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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9187, 12 April 1910, Page 4

The annual meetings of householders in connection with the election of school committees will be held on the- 25th inst. At the Masterton Police Court on Saturday, Kate Neilsen, a boardinghouse keeper,' was fined £50 for having sold liquor in a No-license area. A private telegram was in Palmerston this morning stating that today's Auckland Herald publishes a statement. that the fall in Waihi shares was not due to any fault in the mine itself. William Burke, on a charge of helpless drunkenness, was convictcd by Mr A. D. Thomson, S.M., this morning, and ordered to pay expenses amounting to £2 4s 6d. The Rev. Bates wired to-day Westerly strong winds to gale, veering to southerly after 20 hours, expect unsettled and cloudy weather, rain probable, river high, glass unsteady, but rise after 24 hours. A hardened criminal of 20, named Milet Akstich, whistled as he was led to execution, and while his hands were being tied, and only ceased (says a Belgrade message) when he fell under the bullets of the police. F. W. Crossman (9min) won the Dunlon road cycling race from the coach corner at Riccarton to Lceston and back, a distance of fifty miles. B. Martin (9min) was second, and F. H. Birch (lOmin) third. The winner's time was 2hrs 27min 38sec. A. Birch (scr.) put up the fastest time, 2hr 24min 3sec.

The sand at Moturoa, says the Taranaki Herald, is saturated with petroleum. Recently some of the "beach-combers" set fire to a pool of oil there. It burned furiously for three hours,. and presented a unique spectacle. All the shellfish in the locality are tainted with petroleum, and are consequently unfit for consumption. At a committee meeting of the Golf Club yestcrclay it was decided that the mixed foursomes on Saturday should be played over 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. and 18 holes. Entries will close on Friday. Messrs Alan Strang and P. Mcllardy have been elected a ground committee, and Messrs A. Strang, G. W. Harden, and L. A. Abraham a handicapping committee. The stroke competitions were fixed for the first and second Saturdays, beginning with the first Saturday in May. A man named C. A. Williamson was sentenced to six months' imprisonment by Mr A. D. Thomson, S.M., yesterday for obtaining £6 by false pretences. On a charge of stealing £37 at Stratford he was remanded to Wanganui. Norman Williamson was convicted of stealing a portmanteau, the property of B. Tomesky, from Anderson's. boardinghouse._ He was remanded for the probation officer's report.- Theodore Newman, for procuring liquor daring the currency, of a prohibition order, was fined 10s.

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A young son of Mr, J. Drew, of Dannevirke met with a painful accident the other' evening. HoW driving: acow when the animal trod on tho lad s foot, completely severing one of the toes tiom the right foot. An elderly man named' McLean, living at East Potono, and working at Belmont, had an arm broken and was otherwise injured through being thrown when stepping on to the Lower Hutt railway platform on Thursday night from a moving, train. In reply to a special enquiry made of him by the provincial secretary of the . New Zealand Farmers' Union, Christchurch, regarding the carriage of potatoes by rail, tho District Traffic Manager, Christchurch, has stated that the regulation -restricting tho weight of grain per sack will not be applied to potatoes for the present. Owin°- mainly to the excellent results arising o from the construction of boom crovnes the expenditure on river protective works at the Hutt has largely decreased. For instance, tho cost of upkeep for the 1909-10 period was only £250 against £530 during 1908-9 period and £798 for the 1907-8 period. "Why should there not.be municipal racecourses?" asked his Honor the Chief Justice during the hearing of a case beforo the Court of Appeal in Wellington. "There are municipal theatres, but yet somo people object to the theatre as debasing and immoral. The same objections aro made to racecourses. Why should both not be treated in the same way?"

Two foreigners, a German and .an Italian, arrived at Wellington by the , Mokoia from the Islands on Wednesday. A German and a Norwegian were included in the Turakina's passengers from London. The Manuka, from Sydney, brought three Swedes, a Dane, a Frenchman, and a Russian. All these newcomers, passed satisfactorily the test imposed on foreigners by the Immigration Restriction Act. Referring to the find of coal on the Main Trunk line, the locality of which the Railway Department is keeping secret, a correspondent writes: —"The coal is on the upper waters of the Retaruke stream, about two miles west from the present railway. There are also outcrops lower down the Retaruke, towards the Wanganui, and it seems as if it were a continuation of the coal measures on the Tangarakau, on the west v side of the ■> Wanganui." Tho settlers around Ruanui, near Taihape, had a meeting the other day _to protest against Californian thistle being classed as a noxious weed. They hold that stock will eat it if grass scarce, and that it is impossible to eradicate it. They aro petitioning for the Act to bo repealed. Tho Departmental Inpector (Mr Deene) said he did not think _ a. proper attempt to deal with Californian thistlo had been made in the district. He recommended the use of the mower. As long as tho Act remained in force he intended to enforce it. About two years ago some 10,000 ladybirds were imported to New Zealand and distributed over the two islands for the purpose of checking tho woolly aphis blight on fruit trees. It naturally takestime for the little insects to become established, but already they have been seen 1 in some districts doing really good work in the way of checking the blight. The problem of eradicating the woolly aphis is a most difficult one, and really no certain cure has yet been discovered. Spraying the trees with oil gets rid of the trouble to some extent, but it has not. tho same finality as the application of arsenate of lead has in dealing with the codlin moth.

