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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1744, 19 February 1920, Page 4

Silver was quoted at 84 3 .d per ounce in London on Tuesday.

Dannevirke ratepayers yesterday earned poll hy a. big majority to raise £25.000 for the mnnicipalisation of the local gasworks.

Tbo Taibape correspondent ci the Wanganui Chronicle slates that the Hoard of trade has been holding an inquiry into the reason for i lies recent rises in the. price of bread, and the local bakers have been culled upon to show cause why the increase was made.

Very little progress has been made with the salvage work at Ihe sunken hulk Sclwyn Craig at Chelsia. Various attempts _ have been made (lining Hie last week lo lift the vessel, hut so far without success. It is slid hoped thill, the vessel will be ultimately salvaged. Tenders called by the Kainpiga County Council for metal carting contracts, viz. 500 cubic yards of metal for No. 4 line, Kairanga, and 500 cubic yards of metal Imm .Manawatn river to Foxton and No. 1 lines have been let to Mr G. 11. .Mallelt, Kairanga.

Owing to tho overcrowded state of tin College Street School the SI. Andrew’: Sunday school is being used temporarily li accommodate the pupils of the sixth stand anl, who assembled there to-day for tin re-op, - niiig of the school alter the surnmei holidays.

A most successful dance was given by tho H:ihnerston North .Municipal Hand in the Empire Hall last night. There were about 60 couples present, and with the music rendered In. the hand and an orchestra, combined with a good dancing lloor, a very enjoyable evening was spent A further £l6 was added to the band contest fund. .Messrs V. Kyle and 15. Dewater made ellicient M.C’s,

Tho primary schools re-opened this morn ing and the High Schools this afi-ornooi after the summer vacation, which wa. lengthened by two weeks as a prccaulioi against the spread of influenza. The lligl School boys are occupying the schoo buildings in Eoalhcrston street, while tin girl pupils are being taught at the Techni cal School pending, the. completion of tin Girls’ High School in Filzherbort street. Tho Governor-General has received mes sages from the Governor of Fiji, intimatin; that the Indian representative nominated li the Commission of Enquiry by the striki leaders, has appealed to his countrymen urging the resumption of work, pending tin Commission's report. In a clash with tin strikers it became necessary to fire on tin mob and three Indians were wounded, om dying subsequently. Many of tho officers and “other ranks’ who recently returned to England fron North Russia managed to bring honn beautiful souvenirs of their visit in tin

-bap; l ol furs, and in some cases evei pearls, JTiesc could be bought from tin inhabitants at very advantageous prices owing to the state of the exchange a.m the bad state of trade generally. One re markable purchase was that of a silver fm bought for less than a fiver. It was soh to a London dealer for 300 guineas. At the annual meeting of the Wangamt District, M.U., 1.0. U.F., to-day, oik deputy reported that during the absence ol a large number of members on active sor vita; during the war five of the lodge members rode a distance of 12 miles each meet ing night to conduct its affairs. Now that the members had returned to the district (he meetings were well attended. A hearty vote, of thanks to (he Manawatn Lodge fm the manner in which the delegates wen being entertained was passed. Last year the Wanganui Education Board made arrangements' to erect a now school building at Biiincs.se. When the railway rest fictions came into force a difficulty Wits experienced in getting the timber railed to Bainesse, and building opera tjons were consequently bold up. No doubt the Boat ! will soon find its way clear, to commence the work, as the present build mg in which the children are taught is totally inadequate for the purpose. Ihe present roll number is 50, and the need of the new building is apparent to till who visit ih” school.

Tho case set down for hearing at tin Supremo Court this mottling in whiel Genevieve Anno Clarkson claimed fron •lames Mitchell and Margaret Mitchell Hu -tun of £5Ol damages for alleged slandet was not proceeded with owing tit tho altsettee of the plaintiff. Mr JL Gilford Moore, who had been retained for the plaintiff, slid that his client had not turned up and ito had not heard from her. Ho would therefore have to submit to a non-suit. Mi T. M. Wilford, who appeared for the defendants. asked for costs on the highest scale, saying licit his clients had been quite ready to answer (ho charge all along as it was quite baseless. His clients had been put to the expense of securing counsel front Wellington. His Honour accordingly granted a non -suit with costs on the highest settle as on a claim for £5Ol, with expenses and disbursements. The young man, David Maekie. who was remanded until today for the police to enquire into his antecedents. was brought, before Messrs E. and J. Mowlctn, J.’sP., in the Police Court this morning. He admitted the charge of having stolen a tyre tube, and was fined £2, in default 7 days’ imprisonment. Sergeant Fitzpatrick stated that the accused when passing an unoccupied motor-car in Rangitikei st'cet took from it a square wooden box which was in the rear of the oar. Ho walked away for a short distance and then opened tho box. Whi'ii he saw that it contained merely a tube lie threw tho whole lot away. The proceedings, however, occurred in full view of a constable, who immediately arrested tho man. The police were unable to find any previous convictions against the accused.

