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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9742, 6 March 1914, Page 4

A Sydney cable states thp there is a great public outcry against the Government's proposal to raise the train fares. A private Bill has been introduced into the House of Commons (says a London cable) to permit women to practice as solicitors. At its annual meeting last evening the High School Board decided to hold an enquiry on Friday next into the charges brought against the High School Board the Rector of the High School, and the Technical School by Mr Lundie. The Campbell street school picnic at Plunmerton to-day was well attended by school children and parents alike, the special train of thirteen carriages being crowded. The weather this morning did not look very promising, hut the holidaymakers hoped to find a change in conditions on their arrival at the seaside. An enthusiastic amateur sea fisherman, who usually spends his spare time in fishing inside the moles at Lyttelton, states the Sun. has been having bard luck of late. Day after day, large fish has broken the lines. On Tuesday the angler equipped himself with a line nearly as thick as a ship's hawser, and hook in proportion. A live herring was used as a bait with favourable result, for a large stingray was lauded after a strenuous fight witnessed by many onlookers. The dimensions of the stingray were 6ft long, 4ft wide, and approximate weight about 2001b. It is not often one hears nowadays of a woman "running the whole blooming show." In the Opunake Court a lady in a legal suit stated in the witness-box she borrowed a horse to plough with, telling her counsel, when questioned about obtaining the plough. "I couidn't plough without a horse, could I '! Getting the horse and putting on the harness it bucked and kicked, and. after breaking it in quietly, the plaintiff wanted the horse sent back." The same lady milks 30 cows night and morning, drives the milk to the factory, attends to the fencing, in fact, owns and manages a farm herself; and the sinewy looking hands betokened that the lady witness was no parlormaid. Something new and distinctly modern in art is beiiijr introduced to Palmerston just now in the form of an into#estirig little exhibition of oil and water colour paintings,* the work of the Misses Chapman, erstwhile residents of Dunedin, who have just returned from Paris, where they have been studying under leading masters in the Mecca of the arts. The works on exhibition comprise a wide range of sub- ] jects. including portraits in oils, glimpses I of many famous old world resorts, including I many studies in Bruges, and one or two ; landscape studies of New Zealand scenery, i The artists have aimed at impressionistic effects of Nature's quickly chariinriu- moodg. and the results are vivid and realistic. Th« exhibition, which is shown in the upstairs portion of the Gas Company's Broad street premises, will be open fo r a fortnight, and serves to introduce Miss Chapman, who is ■prepared to receive pupils for drawing and painting, and who will undertake commissions for portraits. > ■ j Don't trust to memory; a Bunting por- I trait preserves all that memory loses. Each one will bring out the individuality and natural characteristics of the sitter'. All charges moderate; cab to-day Bunting Studios, the Squire. Palmerston N.—Advt. The first winter shew at the Bon Marche on Thursday, Friday and Saturday next will reveal some extraordinary charming styles in tailored costumes. The features of design and the beautiful quality and ; exclusiveness of materials are most impres- ! sive. Mr Ross personally selected these I before leaving London, and their superi- i ority, coupled with their decidedly moder- i ate prices, will appeal to every lady whose inclinations are for refined creations of I the most distinguished order. We strongly ! urge an early inspection of these goods. I C. M. Ross and Co.—Advt '

A purse found at the Dannevirke races belonged to a Hastings native. It contained nearly £SO, and was eventually restored to its rightful owner. On Friday, March 20, a social will bo held in the Stony Creek Hall in aid of the Vaughan benefit fund. Ladies' will be charged Is and gentlemen 2s for admission.

Tho Royal Artillerv Band which came to New Zetland some three and a-half months ago under engagement by the Auckland Exhibition authorises, left Wellington for England yesterday by the Ruapehu. ''The present session of the Supreme Conrfc terminates to-morrow afternoon. In the morning the divorce list will be dealt with, •a civil case following. On Monday Mr Justice Edwards will leave for Napier. A Kairanga settler reports an unusual case of a wild duck bringing out two broods in a season, one of twelve, and another of nine ducklings. The first brood "wa» hatched in July and tho second in January. Delegates from Fire Brigades from northern towns passed through Palmcrston yesterday en* route to Akaroa. where the annual conference of the Fire Brigades' Association commences on Monday. Foreman Hopkins represent* th-j local brigade.

