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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1721, 23 January 1920, Page 4

There will be five Sundays in the month of February, which will not occur again until 1948.

Large quantities of mushrooms have boon gathered in Palmerston this week. T hey are still growing in profusion in paddocks on the Borough boundary. The Masterton Stipendiary Magistrate yesterday declined to make an order against a judgment debtor who stated tluit he had eleven children, nine of whom were residing at home.

An anonymous donation of £l9O has been received by the Wellington Hospital and Charitable 'Aid Board. A-similar gift has been received yearly over a term of years from the donor, whoso wish it is to remain incognito.

The supporters of Mr E. P. Rishworth, (lie Reform candidate for the Hutt district, have decided to recognise the efforts of Mr Rishworth by tending him a social, at which a presentation will be made. The Right Hon. W. F. Massey will bo present. The Momnsvillc Town Board lias adopted a recommendation by its housing committee to apply for £IB,OOO under the Housing Act, 1919, to .build 20 workers’ dwellings. It is the intention of the Board to make a garden suburb. A meeting at Westport last night decided to send a deputation to Wellington to interview the Premier in connection with the Harbour Board revenues, and to urge the Premier to proceed as soon as possible with the construction of the Buffer Gorge railway.

A visitor from Banks Peninsula chatting with an Ekctaiuma Express representative, reports a fali of snow throe to four inches in depth at the end of last week. An unusual and beautiful sight was the varicoloured ripe fruit peeping through the snow.

Tho dug-out system employed so successfully at Wanganui iu catching two-up players' has been further developed by the nolice. At Circuitv yesterday eight men were fined £lO for playing two-up when it was stated that Constable Kidd lived in a dug-out at Granity to catch the me*. Messrs Perano Brothers, of Picton, the owners of the fast launches engaged in the whaling industry, arc building a now launch, equipped with 24C h.p. engines, capable of developing a speed of 37 miles an hour. The Cachalot, owned by Messrs Perano, is at present the fastest launch in Now Zealand, her speed being 29 miles an hour. At the Wairarapa Athletic Club’s gathering held at Masterton yesterday, Hornier won tho 880 yards’ handicap, Munro putting the shot*and throwing the hamhicr, Harvey tho pole vault, Wyeth (he mile and threequarters and Sievwright was second in the mile walk. Victoria University won tho relay race. The above athletes are to compete in tho Australasian championships shortly. There is a pronounced scarcity of wilx matches in Christchurch at present, and many tobacconists are without supplies. There are, however, still adequate stocks of wooden matches, which are mainly obtained in Japan. The bulk of the wax matches used a.ro now manufactured in the Dominion. A shortage of the materials used in the manufacture is given as the main reason for the shortage.

Melbourne drapers in a large way of business are reported to be obtaining supplies of white sugar to sell to their customers. Colonel Oldersbaw, Sugar Controller, commenting on this, stated that if such were the case tho Government was not to blame. He added that if drapers asked for sugar they would not get it, but it was impossible to control all movements of the commodity after it passed out of tho Government’s hands. It might bo that some drapers could pick up odd lots, but the Government could not prevent that. A sidelight on the reason for tho low rate nf exchange on the United States was thrown by an American visitor, who was airing his views freely in one of the Auckland hotels on Wednesday. Ho said: “My ‘iimitry has been paying tribute for about 120 years, and now that she is no longer a borrowing nation, but is the only lending nation in the world at the present time, she means to hold on and make the best of her opportunities.” He followed up his remarks with various arguments in support of his contention that America had the ball at her feet and would make good use of it. Tho dressmakers’ art.—Costumes and frocks designed to please particular people; individual styling and perfect fit assured. Workrooms reopen Monday.—The 0. M. Ross Co., Ltd. —Advt. A pair of rubber gloves are useful for housework, and other jobs where the hands get soiled. These gloves are of best quality red rubber, and stocked by us in two sizes at 3s 6d a pair.—Collinson and Son, 11 Broadway and King street, Palmerston North. Shine your tan shoes with “Tan-ol”—the bxilliant polish that won’t rub off. —Advt. Don’t leave thj lightness and digestibility of your scones and cakes to chance. Use Sharland’s baking powder—it is bomm *o rise.—Advt. Sharland’s malt vinegar makes delightful salads. Brewed from malt and sugar. Free from mineral acids. Conforms to require ments of Food and Drugs Act. All grocers. —Advt. Relic!—permanent and lasting—is within the roach of every sufferer from rheumatism, gout, sciatica and lumbago. Excess uric acid in tho blood is tho cause of the trouble. Rheumo removes tho excess acid. 2s 6d and 4s 6d. Large size contains a full week’s treatment. Progandra cures corns quickly- Barraclough’s nervine stops tooth- . • v- ; *■ ' . r:

