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Manawatu Standard, Volume 9138, Issue 9138, 10 February 1910, Page 4

The District Nurse would be very pleased to receive, donations of old linen from ladies. Miss Mander finds it invaluable in her work, and the demand more than exceeds the present supply. Capt. Preece has received intimation from Wellington that the local veterans will attend the Kitchener Camp at Johnsonville, but the date of their departure from Palmerston is not yet fixed. At the conclusion of the Horowhenua Show yesterday afternoon a sheep was put up to auction for the benefit of the Association's funds, and was not finally disposed of till the funds had benefited to the extent of £9 10s. A Jersey bull of more than usual breadth of shoulder, and with a very wicked-looking eye, produced a few moments of concentrated excitement at the Pahiatua Show yesterday. He got tired of a tedious incarceration, and suddenly made his appearance in- the open. There was an immediate and hasty radiation of the general public from his vicinity to the fences, some pretty sprinting being indulged in by both sexes. The owner happened to be handy, however, and his lordship was taken into custody before he had time to formulate his plan of action, and the general public climbed down from its safe retreat.

It has always been thought that Lees' Line was more than a blind road, and that there should be an outlet to the Halcombe road. As a result of a letter from Mr E. J. Riddiford, at yesterday's meeting of the Manawatu County Council, it was ascertained that there is little doubt of this, but to make sure the authorities in Wellington are to be communicatcd with. It was stated that there was a plantation and orchard on the line of road, which are probably the property of the Council, so that only a wheelbarrow will be required to enable the Council's revenue to be increased by the sale of fruit.

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, some of the richest land on the Manawatu. Terms may be arranged. The flax will be cutable this year. — Advt. Diaries for ISIO at Farlt's wareliouse. Prize and Presentation Books, _ P,raver and Hymns, Bibles, Church Praise 1 , Catholic Prayer Books, new Annuals, Post Cards, etc. —Advt. Importers are invited to send their shipping documents to J. J. Curtis and Co., Shipping, Forwarding and Customhouse Agents, Customhouse Quay, Wellington. This firm will do your Customs work correctly an i forward goods promptly^—Advt-

Membere of the . Palmerston North . Band will meet at. the; night to further discuss the proposed reconstruction of'., the band, Mr , Bmck, M.P., will preside, and;, a. full attendance of all members, honorary and active, is desired. , The financial , success of the Pahiatua ■Show was most marked yesterday, it being estimated that tho Association wil clear over £100 on the gathering. Already there is talk ol the 'body securing grounds of its own, and _it- is not improbable that before next year a spot not quite so far from the townis. the racecourse will be. secured, for the fixture. The articles which have_ appeared in the "Standard" In connection with the establishment of a school at the western end of the town owere greatly appreciated by the residents present at the meetin o, of householders last .night, the chairman (Mr Nairn) stating that they • sized up the position correctly, and would do a lot of good in furthering the establishment of the school. The dry mares (shown in the draught horse section at the Horowhenua Show yesterday were described by the judge, Mr R. D. Knight, of Longburn, as quite above local show form, and well worth exhibiting at a metropolitan show. Several other classes in thtf draught horse section also earned the warm commendation of the judge, who was very pleased with the all-round quality of the stock. „ ;

Mr T. Scobie Cornish has forwarded £7 6s 5d to the Palmerston Hospital, being the proceeds from the performance of the Ngaio Dramatic Company at Feilding. Mr Cornish offered also to produce the dramatic performance at Palmerston, provided expenses were guaranteed. It was decided to accept the offer, and the matter was left to the executive. The Mayor wanted to know if the drama could be produced without electric light! At the Manawatu County Council meeting yesterday a letter was read from the Foxton Harbour Board, asking the Council to have a- new road formed to the Foxton Beach. The chairman {Mr J. G. Wilson) stated that the matter was of considerable importance to Foxton, as on a recent visit to the beach there were some 350 people there, all of whom drew their supplies from Foxton. He thought tho best course was to raise a loan for tho work, the Foxton