The u»e of anti-typhoid vaccina hae l>een adopted in Gisborne this year, as a measure against the possibility of incurring tho disease. Already quite a number of townspeople have submitted themselves to vaccination, including the nursing staff of tho public hospitaL

One of the local labour agents (save a Gore telegram) says that a hundred men from the north called on him for harvesting work during ten days. The harvest there is practically over, and the men will not take other work. Some of them are from as far north as Auckland.

A peculiar accident occurred to a boy named John Hunt, at Christchurch. While gauging the petrol in a motor cycle, his finger swelled and became stuck. After trying for a considerable time, a doctor was procured, and with the united efforts of oils, acids,, and muscle his finger wae at last extracted

The American athletes, Parker, Caughey, Templcfon and Power, accompanied by their manager, Mr Peixotto, arrived in Palmerston by the 10.30 train from tho Wairarapa last night, and ■ later left by the midnight express for Hamilton, where they give their last display before leaving for San Francisco.

A Christchurch cabman secured a fare under somewhat unusual circumstances, but the manner in which he secured free k>dgings for the night was stranger still. He had been hailed by a constable to take a drunken man to the oolice station, but on presenting himself at the watch-house for payment, was found to be more drunk than his fare. The constable promptly locked both of them up.

Passenger? by the Arahura from Wellington, on Saturday, report an exciting occurrence shortly after leaving the Wellington Heads. The Picton boat was on its usual course, when a small steamer appeared to be steering an erratic course. Warning whistles were sounded, and the passengers considered a collision amidships inevitable, but, luckily, this was averted, the boats clearing one another with a very narrow maigin to spare. According to an informant of the Picton Press, it was a close shave, and, in his opinion, justifies an enquiry.

The case of W. B. V. Pearcc v. C. H. Burnett, a claim for £139 10s for horses sold, which was set down for hearing at the present session of the Supreme Court, has been stood down. The case will be. heard cither at the Wanganui sittings of the Court or at the next local sitting. Legal argument in r e Michael H. King, a motion for declaring an agreement invalid, a matter in bankruptcy, will be taken in .Wellington.

It has always been a question wnether the appendix is of any use, says Science Sittings, luit Dr. Edmund Perrier has just told the French Academy of Sciences that the appendix excites the activity of the intestines, and thus aids the functions of digestion and excretion. After experimenting on animals, with their appendices removed, as in human beings. Dr. Perrier discovered that the secretions of the glands had a strong effect on the intestinal muscles, and makes a strong plea that the Academy should suggest to French surgeons that; they cease, from performing appendix operations for any but urgent cases.

A representative of a Boston (U.S.A.) paper-manufacturing firm has been on a visit to the Dominion enquiring into the question of obtaining supplies of the waste products of flux or hemp mills for papermaking purposes. He declares that stripperslips, provided they can be supplied at a reasonable price, would make excellent material for paper-making. As there are vast quantities of this residuai product now lying rotting nt many mills, writes Mr W. 11. Ferris, Government Hemp Grader, it is to be regretted advantage cannot be taken of this new method of utilisation presented. Th« American firm in question is already a large u--ct of our tow in its paper-making business.

A well-known Wanganui banker had a peculiar experience the other day. He was walking down the street carrying some small live cartridges in one of his pockets. He was smoking a pipe at the time, and, meeting an acquaintance, put his pipe in his pocket where the cartridges were. Later on he was startled to an explosion corning apparently from his pocket. Investigating he found that one of the cartridges had been heated bv the lighted tobacco and had exploded. Fortunately, no more serious damage than a hole in his hat was the result, but had the bullet gone any other way than upwards there would have probably lveen more serious consequences.—Herald.