A recent, London cable to tho Sydney Sun stated that three queens —Mary, Alexandra, and Maud (Norway), live piincesses, and four princes in fancy dress, danced at a servants’ hall at Sandringham, whore the Royal Family had the largest and merriest Christmas making for many years. Recently the Mayor of Wellington wrote lo tho Minister of Public Works in regard to the probable electrical current available from Mangaliao, asking what was the probable area over which Wellington City would operate. The Minister has replied that no commitments can he authorised at present; the requirements of the whole ot tlio districts to be served by the scheme must first be ascertained. Speaking at the gathering of Liberal members held in Sir Joseph Ward’s bon our on Wednesday, the Hon. J. A. Hanan, while joining in the tributes paid to his former louder and to tho Liberal Party generally, said his connection with tho latter was not so close as it had been. As a matter of fact, he declared, he no longer believed in government by party, and was out to destroy tho party system. Considerable inconvenience was caused at the motor cycle sports at Awapuni yesterday on account of the portion of the office containing the telephone being locked up, thus preventing people obtaining communication with town. Not only was this a great inconvenience, hut it might have caused a serious position if, unfortunately, an accident had recurred—as so often takes place in motor cycle racing—and a doctor and the ambulance had been urgently required. In his capacity as .Meteorological Adviser to tho New Zealand Air Staff, LieutenantColonel D. C. Bates was given many opportunities of inquiring into aviation matters during his visit to England and the Continent. He made no trips bv aeroplane, but went up 2000 feet in a kite balloon with Captain Cody. Colonel Bates expressed the opinion that the future defence of New Zealand would lie in aviation, and that if this were so, commercial aviation would he a natural corollary. He added, however, that he was not very sanguine of any immediate development of commercial aviation in New Zealand.

The nature and causes of diseases among stock in Samoa are matters which have been investigated by Colonel H. A. Reid, bacteriologist, to the No tv Zealand Agricultural Department, lie has just returned to New Zealand after a stay of five weeks in Samoa., and in reply to an inquiry at Auckland stated that, he discovered a very satisfactory state of affairs on the island. •There was little disease among stock, a particularly satisfactory feature being that there were comparatively few cases of animals affected by tuberculosis. Colonel Reid will submit a rojKjrt to the Department on the result of his investigations. “There is, perhaps, not a firm in New Zealand in any industry which would not be pleased if it were assured that there would not be a new order to-morrow morning,” said Mr J. A. Frostick at a meeting in with the proposed Industrial Exhibition in Canterbury. “I know one firm, producing a large and very important line of article, that, were it not to take another order, would be fully occupied in fulfilling present orders until March, 1921. Vet that firm, 1 know, would very heartily support this proposal to hold an exhibition, hoping to attract people to this country, and to hold the trade we have already got.” It was stated during the course of the Darwin enquiry into the administration of I lie Northern Territory that a policeman in receipt of £2l per month had banked, during November, 1918, throe sums of £6O, £9O, and £6O, with other amounts bringing the total for the month up to £298. A bank official produced the police officer’s banking account showing deposits as stated, and Mr Justice Ewing decided to invito the official in question to explain where the money came from. A Customs officer had previously alleged that the constable had seized a quantity of opium from a Chinaman, presumably for the Customs Department, but had no authority to do so, and the opium was not handed over as it should have been.

On December 28 Mr Justice Ewing, who is conducting an inquiry into charges of maladministration against the Gilruth Administration of the Northern Territory, occupied rhe pulpit at the Wesleyan Church, Darwin, and preached on the text “Thou shall not steal.” Ho said that “thou shalt not steal” could be said to all men—to the worker sometimes as well as to the profiteer. If the Commonwealth were to fulfil its duty every man must give a fair day’s work for a fair clay’s pay. “If you want to bring about reforms,’’ the Commissioner continued, “you should do it constitutionally, and not by stealing. We should pay the price. There are many persons, including numbers ot Methodists, who desire to wipe out publichouses and the liquor trade without compensation. What do you think of them as downright solid Christians? The community has a right to wipe out the liquor trade to-morrow, if it sees fit, and I am not at all sure that 1 hat would not be a good thing for Australia ; but thousands of persons have invested their savings, directly or indirectly, in the liquor traffic, which has been allowed by law in Australia for a hundred years. At Biunie, in Tasmania, a widow with six children was left almost penniless because all that her husband had left her was a public-house, which was deliccnsed without compensation by a Local Option poll. How would wo feel if our business was declared illegal, or our shop taken away by a vote, and no compensation were given ? In some sense every man is a thief, and the best man is he who is least a thief.”

