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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8101, 4 October 1906, Page 4

Captain Edwin telegraphed to-day:— Strong winds to gale between northeast and north and west after 16 hoars from now, 9 a.m.; 'glass fall; rain probable after that time. A alight error crept into Mr T. Lowes' letter, published in yesterdav's issue. He was made to say " I fully endorse all he (Cr Essex) says with one exception and that is he considers the site ought to be more central." The sentence should have read: " That is I consider the site ought to be moie central." An Apiti farmer mysteriously lost a large number of lambs. They all had their ears cropped off close to the head and the skull smashed in as well. After keeping watcli for some time he found the culprit to be a young horse, which went quietly up to the newly bom lamb and perpetrated the operation. Needless to say the miscreant narrowly, escaped with his own life. Moral: Don't keep horses among ewes and lambs. The exhibition that is sure to prove most interesting will be opened in the Zealandia Hali on Thursday and Friday of next week. This is a display of school work by the scholars attending the Wanganui Education District, which is always most attractive. The exhibition will be taken to Wanganui and Hawera afrer being open here for two days, Scholars will be admitted free, but a small charge will be made to others. C. Smith has just received fresh consignment of smart summer costumes.* Our Blouses are selling like hot cakes, the reason is not tar to seek, the styles are only to be hud at the Bon Marehe, and the prices are the most tempting ever 0. M. Jtioss and Co. offered new season's goods at. Call to-morrow, we invite inspection, whether you purchase or not. —Advt.

i. boy of fifteen, at White Cliffs,Broken Hill, has found a pocket of opals worth £1500. An Ealing (Canterbury) farmer has been doing a Jot ot successful ploughing with a traction engine and four threefurrow ploughs, so coupled together, as to make a twelve furrow implement. He has been turning over 16 to 18 acres a day. Fire tenders were received by the Wanganui Borough Council for excavating and building a new gasholder at the local gasworks, that of Russell and Bignall (£1220) being - Two tenders were received from Pal- V*"" merston, W. J O'Donnell (£2013; and < Milverton and Sons (£2899 15s). r Matters in connection with the discover of the platinum reef in the Fitzhdrbert hills have at last reached adefinite stage. Yesterday Mr J. Beach, King's Chambers, formed two syndicates, each fully subscribed locally, and in to-day's issue he publishes an announcement with regard to other syndicates forming. , The gas meters in use at Feilding are reported to be undergoing extraordinary variations. Some business men are charged for gas that has not been consumed while others, again, who are large consumers, find their accounts amazingly small. The Mayor of Feilding says he has abandoned all hope of solving the enigma and has placed the facts before the public in a letter tothe Star. Dr L. Cockayne, of Christchurch,has been invited to contribute a series of his photographs of New Zealand plant life, together with explanatory matter, to a popular work, now appearing in Europe, dealing with pictures of the world's vegetation The New Zealand section will occupy about 150 pages. The work (says the Lyttelton Times) is quite apart from the important mono--graph on New Zealand botany,on which Dr Cockayne has been engaged for some time. The following notice appears in the Gazette, published on September 27th: The postal authorities of the Commonwealth of Australia have notified that money orders payable to " George Adams" or " Tattersall" will not be paid, and the Postmaster-General of the colony of New Zealand haying reasonable ground for supposing that the person or persons named are encaged in promoting or carrying out a lottery in connection with horseracinc, it is hereby ordered, under I section 27 of the Post Office Act, 1900, that no money order shall be issued in New Zealand in favour of the said " George Adann "or " Tattersall" until this order is formally revoked. ; Mr A. D. Thomson, S.M , presided at I this morning's sitting of the Police i Court. J. R. Harrison, commonly known as " Brummagem Bob," pleaded guilty to being drunk yesterday. As it was the second offence within the six months, he was fined 10s, in default 4S hours' imprisonment. George W. Taylor was charged with being about to leave the district without making due provision for the future maintenance of his unborn illegitimate child. He admitted the paternity but denied that he had any intention of leaving the place. After