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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 10164, 1 September 1915, Page 4

Welcome ram is reported in South Can terbury. where there lias l>oeii a fear of drought. Altogether 1253 Rugby Unionists in New South Wales have been accepted for the front. The vital stnti>tics for the Palmorston ,lj.. trict during the month of August comprise 13 death;,, 53 births, and 25 inarriageN Hon. J. \V. (~ Aitkcn was vesterday re-cK-tcd chairman of the Wellington Kducatiun Hi aid without oppo-iiion. A table states that tin" fust passenger train over the Canadian Northern Railway has reached the Pacific Coast from Toronto. A Paris cable states that Carpcntier the boxer, has agait met with an accident. when landing from ;.n aeroplane he fractured liis thigh. . At tin Paltnerston Police Court tliis morning, before Mcs~r, .). and V Mowleui. .1t..-, four In>t offenders were convicted and discharged for drunkenness. A Calcutta cable records renewed floods in the Lower Ganges. The town of Faridpur has been largely submerged and the jute storehouses in Naraigaj flooded. On- bankruptty took *dacc in the Pal mer.;ton district during the month of August, this being a similar number to that recorded in the convspo-idmg month of last year According to a Sydney cable it is understood that the first five millions of the twenty millions loan which is lieing raised in Australia have been largely over-sub-scribed. Two (a«-es of literature were despatched from the Palmer-ton Recruiting Office today by Mf*i«\ Kenwav. One case is for shipment to the wounded soldiers at Alexandria, ami the other was sent to the Trtntham Camp. The Trentham Regiment's band is absent from Rangiotu camp on nine days' leuve. The bandsmen have gone through all the musketry and drill of the usual infantry course, and at the front will act as stretcher-bearers, which also necessitates a course of first-aid instruction. The lion. Jas. Allen says the national register will enable the Government to decide upon the measures necessary to keep the industries of the country going. Agriculture and factories engaged in the production of military equipment were as essential as the soldier himself, and it was anticipated that some organisation would be necessary. At the monthly meeting of the St. John Ambulance Nursing Division it was decided to meet. Tuesday afternoon instead of Wednesday, at the Britannia Building-, at 2.30. to receive and make hospital requirements for the siek and wounded. Anyone willing to traki' pyjamas, bandages, swab*, etc., can get materials at the above address and time. As tho Division is anxious to git another ca.-e ready as soon as |>ossible the member* will be grateful for any help, work, money or materials.

William Henry Barton, labourer, of Foxton, has filed a petition in bankruptcy. His statement shows unsecured creditors to the amount of £lO9 17s Bd. and asset* £l6 19s 6d. leaving a deficiency of £92 18s 2d. Tho creditors are: Easson Bros. (Johnsonvillo), storekeepers, £2l; J. M. Kelly (Foxton), storekeeper, £23 13s 4d; W'oodnxde (Foxton), butcher. £22 6s lCd; J. Walls (Foxton), baker. £6 18b 6d; J. Oliver (Rangiotu) butcher. £22 10s; T. Rimmcr (FoUun). storekeeper, £l3 <k.

The Eighth Reinforcements have settled down to camp life at Trcnthara nnd the work of drilling the men i«, proceeding vigorously. The artillerymen in camp number about 500. and of these 300 are expected to go with the Seventh Reinforcements. Five weeks' splendid weather has been experienced at Trcntham, and some of the men in camp, writing to relatives here, state that there is very little sickness, only a few colds. The camp is quite healthy now. It is still closed to the public, but will no doubt he open shortly so that the men can be visited by their relatives. Ladies interested m new millinery (and which of them is not?) will read with pleasure that the ('. M. Ross Co., Ltd., are making their fiist show on Thursday and following days. The collection is more comprehensive than ever and is sure to interest you when you call and look through it.—Advt. Owing to the police authorities enforcing I by-laws compelling riders to carry alarms on their cycles and motors, and issuing iummonscs against all riders caught without, the demand for syrens, bells and horns has been phenomenal. Fortunately the Nonpareil Cycle and Motor Co. are carrying large Mocks of these goods, and riders will be well advised to provide themwives immediately with one of theso alarm <•"?nals, which may be obtained from above company from la unwards-—Adv* New books at Park's: "The Keeper of the Door." by Ethel M. Dell; ''Delia! Blanchflower." by Mrs 11. Ward; "The Day of Judgment. - ' by Joseph Hocking; 'Ncsbit's Compact," " by Paul Trent; ''God's Country and the Woman," by lames 0. Curwood, etc.—Advt. Send your bills of lading and invoices t > I. J. Curtis and Co.. Customhouse agent., Wellington, and as soon as the steanvsr makes port your goods wil» b* forwarded to you in double quick ume. Thcrs is no waiting about in the "long-mom" or hunt ing for the "boding waiter" if Cuili* .1...» four Custom work— AAA

