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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3784, 6 February 1908, Page 2

A fire totally destroyed the Farmers’ Co-operative Retail Stores and Offices at Timaru yesterday. The insurances total £ 50,000. Mr Gardner, of the firm of Messrs Gardner and Whibley, who has been confined to his bed for the past few days, is making a satisfactory recovery. A meeting of the local branch of the Anti-Asiatic League is advertised to be held in the shop adjoining Manchester House tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock. The public are invited to be present.

The final deposit in the WebbTressider match has to be put up in solid cash by noon of Saturday, 15th February— £2oo —that is, ten days before the contest. The stake is a-side, and ,£3OO each of that amount is already in the hands of the stakeholders.

A meeting of shareholders of the Foxton Co-operative Building Society wiil be held in the Borough Council Chambers this evening. The President of the Foxton Rugby Sub-Union convenes a meeting by advertisement to be held in Whyte’s Hotel on Saturday next at 8 p.m. As business of an important nature will be discussed, a full attendance is requested. A grass fire in Mr Perreau’s paddock, Duncan Street, on Tuesday afternoon, threatened fences and houses in the neighbourhood, but a band of willing workers managed to get it under before any damage was done. “I say, old man, what’s your hurry?” “Oh, I’m off down to secure some tickets on Mrs Reeve’s bride-doll and wedding cake, which are to be raffled next week at the Catholic Bazaar! How many shall I get you?” “Five;” “Right oh, Fred, ta ta.” ‘‘ Jack !” “ What, Fred ?” “ Get me five on the poker-worked wardrobe I hear so much about, will you?” “Yes, certainly. Good bye.”*

New Zealand Post Office Telegraphs.—Fred Delamere, Dunedin. Urgent! Come at once; Catholic Bazaar opens next Wednesday, We are going to raffle paintings, carved tables, fancy needlework, and a beautiful pokerworked wardrobe. Bring your wife, so that she may secure some of the lovely linen and art needlework to be sold. Be careful to catch the boat, as this chance might not be given you again in this life.—E. J. Spelman, Hon. Sec. Catholic Bazaar Committee.*

A striking feature of the Catholic Bazaar, which opens next week, is the musical programme. Mr Berthold and his orchestra will be in attendance. The Highland Fling is to be danced by six young ladies in real lasses costume, and the Spanish Bolero is to be performed in appropriate costume by another six. These young ladies are under the able tuition of Miss Levett. The maypole will also be danced each evening.’" ‘ ‘ Thousands of voices are being ruined every day in New Zealand,” said Mr Robert Parker at the Musicians’ Conference, “because children are allowed to sing in a manner that they should not.” This was said in connection with the necessity for improved methods of singing instruction in the public primary schools. “It is not doing them temporary injury,” Mr Parker added. “It is injury of a permanent nature,” and he thought they had weighty grounds to go upon in asking for some alteration in existing methods. The sittings of the Conciliation Board are daily becoming more farcical. Employers are disgusted with the action of a certain member of the Board, who, it is alleged, rushes round the country stirring up the workers, and who subsequently takes his seat as a conciliator. Just think of it, a conciliator ! The press throughout the Dominion are unanimous that the Board is a useless piece of State extravagance, and exists apparently to give certain agitators an air of importance. The workers would be studying their best interests were they to drop these self-constituted tin gods, and Parliament could find a better use for the money squandered for the upkeep of the Conciliation Board. The Arbitration Court is quite sufficient to settle all industrial disputes. Says the Picton Press■ The funeral of the late Mrs A, D. Speirs, whose death it was our painful duty to record in our last issue, took place on Friday afternoon. There was a large attendance of relatives and friends, and the many beautiful wreaths and other emblems of sympaty bore testimony to popularitj r of the deceased lady. The last sad rites, at St Paul’s Church and at the graveside were impressively performed by the Revs J. Dickson and W. Robb. At the Presbyterian Church yesterday, the Rev. Mr Dickson made feeling reference to the departed one, taking for his text,, “Come unto Me.” He spoke of the faith of the deceased lady, who had now entered upon her long rest. Mr and Mrs Speirs had been married only four years, the anniversary of their wedding being on January 27. The three little children now left motherless range in age from two years and ten months to five months.

Great drapery sale now on a Watchoru, Stiles and Co.’s, where you can get damasks, calicos, prints, flannelettes, etc-, at absoute bedrock prices.— Advt.

A bad taste in the mouth always arises from a disordered stomach, and may be corrected by taking a dose of Chamberlain’s Tablets. They cleanse and invigorate the stomach, improve the digestion and give one a relish for food. ! For sale at Gardner & "Whibley’ Grocers.