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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8541, 23 March 1908, Page 4

On page 2: Cables, telegrams. On page 3: Telegrams, report of Levin lie meeting. On page 6: Supremo Court report, commercial. On page 7: Farm notes, general reading.

The Palmerston North Rifles' contingent, together with some of the Feilding representatives, left by the mid-day express to-day for the Napier Carnival. The Guards'. contingent proceed to Napier to-morrow.

At its meeting on Saturday, the Kiwitea County Council resolved that as it was satisfied with the classification of land under tho Land Drainage .Act of 1904, it saw no occasion for further legislation, and therefore withdrew its representative from the River Board Conference.

The weight-judging in connection with the St. Patrick's Day Sports resulted in a tie between Messrs C. F. Conlin and F. Robbie, each having 120 points as the estimate, the correct weight being 119jlb. The 3-guinea points' prize was won by J. Brown with 15 points, who beat I'Anson bv ono point. On Saturday night a workman on the Lower Gorge bridge named. J. Evans had the misfortune to slip off the staging. Luckily tho river had m-Jie water in than has been the case of l-iie, and his 30ft fall was broken. N'o injury was sustained, but no a. very severe shock, and will be. •■-nfincd to his bed for some time. A difficult problem has been set the engineers in charge of the construction of the Main""Trunk line a little beyond Waiouru. While a cutting was being widened the earth underneath suddenly collapsed, exposing an immense underground cave, the bottom of which, says the Mangaweka Settler, has not yet been discovered. It is stated that* it will take a large sum to repair the cutting, even if it has not been rendered entirely useless. At the, Broad Street Methodist Church yesterday, the Revs. J. J. Lewis and W. Slade reported, at each service, in connection with the recent Conference at Auckland. It was mentioned that the Conference decided to continue the publication of the Outlook Church paper in conjunction with the Presbyterians, and to favour tho cause of union. Under the permissive legislation of the General Conference, the laymen this year exercised increased powers, and were at liberty to speak and vote on the stationing of ministers. The Conference sanctioned the -erection of Mission Halls Auckland involving an outlay of ' £12.000. Earnest attention was given to Sunday school work and a committee was appointed to sit in Dunedin to advise and direct this department. The Rev. A. B. Chappcll. M.A., was appointed organising secretary of .the Bible Class movement and Sunday schools. The return showed a net increase of 401 Ghurch mombers. The ordination service was a memorable one. and the charge to the newly-ordained ministers most suitable. I

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The Operatic 'Society have AoniJod to stage the well-known opera "The Mikado." Mr.J: R- Resell will act as conductor, v The sitting of the Conciliation Board in Palmerston ,in connection >ith the general labourers' dispute, which was fixed for Wednesday next, has been postponed to a date to be announced later. The Belfast (Canterbury) .Freezing Works have just completed their first quarter.-of a century's, work. Up to January Ist there had been put through these works 9,049,732 sheep and lambs, 15,994 cattle, and 58,248. pigs. Two first offenders were brought before Mr F. Mowlem, J.P„ at the Police Court this morning on charges of drunkenness. One- was convicted and discharged, the other fined ss, in default 24 hours'* imprisonment. The solitary life of tho lion at Newtown Park. Wellington, has had no effect upon his appetite. He must have the largest meat bill of ahy individual in Wellington,, for it amounts, on an average, to nearly £2 a week. The Union Steam Ship Company's Rotomahana will, directly after Easter, leave New Zealand in order to join the turbine steamer Loongana on the run between Melbourne and Launceston, Tasmania.

