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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10116, 25 October 1917, Page 4

Arrangements wore completed recently for tlio sale to Great liritain of 30,C00 tons of Australian butter for about £4,530,000. The Friendly Societies’ card tourney was advanced another stage last evening, when a further round was played with the following results: —Dm ids A boat Orient, and Druids I’> beat 'Flic Hibernians won by default from M.U. 13. It is understood that a. member of the detective force is instituting an action against a Wellington paper for £IOOO damages, owing to a certain alleged missf-atement which the detective claims is likely to injure lii.s oliicial standing.—Dominion. A bountiful harvest was predicted by the chairman of the Oantcrbury 'threshing Millowners’ Association at a recent meeting. Speaking with 60 years’ experience in the province, he said that the crops between Brooksido and Dunsamlel were the most promising he had ever seen. A peculiar accident happened near Avondale to Mr Donald Cuttanaeh. a single man. 26 years of ago, who resides in Bradford street, Parnell. Ho was sitting, holding a riHe. in the side-car of a motor cycle, when the jolting caused the rifles to explode. The bullet went through one boot, injuring several toes. His injuries were not serious. At the Police Court this morning, before Mr \V. G. K. Kenrick. S.M., Andrew Williamson, an old man, charged with being a rogue and a vagabond and being found without lawful excuse on premises in Short street, was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. Max Olsen, who pleaded not guilty to the theft of a copper boiler valued at 30s. the property of Walter Hosking and \\ illiam Handel!, was remanded to 291h hist. You will be surprised at the difference in build, finish and texture of “Bosco” Suits for men. The latest styles to hand arc so smart that you ought to know more about them. “Hosco’s" are all wool, too, and are priced at 65s to 300s. Visit our clothing section. Excellent service, expert ■idrice, and suits that have no cijual. Tile C. M. Ross Go., Ltd.—A-Ut. Always useful ! One of our Thermos and Icy-Hot Flasks can be put to all kinds of uses,, and will always bo found reliable and valuable m the homo, Watson Bros,, Lid.— Advt,

The various", ;^;,Snot, s S.a. (»y. OrM* wounded, and the remainder are «r,tn 0 . Wellington must surely strike the ' n>| or coning from the direction of the H road as the motorists’ paradise On ‘ho side of a motor garage in tl 0 ° Thorndon is painted in big letters. _ Air Tiros Petrol and Accessories. Iro babl/it is’only the air that is given away .rratis, says the livening lost. ° The Attorney-General had the following interesting question put to him m f j )y °Mr of Representatives on Monday nihtiy IS I*l J H.O lia? to report himself once a n(H ' authorities on the police record?. The Kairanga County Council decided some months ago to carry out s( ? me ,' ‘ mental work in road surfaces by (he • of tar on one section and limestone on another. It has now been found impossible to got. railway carriage for the limestone, hut tho Council will go on with the tar experiments, and these will he carried out shortly under the direction of Mr A. -u. Wright, the engineer. A Maori witness in a judgment summons case at the Wanganui Magistrate’s Court mi Tuesday stated on oath that he had only £6 per year to live on. The examining counsel (Mr Allan Hogg) thought this incredible. and asked how witness lived. Ihe latter stated that once a month he bought a bag of sugar, a tin of biscuits, and a bag of potatoes, and this did him for food. “We Maoris help one another,” said witness, in conclusion.

H-foro Mr G. W. K. Kenrich, S.M., at Feildilig yesterday. David Carter, an alleged impostor, was charged with stealing a cow from W. IT. Brewster, in whose employ, according to the evidence, ho had been. Accused pleaded guilty and was wnmilted to the Supreme Court for sentence. A further charge of stealing a cow from S- .). May hew was preferred against, accused. A plea of trinity was entered :mil_ accused was committed to. the Supreme Court tor sentence.

