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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10117, 26 October 1917, Page 4

Yesterday's appeal on behalf of Dr. Barnardo's Homes resulted in a iota] of £ls being collected. The appeal will bo continued to-morrow, wl.ou it. is expected that, this amount will be very largely increased, as the response of the public in the past to this most deserving object has been exceedingly A witness at the court-martial on Fran l cis Joseph Carroll this morning experienced a. difficulty in remembering an event which occurred about twelve months ago. Examining counsel observed: "I don't want you to remember more than you do remember." Whereat, the president of the Court (Colonel McDonald) jocularly remarked thai a witness did well to remember only what he could remember, and let it go at that. A war regulation just gazetted prohibits the purchase of any of the next wheat harvest by any person except under permit from the Hoard of Trade. No restriction it, placed on retail purchases of 50 bushels and less, provided that such purchases are not made frequently by the same buyer. The issue of a permit does not give a recipient the right to deal with grain purchased, except under the conditions which the permit sets forth, and these conditions are made at the discretion of the Board of Trade. Members of the Awatere County Council recently were taken by surprise by a troop of marching in as a deputation asking for an increase in the price to be given for birds eggs. On the chairman questioning the spokesman for reasons why they required the higher price, the bov replied that the extra cost of living and dearness of clothes warranted it. He. however, omitted to say whether the. boys or their parents had to find the money. However, the boys had the satisfaction of obtaining an extra halfpenny per dozen for eggs. With the smartness of youth and the dependability of 35 years' trading experience, the celebrated "Rosco" ali-wool suits Price 65s to 100s in oi You ought to know i They come an easv first. clothing section, re about them. The C. -M. Ross Always useful ! One of our Thermos and Icy-Hot Masks can be put to all kinds of uses, and will always be found reliable and valuable in the home. Watson Bros., Ud.-Advt. "Nazol" is the well-chosen name of an honest cough and cold remedy, which is specially suitable, for nasal catarrh. To ensure getting the genuine "Nazol" you should Older U by 1101110,—Ailvt.

~i ..;„>, in the Pahiatun I!"! AtPatea a little g.H name N r l,u. ; ing to do WMthW Q g^„n Mked about wounded soldiers a the f J° n £ ai , decic ] inf , hcr for something to, mvo, ' I)jp] fetch,! i;; C to"c HttYeV's delight i cn ., vovaco the members During a recent sea cic o pera of J. C. Williamsons Royal wm I 0»H ft ° d SoMtoiSert- which presented a eonw t , H) . 7ho record established recently on beating the rccora e , pcrfornl . th ° TUict hj eluded Madame Melba, Misslda Reeve and the Cherniavski, Trustees was held je=jcraaj « duriiiK the summer holidays, and "J™= ci led to advertise and eommumca to■ j.t district I'atriotic Socct.es and ascertain .1 further boys would be available.

Mr Vigor Brown stated m the House yesterday that a foreigner was in charge oi he transport loading in Wellington. The Premier replied that he knew nothing about, it, but would investigate. Subsequently Mr Fletcher gave the name of tho man in charge, who was, he said, a Dane, und unable to speak much English. Ur. Newman suggested greater precautions being taken regarding the announcement of tho date of trunnwrts' departure Mr looe called attention to tho unguarded coal hulk* and tho possibility of introducing explosives into bunker coal.

\ well-known South Canterbury dealer W as approached by a returned soldier recently, who was anxious to acquire a line of 400 hoggets (say, the \\ annate Advertiser). The (lealer had the sheep, and on learning that the woiild-bo purchaser had j ust returned from 'doing his bit. showed a spirit of patriotism, that is wortfaj of record. The market price of the sheep . vaa rom 27.- to 23s 6d. but our patriotic friend delivered them free oi charge (a four days drive) for 25s per head, to be paid on - comber Ist. This was rather decent, as tho fanner would have his wool cheque to meet the sale note.

