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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8537, 18 March 1908, Page 4

Tho ordinary meeting of the High School Board will bo held on Friday night at 7.30 p.m. The adjourned annual meeting will be held at the close of the ordinary business. Telephonic communication between Palmerston and Levin is now an established fact, and is proving of great assistance and ■ convenience to subscribers in the two places. During tho sitting of the Supreme Court to-day one of the prisoners objected to an alias (Browne), which, he stated, was only a nickname, his proper name being Brown minus the "e." His Honor Mr Justice Cooper stated that the "c" made no difference, and was only a matter of degree which people sometimes assumed. An enthusiastic meeting was held at Blenheim to take stops to'bring to finality tho movement undertaken to perpetuate the memory of Captain Cook by the erection of a memorial in the vicinity of the place whore ho anchorod at Ship's Cove, Queen Charlotte Sounds. A committee was appointed to select a •ito for tho memorial. The Borough Council last night received a report of the proceedings at the conference of local bodies at Marton on the labour question. The conference decided to take tho dispute straight to the Arbitration Court, Mr Pryor, secretary to the Employers' Federation, being retained to conduct tho case.—The Borough Council, on the Mayor's motion, received the letter. Cr. Bennett asked whether the Mayor still took up his previous attitude towards the matter. He (Cr. Bennett) and tho Mayor had previously been uppointod to represent tho borough in a dispute, and thev had soon come to a deadlock. Tho Mayor, said Cr. Bennett, held that tho Council had no right to spend tho ratepayers' money in fighting a majority—that was the workers—for a minority, and should not. therefore, defend tho citation. The Mayor said ho was still of that opinion. Referring to Mr Pryor's employment, he said he objected to paid agiThey should trust the Arbitration Court, which was a court of equity, and which ho had every reason to believe would deal justly with them without the help of a paid agitator. Cr. Bennett said the Council must bo represented in tho Court, and Cr. Stubbs suggested that they must fall into line with other local bodies. The matter then dropped. Special showing of Ladies' Jackets and Furs this week at The Bon Mavche. These comprise the latest London fashions and are very superb.—Advt. "Diabolo."—This new and fascinating game is just opened up at Wm. Park'a. Prices Is 6d to 12s.—Advt. New Fuiting3 just arrived. Sao suits hand-made, £4 15s to £5 10s, at Usmar's,' the leading tailor. Main Street West — Advt. Paget and Barron (late Tombs and Grubb), the Leading Grocers.--Cheaper than ever. Muscatels 6d . and 8d per lb. Very handsome vases at cost price. It will pay you to inspect our stock, as we are selling reriarJribJy cheap.— Advt.

Levin Borough Council has • voted ita energetic Mayor*, Mr B. R. Gardner, a bonus of £50 in recognition of his good work on behalf of the borough. A Fcrnridge (Wairarapa) farmer has lost a crop of turnips through the Ci<b- . bagc-leaf. blight' attacking the loaves and destroying'thoin. The Ago remarks that " all other dietary products having been exhausted, somo Kurlpuni (Masterton) dairy farmers are treating their cows to a menu of willow leaves." . It is stated at the next sitting of tho Supreme Court in Tima.ru a case js to be heard in which a Goraldino resident will claim £500 damages for an accident caused by a reckless motor-car-driver. A majority of the local butchers wroteto tho Borough Council last night asking that the following closing hours be gazetted for tho trade : —Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 5.30 p.n>.; Wednesdays, 1 p.m.; Saturdays 9 p.m.. The request was granted. Butter is being sold in Palmerston afc. Is 5d per lb, the same price as in Wellington. These places are better off than New Plymouth, Feilding, and Dannevirke, where tho quotation is Is 6d per lb. Of the 125 tons of butter in stockin Wellington to-day, fully 100 tons is owned by English speculators, who will not sell at anvthing under Is 2d per lb. Nearly ail the flaxmills in Marlborough. arc closing down, owing to the depressed, market. It was thought at one stage that re-arrangements as to the price paid for green fla:: would enable millers to keep their plants going, but a further drop in the price of hemp has put even this hope .to flight.. It. is considered that, if all the mills in the Dominion close, fully three thousand hands will be affected.— Express. A somewhat serious and unaccountable thing happened at Whakamara (Taranaki) the other day, says the- Hawcrn, Star. It appears that a 'settler drafted out and .sold a number of fat bullocks and put them back in tho paddock again, and when the buyer sent for thorn they were nowhere to bo found, and fcl- . though the police and detectives hayo been at work on the case there is siiil no trace of them. A Rongomai settler informed an Eketahuna Express reporter that, owing to tho shortage of grass and water, he had been compelled to dry his cows off threo months sooner than anitcipated. As a result of this his loss would amount to about £100. Another dairyman, at Ihuraua. who was milking eighty cows, stated that his loss would be between £200 and £300. These (says the Express) are only instances of general losses throughout the district. While the Borough Council was last night discussing the passing of a vofft of thanks to Mr W. T. Wood, M.P., for assisting in obtaining a supply of cinders for the proposed street cycle track, Cr. Haydon suggested that the Council .should pass a vote of thanks to