With reference to the country solicitor, concernmgr whom a paragraph appeared in the Dunedin Star, that paper savs:—"We understand that the Otago District Law Society held a special meeting to Consider the case, and has forwarded a copy of the evidence taken, together with a full report to the Council of the New Zealand Law Society, to take such action as it thinks fit. The I,aw Practitioner Act Amendment Act of 1913, gives full power to the New Zealand Law Society to deal with all cases of profoMiional misconduct throughout the Dominion. The police have a warrant for the arrest of the solicitor in question on a charge of forgery but hi s present whereabouts is unknown, although he was here a few days t S °£3ooo " §Um inV ° lved ift said to amoun *

During the past few seasons, says Mr A H. Caekayne, in the Journal of Agriculture. Danish cocksfoot-seed has secured a dominant position on British markets previously divided between American and New Zealand seed The relation of Danish seed to the New Zealand export cocksfoot trade is summed up as follows bv one of the largest seed-importing firms in Great Bri- * x~ D r ; im f l se °d has taken the place , ot Zealand on European markets, it is finer seed, contains no holcus (Yorkshim fog), and germinates from 10 to 15 per cent higher than does New Zealand We would give to-day 5s a hundredweight more for 181b Danish than for the best 181b Aew Zealand, and Danish farmers sav thev can grow it profitably to sell machincdrofißcd seed at 40s to 45s ner lb) per hundredweight, c.i.f. British ports. So tKfc except; in ease of the failure of the Danish crop. Now Zealand must come in at a low price in order to compete."

A perfectly new shade this autumn is copper, and, though w> noveland striking it i. easy to wear. To be seen n he new ready-to-wear hats at Collinson an i n nghame s window and showroom; also new e lall t' lime ' a ? d must » rd These br Ihant artly dimmed, with brilliant Onental de?igns--=omc have tiny r r l e n !tviifh n sf 7 * 6d s?■ 6d - Al *> Sow "J :nd B vei;e\^ t and6hade3in^u Molt:

Remove .that dirt off your hanCs! You can do .t easily with Ericka Hand Soap, and with cold water, too; instantly removes grease, paint, oils, inks, etc., from vour hands and clothing. Try it to-day; 6d a tin. Collinson and Son, 11 Broad street, the Square.—Ad vt.

&i g . irls fine selection and best of value at Wur. p ar k' e , bookseller.-

When the Customs duty w M & uniform percentage ad valorem, the paaing of the entries was quite easy. Nowadays it takes a brainy man to run the gauntlet of the many tariffs. can save both time and worry by getting their Custom* work done b> J. J. Cnrtie and Co., Ltd., Customhouse Quay. Wellington.—Adrt.

An important business chancre is announced from Hawcra. The New Zealand Farmers Co-operative Organisation Society, Ltd.. ha» purchased the whole of the Taranaki auctioneering business of Gillies and Holder. The new company takes possession on April let.

Atone time the Chinese w '»o run the pakapoo sweeps in Wellington used to have an insurance fund, out of which to pay the fine* of those who were caught and convicted. Out of the proceeds of every hundred tick< ts •omuch went in to the insurance fund. De-tective-Sergeant CaßScHs stated in the Wellington Magistrate's Court that the "banks'' have latterly refused to keep up the fund, owing to the frequency of convictions. The shipmont of cattle some time ago. from Auckland to Java, has, according to accounts received recently, not succeeded too well. Although only one died on the trip ovor, still,- since arrival, another six have been lost through some 30 far unknown cause. Veterinary experts have not yet decided whether this is the result of the change of. feed, or the very hot ciimate, but lean rather to the latter idea. In a lecture at Cliristchureh, Mr Estill. Commercial Superintendent for the Port of London Authority, said: —"In rc-prcking the tea in the great warehouses inflection, men are employed to tread the tea into paokages. Canvas sacks are phion! over their boots so as to prevent any dirt getting into the tea. and if the men do not put on the sack, they rret it. Experiments had been tried with machinery fitted with hammers, which strike the side of the cheat so as to avoid the necessity for employing what appears to br a primitive method of I re-packing tea chests, but. so far nothing hae been found which is so effective an fehe human foot."

