THE GOLDEN BAY ARGUS (FLAT JUSTITIA, RUAT CŒLUM.) THURSDAY, May 26, 1910.

Golden Bay Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 52, 26 May 1910, Page 5

THE GOLDEN BAY ARGUS (FLAT JUSTITIA, RUAT CŒLUM.) THURSDAY, May 26, 1910.

,*T.A Memorial Service in connection' wifti the 'burial of' the late £nV Edward VII, was held at Collmgwood on Fiidayafternoon in front of the Post Office. All business was suspended for the time and business places closed. There was a huge gathering at the service, which was very impressively conducted by the Rev. E. A. Parker.

New Ads.—Clearing sale of Salisbury's property at Takaka.--Notices of applications /or Pastoral and Occupation Licenses.—Great stock sale at Rockville.—l.X.L. Dyeing and Cleaning Works, Nelson. &c. The skipper had an awful cough, The night was fieice and dark ; The rocks were close, the sea was roiiyh"; The skipper—"lost his bar!.." If we wish to "steer" clear from the rocks of this life,

The ills and the chills wc endure Let us "set a true course" by timely recc.u'Bo To Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. About 50 applications have been made to the Minister administering the Race Meetings Act (Hon. D. Buddo) for permission to hold race meetings, and only two hare been declined (says the Wellington Post). The ground of refusal was that the clubs bad not, allegedly, carried out a race meeting satisfactory prior to the passing of the act. The Fielding Star says there will be plenty of woik for the bushfeller in the Wairarapa and Fortymile Bush district this winter. Several 1000 acre blocks of bush are to be felled, while innumerable areas of from fifty acres upwards are to be put to the axe. An exceptionally large tree was felled in the vicinity of the Latrobe River (Vic.) and split into palings, which were carted to Yarra June-.ion railway station, There were 10,000 oft palings split from this one tree, and the value of them at Yarra Junction was £B2.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the County Council will he held on Monday week, 6ih June, at the usual" liour. Some cases of have been unearthed at Puponga, and court proceedings are in progress. for Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods Great Peppermiut Cure,

We reeret to,"liave to record the. death of Mr. T\ Baigent, ofTakaka,' which took place at Dr. Adams;residence on Thursday last. The* late Mr Baigent has been a prominent public man in Takaka audi Collingwood for some years, audi his many good qualities gained for him the respect and esteem of a wide circle of friends, who will regret his comparatively early demise at the age of 61. The deceased was at the time of his death a member of the Nelson Education Board and Motueka Licensing Committee, and formerly held a seat on the old Collingwood County Council.

The attention of stock-owners, farmers, and others is directed to the announcement in another column that an extensive auction sale of stock, faruTiruplements, etc., will take place at Rockville at an early date. The entri s are already numerous, and the auctioneer invites further entries from farmers and others. The success of these sales for the last year or two should encourage patronage. An outside buyer assures the auctioneer that other than local buyers will be present at the sale, aud remarked. "You cm tell the farmers we would sooner give ten shillings a head more for stock in a sale-yard than buying them from individual farmers." The date of the sale will be early in June. Final reminder is given of the Social to be held in the Public Hall to-morrow (Friday) night, in aid of local Church fuuds. A splendid musical programme has been arranged, several performers from Nelson and elsewhere having promised to assist, and there will also be several items by children. The Ladies Guild have worked hard to make the social a success, and the object being a deserving one, there will doubtless be a large attendance of the public. For Children's Hacking Cough at night, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, rs 6d aud 2s 6d. The Aorere Debating Club held its first debate at Aorere Central Hall on Monday last. Mr W. Grant, the President, presided, and there was a fair attendance of the public. The subject under discussion was Leasehold (Rev, t%kep) v, Freehold (Mr G. H. Allan). Both speakers handled the subject exhaustively, aud after a general discussion, a vote takeu affirmed the principle of Freehold as against Leasehold by a substantial majority, .'"lie subject for the next debate on 6th June, is whether it was right to dispossess the Maori of his lands, and whether it bantifloiaj |o him. Tl|e foilingvyoqd gluq ftaq another large gathering at tt}e {ustitutelast'hjglit, wlieu Mr G. J-J.' Allan preside*}. ' Tlie subject discussion was "js Suqrt Q4rr}g4 to excess in New Zealand," the affirmative being opened by Mr H. B. Riley and the negative by Mr Ryan. Numerous other speakers followed oa both sides, and the vote t<ilceu faygufed the affirmative side* by a substantial upjqi \ty, i most interesting evening Ay .is spent. I"he Club will meet again 0:1 Wednesday next.

A man named Brender, who committed suicide at Beukeufeld, Hungary, had been dogged by misfor tune during the year. At Easter his eldest daughter died qf pusuj rhouia, a few' clays' later" lie leaine'd that a son h'ad been killecl in America; next month his house was burned down, and while a new qne was being built the scaffold} uj fell aud killed his wife and si! year-old sou. He had one dauguter remaining, a girl of four, who died on Christmas Day from swallowing a pin.

An unusual sight was witnessed a lew days ago al a funeral, on fhs out-skirts of one' of Taianaki's back-countiy tOA-ns ' (states the Herald). The vehicle containing the coffin was driven by a young lady, and the burial service was read, by tjje ]ws) IfQfflfeep,