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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 48, 26 January 1926, Page 6

During the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. on Saturday the rainfall at Waihi totalled 5.56 inches.

Friday night’s Limited from "Wellington to Auckland was delayed for over two hours at Okahukura, on account of a broken axle on a goods train.

About 800 acres of plantation and grass lands wore swept by fire, which started on Sunday in tlio vicinity of Burnham (states a Christchurch telegram). Cadets from tho camp fought the fire, saving tho camp. There having been no objections received, the Itongotea Town Board last night decided that "Wednesday be the statutory half-holiday for shops and offices within its district for tho year 1926-27. "When a six-roomed house at Ngaruawaliia was destroyed by fire on Friday night tho occupants, Mrs J. Marshall and Mrs Pickering, had to make their escape through a window in their night attire. The only articles saved were a table and a sewing machine. A charge on tho receipts of the Rugby League team which is to .visit England will be an allowance to each player of £2 a week. This is supplementary to the New Zealand League’s allowance, which will ensure a total weekly sum of £4 10s a week for married men and £3 for singlo men. Brigadier Bray, of 'tho Salvation Army, was knocked down by a motor car when stepping off a tram in Wellington yesterday afternoon, and had one of his legs broken. Ho was admitted to the hospital at 3.30 p.m. Late last night the patient was reported to bo doing satisfactorily. A southerner, who has recently taken up his residence in Palmerston North, in conversation with a “Standard” reporter commented upon the difference in house values ruling in the south and the north. He stated that a house of the value of £2IOO in Invercargill was fully the equal of one' valued at £3OOO in Palmerston North. Two Christchurch second-hand shops were entered by burglars on Saturday night. From the shop of J. H. Baker, Manchester street, nothing is missing and it is believed the burglars were disturbed. In the other shop, of J. Madden, Manchester street, they secured a small haul. Entry was secured in both cases through rear windows. A rather novel idea was voiced at last flight's meeting of the Bongotea Town Hoard when the roadman gave it as his opinion that, as some of the watertables required building tip, cinders be used as filling in preference to clay. When it was found necessary to clear tho tables, ho explained, the weeds would, owing 'to their inability to secure firm root, bo easily cleaned out, wliilo disturbing the level to but a small degree.

Charged with disobedience of a maintenance order rnado in favour of his wife, Ernest William Baker, a middle-aged man, who appeared before Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., at tho Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon, was remanded for a week. Sergeant Power stated that the warrant lor accused’s apprehension had been issued in January, 1923, and that accused had just been arrested. Bail was alloyed in tho sum of £l5O, with two sureties of £75 each.

“You have fino roads in your district,” commented a Southerner when in conversation with a “Standard” reporter, “and, while further north there arc sections of roads which may be bad in winter time, the routes appear to bo on tho whole superior to thoso of Southland. While in the southern province good metal roads run everywhere.” he added, “your county councils apparently pay more attention to grading than they do in tho south.” Mrs F. J. McKeown, of Havelock North, with her three children, and Mrs and Miss Hill, of Napier, were driving from Havelock to Hastings yesterday afternoon when Mrs McKeown placed her foot inadvertently on tho accelerator, and tho car swerved into a deep drain on the side of tho road. Mrs McKeown had one of her fingers badly injured, and one of the children, Leila, aged 14, sustained a fractured leg. Tho other occupants received cuts and bruises. The car was wrecked. The cable tram service which serves the hilly districts of Dunedin has been made the subject of adverse comment by visitors to • ic South ■ Sea Exhibition. A Palmerston North resident, who recently visited the exhibition, mentioned to a “Standard” reporter that he had tho painful recollection of tho Rattray street service, having one day been one of 12" passengers mounted on tho luggage carrier at tho rear of tho car, whilst as many as 100 had travelled on a car whose seating and standing capacity had been estimated at CO.

Tho number of platform passes issued at the Auckland railway station to people wishing to see friends off by expresses to Wellington has been reduced from 50 for each express to 50 for three expresses combined. The Railway Department, it is stated, has been put to considerable trouble through people abusing tho uso of the tickets. Many persons are stated to huvo boarded an express for tho journey to Frankton, and have thus deprived of seats people who wished to travel to Wellington. Other people with platform passes, it has been found, sat down in the carriage with their friends until tho train was ready to leave, and travellers seeking seats were not aware tho seats occupied in that 'manner were available.

Another shipment of our famous “Indian Head” came to hand this week. For thoso who do not know this fabric its wear resembles a linen and wo refund tho money if washing or sunshine shifts tho shades. Tones of v. rose, rose pumpkin, royal, cinnamon, eaxe, almona, linen, holio, mauve pink, grey, black, lemon; 36in wide; £s lid yard.—Collinson and Cunnighamo >. Ltd. —Advt-.