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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7843, 21 May 1904, Page 4

Mr P. W. Robertson is the Victoria College candidate for the Rhodes scholarship. , It is stated that Mr J. C. Cooper, of Ihuraua Valley, will contest the Masterton seat at the next general election. At a meeting of the Council of the New Zealand' Boxing Association m Christchurcli last night, Sir Joseph Ward wrote accepting the position of patron of the Association. The shipment of eight thousand black leather pouches has arrived in W elhngton from England for distribution among the Public School Cadet Corps. The Fire Brigade Social Committee met last night and decided to hold the next social on Friday, May 27th. Mr A. MoMinn has been engaged to supply the music. Southland bred sheep continue their emigration northwards. The Gore branch of a firm have consigned to northern clients since the beginning of the month no fewer than 10,000. A sawmilhng firm in the Taranaki district recently received enquiries from Sydney for 1,000,000 feet of white pine timber to be shipped in bulk, but was not in a position at the time to f nlfill the order. A total of 1500 gallons of first-class wine was produced at the Government vinery at Waerenga this year. The area of the farm is 3J acres. Dr W. A. Chappie, of Wellington, has been elected a member of the Society of Authors, London, on the authorship of his recently published book, " The Fertility of the Unfit." On Tuesday, a cow which was being driven through Rangiora, bolted off the street.into an ironmonger's shop. After surveying a stand of hedge knives and a flight of stairs, the animal turned round a counter and glass show case, breaking a square of glass, and then disappeared into the street. She made for the Union Bank, but was turned off, and then tried to enter a baker's and confectioner's Bhop—PreßS.

Giving evidence m a vagrancy case at the Court this morning, a witness said that the accused came into town a few weeks ago with fully £50 in his possession. The money had all gone m drunken carousals and witness had lent him more. He said he had known the accused for about ten years past. He could earn from £1 to 25 j per day and whenever he made a cheque he went into town and knocked it down.

A rather strange feature in connection with charitable aid operations m recent years is noted by the " Lyttelton Times." This concerns the Cld-ase Pensions Act. Several who never went near the Christchurch board before, so it is stated, now claim help. They have obtained the pension, and their relatives havo on that account turned them adrift. The pension, however, is not sufficient to keep them, and they therefore turn to the Board. The Acting Dairy Commissioner has •issued a. circular to dairy produce graders throughout the* colony to the effect that the secretary for Agriculture has sanctioned the grading of all butter and cheese for local consumption where such, is asked for by those purchasing or selling the article. The department will not, however, pay any charges for the handling of produce graded for the New Zealand market; the whole of the charges must be borne by the owners.;

Speaking of Mr Seddon's recent proposals with regard to the prevention of infantile mortality, Mr J. Duthie, M.H.R., said to a press representative : —" It tbe State is to assnme the nurture and upbringing of weaklings, the effrnt cannot be an advantage to the race. Is it ultimately intended, having assumed responsibility for this, that the State is tc take the further step and prevent propagation by the vicious, insane, or constitutionally unsound ? Where this is to end should be well considered before the initiatory step is taken." •

-On Tuesday evening a concert will be given in the Lyceum Theatre in aid of the funds of the Manawatu South African Veterans' Association the proceeds to be devoted mainly to the relief of sick, disabled and indigent troopers. First-class local talent has been obtained for the concert and outside assistance has also been promised. It can be taken for granted that a capital programme will be presented, and the public should show their appreciation of the work of the Association .by patronising the concert.

