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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7401, 17 September 1902, Page 2

Our readers are reminded of the tact that the anniversary social in eonnrclion with tho Loyal Manawatu Lodge of Cddfellows will beheld in the Theatre Boyal to-night. .

; Mr Thomas Bain, Drinnovirko, has secured tho rights of tbe bookstalls betwepn' tyl'asterton and Napier on the Government railway. Mr Bain will open tho stall at thp' Mpatbi't.og station in a couple of day».

Another large. congregation greeted the mißßioners at the Cuba Street Church last hight. Mr W. Tonks trained the audience in.some of the Alerander-Torrey revival songs which readily caught on and Mr Enock Tonks gave an impressed addross qii " Jonah." So great was the interest maintained- that the yholo congregation continued past tbe' ordinary closing tinie. This.'ufternoon a meeting for business men was hold and each evening tbo meetings will be continued.

At Arrowtown', one day las'; it was reported to the police that the sum of £73 bad been'stolen from the hut 'of t*u'e Jling. a Chinese gardener. Tho lopal po'nstftb'e' (report. $B J1..*8 County P-ee-j n_ode!diiig.nt 'iri.quir|e". Jbut no clue could be found, until it was' suggested that' "John" had buijed tJ_P monoy in tbo ground floor, and forlyjttpn tho exact place. Tbo floor was dug'up mid tiio jaoney disoovei'jd; and •■ •<•o-.tr d in t'bp local pank forpaie keep-

tng. ■ . . The Ashburton Guardian says:—Some speculation has beep caused by tho ree'ent proceedings of many of the brewers throughout the colony in eadeayonnng to get a nun-ber of free piib'ic houses into their own liar.ds. Withiu the last few days, some tempting offers have been made to Canterbury hotel-keepers, including more than ono in Asnburton. In vjew .of tho apparent uncertainty tjiat exists as to the r,es*alt of the local option poll in some districts, this remarkable activity in the demand for hotel property has naturally aroused curiosity as to the cause, for the brewers are generally understood to be'good business men.

The Dnnedin Star says: - Among the questions put'to Jtfr John White at the close of his electoral address last evoning was the following, uttered with all deliberation- and'.kej-i'ousiies.:—" J-a the "event of the present' Goveinnjeipt con- i linuing in office, what hope "will.ani Opposition-man havo of getting anything for Port Chalmers ?"■ Wben tho kughtor Ihad" subsided the Opposition candidate replied: '' Well, the Ministerial party had been io power for some >oars, and what havo you got from hem?"— (A Voice : " Some fishermen's steps.") Mbro laughter. Then Mr W?hito added: 'Icannot possibly get you less, and-1 may get you more.'

— • —■ : 3 Terraco Eud School Committee wil meet at th" school thit eveaiug

This week's, New Zealand Mail contain- somo exc'ellont views of the Pahnerston Hospital. Copies may be hnd from Messrs Essex and Co., booksellers.

The Dannevirke football team arrived in Palmerston by this morning's (rain and the match with Palmerston is being played on tho Khowgrouml this afternoon.

■\lenibcra of the Palmerston N>rih Bides nro reminded that all rifles ami side arms tuun bo handed in at tho Drill Hall to-morrow night for inspectiou by ihe Government Armourer.

In the Trinity College musical examination four of Miss Hopwood's pupils obtained passes. This was, through an oversight in the report, omitted. Great credit is due to Miss Kopwood for tho highly successful result of her tuition.

Mr G. A. Preeco lias 320 acres of cheap lands placed in his hands for disposal. Tho land, which is of good quality, is close to a railway station Further particulars can be obtained from an advertisement in another column.

_ho Rev. I. J.illy will closo the current session of the English Literature Class, which he has conducted this winter in the rresbyterian school-room, to-morr. w right, with a popular lecture on " The manliness ol the genius of Robert Burns." Any who are interested in this subject are inrited to attend. The lecture will begin at 7.30 p.m.

A special meeting of tho Borough Council was held this afternoon when the bye lawn for the control _of the cemetery were passed. The adjourned meeting of the Council will be held on Friday evening.

Wo remind our readers of the social and dance to be held in the Theatre Royal to-night in celebration of the anniversary ef Loyal Manawatu Lodge. The gathering promises to be a most enjoyable one. No effort has been spared to make it a success and those who are present can bo sure of a pleasant evening.

Tho Taranaki Herald says :—A professional man refused delivery of a booK ■ 0-day, and irft it on tho footpath in front of his offico. Every person thai aifflo along Btopped and ooked at the parcel, and in some cases persons piiked it up and carried it-into the ollica. but were promptly told to take it out and leave it whore they f mnd it.

Mr Hogg does not view the Public Works Statement with equanimity. "There is hardly any money on the Estimates," he said last night—"the votes are simply a hash of old votes." Sir Joseph Ward, : " There are new votes amounting to £180,000". Mr Hogg r " Then I don't know where they are. There is hardly a vote for my district." "Auckland got it all," was the explanation of a third member.

At the Police Court this morning, be fore Messrs F Mowlem and Gascoigne. Justices or tho Peace, a large number of cu=e3 of neglecting to send children to school as required by the Act were heard The following fines were imposed :—F. Meyriek, Is ; Mrs Hill, 4s ;R. B-uisson. A. Pre, H- Harris, E. Buchm, L. Wallis, J. Prentice, G. Birsett, H, C-tvill J Smith, J. Kenned-y, and W. Edwards, 2s each.

