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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7792, 17 March 1904, Page 6

Tbe illuminated address presented to Mr W. Reed on Tuesday night is now on view in Mr Beadnall's art gallery. Tho FeildingAthletic Oluo has a credit balance of £170 9s. Tbe prize money for next year's sports is to be increased. At a sale in Feilding on Monday the racehorse '• The Carpenter " brought £89 10s, and the trotting stallion " Federa tion " £83. Remnants linoleum, latest patterns, to be .old cheap at Pegden's.* • Andreas Ries, aged seven years, son ot Pastor Ries, of Dannevirke, was badly in-jured a few days ago through a horse kicking the boy on the forehead, causing a severe fracture of the skull. The bone was quite severed by the hoof of the horse. Tho Social Committee of th 9 Druids have made complete arrangements in connection with the quoi. match which takes place to-night, with the Oddfellows. Refreshments will be provided and every member is invited to be present. The games will start punctually at 7.30 p.m.

Mr Thos. Clarkson, of the literary staff of the Lyttelton Times, wa* in Palmerstou on Tuesday. He will leave Auckland in a few days for thi United States and wili represent several colonial journals at the St. JUouis .Exposition. Mr Clarkson ia a brother of Mr J.B. Clarkson, of Palmerston North.

The Terrace End School concert will take place in the Lyceum Theatre, on Friday, March 25th. Great preparatiens are being made for it. The scholarswillsinga cantata, "The Four Seasons,'' and it is expected that a talented young lady violinist from Foxion will assist with the programme.

The Palmerston Cycling Club held a test meeting at the Sports' Ground yesterday to decide who should be the Club's representative at the championship meeting at Christchurch. S. Barrow won the Halt Mile, One Mile, Three Mile and Five Mile .events, and will therefore be the Club> representative at the southern fixture. Scott was second in the first three events. In the other races Pacey won the youths' two lap, and M. Stratfjrd the youths' mile.

Under the present levy of os 6d in the £1000 the amount to be contributed by the M_nawa6u County Council to the Hospital Board exchequer is £64 12s 7d more than last year, the respective figures being £257 and £321 123 7d. In .addition to the presant year's contribution of £263 3s there is a probability that the additional £6_ 12s 7d will be required for the erection of the infectious diseases hospital. This fact the chairman, Cr Wilson, explained to the members of the Council yesterday. Athletes are reminded thafe nominations for the Pahiatua Athletic Club's spores close on Saturday next. Tha club has succeeded in laying out a cycle track equal to the best in the coiony (three laps to the mile), and the prize list is such that athletes from all parts of the colony snould find it to their advantage to send in nominations. Special trains will bs running during the Easter holidays, and as far as tbe town is concerned everything will be done to insure the comfort of visitors. This gathering being the first held by the club, neither time, money nor labour will be spa-ed to estaohsh the club's reputation shrouehout the colony. &

In conversation with Mr' ,T Q Wilson Drs Mason and Valintihe, of the Health Department, expressed the opinion that an infectious diseases hospital was not necessary at the ni*e sent time in Feilding, the one to be erected in Palmerston being deemed quite sulhcient for the probable require" ments of the district. As regards scarnlr 7 F aUd dlPatlie«a cases the medical men were of opinion they could be removed to the central hospital but b ne wT Se °1 ? phoid P^^ts it wouS be better and cheaper to hire a cottage where they could be treated. D r Vahntme considered "an effective mfor .-Tonn Seasf oSpital COuld be built lor £1000, and that oneLbed per 1000 inhabitants would be sufficient. Ten Sri .? I h°Spital WOUli there^e Both I ff °r an °rdinary outbreak. Roth doctors expressed their very great inwfV 0 C°me to^^erston'and inject the proposed site and also advise on the plans of the hospital defintA °C? aS' J on they wilI > doubtless, definitely decide whether it will be necessary to erect a hospital in Peild-