What is said to bo a world's reeord price for stud sheen was offered on Saturday to Mr Ernest Short, of Paror-ang-i, for two of the rams which he is taking to the Argentine for competition at the coming Centennial Show at Buenos Ay res. Mr- Wm. Akers, the well-known Linton (Palmerston North) breeder, commissioned Mr Chas. Carr, of Feilding, to purchase two of the Short Romneys. Mr Carr went out to Parorangi and inspected the Short stud flock, and as a result met Mr Short in Feilding, and offered £800 cach for the two- animals he selected. Mr Akors was prepared to write out a cheque at once for the £1600. Mr Short refused the offer, as the two rams selected by Mr Carr were the pick of the flock for the Argentine, and with one of them ho hopes to win the world's championshipagainst the English breeders at Buenos Ayros. Mr Short and his competitive contingent leave Feilding for South America 011 the 19th inst.

A largo crowd gathered on the Thorndon Esplanade, Wellington, on Saturday afternoon, when Parker, the handcuff expert, jumped from tho staging of th© Thorndon Dinghy Club's shed, fully manacled, into the harbour. The handcuffs were examined by a constable, who pronounced them genuine. Parker was then trussed up in a most convincing manner. Two pairs of handcuffs were placed upon his wrists, and a pair of leg-irons passed across his back and fastened to his arms just above the elbows. A heavy trace chain, such as is in common use in dray or waggon harness, was attached to the handcuffs, passed twice round Parker's waist, fastened to tho leg-irons at the back, and then wound round his body in a manner that must have convinced the most sceptical. When he at last walked along the diving board his arms were pinioned tightly to his sides, while his forearms passed across his chest, firmly held by the handcuffs on his wrists. The surge of water following his entry was watched anxiously. From the time he disappeared till his head re-appfcared above the surface only ten seconds elapsed. He was then entirely free.

Mr John Holmes, the well-known Wellington merchant, is making a flying visit to Pahnerston for the purpose of renewing his acquaintance with his many clients in this district, for whom he worked up the flax trade when acting as ComiSl'ssioner for New Zealand in 1897-8. It will bo remembered that Mr Holmes spoko in several centres in the Manawatu, including Foxton, where he ' propounded a suggestion for developing the fibre industry. Since then the hemp marketing has grown steadily, both in value, quality and quantitv. Mr Holmes is visiting tho district prior to leaving for England to meet his son. Mr Garnet Holmes, and ho has been called to London to complete negotiations for the sale of his son's patent, the Holmes-Allen trolley head for electric trams. As Mr Holme;-, jnr., is a young New Zealander, we congratulate him on the success of his invention. It has been adopted in 23 countries, and by 110 tramway companies. The patent is regarded a 6 being a very valuable one by Mr Edison, the great inventor, who met Mr Garnet Holmes while the latter was en route to London via New York. Mr Edison informed Mr Holmes that his trolley head must be adopted throughout the world, and rliat there were no less than 451,000 tramears in the United States which would require the contrivance. Such praise speaks \olumes for a New Zealander. who has already reached a high position- in the electrical world. Mjr Joint Ulolmes says that tho fight to intrxf-duc-e the trolley head has been as difficult a one as his own efforts to- establish thoflax and c'.niry produce industries of the Dominion.

A grand show of the latest creations, in model millinery is now on display in- . tae centre window of the Bon Marche. As ..riiia is the first full display of theseason, it will not fail to interest con-' , templating- buyers.—Advt. Diaries for 1910 at Park's warehouse. Priie and Presentation Books, Prayer a.id Hymns. Bibles, Church Praise, Catholic Prayer Books, new Annuals,' Post Cards, etc.- -Advt. Women will be particularly interested-' in» the splendid door mat values Messrs Ccliinson's arc offering. A glance \t the prices must appeal to the keen bjivmghousewife. 24s inches x 15 inches Is* lideach. 27 inches x 17 inches 2s 9cl each 29g inches x 18A inches 3s 6d each- la<-ecr ' lizesI izes 4s ;-Ik], 6s 6d. Collinson and Cheapside," PaJirierston N.—Advt

While fishing in the Inner Harbour at Napier, jVlcssrs THonitis T-iiiing and. Leslie Balfour hooked a stingareo of enormous dimensions. When measured, it was found to bo 9ft long (the tail being over sft), and estimated to weigh something liJjo 1301b. From all parts of the Waikato district reports are to the effect that the dairying season has been a record one. In addition to the very favourable season experienced, some credit is given to the fact that dairy farmers are culling their herds very consistently, with the result that greatly increased returns are being secured. It is expected that most of the creameries in the Cambridge district will close down at the end of May, and reopen in August.