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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1716, 6 January 1920, Page 4

Silver is now quoted at 75£ d per ounce, says a London cable. A Sydnev cablegram states that the Necessary ‘Commodities Commission has ■increased the price of linseed meal £3 per ton. „

The troopship Kigoma, with New Zealand soldiers and families arrived in Sydney to-day cn route to New Zealand.

Mr H. It. Denison (manager director of the Sydney Sun newspaper, Ltd.) has donated £25,000 to the Royal Colonial Institute building fund. Catholicity of taste- was displayed by a back-yard thief who was operating in Cambridge a few days ago. In one case a resident had several bars of soap stolen fiom his wash-house.

A ladv anproached a small boy who was looking after tho stalk outside a bookseller s shop. ' “ Have you ‘The Life of Moses ! she asked. “ No, mum,” replied the urchin. “ [ have the life of a dog, and they re gom to give me notice on Saturday, Last week a soldiers’ fete was held at Mangatainoka when each of 70 returned soldiers was presented with a gold medal in appreciation of his services in the European war. Mr G. H. Smith, in making the presentations, staled that 72 soldiers had left Mangatainoka to fight for the Empire.

The Terraco End Boy Scouts will arrive homo from their camp at Marten to-mor-row at about 11.0 a.m. The Terrace End and Shannon troops tied for the shooting championship, and in the fin a) Terrace End was successful. Patrol Leader ’lier won the gold modal for shooting. The health of the camp at Morton is Splendid.

A' Press Association telegram says that the last day at sea of the voyage of the Rimutaka, which arrived at Wellington yesterday, was marked by tho presentation of an illuminated address to tho ship s master, Captain Hemming, from tho officers and troops on board. Much educational work l was done during the trip. A visit to a bush area at tire end of Kail in Valley railway, North Auckland, will be undertaken in February by Sir Francis Bell, Commissioner of State Forests. He is to make an inspection there and submit a report in view of the suggestion by Mr J. Trounson that the area should be acquired by the Government in addition to the kauri "park presented to the State by the latter, and opertfcd in January last.

Thu giant ox that attracted much attention at the last Christchurch Show is a beautiful as well as a huge beast standing just six feet high, ail’d its live weight is said to be 3180jb., which is easily a world record. Mr Kidman, the Australian cattle king, said he was tho best framed beast ho had ever seen. Tho big cow was to have been shipped from Timaru, but owing to tho shortage of shipping will go on by dram to Lyttelton us soon as Wirth Bros.’ circus can spare one of their elephant trucks (the beast cannot get into a New Zealand cattle truck). It is to be -shown in America next vear as an advertisement for New Zealand bu«f. A good story, said to bo true, is going tho rounds. A dusky individual from the bnckblocks called on the secretary of _ a country racing club, and expressed a desire to nominate a horse for the principal event. “Certainly,” said the secretary. “You pay the nomination 100 now and the acceptance later. Now. what, is the horse’s name.' The Maori promptly produced the nomination fee. and then scratched his head in perplexity. ‘‘By Kerry, ho got no name. Never mine,—he got to preding.” “But the horse must have a name.” ‘Well, I tell you his /adder, his mnddor. but he got no name.” “Now. look here,” laughingly responded the secretary, “we’ll have to give him a name ‘ Let mo see—how would Paddy Webb do?” “No fear,'” replied tho Maori with emphasis. •“! want my horse to win; Paddy Webb—pooh. _Ho r.cflcr got to te front,” —Nelson Colonist.

Bargain day to-morrow at the store for valuer Many lines attractively priced for oui -J special shopping day. It’s a good time to buy; buyers note. —The C. M. Ross Co., Ltd.—Advt.

Croquet is the ideal game for young and old; for the enjoyment of this game wo have landed some good English croquet sbjjs, complete with all mallets, hoops, balls, etc.; best quality and finish; prices, £5 19s 6d to £3 10s per set. —Collinson and Son, 11 Broadway and King street, Palmerston North —Advt; Tested in thousands of kitchens, Shetland's baking powder has never failed to nse. Costs less than others—worth more.— Advt. " I

A new geyser has appeared at Whakav rowarewa, rfear the Pohutu geyser, and played to a height of 15 to 20 feet on Friday night (says a Press Association telegram from Rotorua). New York secret service operatives declare that the Bolshevik press at Petro- / -grad is printing spurious francs, pound notes, and Liberty bonds, which the Bolshevik! are attempting to disseminate abroad.

From December 22 to 31 inclusive the Palmerston North telegraph office forwarded 7801 telegrams, received 5780 and transnrttted 6332. In the telephone exchange, forwarded bureaux totalled 3516, received 5144. and transmitted 2496.

The forthcoming loan proposals of the Palmerston North Borough Council will shortly be brought prominently before tho ratepayers. On his return from Christchurch hjgxt week after the bowling tournament, the Mayor (Mr J. A. Nash] intends calling a public meeting to advance interest in the Tho world’s marching record is held by a detachment of the London Rifle Brigade. In April, 1914, those men—62 in number — marched from Loudon to Brighton, a distance of 52* miles, in 14 hours 23 minutes. They were in- full l:(t, and carried rifles, a total weight of 421b., yet not a man fell out. The next best achievement is that of tho French Foreign Legion, of which a battalion covered easily 50 miles in 15 hours 33 minutes.

Serious delay to correspondence intended for Palmerston North is occasioned through persons and firms addressing it to Palmerston (says to-day’s Dominion). The postal authorities forward all correspondence addressed to Palmerston to the town of that name in North Otago, and it would not only avoid delays, but would prevent the post-office being blamed for tho delays if people would correctly address their correspondence. The suburb of Mosman (Sydney) will not permit advertising boardings. Recently a firm applied for a license to erect a hoarding for such purposes, when the town clerk remarked; “This is an annual application, and it is annually refused.” The Mayor said that they did not regard hoardings as the ideal form of advertising, particularly when, as in the case under review, the site is right at the entrance to the borough. The Council refused the application.

