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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7790, 15 March 1904, Page 4

Mr C. G. Bsckett, late of Dann<-virke, is establishing a daily paper at Dargaville. The members of the Gore Volunteer Fire Brigade are in future to receive 2s per hour for their services while at fires. Midland and Old Boys' hockey teams will,hold a practice on the King-street flat to-morrow afternoon. A strong muster is requested. The Hastings branch of the Farmers' Union will endeavour to establish a branch under the Mutual Fire Insurance system. During December last Mr J. Hocking, overseer to the Kairanga County Council, incurred an expenditure of _'3 for horse hire for work done for lhe County Council. At that time Mr Hocking was retained in tbe County Council's employ till Mrßastin's services were available aud the work was an ordinary r.-ecessity. The opinion we?, however, expressed at this morning's meeting of the County Council that the amount should be paid to Mr Hocking and the Borough Council asked to refuud the amount. On Thursday, 17th inst, Messrs Maicolm and Wilton will commence, their annual stock taking sale, which will be the largest ever before conducted in this town. The firm are giving the publican opportunity' to furnish at prices which are sure to attract attention. The sale is a genuine one and only lasts for a short period. Those who are about to marry, or refurnish should not allow this opportunity to pass. All goods are marked ut plain figures, and inspection is cordially -invited. Ail goods purchased will be delivered cree. Some of the members of the Kairanga County Council hold very decided opinions as to the necessity for requiring the Borough Council to contribute towards the maintenance of the Tiritea bridges across which it is desired to carry the borough water mains. One member considerd the Borough Council should contribute all the maintenance while another inclined to the opinion that the weight of the pipes on one side of the bridge seriously threatened the safety of the structure. The Borough Council might find it less expensive and less troublesome to place the pipes in the bed of the creek, as was done previously instead of taking advantage of the : bridges.

Trophy rhymes with Bronhy. You secure the former by seeing the latter.*" Allday's: cycles, English: make; from £16; free wheel,. 2 rim. brakes. Dayton Cycle Depot.* Tbe Feilding Mounted; Rifles will go into camp at Easter for four days. The corps'has a credit balance-of £240. Messrs Green Bros, inform us that arecord in wheat threshing, for the season was put up by one of their mills on Mr Donald Eraser's estate, Rangitikei, where 1100 bushels were handled. The wheat all through that district is exceptionally good. C. W. Casey, the New Zealand champion chopper, has intimated that he intends to try and lower the New Zea- - land record in 18in. standing block and 18in. underhand chop at the Okato Hibernian sports next Thursday, March 17th. No fewer than 39G libraries participated in the distribution of the Parliamentary vote of ?£3OOO in aid of the libraries, of tho colony. Tho income; of the libraries which applied for a .share of the vote ranged from £2 to £2500. Each of the four chief libraries in thecolony received £17 15s. At the Police Court yesterday- in thecase of Pritehard v. Pritchard, "the wifeSUing lhe husband for maintenance, an order was made for the payment-of losper week for complainant and g s f or a child, security £50 to be given. Mr Innes appeared for complainant and MrCooper for defendant. Mr ThomsonS.M. presided. According to Bishop Wilson, the natives of Santa Cruz have a rough and ready way of dealing with sneak thieves. One such character stole a box of tobacco. The owner and a few ot his friends chased the man, caught him, and killed him, ate as much of him as they could, and what they could not eat they left for other natives to feast upon. These are the sort of people that the Melanesia- missionaries are trying ro Christianise. - The annual meeting of members of the Bunnythorpe public library was held' on Saturday evening. The report showed the books on the shelves number 600 and the subscribers total 40. There was a credit balance of £1 17s lid. Messrs Espiner, Bobbie, Craighead, Mawhinnay. Henson, D. Maclean, A. Campbell and Slipper were elected a committee for the ensuiDg year. Mr Richardson was appointed auditor and M>'ss Mowbray librarian. Mr Reid resigned as treasurer and coramittepman and was accorded a. hearty vote of thanks for his past services. The Council of the New Zealand Sheep Breeder's Association have decided to establish a record of experiments in connection with the breeding of in-bred and Corriedale sheep, such records to be inserted as an appendix to the Flock Book. They have further decided that the record shall be conlined to experiments between recognised purebred longwool sheep and • merinos. Before any experiments can be recorded, they must have been conducted for a period of five years, and persons, intending to start experiments after this date, must notice of their intention to the Council. Workmen engaged in tunnelling in George street, Sydney, for the electrielighring scheme, came across some gruesome relics of the city's earliest days in tbe shape of a number of coffias. Although tbe present site of tbe Town Hall was once a cemetery, the general publichave labored under the impression that before building was commenced all coffins containing remains of departed citizens were collected and transferred to a more peaceful and less publio site. Such was not the case, however, as shown by the discovery. Cr Jack is of opinion that the Mayor'shonorarium of £100 is too small, and that it should be increased to £200. He had to devote a lot of time and attention to Borough affairs, and there were also, said Cr Jack, many demands upon his parse that the Council did not. know of. The Mayor said there was no doubt £100 did not go very far when os went here and a guinea there. It would not make any difference to -. him, but all the same he thought the ( Council eouid well increase the amouut of the honorarium. The discussion was ' a purely informal one, and no action was taken in the matter.