Much interest centres on tin; new Comroleinn products us shown by the M, Ross Co, r.td. Both in art rugs, ami Congoleum by the yard, the beautiful designs easily rival any other lino on the market. Call to-day.—Advt. The model wire strainer is the finest tool on the market for drawing two ends ot wire together. It securely grips all sizes of fencing wire and does not damage tho wire in tho gripping. Full illustrated directions supplied with each strainer, and sold by ns for 18s 6d.—Collinson ami Son, Broadway, Palmerston North.—Advt. ? / ■"/ . '

jVIr G. 11. Roll, of Oakum, has received word that In’s Jersey cow Sylvia of O.Ki has won the gold medal offered In the Jersey breeders’ Association for the hi'diesb somi-oflieiul butter-fat record in the senior two year-old class for New Zealand. Sylvia of O.K.’s recon I is 9774.21b5. of milk, which yielded 556.91 11m. fat. Mr Kdl also had a junior two-year-old heifer under s< mi-oflieial test, and also not in the medal list; she too put up a splendid performance producing 7919.5 Ihs. of milk, yielding 460.15 lbs. fat.

An extraordinary story of assault and highway robbery, alleged to have taken place at Mangcre on Saturday afternoon, comes from _ (Jnchiniga. It is slated that a tuxi-cabdrivcr named P. Short was robbed of a wallet containing £7 Kg. According to report two men engaged Short’s taxi at Customs street, and near the .Mangero bridge where they alighted, they presented a £5 note in payment of the fare. While. Short had hi.s pocketliook out, ir : s alleged, he was struck on the head with a bottle and then robbed. Police inquiries are being made into the matter. The savoury roasts displayed in a butcher's shop on an uncovered shelf abutting tie.' footpath attracted the eye and append, of a predatory sheep dog about midday today. Flo jumped up, seized a tasty little roast marked 2s 6d, and trotted away growling happily, Another dog deflected his course for a moment when the growls emitted were of a decidedly different tone, but eventually the canine arrived unmolested in Fit/.herbert street and laid the, meat on the ground. Other dogs, apparently more than acquaintances of the rogue, were then allowed to join in the feast.

Sir Ross Smith, the famous Australian aviator, considers 13 is a very nnhu-ky number lie refused to resume hi.s flight from Charlcvilio (Queensland) to Sydney on a Friday because it was the 13th of ft hruary. fie gave his reasons as follows: “On the 13th of December we made a, forced landing- at Warlock Ponds. On the 13th of the previous month the same thing happened at Pisa. On the 13th of January last year 1 was forced to land in a Handley Pago machine in India, and was nearly smashed. Or. the 13th of the previous month I was blown up in the steamer Sphinx at Chieftagong. The 13th seems to good to me.”

Aii ini cresting - point in connection with (he shortage of supplies of cliina in Auckland brought to light in the course of inquiry was the growing dislike for Japanese chniiiware “Wo don’t like the stuff, and w<> don’t like the Japanese method of doing business,” remarked a leading - merchant. “Neither are dependable, and our experience during the last few years ha.s been such that we arc now cutting Japan out of cur trade a.s far as possible. The china, has neither the appearance nor the quality of good old English ware, and we wouldn’t, touch it at all if we could get any other.” This statement was amply borne out by proprietors of Auckland restaurants and refreshment rooms, who said that this 'eastern china chipped so readily as to rapidly become unsightly and unlit for use.

Sentence- cf dismissal lias been imposed by a naval courtmartial on Capt. Edmund Georg.) Chamberlain, an aviator in tbo United Slates Marino Corps, ou charges growing out of his sensational claims of having defeated a vastly superior force of German airships on the Western I 1 runt. Chamberlain claimed that on July 28, on a trip over the Hritish front he had fought with twelve German ’planes, destroyed live of tin m, damaged two others and, sweeping earthward with a damaged machine, scattered a detachment, of German soldiers. Uc said that after landing he took a German prisoner by pretending that a compass was a bomb and then carried a wounded officer back to safety. Denial of the exploit by Hritish officers led to an investigation. The case attracted widespread attention duo to tho publicity which Chamberlain's story received and his recommendation for both the Congressional Medal of Honour and tho Victoria Cross of England.

