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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7900, 28 July 1904, Page 4

Mr W, H..Hawkins, a candidate for the Pahiatua seat, addressed theelectois at Woodville on Taesday. As the conclusion of his address he was bombarded with bouquets by the fair sex, who were, present in large numbers.

The Norsewood Dairy Factory has a credit balance of £300, which it is proposed to use by writing off £200 for depreciation, the remainder to be devoted to supplying a 6 per cent, dividend.

"I am a total abstainer and neither touch drink nor know the touch ot tobacco."—Thus an applicant for the position of first assistant master at the Gisborne school. He was not the chosen one.

The Manawatu Poultry Association's annual dinner will be held on the first night, Wednesday, of the show. Tickets may be obtained from the executive. The function promises to be a great success.

At the meeting of the Sluggish River Drainage Board on the 22nd, Mr Noble waited upon the Board in respect to some uncleaned drains and it was decided to request the adjoining owner to clean his drains immediately so as to give Mr Noble relief.

Mr C. Canning, a well-known Hawke's Bay exhibitor, intends sending nine pens of " Silkies" to the Manawatu Poultry Association's show for exhibition only. Tho fowls will, no doubt, attract considerable attention, the breed being absolutely new to the great, majority of local residents.

A cable message received in Christchurch announces the death in London of Mr -John Murchison, owner of the Lake Coleridge station, in Canterbury, who went Home in May in order to undergo an operation. Mr Murchison wos a well-known pastoralisfc in Canterbury, aDd was considered one of the best judges in New Zealand of merino sheep. He was a native of Ross-shire, Scotland, and about 63 years of age. .-'

A meeting of suppliers, to the New. Zealand Farmers' Dairy Union was held last evening, in the- JNewberry Hall, to consider the price received for their butter fat. Mr G. Hansen was voted to the chair and explained to those present the object of the meeting. Messrs Hansen, Knight and Bannister were elected as a deputation to wait on the Awahuri Dairy Co. at their next general meeting to try and come to some terms for the establishment of a new creamery.

News has been received that one of the cyclists who left' Wellington on Saturday by the Warrimoo to compete in the Australian road raceri, W. Cameron, accomplished a notable feat in order to catch the steamer ;at* Lyttelton. As he missed the tram at Geraldine by a few minutes, he set out for Christchurch on his bicycle, "and rode all the .way, travelling the ninety miles m six hours. He arrived in Christchurch just ten' minutes 'before the last train for the steamer left. Had he missed the train' he would have been too late'; to reach Sydney for the Goulburn race.

The first egg-laying, compettion to be organised in New Zealand is to begin next year. These contests arer-very-popular in Australia, and are watched I with great interest by poultry-breeders throughout the colonies., The' New Zealand competition- is being promoted by Marlborough residents. .It is to be commenced on April Ist, 1905, and last for .twelve months. A guarantee fund has been formed," and prizes allotted. The prize for the winning pen will be a gold medal, and a certificate ; and a . JBIO prize will also be given : to . the pen yielding the highest number of eggs at the end. of each three-monthly period. Each pen is to comprise six pure-Jared pullets, not less.than six months nor more than eighteen months old. _ The competition is to. be held under the auspices of.the Marlborough Poultry As T sociation. The promoters have written to Mr D. D. Hyde, Government Poultry Expert, asking that he will appoint some person, to,take.charge of the competition., which is to be: held at: the " Pines " farm, about two miles from. Blenkeim7 :'' ,;: •"."■'■-; --.'■' 7/.v'; '~-77

Large consigamonts of, white pine "arel ' still being despatched to Australia--from- •■ the-Thames. Orders are on hand up to millions effect. ": •;;- ■■■-.••■

-It is reported,that the first >150 seats, booked in connection with the New Zea-land-Britain football match, were reserved by cable from Sydney. - - ■

During the present month two batches of Thames miners have been despatched to the Gold Coast of West Africa. Other Thames men £»re proceeding to the mines near Assouan dam, in Egypt,

On the seebhd'nigh't, Thursday.. of the ; Manawatu Poultry Show, a plucking" competition for 'amateurs will take place. Post entries will be received; and desirable prizes will be awarded.

. .Petitions arein circulation in'the district asking the Government to'purchase"-' and throw open for close settlement an "''' estate at Longburn. They are being ex- ' tensively signed fay farmers.