MrH: J. Boutbcombe, of Waverley. . has sold his racehorse Makuri td"MajorGeneral Babington. The WoodvDlo Examiner expresses Up intention of taking to painkiller or Mother Seigel's Syrup when national prohibition comes along. ' ; The Salvation Army's new barracks - at Lsvin will be~ opened on June 3rd by Mr W.H. Field. M.H.R. The • Levin Fire Brigade has made* good progress since its establishments A lecture is to be given shortly in aid ! of the funds of the Brigade. Dr Findlay, of Wellington, and Messrs Stringer and Cassidy, of. Christchurch, have been instructed to apprar for Captain Seddon in the case which the. latter is bringing against T.E. Taylor, M.H.E., claiming £1000 damages for alleged libel. Giving evidence at the S.M. Court this" morning, Sergt. Stagpoole alleged that it was a well-known fact that all the spieling fraternity of the colony collected at one of the local hotels. If this statement is correct the Licensing Bench should take action. It .15 proposed to hold a re-union oB those bailing from Gloucestershire and* adjoining English Counties. Full particulars may be obtained on application to Box 10_, Palmerston N. The reunion will not be confined to residents of this district alone. . \ '- XX-, Mr W.Turner, son of Mr A. Turner.. ' returned from South Africa on Thursday night, he has been absent for about sixteen months, working at his trade in. and about Durban. He states: that things are in a very bad way just nowSouth Africa. During the past week seteral truck loads of horses, of different stamps, have ■been forwarded to Wellington en route for the South Island, some to Nelsoa and Blenheim and others further south. Remunerative prices are easily obtained in the southern markets for horses showing auy quality at all. To-day there were a number on offer at the local yards, including some unbroken ponies from Taupo. Despite the fact that the butter market has been so low this season, th* Otaki-Manakau Co-operative Dairy Company has been paying top rates for but-ter-fat, and for the month of April paid Bidperlb. Of course the supply is very greatly reduced, but the fact that last month's cheque amounted to £10S3 shows that the dairying industry, even well into-the autumn, means a considerable source of income to our settlers. -; '- Emil Schubert, a native of Vienna> aged 40 years, attempted to commie suicide in the Public Square at Botorua at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, by shootinphimself m the left breast with a revolver. Schubert arrived at Eororua on Wednesday from Cambridge and Auckland. When found he said he meant t* take his life, but made a bad job of it. The reason that he gave for this act was that his money was all spent. He has been in New Zealand for two months, and is a plumber by trade.

Subject co his consent being obtained Mr R. S. Abraham has been elected Patron of the Centaur Touiing Club, Other officers elecied at a meeting held last nignt were as follows :—Captain, Mr T. Richardß; sub-captain, Mr Duncalf; secretary, Mr Phillips; treasurer, Mr Emerson. The subscription was fixed at 2-t 6d, bm an additional 2s 6d will be levied if a olnb room is obtained. The club will turn out in white sweaters and grey caps. Laaie3 are eligible for membership aud office. Another meeting of the club will be held on Tuesday evening. A publio meeting in aonn6olion with the work of ihe British and Foreign Bible Society has been arranged to be held in the Baptist Church next Wednesday night. The meeting is being held under the auspices of the Palmersfcan North branch of the Bible Society, and the Rsv. I. Joliy, the President of the Society, will take the ohair. The lecture will be given by the Rev. F. H. Spencer, the Society's agent in New Zealand, and will deal with the work of the Society in the circulation of the Sorintures. * At the S.M. Court this morning, before Messrs W. T. Wood. M.H.R.; Montgomery, F. Aisher and 0. Dunk, Ta.'S George Aldridge pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and not guilty to one of vagrancy. Oj the first charge he was fined 6s and cab hire 2s, m default the usual alternative. On the " second he was sentenoad to one month's imprisonment in Wanganui gaol. Jas Murray, charged with drunkenness, was fined ss, in defanf fi4 hours' imprisonment. J. Hurley; bn remand, charged with theft, was discharged, the Bench giving him the, benefit of the doubt that v-AIS-6Clt The ice on Lake Baikal is not the first upon which troops have had to rely for a meansof passage. After Austerlitz, the Russians and Anstrians retreated in thousands over a frozen lake. Napoleon rode m full speed towards the artillery ••SS Me "*stiD S time«" be cried! JJire upon those masses. I must have TlTnffl gQUe^ M*m the Jeer The officers did as they were bidden. The, cannon balls slid in all directions, and were ineffective. Again tha keen eye of Napoleon detected the chance that was escaping. He gave orders for a te mg hn l 1 be Light howitzers were ihen elevaiea by all the batteries, and this resulted in an Smut perpendicular faliof projecta^onuie we.. It smashed in all directions. Thousands of Kusaan and Austrian troops perished In the icy depths of the lake Nanoleon had literally cut the lakefrorS under their feet.

„o? F Va° ?lyke, eye. ear, throat, and gZVdT^^7 fae suited at the Uub Hotel, Palmerston, on May 26th * Premier cycles from JEI7 17s. .For up-to-date bicycles, Olarks onV, Cohf man Place* '■>-. New Tweeds for 3-guinea suit, ,w arrived Victotia Housefcut S on the premises.* maae Discount of 3s in £1 offstvliah:™,-„ coats.^o. Smith's. One week only sho^P^.^d vt i^ DSohSS^^^^montbs. 50 second-hand maohmeg, 30s nn

