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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1862, 12 July 1920, Page 4

Owing to pressure on our space letters to the editor are held over. The Mayor acknowledges with thanks the sum ot £1 as a donation from Mr N. Blackrnore toward the purchase of a car for the District Nurse. Tho number of accidents reported ot Masterton factories during last year was twenty-two. Of these, only seven were of a serious nature. Verv little wheat will be sown in the Sandon district this year, a farmer there has informed a pressman. Grass seed crops offer a much better return on the rich agucnltural soil of the Sandon district. Durinr the month of June the arrivals in New Zealand numbered 2827. and tho domutuies 3846. Included in the totals no Chinese: Arrivals 119 males, 29 females; departures 38 males, 4 females. A dairyman at lhakara, (Levin) had a return of £450 from his herd of 21 cows during the past season. Erorn 18 cows another dairyman secured an average of 3001b of butter-fat per cow. A good deal of petty thieving has occurred in the lhakara (Levin) district during the past, few months, but lately settlers have another reason for complaint in the loss ot quantities of wire, which have been stripped from their fences.—Chronicle. A speaker at, a meeting at Greytown 'ast week stated that tho same six engines, which were in uso twenty-seven years ago, I -no .still doing service on the Rimutaka I line. They had had new boilers, and extra 'fittings, but were otherwise identical, and the, sneaker contended that it was not a bud record. Because of the lack of accommodation at Pohangina, Crs. T. Bcetham and 11. Osborne moved separate motions at the Pohangina County Council meeting on Saturday that the site of the Council's offices be moved from the present location, the former nominating Raumai and the latter Apili township as a more suitable centre. At the suggestion of the chairman (Cr. 11. \V. Smart), who pointed out that the Council elections being near there would be no chance of doing anything in the matter even if either of the motions was carried, both were withdrawn. Judgment was given by Sir Julian Sal mond at the Supreme Court at Hamilton in the action brought by William and Harriet Brown against the' Tatua Co-operative Dairv Company, Ltd. The plaintiffs, who ate the owners of a property of 400 odd acres at Tatuanui, near Morrinsville, sought an injunction against the company and -giOCC damages for polluting a _ stream bounding their property by It.ruing the supplies' o f whey into it from the defendant's cheese factory. His Honour granted an injunction, £so' damages, and costs on the middle scale as on a claim for £SOO. ("If the Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Animals proceeded to the Sutnjtiit it."would get a case any day," declared at a meeting at Greytown Ins, 1 ; wori. He went °" to say that ho had time fflld again seen sheep blind and cattle raving nta.d after doing the trip over the Rimutakas ■ Continuing, he said that owners were careful enough to cover their wool and producer while going over the hill, but the poor animals had no protection whatsoever. Nor would tho owners, he said stand out without any protection tliemnolves, which, incidentally, they thoroughly deserved to be made to do. The words of tho\ speaker were testified to by others, who expressed agreement with what, he had said.

An extremely sad cr.M of matrimonial discord, alter many years of marrii d life, was heard in the Carterton Magistrate's Court, before Mr S. L. P. Free, S.M., on Friday, when an elderly Danish woman, Mrs Annie Caroline Sunkel (Mr Hogg), applied for a separation order against her husband, .Frederick Sunkel, an old age pensioner of about seventy jeais of ago, on tne grounds of persistent cruelty. The orcbr was granted after tho hearing of the evidence in which plaintiff said defendant had kicked and used bad language towards her. An invalid daughter, Agnes Emily Sunkel, who was wheeled into Court, stated that h?r father had many a lime attempted to kick her, strike her, ;.nd throw her about the bed. He had told hoc that, as she was now over age, she would have to go out and earn her. own living, or else the Government would have to keep her. Day after day she had heard bad language used towards her mother.