A Diincdin trooper ..(formerly a miner), now in th v Dardanelles trenches, writing to his fiunds in Dunediji. mentions that he and his mates, when "digging themselves in" struck what they regarded as favourable gold prospects. Private Frank Johnstone, who is stationed at Samoa, writing to a brother at Hilhaue. Kotikati, complains of inactivity of life >» the islands. a nd has a hankering for strenuous times at the front. At time of writing, he was a number of Colonel Logan's body- . guard, residing at the residence of the late Robert Ixiiis Stevenson. The climate, ho adds, is the finest in the world. Th«. foliowinjr "extras"' /or the Eighth Reinforcements left Polmerston North this irorning under Serge nit-Major Farrcll. and will go intoc-.mp at Trentham with the main bodv of the Eighths: lufantry: AAnslow. i Baldwin. A. E. Fearon, JHop; Johnston C. F. Low, - AW J. Murphy, J. Norman, and A. Mounted Rifles: R. J. Hirst on,IW g. Johnston. G. F. Jcfcoto, I/. 'Lainbesb ; ."P. Mai.-. A. Robb. end V. W-aWi. v ' ! ; A deputation of peace advocates petition- ? ed th-j South Australian Chief Secretary not to allow mob law. such as harrowing peace advocates in lk>tan : cal Park (says an Adelaide table). The Miief Secretary was antagonistic and advised them to help the count v in the present crisis and not set up indiscreet eiiizeus to preach absurd principle. It was the duty of peace societies to maintain peace at home, not to cause breaches. By the last mail, Mrs Hart, of Carterton, received a letter from .Major Hart. D.5.0., .Hating that in July he and about 200 others were received by command at Buckingham Palace bv the King, who j>ersonally pinned to their breasts the orders which they had been awarded for services in the field. His Majesty talked a little and shook hands with each one. It. wa.« a unique gathering, for among the gallant two hundred were representatives of every part of the Empire. A full blooded Maori. Harry Kelly, was charged before the Supreme Court at Auckland yesterday with breaking, entering and theft. It was stated that prisoner had been induced to plead guilty, hoping to got away with the Maori contingent. Mr Justice Cooper said accused had previously served a month's imprisonment and would now be sentenced to twelve months' hard labour "'lf the authorities think you can safely be released in order to serve your country.*' the Judge added, "they may possibly take the responsibility.*' Trooper \Y. Ayre. son of Mr Ayre. of Otaki, writing from Abbassia barracks. Cairo, say* he has now sufficiently recovered from his illness to be able to leave the hospital, but. unless he gets his hearing back. he will be sent home as medicailv unfit, lie states that L Hill was killed instantly. I>cing shut between the eyes, while Freddy Kerr was killed by a shell. At the time a( writing. Howard Roach and Jerry Ropata wire jr hospital, suffering from pleurisy, and it was probable that the former would be sent home. Other Otaki buy s v. < re well. Private S\dne> Birchley, son of Mrs Birehley. of I/unbard street, writes interestingly of his experiences at the front. He is a well-known horseman, who was oid.nl to go by tin troopship Orari. which had 800 horses on Board. Private Birchley, who served in t;.e South African war. says in his Inst ktt.r. that for the last three months he ha- bern on the out|>ost duty, under very heavy shrapnel fi'e. and lad just come into the base for a hard-earned rest. He adds that t early all his mates have fallen fighting (w their Kni£ and country, and have, died like heroes. The Briti.-h Weckiv states that it is impressed bv a letter from a distinguished ' Cambridg.' man. who writes from Boulogne as fol'ows:—"We shall in any case drain through the major portion of our young manhood. If we tin it stupidly, or disj lint 'dlv, or with friction, wo shall lose our manhood, rind at the saim* time miss the prize: hut if the whole of Kngland plunges ihio the task with the unanimity and Hevotioti of a religious crusade, beside which no interest- <.r so called principles are of the ►lightest t misi ()ucnc<\ then we shall indeed lose men. but wo r hail win our prize, and the next gem ration will be jlad for it." Significant words- found in the notebook i a , Rlv '" ,al, reservist, tak;:i prisoner In the rrinch: "KnthiiMism has fallen to z, ' ro - • We have but one dVsirc—to return to o.ir families. At least there we could have dr\ straw, decent nourishment. and s)m. repose at night. . . Ah! My Cud ! Why am I not an honest d«fender of my country instead of being an infamous galley slave! . . If this war lasts another three months, tlte most ardent pet riot will return an anarchist and a revolutionary. We are so tired of this butchery that we are filled with shame at having to take part in it-'" | Tho Lcichanlt Labour League (Sydney) recently discussed enemy subjects, the ■ statement liping made that many of the latter were employed in the public service .in New South Wales. The president: Just to slipw how things are going, the Public Service Board had the audacity to send out a circular last week stating that employees should be very careful in their utterances, so as not to hurt the feelings of Germans or Austrians. who were, perhaps, employed at the next desk to them. It Was decided to write to the Government askinff that all enemy subjects Ik; removed from tho employ of the Government.