The Auckland Herald relates a romantic little incident which occurred in the usually prosaic atmosphere of the Government Buildings there on Tuesday. On tho top floor, outside the Land Board offices, there waited among others —a middle aged man, opposite whom sat a lady of about the same years. To pass the tedious time of waiting, the couple entered into conversation, finding to their evident delight, various common interests. They were both members of one religious denomination, had-both lost their partners in life, and now they both wanted land. The consequence was that the man proposed a matrimonial partnership, and the couple therupon began discussing the pros and cons of the situation to follow.

A refractory wife caused quite a little scene iu the middle of Broadway ou Monday (says the Stratford correspondent of the New Plymouth Daily News). A man and his wife were seen standing by a gig, and it was plain to the bystanders that they were at variance on some point, and that each was determined not to yield. It soon became apparent that the man, a dairy farmer, wished his wife to got into the gig and drive home with him, and for some reason the woman refused to obey her lord and master. Mild measures having failed, the man resorted to force, and picking his good lady up in his powerful arms, lie endeavoured'to force her head first into the gig. This appeared to he anything but a soft job. The woman kicked and struggled to such purpose that she quickly freed herself. Then they moved off round the corner into Regain street, where tho argument'was continued for some time, regardless of a drenching rain and a number of interested onlookers.

-Miss Gausted, teacher of the pianoforte, reminds pupils that the next term will commence on January 29. “Worth five times its price.” is what everyone says who tries “Nazol” for colds, catarrh, soro throat, and hay fever. “Nazol” quickly gives relief. 60 doses coot Is 6tL—AJtx>.

The items listed here will be gathered in by eager shoppers during the first Jew days of our sale. Striped silk hat scarves, were 5s 3d, sale price 2s fid; women’s J silk hose, in black, white, creme, putty, fawn, mole, grey, sale price 6s 3d pair. Oriental trimmings, were 9d to 6s fid yard, sale nrico fid yard; superior quality knitted silk scarves, assorted stripes, were 37s fid, sale price 25s fid. Sale dates: Saturday, January 24, to Saturday February 7. Collinson and Cunninghame, Ltd.—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, No bad after-effects with Wade’s worm figs. ~ Wonderful worm worriers, Price Is 6d.—Advt. v : Z. ■••'‘v- . ■ .vL • .--v ‘ .. ,

“A narrow shave” from a level crossing Oourt C, at 'w rCpol^d , ilt tho Magistrate’s v.ouit at Wanganui, when a motorist, Mr t„‘:i hn w “ s ch » r ßed with crossing a ra way crossing at Wanganui East as a iS, 1 ". wa f approaching. Senior-Sergeant Bourko stated that the engine just struck too car us it cleared the. crossing, but no damage was done. For the defendant, who admitted the charge, Mr Brodic explained that the day in question was a windy one, Tho defendant, who travelled about ten miles an hour, had to approach within ten yards of the crossing before he could get a view of the line. He then saw tho engine close at hand. Ho did not hear any whistle, as the wind was against him, and decided it was better to try and got over than to try and stop the car. The Magistrate said that some of the level crossings were almost death-traps, and therefore it behoved motorists to take more cure when approaching them. A fine of 10s was imposed, and defendant was ordered to pay costs amounting to 21s. ’

Tho political and social conditions in New Zealand aro to bo investigated as far cs time will permit by Mr Theodore E. Burton, u member of the United States Senate, who arrived at Auckland from Australia by the Maheno on Monday morning. The visitor belongs to Cleveland, Ohio, and he has represented his State for 22 years—l 6 years in the House of Representatives, and for the last six years in the Senate. Mr Burton is president of an American organisation called tho League of Nations Union, which is interested in promoting international goodwill. The leiigue, which has its headquarters in Now York, is associated with tho League to enforce Peace, of which Mr W. H. T aft is president. Botli leagues wore active in endeavouring to have the Peace treaty ratified by the American Senate. In tho course ; of an interview Mr Burton stated that he had intended to visit New Zealand about five years ago, but his plans were upset. Having heard much regarding tho political and [social conditions in this country, it was ids desire to make a personal investigation. That was the primary object of bis present lour. He hoped to visit several centres in Now Zealand before ho left for America.