Copi-. of the following circular have Band^t*S^^ P*ta,*- lottH«h 5 _! v""^ a Palm 9«ton North Brass Band having purchased a new set- of in struments and uniforms at a-™.?,," round figures oi £520 for the purpose 5 placing tbe band in a fir ßt . c la? 8 pSion or the contest, it wa, intended to invite the assistance of tho supporters nftht band to liquidate th.s deft?"g m« £ t be out of place to mention that is wm T B sisted in this SiSS :SZ£™ S ZtlZ CU™T™ 9 ' th«Oommntee h_s barely received sufficient funds to nay expenses. Thus the b*od il Td.Jrveof nhe eedS° nt ry U »a ba^ CoQtSJ 6Very otber res P9C' t-ooteat was a success: and the visiting bandsmen enjoyed themselves thoroughnfth- d f refcQrned pin§in S load thepraUes ot the treatment received at the hands of the people.of Palmerston North. The band has incurred an additional expense in the engagement of Lieutenant Herd. Xtns ffentleman did yeoman service during the Contest, and rendered incalculable benefit to all members of the band On Wednesday evening, 23rd inst, a meeting of supporters of the band will be hold at the Borough Council Chambers to receive suggestions and to takeimmsdme action to raise funds to place tbe funds ot the band on a sound basis Many gentlemen have promised their financial aid and interest, and the band hereby cordially invites yours also.