Two additional members, to the staff of the Chief Veterinarian are on their war to the Dominion. They are Messrs Broom-and Blair, both members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. They will be appointed to meat inspection work on their arrival. In the compensation ease at Palmerston on Friday, a lady witness stated that, as the result of " inside information, that the railway station at Longbum was to be removed, she had purchased a corner section opposite the new site for £100 and sold it again after the 'removal of the station for £550! In connection with the extension of All Saints' Children's Home, the Rev. C. C. Harper is calling a working bee ot. young men for Wednesday afternoon to remove a fence, to allow the adjoining house, which has been purchased by the Board in charge of the Home, to be moved up alongside the present building. A special meeting of the trough Council has been called by the Mi-or for to-morrow night. ; The business set down is the same as was set down, fur last Friday's meeting, when the '..'.ju.-icil declined" to proceed with, business, with the exception that two fresh letters appear on the order paper, one from tLe late curator and one from an aspirant to the vacant position. A well-known farmer in the Clutha district (says the Leader) was badly in need of a man for harvest work the other day, and the only man likely to be available, a stranger, was doing a few hours in the lock-up as a drunk. The farmer quickly grasped the situation, stood by for a time, met the man at the door of his Majesty's quarters, and waft-'soon escorting him ous to the harvest fieldIt is freely rumoured on the West Coast £hat the Miners' Union withdrew all the money standing to its credit in the bank', and divided it amongst the members. There wiU, therefore, be some trouble when the Government, demandpayment of the fine of £75 inflicted by the Arbitration Court. The Union, it is understood, have offered to pay it at the rate of 2s 6d per month. During the recent visit of Minister McNab to Christchurch he was taken over the Exhibition Grounds, to' view the condition of the site. He expressed the opinion that the ground was in a most disgraceful/ state, being littered everywhere with tins, hoop iron, sticks, and scraps of all sorts. No doubt grass seed had been sown, but it had not the slightest chance to grow well. The whole site, he said, should be ploughed and levelled, and then properly worked for sowing before being handed over to the Domain, Board. —Spectator. On Saturday a meeting of the St. P'atrick's Day Sports committee was held to allot the prizes. _a dispute in connection with the walking race also coming up for discussion. In this race five started, two subsequently dropping out. The winner is alleged to have competed under false pretences, stating that he had no previous record, whereas he was a professional runner, having won several races. The second man was disqualified by the judgo for his running, and the prize is likely to fall to the third man. A further meeting of the committee is to be held on Wednesday, evening to further discuss the question. The prizes can be seen in the window of the Gas Co.'s premises in Broad Street. The medals which are to bo presented tc the children of New Zealand in connection with the change of title from "colony" to "Dominion" will not be available lor a couple of months yet. The medals were to have been presented in February, but a difficulty was experienced in securing a satisfactory design. On the obverse Bide, will be depicted the King's head, between the Union Jack -and New Zealand ensign, with an inscription round the border, "Dominion of New Zealand." The reverse side will' have a border of fern leaves, with the inscription, "Presented to the childrenattending the schools of the Dominion," and, round a circle, "New Zealand proclaimed a Dominion, September 26th, 1907."

With regard to the contradicted state. ment that the New Zealand Farmers' Dairy Union had cabled to London for the return of the two shipments of" butter, owing to scarcity in New Zealand, Mr Thos. Parson, chairman df director* oi the Dairy Union, says the Union actually cabled Home to try and arrange for 1700 boxes of butter to bo returned, though it was anticipated that this would prove to be a forlorn hope, owing to the return freight being prohibitive, consequent on the small storage space available in returning steamers. Mr Parson further stated that his company was turning out less butter by 1700 boxes tran at this period" of last' season, which was practically 47. per cent. less. Last February huha. This year the figures are: Palmerston factory, and %8 tons at Eketahuna this years The figures are: Palmerston 29 tons, Eketahuna 25 tons. Among the goods found on a prisoner named William Cameron, alias Joseph Harward, at Napier, were a number'of articles identified by Detective Quarterman and Constable Baker, who were present at the searching, as the proceeds of recent burglaries at Masterton and Woodville. The two officers have been conducting a vigorous search for Cameron's effects, and on Friday afternoon their efforts were successful. In his trilnks were found a considerable quantity of articles stolen from places in the above-mentioned towns, particularly Masterton. Another portion of the property fotmtl is considered to be probably the proceeds of a crime at Rotorua, where gelignite was used in a safe robbery, and this explosive, together wffcli dynamite and fuse, was also found among Cameron's effects. Credit is due to the officers referred to for their untiring efforts in this case. ■ Star lamps 2s 6d each. Table lamps, with iron stands, 2s lid each at "Barry's" Cheapside, the premier place for all lampware.—Advt. Viyella, for ladies' and children's wear for day and night. Viyella does not shrink and is an ideaj. fabric for a variety of " purposes. " Viyella for autumn and winter Jblonses in new designs and colouring- now showing in abundant choice ati||i[ie Bon Marche. C M. Ross and Co. jJHbo inspection.—Advt. "Diabolo."—Z|H» iew an d fascinating ?ame is at Wm . p ar k'B. 3 .Mllß , "~" Advt " arrivedf Sao suits, -hilftaUnHflTt 0 £5 10s, at Usmar'i, Ldvt -fiffsMßßSaJr. Maia Street Weat.—

The Montreal Star serves up this piece •of wisdom: " There would be a lot more silence in the world if wo talked only about the things w-i know." We learn that councillors have decided definitely upon a course of action with " regard to the forthcoming Mayoral election, and will hold a iinal meeting tonight to arrange all necessary details. Tho Queensland Methodist Conference has inaugurated a 50,000 shilling fund in connection with tho celebration of the centenary of Methodism in Australia, and 3b66 shillings wore promised •by members of the Conference A race was flown by the Manawatu Flying Club from Wellington t-o Palmerston on Saturday, the birds .being released by Mr Hayncs, but owing to the rain the birds failed to reach Palmerston within regulation tinio, and the race will be again flown on Saturday afterroon next. A Masterton couple of half-castes, who had made up their minds to embark upon the stormy sea of matrimony, gave the keeper of a registry office there a shock last week. The young man entered the bureau with his blushing maiden clinging to his arm, and asked for his marriage license. Though able to supply various other items the. keeper had to confess his inability to comply with this particular request. "What, isn't -this the registry office where people get married V queried the surprised pair. *'No," was the response, "this is only the registry office where wo require couples after they are married." and tho lovers made their exit with a disconsolate expression to look for the residence of ihe gentleman who could till the" bill.