borough contributing a certain proportion of the amount required. Members generally concurred, and it was decided to approach the Foxton Borough Council on the question. A meeting of the Coursing Club was held last night, those present being Messrs R. Lloyd (chairman), J. White, Curtis, Brett, Richards, Overton, May, Jones, Little, and Webb (secretary). It was decided that the Waterloo Cup fixture, which will be held in Palmerston this year, bo run on June 21, 22, and 23. The resignation of Mr Webb as secretary was acccfited, and he was accorded a hearty vote of thanks for his past valuable services. Mr H. C. Phillips was appointed to the vacancy. The resignation of Mr Curtis from the committee was accepted with regret. Several new members were elected. It was decided to place on record. the services of Mr Little, who leaves shortly for England. The sensation of the day at Pahiatua'sfirst show yesterday was the accident to Mr Stan. Whyte, eon of Captain J. B. Whyte. Fortunately the consequenceswere not serious. Mr Whyte was guiding his father's stylish chestnut mare, Lady Ona, over the obstacles for the second time to decide third place in the steeplechase leaping. The mare wasjust about to rise to the brush when she tripped and orashed clean through the obstacle, carrying it right away with her. Mr Whyte was thrown heavily, but fortunately landed clear of his mount. He lay quite still, and fearswere entertained of a serious accident, but examination showed that apart from a slight concussion he escaped without injury, and after being assisted to shelter he regained full consciousness.. On Tuesday evening, at the Salv.ation Army Hall, Adjutant and Mrs Hayward and family received a very warm and enthusiastic welcome to Palmerston by the local corps. Refreshments were provided in a liberal manner, after wnicbu cordial welcome speeches were made by tho executive of the corps, one and all. expressing great pleasure in the appointment of Adjutant and Mrs Hayward to the command of the Palmerston. Division. Both the Adjutant and hiswife replied, thanking the comrades for their kindly reception, and promised, with the co-operation of the soldiers, to do their best in the interest and welfare of Palmerston North. The Adjutant has seen over twenty years of Army work, and that alone speaks well for tne management of the-corps by a tried and trusted man of his standing. To-morrow evening a public reception will be tendered him, at which function the Mayor will preside.

Gf all the incidents that have occurred on the Kitchener tour in Australia thereis one that really impressed his staff (says the Argus). Just after the FieldMarshal landed at Port Darwin he drove 1 out along the- Esplanade. They got away from the little northern port into the open country and turned a corner of the track. A hut stood close by the way. A tall, grey Sid man stood at the door of-his hut, his heels together, hisleft hand at his forehead in military salute, his right holding an old bugle to his lips ready to blow. Al6ngside him on parade and at attention stood hiewife. The grim, grey 'military pair might have been Mulvaney and -Dinah. Shadd. There was no mistaking the old soldier and the soldier's wife who had followed the fortunes of war with the baggage train in many a long Indian march when the regiment was marchingdown the Grand Trunk Road. There was more cordiality in the Field-Mar-shal's acknowledgment of that odd, almost pathetic salute than in any of the finer demonstrations since made in hishonour. .

It takes a rural agricultural •_ show to produce interesting competitions, and if some of the larger and mora august, bodies, who are always discussing the question of supplying, interesting . .features for the entertainmentof . their patrons, would unbend and learn from their humbler brethren theymight profit considerably. At Pahiatua yesterday, at Wpodville on previous, occasions, the pony race and trotting • competitions, caused more intefest than anything else. There was also, a humorous ejement in. the trot. With a delightful disregard for the fitness of. things, the event was thrown open to anything and everything- ' capable of'moving in the required stride, and the entries which faced the perplexed starter were a little. Maori weed,' - a couple of raw-boned hacks, and two heavy hackjieys harnessed to equally weighty* spring traps. The small boy. on the weed, who is quite famous in' these parts as' a winner of trots, led the field for half the distance, his only serious rival being a fine stepper in one of the traps. A ding-dong contest' ensued, to the great delight of the crowd,: but entering the straight the small boy's mount broke, and lost three lengths before he _ could regain his stride, the result being a win for the big' horse by a couple of lengths. The dimmutive contestant, however, received an: ovation as he passed the poet. V

Ono of the many attractions at the? Bon Marche for Thursday, .Friday and' Saturday of this week will be the balance of the season's millinery, up to 3 guineas each, to be cleared at 5s lid and 10s 6d. It's tempting, but they must gq this week./ —Advt. Owing to the coal strike our jam jars and rings,,. wore delayed four weeks. These arrived .at our store today. We intend making- 'a-smart clearance of this line if the price will do it.- Collinson and Son, Cheapside, Palmerston. North'. — Advt. At Park's warehouse splendid assortment of Ladies' "Peggy" Bags, Pocket Books, Purses, Letter Cases, Fitted Dressing Cases. Cricket, Croquet and Tennis goods.—Advt.