The tfauawatu Patriotic Societv lta.s opened a new fund. i 0 bo called "The Camp Comforts and Equipment Fund." Tiiii fund, ;i- its namo implies, is intended to be used for purchasing anything which is considered necessary for the comfort and weJlfo ing of the men who arc in camp preparing fnr the Cghtinc line, and more especially for those who. while undcrßoinp training, become m. k or unfit for duty for a time. It is also intended out of this Fund to expend tli<' money mressarv to complete anv equipment wh«ch the Defence Department" ha* not provided for adccpiatclv. including Und instruments and music. It is believed that ihc rules of the Society are suflicientlv wide to include all tins kind of ex|>endituro. but in order that no subscriber shaJl have reaH.n to object to such payments from the general unci it has been decided to nn account for the purpose. Any subscriber who wishes to contribute in this fund is invited to forward nu contribution to the secretary. i Writing from Trenttum. an Auckland member of the Eighth Reinforcements saya: The meals arc-good and then- serins toboplentvto eat. though I can pick thai there won t be much change. This morr.jng we had mutton stew; f v lunch fn»,h bread, jam and excellent chc.'ie. and i r ti.il roast l>ecf and regctablca. Tlio. huts are well built, well ventilated, and roon.v. Each hut, ir. this street anvwvr, hi* 5C stretchers. At nieht tho csmp is a lively piece, and the church institutes, billiard saloons, picture show, time .1117 galleries, canteen, l<-c.. are cram nxl v i*h mon. Our platoon sergeant is a llr.e fallow. All our • officers are out to nu-i* us ;lc l». st c-»m----pany that has «ct <f. Irentham, Our non-coms, seem io thin* .«< ,\i|l pit m mx <>r seven weeks here, -.urn we-;, up conn try mid then anoi it two weeks hen* be fore sailing. One sec* K>me unu.Mial tilings For instance, there in our crowd a solicitor who is a HA. and an LL.B. He is a lino f 1 lk>«. and ;i private. His officer is an erstwhile law clerk of lender vers, also from Auckland. It seems samohiw •strange. to sec the Ixirrisl' r stand ut attention. SaI lute end cull the younger man 'sir.'. . . I This soldiering business looks as tf it is foing to be 0.K., and it's me for the atripea. '- I "Carriage built" arc the words which, might well bo writton on Collinsou Son's new perambulators. They look it * every inch. too. In dark green finish with hood to match and boat-shaped bodv fnr £6 6-: grey finish with hood to match, white lined. Uiat-shaped. for £6 15s: dark colour striped, white lining and umbrella bolder, £8 Bs, boat-shaped—Advt Although tho Germans hold little Belgium under the despot's iron heel, a certain amount of exporting is now being done. Messrs Collinson and Cunningham.have received a small shipment of Bel giums famous I'D. corsets, for which the supply recently has been unequal to the demand One feels in purchasing thes* splendid corsets that in addition to getting u good article, one is materially helpin« our plucky little Allies.—Advt. * ..l ino ion of Fount*in Pens. The awan "Lonwav Stewart.' "Waterman " Amo. etc. tnon-ieakabie). New winter games; new fern pots; vases; trayt etc in cut coppcrware, at Wm. Park's.—Advt. Radium Dial Wrist Watchea, lever wicrementa, perfect timekeepers, Urge assort-n«ent-N. D. Stubbs. Jcwelhw.-^dvt Wood, Croat Prpprm,r,t I Hire, I* M Ll K> Cml.— Ad la.