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11^8^^ of the WeUineton L? -^ rßing "taff London nnfl w , ds Exhibition, WhaS^^t"^* bythat °* chase of rats, £10/^ . Imprest, parw_. .n^ai™ 'J l6 He^ Department, *Ln merßton yesterday in connec nonTb & T pe,otei case °* leprosy re. Ch£«y a looal doctor- The patieifc, a ■ ?_- k ? Ui° Vert 0 tlle two men who found Ljl l e £ aim to Possession was ignored by the Domain Board. Rev. Gordon Forlong writes to the Wanganui Chronicle that, as a sufferer from bronchitis, he has obtained much benefit by placing a small branch of a blue gnm over each headpost of his bedstead. He says that the greatest sufferer will, m a few days, experience the good effect produced, & The Examiner says a Mangatain'oka brewer raised a little excitement at Ku meroa on Thuraday night. He was coming over the nyer in his trap when he mistook the ford in the dark and got on. to an island where he stuck. His cries for help roused the whole nei»h." bourhood, and about half Kume?oa turned out to assist. It is surely a unique thing for a brewer to be in danger.from too much cold water. > w/ ? 6 ¥ ok<L ia i?^ Ttu«day a purel reJ *?U hl£\ b*U from the well-kSown herd of Mr S. W. Luxford, Palmerston North, was shipped to Mr William Brisbane, of Werribee Park, Victoria. This bull was selected by Mr D. Buchanan, of Patea, who is one of the best jadges of the breed in the colony. A purebred heifer from Mr Luxford's. herd was shipped to the order of Mrs C. J. W. Griffiths, of Blenheim, yesterday. A growiog offence is that of making falso declarations under the Marriage and Registration Acts. During a recent case in Chriatchurch, counsel for the prosecution said that it was provided in the code that there should be two years' lmprisonrrient with or without hard labour, or a fine of £50. The Court said the case was a very serious one. He would be eorry that it should be taken for granted that a man could experiment in the direction of making a false declaration as to his marriage and get the advantage of the Probation Act or a light punishment. He was he said, reluctant to send to gaol a man who had conducted himself well for some years. In the case under notice a fine of £10 was imposed.

It lsjnany years since the London Stock exchange experienced such a depression of business as that through which it has been passing for over a twelvemonth. Not even during the darkest days of the Boer War was there such a "freeze." The most pitiable stories are current of the absolute poverty of many men on' Change. This spring over 200 members have had their annual subsciptions paid for them by their better-to-do fellow-brokers. The clerical staffs of the Stock Exchange men have been reduced, and in the better suburbs of London, where the stockbrokers mostly reside, there are complaints on every hand of reduced establishments. This sad condition of affairs is largely due to the rash speculations of a few years ago. The West Australian gamble and the Cape gamble have left their mark.

Guy Boothby, in his works and ■pomps, was consigned to the flames at Nelson the other day. The librarian of the Nelson College library, alluding in the school's magazine to the student's taste in literature, states that the list of books that were in demand during the four terms in 1898-99 in the names of Guy Boothby's novels and " books of an equally sensational type outnumber their Jess exciting but more healthy rivals many times over." But a reaction came, and Dickens, George Eliot, Thackeray and. Ruskin supplanted the old-time light-o'-loves. During the last term not one of Mr Boothby's volumes was read, so that the library authorities felt justified in having a." bonfire of sentimental trash."

From present indications there will be a good entry at the Winter Show in the horticultural and home industries classes. The subdivisions are as follows :—Under fruit, classes for apples from 12 of several varieties to a 401b case, total prizes being £6. Then there is a provision for bottled fruits, jams and jellies, tomato sauce, pickles and honey, and home industries comprise white and brown bread, 3 kinds of cakes, i cones, fancy bread, etc.. tho prize money totalling over £10 103. The classes for home cooking could be made very interesting if parents wo Uli induce the youog folk to compete and create a friendly spirit of emulation. This would be to the improvement and instruotion of those competing and at the same time show sdme appreciation of the provision made by the Winter Show Committee.

Economy is one of the fine arts which is more honoured in the breach than n ' the observance so far as the colony is concerned, but there are not wanting exponents of the practice of making a shilling do the work of two should occasion ofter. The story is told that a OBrtain Canterbury squatter, who is of "dry" proclivities, was seduced into " shouting" at a country hotel the other day for a company cf fourteen convivial souls. By a singular coincidence everybody ordered whisky, and as the bottle freely circulated and it became obvious tbat it would just about go round, the entertainer, in a sudden burst of genius, remarked to the landlord " I'll buy the bottle, I think,'' and parting out fivo shillings be cheerfully accomplished a seven shilling "shout." This record is equalled, if not surpassed, by "that of a commercial traveller on the Canterbury beat. This gentleman/after selling a country blacksmith a yard and a half of _ poker iron, in aooordance with the custom of the trade, invites his client to come and have a drink. He, himself, however, begging to be excused from drinking, takes a cigar, in accordance with a quite permissible custom. He noxt visits blacksmith number two, and having got his order remarks, "Well, I'm in a great hurry to-day. I haven't time to go for a drink, but have a cigar, do." He produces the cisar he had carefully pocketed upon the last occasion, and, in the words of the narrator of this instructive story, "kills them both with a shilling."— -Lyttelton Time.