The Feilding Choral Socioty has decided to take up the practice of Mendelssohn's "Elijah," and it is proposed to ask Mr John Prouse to take_ the principal vocal part at the production of the oratorio. Nine vessels of different kinds wore out oystering in Foveaux Strait on Tuesday, the total "catch" amounting to U,UUU dozen. The ,s.s. Loyalty, once upon a time a French gunboat, headed the nst with 4050 dozen. It is estimated that Mr D. Judd, of Otaki, will be a heavy his c op of potatoes on the reserve, J J occasioned by the blight.. The crop. «P peared easily the best in tu and as the area was over six a , owner will lose about ±>IUU. The Dannevirke Holiday Association hJ received » repl, Ir»» body declining to grant a faohditfjor THnncvirke's first annual show to-morrow, ?n the ground that, if were granted, other towns would ask for ana have to receive similar treatment. Considerable consternation prevails , So bl M..ri, .t T« Puk<, owgg to telegraphic information that the nartv of 23 natives who left here tw months ago to. tour the South Island with a theatrical company, are stranded in Dunedin. The Government is beui asked by the relatives to assist the wanderers home. There was a big sale of Angora goats at Napier last week. Two hundred and fifty animals were offered, and the prices realised for the purebreds were: Billies 10 fuinea6, nannies 4 2 ~ guineas. Une hundred and fifty of the total nipter were purchased by four Taianaki f*

mers. A contract has been let to Mr C. \\ • Blackbourn for the removal of the Church of England to make room for the proposed new church, which is to be erected on the site of the present building. The contractor will commence the work on Monday next. The Dominion Scouts in Palmerston will attend the Kitchener camp at Johnsonville, but their number is at present not ascertainable. Scouts from the Pa merston, Kelvin Grove, and Hokowhitu patrols will go to the camp, and bcoutM aster Whalley will also be present with the defencc cadets from here. At the annual meeting of the Hastings Orchestral Society reference was made to the effort to build up a library, in thi<* conncction it was stated that the foociety owed a deep debt of gratitude to the Palmerston North Orchestral Society whose library had been almost entirely at the disposal of the Hastings Society since its inception. The conductor, Mr Tombs, was thanked by the Society for his painstaking work during the year. At last meeting of the Hawera County Council it was stated that the owner of a motor car residing on the Manaia 6idc of the South road toll-gate was morally, if not legally, evading payment of the toll fee. It appears that the owner of the car had leased some land on the Hawera side of the toll-gate upon which a garage has been erected. There the car is kept and is used when the owner is doing business in town, and the question Councillors asked themselves was, Is the owner of the car evading payment of the toll? The point is to be referred to the county solicitor. Judging by the remarks of a number of parents at the householders' meeting on Foxton Line last night, the establishment of a school at the western end of the town is urgently required. Several stated that they had children old enough to attend school, but owing to the distance they had to go and the tender ages of the children they were debarred from sending them. It was also stated the erection of the school at Longburn has also raised another difficulty, as a large number of the Awapuni children, now that the school had been shifted, found the distance foo far for them, and with winter coming on would have to give up going altogether unless a school was started nearer their homes.

The travelling photographer is maKlng his presence felt in the country districts just now, says the Dunedin Star. His modus operandi is to send a lady canvasser round to persuade the thrifty housewife to have portraits in handwork done free of charge from photographs of her beloved ones. This astounding liberality is to be merely an advertisement for the firm. A week later, however, a male canvasser appears on the scene, and impresses on the housewife that a frame is absolutely essential to adorn the portrait, at a cost of only 255. Finally a framed photograph, intrinsic value 10s, is exchanged for the 255. This is what the Yankees would call "slick business."

In conjunction with its agricultural exhibition the Pahiatua A. and P. Association ran a very successful horticultural and industrial exhibition in the Drill Hall. In every way the affair was a success. The entries were good in all classes, and some beautiful flowers and mammoth vegetables were on show. One of the most striking features of the _ exhibition was a magnificent stalk of lilium auratum containing about forty beautiful blooms, all perfectly formed. The Government Veterinary Department showed a fine pathological exhibit under the care of Mr Barker, while some of the leading nurserymen had comprehensive shows. Tho attendance of the general public was very satisfactory.

