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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9517, 18 May 1911, Page 4

On page 2: Gables, hockey, telegrams, debating. On page 3: Farm and station. On page 6: Country correspondence, en- . tertainments, women's consumptive annexe. On page 7: Sporting, commercial, Druids' dance. It is intended to hold Arbor Day ou the 31st- of .May this year as recommended by the Council and Boautifying Society. In no fewer than sixty-live districts iu the Auckland educational districts this year, no school committees were elected. Hon. J. Carroll opened the new post office at Takapau yesterday. Mr Hall, M.P. also opened the school in the same locality. At the Master Builders' Association dinner speakers deplored the shortage of labour, and stated that architects were unable to get men. A vigorous immigration policy was asked for—Cabled item. Rev. D. C. Bates wired to-day .-—South' easterly winds,.-strong to gale, but do■creasing after ten hours; weather probably cool and changeable, rain probable, /■l'iver.'Jiigli, glass little movement; pro- ■ bably : a "very cold night. A recent, visitor from America refersenthusiastically to tho excellence of telephone cummunication in that country. It -is' -quite common, lie says, -. in tho ■Stans to.have, ail tho living and bedrooms, and also tho kitchen, connected, with tno telephones-stem. ■ - At the Debating Society's social last evening - the following'■.gentlemen wero elected'-meiiiljersififc.tliu-Society .Messrs E. S.. Crabb, R, Gardiner, R. McXal), W. lark, -:-C..,.-N\;.-lVpli'n j '--ffi;'Kolwrfson. ±\\ . .Olliver, and J. ' Moore. ' 1 At the- new p(«| office in Auckland there will bo' a -separab,'posting •tiox- for.'city letters, which .will bo a great benefit to the (sorters, and will mean greater despatch and convenience. The - day /.will.come when-an innovation of this iiaiur# will- bo found desirablo in Palmerston. The Halcomb© correspondent-of the Marton paper, writing anent the shoot-' mg season, says: "A pair from Palmerston, father and son, went for a, shooting trip, and returned with' 75 pig: eons, 12 quail, and 10 pheasants. ' Several .shopkeepers in tho town arcnot in accord with tho decision of the Half-Holiday Association to close business.; premises on Saturday, June 3rd, King's Birthday.. Tho shopkeepers stale-: thai Saturday is' their busiest day and. fioycral of tlicm would prefer to close on, the: following Monday.^' 'Tho aggregation of areas is said to be .proceeding, apace, in ,Wairarapa. Both in Mctahuna and Pahiatua'small farms are becoming big farms and the property 'of. •one man, mstead of two or three. This is evidenced by the fact that, in Paliiatua County, a net decrease of nearly 300 .has-taken place' in tho population within" the Jast five years. ■ Counsel in a case for an alleged breach of the borough by-laws at the Masterto.L Magistrates Court, asked h'is Worship, liow a walking pace was to be defined, ttas it the pace of a man, horse, or of an elephant? His Worship said he. would, take ,it to bo the pace of a. man. Couifc sel said ho would appeal on the point. . . . When closer settlement is mentioned in connection with New. Zealand a .comv. parison, with Japan. 'is;':-"intoresting" and.:" suggesfno. In Japan-'thero is ,-an aver-age.of-22(7 persons to the square mile of • ciiltiviited land; an area of a little over - ■fl'. 000 . Sf l',' llr P miles,-the total population"-" being well oil fifty millions. -.'v"--'''.-.v?' ..In connection with .-the discussion on. the-. allocation of the funds raised "for .'a.' consumption amioxo, which was referred..' to .Hi-.our otlitoral columns, Miss Grendinning. informs- us that the point, she'desired lo make at the meeting was that, if thei; balance of .the monoy wero put. out-at- interest it would bring in about •j2O;- : .;. This' would bear a subsidy - 'andn' : thus,- bo about. £4O annually .'available.'/ for the of. indigent- consumptive women;.-. V.V;' v!"'