\ Duncdin business man who has just returned from a visit to Otago Central states that he had a. rather surprising sidelight on tho agitation about the increased cost of living (says the Otago Daily Tune,. A, everyone probably knows, the Otago Central has more rabbits to the square Mile than any other district in the Dominion. Iho rabbits are so numerous that rabbit-canning factories are fully occupied, in the season, at Both Alexandra and Cromwell. Residents in Alexandra, Clyde, or Cromwell can, however, with very little trouble, shoot or trap rabbit, within, say, a half mile of tho centre of any of these towns. That being so the visitor said hi* surprise had resulted from the large demand in the Central towng for the canned rabbit, at about Is lOd lor the 21b tin. Of course, these canned nibbits are cooked, and are ready for eating. Some people would apparently sooner cry out about the high cost of living and buy cooked rabbits, than take the trouble to kill, skin, aud cook rabbits for themselves. A collision between tramcars occurred on thu Sumner line on Monday afternoon, fortunately, however, with little material damage resulting. The cars concerned comprised an ordinary car and two trailers icspcctively, and were "extras" proceeding to take back to the city tho holiday crowd at Sumner.. It is understood that after leaving the Heathcoto bridge, one of the brake, shoes fell from a rear trailer, and w;as unnoticed. In eonseouence. when pulling up on the loop-line by the Redcliffs cutting, just past the causeway, the motorman on the rear car and trailers found that he waa unable to bring them to a standstill within his usual distance, and therefore collided with the cars in front, which were stationary. Slight damage resulted, the telescopic effect causing the front,? of several of tho cars to become somewhat buckled. AH of the cars were able to resume running, with the exception of the trailer mentioned, which had lost a brake. This trailer was returned to town. As the cars were not running to the ordinary time-table thero was but a slight disorganisation of the service. At the time of the collision there was only one passenger on the cars. A country correspondent of the Taranaki Herald states, on the information of a settler from out-back, that wild pigs in the Whangamomona district are giving a lot of trouble. At Kohuratahi the settler lias lost several lambs. through wild pigs devouring same soon at tor the ewes had lambed. In some instances old' boars have been known to follow up and kill a weak ewe. Tho settler in question was seeking permission to purchase the necessary ammunition to destroy the ravagers, so probably in the near future wild pork will hang from the rafters, and ewes with lambs will go unmolested.

The Cardiff correspondent of the Stratford Post reports that a serious accident befel Mr 0. A. Marchant at the Cardiff Dairy Factory on Sunday morning. Mr .Marchant was in the act of supplying milk at the factory, when the horses attached to a heavily laden milk waggon took fright and swerved sharply, with the result that Mr Marchant was thrown to the ground heavily, landing on his head, which rendered him unconscious. Mr Marchant was carried into Mr Don Cameron's house, where he lies at present. The runaway horses rushed up the road towards homo and on the way ran into logs and fences and lost the milk and cans, and almost smashed the waggon into matchwood. The. horses were not much worse for their wild career.

News of Captain W. Templer-Powell, who is well-known in Christchurch, and who, prior to the war, was a leading member of several theatrical companies which had visited the Dominion, is contained in an English newspaper recently received. Captain Templer-Powell was gassed' whilst on active service in Fiance, returned to duty, hut soma tune ap;o was invalided home. He ia now, according to latest advices, engaged in the congenial work of entertauiiim soldiers, and was one of those who formed the '"Black and Whites Iroupe." Describing the work of the troupe at Holderness, it is stated that a perfectly fitted stage" and scenery, an. excellent installation of electric light, and a full string orchestra arc noteworthy features. The scenery has been mostly invented by Captain TemplorI owoll. and designed and painted bv Major Bird, D.5.0.. with the assistance of a number of soldiers. For the troupo Captain Templer-Powell has written a number oi revues, but in the latest production a musical play entitled "Tho Devil and a Revel," ' Lance-Corporal l>ockwray was associated with him. m Templer-Powell is a son of Mr w. H. theeseman, of Clu-istchurch. There is onlv one Nazol tliat ouiekhrcheves bad colds, troublesome cougS"and sore throats. It is put up in red cartons with tho word "Nazol" in white. Refu.a substitutes.—Advt. nf T Tok h, ?J' est quah > ready-to-wear suits of John Barron and Son's sell i„ London ■•lown e ,f U /" 0a& 7%. f . ,vw s:,m ««» being -to»n at C. and C.'s now. Overcoats in such styles as no Nov.- Zealand tailor could tashion are among the exhibits, which al?o cornpnses riding breeches priced up to five K e „ M -,, M ™ w '.to love beautifullv mad* clothes Aould enjoy the pleasure of eeeinno,. On exhibition only, but orders may be booked.—Advt. "Special" is so often misused that we hesitate to apply it to a recent purchase of bwiss lever watches, but "special - ' is tho only word applicable this time. In nickel silver for hard wear; grand for men or boys. Swiss made, lever movement; pried onlv 7s 6d. at Collinson and Son's, Broadway—these are specials.—Advt. Commercial travellers are taking kindly to Gulden Rule" Soap. So also aro tiintty housewives—consequently its success is assured. Goldingham and Beckett, Ltd. Advt A sensible precaution in changeable weather is to take "Nazol." Use the Nazol Inhaler for best results, At all clmnisl*, -Advt.

Owing to the inclemency of Iho weather, Iho official opening of tho Palmorston North Tennis Club's season lias been postponed until Saturday, November 3. A native came into Opunako in a groat hurry early in tho morning (relates tho Times), and knocked the local undertaker out of bed, and ordered a coifin to lie made tor next morning, and stated that he must have it by then or it would he of no use. The undertaker got to work, and worked by gas light to complete the rush order. Next morning lie saw the native, and asked him il he was going to take the coffin away, and the native blandly replied, "Oh no. he not dead yet; he want it soon, he very near komnte!"