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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8155, 4 April 1906, Page 5

Captain Edwfn telegraphed to-day Strong winds to. gale fronts between north-oast and north, and west; glass fall; rain probable. ' The Palmersfcon branch of the Amalgamated. Society of Kailway Servants will, hold a, smoke conccrt at the Masonic Hotel on Saturday night in celebration of the coming into force of the eight hoars'day and the increase, of pay granted at the instance of Sir Joseph Ward. The* two Carterton papers, the Observer and the Leader, nave now been amalgamated, the new journal making its iirst appearance on Monday under the title of the Wairarapa Daily News. The paper is art eight-page one, and reflects credit on its proprietors, Messrs W. F. Roydhouse and M. D. Hornsby. At the annual meeting of the Golf Club yesterday afternoon the following officers were elected President, Mr Walter Strang; vice-president, Dr. Wilson; Captain, Mr 11. Gifford Moore; hon. secretary, Mr V, Harman; hon. treasurer, Mr E. N. Barraud; lion, auditor. Mr W. Rutherfurd *, committee, Messrs 3?. C. Freeth, J, Strang, P. Sun, G. W. Harden, H. Cooper and Dr, Slowe. Mr 3. F. Overend (manager at Foxton for Levin and Co.) died at Hastings on Monday evening. Deceased had been m failing health for some time. He left Foxton for Hastings in company with Mrs Overend about three weeks ago, in the hope that the change of climate would do diim good. He seemed to be progressing well, so. well, in fact, that Mrs Overend returned liome on Saturday last. Deceased will be sorely missed m the district, especially in sporting circles, where ho had become deservedly popular*. At the time of his death he held office as treasurer to the Foxton Racing Club. He was also a Borough Councillor durthc previous term. The body will be taken to Foxton for interment.-

TheN.Z. Times says:" A Palmerston North deputation, led by Mr W„ T. Wood, M.H.R.. approached tlie Minister for Public Works yesterday morning on the subject of a bridge over the Manawatu river at Hokowitu. The Minister said the matter of a subsidy would be considered when making up the Public Works Estimates. The Minister's remarks were somewhat in the nature oi: a peroration, but Mr Wood bluntly asked whether the deputation we're to go away with the impression that the Minister was going to do something for them? The Minister remarked that any fair claim would receive consideration. If he promised everyone what everyone wanted, he would get mto trouble afterwards. " Sometimes." added Mr Hall-Jones, "I venture to express a ' hope ', that something will be done. That ' hope' is too often construed into a promise. That is why I told a deputation the other day that a M inister has to live a hopeless life, because lie cannot express a hope." Finally, the Minister told the settlers that he "hoped" something would be done to relieve them ; also, after examining the photograph they brought of the locality, he showed them his picture gallery of other photographs of other proposed bridge sites, one or two of which have been under consideration for quite a considerable time, and are still bridge-

less,"