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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8136, 17 November 1906, Page 4

Constable O'Brien, of Wellington, charged with theft of a sovereign from a man whom lie arrested, was yesterday committed for trial.

The slieep placed by the Government at Re llau-a-moa, Gisborne, tor the purpose of checking the growth of ragwort, have had a lambing percentage of eighty-five.

Mr McCnrdy, Colonial Secretary of the Farmers' Union, has resigned that position owing, it is understood, to a difference of opinion with the Advisory Board in regard to the policy of the latter in connection with the Government Land Bill.

According to present prospects, the amount of Gisborne fruit likely to be shipped to Frimley canning factory this season, Mr Basil Jones calculates, will be about fifty tons. Apricots and apples will no doubt be the principal item. We regret to learn that Mr J. Louisson, of the telegraph staff, has been admitted to Mrs Freeman's private hospital suffering from appendicitis. Mr Louisson has experienced premonitory symptoms dining the past six months of the illness which has now developed. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., has received the following cable from London:—" The Board of Directors have decided to recommend the payment of i\ dividend of live per cent per annum free of income tax on the paid-up capital for year ending 30th .June. 1906, at the annual meeting to be held early in December." The following is railed from theTaihapo News:—" The" death of Mrs iViougiiati, which took place in rainier,ston North last week under \ ery peculiar circumstances, was much felt here. It was stated that her parents reside:! in Taihape, but such is not the ens-e, as they are old residents of Mangaweka, and it was not until after - the funeral that thev were informed oi the occurrence." Our attention lins been directed to a short length of exposed gaspipe on the path opposite the main entrance to the Opera House. The piping has proved a pitfall to numerous pedestrians at night, and should be covered up. "While tliev are about it the Cnnm-il might also consider the advisability of asphalting the path in front of the main entrance to the building. Special Purchase of Summer Blousings, Smart Designs in Floral Chock Voiles, Delainettes, etc., worth 3s to 4s for 3 yards, all to go at an easy price, namely, Is lid for the piece. These should be inspected at once, as they won't last long at this price. Shop at the Bon Marche for the Latest Goods at the Smallest j Price.—Aflvt.

Mr Palmer, of Timaru, is to be asked to judge poultry, and Mr Edwards, of Palmerston North', pigeons and cage birds, at the "VVooclvillo Poultry Show.

It is understood at Dunedin that when the difficulty over the JKxhilotion control is adjusted, the management will be handed ovor by the Minister to one of the Commissioners.

On page 2: Sporting, letters to the editor. On page 3: General reading matter. On page 6: Cables, telegram. On page 7: General reading.

Six of the children of his Excellency the Governor and Lady Plunket will leave for London by the A theme in charge of a governess and a nurse. Several of them are going Home to be educated.

Major T. Jackson, who retired about ten years ago from the position of Stipendiary Magistrate in the Waikato, died in Auckland on Thursday, aged 73.

A Japanese flying squadron, under the command of a distinguished naval officer who rendered brilliant service in the late war with Russia, is expected to reach colonial waters in August next.

Householders will bo interested to hear that the price of soap has been raised by about £2 a ton, and the retail rates will show a corresponding increase. The rise is the result or the increase in the price of tallow, which has gone up from £19 to £25 a ton, consequent on short supply during the winter.

An ingenious young benedict tried to avoid the regulation which prohibits bicycles from being admitted at the Exhibition gates. He tied a basket in front of his bike, placed a baby therein, and claimed that the vehicle was a pram. It is sad to relate, however, that the little schemo wouldn't work.

The prospectus of the Wellington Publishing Company, Ltd., has been filed with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies. The capital of the company is £100,000. It is understood that the company is being formed for the purpose of establishing a new morning paper in Wellington in the "Opposition and Freehold interests. . Referring to the advertisement from the AVanganui Education Board inviting applications for various appointments, which appeared on Thursday, Taonui was inadvertently mentioned instead of Newbury. The mistake is due to the alteration of the name of the school from Taonui to Newbury.

A resignation wave has passed over Westland lately in connection with the Anglican ministers. A few months ago (says the Westport News) the Rev. H. M. Smyth resigned Grey parish, a week or two later, the Rev. Mr Newton resigned the Ross cure, and now the Rev. H. G. Hawkins has forwarded his resignation of All Saints at Hokitika to the Bishop.

As proof that the extortionate charges made by some persons connected with the New Zealand Exhibition are driving visitors away, it is stated (says the Lyttelton Times) tliat a party of a dozen young men who came to Cliristchurch from the North Islaiid, were so disgusted at tlie fleecing to which they were subjected, that they cut short their visit and returned to Wellington by Saturday nieht's steamer.