hearing the statements of the police and accused, the S.M. adjourned the hearing until Saturday morning. Bail was allowed, one surety of £50. About the time that Ellis shot Collinson at Te Awaite the local authorities at Martinborough happened to adopt a new cemetery. ITp to the time ot the arrest ot Ellis in Hawke's Bay there had been thirteen burials (including the body of Collinson) in the new cemetery at Martinborough. Strange as it may seem, the thirteen persons met their death in a violent or unnatural manner. One or two Wairarapa newspapers blamed " the Ellis curse " as being the cause of these fatalities, and expressed the belief that there wouid be no cessation until the murdered Collinson was avenged. Since the capture and execution of Ellis, fatalities in this district, it is said, have ceased, and the '• curse " has disappeared. Of course this is simply a true story of superstition, but it is a further proof of facts being stranger than fiction, A Minorca hen belonging to a railway employee at Milton, Otago, thinks nothing of laying a double-yolked egg very regularly, and she varied this now and then by going one better and laying a treble-yolked egg. These latter are large, and are nearly the size of a goose egg. Says the Auckland Star:—On Monday a paragraph appeared in the Star giving particulars of an egg of unusual size and weight. A Birkenhead correspondent has since been supplied with ihe following, which he considers will be hard to beat" A Leghorn hen belonging to Mr William fiiiey, of Tarvin, near Chester, recently produced an egg which measured 9in from tip to tip, and Bin in circumference, and weighed Boz. The hen has since died,' No wonder. The Congregational Fancy Fair was again open yesterday afternoon and evening, and throughout the whole tune was liberally patronised by the public, the hall at times being quite tull. The various stall holders reported brisk business as being done, and the day s operations resulted in a considerable diminution of stocks. During the evening, music of the best was discoursed by a small but good brass band under the baton of Mr C. Pickering, the piayers being Messrs C. Pickermg and Hutton, cornets; A. Leet, E flat bass; W. Pittam, 8.8 bass; Harris, euphonium ; Clareburt, horn ; and H. .Lhie, baritone. A number of competitions were again got off and were provocative of much merriment. The winners were" Stabbing the pumpkin, Mr J. Whitehead, jun; "Nail driving' (for ladies), Miss Nellie Flygev ; Guessing, *Mr A. Koe ; " Nail / fl f. mn «' (gentlemen), Mr H. McDow- 44 ell. ihe sale opened at an early hour tms morning and will be wound up at about i.O o clock In order to ettt'Cfc a clearance of the articles still on the stalls, it is intended to dispose ot them all at greatly reduced prices. Ihe opporiunity to get "bargains" should not be missed An orchestra of five, under Mr T. Eiitclien, will be present and play a number of selections during the evening.. r . Dressmaking: Place your order at C. omith s now. Fit and style absolutely guaranteed.* Splendid value at Payne's for boots and shoes for the holiday.—Adrt. Notice the little window at the Bon uarehe to morroV, latest ideas m Prints for Shirt Blouses at o-J-d a yard, blowers! Flowers! Flowers! Just half you can buy them elsewhere '•to. M Boss and Co.'s to-morrow.— Adyt.

Mr E. Stevenson, of Palmerston North, left Auckland yesterday afternoon with a (shipment of remounts for India. The report on the Land Bill, presented to the House to day, recommends ihe abolition of the 1000 acre limit and ■the substitution of a value limit of £15,000. Two men named Grus Wilson and William Haggard were fined £5, in default a month's imprisonment. They were detected "planting" tobacco, cigarettes, scented soap, carbolic tooth /paste and other forbidden delicacies in the New Plymouth Park for the prisoners working there. At a meeting of the Y'.M.C.A. Cricket Club last evening, the following officers were elected for the coming season : —President, Mr Low; VicePresidents, Messrs Guy, Jensen, the Revs. Jolly,"Macdonald, Lewis, Beggs and' Harper; Management Committee, Messrs Malcolm, Hodder, Dowdall and Filuel ; Match Committee, Messrs Malcolm and Dowdall. The captains will be elected on the field at the first cup match. It was reported that some thirty members had promised to 30m, and that Saturday and. Wednesday teams would be put into the field. New Zeal ad's first training ship the Sparrow, will be in commission before ine end of the moDtb. The ship will take eighty boys, and applications made for places total 1'25. Of this number, thirty are of the correct age—namely between 13J and while forty-five have not specified their ages, and the remainder are