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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8457, 6 December 1907, Page 4

On page 2: Commercial, report of meeting of College Street School Committee. On page 3: Sporting. On page 6: Cables, telegrams. On page 7: Report of Methodist Synod. Some of the dairymen who attended the Hawera Show had not finished milking by 11 o'clock that night. The Manawatu Racing Club last night, on the personal application of the Mayoress, Mrs Essex, voted £10 10s to the Hospital Day Fund. The College Street School Committee last night decided to ask the Rev. I. Jolly to accept the vacant seat on the committeo caused by Mr Sharp's , resignation. At the recent Wanganui Art Society's annual exhibition, Mr R. Billens was successful in winning the first prize in the "still life" class, and Mr Eric Watson was awarded first in the wood- • carving. £oth are pupils of Mr G. H. Elliott, A.M., of the Palmerston Art SchoolThe compulsory subjects in the New Zealand University examinations that are being held in the Opera House were concluded to-day, and the balance of the period will be devoted to optional subjects. It is anticipated that the examination will be concluded on Thursday next. i Many nationalities were represented in the crew of the wrecked ship Dundonald. The survivors included a Scotchman, two Norwegians, three Englishmen, two Irishmen, a Chilian, two Russians, a German, a-South Australian, a New Zqjalander and a Welshman. The unfortunate men who were drowned included natives of Scotland (4), England (4), Finland, Sweden, Chili and Norway (one each). The annual meeting of the Palmerston North Bowling Green Co., Ltd., lapsed last' night for want of a quorum. Eighteen members were present, but Mr G. J. Scott (chairman) stated that 20 were necessary for a quorum, and it was decided -to postpone .the meeting until Thursday evening next. A perusal of the balance-sheet showed the assets to be as follows: —Freehold land and building account £1094 lis lid, pavilion account £101 10s lid, new green • account £24$ 2s lid, plant £40, cash in hand, etc.,. £13 16s; total, £1495 is 9d. Liabilities £1495 Is 9d. Profit and loss debtor £183 7s.Bd, credit £183 7s Bd, •( The routine of passing five Chinese who arrived in Wellington from Sydney, on Wednesday through the formalities demanded by the Customs regulations, was broken when the aliens were asked to produce their papers at the Customs Office. After fumbling in their clothes for some time, each of the Chinamen produced the following recommendation and handed it over to the officials with the characteristic Mongolian smile:—"Health Office, Hong' Kong. This is to certify that —— —— has been- washed and thoroughly disinfected by steam. His effects have also been disinfected." A somewhat sensational incident occurred yesterday afternoon, when two horses and an express, belonging to the U.F.C.A., bolted at the top end of Church Street, Terrace End. They, turned into East Street, and then came down Main Street into the Square ,and turned up Church Street again, being stopped at the corner of Princess Street. Several narrow escapes took place, but, strange to say, the two horses managed to steer clear of everything until they turned the corner in the Square closa to Mr Turner's shop, where the wheels of the express struck a post. A box containing eggs was thrown out, and, as may be imagined, suffered from the sudden contact with the hard surface of the street. Beyond some broken straps no, serious damage ;was done. The Wellington correspondent of the Marlbourough Express writes:—The "land boom" continues, there being in last Saturday*? issuo of the Evening Post, no fewer than eight columns of advertisements of auction sales' of land. Who is going to buy all these sections that are advertised. I don't know, but the terms nowadays are so temptingly easy, generally 10 per cent down,, 10 per cent, in a year, and the remainder at 5 per cent, mortgage for five years, that hundreds of small capitalists are induced to invest. The trouble will come if, when the two years are up, there should come any big slump in the general prosperity of the city. If that comes, look out for, squalls. We shall have the Melbourne "burst" over again. The Palmerston North SwimmingClub's Committee met last night for the purpose of arranging details for races to be held on Wednesday, 18th inst,, and discussing matters generally. Mr Bendall presided. It was decided to hold a ' senior race of 75 yards and a junior race j of 50 yards on the 18th inst., and that I the junior race should start at 5 o'clock, I entries closing with the secretary (Mr G. Tucker) on , the 14th. It was also decided to hold a public meeting at an early date, at which Mr M. Coh<?n' and others have signified their intention of being present, for the purpose of discussing moans whereby municipal swimming baths for both sexes could be erected and to urge tho necessity for same. A sub-committee, consisting of Messrs W. E. Bendall, G. Reid, H. K. Swallow and G. Tucker, was set up to arrange details. A vote of thanks was accorded the captain and secretary for their work in connection with tho club. Gentlemen look to yrur wardrobes! It is the beginning of our Summer. Negligee Shirts, with neat figures and stripes. Summer Underwear and Hats for everybody—Straws, Flexibles, Frames, Linen—at Collinson and Cunninghame, Ltd., late De Luen Bros.—Advt. 7 am an expert In all branches of Gents' Tailoring. C. H. Usmar, Tailor b.nd Outfitter. Main Street West.'—(Advt.* Newest technical books, . electricity, building, carpentry, astronomy, wood and metal working, electro-plating, plumbing, painters' work, graining and marb- ' Jing. staircase t turning, ~ gas fitting, taxidermy, engineer's handbook, eto. Win. Park's Book Depot.—Advt.