Mr W. T, Wood, '.M H.R.,; is to be asked to.officially open.the poultry show next month. Tbe official ceremony has been fised for two o'clock on Wedresdav, August 3rd. -..:.i7

■ Yesterday,' Messrs Abraham and Williams auctioned Mr C. T. Gray's dairy herd. Good-prices were realised, cows fetching from £7 to £11 5s (average £8 ISs); heifers in calf, £5 7a 6d'to £62s 6d; weaners, 375; yearlings, 37s 6d ; sows, in pig. £2,3s to £3 Is: store pigs lis to 13a Bd/■■'■■■ ■•-.'.- fa,

At the annual meeting of the Gisborne Bowhog Club last night, ie was resolved to accept the Northern BowliDg Association s offer to have th* champion fours played at Gisborne, commencin» oo January 9th. The Gisborne grounds attord accommodation' for thirty-two rinks and special preparations are beincmade.- ''■/.-. - • ■ . . °";

The open flymg homing-pi g eon ■-race • was held yesterday by the Mahawatur .foultry; Association, between Napier and Palmerston, a distance, of : QQ± miles. The race was flown under the^ rules of the local Homing-Pigeon Society. The birds were liberatpd at the Napier railway station, at 11W a.m., and Mr Humphries' " Waiwetu."' was the first trapped, covering'the distance in 3hr lOrain; showing a velocicv of 890947 yards per minute. "

A few we6ks ago the Canterbury Times opened a guessing competition irr connection with the Kolanore Cup team sent Home by New Zealand. ; The prize offered for the person who guessed ' the winning team was £5 ss. They re-' ceived altogether 3836 lists, and 15----persons succeeded in picking tbe correct team- including Mr W. Randeli, the well known Palmerston rifle shot.

At.he S.M.. Court this morning before Messrs Jno. Mowlem and W. Beck J s.P., the charges -against Thos. Wat. son of assault and usine' obscenelanguage were dismissed. Thos. Reid charged with drunkenness and indecent behaviour, was discharged on the first count and-on the second he was fined ss, in default, 2-i hours' imprisonment.' James W. Kingston," charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s in default 2i hours. On a second charge of resisting Constable De Loree accused was faned 20s in default one week's' imprisonment.

In-proposing the toast of " Trade and! Commerce "at the-dinner given by Mr Sil o*-*! 0 hls late" employees last night the Mayor expressed; the opinion that Palmerston had a big future before it. At the same time they must provide facilities to enable industries to be carried on here on a large scale, and one of the necessary factors in this respect was a first class water suppiv wmeh would provide ample motive power. Ihe matter of extending the water supply would come before the Council in a few months' time, and hehoped every ratepayer would support action m" the direction suggested.

The Wellington correspondent of Truth wires to his journal :~< Although. Sir .J. Ward says he has no"" knowledge ot the reported resignation of Mr Cameron, the colony's Produce Conmissionerm England the people here say thafr the probabilities are it will prove correct. It is known that there is considerabledissatisfaction amongst the staff of theAgricultural Department, chiefly owing: to the fact that of late years a syste^ has sprung up of importing experts, whoreee.ye salaries in many instances considerably above those of (he men who rank aoove them. This, I understand,, is the elnef reason for the recent resi^l and it i 3 likely to lead to some sort of levelling up before long." ', Waitnangu seems to have gone out of. business, at any rata for the time-bom* not having gone off for over a fortnight and the water having gone cold in the basin. Meanwhile several shocks of S-lr q *v£ ch*v? a k6 Pfc the 'folks o£ th»t part of the world from forgetting that tn.ey aresittmg astride the boiler. The rlotorua Chronicle expresses some alarm lest the so-called geyser shou'd f, ot t feus favours 'the opinion thau it has merely become temporarily ■ cboked up by the great quantities of silV wasned into it by the reoent rains, which, will also have a dspressing effect on it= energy; and our contemporary naively remarks that if this hypothesis be correct, when there is sufficient force accumulated to overcome the obstruction, the biggest eruption of Waimangu that his ever taken place, may be witnesssa:

A most enjoyable smoke • concert washeld last evening by- the Centaur Cycle ' ouo m their new. club room. Mr -.' v Clarkson presided, arid songs an* recica- ' ■ ttons were contributed by various-mem- - bera■■ .'daring >: the.; evening, ;*hile the-.7 . 'tl %u ma?n W- S eGnoro«sly providedfar. The...following-, toastii wore duly hjmourea:_.»The ri Kin g ,'' proposed b} 7 Mr Clarkson'; ~v.The: Centaur Cycli 2^ f'oP^ed^by Major Dunk and res' 16* 33" PMKvs and Richards;'' The Cycle Trade," proposed by , Mr fiandcock and responded *to by Messrs Emerson and Duncrffe;'» The.' Press," proposed by Mr Cooper and re- 7 sponaed to by representative of. Manawatu Evening Standard;- "Kindred^T" Sports," proposed by Mr Page and-re-sponasa.ro by Messrs McAra, Bell ana '.; bcott; "The Chairman," proposed by - Mojor Dunk and suitably, responded toby Mr Clarkson; "The Ladies," pro- - •• posed by Mr Abraham and responded to- ': by Messrs Meatyard and Taylor ;- ■«Ab- :- sent Members,;' proposed.by Mr Patrick :- ' and responded to by Messrs Raineyani Melhsb. Ihe function, was brought to : ' a close shortly .before midnight -by thY '■'■ smgmg of.Auld Laog B<me. ■'■-;. ' .

