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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9134, 5 February 1910, Page 4

A branch of the Union Bank is now open at Hunterville.. The annual meeting of tho High School

Board will be held on Monday night. The Manawatu Flying Club finished up the season's races with a race from Christchurch, the winner being Mr 0. Rush's Rangitane. This bird has proved himself a champion, having won the last five races for his owner. A man named Joe Morrison was charged before Mr A. D. Thomson, S.M., at the local Court this morning with stealing a coat and vest and pair of boots, valued at £4, and also with stealing £1 3a. the property of Dolly Osborne, of Foxton. He was remanded till next Saturday. Lngt evening a musical party organised by Mr H. C. Phillips visited the hospital and contributed a musical programme to the groat delight of the patients, who thoroughly enjoyed the visit. The members of the party were Mrs Hawson, accompanist, Miss Butt, Miss Monro, Miss Fox, Messrs J. Morris, Rodgers, and H. C. Phillips. Orient Lodge, 1.0.0. F., met last night for the purpose of transacting its general business. W.G. Bro. C. Setter presided over a fairly-attended meeting. One candidate was initiated into the Order and one proposed for membership. The Lodge favoured the idea of the friendly societies erecting two additional tablets. Dogreo-Mastor Bro. J. Ax (assisted by several Past Grand officers) instructed two Bros, in the mysteries of the third degree.

A concert followed by a dance was held last night in Newbury Hall in connection with -the Irish stall of the All Nations' Fair. The hall was filled to its utmost, and the concert went splendidly. The following artistes took ' part:—Mrs Bailey (noe Miss Jessie Cameron), Mrs Cope, Miss Jameson, Mr and Mrs T. P. Henderson, Mr C. Woolhouse, Mary McLaughlan Rcaburn, Miss Dahl, Miss Evelyn Rawlins, Mr R. W. Wilson,and Mr J. U. Whitehead. The Mayor (Mr J. A. Nash) occupied the chair, and in his speech put forward the aims they had with regard to the All Nations' Fair to be held to raise funds to build a consumptive annexe for women at the hospital. After the concert a splendid supper was served, after which dancing was kept up till early in the morning. Thanks are specially due to Mrs Shannon. Mrs Bailey, and Mrs Cornfoot for the hard work they have done in working up the concert and dance, also to Mr T. P. Henderson for arranging the programme. The well-known flax and dairy property \ —Paiaka —will be sold at auction by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., at Palmerston North, on the 26th February (Saturday). It comprises 347 acres freehold and 160 acres leasehold, sqnie of the richest land on the- Manawatu. Terms may be arranged. The flax will bo cutable this year. — Advt. Goods forwarded to all parts of the world. J- J. Curtis and Co., Shipping, Forwarding, and Customhouse Agents, | Customhouse Quay, Wellington, forward parcels and goode of every description to all part 3of the world. Great care exercised. Prices moderate.—Advt.

The contractor for tho erection of the technical school building at Pohangina has started work on his contract.

The quantity and. value of gold entered, for exp.ox.fc fxom. New Zealand during, the month, of January was 40,679 oz, as compared with. 35,9650z, for January, 1909. '' '

It is expected that about sixty war veterans from Taranaki will travel to Wellington, on. the occasion of. the. visit of Lord Kitchener. Wili Manawatu be represented '!

The local Post understands that a warrant has been issued for. the arrest of a young man until recently employed as book-keeper by a firm in Stratford, on a chargo of having misappropriated sums of money amounting in all to £57.

"It is not an easy thing," said the Hon. J. A. Miliar, '"to arrange a- timetable with the conflicting interests involved. Masterton, which considers itself the Wairarapa, you. know, tells us that it is unsatisfactory, while South Wairarapa says the reverse. We can only study the convenience of the greatest number."

An inquest was held at Wairoa regarding the death of a Maori child who had been attended, by a Chinese doctor. The jury added a rider that the attention of the Minister of Internal Affairs should bo drawn to the urgent need of having births and deaths of Maoris registered by a European registrar, in order to protect natives from European and Maori tohungas and Chinese quacks.

The Boy Scout movement in Palmerston is still booming, and the members of the several corps now total well over 70. The town division met under ScoutMaster Geo. "Paltridgo last evening, who gave some good instruction in hutbuilding. On Monday night the Scouts will hold a hut-buildings practice on the Hokowhitu range. To-day a couple of patrols were to visit Mr R. S. Abraham's property for practical work.

Very neatly put was the comment of tho Rev H. *S. Woollcombe, when, in East London, a certain individual who was discussing social questions with him said: "I only bet a bob a week.; surely you can't say that that will nun. me ?" Mr Woollcombe replied: "That's not the question. The point is: Is your example a good thing for this, community?" The man reflected for a minute or two, and then said, "I. see. Well— I'll save the bob."