In connection with their 12th of July celebrations the officers and members of L.0.L., No. 18, Palmerston North, held a children's party at the Congregational Hall on Saturday afternoon, when, despite the inclemency of the weather, there was a capital muster of juveniles, who were entertained with parlour games and in other ways during the afternoon, two short addresses - on the principles of Orangeism being delivered by the Rev. C. W. Duncinnb, and the Lodge Chaplain, the former emphasising the need for the open Bible and the latter pointing out that in their essence Orangeism and Protestantism stand for Loyalty—loyalty to God, to King and country, and love for one's fellows. The wives of leading Orangemen attended to the creature comforts of the children, providing an abundant supply of eatables with tea and soft drinks, while members of the Lodge contributed a plentiful supply of lollies. After singing the National Anthem the gathering dispersed a little after 5 p.m., children and adults both being delighted with the afternoon's proceedings. A discussion on the subject of the formation of a power board to deal with the projected installation of electric power throughout the district took place at the Pohangina County Council meeting on Saturday. Mr Hubbard, electrical engineer to the Feilding Borough Council, outlined a proposal that a district under one board should be formed, which Mould include Manawatu, Kiwitea, Oroua, Kangitikei and Pohangina. By thus combining, a big economy would probably be effected in administration charges and also in avoiding the duplication of lines. The estimated cost of installation for low current was about £3OO per mile, to install a 3 h.p. motor from the main wire about £4O, while the probable cost of reticulation from the main to settlers was about £2 per point. The Council might, Mr Hubbard suggested, profitably emulate other districts where a similar scheme had been adopted, in taking a canvass of farmers, compiling a list of probable subscribers and then comparing it with the probable cost of mileage installation. Other counties, as for instance round about Feilding where a lot of milking was done, would undoubtedly take the scheme up. It was eventually decided by the Council to communicate with the Mayor of Feilding (Mr G. J. Harford) with a view to promoting a meeting to go further into the matter, representatives of the Council to attend. Mr Hubbard was thanked for his interesting address. In order to make final preparations for the big event, the 0. M. Ross Co., Ltd., announce that their premises will be closed all dav to-morrow, great clearance of seasonable goods begins on Wednesday at 9.30. Tea and luncheon patrons please note that our Coleman Place entrance is available all day to-morrow as usual. —Advt. "We are. glad to tell you" about 'Keep Smiling Floor and Lino Polish,' "because it will bring you gladness in its use." No more back-aches. It is wonderfid. —Advt. Wo have received a shipment of No. 8 English galvanised fencing wire. This is put up in cwt. coils, the handy fencing size. Another short line, joiners' cramps in all sizes, we can now supply. Write or call for prices.—Cdlinson and Son, 11 Broadway, and King stieec, Palmerston North.—Advt. Mothers! protect your little ones from eolds and coughs. Give them "Nazol" on sugar. Sprinkle baby's pillow; tiafe and pleusant.—Advt.

Tito Danncvirke County Council, at its meeting on Saturday, decided in favourr of the formation of an Electric Power Board comprising the Wood v. lie and DanncvirU districts and npixnnted delegates to attend a meeting to bo held at' Woodville m connection with tlio proposal. The Ha wen Star warns business people to Ixt careful in dealing with bank notes, for there are some split notes m circulation A sample was shown to a representative of the paper consisting of two backs pasted together. Evidently two notes had been split, and the face of each one passed ofi r.B one nolo, and tlie backs ns another, thus making throe out of two. A Levin builder informed a Chronicle representative that lately ho wanted the setvices of & bricklayer, and made inquiries in Levin Palmerston, Marton, and as far North as Hunterville without success. Every tradesman was fully occupied, and in desperation he was compelled to take on (ho job himself, and to the eye of the layman the chimney appeared to bo a creditable piece of work. The pumice lands of Rotorua which have not yet reached high market value are certainly productive. At a ploughing match at Marton on Wednesday, Mr F. R. H. Bnce showed some fine turnips grown on lis property in that district. They bad been sown in the first furrow, and _ tussock scrub and fern had been ploughed m. Not fpjto three cwt of manure had been sown to the acre but ihe crop was prolific. Members of L.0.L., No. 18, Palmerston North, paraded at the Baptist Church last evening* for Divine service in connection with their 12th of July celebrations The parade had originally been arranged to take place at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, but the Kovi A. Doull’s indisposition during the week, left it uncertain whether he would bo able to take the service, and at his request the change was made to the Baptist Church. Members of the Lodge attended in goodly numbers and were reinforced by a contingent of visiting brethren from Feilding. The extremely unpropitious weather interfered somewhat with the attendance of the ordinary churchgoers, but the church was half full when the service opened, and by the time the Orangemen, wearing the regalia of their Older, had taken their sects the extra seating accommodation provided gave the building a crowded appearance. The Rev. C. W. Duncumb had ns his subject what he termed “the Keystone of Romanism —Papal Infallibility.” dealing with the chims made by the Church of Rome, as based upon its interpretation of the passages contained in Matthew XVI. 18 and 19, and John XXL, 15 to 17 verses, to spiritual supremacy in the Christian churches, and the infallibility of ex-cathedral Papal utterances, the address being followed very attentively throughout. The “Qualifications of an Orangeman” were recited at tho commencement of tho service by Bro. C. Taylor, D.M., of L.0.L., No. 18. Tho hymns chosen were suitable to tho occasion and were sung with unusual heartiness.