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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8142, 16 November 1905, Page 4

The ordinary meeting of the Terrace End School Committee will be held tonight.

A first offending male inebriate was thia morning convicted and discharged upon payment of 2d cab hire by Mr^W Park, J.P. .

The Palmerston Brass Band played an excellent programme of selections on the Opera Housa balcony last evening prior to the production of "My Sweetheart" by the Palmerston Playera.

AVe_ learn with regret that Mr G. J. Scott is at present seriously indisposed, having been confined to his house with pneumonia for some days past. He was able to leave his bed for the first time to-day.

Messrs E.M. Betts and W. Copper, who were m Palmerston yesterday, are touring New Zealand for "the purpose of collecting information relating to the working of the totalisator. They will then report to their respective clubs, the Australian Jockey Club and the talgoorlie Racing Club.

The members of the Orange Lodge have decided to attend the memorial services to be held at the Congregationl Church on Sunday evening in connection with the death of Bro. G. Howe.

The executive of the local branch of the V.M.C.A. have decided to close the gymnasium and rooms until May next, the re-opening of the winter session. Ihe association now has a membership of 200 members.

Mr F. McLennan, who has resided for the past five years at Oroua Bridge, where he has made a host of friends, is about to leave the district. The residents intend to bid farewell at a social gathering to Mr McLennan and family before their departure.

The Palinerston North Homing Society held a flying race from New Plymouth yesterday, 22 birds competing. The following is the' result:—L. Home's bird Ist, E. E. Smith's 2nd, c! johansen's's 3rd, and H. Mather's 4th! The birds had to travel nearly the whole distance in rain.

A party of bowlers from Shannon, where a green has been formed, visited Palmerston yesterday afternoon and played'several games on the local green They had a pleasant afternoon and were very eulogistic in their references to the green. The visitors returned home by the afternoon train. It is expected the Shannou green will hardly be ready for play this season.

Dalgety and Coy., Ltd.,-Wellington, have been advised by cable from their London Office that the annual meeting of the Company -was held on the 9th instant, and was in every way most satisfactory. A dividend of 3s per share has been declared, being at the rate of (5 per cent, per annum, and making an interimdividend already declared and paid, 6 per cent, for the 12 months ending 30th June.

An iintimation of considerable importance to electors who are likely to be absent from the district on the day of the general election appears in our advertising columns from the local Kegistrar of Electors. Those likely to be in that position may, up to and including the day of ' the issue of the writs, apply for a voting-permit which will enable them to cord their votes outside the district at any polling booth appointed under the Act.

The Weber correspondent . of. the Dannevirke Press records an act of feminine fortitude. A. lady resident in. the back country suffered dire pan^s from an aching tooth, so she rode into Weber to pay a visit to Mr Chick, dentist. On her arrival at the township she found Mr Chick had left for Dannevirke, but nothing daunted, she set out after him and before long overtook him and had the tooth removed by the roadside. '

Oa page 2: Letter to the editor, " Geramfs " sporting notes. On pajje i>: Cables^ telegrams. On page 6: General Election news, cables. On page 7: Football, cables.

The Wanganui Education Board meets on Monday next.

Mr J. C. Lane and several other members of the Manawatu A., and P. Association journeyed to Wanganui this morning to be present at the Show in that town.'

At a Poplar inquest a doctor stated that the deceased died from hemorrhage from the " pons varoli." A juror said he didn't think, it was a drowning case. The Coroner: Neither it is. The juror : What about the pond then? The Coronor: Oh, you mean, the " pons varoli." That is an artery leading into the brain, and it was ruptured and caused hemorrhage. The juror: Thank you, I understand now.

Mr S. I. Fitch, of the Agricultural Department, was in Palmersion to-day. He has been instructed to tour the country to give demonstrations of potato spraying as a prevention of Irish blight, and to explain the composition of the mixture used and give auy other information required by potato growers. Mr Fitch has worked his way down from Napier. He has arranged to give a demonstration on Mr L.Giorgi'sproperty in Bourke Street nt 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. He will afterwards visit Longburn and Levin.

An improvement has been lately effected at the local railway station which wiil considerably facilitate the handling of luggage by the carriers. A space of about ten or twelve feet has been obtained by shortening the line from which the Napier train starts, and thus a considerably increased amount of roon> is arailable at the spot where the expresses are wont to pull up to discharge or receive luggage. The improvement, though small, will doubtless be greatly appreciated by those whose business takes them tathat locality.

