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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10109, 17 October 1917, Page 4

At the \V( llington S.M. Court yesterday, Bertha Wardle, a dairy farmer, for selling milk containing added water, wag fined £25. The Patriotic Shop will have a supply of children’s dresses on hand for disposal tomorrow, and mothers are invited to ma.ke an inspection this afternoon. .The shop lias also been presented with a valuable ring, which will be disposed of. No trace lias yet been found of Miss Marlon and tiie voting man named Acting, whose clothes were found among the lupins at Bt. Clair (Dunedin) a few days ago. Mrs Young is proceeding against her husband for desertion, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest. The abattoir return placed before the Borough Council last evening showed that 91 cows, 27 fieifors, 102 oxen, 21 calves, 57 pigs, 622 ewes, 556 wethers, and 22 lambs were, slaughtered during September. Two cows, one bullock, one pig, and three sheep were condemned, Mr Witty (Bicearton) is asking the Government whether it is correct, as reported, that a man of military age named )i B. Boss, a commercial traveller, was allowed to leave New Zealand, and, if so, what was the reason for this departure from the general rule? A meeting of ratepayers, held at Glen Oroua on Monday evening to consider the question of the selection of a candidate to contest the seat, for the riding of Te Kawan at the next County Council election, was attended by a huge number of ratepayers. Tho meeting unanimously selected Mr James Boyce, of Glen Oroua, as a candidate for the position. The Borough engineer (Mr Jickell) stated at the Council meeting last evening that it was anticipated that the municipal swimming baths at the rear of the Opera House would he completed in about six weeks time. The Council appointed Crs. Bennett, Spooner and Crabh a committee to control bath matters. “It is no excuse to say that a woman, whatever her position, is dependent on someone else. Slip must go out. and earn her living,” said Mr McLean, at a sitting of the. House of Commons Appeal Tribunal, and added: “Wo can’t keep men out of tho army because, they have to support women.” Fiji newspapers state that throughout the, last week of September, a quantity of pumice was coming ashore near Levuka, the foreshore being strewn with the substance for many taiies. Tho surface of the water seawards was also covered with pumice, tho presence of which was supposed ,to he due u> a submarine upheaval in the vicinity ot Niuafu, in the Tongan group.

A learn from the Linton Rifle Club visited Hulls last evening and fired a. miniature match against, the Rangit-ikci Chib. The home team proved too strong on their own range, and won by a margin of 94 points. 'Hie■ Rangitikei Club’s total score was 1300. and Linton replied with 1206, the. individual totals, being: Rflm. J. Freeman and G. Tiemaiue bo, \V. Munro 67, A. Giorgi 66, K. Tremaine, W. Thompson and I. Ingli.s 65, 11. Akers 64, W. Ball, A. Godson and J. Edwards 63. C Page 61, J. Griffiths 60. J. Marshall and \V. Nicholls 57, A. Needham 56. 0. Mark-land 54, W. Geddes 52, A. N. Markiand 51, C. Blackburn 41. A deputation consisting of Messrs James Young and Nairn waited on the Borough Council last evening regarding the extension of the footway in College .street west. Mr Voting said the residents would prefer the footway constructed on the opposite side to that contemplated, and urged the carrying out of the work, because in winter the road got into a bad state. Air Nairn spoke for the residents outside the Borough, and said if the Council extended the- footway on the north-west side, a.s suggested by Mr Young, and carried it to the Borough boundary, the Kairanga County Council was prepared to carry on the footway from the boundary to the racecourse, which would be a great improvement, and a boon to the residents residing in that locality, who were prepared to contribute a subsidy towards tho cost. Tho Council decided to instruct the engineer to inspect the street, but to hold the matter over pending the receipt of a petition from the Borough ratepayers in that locality. Watson Bros., Ltd., recommend “No Rub ling” Laundry Help, and “Golden Rule ’ soap for washing clothes clean without the rubbing slavery. Always in stock.—Advt. Ladies will he interested in the new consignment of Holeproof hosiery just received by the (M. Ross Co. livery pair bears the manufacturer's holeproof guarantee ticket for hard wear. Holeproof hosiery should outlast two pairs of any other make. Ask to see them in our hosiery section. —Advt. People from every part of New Zealand apeak in tho highest terms of “Nazol” as a remedy for colds, coughs, and nasal catarrh. It relieves and cures moro quickly thtiu anything else. Price Is 6d.—Advt. Men who dislike shaving will Qnd much of their trouble will disappear when a good razor is used. The famous Bengali is one of the many good razors on view ai WuUou 11km,—Atl’ V