Under the heading of Tuberculosis tho October number of the Journal of Public Health states“ This disease shows a decrease iu Auckland. Wellington and Christchurch Health Districts, hut there is an increase of 36 cases as compared with the previous month in Otago.’ Other reports show that there has been a satisfactory decrease of diphtheria in the Wellington district except around Waipawa, Taranaki and Wanganui, where more cases were notified during September than during August. There was evidence of scarlet fever throughout the whole of the Wellington district during September. At the last meeting of the Nelson City Council a letter was read from Mr A. b. Hoy, secretary Returned Soldiers’ Association stating that the members of the Association were grieved that the pontoon captured from the Turks was going to rum for want of attention. To them the pontoon was a. valuable and historic trophy of tho war. It was suggested that the pontoon be covered, and a notice all-ached giving its hislorv; also that it be removed to Anzao Park '{on account of tho name) and placed on a concrete platform, or if it was eft m the Queen’s Gardens that it be placed on * similar platform. The Council referred tho letter to its public works committee. Mr 11. E. ISoote, editor of the Australian Worker, in a. recent article written when tho end of the strike was at hand, declared: - “Strike committees are necessary but tno powers with which they arc vested must bo jealously circumscribed. W'c trust top much to ‘loaders, - when it is mass control that is wanted. .. . Henceforth, no executive should have the power to call a‘ strike, or declare one off. Unionism must be democratic. It mud be self-governing m tho most literal sen.se. It must act from t.io mass to the unit, not from the unit to tho mass. The unit errs; the mas? imver does, for it sits as its own judges,_ and there is no one competent to impeach it.” At the gathering in Cathedral Square on Saturday afternoon to commemorate Nelson’s Day (according to the Christchurch Press), Professor Blunt said that not everyone knew that a Christchurch man had given an ancient Maori tiki—reputed to have miraculous luck-bringing properties—to Captain Halsey, of the H.M.S. New Zealand, on tho condition that it was to bo worn by the Captain when ho took his ship into action. Another condition was that after the war the tiki was to be returned to Christchurch and deposited in tho Museum. Steps wore being taken to find out if the tiki had been worn in the battle of Jutland, for certainly the Now Zealand had been remarkably lucky in that big fight, receiving hardly a scratch.

The insistent cry about the increasing l high cost of living, and the difficulty people are having in paying their way owing to the diminished purchasing power of tho sovereign, L no doubt fully warranted in some instances, but it would seem that tho people, while protesting against- the Government not taking action to control prices, are not prepared to make many sacrifices and deny themselves (says Saturday’s Otago Daily Times). This statement is prompted by tiic fact that at one fruit and vegetable mart recently a number of small cases of parsnips, each case containing about 50 vegetables, were sold (wholesale) at 5s fid per case, and tiie demand at this price was unsatisfied. This price works out at about a vegetable. Parsnips retailed on the basis of this price must be considered much more a luxury than a necessity. According to the N.Z. Tablet (ho now Irish movement of the Sinn Foiners is under the leadership of Do Valera, the M.P. whose speeches are described by Mr Lloyd George in today’s cables a« “cold-blooded incitements to rebellion," The Tablet speaks of him as “a young Irish patriot with a Spanish name. Eotnorn do Valera (the Tablet says) was born in New York about thirty-four years ago. Ilia father was Vivian do Valera. a Spaniard, and his mother's maiden name was Kate Coll, a r alive of Limerick." He was taken to Ireland when ho was only two years old and was educated at Black rock College. “In 1910 he married Miss S. O’Flannigan, one of the ablest and most enthusiastic workers for.the cause of Irish Ireland. Do Valera was one tf the first to join the Irish Volunteers, and later, when the split occurred, to tlirow oil allegiance to John Redmond. In appearances (the Tablet adds) the Irish leader is tali, muscular, full of energy, with deep passionate Spanish eyes set in a luce of ivory pallor.”