Mr Clement" Wraggo, the meteorologist, will lecture in-Palmerston in about three weeks time. ' , >:Xl ■ '■■'■ " Wheny'we pass a resolution we mußt carry it out and not delay it till it ia forgotten. If we come here and pass resolutions and do not act upon them we-might as well stay at home and smoke our pipes." The Mayor at last night's.meoting of the Borough Council.

A schoolmaster was lecturing his class of boys on smoking and the evils attending it. Suddenly he saw a grin overspreading the face of his scholars, and on enquiring the cause, an,inno-cent-looking cherub yelled out:— "Please, sir, your pipe's sticking out of yer pocket." The smoking lecture was abruptly brought to a close.

Mr H. J. Wylde has just competed i very excellent plan of the Bhow grounds, showing the whole of the buildings and the various subdivisions, also the locality of the different pens, permanent stands and horse quarters. A copy of' tho plan, on a modified scale, inserted in the catalogues at show time would be of great help Bnd interest to visitors.

The Chief Justice, Sir Robert Sto»t, proceeded to Wellington by this morning s train, the Supreme Court sessions terminating last night. It is probable bir Robert will hold a special sitting of the_ Court here after tho Wanganui sittings and deliver judgment on the question of alimony in the Feilding case of Flavell v. Flavell.

Thelittlo country town of Santa Clara, five miles from San Jose, California, has the credit of being the first municipality west ot the Missouri River to give voting machines a practical test. At an election held there nearly seven hundred votes were recorded. The result was known half an hour after the polls closed. One of tbe voters was a blind man, who voted by simply feeling the maohine.

Mr Gilbert Anderson, managing director of the Christchurch Meat Company, says his company is unable to secure sufficient supplies of either poultry or eggs to meet the demands. He receives inquiries often from London and the West of England, A short time ago the company endeavoured to establish an export trade in poultry and eggs, but was unsuccessful, owing to insufficient supplies coming forward.

In the Divorce Court yesterday, in chambers, the Chief Justice made a decree absolute in tbe case of Sarah Wood v. Jas Wood, and made an order for permanent alimony at the rate of £2 per week. Petitioner was granted the custody of her children. Respondent is at present serving sentence for an assault on hia niece at Msharahara some ',t?°,/go- Mr Innes appeared on behalf of the petitioner.

There was a large attendance at the fortnightly meeting of Orient Lodge, 1.0.0. F., A.C., last night. Bro. Pickering presided. One .candidate for membership was proposed. The fifth round of the euchre tournament was held at the conclusion of the bnnnes3. At next meeting officers for the ensuing term will be nominated. *

The Chess and Draughts .Club met on Thursday night and elected Mr A. Turner president, and Messrs T. Grig's and C. N. Clausen vice-presidents. It was decided to meet on Monday and Thursday evenings in the Club room in Wsrburton's buildings, Main street. The room will be open to members in day or evening.^ Messrs Eliott. H. Griggs, *nd J. D. Smith were appointed a committee.

Last week' the police raided fish shop at the north end of Dunedin city, and in consequence of finding a quantity of bottled beer on the premises laid an information against Elizabeth Johnston. When the case was called, on on' Thursday, tho Crown Prosecutor admitted tbat the wrong person had been charged, and as no evidence was offered tlie case was struck out s

As illustrating the appreciation the farmers of the Waimate district entertaiu for the Farmers' Union and its efforts to ameliorate their conditions, a speaker at Monday's meeting of the Manaia branch stated that a number of well-to-do farmers who attended the lectures organised by the Manaia branch, having admitted the great benifit they had derived from them, declined to have anything to do with tho branch when asked for ss, the amount of the subscription. At this a voice ejaculated that if the same men had been asked for 6d they would have roared. And yet we hear of the Farmers' Union becoming a power in the land!— Witness.

A meeting of creditors was held yesterday in the bankrupt estate of C. Petersen, coach builder, the D.O A. presiding. Debtor stated that he commenced business here on January 4-h. He had a capital of £120 of which he paid £100 for the good will of the business. He had paid some creditor"! dur. ing the four months. He owed £31 Hi for wages and £12 7s for rent. He had never been in business in the.colony before. He could make no offer. He alleged the business he uurchased had not turned out so good as ithndjbeen represented. The meeting decided, to s=el! the stock and lease by tender, Mes*r* 'Rliott and Munro being associated with the D.O.A. in carrying out the decision.