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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7353, 22 July 1902, Page 2

The 'Frisco mail will reach Palmerson North af 9 o'clock to-nigfit. The poundkeoper sold an impounded iow to-day for £8 10d. The owner of he beast could not be disc overed. Mr John Hiekson, who died yesterday it the hospital, was aresident o£ Palmjrston for the past 40 year?, and hud .■cached the age of 70 years. On enquiry this morning we learn .hat the boy injured in the powder explosion at llonsrotea was making satisfactory progresH at the hospital. On July 4, "Walter Baker, a man who u-as found guilty of biting oil: a portion if unot.her man's nose at Beiidigo, was flogged at Pentrid^o, Victoria. Dr. Campbell conducts a preliminary examination of tho lady's ambulance class this evening. Ladies, are requested to pc in attendance,.at 7.45 sharp to receive their papers.; The Examiner says.- —Mr T. I* Brown, an old resident of Maharahara, who went to visit some relatives in the Old Cour.lry, died recently in Dublin. Deceased was formerly in tho police force. The will of tho late Mr Robert Chirnside, of Mount Bothwell, Victoria, has been lodged for probate. The real estate is valued at £72,900, and the personal at .£IO,OOO. Deceased leaves all to his widow aad children. The Wairarapa Times says : —Nr S. Taplin.'the well-known commercial traveller, was in - Masterton last week. Fide of Mr Taplin's sons went to South Africa, and ho has just received advice that his youngest son has been promoted to the rank of captain. A settler ah Mangaweka. has a cow that he prizes very much. She has had nine calves in three years, including four recently, three at her calving last year, and two tho year previous. The settler is wondering how many calves tho cow in question will have next year. The Wellington syndicate that has purchnsed the Makerua swamp intend to lose-no time in carrying out a comprehensive system of drainage, embracing the deepening of the Tokomaru river. The work of surveying and cutting drains will be commenced im mediately' ThoDiinedin Star says :—TJumour has it that a certain business man, whose naniu has been associated with shortages in thp accounts of the company he represented that are said to total something near £500, has " skipped " to countries beyond the sea. It is not known what action (if any) is to be taken to follow him. A horrible crime has taken place at Bois Colombes, a suburb of Paris, a young married woman named Mdme. Bourgoing being shot dead by ? man whose wife had acted as the mur>ix'ired woman's charwoman. It appears t.iat the charwoman had been dismissed b., Mdmo. Bourgoing, and in a spirit of revenge had incited her husband to commit the crime. !At a sitting of the Oid Age Pension Court, before Mr Greenfield, S.M., old ago pensions for the full amount were granted Mury Ann Marsh, Sanson; Mark Newth, Foxton; and Mary Boyce, Palmerston North. .Renewals were also granted to Sophia.D. Hanker, Palmerston and H. Parakapana, Foxton. Our readers are reminded of the concert and dance to take place at Fitzherberl East to-night. Complete arrangements ha7e been made by the energetic committee both as regards conveyance to the hall and their comfort and pleasure on arrival there, so that a successful eyening, socially and financially, may be confidently anticipated. The Waikato Argus is informed that recently a man was relieved of £\2Q m Te Kaiti. He cashed a draft for that amount during the afternoon, intending to leave for California the following morning. On awakening, however, he was surprised to find that the money had disappeared. Needless to say, his departure from the colony is postponed for some time, if not indefinitely. The Wellington Education Board and Mr Stuekey. of Levin, Jare at variance over the site of the Levin State school. Mr Stuekey holds a lease of the land upon which it is proposed to build the school and ha?, it is alleged, threatened to burn any timber placed upon it for building purposes. The Board has decided to take leg-il action against Mr Stuokey for tho possession of the site. Though the Wanganui A. and P. Association had praotically decided upon November 19th and 20th as the dates for their Show this year, Air J. C. Lane, secretary of the Manawatu A. and P. Association, has received unofficial intimation that the committee will gladly consider the advisability of falling in with any arrangement as to Show dates. The Mayor wired to-day to Captain Lomax. of the Defence Department, arranging for an interview to-morrow when His Excellency's desires as regards the presentation of South