An inquest was held at the Courthouse this morning before Mr W. G. K. Kcnrick, S.M., district coroner, on the body of an unknown man found in the Manawatu River on Saturday last. Wilfred Poole, 15 years of age, and residing in East street, stated that on Saturday last, in company with other boys, he- was walking along the banks of the Manawatu River in the vicinity of Mr Joughin’s property at Tc Matai, when they saw a man’s arm protruding from tho water among some driftwood. On making an examination they found the body of a man in the water. The discovery was reported to a man who communicated with the police. Constable Gow gave evidence as to recovering the body from tho river and removing it to the morgue. The body had evidently been in the water for about two months, the features being quite unrecognisable. Nothing was found on the body or clothing by which identification might ho established. From the locality in which the body was found, it is evident it was washed down the river, which at the- time was three foot above normal. Nobody had been reported missing in the district. The coroner* said he would adjourn the inquest so tliat further enquiry might be made to assist in establishing identification. Just a few shillings spent on cushion covers will brighten up your home considerably. Crash cushion-covers embroidered. frilled, corded, fringed, and hemstitched are from Is 6d to 6s 6d each, at Col--1 bison and Cunnmghanie’s, in hundreds of designs. Ask to see these in the Manchester section—no obligation to buy because you look.—Advt. That grass you cut on your lawn disfigures the otherwise neat appearance—why not catch it in our detachable grass-catcher? Made of galvanised. rust!es.s steel with canvas sides; these are quickly attached to any mower, and as quickly detached for emptying. Save the cut grass—it is a valuable fertiliser, so why waste it? Grasa catchers at 12s 6d each'. Collinson and Sons, Broadway.—Advt. For washing clothes clean always use "No Rubbing” Laundry Help with “Golden Rule” Soap—the cost is trifling for such excellent results,—W, 11, Boon and Col— Advt,

The Gisborne Times understands that the death duties in connection with tho estate of a deceased local soldier represented a sum amounting to about JB7OOO. Tho Auckland Grammar School Board at its meeting unanimously adopted a resolution authorising appointments of l>oth male and female teachers in the school. Hitherto only male teachers have been employed. —Press Association.“You ask the question, and, if lie can’t answer it, let it pass. Don’t sit on the question like a hen sitting on an egg.’ His Worship Air W. 11. llazeldon, S.M.. to a solicitor, who was examining a Maori witness in the Magistrate’s Court at Vi angaruii on Tuesday morning. A well-known Wellington business man who is in Australia, writing to Ids Wellington house from Melbourne, said it was estimated that there was fully 2000 people in Sydney awaiting transoort to New Zealand.' They have been held up by the recent strike of seamen. A reservist who appeared before the Military Service Board at Hamilton stated that he and his wife milked 109 cows between them. Ho added that, although his wife met with a severe accident, breaking a rib and a bone in her wrist, she was in the milking sited at 4 o’clock the next morning and did tier share of tho milking. The Peninsula. Ferry Company’s steamer Waireka was blown ashore near Portobcllo during tho gale at Dunedin last Thursday afternoon, and was refloated subsequently. A large quantity of sand was removed, from underneath tin- vessel at low tide on Saturday, thus making a basin, and a higher tide than usual enabled the Waireka to float off tho beach.Tho Patriotic Shop opened this morning with the usual supplies of home-made dainties and country produce, and good business was experienced throughout the day. Ladies in charge this week are from the Central, Pohangina and Taikorea districts. Gifts of vegetables and flowers are required for Saturday; also a sitting of Leghorn eggs. The Herald says:—There is one man in Wanganui who has not missed during the departure of 33 consecutive reinforcements from here giving the boys a treat in tbe train. This is Air Ambrose, the local pork butcher. The night before each draft has gone ho has sent a hamper or two of dainties for the boys to enjoy on the. road to camp, and his kindness has been much appreciated. On Monday night the premises of Mr James Fleming, storekeeper, of 1 lalcombo, were entered by burglars (reports the Advocate). Entranee was effected by forcing two doors at the. back .of the shop. . A quantity of goods is missing, though howmuch cannot bo correctly estimated. The miscreants did considerable damage in the drapery and boot departments, thiowing stuff about, anyhow and doing damage generally. The police have tho matter in hand. Tho annual appeal on behalf of Dt. Barnardo’s Homes was begun to-day, when ladv collectors made a round of the town to solicit donations for this very deserving fund. No returns of the amounts collected are yet available, but it is understood that tho response of the public has been quite as generous this year as heretofore. The appeal will bo continued on Saturday, and donations may also bo 1011, at Mr C. N. Clausen’s office. Major General Sir Alfred Bobin reminded members of the First New Zealand ( onlm gent- present, at a social gathering in Wellington on Tuesday night of the first, order he carried out in South Africa earn, m December of 1899. The order was signed by Major Haig—now Sir Douglas Haig- 1 om ' madder of the British Forces in I'ranee. Tho original order was handed to the set r. - tary for publication in the < ontinisi-nt so ■- cial organ, known to all firsts as 1 Bulletin.”