1 i The best plums of the season can be seen at Brophy's, £2 10s per foot * Mrs Doney, an old resident of Woodyille, died oh, Tuesday. Deceased was aged 82 year's. Cycles £2, Oceanic covers 123 6d; Free wheels 12s 63, fitted.—Clarkson's, Coleman Piace.::. "On the whole it has been a satisfactory month, but there has been so much to do the half year will not «kow out too well"—-Bemark by Cf Wilson when discussing the finances of the Manawatu. County Council yesterday. A woman has made her 137 th appearance before the Dunedin Police Court, for drunkenness, drink being her only failing. She was sent to the Inebriates' Home at Waitati last year for twelve mouths, but tlie treatment there does not' appear to have had the desired effect. The East Coast Guardian says : — ~\Ye have to apologise for the non-appearance, of our Saturday's issue, but with two feet of water in our composing room and the type cases awash we felt that circumstances were rather too strong for us. A very large proportion of the Maoris: of Nuhaka are Mormons (says the Poverty Bay Herald). On a recent Saturday and Sunday ihey hud a big Mormon conference, attended by four American missionaries and a large gathering of Maori representatives. Extensive alterations and additions. which are being corried out to the Wei' ; lington Meat Export Company's premises 1 at Ngabauranga, are entrusted to a ' Sydney firm of builders at the contract price of £SO,OOO. Extras'already con- : templated amount to about £20,000. A subscriber in forwarding amount of his account to the Taranaki Herald. apologises for overlooking it, and adda : " 1 think it must be the first time this 1 has occurred since I becar__3 a subscriber, . over 30 years ago." Happy the paper which has subscribers who only overlook their accounts once in three decades. A saddening number of young men are fo be'found among the drunkards in Auckland, nearly all those charged on a x recent Monday being under 30 years of , age. Mr Brabant commented upon this j f_. t. expressing sorrow at the number of . / young men who had come before him of. late for inebriety. Those interested in the formation of a j Beautifying Association intend holding a msetiDg on Wednesday evening, when the necessary steps will be taken to esk tibhsh the Association en a sound foot- ; ing._ So far sixty-five gentlemen have ■ handed in their names as members of the proposed Association. -The Mayor wili preside at Wednesday night's meetL Tbe New Zealand Mining, Engineer- „ ing and Building Journal says:—lt ; would seem a? if the building boom. which has been so prominent a feature for the past seven ye _rs, is beginniu- to [ wave. Id Dunedin some eight months _ ago hardly s vacant house could be get: t there are now many houses ticketed .'• to let." Ia Cbtistchurch and other , centres builiing is more active, but whh c.pdis tightening we must exueot to see a disposition to retrench generally, which must affect rents. Then the r'a*es of > interest temp, people to put their ' money into gilt-edged securities instead > of into bricks and mortar. t Fwsh by-laws regulating the licensing o. vehicles and drivers plying for hire at railways appear Id tbe Gaz=tte. Itispror vided that each person playing for hice must hpld a license, the annual fee fcr which is 10?. Each holder of a lic-m=e must, when within the railway precinct-*. obey the order of the stafcioumister in all particulars. H 9 must not solieu b_M-n<-ss on any railway platform except on the portion set aside for that purpose. > Provision is also made against the iuyai- sion of the railway platform to remove any passenger or luggage unless engaged 'by a pwsengot for that pnrpo.e. Any I breaches of the rules entail the cancelUjjoa of the license and the peaaltj of ; In giving judgment on a '< milking on shares" case, Mr ritanford (the Taran.. 1.. ( Herald correspondent writes) remarked on tbe vague nature of the agreement , between the parties. This sta-e of ■ things I believe, ia pPeMy „, throughout the dairying districts, and h likely to lead to a plentiful crop of court cases. In th-.s particular instance it anpeara- to h.ve been left in delightful uncertainty a 3 to what was meant by half the milk cheque," whether the half of the actual cheque drawn and received or halt the value of the milk supplied. It is nsual for factory complies to deduct from the gross value of supplier- milk sums owing to the com.pany.foro.lia _n shares, butter ob^ioed tor domestic use. ai _d other items. The magHtra.e decided that the term "half the mi.'k cheque" was not to be taken as meaning half the actual milk cheque. w«ia,ri Wu*' s*l h'e Chec *ac wou*d h^e been had there been no deductions to be Etsaae. dA m>? n?"m! d Geo^e Allan was tZv.r a£ cord*n S to his desserts at TW ce oC-,°? rt tllis m°™ing by .Yr Ss Sr c rorville °n Cbar^S of tahe pretence, last night. It appeared that during a visit of about three weeks to Pa.merston he had contrived to live enuirely on his wits and the gullibility I the, «eneral Public. His modus operandi, so to speak, was to enter into negotiations with people for the purChase o_.proper_y, to convey the impression that his banking account was laree and healthy, and then io borrow small sums ' just for a day or two you know." Xc cieverness* hotverer, excelled itsell and the swindler eventually came to the end of his tether. In one of the eises-this morning he had represented that, he held the rights of games played on the Diunevirke racecourse, which he would sell for 10s. The purchase was made and only whe.; the buyer got to Dannevirke did'he find that accused had no "rights" to sell. The other case was a more serious one. Allan ordered from Mr Beare, traveller •< to. __irkcaldie and Staines, £150 worth fZ~ a Urea honse he nad leased tor two years m Pascal-street. He .aid and fe ehaSe<ia in town cooi- Th.VT t0 Wem »St™ a coo, ihe banks were closed and he In nl ,?Gt n° C3sh- WouldMr Beare be so ; obliging as to lead him 23. with vrhich to bring the said cook to Pa.mer and Z} T DGy waslen *. but the cook -Stent e n 3t t f rmt PrWed to b* »oaSr sJfr AcCUSed Plead&i cused-; t a S described accused s transactions as being some of windlThe tT 6f Ul , and baSaced wTre ef_ht 1 d eVer *card of* Taere SS Mr Thr iOUS convict*ons against «o Arefmontl^ P- S°U ?enten<*d accused cf the ?° Qths, 2mpnSOnmeafc oli eacli umulatite S"^' ;sente nces to be . otT e lap^;ed.aotller cl»w -ii

The Hon T. Hislop is to be asked to stand for the Wellington Mayoralty.

Tribune '• Blue Streaks," £20.— Clarkson's, Coleman Place.*

_ The Sluggish River Drainage Board did not meet this morning, the meeting being adjourned till next Thursday.

MrE. M. Smith, M.H.R., is improving from the effects of the recent accident, but ho is still confined to his house.

Blackleg has m.ac its appparance amoj*g calves in the Stratford district. Mr Young, veterinary surgeon, has been busy of late inoculating calves which is done free of charge.

In connection'with the anniversary services of the Congregational Church, the Rev. J. Eeed Gla.son, of .Wellington, is expected to be m town this week and preach on Sunday next.