.Barry V Is the - bright apoir;^ the bqaare. lou must see it *

Wa have7a stobk -.of >■ secohd-hand cycles which must be cleafea' Prtr, to suit all. 01 a rk 3 oa' Sj ; Go ]SpS" ■ .Cycling School open- 10 to 5 Ales anaraHall, next CWgrndL * m : the^;d lgC ount onsll boots and shoes;-'

Oafprige2'Wm be found a rennrr'„*' tbe annual meetine of st l % . Churchlast night f n °p aB 8 e fc' fi A B n^ w ?- of the as l!Bs££yggp~ as.haycom, to blZ BPahla*v» »'=°"on irdS'ffTLSrß*^probable. MS from ""i ™n

Ia pur report last evenine of tl,» 25S igol^,COmPetitiou for ?S zes pre in tS ?' *M^Mell«op. Mr/jamieS n> doin »P? rS> Was P^eed 4th with i juumrs ' P' P ClDg her "a"-*-'-* the

Notification has been sent to the hon secretary of the New Zealand Rugby Union by a bank official, that the Colonial Secretary has given his consent to _a special bank holiday -being proclaimed for the occasion of the matgh W T Cef St?* EntaiTl an<i New Zealand, at v\ ellington, on August 13.

The New Zealand Loan aud Mercantile Agency Co. held a sale of dairy -stoct yesterday, on behalf of Mr W. S. Bmilard. Fitzherbert. - Cows averaged S-c ,' pnces 20lng up to' £12 He.fers. brought £5 all round. Other pnees were—3^earling heifers. £3 l s • yearlmg steers £3 2s to £3 7s; store' llV.'-f^ ,T^, attendaQce was good and bidding brisk.

♦« n*^ nnT DBr of local Ma'oos W ent to Pelleting last night to attend the mst-Uation 0 f Bro G. H. Say well as V, .M. for the ensuing year. The instaiJaiioo ceremony was carried out by Bro Pryee, I P.M.. and afcer is CQn cJudea, tbo vi,uors wero very hospitably en-ertaiped by the Feilding brethren, a toass.hat being duly honoured and numerous songs contributed.

A very enjoyable meeting took place en Monday evening last as Kelvin Grove Mall between representatives of Stoney Crtek and. Kelvin tfrove, when a euchre maiehwas played— ten a nd<=. Victory went to the home team, the scores b i-.tj 29 and 21. Sioney Creek will shortly be tho scene of a return match when there will be an attempt to reverse the result. After tho match tbe visitors were regak-d with refreshments, and the evening was brought to a close with ' music, song and story."

The following Wanganui teachers have been recently promoted :—P ODea B.A.J, 81., Dl.; A. 0. Buchler, T. Innes, J Mathews, J. Nairn, J. p. Thurston, Miss Barry, Miss MoNlel, Miss N. Thomson, D 2; Miss Carson, Miss McLeod, Miss Miller. P. H. Koache. E3: Miss Baridey, Miss Burr, Mrs Peate Miss Watts, D 3; Miss Baker, Mus Bourke, P. Gabites, Miss Gordon, Miss Hunger, G. and J. Marshall, T.F Kelt-" rag, J. T. Robson, T. B. Slipper, T. Stagpoole, E3 ; Miss Black, Miss Jenkinson, Miss King, Miss Mowbray. Miss Stevenson, Miss G. Watts, G4; Miss Bdlens, Miss Lannyon, P. C. Kaike, A S. Trevena, E8; T. C. Adams, Miss McEwen, Miss Tester.

Mr Watkin .Mills, the eminent Enolish basso, who is touring, tbe colonies, and who will visit Palmerston North on 12th September, is havinoa most successful tour in Australia! His concerts in Sydney and Brisbane" nave been veritable triumphs jrtfL'ingfrom the newspaper files to handt At Brisbane, on the 6th inst., Mb Mills -was on the programme for teii songs, but his audience --vas co persistent and enthusiastic in recalls that he sauigi no less than seventeen. At the end of the programme tbe audience declined to leave till he came forward and sang Ihe old familiar ballad " There is a flower that blooms," A great treat is in store for Palmerst'onians, and we feel sure that a great difficulty will be experienced in securing a tball sufficiently large to ofecommodate. the audience which will greet Mr, Mills in this town.