Another party of returned soldiers n ached Palmerston this morning from Auckland They were Pvts. Fitzhorbcrt, Johansen and Eggcrs, of Palmerston, and i vt. Rosmer, of Kairanga. The men m mot by the Mayor (Mr J. A. -Nash) and Air . . Pcrmain (secretary of the Patriotic .Society), and motors were provided to convey them to their homes. Pvt. Johansen bears marks of the intense severity of the lighting, jug lost an arm, whilst one leg has been severely injured.

Servants are petting very independent, no wo are told, and masters must take \vli_at thev can pet, and make the of it. A strong .point, has -reached us'from ( ' distance off. A butcher had considerable trouble with Ids young assistant, whoso bad behaviour, culminating one morning in a “scene." The boy finally• said. “\ou an git someone else —I’m orf! ’.—and emphasised his remark bv a goocj slap in Ids master’s face with a well-aimed liver. And all that that harassed employer* stud, as he mopped his insulted '■countenance was: “You’ll stay till the end of tho week, won’t you, ‘ Bill?”—Woodvillc ’ Examiner. On Tuesday tho strongroom of the Danmv virko Co-operative Association was opened. This structure was on the top floor of the premises before the blaze, and stood on its pillars, throughout. Fortunately the books and other contents were found to be intact, and this was one of the factors which influenced the directors in their decision to make a fresh start (says the News). Mr P. Nymand's strong room alp stood the, strain, and the goods _ therein were practically unharmed. Practically all the business men who suffered by the fire have already made preparations towards re-com-mencing their business activities. Tho Church of England Men’s; Society hold a rally last evening, when there was a good attendance. There were also present soldiers from Awapuni camp and members of tho Presbyterian Men’s League. In Opening the proceedings, the Rev. Biackburno extended a, hearty welcome to the visitors, and on behalf of tho League Mr J. Vernon replied. One of the features of the evening was “A Talk on South Africa,” by Mr W. K. Uurward, the address being most instructive. Musical and other items were rendered and after supper, was partaken of, a very pleasant evening closed with the singing of the National Anthem.

The danger of hitching the rein of a horse to the cart wheel was demonstrated in the Avenue, near Muria Place, Wanganui, yesterday morning. A horse and dray were standing alongside the. footpath when .something attracted the animal’s attention. I p went ids head and the reins became ti'dilened. The horse moved backwards a step and the wheel revolving pulled (ho reins and jerked the animal’s head backwards. The result was that horse and cart backed through the verandali posts and on to the footpath. Had it not been for the presence of mind of a pifsser by, who unbuckled the reins from the bridle, there would probably be a plate-glass window missing now.

Olio of the largest gatherings scon m the Empire Flail for some time assembled there last evening, when tho St. Vincent de J an Society gave one of their popular periodical social.-'. The, hull was fully occupied with plavers in the card tourney, which finally resulted in Miss Gillespie ami Mr -dock winning-the first prizes, and Mrs Jetty amt Mr Visitor the consolation prizes, whilst the guessing competition went to M(«s Milner." The competitions over, supper was sef-ved, and .lancing to tho excellent music of Mr F. Smith’s orchestra was carried on till after midnight. Mr C. McGrath was M.C. The secretary, Mrs C. P. Nash, and the ladies’ committee associated with hei. deserve a word of praise for the excellence of the arrangements, and to their management must be attributed a large portion ol the success achieved. There are 34 boys connected with the agricultural course at tho in this education district in camp at the hj i,unit experimental farm at \\«;raroa {Lmu, (states the Fcilding Star). Messrs Grant uud Banner, agricultural instructors, are in charge, atkl they have enlisted the services of Mr ('. J. Skinner, truancy mspcftor. as caterer-in-chief. The ru I com..rises 18 from Wanganui. 10 from hcilding. and 6 from Bulls. 'I hey are ad safely nuclei cover and began work yesterday morning iu .rood st vie, and there is every prospect an instructive and profitable time ahead. At the conclusion of the course a the farm it, is intended to take the lads: to the Palmerston Show, probably on the fust clay, v the instructors will take advantage of the opportunity to.mst. more deeply some of the lessons .gamed m the agricultural course.