Mr I. Fake is making good progress with his contract for the erection of a brick building in George-street for Mr W. Coombs. The building, when completed, will greatly improve that pare of the town.

. Excavations in Egypt resulted in the discovery of the sepulchre of Thotmes 111., who reigned about 1600 8.C., and Queen Hatshepsu, among the rocks near Habsepsus, the Goat Temple at Derelbahn.

Lord Ranfurly will take his departure from ;N_-k- Zealand, on May 21st. His Excellency goes first to Sydney, llience to his estates at Mildura (Victoria), and leaves Australia by the Vancouver steamer from Brisbane.

Adams gave a particularly fine exhibition of tennis at Dannevirke yesterday. His play was a perfect eyeopener to the Dannevirke re-idents and his good work was frequently applauded.

The Bush Syndicate which is working to secure a better state of thing* in the meat market, has. says the Examiner, decided to send Home an agent who will take charge of the meat on its arrival and see to its disposal in the best' markets.

The A. and P. Association meets on Saturday. On the order paper there are notices of motion by Mr G. Wheeler, th .t the cour.e of veterinary lecturesmr 1904 bo hold at Feilding, and by Mr Jacob that the spring show be held on November 2nd, 3rd and. 4th.

A lady residing in Palmerston had a pleasant smpri c yest.rday. She reerivett through the'poi-ta .null box, which on being opened was found to contain soldo shamrock, forwarded to her from her old home I, Ireland. Needless to ssy no one is celebrating St. Patrick's Day wiih greater f.-lings of pleasure than the l_-:dy referred to. The member- of the Operatic Bociety are endeavouring ! 0 produce another season's operas in order to liquidate the liability incurred over their last performances. Ths members ace giving a personal guarantee for initial expenses and i* is proposed to obtain a qualified conductor When this is done a start will be made. Mrs J. Donovan met with a rather painful accident at Wanganui on Sunday morning last. She was returning from church, and when at the Meat Company's corner stopped to speak to a friend. While doing so she was knocked down by a cyclist turning the corner. Mrs Donovan sustained a severe scalp wound.

"While working on tho brick building in course of erection for Mr Wm. Coomb?" in George street, yesterday evening, Mr H. Fake, brother of Mr £ Fake," coni.ac or for the building, had the misfortuns to (all off tbe seaff_ld, his shoulder blade being severely injured. The accident wa-i c-used by a plank tilting and throwing Mr Fake to the ground. The injured man was at-tecuad by Dr Sfcowe

At. the Manawatu County Cumcil meeting yesterday, _. was.stated that the recent fire m:the Maker_a swamp had done damage to the extent of fully £2000. The danger of fire was the chief reason for the non-acceptance of an offer of £12 for flax growing on the road, the ground being of a very peaty nnttire and it was thought camu fires might set it alight.

At the Shannon Police Court Thomas Kilcoyne, an alleged bookmaker, was sent to gaol for three mouths without tue option of a fine for obtaining £3 by fraud from a man named Boer on the Shannon course. .Boer struck Kilcoyne for a £20 double on the first and last race, and just as the last race was over the •* bookie " was missing. He mnde for the train, where he was captured by Jhe police and locked up. The same "bookie" was also convicted of defrauding a man named Harris of the sum of 2s 6d.

The following, in reference to Palmerston North, appears in the Labour Journal :—Building trades : Very 'brisk ; a. number of old, shops are being replaced by new ones, and dwelling houses are still going up in 'different parts of the Borough. Engineering trades : Steady ; no apparent slackness ; all hands at full work. Boot trade : Fair, but not so brisk as for the past two months. There is usually a temporary slackness about this time. Clothing trade : a steady business doing. Retail trade ,(general) : Very good. Miscellaneous : Brickmaking'very brisk, owing to a number of new shops and hotels about to be erected in brick ; flaxmiiljng, plumbing, painting, 'and: cabinetmaking, good business doing. Unskilled labour : Inquiries for flax--cutters, grass-seeding baj-ds, milkers •and handy men, but they seem scarce.