Mr Race, the Canadian Commissioner, considers that the Exhibition is a marvellous affair for a small colony like New Zealand. It is, he says, a magnificent and wonderful display of the colony's industries and resources. He states that his Government is not anxious to encourage settlers to leave this colony for the Dominion, and therefore he is not pushing the land question at the Exhibition. He thinks that people in a grand country like New Zealand would hardly better themselves by emigrating to Canada to take up land. He would not leave it, he says, if he were a settler here.

The Dannevirke Advocate says word was received by Sergt. Cruicksliank at Dannevirke yesterday morning that a married woman named Mary Stevenson living at Makotuku, had died from the effects of poison, self-administered. Deceased, who was about 30 years of age, is the wife of Robert Stevenson, a sawmill hand working at Pohui. On Thursday she went into Dannevirke and there became possessed of a box of rough on rats. Shortly before she left to return home by the express train in the afternoon she took a dose of the poison, and on arrival at home she became very ill, and at 6.30 Dr Zimpel was called in, but the patient v. as then beyond the doctor's aid, and she died at 8.30. Deceased told the doctor that she was tired of life, and that is the only reason that can be assigned for the act. At the inquest a verdict was returned of '' Death due to poison, self-adminis-tered while in a state of extreme mental depress!mi "

The Wanganui Chronicle of to-day gives the following details of the tiaiu accident in Wav.ganui last evening*:—"At about 6.15 o'clock last evening a little girl, aged two years and nine months, daughter of Mr It. D. Gray, carpenter, residing in Keith Street, was knocked down and severely injured by an engine when passing the St. 'John's Hill crossing. It appears that the little one, _ wii,h three ot her elder children oi the same family, were coining down the hill, on their way home, and were just on the line, when the eldest girl, twelve years of age. first saw the engine approaching. She at once .caught hold of the liaml of. as she thought, the youngest child, "and rushed across the. line. Not until sue was clear ol the track did she neciee that the child she had pulled across was not the youugcr.t, but her little sister, aged about four years. Looking back, she saw the baby gat Ijing wli' v Te she had been knock; d dor, i? by the engine. There weiv some bystanders in the.vicinity, wh*> immediately picked up the little sui- — ierer, and Mr Tovvnseud. of Town- !k----send ai:d Carrigan, drove he- to Dr. - Christie. An examination showed that the injuries Ave re exceeding!."' severe, the lower jaw being bro-ken a ihl the skull badly smashed." * Press Association telegram to-d \y says that the little one suecu; to her injuries this morning in hospital. Gloves For Elbow * Sleeves. —T.ong gloves at short prices, in suede, kid, silk or cotton, all colours rind prices. C. Smith, cash draper, the Square, next P.O.—Advt. Half jlie unpleasantness cf travel ling is caused by the trouble and an noyance of looking after the luggagv 'I lie cheapest and best way to ensure I>j' nipt, delivery of the iuggage is give it isi to the charge of J. J. Curtis and Co., Ltd., Forwarding, Shipping, and Customhouse Agents, Customhouse Quay, Wellington. Local Agent, S. T. Hunt. —Advt.

The stone-crushing plant, ordered "hv the Borough Council some time arrived at the station to-day. The' plant weighs fifteen tons. , The Supreme Court will sit in Palmerston on the following dates next year:—Monday, March 4th, Tuesday, June 11th, and Tuesday, September 10 th.

The pupils in Standard \ . at the College Street School were yesterday afternoon taken for a trip over to Jfitzherbcrt by their teachers, to get a natural history lesson under iavour.able auspices.

The Manawatu Mounted Rifles intend to compete in the cavalry sword exercises at the Military Tournament to be held in connection with the Exhibition. In all probability, the •corps will also be represented in the Lloyd-Lindsay competition.

Among the items to be played by the Pahnerston Baud at the Hospital ■to-morrow afternoon will be the following:—"'Songs of the Sea," ties of Ireland," "Gems of Scotland." '"Songs of Yore," and '"Now Zealand Exhibition March."

During a row in the Napier Police Court between Inspector Macdonnell and Mr Westall, solicitor, the latter 's remarks were described as ''only the cackling of a hen." Such impudent remarks by a police officer should not be permitted by the Depa rtrnent.

At the ordinary fortnightly meeting of Lodge Orient, 1.0.0.F.. A.C., last evening, two candidates were initiated and one member was, reinstated. Intimation was received ' fvom the Grand Lodge that the amended constitution had been passed by the Registrar, and that copies would be available shortly.

The new railway station at Dunedin did not cost £119,000, ,as appeared from the Press Association message published this week. The cost of the foundations was £5000, and of the station buildings £38,000. The interlocking gear, which would have had to be obtained irespeetive of the new station, cost £18,500. Six miles of railway siding;, had to be done at the Dunedin yard.

Intimation has been received that still another reduction has been made in the freight on butter from this colony to London. This time the drop was from 2s 2d per box to Is ( .M. The reduction means a very great deal to the dairy companies of the colony. An illustration of this is given when it is mentioned that twelve months ago the freight was 2:s fid per box.