A London doctor who is in practice in the West End writes as follows in regard to tho existence of superstition among his patients: “In my own extensive practice ■ -li tiroly among well-to-do and educated people 1 come across daily instances of extraordinary credulity’. Many educated people seem to regard medical practition rs as magicians. 1 have been asked seriously by men and women if I could compound a love-philtre to arouse affection in the object of their desires. There is also a wide-"ipi-ea.il illusion that there must be some elixir of life to arrest the natural process of decay, and preserve perpetual youth. People ask me quite gravely my opinion of t,he value of certain charms and amulets as cures for or preventives of various ailments. One person who had suffered from melancholia believed she bad found a cure in a coral necklace, as coral is supposed to drive away depression and melancholy. ’

Romo interesting remarks were made by Mr J. S. Barton, S.M., at Gisborne, in concluding judgment in a motor-car repair case, in which the defendant, on a counterclaim, had obtained substantial damages as the result of being held up on a holiday lour through the negligent workmanship at a motor garage, lie said: “At first sight Ih-so (£7B 18s 6d, with £2O costs) may seem heavy damages to arise from an act of negligence in replacing a broken axle. It may be as well to point out, for the hem lit ol garage proprietors, that the case seems to me to establish a principle that is fairly self-evident. Two'considerations point to an ever-present liability to heavy damages in such cases. The first is that from the nature of the car itself, and the uses to which it is ordinarily put, the results of negligence may first become apparent when the ear and its owner arc far away from headquarters, in the way of serious injury to property, human life and limb. These facts must, I think, bo taken to be in contemplation of both parties when a repair job is offered and accepted. The second consideration is that garage proprietors ordinarily hold themselves out as providing highly skilled labour, and their charges aro based on a high scale of wages. The liabilities must bo measured accordingly.”

During demolitions at Leichhardt (Sydney) recently a petrified tree was discovered a few feet underground. The lind aroused interest, am! sec up the question whether the curiosity was formed locally ages ago (says tt, Sydney paper). A section of the tree was submitted to the scientific authorities at the Australian Museum, and inspection and inquiry revealed that tho tree had been taken to tho place several years ago, and set; up in the grounds by tho owners as a curiosity. It is surmised that the treo was brought from Richmond river district. Mr Thomas Malone, a well known English and Australian athlete some years back, died recently He first came into prominence in England, when, while still in Ids teens, he defeated an Irish champion when in receipt of a three-yards allowance. Success followed success, and his name soon became well known throughout Great Britain. Later ho went over to tho professional ranks, and while in his twenties left for Australia. Tho Australian record for 175 yards at 17£ sec., established in 1883 at Norward Park, Sydney, still stands in his name. His broad jumping was above that of (ho average champion even of tho present dav, and it is on record that he covered 25ft. 4Ln. at Mansfield (Victoria) and 23ft. Lin. at Botany (New South Wales). Ho was also a high, and hop, step jumper, and weight-putter. He had boon in indifferent health during-the past few years.

The _ Manawatn Philosophical Society will open its session on Friday with a paper which should be of great and general interest. The number of those who have had personal acquaintance with the old time Maori is rapidly decreasing; unfortunately few have left any permanent record of their impressions. Among; those who are still with us no one has been more intimately associated with the Maori, both in peace and war, than Colonel Porter, C.8., and therefore the opportunity of hearing his experiences at first hand is both a rare and valuable one.

A meeting of t lio members of the Manawatu Patriotic Society will bo held in the Borough Council Chambers to-mor-row at 4.30 p.m.

You should not let these savings slip through your fingers; buy now, and buy as mm li as you can during children's bargain, week. Hero are bargain lines.—Children's white pique bats, trimmed, contrasting cords and stitelnngs, good fitting heads, were 2s lid, bargain week price Is lid. Infant’s silk bonnets and capettes, very dainty goods, were 3s lid to 5s lid, bargain week prices. Is lid to 2s 6d.—Colliusou and Cunninghame, Ltd.—Advt. “No Rubbing’’ laundry help has captured tho women’s vote; 'also ours. Barrami and Abraham, Ltd., wholesale agents. -Advt. ,

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