At the Educational Institute . Conference at Wellington yesterday, the committee appointed to report ui>on the remits referring to grading submitted a series of resolutions. After discussion of these the Conference adopted resolutions to the effect that teachers’ grading should depend upon efficiency, academic attainments, and years of efficient service; that the present quota system was inequitable; and that immediate steps should be taken to establish uniformity of appraisement in grading as between districts. f The drift from wheat-growing which has been so apparent in Now Zealand in recent years is just as noticeable in Australia. Sir Joseph Carnithers, an ox-Premier of New South Wales, in a recent article in the Sydney Daily Telegraph, warns tho counlry of the danger of the drift. “No farmer in Australia,” ho states, “with the average yield per acre can to-day produce wheat and pay the honest wages and charges under 5s per bushel at railway station. Hence it is that every sane man is giving up wheat-growing/father than go bankrupt. If the wheat-grower had to pay the average city rate of wages, say, 12s per day, with a foreman’s wage to himself, he "could not grow wheat under 7s per bushel.”

“You must know,” said a lady delegate to the Teachers’ Conference in Wellington last week, “that smoking is greatly on the increase among girls and women, and that drinking is also on the increase. I believe that this is partly due to the fact that many girls in the upper classes of our primary schools are not influenced by a womanly woman.” The statement brought to his feet a male delegate, who said that he did not think the charge should go forth that the working-class girls, the girls trained in the primary schools, were doing the smoking. It was the girls whose parents were very wealthy and were able to send them to colleges taught by women. “The statement should not go down,” he said, that the girls trained by men in the public schools are the sinners in this respect.”

Regarding the drowning case at Wanganui, when Mr Sydney Westbrook lost ms life while engaged in some harbour works, it was disclosed at the inquest that of the eight men on* the punt none could swim. Hie Coroner made the following remarks: “This is an unfortunate occurrence, for which nobody seems to have been actually to blame at the time. It is probable that if the punt had some life-saving equipment upon it, deceased might not have been drowned, but, on the other hand, it wm quite possible that lie might not have been saved. It appear.! that not one of the eight men engaged on the punt, in a rough sea, could swim. It is a singular circumstance, and it is quite surprising that in a seaport, of eight men working on the waterfront, in a town with many baths, a river, and the ocean beach in which to learn to swim, none of them were able to swim. It points out its own moral.’’

The shortage of petrol in Auckland has received tho attention of the Prime Minister during his present visit to Auckland, and ho has been able to make arrangements for an early improvement of the supply (says tho Herald). Acting on instructions given by Mr Massey a tew days ago in connection with tiro short supply of petrol for the driving of dairy farmers’ milking machines, particularly in tho Auckland district, tho Board of Trade has reported that it has arranged for about 700 cases of petrol to be sent at once from Wellington to Auckland, to bo used for dairying purposes only. It may be necessary to send this supply forward by rail, in which 'case a charge of 7s a case will be added for freight. The steamer Waihora, at present in Wellington, _ has petrol on board for Melbourne, and it is hoped that arrangements may bo made for 5000 cases to be landed at Wellington and diverted for use in New Zealand. Part of this cargo will be sent to Auckland as soon as > shipping space is available. The Kurow is now discharging a cargo of petrol at Napier, and an effort also is.being made to tranship some 2000 cases to Auckland.

Manson and Barr, Ltd, announce hot weather goods, a variety of which is stocked by the firm.

In a replace advertisement in this issue the Watt Motor Co., Ltd., draw attention to the fact that they now have now models in Oakland, Oldsmobile and Chevrolet cars, and will bo pleased to arrange for demonstration to intending buyers. Mr J. H. Watt who has recently returned from » America, is now managing director, and will bo pleased to see all old and now clients again. • Entries for the Feilding A. and P- Association’s Show on 3rd and 4th February close on Friday. 16th instant. The prize list contains comprehensive classes for all sections of slock, including breeders’ cups for cattle and sheep, and tho ring events—maiden, open, steeplechase and pony jumps, sheep dog trials, riding and driving competitions —are liberally catered for in the matter of prize money and trophies. The attention of fanners is directed to the killing classes for sheep and lambs, for which big prize money is offered. For tho cookery classes there is a £lO 10s challenge cup and also a handsome trophv to be won outright. The animal Feilding ram fair will be held on February 5 and 6. Schedules for the' Show and entry forms and of ram fair will be forwarded on application to the secretary, Feilding A. and P.' Ae sociation

Great Britain holds a principal place in the leather industry. In pre-war days her output of leather goods amounted to £45,000,000 per year. The great centres of manufacture are Northampton, “Worcester, Leicested, and Stafford. You should inspect the splendid collection of leather goods showing at Collinson and Cunninghamo’fl. Newest oblong.. round and square cushions, 14s 5d to 42s 6d; suede travelling cushions in poker work 39s 6d, 425, 49s 6d: suede motto cushions, hand painted and poker work, 49s 6d; rich suede cushions, ready for filling, fringle, ivy pattern, and poker work. 49s 6d; suede table centres, autumn leaf border, 28s 9d.—Advt. Dear housewives, to wash clothes clean without rubbing or injury to hands or fabrics, always use “No Rubbing” laundry help, in conjunction with the pure "Golden Rule” soap. Watson Bros., Ltd.—Advt,

Cakes to make—scones to bake—bow easy, pleasant and sure is the work when you u*o Sharland’s' hiking powder.—Ad vl»