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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 848, 27 October 1923, Page 4

Some property in Devon street, New Plymouth, was sold this week at the rate of £230 per foot. Two thousand seven hundred and fifty dozen eggs were despatched from the Levin Poultry-keepers’ Association’s depot this week. A committee, has been appointed in Taranald to formulate a scheme to advertise the province both in and out of New Zealand. . ■ ■. i : The Auckland Diocesan Synod decided to .empower the standing committee to take steps towards the appointment of an assistant bishop on the ground o£ the great increase of the population in the dipoese. “The most charming feature of your country is the way in which the - people accept the stranger, without question as to whence he comes and who he is,"’ said an overseas visitor to a reporter at Gisborne. “1 have travelled pretty widely, blit I have never before met such a frank reception.’’ One night this week,Mr. Mark. Jurakovich caught a hapuka at the Poor Knights which is the largest he has seen during the past 15 years of fishing, and thd- biggest that has been taken to Whangarei ’ lor a very long time. Cleaned, the fish, which was little upder six feet in'length, weighed 140 pounds, so that it was estimated that its full weight must have approximated 180 pounds, . .. A meeting of the Rongotea and Carnarvon School Committees was held on Thursday, the former body placing before the latter its -views in. connection with the centralisation of schools. The question at issue was to ascertain whether the Carnarvon householders were in favour of a central school with buses to convey the children to and from the institution. Following a lengthy discussion it was decided that another meeting be held on Monday evening next when the matter will be further discussed. A Press Association telegram from Ashburton states that the Ashburton band, which topped the New Zealand Bands South Island contest, is greatly concerned because Dr. Bradshaw, city organist of Christchurch, has been appointed judge of the;next competitions at Christchurch. Dr. Bradshaw’s abilities in his particular sphere are completely recognised, but he is not regarded as a bandsman. Hopes had been entertained'that a British judge would b® secured. At the PpUce Court at Dunedin yestar- • day, JosGph Thomas Christie was comtitled to Jhe Supremo Court for trial on arges of breaking and entering the warehouse, of thq Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association/ Dunedin, and stealing £95 IBs 2d in money and 35s in postal notes, and with breaking and entering the premises of the Qtsgo Farmers’; Co-operative Association, Mosgiel, and stealing sjappis of £26 2s 2<J and £2O, While walking along the Opaki road on T|iesday nigl|t David Orr Gilmore was attacked by an unknown assailant and rather badly handled, an accomplice joining : in. Mr. Gilmore (says a Masterton paper) yaa beaten about tjie face with a heavy weapon, thrown down on the ride of tho road and bound; and gagged. Robbery was evidently tho motive as his pockets wore ransacked and a small , sum of money was taken. If the Ku Klux Klan has not actually established a branch in Timaru and sprinkled blood on the doorsteps of those whom it looks upon as fit victims for its activities, there are some people here yho are endeavouring to, emulate pome of the methods of the Klan (says a Timaru .exchange). '■ At 1 two highly-respected regents of Timaru have recently received anonymous letters making grossly untruthful charges against them, as well as veiled threats. The matter has been placed in the hands .of the police. That drawn thread woVk is being revived is tthiply demonstrated in the latest, linen frocks from Home, their Sole ornamentation being that of drawn thread- It is very effectively carried out in frocks of tan, green, white, gold and tango. . They’re wonderful value, too, being priced at 39s 6d, 47s fid and 65s fid net cash at the C. M. , Ross Co., Ltd.—Advt. i

One poultrymsn in the Osmaru district has raised 2500 chickens thi» acason. - The heavy gale, experienced in most parts of the Dominion early in the week, blew down a! brick wall at Dunedin. The Wairarapa Automobile Association claims to bo the duly, such association in the world to own its own insurance company. . i A meeting of Burmythorpe settlers i? called for Thursday evening, November Ist, jit the local hall to discuss the formation af a Boy Scouts troop. The next meeting 1 of• the NorUi Wellington branch of the New Zealand Society ot Civil Engineers will lie held in Palmerston North in October of . next year. On the recommendation of the hospital Board-, a “listening-in set” is to be purchased for the Ewart hospital at a cost not exceeding £66. , The growing; total of unpaid fees is giving the Wellington Hospital Board some concern. The amount’outstanding is now over £76,000. A grey seal recently-"landed at St, Kilda Beach, Dunedin, and disported on the sand for an hour before making a leisurely way to sea again. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Society of Civil Engineers commenced yesterday at Wanganui, Mr A. H. W- )Vnght (Kairanga County Council) being in the chair. V A property having a frontage-of 44 feet 8 inches to Lambton Quay, Wellington, and containing three brick shops was sold this week, realising between £14,000. and £15,000. , Two hundred, and Axty-eight assisted immigrants arrived at Auckland by the Remuera yesterday, of. which Auckland, 20 for Napier, 43 for Wellington and 84 for the South Island. A Gisborne message states that Norman Lindsay, employed by a storekeeper at Whatutu, pleaded guilty to the' theft of moneys deposited in the Sayings, Bank and was committed to the Supremo Court tor sentence. At this week’s meeting of the Dominion executive of the Farmers’ Union a committee consisting of Mr. T. W. Atiwood, A. E. Harding, T. C. Brash, and the president, was set up to confer with the Board of Trade concerning Uia possibilities of trade with the East. Lawrence Herbert George Gwilliam was charged at the Gisborne Police Court with sending a false telegram to a girl to whom he had been engaged, stating .