A wedding which aroused some interest in town . was solemnised at Hokowlntu yesterday afternoon, when Mr James A. Preston, son of Mr C. Preston, of Victoria, was united in the bonds of matrimony to Miss Fanny Woodroofe, daughter of Mr and Mrs G-. Woodroofe, of Hokowhitu. The ceremony, which took place at the residence of the bride's parents, was conducted by the Rev. S. Baker. Miss F. Woodroofe acted as bridesmaid, while Mr. S. Woodroofe was in the position of best man. Hie happy couple received numerous presents and congratulations from their many friends. A party of Palmerstonians journeyed to Pahiatua over the Palmerston-Pahia-tua road recently. Speaking of their experience, one of the party said that the road from Palmerston to the Ridge road was in capital orcier, but the road on the other side to Pahiatua was in a dreadful condition, full of ruts, bogholes and pitfalls. The driver was thrown out of the brake and one of the passengers was injured. It is a striking commentary on this experience that the portion of the road complained of was. constructed while Pahiatua was a Government constituency, while the portion on the Palmerston side was' constructed while Mr Pirani represented this district. The December number-of the "Red Funnel " will be the most elaborate magazine ever issued in the colonies at 6d. Its special features will be foimd in two" re-produced oil-paintings hi the original colours. An eight-page coloured supplement illustrating "A Legend of Samoa," an illustrated Christmas story "How Santa Claus came to Possum Flat," and "Tsushima," a forgotten tale of Russia. The second instalment of " The Rise and Fall of the Federal Ministries" (the career of .the Barton Ministry), and " People we meet at the counter" will be included. Under the heading of "Around the World in Thirty Minutes " will appear the epitomked news of the world for the busy reader, a valuable and interesting featuro introduced this month.

Intimation has been received by Mr F. Pirani that the election for a representative of the Boards of the educa-

tion districts of Wanganui, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, Maryborough, Nelson, Grey and Westland, in connection with the Wellington Training College, resulted as follows : —J. J. Patterson, Dannevirke, 4 votes; F. Pirani, Palmerston, 4 votes; A. T. Maginnity, 3 votes; W. E. Spencer, 2 votes. "In accordance with authority conferred, the chairman of the Wellington Education Board has given his casting vote in. favour of Mr Patterson, In connection •with the above matter it may be pointed out that the Education Boards in the districts affected recently passed a resolution that the Wellington Board was already over-represented on the Committee of Advice. The chairman of the Wellington Education Board has a. casting vote, and as the member suppo^d to represent the outside Boards has actually been elected on his casting vote, this gives Wellington the ■whole of the representation, notwithstanding that the other Boards hare to train their teachers at the school. Mr A. J. Mahoh, who'has been with. Messrs C. M. Ross and Co.'s drapery establishment, in charge of tiie clothing department; for the past fifteen years, has severed his connection with the firm to enter into business on his own account, and has taken premises inthe old Central Hotel buildings, where he will open shortly as a clothier, mercer and hatter. He has. been a popular favourite, not only with customers, but with members oE the staff, and on. leaving was presented with a handsome electro-plated cruet by his fellowemployees as a token of their esteem. In making the presentation Mr Gittings expressed the regret of the employees that Mr Mahon had decided to take such a stei', after fifteen years' service, during which he' had assisted to build up the prosperity of the firm, and expressed thehopeof all of them that he would find prosperity attending him. He had all their "good wishes for thf*v were sorry to lose-in him a good comrade. Mr Mahon feelingly thanked, the staff for their great kindness, ami pointed out that one had to take the opportunities for bettering his condition when they preseuted themselves. He was sorry himself to part with old associations and especially those whom he had so cordially worked with, and heartily-reciprocated their good wishes. Black and cream voiles Is 4Jd, Is 6d. Checked and striped tweeds 2s Cd. Special value—G. Sc Cs.* 230 choice lace curtain ends, 9d to Is'lid each at the L.M.S.* Splendid valtio at. .Payne's for boots aud shoes for the holiday.—Advt. Famed family footwear for fit and finish at lowest prices.—The Boa Marche Arcade*

V« re- have .to acknowledge ro'ceipt of a synopsis of the new pro-1 '■ visions in "The Electoral Act, 1905," "' ionvarcled by Sir Joseph AYurd. )-, Afier tbe jury bad returned from tho i sceno of the llax fire yesterday afternoon the Supremo Court resumed its hearing ■"■ -of the case, "W. Coombs v. "W. Akers, .' -claim £1760105. The Court was occupied ' uutil close upon nine o'clock and then the jury retired, the Court accepting an • eleven-twelfths verdict just before ..one o'clock am. .Judgment was found for. ;.plaintiff for £736 11s and costs. A man was caught in the act of rifling the till at Mr Dalryni pie's Hotel n't Longburn this morning. The police were communicated with and Constable McCrae proceeded to the township and \arrested the man who will appear before the Court to-morrow. A man named Bourne, employed by Mr F. J. Sheppard, was thrown from a pony in Rangitikei-street this morning >and sustained slight concussion of the brain. Dr. O'Brien was quickly in attendance, and had Bourne removed to his hospital, where, we learn, he is •doing well.