There was a large attendance fet the Broad street Methodist" schoolrpom last evening when the usual Band of Hope meeting was held. The chair was taken by Mrs H. Mowlem s Miss Gladys Gilmour sang '■' Close those* dreamy eyes," for which she was /awarded a prize. The feature of* the eveningi was a dialogue by the senior members, entitled " Tom Wildrack's Folly." Those taking part were well suited to the" parts allotted to them, and did full justice to it. The, following is ; the programme.:—Recitation, Miss Edie Collingwood; «ong, Miss Gladys Gilmour.; reading, Mr. W. Richardson ; duet, Misses' Tl'dio Collingwood and Edna Mather ; recitation, Master 0. Magnussen ; r.-cita-tion, Miss L. Crooke ; dialogue, *"•' Tom Wdltu'ack's Folly,:-' Mates' Crooke. and Mather and Messrs Croote, Harris, Richardson, Horn, and Cobb r reading, Master Coif :-reoitation, Mr A. Harris ; cbe-'ogue, "boys. Tho. meeting.'.<-as-l>rou-rh-t lo a close by 'singing " God -Savi the King."

A young man named Gheesman was charged at the Magistrate's Court, Wanganui, yesterday morning, with having, on the 7th March, 1903, at PaAmsrstoa North,: stolen one pair of trousers and a pair of sleeve links, the property of one David Grant. Accused.p'eided,guilty. _ D teitive Bishop stated that the accused was employed at an hotel at Palmerston previous to she theft as a porler, whilst the owner of stolen property was. a boarder there. Mr Grant had occasion to go away from the hn el for. a lime, lraviag his thing-; there - On his return his clothes and sleeve links hiddisap-. pea^d, and the accused had also lefs -. the hotel. -The latter had gone up to *v-jshe Auckland district, and had only just returned, when he was arrested on the charge and admitted that he had taken - the articles in question. In answer- to His Worship, Detective Bishop stated that - beyond this offence nothing at - all "was known- against the accused's character. Accused appealed to His i Worship to deal leniently with him, and promised to *' refund the value of the articles stolen if he was not sent to prison. His Worship sentenced the accused to thrae months' imprisonment; the accused to be allowed out on probation on condition tbat he refunded the value of the articles—£4 os.

We lead for value. Try bur Kia. O a aard felt hat at Ss 9d or 10s <sd. . Mlier and Giorei—- Advt.

The DENTON HAT is sound yalue. 0a 6d. United Farmers' Co-op. As■oeiation.

For children's hacking cougH at night, - Woods' Great Peppermint .Cnre. Ib 6d» .'-

Uhe friends of Mr Gordon Eliott, of Masterton, will regret to hear that -he is rather. seriously indisposed at present. .- - • . . ,

A woman told,the Magistrate' at Christchurch.- : tlaat - her 7 husband,: against whom'she was applying for a prohibitum order,. strucSt the top, line at every election,.

Two sceptical -detectives attended a seance at Philadelphia. When the spirit of the mother- of one of them a .'.cabinet, the detective wanted -..-t 0 lass her, but the-spirit Wkt vigorously. Both "it " -^d its husband are.charged with obtaining money iby false pretences. ; '

r.«.L 'i '"' ? xclaimed Mrs Henpeck, laying down her copy of Paradise Lost," "there couldn't be anything more awful than the fall of those a^els. I can't imagine what- excuse . tney. had to' become so desperate." «That's so,"- remarked Mr Ilenpeek musingly.--"None or them were married."

-Lady Phmket i s a charmiuio- dancer,' and very f on d of it. which is good news f or those who like to point-.the nimble toe" i n Wel'.ino--'Mn'l f is i Excclleacy and Lad> junket are busy people, aud rarely a day goes by without their uayinoa visit to some institul'ion. or \aitlng- active interest in some public function or entertainment.

The adoption of tho metric system by ing]and was forestalled by the ISicw Zealand Government, which enacted . last year that it would bo legal to substitute ihe decimal system for tbe present method 'of measurement in 190 d. The Secretary of. Education has now asked tho Auckland Board to supply a list of the schools wherein tho dacimal. system was not being taught, and a report stating what proficiency had been attained. Tbe• secretary 01. the Auckland Board said that the aystern was being- taught m all scho.ols where a sixth standard Exists.

A scandalous feature in. connection with the inquest to-day was the fact that no disinfectant was available at the morgue, a distinctly discreditable circumstance, and one that the responsible authorities should be called to. account- for. Some time ago the medical officer operating at the morgue forwarded a. list of requisites to the Coroner, and it was, in turn, sent to the Borough Council, but since them nothing has been heard of the (matter. To-day the remarks of those who were compelled to view the body, the subject of the inquest, were justifiably free regarding- the neglect shown in this matter.

Kia Ora hats for ever at 8s 9d and 10s 6d ; each hat guaranteed to keep its colour.—Millar and Giorgi, sole agents.—Advt.