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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8153, 31 March 1906, Page 4

On page 2: Report of annual meeting of Beautifying Society. On page 4: Report of bankruptcy meeting. On page 6 : Cables, sporting. On page 7 : First Ode in the Exhibition Competition. The new Victoria College buildings in Wellington were opened yesterday. The quarterly meeting of memb.ers>6f the Chamber of Commerce will be held on Monday night. Rer. J. J. Mather will conduct his last service in Broad-street Methodist Church to-morrow evening, prior to his removal to Auckland. A local resident informs us there will be a total eclipse of the sun about G. 30 to-morrow morning, and that early risers will see it to advantage. The annual meeting of the local branch of the Farmers' Union will be held on Saturday morning next. The election of officers and. delegates to the Provincial Conference will be included in the business to be transacted. A Grcytown resident paid a visit to Papawai on Tuesday. Crossing a paddock a cow disputed his intrusion, and a game of hide and seek was played around a tree until the owner came to the rescue.

The Licensed Victuallers* Association haye decided to entertain Messrs Bagnall, Lissaman and Wood at 'a social on April 9th in recognition of the services tney have rendered to the trade.

The Palmerston iNorth Homing Pigeon Society flew a race from Masterton to-day, the air-line being about 45 miles. I'lxe result was as follows : — E. Smith's 1, E. Johansen's 2, R. Edwards' 3, L. Home's .4. The time taken was one hour and a quarter.

At a meeting of the Manawatu and "West Coast Caledonian Society, held last night, Mr Youngsonwas appointed caterer for the meeting to be held on Easter Monday. A vote of thanks was accorded the Licensed Victuallers, Association for a donation of £5 os to the funds of the Association. Owing to numerous counter attractions the . committee decided to postpone the social and dance to have been held after the sports. Entries for the meeting close on Monday but a large number have been received already.

The instability ol a part of the Ciifr Road formed the subject of a short discussion at the meeting of the Ivairanga County Council this morning. It was stated that the necessary formalities to be observed before the road could be legally closed would occupy at least three months. Cr. Bryant said that even in its present state"the toad was a great convenience to pedestrians and cyclists who could pass in complete safety with the exercise of a little care. The Council had proclaimed the road unsafe for traffic and had fenced it off each side of the slip. It was decided to take no further action. 1

One of Wangantii's oldest and most esteemed residents, Mrs Anna Jackson. relict of the late Mr F. R. Jackson, died suddenly yesterday morning at lxer residence, Castlecliff. The deceased was seized with an apopletie fit on Thursday evening while out walking, and had another attack yesterday morning, from which she succumbcd. The deceased arrived in Wanganui with her husband in 1567. She took a keen, intelligent, and active interest with her husband in all public affairs, and her name was frequently associated with philanthropic objects. Her kindly and charitable disposition endeared her to a wide circle of friends, who. will greatly regret her sudden demise.

'Speaking to a Standard reporter yesterday, Mr J. B: Glarkson, who has just returned from a trip through the colony, said that in every town visited by him he found that a slackness, and even a deadness of trade was being ex. perienced. He said it was a great mistake for folks here to imagine that Palmerston North was alone in this matter, for such was not the case* From what he had gathered in the course of many conversations this quiet state of affairs was caused by many things. The very wet and bad weather experienced throughout the summer was one of the main causes. It £ad been found impossible to harvest many of the crops, and of those that had been got in a proportion gave very small yields. Then again the feed for stock though yery luxuriant in many instances was not of a kind well suited for fattening stock on In fact, the bad weather, directly And indirectly was found to be at the root of almost the whole trouble. The main thing to impress on the public, Mr Glarkson said, was that Palmerston was not bv any means the only place affected so that going away to other places would m no wise better a man's position. Everything on our bargain counter must bo sold. Grand,] s lines. Clark, sons want to see you td-night.« ThMtort.«" mng 3koe3 lß.lld.at

The Kairanga County commence repairs to the deck;:, Awahuri bridge on Monday n> " As the result of systematic a farmer will r .-.; four hundred, ton* of pot .v.. thirty-six acres of land. It was decided by tin- k County Council this > duties of the ranger hi ji Hiding should »>e resum. fi j tl r days' time, and also that ui! - , wandering on the Fuzl.er: should be impounded. " There must be sonic! ai iiy . ... the State of Deumatk " (<av<Ti; paper) "when cream lm~ "; :J to Wellington, there t<> L factured into butter, and ti.-. Levin to be retailed to lire in the midst of a fiottri>hj.i^V ing district, and next door (•., a , factory/'