Margaret erf" Mr Duncan Young, of' Glen Oroua, was- wl.mitted to the Pahnerston Hospitalyester- w , day, suffering from a fractured thigh.. . . She' was riding a young horse, and ' while passing through a gate the ani- ry mal shied, .atid bumped against one of: the posts, thus causing the fracture. : ~,<? A man charged ..with taking liquor to-- ' # Raetihi, a prohibited' area, asked the ■ policeman whether he - would get . three / . months for that lot—had' he known>-ifc was going to turji putVtliafrway he would have got a waggon; falcon a big load" . through,'made, a'rise, ,find cleared out. The evidence shovved there was a doubt in the case, and the accused was given the benefit of it. o The ravages of blackbirds audj *, thrushes are exemplified ,in the garden of a Kingsdown (Timaru) farmer, the birds being such a pest- that they have resorted to scratching alongside' the ; tubers and, eating thQ- ybung~ potatoes. The farmer in question has spread straw about tho plants, but even then the cunning of the bird was not to be beaten.i In the same garden tomato and lettuce plants very soon had their j leaves stripped off. I A three-year-old child belonging to Mr Sladden, of Fitzroy (Taranaki), narrowly escaped being poisoned to death the other dfy, says the News. It appears that the child was put to bed, but, getting up, it collected some boxes and gained access to a high shelf, on which were some strychnine pills. These <• tho child swallowed. Later on she began - to vomit, and her parents, ascertaining the cause, sent, for medical aid, which came just in time io save the life of ; the child. The bowling green at Waihi is owned by the municipality, and, any- resident of the district by paying the small sum of sixpence can indulge .in a game '' of bowls. Season tickets are issued, tho subscription being 10s! 6d. The Borough Council also owns the cricket 7 reserve, and the receipts from the subscriptions from the bowlers. and cricketers amount to a goodly sum yearly, and are said to provide more than interest on the orginal cost. A great deal of inconvenience is caused to residents in some parts of tho borough owing to the fact that a great many of tho houses —the majority, in fact —are not numbered. Residents are continually answering knocks at the door from strangers who are enquiring for friends, and in some portions of the borough this is becoming a daily nuisance. Taking into consideration the size and importance of the borough of Palmerston North, it is high time that all the houses were numbered. The fruitgrowing industry in Central Otago this year is likely to assume big proportions. From Roxburgh alono , it is estimated that the output will equal from 50,000 to 60,000 cases, including fruit of all descriptions. Alltho orchards are in the highest state of cultivation, and in many places which ' were formerly dry, barren areas, irrigation has worked wonders. In some places the orchards which have been so treated appear like oases in the desert. A resident iri Edendale, Southland, lias netted about £12,000 in a deal in land. About eight years ago he secured a tract of 3000 acres of agricultural and pastoral.land at _£1 an acre, and later on bought an adjoining farm of less than 700 acres at £6 10s an acre. The other day he got £5 10s an acre' ' for the-block, "and as the buyer does, not take possession till February, the_ settler expects to make £1600 out of his wool clip.* , Europeans are apt to look upon many Maori customs as peculiar, but. they are frequently very poetic in their* significance. As an instance, the Taranaki Herald quotes the nrburning wreath of green.- This was originally composed of the foliage of two shrubs, one of winch is very bitter and the other a species retaining its greenness for a considerable time after being cut from the tree. The former is supposed to signify the bit- • terness of parting, and the other that the memory of the departed is ever green. Since the bottom fell out of the potato boom, says an Invercargill correspondent, a consignment sent to Auckland has been rejected on tho ground of inferior quality and the suggestion has if boen made that the fall in prices is 'Sfche real cause of the rejection. News f&arne to hand on Wednesday that a shipment of ten .thousand bags, sent three weeks ago at £6 f.0.b., had b«jeri rejected holus bolus. Threo days after shipment the* price fell to about £2. When the news of the rejection arrived, the shipper's jaw , fell about the same distance. There is some hope of adjusting matters. Is Lionel Terry in Dunedin? The question was asked by the Star on Monday. A constable pacing his beat in York Place about 2 a.m. on Sunday, it says, met a particularly tall man, who wished him "Good morning." A man of great height is an object for special scrutiny these times, and the constable flashed his lamp. The man ran away, the constable reports. And that, ,for the momen' is the last of him, be _he Terry or another. Search is still being conducted in the. country on tentative lines. There is, however, a report cir- • dilating in the Palmerston district that Lionel Terry, after leaving Seacliff, struck across to Macraes. There is an opinion held at Seacliff, the Star adds, that he got away on board a Homeward bound steamer,' which