too old to be accepted. Boys requiring places on the ship will be permitted to spend a week aboar d on probation, add they will undergo medical examination before being finally accepted. The ship will go to sea in summer, visiting different parts in the colony, ani the boys will be given courses of training in seamanship, gunnery, and engineering. There will also be an opportunity for general education. At the Police Court, Auckland, a man named Satorff, 73 years of age, pleaded guilty to having stolen eight potatoes, valued at 3d, from Arthur Tooman's auction room. He was fined £10. At the Police Court, Onehunga, a week or so. ago, a man named William Henry Wbrth was charged with savagely assaulting his wife He accused his wife of misconduct, called her vile names, seized her by the throat and threw her on the floor, saying that she would never live till the morning, as he would choke her. When accused released her, her face was black, and blood rushed from her mouth. Accused pleaded guilty, and was fined £1. This clearly shows that the outraged feelings of a wife are nothing compared with the Joss of threepence worth cf potatoes.—Waikato Argus. The attendance at the Rongotea Vicarage Bazaar has been good throughout. Each evening a series of tableaux were shown under Mr H. D. Patterson's direction. These were beautifully staged and performed, and received hearty applause. The subjects were — Tuesday night: The Triumph of Agriculture, Dntch Courtship, The Tempted, Dear Grandmama, The Music Lesson, Goodnight. Wednesday night: The Fortune-teller, The Two Flowergirls, The Dancing Lesson, The Reformed Home, The Duel. The competitions excited great interest, the boys' attempt at eating suspended apples making great fun The results were as follows —Tuesday: Nailing: "Yfiss Cockburn 1, Mrs F. Burgess 2; apple-bobbing: Carl Wright 1, Peter Beattie 2. Wednesday: Nailing: Miss F. Burgess 1, Miss Skleners 2 ; applebobbing : Krebs 1, Persson 2. The shooting gallery and stalls did a thriving business. There is still a stock of goods in hand The sale concludes this afternoon, and to-night the concert begins at 8 o'clock. We were this morning shown a copy of a new and excellent map of Palmerston Nerth and surroundings, the work of Mr H. J. Wylde, C.E. The map is a large and beautifully finished one, and has been brought absolutely up to date. It shows every street, new and old, within the borough boundaries. It has quite a number of special features. For instance, the original sections are numbered in red, while the subdivisions are all in black. Taking the middle of the Square as a centra, circles are struck at quarter-mile intervals, thus affording an easy and certain method •of estimating distances. The various classes of reserves, church and public properties, etc , are all denoted by separate colours, so that a single glance will suffice to locate any particular spot The colouring of the map is very good, seven separate lithographic stones having been used in its preparation. The printing was done by Messrs Whitcombe and Tombs, who have asked and obtained permission to exhibit a copy in their stand at the Christchurch Exhibition, as a good specimen of their work. Supplies ot the trap are expected very shortly, but in the meantime Mr W. Park is booking orders for future delivery. A large number of guests were present at the residence of Mr and Mrs Edwin Toms, Fitzherbert-street, yesterday afternoon, when their eldest daughter, Miss Alice Louisa Toms, was married to Mr Thomas Blair Robertson The ceremony was conducted by the Rev. Macdonald. The bride, who was becomingly attired in a dress of cream cloth and smart hat with roses and tulle trimmings, was attended by two of her sisters, the Misses Bessie and Agnes Toikis, as bridesmaids. The two latter also wore cream cloth dresses with pale blue hats. Mr S. Robertson acted as best man, with Mr Ernest loms as groomsman. The wedding breakfast was served in a large marquee erected on the lawn, some thirty friends of the bride and bridegroom being present. The bridegroom presented each of the bridesmaids with gold -lockets Among the numerous presents received by the happy couple were two drawing-room chairs "from their friends in the Baptist Church. Mr and Mrs Robertson left by the afternoon train for Napier, where the honeymoon will be spent. The bride's travelling dress was of navy blue, with white furs and tuseau hat. You would do well to inspect C. Smith's exclusive dress robes.* Half the unpleasantness of travelling is caused by the trouble end annoyance of looking after the luggage. The cheapest and best way to ensure prompt delivery of the luggage is to give it into the charge of J J- Curtis and Co. Ltd. Forwarding, Shipping, and Customhouse Agents, Customhouse Quay, Wellington Local Agent S. T Hunt.—Advt. would go in raptures over C. Smith's lovely blouses, the prices are wonderfully cheap.*