“I think you had better come home," and signed "Dad. Accused elected to be tried'by jury and v*a committed to the Supreme Court tor trial. An unusual phenomenon seen at Carterton on Thursday evening was a lunar rainbow, between the station a and - the hills, created by the moon shining through the drifting mist from the hills. Very old residents could only remember having seen such a thing on one or two occasions. The fourth annual convention of the Advertising Association of Australia ami Now Zealand will bo held in Hobart from November 10 to ■’November ‘ IT. Delegates will attend from all States of the Con monwealth, and from the Dominion, which is to be represented by Mr. W. L. Chapman. .; At the annual meeting in Wanganui yesterday of the North. Wellington, branch of the New Zealand Society of Civil Engineers Officers were elected as follow: President, Mr J. R. Hughes;-secretary and treasured, Mr G. Leeder; members of the executive, Messrs Anderson, Haszani and Tosswill. i “Wo smile at our friends in Auckland; they are parochial," said Mr. Alpers at a meeting of the Christchurch Citizens’ Association. “They really belicVe Auckland is the hub of the *, universe. They all ‘skite’ (ibout it, and we smile and say they are paiochial. But do not be afraid v of being parochial. Start first of all by loving your city.” The Rosedale woollen mills at North. Invercargill were completely destroyed by ‘y fire at four o’clock . tins morning. Being 1 situated outside the town boundary the fira brigade did not turn out, and despite the efforts of the residents with buckets, the flames a wept the buildings. Some of the stock was saved, but the valuable plant waa destroyed. The Southland Power Board placed a 1 large order with a Japanese firm ior the t delivery of service fuses, but some doubt was felt, after the recent destructive earthquake, concerning the ability of the , firm involved to carry out their contract. The other day Mr. 11. P. Thomas, emt-f engineer, told a S'-uthland News reporter that the board had received a cable from i the manufacturers advising that their fao- > tory was just on the verge of the affected ■ area, and escaped damage,, and c< mequently the fuses would bo supplied as , per contract; i “Packing cases were responsible for the ■ design of the houses of the early immi- ■ grant settlers,” said Mr. O. T. J. Alpora at the annual meeting of the Christchurch . Citizens’- and Ratepayers’ Association. , “The early settler,” he said, “when , wondering about the design of his house took the packing case shape; placed the zinc lining as an inverted “V" for the , roof, and cut a equate hole in either end He joined these two holes together, and, called it a ‘hole.’ Thank goodness our friend the borer is responsible for the decrease in die number of this class of house left standing " he concluded. The annual .report of the Waikato Winter Show Association states that the revenue account shows that receipts totalled £5275, including subscriptions £357, donations £349, space rents £1370, entry fees £525, door receipts £1790, rent £199, calf club £497. The expenditure totalled £3718, including printing and advertising £546, musio £55, prizes £B9l, general expenses £345, freight, storage and cartage £99, judges and stewards £lsl, salary £SOO, labour and wages £345, The net excess, of income over expanses was - £llO3. The bank overdraft had been reduced from £2106 to £765, The opinion is expressed by Sir Andrew Russell, jpresident of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association, in a report upon his mission to the first biennial conference of tlie British Empire Service League, embracing returned soldiers’ organisations throughout _ the Empire, that the Dominion Association should support and join up with the Teague. “The indifference of but one Dominion," he stajefc, “would be very unfortunate. Already through its intervention, the .sum of £3OOO has been allotted to New Zealand for the relief of ex-imperial soldiers, and we_ may? hope through its efforts, for a farmer increment to our canteen funds." Sir Andrew states that there should stiff ho some £IG,OOO to oorne to New Zealand out of the canteen funds. - Children's voices always appeal when A trained to aacied songs, _ The Sunday school anniversary of the Baptist Church, which in past years ha* been regarded as. essentially a children's effort; will he- held to-mOrroiy. A fuff programme, pi .special hymns, duets and solos wiff be, given at each service by the-childreP, assisted by an orchestra. jtThe Rev. A j. Grigg, B.A V of Ooqriffe, will b? the preschey. . ;. . The food market and bazaar, annually arranged by the £t> Paul’s Ladies’ finilff, will be held Ift the Zealandia Han on Thursday, December 6th, when, in addition to the ; ordinary stalls, there will be a department for the sole of plum puddings and other delicacies for the Christmas dinner table. The stalls will be well stocked and numerous entertaining attractions' wffi he provided-A,‘M.vV ■ '• Glorious race rrocks iust arrived at Collinsph and Cunningname's ex “Tainqi’ 1 ’ are of silk marocaine. One in dark fawn is of long straight shape, cross-over style, for llgns. Ampler is bpige’ shade marpesme is a triumph of the dressmaker’s art, for JJgps, Nut brown mar.ottffne, dipped to we side very nleveriy. georgette sleeve, priced ISgns. These am) others call for inspection ot all interested jn the new and beautiful.—Advt, Ayres tenuis ball# fpr season 1923 have just arrived ex “Tmriui”—“Championship" gud “Hard brands, also Wisdeq’s “New Standard/’ all priced 5s pair. Tennis nets 22s £d gad 39s ,6d. Solid brass,pet winders, 19s «d. Net adjusters, 7« ' : iW Racquets by Spongers, Davis, Ayres add Thames Valley Sports Company. Gut reviver, racquet presses, rubber grips and all tiepins players’ requisites selling at CoffSnaon and Son’s.—Advt, ii