At a .second meeting, hr-i-i . Creek Jast night, in connection proposal to establi>h a , r„. ~ dairy factory there, a was read submitting term- f . erection of a factory. The m;t'i.- r fully discussed and a commit;,.,., sisting of Messrs Castles, X Sewell, DnfT and Tattle apt,V make all arrangement!: v.-itli' r.-^.. r ;. the matter. Mr W. Taylor pre-id,'.J Included in the numerous attra.-u in the Winter Show programs,. -t" year are the pony and hunter coinv-''' tiuns. The first is conlined to i 14 hands and under to lie ridden"i",' boys not over 15 years; fir>t prize £> second £2, and third £'1. A first'v-'i of £10 has been allotted in the i ' Hunters' Competition, second i", third £2. With such subst^ 1 amounts awarded a large entrv and jumping is confidently anticipated.' * The Rev. W. Macdonald, minister tthe Kaiapoi Presbyterian Church.' i u referring to a presentation made to hi'® of a locally made rug, woven on r'n., side with the Macdonald tartan, said' would always feel proud to wear it W;*'the tartan side outwards. H e often wished the rules of dress £• Presbyterian ministers were relaxed :'■> - allow them to wear their tartans. ]>, bygone days the pastors wore the phH and kilts, and he would feel proud-.' do the same. This expression vra< heartily cheered. At the Kairanga County Count-;; meeting this morning Cr Bryant ported that he had interviewed Mayor in reference to river protection works near the Fitzherbert bridge. Hhad urged that the works should stop where a small stream enters the Hok> whitu, but the Borough Council inwanted them to be carried on to rifle butts. They had been able to agree as to the protection of the ap. proaeh to the bridge and the bracing or the piers. Cr Bryant's action md u . matter was endorsed. The Fire Brigade held a special general meeting last night to receive tbe resignation of Captain Tin gey, who has been associated with brigade work for the past twenty-three years. The ' meeting was held in committee. Members discussed the position, which n another result of the recent Club Hotel fire, and it was eventually decided that the resignation be not accepted. Tho<e present also considered a communication from the Borough Council with regard to the enquiry to be held by that body into Brigade all'iirs generally. The opinion was expressed that the causes leading up to Lieut. Browning's resignation were matters for private .investigation by the Council as between that body and the Brigade, and a deputation was appointed to wait upon the Mayor and place tuat view of the position before him. As far as the Brigade is concerned the resignation o£ Lieut. Browning is a matter over and done with. jSio definite action w?.» taken with regard to the enquiry otherwise than as stated, but it is understood several members will give evidence at the enquiry on the different matters to be adjudicated upon. ! An inquest was held at the Endymioa Hotel at Awahuri yesterday before Captain Mowlem, coroner, into the circumstances leading up to the death Indrowning of Angus Clark the night previous in a blind creek near Awahur,. A jury of six wag empanelled, Mr G. I Lucas being chosen foreman. The evidence showed that deceased had left the Awahuri Hotel about 'J o'clock the night before on his way home. He was residing with a married daughter. Mrs Stewart, on the San don road, and m order to get there had to traverse a bridge over tbe creek, which crosses the road about a couple of chains pa-t the hotel. The night was very dark, and it was presumed that he had missed the bridge and fallen over the bank uit the creek. He was found lying face downwards in a few inches of water and quite dead. The jury returned aa open verdict, a rider being added calling upon the responsible authority to atte.ul to the creek which, jn its present unprotected state, is a source of danger to travellers at night. Deceased wa< 65 years of age, was married, and had ten children. It was made quite clear that at? the time of his death he was perfectly sober, for though he had a bottle of liquor in his pocket it had iwr been opened. •

Particulars have been filed with Mr G. J. Scott, D.0.A., in the bankrupt estate of Arthur Furness, boot porter, of " jfalmerston North. I" 1 - total debts are £1762 It's 4J, ;1 <; creditors] being unsecured. The total assets arb... £1604- 15s 7d, there tuu> being a deficiency of £158 3s 'Al % i assets are made up as followsSnu't-in-trade, £1090 14s 10d; book-debts estimated to produce £347 12s: cashin hand jand at Bank, £24 13s Sd; bills receivable. £13 10s 2d; shopiiitures £105 4s lid; other property, i's: repairs estimated at £18. The unsecured creditors are as follows : —Auckland B. Walton, £419 19s lid ; Bros., £57 17s 6d; Coles and 3s 9d; Lichtcnstein Arnoldsen, i's l-> 6d» rChristchurchSuckling £2535» 7d; Maine Bros., £132; Bowron Bros.i 16s 9d; Duckworth, Turner and Co., £68 13s lid; Svdnev Sin £25 17s. Wellington: "Doughty :i*j Co., £204 Ids 4d; Sargood, Soti siut Even,'£>l4; Lamb and Todd, Ltd.. * > - lls 3d; Equity Boot Co., JtJ> I' 1 - - Zohrab and Co., £1 8s; Lightb ;in ■■ Disher and Co., £1919s 3d. Duiied:a W. J. Ash ton, £31 2s 6d; Machae!he<. Hallenstein and Farquhar, £3 l-'s '_\ : - Sydn#: y :petch e li and Co., £i>s I<'>> - The Palmers ton creditors include *;• Tustin, £101 ss; A. Barker. £3 13> • Ciark, £2 17s Od. Awahuri: £60.. Total, £1762 19s -Ad. The nrmeeting of creditors will be hek. : gndajv April 6th, at 2 o'clock at : PfQJL'u office. _ Football boots, best and cheapen ThaoWs.*