“ There are B 0111 " ic 0 f tlicse days. d e * ailgs on eniployer. n { Auckland. -Mi - dared Xlri’inc, of helconcernjfary Service ™ 1 ing an appeal industry. . to bo'indispensabi< t ' for increased ‘he K number cantly. , greatly The residents of Jj™, , }of i) r . gamoxorcisod over the • =j 1 rcm aiiiing 111 nell, thc - onl y n.edialnian d tin: district. Jh .* | jj ra nch of tho the chairman of tin r> tho .MimsFanners Lnion ha . out fhe .‘serious fs k-,;3 d trtL'-n. behalf. rr \ F Laerv, At the presentation £ Racing late secretary of th jPrcsbyOlub, the Rev R. those present terian) sai.l l lie tcK.k t *M ]d • s?y thaT very°oßen in dullk Sw. - ‘H dust” every time. “[ believe,” said the Bishop of N «;!*«>,"• .....Ikin’- iit Christchurch on Sunday that • P n , mi-take to treat our returned “ there is a tendency to do-as a. fiiu.ri. assist them in eveiv-viaj -® 1 jh,. awful e \Vo’lwk to them to return is "possible to the ordinary routine of ci v life, so that there, may be introduce into the nation, tho true spiritual and social .progress.” Re-übliop. providing tor tli..,nj!i»ln,wi »i f **>. a, i» 3 ,'lh bS."»liv with. VikW ttie.se detain,». iw niter o( rehp» .™»S „ I'tio c ledtro of the facts may effect . trio re gist rat ion, and the Tfinister Jor Internal Adairs has now cireuliaised luirasti is ?■ religions throughout Now Zealand, asking then- assistance in securing tho registration of every Maori birth and death that, occurs in tho Dominion. Speaking at, tho Auckland Orpheus Chib on Saturday evening Mr L. DMG M.8.. remarked that although th--National Government had not acco.np . sited all that was hoped for, it had suc-ceet ed 1 put tin-' through some valuable legcdat or. •T am bound to say ” Mr Parr proceeded, “that while the war lasts there aie only tw.o possible leaders in 1K 'limJmost commanding figure m Parliament, ami as leader he is wonderful. l of u - banitv, good humour, and tact, an t ree are very essential at the present juncSir Joseph Ward is the only man that' can command the confidence of tho 1 iberals of this country. With these two leaders New Zealand will pull through this war with great credit and honour to herself and to the Empire. The manufacture from by-product* of alcohol to take the place of benzine was recentlv the subject of representation by the Auckland Automobile Association to _ tl a Government, (says the New Zealand Heral ), and a letter was read at a recent meetm_ the committee of the Association from tho Minister for Agriculture, stating that from enquiries made it appeared that such a industry ccadd not profitably bo establish a in Now Zealand. Exception was taken bymembers to the nature of the replv, lb ' being pointed out by several that all. tho Association requested was that , regulations should tie made- by tho Government in order to allow the industry to -bo, established. 1 Xho secretary was instructed to reply re- • questing to know if. in view of the excessive ■ cost of petrol, tho Government, will make f it. possible lor the manufacture of alcohol • to be undertaken in the .Dominion. , j

Onions are regarded by sonic people, aa a very ♦ n/'ccssary, T if not actually mdispcnsable' a Side of diet. There is an onion famine in Wellington, and of late it lias become more acute, so much so that- a Jme fit onions sold bv a firm of produce dealers at auction on Saturday actually fetched over £93 per ton, and in’the shops_ where :ther were procurable they were being retailed at one shilling per pound. Yesterday sales were again recorded at extravagant rates, tiie unprecedented price of £144 13s 4d per ton being reached in the case of a small lob also submitted to auction. But—and hern comes the pinch--for the last three weeks or more an overseas steamer has been King in Wellington harbour with 75 toii3 of onions on board consigned to Wellington dealers, and because the cargo has been declared “black” no waterside workers can be found to handle it. For three weeks or more, these onion* have been locked up against the consumers, and left to rot on board tiie vessel referred to. The Waterside workers belong to the class which,_ more than ativ oilier, is continually uttering its protests against the' increased cost of living and the “exploitation of the worker.’’ Du the men who act as the W cllington' wgtersiders are doing ever pause to think how far they themselves are responsible for increases hi the cost of living, which are directly attributable, as in this case, to their unreasonable conduct? In view of the Government’s decision that at the several wharves where overseas boats arc to be berthed, barricades shall,bo erected, and passes given only to those who have business on the wharf, and of the further drastic regulation prohibiting tho employment of foreigners on the wharves, it is pointed out that in Dunedin the opinion amongst local seamen and waterside workers is that it would be very difficult for a man to convey a time-bomb direct to the steamer and not be detected. They say that theso bombs are put in the cargo before ib reaches the vessel; that, even if a man could pet a time-bomb aboard a. ship, ho would have a difficulty in putting it. in position without being observed, but that them is scarcely anything to prevent a man from obtaining access to cargo which is to bo shipped and secreting his diabolical machine in it. It is suggested, in fact., that it is tiie wealthy pro-German who never goes near the wharf-that is to be feared, not tho humble labourer. It was reported some timo ago that an attempt had been made in New York to discover by mcan s of X-rays whether any bomb machines had been placed in cargo awaiting shipment, but tho examination failed to give the expected results, and entailed such an enormous task that it had to bo abandoned. It is absolutely necessary for shippers of cargo to exercise the strictest supervision. ■ v