the member for the district for his efforts in connection with tho Dairy School. Cr. Bennett demurred, saying that while credit was being given, many who had worked hard were getting no recognition at all. No action was taken, Cr. Haydon remarking that ho did plenty of things for which he got no credit. In connection with the visit of the American fleet to Australia, and the effort to have the visit extended to Auckland, the Auckland Herald says: —"The fleet will have to pass close' to Auckland on its wa L v from Samoa to Auckland, so that comparatively little inconvenience or delay would be involved in touching at this port, which for so many .years was the port of arrival and departure for tho San Francisco mail steamers. Apart from tho close ami friendly relations that have always existed betwooa the people of tho Dominion and their kinsfolk across the Pacific, a.7id their growing commercial intercourse, the visit of tho fleet would be singularly appropriate, inasmuch as Now Zealand is the nearest to the American seaboard of the Great British possessions in this quarter of the globe, and is probably tho one that has excited the keenest interest among the American people." The fortnightly mooting of the Oroua Lodge of Druids was held last night, Bro. J. Ellis presiding Three candidates were initiated, one member joined by clearance, and five candidates wore proposed lor membership. A complimentary ticket was received from the Malcino Lodge for the installation banquet which is being held at. Feilding on Monday next, and B,ro. J. Ellis was appointed to represent the lodge. In answer to a request from the Friendly Societies' Council to express an opinion in connection with tho conditions for the inter-iodge card tournament this winter, it was decided to inform the Council that tho lodge was in favour of single-handed cuchro being played in the matches this year. Tho Social Committee reported that tho first of the season's dances had been a financial success, and they announced that the next one would be held on March 25th. After disposing of a largo amount of ordinary business tho lodge adjourned.

A rather Unusual case camo before the Wellington Arbitration Court, when a tailoress was charged with leaving her employment without giving 24 hours' notice as required by the terms of the award. Mr Cathio stated that the case had not.been brought because of any ilifeeling, but. merely to give a warning to other employees. This happy-go-lucky method of quitting employment was not, infrequent. Where an employee did not give notice that he or she intended to leave the employer was greatly inconvenienced. In his own case work was hung up in a half-finished state; and it was only by questioning some of the other employees who might happen to meet the absentee that the true facis could be ascertained. Hi 3 Honor, Mr Justice Sim said this was the first ease of the kind the Court had before it in Wellington. Under tho circumstances only a small fine would be imposed, but a disregard of .tho requirements of awards in this direction in the future would be met with a fino commensurate with the offence. Mr Cathio intimated to the Cou't that he intended to pay the fine (ss) himself. The cause of tho present, crisis in the hemp_ trade is said to be due to a combination of circumstances. In the first pliice the financial crisis in the world's markets has extended to hemp, and there has also been an unsually active season in Manila, whore hemp is produced unaer very cheap labour conditions. In South America the sisal output has been very large, and all these factors have combined to militate against the Now Zealand industry. The situation has been tersely summed up by Mr W. H. O. Johnson, tho Government grader at Auckland. "Tho position is serious enough," said Mr Johnson, "but it is simply a fluctuation. We have had a boom and the boom has burst. When 'good fair , quality of hemp was selling at £38 per ton, the rise was not any more permanent then than tho fluctuation is likely to to bo permanent now. Tothose millers who will bo compelled to close down the situntion is seriousenough. One of the difficulties I foresee is that foreign manufacturers, having turned their attention to other fibres, there may be some difficulty in againgetting our old footing on the marketwhen values do improve." Diaries, leather goods for presentations, newest books, Bibles, prayer and , hymns, prize and presentation books, tennis, cricket, and croquet material, fancy goods, basketware, strong wooden toys, etc Wm. Park's Warehouse.— Advt. A Special Purchase of British Enamelled Ware, Stewpans, Pie Dishes etc. The best goods made. Not to be had elsewhere. See prices at Barry's Cheapside.—Advt. ' Send the documents ot your importations to Messrs J. J. Curtis and Co., Ltd.. Custom-house, Shipping and ForwardinEr Apents, Custom-house Quav Wellington, who will quickly clonr. pass and forward the goods to you. Moderate charges.— Actvt' ,