Magistrates are addressed in many ways by those who find themselves in the dock or witness-box. It is a not uncommon thing to hear hardened offenders speak in a tone of the createst familiarity to the Bench, using the magistrate's name, while wives who frequently ask the aid of the law in obtaining sums due on mainh nance orders sometimes adopt the air of old acquaintanceship towards the Bench. And the Bench. being human, frequently passes it by. At the Auckland Court, however, a defendant in a by-law case, who addressed Air E. C. Cutten, S.M.. as "Mr Cut ten," was speedily informed as to the correct method of address. "I am not Mr Cutten here, but his Worship," said the magistrate. In order to test thoroughly the value of planting good typical specimens of a variety of potato (cut and uncut) against the ordinary size used for seed purposes, special row.were set apart in this year'g potato plots at the Weraroa experimental farm. Alongside the rows planted with the egg-sized type of seed, rows were set apart for the cut and uncut seed. th« tubers selected in each case being medium sized table potatoes, what would be regarded as very nice specimens of the variety—Up-to-date —weigrhinjr about 4oz. The Journal of Agriculture reports that at the present time, nine weeks from planting, the uncut medium-sized seed is far in advance of the other rows, so far n« development and robustness of haulms sre concerned, while in contradistinction to the other rows there is not a blank. The final verdict will not. of course, be secured until the potatoes are lifted, but at present everything appears to favour the whole mediumsized seed. In the fifteen mile event at the Marton motor cycle sports, one rider (T. Bruce) had a pretty close call (says ihe Wanganui Chroniole). He und S. W. Morrison, two scratch men, were travelling at a rate of between 50 and 60 miles per hour, and when about half the distance had been negotiated Bruce just managed to pass Morrison. He then attempted to get on the inside running, but. took the turn across the course rather sharply. His machine consequently skidded on the grass track, and the rider was thrown head over heels several times. His machine was also thrown some yards ahead. To those on the grandstand it appeared as if Bruce had been badly hurt, as he lay on the ground some little time. He was. however, only a little, dazed, but he rolled over oft" the track to encape a bunch of approaching cyclists. A little later he got up and walk ed round the course, little the worse for his fall. His machine was badly knocked about. Bruce's fall was rather unfortun-1 ate, particularly as he seemed to be a pre-j bablo winner, and was riding a great rae<\ The Te Puke paper reports that a fire, which broke out on Mr Collins' property last week, and spread from thence on to Messrs Bavliss Bros', land, continued 10 spread with alarming rapidity on Friday and Saturday, until it extended over a large expanse of country, generally estimated at over 2000 acres, whilst hundreds of acres of flax were destroyed. In addition to the above properties the conflagration traversed those of Messrs Voss and Bell. Where but a week ago appeared a vast stretch of green marketable fibre rustling in the breeze, is now to be seen « black, desolate wast-. That the devastation will limit the cutput of those mills which obtained their supplies of flax from the area burned is undoubted. Five years must elapse before flax once destroyed bv fire grows sufficiently to enable it to be cut. The recent conflagration, however, has not l>een an unmixed evil. It has cleaned up a lot of rubbish, and provided a splendid seed bed over hundreds of acres, which can now be laid down in grass. On the other hand, it has burned oft' the rubbish that has been accumulating for years on undrained land. which i 9 too soft to sow down. Details as to individual losses has not yet come to hand, but they are certainly heavy. A very enjoyable picnic was held on Wednesday afternoon by the staff of Collinson and Cunninghame, Ltd.. on the Ashhurst Domain. The party, numbering over one hundred, were conveyed to the ground in three drags just after midday. During the afternoon a sports programme was run off, with the following results: Men's races: 100 yards. Gilford 1. Dixon 2; 440 yards. Dixon 1. Cunninghame and Donald dead heat 2; throwing the cricket ball. Gifford 1, Hooker 2. Phillpott 3; long jump. Dixon 1. Gifford 2. Cade 3: departmental relay race, dress department (Kingston. Gifford. Ryder and Cunninghame) 1: boys' race (under 16). Ardel 1, Fleming 2. A cup for most points has been presented. but owing- to time beinrr limited, a 25 yards' swimming race could not be got off. This will take place next week. Gifford (10) and Dixon (8) have the highest points at present. The ladies' races resulted:— 75 yards. Miss Walsh 1, Miss Ford 2; 50 yards three-legged race. Misses Corston and Blandford 1, Misses Findlay and Ford 2; thread the needle. Miss R. Kerslake 1. Miss Seeker 2. potato race. Miss Walsh I, Miss Seeker 2: skipping, Miss Cornford 1, Miss Fyfe 2: most points. Mis: Walsh 7, Misses Kerslake ami Seeker 5 each. It i« intended to make the picnic an annual affair, and judcrinrr by the success of the first venture, the subsequent ones should be of a very pleasant and happy nature.