When Mr P. C. Webb, M.P., told tho members of the. House of Jlopresentatives the other day that the strike of railway and other workers in New South Wales was a protest against the intro* ductiou of a vicious “speeding up” system designed for tho victimisation of the workers, he may or may not have been aware that the same vicious system had received the endorsement of tho leading Labour newspaper in the Commonwealth—the Australian Worker —which, while vigorously denouncing the evils of the “card system,” actually had in use amongst the comps and machinists, etc., employed in its printing works an even more drastic system!. Mr Hector Lamond, 51. P., for Hlawarra, who was for manv years the business manager of tho Worker recently made the following statement in the Federal House of Representatives: “During the whole of my working life I have had, myself, to fill iu just such details as the railway men are asked to supply. Tho Labour paper which I managed is still managed under, the same system, and more details are required from its workmen than the Railway Commissioners are asking from their employees. Yet, all through the strike, the Worker has denounced the system it is using as a check on its own employees as ‘an intolerable evil,’ ‘dehumanising tho public service,’ and so ou.” Collinghame suit week on at prevent ia> attracting the attention of dressy men, who, while wanting style in their clothes, also want service. Collinghame suits are in, 40 sizes, ami ’tween sizes, so that any figure can be fitted. Nearly 400 stocked in over 100 designs. Priced from three guineas' to live —if you have not investigated this proposition, you certainly should. Collinson and Cunuinghamc, Ltd.—Advt. Gardeners who realise the importance of properly staking their plant < should Jn-vo-t in a few bundles of garden stakes from Collinsou and bon. Priced at 2s 9d a dozen, each stake is rounded and died with a steel point for driving. Made from American ash, they ssill last many years, a.nd prove really cheap in the lom; run. At any rate, their first cost g n e;uveiv higher than for ritnit.—A’dvt,

A food reform league is about to be termed in Wellington. A meeting will be bold shortly.

If members of tlie Second Division fight luiif as hard when they get to tho front ns they do for pensions, and allowances at home, it would go hard with the Germans,” said one of the audience (sotto voce) at a Xgaio meeting of tho League.

The Dunedin correspondent of the Lyttelton Times slates that Miss Ada IB ■eve’s appeal on behalf of the An/ac Buffet, London, i» meeting with great success. In two nights her appeals from the stage have produced £650. The total for the season, therefore, should certainly' exceed £IOOO.

Dr. A. K. Newman (Wellington East) ha s given notice to ask the Prime Minister if the Government will at once set up a- commission to enquire into all defence expenditure, with a

view to curtailing any unnecessary outlay. Such commission, he says, should consist of members of Parliament, so that the House may obtain a full knowledge of these matters.

. The Mayor referred at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council to the judgment given by Mr Kenrick, S.M., concerning the proposed classification of the River Board. Iho right tiling had been done. I he Council had no desire to light the River Board, out it had to take some action in the interests of the ratepayers. There was no doubt the Magistrate’s judgment had met the, wishes of the ratepayers. The Borough solicitor) (Mr Cooke) and the engineer (Mr Jickell) should bo congratulated on their action in the proceedings in the interests of tho ratepayers of the Borough. \\ riling to a West Coast paper concerning his experiences in France, Lieutenant Scddon, M.P., says:—“ This camp is a great (dace. Wo have the Portuguese on one side of us. There are also plenty of Scotties—“Jocks,” ae our fellows affectionately call them. It is really remarkable the affinity between our boys and tlie Jocks. 1 was taking a draft through the camp to go tip to the line early in the morning, and the docks turned out to see their cobbers awav. It was really funny to hear the remarks, but* the expressions of goodwill were there genuine and sincere. After the war 1 feel sure there will be many it laddie seeking bis colonial chum in New Zealand. More welcome emigrants we could not have. 1 wish the idea could be acted upon at once by the authorities, but I suppose until the war is over nothing workable can be arranged. It seems generally to be recognised that soldiers aim going to emigrate from the Homeland after the war. New Zealand, doubtless, will attract a lot of them. It is to l>e hoped that onr own fellows will bo all back, settled on the land or in suitable places, before the influx*. It- will take a couple of years for all the New Zealanders to return home, so in the meantime some idea should be thought out of settling our own men on our own land. I fancy most of the men now returning are imbued with the idea of taking up land, and that a wise administration will set aside land, not only in my district, but throughout New Zealand for this object. It’s the men’s right, and I feel sure they will make good fanners.”