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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 10471, 8 September 1916, Page 4

A London cable states that owing to the. prohibition of the export of glycerine soap-makers will find it profitable to use substitutes for (allow. The Women’s National Reserve will hold a Flower Day to-morrow in aid of the Red i Voss funds. Ail ladies willing to help are asked to he in attendance, at 9 a.m. A special train conveying the Auckland ..(•(lion of ilie j ßth Reinforcements on their final leave passed through Palmerston North yesterday afternoon. M lie Taranaki and Wanganui section went, through to-day. The Sydney Morning Herald lias been formed into a limited liability company with a capital of £750,000. The. Herald has been in the Fairfax family for over 00 years. There are now ten co-operative cheese companies in te Pahiatua district, namely. Scarborough, Pcxdale, Puawhata, Ivontnt. Mangot.ainoka. Kaitawa. Mangarama, Tataiiia, Hukaniti and Jlatmia. Putter is represented by the Ha 11anee Company. ’ 1 (if. Taranta (Pallance) < heese ( ontpany is buying first-grade calves’ yells at Is 6d «•iioli. I ills is ih» 1 ir>t local factory to take praciical steps 10 solve the renot question and to 11 *11 (l;iiryiii<n wiiar i; is proposed to do. A London cable states that Ashinoad 1 >;i1 1-Jj-tVs creditors have accepted a proposal tor the payments of instalments of live shillings m t lie pound. His liabilities amount to iJ4476. I>. V. 1 1, c. Pales wired at. 9 a.nt. to-day : Hie. indications are for variabh and strong breezes, but moderate to strung northerly v, inds prevailing and freshening again and ilacking bv north to west ; weather cloudy i,) overcast with rain probable. The baroiiiet* r lias a falling tendency soon. Several boys Have of late escaped from tiro \\ craroa Poys’ industrial School. About a wool: ago three escapees were found on the nißlnigul north Alain frank express, and um; was caught, the others malting good their escape. Subsequently a second was arrested at Tatunarunni, but the third lias not yet been apprehended. Two more lads escaped a few days ago, and are still :,l large. At the New Ply month Supreme Court, before Mr .Justice Edwards and a jury ol uveive, Hilda Simons claimed £5Ol trout tin! Taranaki County Council on account of mjtuies received in a motor ear accident on a road within the. CoumiJ’s jurisdiction. Plaintiff averred tltal the Council was negligent. After two days’ hearing, the jury unanimously returned a. verdict tor the lull amount claimed. George Edward Hanson, a Dane, who lias been reporting himself its a military policeman on duty rounding up deserters irom tin Defence Forces wa-s to-day sentenced to 14 days’ hard labour at Dannevirke on a charge of false misrepresentation. Accused admitted that- he had no connection with the forces. He was previously lined £3O for taking liquor into Tn-nliiam (’amp.— Press Association. Tile local Sunday School Union will hold iis’ annual prize-giving in ihe I’rosbyi- iian I'iuirc-n on Sunday alu-rnoon. Over a bundled prizes will ix> distributed, and the speaker will be Rev. Macdonald Aspn.nd. Special hymn sheets have boon printed s(. (hat tie- singing ol old favourite hymns will be a feature. Scholars trout the eight schools will be present and all parents and Ii i< mis ;ire invited. The payments for butler iat made by the ivairanga Dairy Co,. Ltd., during the past year were as follows: —August and Sepiem- , ,er. 1915. Is 3d ; Deiober. 1915. Is 2 Ul; Nov. mber, 1915, Is 3d; December, 1915. Is 1 2< I; January, 1916, Is 2d: February, Alareli. April and May, 1916. Is 3d; June itnd July. 1916, Is 4ii. being an average payment for the year of 14.65U per lb which with the final payment, of Id per Jb brings the total payment to 15.65 d iter lb.

