitated into the sea. A commercial traveller named Patterson was somewhat seriously lujured by a heavy hamper of samples falling on him. He was taken to the Globe Hotel, where he is now confined to bed. A large quantity of sampler valued at 'about are said to have been destroyed as a result ol the accideut. Owing to serious disarrangement of our steamer service , for months past, the woes of trace lers by sea between Nelson •>..

Golden Bay are many and freq,. For Chronic Chest Complain. Woods Great Peppermiut cuiu is 6d aud 2s 6d.

We see by Messrs WiudeCo’s catalogue of wool soid o, i ■ v ou the 21st March last, tuai .*r Harris, of Ligar Bay, Takaka, wu > was a competitor at our last A. ana P. Stiow, topped the London market by 2d per lb. for any New Zealand wool sold by ihem ou til it day ; the price realised ueiug 1/1/2, in tlie face of a id. per lb. drop ou the February sales. This is equ a to about 9/- per sheep. The Derwent potatoes imported from Australia were thought to be blight proof, but some South Canterbury farmers who planted tiiem this year find that they have taken the blight iu a worse degree tuau auy other variety of potato, iu some places they are so badly blighted as to be uot worth digging. My “ pipes” are all ohoked, said the plumber, And I seem to do nothing lufc sneeze, May the Fates change the winter to summer . And the grocer joined in with “ Hard Cheese ! ” While there’s life there is “soap,” I am sure, sir, And of all the good goods that I sell, There’s Woods’ Great PeppermintCure. sir, Sure as eggs I it will soon put lyoq well,