The Daiiy Union has distributed the sum of" £5820 4s 6d among its suppliers during the past day or so lor the milk sent in during the four weeks ending October 27th. The price paid was lOd per pound of butter fat. The supply of milk is showing an increase, every week now, and is slightly in excess of the corresponding period lost year. Last week 1.4 tons of .butter was made at the Palmerston factory.

Some twenty prominent citizens gathered together on Thursday night to see what they could do to put the Palmerston Brass Band on a sound financial footing. It was finally decided to form themselves into a working committee and to endeavour to obtain 400 honorary members at 5s and 200 at 10s for the band. In return for this the latter is to give two concerts per annum in the Opera House. Some other steps are to be taken to assist the band to go to C'hristchurch for the Exhibition Contest.

The following are the creditors in the bankrupt estate of Robert Malcolm. of Auckland, foreman carpenter: —Unsecured — Palmerston North: Tiratu Sawmill Co., £100; Sash, Door, and Timber Co., £65; McMurray and Co., merchants, £8; J. P. Innes, solicitor, £G; Prentice, brickmaker, £170; Milverton and Sons, machinists, £20; J. McCartney, contractor, £15; A. Jack, plumber, £31; F. Dewar, carpenter, £10; A. Belli, carpenter, £8. Sun.dries, £10. Total, £493. Assets, book debts, £15. Deficiency. £475.

Before Mr A. D. Thomson, S.M., at the Courthouse, this morning, Thomas Shoute was charged with having used obscene language on October 9th last in a railway carriage between Palmerston and Longbum. He said that lie must have been drunk at the time, but admitted that lie did swear a little. Evidence was given by E. Gascoigne and A. Matheson. passengers by the same trail), as to the nature of the language used and the great annoyance caused thereby. The police stated tli.it the accused had just come out of prison after doing a. month for theft. The S.M. inflicted a sentence of another month for the present offence.

This morning's sitting of the Police Court was presided over by Messrs >>. Abrahams and U. Woodroofe, J.'sP. Kate Bird, an elderly woman, was charged with drunkenness yesterday, this being her second offence within the past six months. She pleaded guilty. There was a further charge against lier of being an idle and disorderly person, having no visible lawful means of support. She plead-'-d not guilty. From the evidence of the police, it appeared that the woman had been in the habit of sleeping in a fowlhouse on some old sacks, and was there found helplessly drunk bv a constable. Her character was said to be anything but good. She was sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for three months. A youth named Leo Gilligan was also charged with vagrancy, and pleaded not guilty. The accused was before the Court, a few weeks ago, when be pleaded hard for a chance. On account of its being his first offence, tiie J.'sP. on that occasion allowed lum to go free on condition of his at once obtaining work. The police reported this morning that he had not taken advantage of his opportunities, but had been hanging, about the town and consorting with people of evil reputation. It appeared tlu'i he had no desire to improve himself at all. In view of the neglected chances afforded him a little while a«;o. the Bench decided to send him to prison for three months with hard

labour. ,

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I Captain Edwin wires to-day: — Moderate to strong southerly winds; I glass rise.

A Press Association message states that the Hon. A. Pitt passed a very good night on Thursday, and his condition yesterday morning was very much improved. The improvement continued during the day, and lie was able for the first time since the operation to take with safety more nourishing food. He was very much better in spirits, and altogether is in a fair way to recovery.

The flaxmill hands in the whole of the Wellington district have cited the members of the New Zealand Flaxmillers' Association, demanding an increase of wages and reduction of hours. The demands of the men have been formulated and placed before the millowners. It is probable a conference will be arranged before the dispute goes to the Board or Court.

This morning Mr G. Adams, who is severing his connection with the Malcolm Furnishing Company, prior to starting in business on his own account, was presented with a r.6uvenir of bis service in the company and with Mr Malcolm prior to the formation of the company. The pre-sentation-was made by Mr Malcolm, on. behalf of the company and their employees, and Mr Adams suitably acknowledged the gift.

At Emmanuel Congregational Church, to-morrow, the sixth amiiversary services of the Sunday School will be celebrated, when the Rev J. Lewis will be the preacher in the morning, the Rev F. Macdonald will address the yonng people at the afternoon gathering, and the Rev T. Baker will conduct the evening service, his' subject being " The Power of Motherhood." Special hymns will bo sung by the scholars, accompanied bv orchestra and choir.

C. Smith, the cash draper, is showing a splendid variety of fancy lace novelties. There has just arrived, also, a fine range of Valenciennes laces and insertions; the prices are very moderate. These goods promise to be pretty scarce later on; same with lons gloves for elbow-sleeve wear; there are all kinds and sizes on view, in suede, kid, silk, taffeta and other fabrics; these gloves are selling at v®ry low prices.—Advt.