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Manawatu Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7826, 28 September 1903, Page 2

[ The Foxton Borough. Council will ap-' point a dele'gate'lo cooier with .the Palmerston Cham^r of_,Commerce Subcommittee at Palinefstoil on Thursday next at 5 o'clock. Mqffatt, the prisoner who. escaped from jihe Terrace Gaol on Saturday morning, was captured by two warders, after a short chase, in Abel Smith street. That agriculturists realise and ap r preciate the sterling qualities of the new McCormick binder is, attested by the extraordinary demand for these machines. An ingenuous paragraph from a Taranaki paper :—" Mr B. J. Oox, who had his leg broken in a local football match, has a notice of thanks-in.this issue." While Mr Frederick Kedward was driving at Bulls yesterday, his horse bolted and threw him out of his trap, breaking bis leg. . He was brought to the Palmerston Hospital last evening. Captain Walls, a Sydneyite, is ar. ranging to build a yacht in England to contest the America Gup next year. He exhibits his twin circular keels at the Brighton International Exhibition of Inventions. The exports of Siberian butter to Britain totalled 150,000 poods in 1898, and increased to 21-2 million poods in the next few years. It is expected that this year the returns will- show a further enormous increase, to the detiiment of Danish exports. One pood is equal to 36-1127 pounds. Mr T. Burke, Government poultry grader, writes to the-Farmers' Advocate, giving Mr Gilruth, M.E.C.V.S., as his authority that it is not cruel to pluck poultry after their spinal cord has been severed, even though muscular action may not have ceased. The second annual balance-sheet of the Hawke's Bay Woollen Company . shows a loss of JE1412, due principally to inadequate machinery. An order has been sent Home for new cording machinery which will greatly increase this company's output. Our Dannevirke correspondent writes: -^The people at this end of the district do not as a rule trouble much about the Hawke's Bay A. and P. show, the Palrnerston gafherpg. being their chief attractiqn, This year, however, in order to oblige our northern friends the majority of the local business people have agreed to shut up shop on People's Day, when probably a good number will make the excursion to Hastings. A party of local volunteers were taken to the shooting ranges for the first time. They fired first at a target 500 yards away, and not one hit it. They were next tried at a target 200 yards away, and still no one hit it. They were at last tried at one just 100 yards away, but still no one hit it. " Attention 1" thundered the drill sergeant. " Fix bayonets! Charge I It's your only chance!" A special meeting of the Napier phamber ot Commerce was held on Saturday to protest against' the acfiion of the Government in appointing a butter grader at Gisborne where supplies from only four factories are available, whilst a similar application from Napier, which has 15 factories to draw on, was refused. Mr Fraser, M.H.R., said if the Poverty Bay member had been one of the rank and f|le qf tb,e House, a grader would have been stationed at Napier instead of at Gisborne.

There is every probability of the concert to be given in the Theatre Eoyai on October sth for the benefit of Master Victor Harris meeting with the pattronage it deserves; The public will find ample attraction in the programme to be submitted, as not only will Master Harris give violin solos, but Mr Mac Mahon, a Sydney gold medallist, and an old gaiety performer will contribute vocal items, while Napier, Dannevirke and Palmerston musicians have promised to assist. The concert in short promises to be a most enjoyable one. '

Referring to the fact that somebody calling himself Captain Macdonald has been appointed to write the history of the New Zealand contingents in South Africa, the Patea Press says that Cap : tain Mathews, who served with Major Ijavies (and who, unlike Macdonald,' is known tp military fame) was offered the job, but declined it, because the vyrftei' was not to- be allowed to have a free hand. Presumably Macdonald, by his acceptance of the billet, does not want a free hand. It may be expected when the whole thing is boiled down, this particular " history of the Contingents in South Africa" will be an illustrated history of the martial bellowings of somebody called Seddon,