On page 2 : General reading matter, telegrams. On page 3 : Sporting, cables, Rongotea news. On page 6: Parliamentary reports. On page 7: Report of lecture on N.Z. flora. A meeting of the Holiday Association is to be held to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The friends of Miss E. Sorenson, of Palmerston North, will regret to hear that she is at present an inmate of the Hospital. Mr Izard, M.H.R. is ill in a private hospital. Mr Aitken- is laid up Jwith influenza and. Mr Kirkbride is also in the hands of the doctor. • At the Christchurch Police Court yesterday, Frank Sayles, for selling indecent post cards, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. Albert Hight and W. A Willmer, dairymen, were each fined £10 for selling impure milk. A man named Charles Gurotte was arrested in Palmerston this afternoon by Detective Quirke, on a warrant from Wellington charging him with failure to provide for his wife. The man will be sent back, to Wellington under escort by the evening train. The members of the Linton Rifle Club will fire the second competition for Mr L. Cohen's trophy at Hokowhitu on Saturday and Wednesday next. A match with the Shannon Club has also been arranged for Saturday, the 20th inst., at Hokowhitu. The ranges will be 500,600 and 700 yards. Mr Fred. Attfield met with a painful accident yesterday morning. While attending to his mincing machine he by some means got his hand too close to the knives and lost the top joint of the second finger on his right hand. The injury will necessitate his ceasing work for a time. Those interested in astronomy should not forget the lecture on " Stars " to be given in the Zealandia Hall to-morrow evening by Sir Robert Stout, K.C.M.G. Admission has been fixed at the extremely moderate price of sixpenr-e. The lecture is being given under the auspices of the Philosophical Society. The Manawatu Kennel Club have received from the New Zealand Fox Terrier Club a donation of a gold medal for the best fox terrier puppy in the Manawatu A. and P. Show, either sex, wire or smooth coated, must be a first prize winner and open to financial members of the N.Z. Fox Terrier Club only. The Amatour Athletic Sports' Club met last evening to maks further arrangements for the coming gathering on the 10th insfc. Dr O'Brien and Mr R. S. Abraham were appointed judges ana Mr W. Collingwood starter. The handicapping was left to Messrs J. Manning, C. Rush, and B. Drew. A handsome trophy, in the shape of a cup, was presented by Mr Hare for the winner of the 100 yds event. He was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. The Fire Police and Salvage Corps had a good number present at their basket social and dance in the Foresters' Hall last night. The evening proved to be a most enjoyable one. The duties of M'u.C. were efficiently carried out by Lieutenant Traill and Constable Biss. During the evening songs were rendered by Constable B;ss and Master Carter. The corps passed a special vote of thanks to the ladies who assisted with the supper and other arrangements. In one of Messrs Rodgers and Fair's shops in Main-street West, which has been kindly placed at his disposal free of cost, Mr Thomas Lowes, of Ashhurst, is exhibiting some very beautiful speci mens of inlaid wood work. A charge of 6d is being made for admission, the proceeeds being devoted to the Con sumptive Sanatorium Fund. The articles, which are very well worth inspection, were made by Mr H. J. Hayward, of Dannevirke, and will be exhibited at the Christchurch Exhibition. There are three table tops, an inlaid tray, and a walking stick, all marvels of patience, ingenuity and beauty. One of the table tops contains no fewer than 1322 pieces of New Zealand wood, arranged in a most artistic manner and with wonderful effect. The workmanship is, in fact, quite exceptional. This is most fittingly demonstrated by one of the table tops in particular, the centre piece ot which is a photograph ot the late Mr Seddon worked in puriri and white maire. All the details of the features and expression are reproduced with lifelike fidelity, even the silver threads in beard and hair being present. All the articles are real works of art, and will doubtless be inspected by a large number. They will be on view each evening till Wednesday next until 8 o'clock. No ordinary medicine reaches the seat of a cold or cough like Baxter's Lung Preserver. It penetrates every inch of the delicate membranes of the throat and lungs.—Advt.

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