On page 2; Reports of meeting,, of A. and P. Association and St. John Ambulance Brigade. On pago 3: Borough Council and football reports. On page 6: Report of discussion by Borough Council of fno question of the reserves' curator's resignation, sports reports, Supremo Court. On page 7: Horowhenua "County Council report. Captain Edwin wired to-day:—North-erly strong wind to gale; rain probable after sixteen hours; glass fall. Tho latest addition to the telephone system is No. 498. Mr E. D. Hoben, private residence, Princess Street. The Palmerston Orchestral Society x are securing from the Wellington Society the score of "Leon dn Bal." This wellknown piece of music is a 'ceilo solo, and proved one of the most popular items in the repertoire of the Exhibition Orchestra at tho Exhibition. The Pohangina County Council is very ■ pleased at tho way tho outstanding rates have been collected by the clerk, Mr J. Coyle, and at tho last meeting both the chairman and Cr. Howie expressed their appreciation of Mr Coylo'3 efforts. The work .had been satisfactory in • every way. A combined meeting of the Manawatu District Christian Endeavour Union was held in tho Congregational Church last night. Rev. F. McDonald occupied the chair. Visitors were present from Feilding, Pohangina, Bun:iythorpc, and other districts, and an instructive and mutually beneficial meeting was held. Addresses wore delivered bv tho chairman, Rev. C. E. Beecroft, and Rev. C. T. Pinfold, President of the Christian Endeavour Union. Afterwards supper was supplied by the ladies, which was much appreciated. A very pleasant social and dance was held in the Oroua Bridge Hall last night in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. Tho social was under the management of the Oroua Bridge Sports. Association, Mr Parlane being secretary. About 70 ■couples were present from all parts of the district. Mr Bert Simmonds was M.C., and tho music was supplied by Mr P. Handley, of Pahnerston. During tho evening a" song was contributed by Miss Mumford, who also played an extra dance. Dancing was kept up till a late hour, and an excellent supper and light refreshments were provided. The floor was in splendid condition. The cash system (says the Gisborne Times) has now been given a six weeks' trial here. A baker informs us that it lias proved all right to the bakers, and appeared to bo giving every -satisfaction. Sometimes it was a little awkward if a person did not have change, but on the whole it worked very well. Its great benefit to the bakers lies in the-fact that there are no book debts at all, and they have tho satisfaction of knowing that every loaf of bread that left the shop was paid for, saving endless work in the matter of book-keeping. All seem to be treating it as a matter of course, opposition having almost disappeared,, and the people are falling into line with the new order of things. One feature is that it makes a man live within his means. A movement is on foot to repeal the Law Practitioners Act, 1898, which enables a. solicitor who has been five years in practice to becomo admitted as a barrister. The Council of the Otago Law Society received a communication from the secretary of the Auckland Society, who proposed that some member of Parliament should bo asked to introduce a Bill repealing the Act. The following resolution wa3 passed by the Dunedin Society :—" Resolved that the Council are of opinion that it would be in the interests of the profession as a whole that the Act should be repealed, but consider that, any liill for the purpose should be introduced by tho Government, and not by private members." Describing the duties he performed as a rouseabout at 25s a week, a Union witness stated before the Conciliation Board at Rangiora that he started the day about 3.30 a.m. or 4.30 a.m. by training racehorses, then he did odd jobs ou the farm, including milking cows, doing fencing, feeding pigs, digging the ] garden, harvesting, breaking in horses to the plough and to harness, driving sheep to the saleyards, and back to the farm, and making sheep and stockyard gates. Asked if he got a bonus when his master's horses won a race, he replied in the negative. "I was a handy man," he added, "who could do anymortal thing he was asked to do." Tho suitability of Now Zealand as a place for Anglo-Indians to settle in on . retiring was touched upon by Mr C. A. Paterson, M.A., LL.B., a member of the Scottish Bar, who has just concluded a tour of the Dominion, in tho course of an interview in Wellington. He consider-, ed that the southern half of the North j Island, and the northern parts of the | Scuth Island surpassed all other countries he had seen as regards suitability of the climate for persons who had spent many years in the tropics. Some AngloIndians —those who could afford to engage help—would find New Zealand intolerable because of the difficulty in obtaining domestic assistance. Others, however, would not be affected by that consideration. But. tho Anglo-Indian would require some little land about his house, and such a place would cost him much more than it would in tho Old Country. It would, therefore, be for the Anglo-Indian to weigh the magnificent climate of New Zealand against the extra cost when considering whether he would go to the Old or New Land. Tho annual picnic in 'connection with the Newbury School was held on Friday last. The weather was delightful, and there was a good attendance The ladies -provided . an abun- ] dance of refreshments, to which full justice was done. Hearty thanks are due to the ladies who so indofatigably attended to tho wants of those present. During the day games of all kinds were indulged in, and a race programme ■■ carried out. In tho afternon the prizes w.erc presented by Mr Ja«. Sherman. ,- Each pupil received a book. In addition -to these, special prizes were presented by v Mr Skerman for general proficiency, by Mr W. Park for progress, and by Mr J. Galland, headmaster, for best kept gardens. Mr Skerman's prizes were won by Ida Knight, Henry Knight, Bella Knight, and Stanley Cornford; Mr Park's by Flora Thomas and Herbert Tews;, and the pardon prizes by S. Morris, C. Morris, E. Knight, H. Knight, and H. Tews. Mr E. W. Collins' prize for best girl s garden was won by I. Knight.. Sports resulted:—Married Men's Itace: Mr D. Thomas 1, Mr W. H. Morris 2. Married Ladies' Race: Mrs Paul 1, Mrs W. H. Morris 2. Young Ladies' Race : Miss E. Mitchell 1. Miss A. Knight 2. Young Men's Race: Mr E. Collins 1, Mr S. Knight 2.