The enormous number of. small birds in the Temuka district is shown by the quantities of eggs and. heads taken to the Temuka Road Board office evesy Saturday by boys. The price, is threepence per dozen, and on a. recent. Saturday £25 was paid out, says the Lyttelton Times. The largest number taken at one time was 162. dozen collected by a boy from Rangitata. Island, and. on that day another boy from, the same district took in 100 dozen. Lots of from 50 to 90 dozen are fairly common.

It was thought that Mr Samuel Pearce, formerly of Waihi, was. one of the passengers on the ill-fated Waratah., and many mourned him as dead. It turns out, however, that Mr Pearce, who realised on his property at Auckland, and left in the Waratah for the' Old Country, did not take kindly to the vessel, and when he reached Durban he decided to travel the remainder of the journey in another vessel. It is stated that he and another, who vacated their berths at Durban, described the vessel ae "cranky." "

It was a merry party that left by the 11.20 train for Ashhurst this morning, where the annual picnic in connection with the Anglican Sunday Schools in town was held. The weather was perfect, and ae the picturesque Domain is looking at its.- beet at present the day in the country is sure to be enjoyed by all.. Sports were held during the day and numerous games, dear to; the juveniles of either sex, while what is equally important there were delectable refreshments in profusion: for all. ijhe light7hearted: picnickers.

"I want _to correct the idea that Wanganui is a rich place," said Archdeacon Jacobs at the Anglican Synod recently. ""There may be money there, but it isn't in the Church. We live on the threepenny-bite of "the poor." The archdeacon also said t that the Church had many well-to-do members at Wanganui, but few or none who were wealthy, and if a man who was better off than most was asked for a subscription in aid of some Church object the excuse was likely to be: "I'm not. a Churchman myself; I only come to church sometimes with my wife."

A position of some interest to butter exporters has arisen in connection with a recent shipment to London of 60 tons of "Snowflake" butter by the Timaru Dairying Company. When the consignment reached Home it was claimed that the brand "Snowflake'' was an infringement of a trade mark already registered at Home, and the butter was seized and held by the Customs Houso authorities. The upshot is that the Timaru Company hiiyo to go to the expense of expunging their brand from the sixty tons of butter, and inserting another in its place, which is an obviously annoying and expensive course. The- Company claim that the butter being clearly marked as New Zealand butter, trie infringement,, of or injury to the Home trade mark in question is more a matter of imagination than of actual fact.

A tribute to Mr Will Crooks, who was recently in the Dominion, and who has lost his eeat in the Houso of Commons, was paid by the Rev. H. J. Woollcombe. In conversation with a Dunedin reporter last week, Mr Woollcombe remarked; "I am very sorry that Will Crooks has been rejected at tho election. Mr Crooks is one of my personal friends. I saw him off at Melbourne, and wished him the best of luck, and I regret that he has not had it. We cannot afford to lose such a man from Parliament. I take it that his defeat has come about partly because of the temporary removal of his strong personality from the constituency during the crisis, and because Woolwich is hit hard by the reduction of armaments, and many would vote for a Government that would make work in the arsenal. I am sorry to read that one clergyman proposes a thanksgiving service for Crooks' defeat. All religious men who know Crooks have the deepest regard for him."

The Terrace End School picnic concluded quite late last night after a very enjoyable day's outing, it beihe after seven o'clock- when the drags earned the children home from the iSports Ground. A good programme of sports was gone through, and among the races were three which caused plentv of fund. The first was for married ladies, and Mrs J. Baylis proved the fleetest of foot, Mrs A. Yortt being second. The committeemen's race was awarded to Mr W. Robbie, after a dashing finish with Secretary Yortt. The bike race for committeemen caused plenty of excitement, the chairman's sprinting powers being too much for the other competitors. His Worship ivas conceded a substantial start, and was j never headed, although he rode himself |to a standstill,.the secretary being whip-per-in. All the committee 'worked well, i and the following gentlemen acted as officials:—Starter, Mr A. J. Yorttjudges, Messrs W. Robbie. F. Fairbvother. arid Mathieson; handicapper Tregurtha. At the conclusion of the gathering the Mayoress presented the prizes. On another page wiif be found a few details of bargains now obtainable at Ross and Co. s sale, which terminates this week. It will pay to act promptly in securing these.—Advt. Owing to the coal strike- our jam jars and rings were delayed four weeks These arrived at our store to-day. We intend making a, smart clearance of thisline if the price will do it. Collinson and Son, Cheapside, Palmerston North — Advfc. % At Park's warehouse splendid .assortment of Ladies' "Peggy" Bags, Pocket Books, Purses, Letter Cases, Fitted Dre««--oods-\dv? ICGt ' Croqu-ot and Tennis