The passenger, W. Smith, who booked from N.ipier by tho s.s. Zealamiin on Friday night, and • as reported missing on the voyage of the veßsel between Gisborne and Auckland, is a man bolwoen 45 and 50 years of ago. When culling at the Napier office of Huddart, Parker and Co. ho took a ticket for Gisborne only, and mado inquiries regarding th? cost of shipping sheep from Napier to Lyttelton. He appeared to be a recent arrival here.

Since tho establishment of field force canteens in connection with the South Afriran field force the institution has made a profit of £100,000. ,At the heginning the profits were devoted to the relief of the families of those killed or wounded in active service. The profits are now devoted to the erection and, maintenance of a Recreation Institute for the benefit of soldiers. The sum of £40,000 is being spent at Pretoria from this fund for erection of a theatre and swimming baths, recreation rooms and grounds.

Playgoers will be pleased to learn that the Pollard Opera Company play a three-nights' season here, commencing Saturday, 27th inst The pieces to be staged are " Tho Messenger Boy," "Patience" and "The French Maid." The first-named is a musical comedy that has met great success wherever the Poliards have staged in New Zealand It ran for sixteen consecutive performances in Wellington recently. The company open at Wanganui on Thursday and go on to Masterton before playing here.

The New Zeal, nd Times says :-— During the slaughter of Bills amongst the private members' Bills proposed to be thrown out was MrPirani's Solicitors' Bills of Costs Bill, designed to cheapen the process of taxation bill of costs ; but Mr Pirani pleaded for a division on the question with theresult that the Bill was retained on the order paper by 37 votes to 19. Members made merry over the fact that all the lawyers in the House when the division was taken yoled to keep the Bill on the order paper.

Many of the Ne.v /_ alinders who rushed to South Africa on th-declaration of peace, under the impression that the Transvaal wou'd be a working mmi's paradise, are rapidly being disillusioned. A junior in the postal service in Hawke's Bay, who left some months.ago to take up "a position in the post ollice at Johannesburg, has written to a friend iv this district that h« would be very glad toget back to his old position, and that notwithstanding the fact that he is now receiving three times the salary he was getting in this colony. He strongly advises young men to bo careful about going to t'outh Africa, as every day makes it more apparent (hat the majority of those who go will find it very dilEcult to get work at any wage.

Tho YVairarapa Leader says:—Last] week in Featherston, Mr Turner,' of Tiptop Tea fame, had a narrow eacapo from a horrible death by mutilation. He was cycling towards a railway crossing, his machine laden with f,he leaf from ** Inch comes the beverage that cheers but not inebriates, whon he tieard a locomotive whistle. Imagining that tho train was just Waving the station he pedalled on, but was horrified to fiud that he was on the line with engine and carriages almost upon him. Mr Turner put "an extra kick" into his machine, upon which the pneumatic vehicle buckled, and parted company with its rider and the tea. Mr Turner fell just as tl\c train dashed' past, nnd was so close to.the railway line that ho was covered by the footboards of. the adyanciug carriages. Ho did not move, bdt remained in a rigid condition until the mail van had crossed the cattle-stop. Then' he arose, not without a shudder, and collecting his ruichine and cargo rode thoughtfully away.

Writing oi tho Howard Brotherß, who will visit Palmerston with Wirth's circus shortly, tho Now Zealand Htrald says:—"lt would bo difficult to conceive a more mystical and marvellous entertainment than that provided, by theso clover artisfcss who completely astonished the audience with their marvellous powers, and they received a great ovation at tho termination. Tbo exhibition of those brothers provides food for much thought and tho audience dispersed completely a* a' loss to understand whciin lay their wonderful powers. The modus operandi of thepair is simple.' Mr James Howard is seated blindfolded on a chair in the centre of the ring and his brother moves among the audience, pausing here and there to inspoct some proffered article and without any apparent confederacy or receipt of communication by word or otherwise, tho brother'Beitoil in thd rihjf describes each article __mutely and without the slightest hesitation. HQUSE-CLEANING TIME. With the first blush of spring the hoi. e'wi f c's thoughts turn to what is no\v familiarly known as spring-cleaning. She likes to f resberi up tho house, to get it"_w_e,t' a'ii^l wholesome. The winter months nocjissifat'e th'e::'door- 'and windows boing closed, the house, too, gets damp, and there is need for the periodip renovation known as spring-cleaning, j The liuma_.. ystem is in very much the srame iieed for if through cleansing. Bight along now yduwiU"see pa;} anfl women ana children covered with nasty pimples or disgusting boils, which are plain indications that the cleaning process has been delayed too long. You need a'toei*, you will be tojd, but this tonic is really'a ' cleausiug method. If { you are wise you will tafce.'lffippy's'. May Apple, the ideal family medid'ne, It is a peculiar vegetable compound, with ap.ecul'aj* tonic effect; it acts gently and pleasantly, and thoroughly cleanses the s'ysteip'. Solid' 'everywhere at gs 3d | per bottle, or post free from the whole-; saje Agspts, Sharland and' Co'; Wellingon." • '. " . " : :.

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