-:'--;- - ■' . J':'.; ~To shoiv 'how. concessions'- may be a bus-V fd :,tlie Minister of Railways rcceni.lv, mentioned, at. Dunedin, some -littletrouble he had had with the fruit grow- • ers.A very substantial privilege 'was ■■ granted Iheni: in. tho;mattcr of-free rail-., ing of timUr for fruit ea?es. The Min, H'er found, however, .ihat in many cases thoy- porsisrod .in/railing this timber some hundreds' of miles, passing'.a timber",hvi 11 : -' at ;their ■ very doors,- simply' because- they could .'purcliaso a-shade cheaper at tho-■more-distant mill.V- '-v'".- . - At. the social .held' by the. Debating Society. : last evening- 'Mr "M.' Cohen. jlm chairman, stated ihat iho. debate for next?'-'' night, May 2511>,' .would be, "Is it. advisable- to instal electric 'trams in Pal- - m^rstoii .Mr W. Park faking tho' '■ affirmative, and Mr R. Gardiner the negative,.. On Juno Ist tho debate will lie,-."Thar it- is advisable for the Dominion to remove fhe tariff on the necessities * of life that are imported from the Britisli Dominion*:" ;'ln . ; y -V ~ Mi- J. 11. Ormoiid mentions an. incident, of his. recent. Waikaremoana' trip,' i'cniihdiiig...-ciiie of the old 'story.- of thebridge which had a- sign. denoting that-.' when the'.sign .was covered the bridgewas dangerous. Near Marumaru there-" is a-gate for. protection against rabbits, -and heavy, fines are provided for anvono " failing to close the gate after them.' When the .motorists went through the gate was-' open,.: and they left- it as they found'-' if. but when they returned the gate was-, shut, - and then, for tho first time, they saw the notice, which is not discernible ' to the traveller when the gate is open. It would appear that the larrikin, flourishes in every part of New Zealand. A disgraceful affair is reported to have occurred at Morrinville, in the Auckland district, where ladies gave a hall. Larrikins placed a large quantity of hpsoin salts in a copper in which water was being boiled to make tea. The strong flavour of the tea averted serious--consequences. Subsequently the larrikins . stole soup which was being heated, and' leplaced it with water. Much indignation has been caused in tho district by these-'. acts. It is cases of this kind where a good whipping would prove effectual. '.ihc death has just been announced .of'.tiie famous bugler of a regiment, of Zou.:" ■ aves, who immortalised himself at the hnal'assault, on Scbastopol. When tho - French stormed the Malakoff redoubt,, the bugler was among the first to reach the top of the . bastion. Although he formed a splendid target for the Russian- .- riflemen, there he stood on the top of the'' bastion and sounded tho "Charge," again'*'; and again. He escaped without a scratch, though the survivors were very ( i?\v. Two years the. Tsar 'visited Cherbourgh, and ".showed his recognition of tho bugler's splendid bravery by pinning the Russian .military war medal on the bugler's .breast. " 'This French hero of the C>-i----'mean. W;.r was 73 when ho died. Tasmanian fruit-grower, says he is satisfied- that New Zealand can grow 'as good fruit, as they can in Tasmania. He also- noticed tho waste of fruit in - theorchards, By waste lie meant second and flurd grade truit. There is more waste, in i\ew Zealand orchards than in Tasmania, duo in the export's opinion, tothe me,nods o culture. In Tasmania, in the ca-o of tree? that are heavily emptied, the fruit is-picked at intervals, which relieves the tree of a great strain, and enables the fruit that is left- tomature Growers in. Tasmania, ho added, would bo anything but satisfied to see : the quantity of fruit, going to waste that,. I«| has seen during his' New Zealand' JV 110 question that the distinctly l opular dioNS goods of the present season' ■ ■are Harris ami Donegal tweeds and freizo ' o blanket, effects. These are now on ' show ill good selection at the Bon-' Marche. Prices range from 2s 6d to ssper yard.. C. M, Ross and Com'-'-' I'nny mvite inspection,—Advt. Bride cake boxes, confetti for weddings; very fine and largo select-inn of"new writing pads and papers: ladies' '. Wm - p " k ' "-y Collinson and Son's prices on lamp-waro yiu suit, the most exacting fancies of your pocket-book. This firm stocks nothing that is not {rood and do fend abletherefore ;t- ut a safe store to trade-with-—Aclvt.