Taihape, a settlement along the route of the North Island Main Trunk railway, appear* to be in the volcauia stage of ; civilisation. " Pay day," states a correspondent of the Wairaraca Standard, " a period welcomed by some and detested by others, is a time m Taihane once seen ever to be remembered. The two constables in town are busy for <he subsequent week- m endeavouring to quell the disturbances ana arresting the ringleaders. Such carryings-on aro only to be expected, however, in a boom town such, as this, and Taihape will become quite as re*-' pectable as its neighbours as time goes on and tbo noisy element moves on further cp the line. Sunday is the day. of recreation in these parte, tennis, cricJjet, golf, and many other matches being played in all parts with considerable gusto.''

Christehuroh Trnth refers to Mr Seddon's proposal to prohibit the exportation of ewe lambs ns follows :—•' Every day Mr Seddon get 3 more like a clucking hen. who, having lost her own brocd, insists en pressing her undesirable attentions on the families of the other fowls in the yard. Having no ewe lamb cf his own, the right hon. gentleman is making I preparations just now for taking other I people's under his wing. Ha ia going to bring down legislation to stop the farmers from exhorting their ewe lambs. Tha fact that those ewe lambs are other people.* prnpertv. that they constitute halt of the colony's lamb trade, Mid that most of them are no use for wool, or for breeding from, and won't be half as valuable when ihey grow up as when they are yoacg and fat and. succulent, doesn't make any difference to our mothering Prime Minister. He has got the idea | into his bead'just like tho clucking hen. that thtt^e ewe lambs ought to be saved from the slaughterhouse, and he is going to pave them. The fate of those ewe lambs h-=s kept Mr Seddon awake at night; he has Dietuted to himself the droadfnl lot of those confiding and intelligent young things taken from their mother's side and cast into the cold, dark, dank freezing chamber of the Belfast heeziog works, and the harrowing thought has made him desperate. TVe hope he will persevere in the great work, and when he has protected the lambs he will not forget the graceful buck rabbit, the elegant veal calf, and^ tho pulchritudinons porker. There is a great opportunity before this tenderhearted maD."

On page 2: Report of Borough Council meeting and Feilding nominations. Page 3: Particulars of a shocking accident to Miss Mina Alix while '' Hooping the Loop." Page 6: Cables, telegraphic and general news. Page -7 : Correspondence.

The Terrace End School Committee meets to-morrow night. The High School committee meets on Thursday night at the Borough Chambers.

The Homing Pi geo _ Society wUI hamper birds io. night for Hawera at the secretary s office. Birds are to be in the hamper at 8 p.m.

Cvoles £2, Oceanic covers 12s 6d: Free wheels 12s 6d, fitted.-Clarkson's Caleman Place.*.

Warren gent's cycles, _11; 12 months guarantee .—Ciarkson's, Coleman Place* Tribune '-Blue Streaks/ „20.~ Olatkßon a, Coleman Place.*