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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1037, 9 June 1924, Page 4

A regulation prohibiting the importation of bees into New Zealand without the consent of the Minister of Agriculture ha* bene gazetted. Fifty thousand spectators were present at the Rugby League match between England and New South Wales at Sydney on Saturday.

During the last twelve months the New Zealand Cooperative Dairy Company has dispersed £3,000,000 amongst its suppliers by way of advance payments. The fund which is being raised on behalf of the dependants of the jockey O'Connell, who was killed on the second day of the Dunedin Racing Club's meeting, has now reached the vicinity of £so^.

The Roseland Hotel at Makaraka, near Gisborne, an old landmark, was destroyed by fire early this morning, the licensee getting his wife and family out with some difficulty. A dwelling house and a baker't shop nearby were also destroyed.

. A small whale of the bottle-nose variety was washed up on the beach at the southern end of the Marine Parade at Napid- on Friday' morning. It had evidently not been long dead as in the afternoon it was still bleeding. It was 19ft 6in in length.

A musical programme was rendered by the Municipal Bund in the rotunda in the Square yesterday afternoou. There was a fair attendance of the public to enjoy the selections, which included "The Rosary r " a solo number by Mr R. Ramsay, and "Ida and Dot," a cornet duet by Messrs Ramsay and Bergersen. The report of the chief engineer (Mr W. A. Waters) of the Manawatu-Oroua Power Board, presented to the monthly meeting to-day, stated that a total of 63 men were now engaged on construction work. One wiring gang of seven men was dismissed during the month, the cost of the work done being deemed to be excessive. 'T don't know how these farmers distinguish their own ear-marks on their sheep," remarked counsel during the hearing of a case at the Waitara court. "But they do. though," said the magistrate (Mr A. M. Mowlern). "The bootmaker to his last, the lawyer to his bench, and the farmer to his farm.'

"The fire brigade has not objected to being cited as a party to this musicians' award, because, as a matter of fact, they looked upon the thing as a joke," said Mr B. Royie, at the hearing of a musicians' dispute at Wellington. "They thought that the union had included them because they played the hose."

A challenge for the Australian and New Zealand sculling championship, issued by R. Arnst in March,' has been accepted by the holder, J. P. Hannan, the cover being lodged on Saturday (states an Auckland telegram). Arnst wishes the race postponed until the summer. Hannan reiterates his statement that he is willing to row the winner of the Dargaville contest. The Opotiki Chamber of Commerce has unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Government to make provision on the estimates in the ensuing session for the immediate construction of the Taneat-ua-Opotiki section of the East Coast Railway, wnich was authorised by Parliament nine years ago. The chamber also resolved to suggest that this section be constructed by contract.

An organ grinder who passed away at Auckland the other day is understood to have left a will containing bequests to 25 people, most of whom had shown him kindness. He also left small sums to various charitable institutions in Auckland. Another small gift is to the workmen in a' certain factory in Bahemia, where his nephew is employed. A Wanganui resident who visited Palmerston North during the week-end was loud in his praise of the roads in the vicinity of the town. He motored through from vVanganui and in conversation with a "Standard" reporter he stated that the condition of the roads near Palmerston North, was exceptionally good. The same could not be said for the roads near Wanganui which, in places, imposed a severe tax on motor cars.

"To Nov.' ZoalaiKlers. the most interesting- thing about the Riviera is that the principal trees in its many beautiful gardens are natives of New Zealand," said Mr H. E. Vaile, in an address at Auckland. "Here one sees growing luxuriantly the familiar cabbage-tree, New Zealand flax and pohutukawa, which, by the way, they have labelled 'from Australia.' There are also a number of trees from Australia, but it is iho New Zealand trees that stand out conspicuously." A wide net was thrown by the Wellington Musicians' Union in naming parties to the award for which they were applying, at the Conciliation Council at Wellington last week. Mr Bert Royle expressed surprise that a Wellington match factory had been included. "flow are they concerned with music'.'" he said. "I presume they whistle while they dip the matches." It transpired, however, that 4 weekly dance for employees was held and thai musicians were employed.—N.Z. Times.

A Timaru message states that a Claremont boy, aged six years, while return ing from" school, attempted to board a moving motor lorry, with the result that he fell under a wheel, his left leg being so badly smashed that it had to be ampu tated. Four hours later, the lad died of shock. At the inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned, the Coroner adding a rider calling tlje attention ot parents and school teachers to the necessity of warning children against the extremely dangerous practice of boarding moving motor vehicles. - A claim to bo the inventor of "death rays" is made by Mr Harry Fyfe, an employee of the Union Steamship Company on the wharf at Auckland. He states that in 1917, while in the New Zealand Artillery in France, he demonstrated with an appliance of his own devising the possibility of projecting destructive heat-rays. He states that he reported the main facts to the war authorities, who asked for further details, but on learning he would receive no personal return for his invention, he did not feel disposed to disclose it, and decided to do nothing until he returned to civil life. He now intends to press his claims to recognition.

The township of Ngatea, on the Hauraki Plains, has been hard hit by recent floods. The only dry land is the main road. Practically all the road to the butter factory is under water, as also are many parts oi the road to the canal. A number of residents find that thep cannot get from their doorsteps to the crown of the road- in ordinary gum boots without getting wet feet. It will not be possible to reopen the district high school until the waterireach F'sn trict high school at Ngatea until the water tails considerably. The Ngatea baker has about six inches of water in his bakehouse. On far malnds the depth varies from about a foot of water to several feet nearer the river.

The near approach of the commence ment of the second session of the twentyfirst Parliament of New Zealand is indicated by the notification, posted in Parliament Buildings, that petitions praying for leave to introduce two private bills have been presented at the office of the examiner of the standing orders on private bills (Mr A. F. Lowe, clerk of the Legislative Council). The first of these bills is entitled "An Act to Incorporate the Committee of Management of the Rhodes Memorial Convalescent Home"; and the second "An Act to empower the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Auckland to sell, exchange, mortgage, and lease hereditaments vested in him, and to exercise certain other powers."

Tenders are invited by the Railway Department for bookstall rights at Napier and Hastings.

That sleep-spoiling cough can be stopped by "Nazol." Take some drops on sugar. Penetrating and soothing. 60 doses Is 6d. —Advt.

The orthodox coflee cup (or "can" as the trade name runs) is shown by Collinsoa and Son in some thirty different designs from English potteries. These are especially made for the regulation after-dinner coffee in a wide range of designs from plain white at 13s 6d the half dozen to richly decorated Royal Worcester make 3 at 955.- Included arc products of Aymskry, Cauldon, Crowr. Derby, Wedgwood, Royal Worcester. Roya Doulton, Royal Albert Crown,' etc. —Advt. For bronchial coughs, take Woods' great peppermint cure. —Advt.