The monthly meeting of the Terrace End School Committee was held last night. Present—Messrs G. ,1. Scott (chairman), H. Haydon, G. Hirsch (secretary), R. Smith, D.' Collis, W. Mathieson*,. apd W. Robbie. The 'headmaster reported that the number on the roll was 290, average -attendance 251.8, Highest attendance 277. It would be noticed that there was a masked increase in these numbers: Tlie work in the classes was making fair progress. An innovation had been made in the subjects of instruction, modelling having been added to the work of the lower classes. Messrs Bennett and Smith were re-appoint-ed visiting1 committee. The Secretary of tlhe Board wrote stating that he was directed to .inform the Committee __at .he Board could not alter its decision declining to pay an account lor sewerage repair** undertaken by the committee.--TTne secretary was instructed t0... write recapitulating the facts of the case ana to explain that the -leeessity for having the work done was so urgent that there had -been no time to ask the Board's sanction hist. Several other minor matters were attended' to.

Go to Johansen's for boot repairs.*

A large number of carpenters and bricklayers are out of employment in Palmerston. Constant application is being made to contractors for work. Recently no less than 32 bricklayers and 20 carpenters applied for work on one contract in this town.

At ihe Theatre Royal to-night a S!. Patrick's Day celebration will tak«place. A lengthy programme of national items has been prepared. Messrs A. E. Bennett, Dal low, Fitzgerald, P. Larcomb, T, Rodgers, Dallow, 'I. Kitchen and Minogue, Misses M. Clifford. D. Wood, Oakley ad 0. Rush, and Mrs Linsdon will contribme to the programme after which a dance will be held. - '

Magnificent wearier prevailed for the celebration of St. Patrick's Day to-day. and advantage was taken of the opportunity by many to have a day's outing, Awahuri sports attracting many visitors;, and the Pohangina meeting also received a fan* share of patronage. Spmting men went to Horowhenua where the annual race meeting is being held. The tennis 3hield matches in Palmerston were witnessed by n largo crowd tbb aft,.- ruoon, while the sports ground Law and Banks tried their prowness ar, cricket.

"Colonel" Lynch's releaso from prison was. writes a London correspondent, unexpected by ail but a few of his more sanguine friends, who had. since hi? reprieve from the sentence of death passed on him a year ago,- been convinced that his incarceration would be brief. The order to set; him at liberty came as a surprise to 1112 officials of Lewes gaol. H-id they been given notice ot it in the customary »ay, Lynch would have been allowed to grow hi.s hair and moustache while awaiting the time fixed for bis di»ch.rge. As matters were nrrangerl, he d.d no'- get the benefit of this pr vileso. tie will, however, have anopponun ty to regain hia normal appearance tn the oiatttr of hnir during a visit whioh he is making with his wife to frif-nds in iho French provinces. The general understanding in London that it was entirely through tho intervention of the l-in^ that Lmch was givon his liberty has not prevented soma of th* news-paper, from expressing disapproval of his release.

Tn the Melbourne Divorce Court the other diy the Chief Justic-, in granting a wiffa's petition on the ground of desertion, said tha respondent was the fourteenth of h Jis_ of scoundrels who had occupied similar portions during the pieeent i-ittiug of tho Dtvoico Ouurt. It whs iinpossib c to coneeivo that these fourteen esses were ihe'result of accidents. On the contrary, they were, in his opinion, the result of deliberate acts of villains, who had used their wives for the Bole purpose of depriving thum of any advantages that mis>bt otherwise accrue to them from man ia&e These respondent husbands had, said his Honor, accepted no individual responsibility, and threw the burden of maintenance cf their ehildnn either upon their unfortunate wives or upon the State. Having done this, ihey cleared out and left thar wives behind them. It was a startling thing that iv tht^ one sitting of the Court fourteen cases had been disposed of oa pradi cally similar lines, and not a single word wns to be urged against the pe'itioning wives on the ground of misconduct cr otherwise. They had simply been made use of in the name ofmarriage. They had no redress. They had been made slaves in the sacred name of marriage.