Among the extra classes included in this year's A. and P. Show catalogue is a competition for a tradesman's single light horse and delivery van suitable to deliver under half a ton. The turnout and get-up are to be taken into consideration, and as the class has been included at the request of local builders, keen and interesting competition will probably result. On Friday afternoon, while riding to Kereru, our Foxton correspondent noticed a huge column of smoke rise from the direction of the top of Long Reach. On making inquiries the cause proved to be the burning of the Crown mill, owned by Messrs G-. Coley, Easton and Dudson. It appears the fire started in the " tow hole," which is the place in a flaxmill most susceptible to taking fire. When once started it was a matter of impossibility to check the fire. The mill was burned to the ground in a very short time. Of course, no insurance. The owners estimate their loss at over £1000. The engine is not damaged to such an extent that it cannot be used again. It is expected that a new mill will be built and running again in about three weeks'. At a thoroughly representative meeting of Auckland licensed victuallers the chairmau explained that the idea was to reorganise the Licensed Victuallers' Association to cover the whole province, and to register it hs a union. It was resolved—That the Auckland Licensed Victuallers' Association be reorganised under the name of the Auckland Provincial Licensed Victnallers' Union of Employers, and that the same be registered under the provisions of the Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1900, and the amendments thereof. It was further resolved that the union should affiliate with the Auckland Provincial Employers' Association. Eules were submitted and approved and officers elected. Nineteen entries were received for the Palmerston Cycle Club's road race from Boundary road to Rongotea and back on' Wednesday noxt, and the following handicaps have been declared by the handicappers, Messrs Fowler, McArtney, . and J. Collingwood :—F. Pacey, 25rnin ; P. Mowlem, H. Mowlem, T Lovejoy, J. Gastro, 20min; S, H. Fowler, Patchett, V. Scott, 18min; E. Pacey, A. E. Woodhead, E. Evans, 14mins ; A. Merrett, A. Morelli, 12min; T. Bichards, J. Scobie, llmin; T. Taylor, C. Werne, 9min; A. G. Hayward, 6min; A. G. Hayward. 6min; S. Barrow, scr. The course will be to Kongotea, via Awahuri, and back to Boundary road by the Kairanga road. All competitors must be at the starting point at 2.30 p.m., as the race commences at 3 o'clock. Mr A. M. Newman, in a letter to the executive of the Gisborne Farmers' Union stated; "I have come to the conclusion that there is far more lying, deception, and roguery in cattle dealing than in horse dealing. With a horse you can get iairly near his age can feel for his soundness, try his paces, etc., and buy him for six or eight pounds* With a dairy cow running into two figures the buyer has no such advantage, but must content himself with the bare word of the seller." The writer then put forward several suggestions which he considered would improve matters in. connection with the cattle sales held under the auspices ,of the Union. He held that the purchaser should get a written guarantee from the seller, on which the buyer could sue, the warranty to include " soundness of udder, wind, and limb; quiet to milk; doesn't suck herself; month d.ue to oalve; butter-fat test." The Union decided to submit the suggestions for consideration by the various branches.

It will be remembered that at the last meeting of the Wangauui Education Board, the Campbell-street School Committee asked the Board to allow pupils Mho had passed the Sixth Standard to remain at school until the end of the year instead of their being transferred to the High School. The object was to enable the school to maintain its status. The Board decided it was impossible to accede to the request, but suggested as a way out of the difficulty that the Committees of the Campbell-street and College-street schools might arrange the matter between themselves, and that as there are a number of children who leside in the Campbell-street school district attending College-street sohool, the committee of the latter might transfer some of these to Campbell-street to/ counter-balance those who had to leave for the High School. With this object in view a special meeting of the College Street School Committee was held on Saturday evening, but after discussing the matter a resolution was passed to the effect that as the ends desired had already been gained .hj other means th.an those suggested, the committee had determined to take no action in the matter. Our ladies dress?skirts are cut by tailors, made up by experience^ dressmakerp, and finished by band, and fqp style and fit they are unsurpassed. We have a magnifioent range to choose from, at prices from 10s 6d to 60s, at The Bon Marche, C. M. Ross and Co., drapery importers.—Advt. Cash Prices at Massey-Harris Bicycle Depot:—Dunlop vulcanized covers 245, Qceanic vulcaiuzed covers }3s. A Won Clincher oovers 22s Qd, Clipper Eeflex covers 255, Dunlop inner tubes 7s 6d, No extra charge for fitting.' All other : sundries reduced for new season at C, S. Pickering, Box 81. Telephone 192.— Advt. *