African war i medals on the 29th will be ascertained. ] The Mayor will bring the matter before! the Council on Thursday night to con-! sider the best means of carrying out the' necessary public function. By tho last English mail, Mr F. "W. Sewell, of Stoney Creek, received a most ingenious Coronation puzzle, now all the rage at Home. Tho puzzle, which is of American origin, bears on the face of it a representation of fciio King in ordinary attire. By simply pulling the orthodox string ho is shown garbed in his coronation robes, crown, sceptre, and generally " with 'em all on." Tho most careful scrutiny fails to detect bow the transformation is carried out. Lord AlverstoD, the Lord Chief Justice, was onoe.in a cab collision near the Law Courts, and on alighting he gave his cabman'hia card in case he should be required as witness. The case came on, and the great lawyer, on entering the Court, was asked to take a seat near the Bench, The verdict was giyen in the cabman's favour, and when Lord Alverstone wont out there stood the cabby, waiting for him. " Jump .in, Bir," he Baid. " I'll drive you anywheres. I knowed it it 'ud be all right when I saw yer up there squaring the beak." The indiscriminate distribution of superfluous telegrams: by the Government, io regard to the King's health, gave occasion to some cutting and feeling remarks at the meeting of the Kiwitea County Council.when a member remarked, somewhat bitterly, that while the Government oould afford to squander money in this reckless fashion they were not prepared to help the Counties in in getting their bridges and roads con. structed. At the. S.M. Court this morning, before Mr A. .Greenfield, S.M.. Chas. Atwood and John CJohesy vrere each convicted and discharge^ for being drunk. Chas" Henry ifelsh, a youth, pleaded not guilty to a.charge of stealing two rugs, valued at 13s, from, the Wei. come Restaurant. .The prosecution alleged that accused, after staying at the restaurant, took the rugs from his room and sold them to a .s^cond,-hand dealer. Accused, who olajmed -the rugs as his own, was convicted and ordered to come lip ior sentence when called. The latter case was heard before Messrs JnO;Moivlem and H. J, Hayns, J's.P. \.. .-■''.. The Post's London correspondent states: Mr and Mrs & Heard (Palmerston North) are now in England and ire stayJDg at Chiswick. For the last month they have been in Italy and on the_Kviera,; returning to London via Paris, where they "hod a very pleasant Mid buoy week. Next week they will be: leaving Chiswieh for Boscombe, in to stay,with'MjHedrd's father, the Eev. J. B, Heard', and" tlievJ iviirremain there.for several wealr sommg back to London fop the Corona Uon. Later tney will stay with another «: Mr Heard's -brothers, Dr. Neill rieard/.andafter tfcat wijlgo on to Bath, where Mr Heard's eldest.brother is rector ?t at. Michael's .Church. O The latter is an enthusiastic member of the Alpine Jab,, and is engaged in some topograpW&i wort .for the; club; he and Mr R. Heard have arranged to ;do «ome mountameerme in, Switzerland, and file New Zealander is'trying to persuade Lis re?t<*,; bt*«»f '-to take: af.trip out to: the solpnjrand finifresh peaks to surmount It is, the intention of Mr and'MrS-Hssrfi ; Zeal a hdat:th#e^W

We,* toil In" }'$. 'i™'.;;, gro »iidi- • arms was stepping on to tW P j &M Ml on *. W! k h i bS£ accommodation for _ natives hn. g ex Trustee, ha ß been instructed to look out for a site.—News. The confidence which the promoters of the Manawatu Poultry Akocibiton have at all times expressed m their ability to produce an exhibition ot poultry totally eclipsing all P»w»» similar displays in the district has been amply verified by the unusual number of entries received, 750. These comprise birds from some of the most noted breeding pens in the colony, and tnerc appears every probability the show will form one of the best object lessons to budding poultry breeders that could possibly be desired The committee are sparing no piling to arrange for the proper exhibition oE the. birds, and patrons may refit assured they will hat c ample opportunities of studying the points or aIL the established breeds. Entries mcludo birds from the following breeders: —Wellington — Messrs Alpe, *rost, Mallowes, Burr, Bradley, France, and numerous other* ; Marlon — Messrs Gibb* and Parkinson; New Plymouth —Mr Goodacre ; Palmerston — Messrs .). Jarris, J. D. Cox. li. J. Manson, J. O. Batehelar ; Mr Campboll, Hastings ; Canon Webb, Ormondville ; Breadway, Otaki; F. E. Watson, Shannon ; and Hutchans, Woodvillc, Entries vary from half a dozen up to 70 from the various exhibitors.