In regard to the appeal f or 300 m from tins district to go into camp in October, the recruiting committee wish it to be widerStood that these men are required for the ! lnfantr} - . Rev. p. C. Bates wired at 9 a.m. to-day: Southerly winds moderate to strong Die weather will probably prove cold and showery and the night will be very cold, I but the weather should improve tempor-i arily shortly. The barometer has a rising tendency at present. A -/ 0U i nff n man ' Geor ge Amos Currin, was hned £lO or two months' for stealing ; an art union book in connection with the I Pahiatua Patriotic Carnival. The evidence at the Court yesterday showed he sold several tickets. The justices considered • that the public should be protected agaiust the exploitation of patriotic funds. The returns of the Palmcrston North Hospital tfet the month of August show that D2 patients were in. the institution oh ■■August 1,, and 133 were admitted during the month, making a total of 245 eases dealt with. One hundred and seventv-six were discharged, four died and 65 remain in the institution. These figures easilv constitute i record for the local hospital, and are accounted for by the large number of solciers who were admitted for treatment. . The Prime Minister stated last night in reply to an enquiry that he thought ' the Government would have to arrange for the New Zealand war correspondent to use the cable to some extent for the! transmission of news of our troops in Galli- , poll. Mr Massey was not sure whether tms would be possible, but if Mr Ross I could make arrangements for cabling the trbvernment would authorise him to send some of the more important of his news in that way. , A perky little man came forward at the Hanganui Supreme Court yesterday when his name was called as a" juryman, and ' from an open book quoted volubly para- i graph something, sub-section something < cs e, to convince his Honor that members < oi the Dominion military forces were not ; available for jury service. "What are \ you?" asked Mr Justice Edwards. "An s oiicer, was the spirited replv. "Yes, 1 but what sort of an officer?" queried his > honor, drily; "are you a General, Com- i mander-in-Chief. or a Corporal?" When i the titter in the Court had died down, the a little man in a humbled voice said. "I am a lieutenant." "Very well, you can t stand down," said his Honor. , i

In connection with the acquisition of the gasworks by the Borough, Mr J. 11. P. Strang, chairman of the Palmerston Gas Company, and Mr M. J. Kennedv. the manager, met the staff at the offices and the gasworks on Saturday morning. Mr Strang, on behalf of the company, expressed the directors' appreciation of the services of the employees, some of whom had been a long time in the company's employ. He handed to each member of the staff a cheque from the directors as a practical recognition of their work. Mr Kennedy also spoke in acknowledgment of the loyal assistance he had received from the staff. Hearty cheers were given for Messrs Strang and Kennedy by the employees. Another example of Departmental red tape is now in operation at the parcels counter at the Post Office. Previously perils desirous of posting a parcel simply hanoed it ever to the clerk, who handed out the necessary form to be filled in. While this operation was proceeding the clerk weighed tha parcel, ascertained the cost of tending it, collected the fee, and there wa s no more bother. Now tho sender has to weigh his parcel, look up the schedule of postage rates, affix the necessary stamps, and hand the parcel and delivery rate backto the clerk in charge. The old system was much the best, and at busy times the new one will be a source of annoviince to the public The annual meeting of the Manawatu Employers' Association was held last evening. The following office-bearers were elected for the ensuing year:—President. Mr C. F Johnston; vice-presidents. Messrs F J. Nathan, A. Burgess. T. Griggs. A. Manning; treasurer, Mr J. Bett; auditor, Mr H L. Young; executive, Messrs R. S. Abraham. J. Aitchison, G. 11. Bennett 0. G. Bennett, W. A. Browning. T. Childs. C N. Clausen, A. E. Clausen. 11. (Voucher, W. Cameron, A. Clarke. D. E. Dustin, F. S. Goldingham, A N. Gibbons. F. G. Haydon. S. T. Hunt, F. Jackson. E. Ncodham, G. Pratt, F. S. Strong, A. W. Thompson. A. Hannay, 11. L. Young; <>ecretarv, Mr \\ McKenzie. In his first despatches describing the landing of the Expeditionary- Force at the Dardanelles, General Sir lan Hamilton said it involved difficulties for which no precedent is forthcoming in military history, except possibly in the sinister legends of Xerxes. It will bo remembered that Xerxes constructed a bridge of boats for the passage of the Hellespont (Dardanelles) close upon fifteen hundred years ago. The bridge was destroyed in a storm, and 300 lashes having been given to the rebellious sea, a second structure was built, on which the Persian army of two million and u half men marched across. The passage of the hosts occupied seven days and seven nights. After reaching Athens, Xerxes stood upon an eminence on shore and witnessed the defeat of his fleet at the battle of Salamis, which resulted in the cutting of his communications by sea and sealed the fate of the expedition. | The Postal Department has made arrangements to meet the convenience of the public in respect to stamping letters under the new regulations proposed in the Budget. Three new stamps will be issued, one for ljd, one for A' 2 d and the other for 7id. The stamp with the lowest value of the three is printed in black ink, the next in value in green, and the highest in a reddish-brown ink. The design is the same in all. It is much less elaborate than the Resign of the present one-penny 6tamp, which first came into use on January 1, 1901, and commemorated the establishment of the first universal penny postage system in the world. The new stamps bear a representation of the present King's head, and a crown, and ornamental work at tho sides. The central figure in the penny stamp which has been in use for fourteen years represents New Zealand. She is holding in her left hand the Caducous, the laurel or olive wand which distinguished Mercury, and which was borne by ancient heralds. Behind her is a globe and in the background a steamer, representative of modern means of communication. These stamps are on sale in Wellington, but have not yet reached Palmerston.