left on the day following his escape. At a meeting of dairy factory proprietors, directors, and managers of Taranaki, convened by Mr W. M. Singleton, Government Cheese Instructor, and held at Hawera, to discuss the question of a clean milk supply, the following agreement was subscribed to by the representatives of the several factories present:—"We, theuunderr r signed,' for the purpose of improving the quality of the milk supply of the district, hereby agree as follows:—(I) That'we Will hereafter refuse to'accept . delivery of any milk which, in the opin- 1 ion of our managers, is unsuitable for making sound-flavoured cheese or butter; (2) that we will refuse to accept delivery of milk from any supplier or suppliers, whose milk has, on account of being: unsound, or unsuitable for the manufacture of good cheese or butter, or on account of being too late at the factory or ! .creamery, been rejected at another factory or creamery (represented by signature below) during the currency of this agreement; (3) that we will consider this question before August Ist, 1908, with a view towards extending the agreement so as to apply to the ensuing dairy season or seasons. _ This agreement to come into operation on the signing hereof, and to remain in force and be operative till April 30th, ( 1908." A fine selection of cricket, croquet and . ' tennis material by the world's best rriaki ers is now opened up at Wmi Park's I warehouse. —Advt. , > . Kimona,-Bolts are all the ; largest variety and lowest prices for these at the Bon Marche. This week we are showing a special line in wide floral ribbons for, making these attractive accessories at Is a yard.—C. M. Ross and Co.—Advt. On the style or your dress often depends your own character; almost '■ always the character given you by the world. _ Our styles in Gents' and Ladies' Tailoring Garments are of the best. i Fit and workmanship also guaranteed. Collinson and Cunninghame, Ltd., late De Luen Bros.—Advt. If you are an Importer, send your docu menta to J. J. Curtis and Co., Ltd., Cus-tom-house, Shipping, and Forwarding Agents, Wellington. They will quickly pass the goods through the Customs ana deliver them to vou.—Advt. The very latest in Japanese china goods direct from Japan. E.P. ware and fancy goods, just the thing for Xmas gifts. Christopher . Johnson's world-renowned cutlery, Brushware a speciality at prices lowest in town at Collinson's, tho' cash ironmonger, late* "Barry's," the Square.— Advt.

Captaift Edwin wired to-day.—-North-erly moderate to strong winds; glass fall. A band bazaar at Wanganui realised £431 net; after" obtaining new instruments a credit balance of £15 remained. At the Police Court this morning, before Mr L. Simmons, J.P., Edward Farrell and Jer6miah Flynn were charged with having provoked a breach of the peace in a public place. A fine ol 10s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment., was imposed on each. "I milked my share of sixty cows for twolve years; when I was a boy I worked from daylight till dark and was kept going all day between the millungs: Milking was a rest,. I cbuld sit down," said an employers' witness at the Arbitration Court at Christchurch. According to Mr James Brown, well known as an authority in the early history of Wellington, and the Hutt district in particular, the Maori name for the Upper Hutt was "Haukaretu, an appellation derived from the native grass in that locality, which silvery appearance when the action of the wind played upon it. Mr Brown suggests that if a new name is chosen for the Upper f, Hutt, a Maori name should have prei ference. According to an announcement mado at the Congress of Surgeons at Paris, the unpleasant facial disfigurement known as "port wine stains" can be cured. Dr. Wickham, visiting physician at St. Lazare Prison, and Dr. Degrais, of the St. Louis Hospital medical staff, say that in a number of cases they had removed the stains with the aid of radmm. They submitted a number of photographs showing the various stage# of the cures effected. In the last stage the ugly purple discolouration had completely disappeared, and the surface of the skin was smooth and white and the tissues themselves supple. Mr An old, J.P.. one of the visiting justices to the Wellington Gaol, had a curious c\perienco the other evening. A knock can. i to the door of his residence ' about 10 o'clcok—when most of the family had retired for the night. On attending the summons* Mr Arnold's son saw a well-dressed man, who handed him a small packet and immediately afterwards walked away. The package, when opened, was found to contain two sovereigns. There was also a note intimating that the money was to .be spent in buying fruit or some luxury for the prisoners at Christmas to vary the monotony of their _ regulation diet. Then came a line —"Christ said, Remember the prisoners." The note was signed "A Colonial." Whether the regulations will permit the application of the money for the purposes specified is another matter. Spring Cleaning.—All the latest ideas for labour-saving, including brushwaro, etc. Blue-flame oil stoves, the very thing for the hot weather, saving time, temper and expense. Call and inspect goods and compare prices at "Collinson's," late "Barry's," Cheapside, the Sauare. —Advt.