j - hvinlelo-jrapbcd to-dnv ( " ~, strong southerly winds; locations for rnin. - :a " ' i su-nt. brewer, committed !.,Av..-r Hud yesterday by ■'! _ ihrnat with a r.izor. ' " carpet. covering an area of A a::, " u -iv f.rt, for 11 us place of : • M . i ,l Vnnwn as tlus Olympia, ' m Suffolk recently. .iuatv men employed on railway line. '" l - b ,]k "f ilu'iii a"e making from >> K - 1 r rr ,l,y of cigllt ,Kmrs * ri , w Zealand Education Mr'seddon. as Minister of suggested to the League K-ir'-n' tii'' following subjects -oimo! or cvsays loiotiisalion in ><ew Zealand, " !' n " H -torv " and " The History of . jny>!enons disappearance of ' ' fru , ;l 'Mr K. M. Morten's Mount n! 11 ' ml run has just been discovered, two-tooth i.-u-iner-brcd ewes. Die 'fences Umd and intact, and there is, so J',!, 'ina the slightest clue to the dis:l]!]iea ranee. \ lllt'iilieiai nit-rehant. whose opcra"ns InVI- Iven a large factor in praei]v clearing the Marlborough dis- ' ",f ail lines of barley, has been on ";;<ii t*" l Nelson, and has bought every available line there, amounting to .some iiiotisaiul sacks. Speaking of a wandering cow at the Kunniora (Canterbury) Court, ft litigant JStiie animal was " an old offender," and had the gift of digging up fencing "takes with her horns', with an additional qualification of being able to jump like a ram. IVbt young ladies started in a road nee under the auspices of the Kaiapoi Cveie Club, on a recent evening. The li-"inee was four miles, and the racc by Miss Ivy l'earce Time, 15min. The second was Miss 1). IV-i-cc third Miss E. Mortland, fourth K. Nisbit, and fifth "Miss M. Moore. The other day a young colonial bride rot believing in being pelted with rice, turned round and broke her umbrella over the head of the principal thrower, and had to be hauled oft" before she parted 011 her honeymoon journey. The new woman is evidently determined to nut down all the old-fashioned customs with a strong hand—and umbrella. As showing the extraordinary fertility of Central Queensland, if given moisture, the manager of one of the largest stations a few miles out of Barealdme, states "that on the 2Sth January he was perplexed how to provide for 2000 sheep. Rain fell that evening, and in four weeks the grass wa> above the sheeps' backs, and in a condition for haymaking. ' The Canterbury Women's Institute lias forwarded congratulations to Mr James Keir Hardie, as leader of the new Labour and Socialist party in the Hone of Commons, urging him and his coadjutors to do all in their power to obtain for British women full political rights. The Institute has also written to the Countess of Warwick expressing its admiration for her ceaseless and undaunted efforts in the cause of Socialism. Quite a diversion was caused at the Otaki Methodist Church at Sunday night's service. The minister had just commenced reading the lesson, when there was a sudden groaning and creaking at the rear of the church, followed immediately by a great crash. One of the back seats had collapsed entirely, and six stalwart men measured their length on the floor. Fortunately no one was hurt. When the commotion had subsided, the Rev Richards went on with his reading, and by a strange coincidence the theme ol the lesson was " 0, make a joyful noise!" To-day's meeting of the Kairanga County Council was the last to be held by that body as at present constituted. Instead of the Taonui Riding being re presented by five councillors as hitherto it will in future be divided into two, and a fresh riding established, the name beuit; Mangaone. There will thus he three ridings in the county in future, eacli being represented by three councillors, or a total of nine instead of eight as at present. This alteration was made to secure more equal representation of the districts comprised within the county's boundaries.

As an adequate shelter fromPalmerstcm weather, above and beyond any other covering, the advantage to gentlemen of a Rainproof Coat cannot be gainsaid. C. M. Ross and Co. have the i>e.st value in town of perfect fitting English tailor-made coats, 3os to 655.* C. Smith, the popular cash draper, is niakini* a special window display of winter millmery, and for style and value there is nothing approaching it in the district. Every lady who wishes to the front rank of fashion should make a point of seeing these charming novelties before making her purchases elsewhere.—Advt. Have a look at Clarkson's bargain counter to-night. All good and useful articles.*