"1 don't want, to ask witness any question.’’ said a defaulting' seaman in Court yesterday. “I wouldn't, -peak to him, for pc's no genllcniai.." Latey, jhc same deicndant said he would sooner stand on Ids mad for sis months than go back onboard any boat, so he would take “what was coming to him.” Tho penalty to which ho referred came all right, in the shape of 28 days’ in gaol, and an order that ho be placed on board his vessel when she leaves .or Sydney. A children's fancy dress ball will be Isold at tin' Coronation Hall, Terrace End, on .September 29. The proceeds are to go towards the pure ha.so o! comforts for soldiers, and it is expected .that a very welcome add! non will he made to the land as a result. Mrs T. P. Attwood and Mr Poaburn are giving their services in teaching the children. the latter the dancing. The assistance if parents and public generally is asked to make the ball u success. The object > a very worthy one, and and deserves the lull support of the Terraco End people. There’s a window at Collinson and Son’s devoted to English oak double bedsteads .ii 47s bd each and take your pick! Panelled ends, scroll ends, antique'copper ornauents; all with castors complete. Patent iron sides and inside ends make these per,\ily rigid. Worth 67s fcd —clearing at 47s ,d. Wire wove mattresses thrown in for os 6d instead ol 19s 6d. —Advt. This spring feeling in the air creates a teed for new clothes. Ladies who want i new frock or costume should place their orders now with the (M. Ross (do.. Ltd. Mrs Lucas has earned a well-deserved reputation as, a first-class dressmaker and ■■ostumier. She has a competent and exicrieiieeil stall' to carry out her ideas, so hat ladies can rely on getting style, lit and inisli in every garment. It would be as well to place your orders early.-—Advt. Scotch women enjoy the reputation of b-ing canny, clean and thrifty, consequently you can’t shift them from “No Rubbing i.aundry Help” for washing clothes clean; 7 weeks’ supply Is.—Advt. For bronchial coughs take Woods Great 1 ’enuerminl (’tire. Advt.

' A reminder is given of the drawing of the Anzac art union at the Opera House rids evening. Colonel McDonald has pointed out to those enquiring, that section 3 of the Mili tary Service Act, 1916. _ specially exempts members of the Kxpedittonary Forces and discharged men from enrolment. Further contributions to the mine sweep ers have been thankfully received as fob lows;—Sf. Andrew’s Ladies’ Social Guild £4 10s, Sf. Andrew’s Young Women’s Senior Bible Class, 3 singlets. 2 pair- sox 1 scarf. 1 pair mil tens. 1 housewife; MrKensington, 1 pair socks; W e«l Knd Patriotic Guild, 4 scarves. 11 pairs mitun-, 35 Balaclavas; Miss Bavin. 1 scarf; Mi Fglinton, 2 shirts. 1 pair socks; Miss Innes 22 pair socks; per Mrs .), Sanson. Gl<*i: Oroua £3 10-, 1 scarf, etc.; W. C. T. l ; , Feilding. 6 pairs socles. 1 pah mil tens, 2 scarves. 2 Balaclavas. The fortnightly meeting of Loyal Man awatu Lodge, ALU., 1.0.0. F., was held la-t evening and presided over by X.G. Bio. G P. Hawkins ft was announced that the anniversary social and dance would hr- la id 'i'll the Oddfellows’ Hall next Wednesday .•venimr. It was stated that the Lodge h.i invested in £SOO worth of war loan certillcates. An invitation was received to I Inservice in St. Andrew’s Church on Do minion Day. After the meeting a. rop.* rinoil-v eompet.it ion was held and was w<>n In Prov. G.M. Bro. R. W. Head nail. Next lodee. night a diooting eomnetiliun will I>,, held. A succ< ssful meeting oi the ’Town ami (Vaint rv Patriotic- Women Workers wav held in the Anglican Sunday School yesterday afternoon. The country workers wcie well represented, and intimated to the committee that thew had already received numerous donations, etc. 'I ho local committee that- they had already received promise of « very assistance from local (inns, '.fossils Barraud and Abraham have pro mi.scd all the tea, Watson Bros;, the ruga., and Goldingham anil Beckett the tinned fruits required for ihn three days’ Show, and til.-committee feel sure other help will be. forthcoming. In tiiis is-ue there appears a tardier list ,if donations to the ()ve.rseus fohacco 1-u.nd. Subscribers will be glad to learn that, their contributions have enabled Air Hankins io cable to London to-day the .sum ot £KX), , which w ill provide at. least £3OO woil-il ,it * tobacco, etc., for our boys, and they will probably be able to enjoy it in the emus., of a fori night, or so. ’1 he. list will be kept open in support of a continuous supply of tin comforting weed. No doubt the general ; public will see io if that the nec.isary money will be forthcoming for this excellent purpose until the end ol the \v;u. We shall in- glad, as heretofore, regularly to infoim our" subscribers of the position of this fund.