Some interesting theatrical libel suits are likely to be heard at an early date. Mr Albert Goldie is claiming £2000 from Mr Hugh J. Ward, owing to statements circulated by the actor-manager reflecting on Mr Goldie, his former business manager. The action is set down for trial at Sydney next month. Mr Allan Hamilton has issued a writ for £1000 against Melbourne "Table Talk" consequent on its strictures regarding the temporary disbandment of the Hamilton-Max Maxwell Dramatic Company. A similar writ has been served on the Bulletin. Both of these newspapers offered a retraction, etc., but Mr Hamilton d.cclined any compromise, owing to what he characterises as their grossly libellous statements. A Bendigo paper was also "in the soup," but as its statements were not so serious, and the plaintiff's solicitor was satisfied with the explanation tendered, a compromise was accepted. The Table Talk and Bulletin cases are set down for trial at Sydney in March.

Two recent arrivals from England recently had an experience of the New. Zealand bush they are not likely to forget for. a long time (says the Auckland correspondent of the Lyttelton Times). Information was brought to Opotiki by Mr J. F. Foster, of Upper Otara, to the effect that two men who had been employed in. the neighbourhood had got bushed in an endeavour to push through to Motu. .They were not familiar with the busfr"tracks, and evidently soon wandered off the path. From Monday to Friday they were hopelessly lost, and eventually they came out near the Pakihi forest reserve in a completely exhausted condition. During their sojourn in the bush they were drenched by rain, their swags had been swept down a stream, and they were without food for the greater part of the time. One of the men was so exhausted when he reached the open country again that he was unable to walk, and, in Mr Foster's opinion, another day of the bush would have proved ( fatal to both of them.

Mr F. S. Mcßae, of Palmerston, took thirteen firsts in the sheep classes at the Horowhenua Show yesterday. J The wreck of the Waikare was sold at auction at Invercargill on Wednesday, for £200 to J. K. Jamieson, of InverS cargill. Mr J. Collingwood, Feilding, has been appointed • handicapper for the Mananui, (Main Trunk line) sports meeting, to be held on March 17. The Rev. Bates wired to-day:—Wester-ly moderate to strong winds prevailing, indications for fair weather, glass little movement, but fall slowly after 10 hours. The Levin Chronicle office had a narrow escape from destruction by fire yesterday morning. A fire was discovered under the floor of the engine room, but was extinguished before much damage was done. Whooping cough is very prevalent in and around Dunedin, and since, by a curious oversight (says the Star), it is not one of those infectious diseases which have to bo reported to the.Health Office, it has more chances of an epidemic than have other zymotic diseases. On the doorstep of his father's house at ' Mountsorrel, near Leicester, Tom Smith, aged 30, was found by his father frozen to death a few days before Christmas. He had walked from Loughborough, six miles away,'during the night, and evidently being overcome by the bitter cold, sank down and died in the snow on the very threshold of home. Mr S. Jickcll, Borough Engineer, has during the last day or two been engaged in surveying the Mangahao 6treain in conncction with the decision arrived at at the last meeting of the Borough. Council regarding the provision of electrical power in Palmerston. The proposal, as stated at the time, is that the Mangahao should be harnessed to supply elcctrical energy, and a preliminary survey taken to see if the scheme would work out on a good commercial basis.

The contrast between the Bar and tho political arena was pointod out in amusing terms in his speech the farewell banquet in Sydney by Sir George Reid, who has had a long experience in both fields of activity (says tho Daily Telegraph). "I have passed, as you all know," said he, "a very strenuous political life, with some fitting, but highly auriferous, periods of professional engagement. (Laughter.) In my practice at the Bar I found fighting very different from my political conflicts, because there, in the midst of the most bitter passages of arms, my learned brothers and myself always had one feeling of sympathy in common, which amounted to this, that whoever lost in the scrimmage, we did not." (Laughter and cheers.)

At to-day's meeting of tho Hospital Board Mr Stubbs reported in regard to an interview between the matron and some of the executive members, when Miss McLagan gave her opinion on the question of teaching the nurses the art of massage. Mrs Leask". who was the only masseuse in New Zealand qualified to give certificates, was prepared to give a course of lessons to nurses, and Miss McLagan considered that as massage was a system of treatment coming more into favour every day the nurses should bo given an opportunity of learning the system. After discussion, it was decided to pay 75 per cent, of the fees for the lessons for the four nursing sisters at the hospital.