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Manawatu Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7971, 7 February 1905, Page 2

Dannevirke tennis players beat Woodville by 168 points on Saturday. A Wanganui bowler describes the Marton green as "a thrice indunated corrugation." Constables Forster, of Foxton, and Whitehouse, of Feilding, are to change positions shortly. A very handy reference calendar is to hand from Mr Thomas Bain, of Dannevirke. The annual meeting of the A. and P. Association will be held in the Fire Brigade Hall on Saturday, February 25th. At the annual meeting of the Auckland Gas Co., the year's profits were reported to be £31,925, leaving, after the usual dividend, a balance of £6754. Premier Cycles, as "ridden by Royalty, J617 17s at Olarkson's.* The Orchestral Society will hold its annual meeting this evening at All Saints' Schoolroom. The balance-sheet to be presented shows a credit on the year's transactions of jG3O. Yesterday Messrs Trevor and Sons, contractors for the New Post Office, cemmenced to prepare tho old structure for its removal back to the present telephone exchange. The boatswain, Walter G..,■ Jon, of the brigantine Carin, fell from uioft, at Auckland, striking his head on the ratlines and wharf, breaking his neck. Death was instantaneous. The deceased belonged to Hobart. It transpired during cross-examina-tion in a " language" case at the Magistrate's Court yesterday that " Twenty Years Taxpayer," who made a number of sweeping allegations against the police in a letter to the Standard a short time back, was identical with Mr R. Essex. The balance-sheet of the Napier Gas Company shows a profit of £5682, of which £4901 16s 5d will be distributed. in dividends and bonuses. The Company's prices are now the cheapest in the colony and, with two exceptions, the cheapest in the Southern Hemisphere. In connection with a recent assault case in which there was a conflict of evidence, and a statement that a man named Angus Nicholson bad hit another named Penman when he was down, the latter writes to state that Nicholson neither hit him when he was down or at any other time. There were 24 bankruptcies in Christchurch district last year; compared with 25 in the previous year. The unsecured assets in 1904 totalled £7364, and in 1903 £3923; the secured assets in 1904 £14,345, and in 1903 £685. The liabilities (exclusive of secured claims) were 1904 £11,642, and in 1903 £14,840. At the Police Court yesterday, a separation order was granted to M. A. Knowles against her husband, Wm. Knowles, custody of the children being granted to the wife. Wm. Storey was fined 10s, in default 48 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness. A fine of 10s and costs 7s was inflicted against WmCampbell, who pleaded guilty to driving round a corner at a fast pace in contravention to by law 155. In making an allusion to the Manawatu Daily Times' advocacy of electric lighting in preference to gas for lighting the Opera House, the Mayor last night indicated that the Committee had adopted an alternative scheme. "If the editor had come to me as a ratepayer," said the Mayor, "he would have found out all about it. When he does he will find out that the Committee has adopted the best 6chemeopen to the Council." Cycles cleaned, oiled and returned for Is 6d by Clarkson's.* After the charge of murder had been called on against Ellis at the Wellington Supreme Court yesterday, the jury expressed a desire to view the locality of the tragedy. They accordingly left Wellington by the afternoon's train, accompanied •by the Eegistrar of the Supreme Court, two constables, Mr Greville, surveyor, Mr Myers, and Detective Broberg. The trial has in the meantime been adjourned until tomorrow. ' In accordance with his expressed intontion, Mr A. D. Thomson, S.M., inflicted a sentence of 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour in an obscene language case at the Police Court yesterday. The charge was made against a young man named James Hay (Mr Cooke), the offence taking place on 20th December laßt in Mam street. At the conclusion of the evidence the accused withdrew his plea of not guilty and substituted that of guilty, and stated he must have been under the influence of liquor at the time of the offence. The Standard wants to know if we desire it to state why it gets " extra tender advertisements from the Borough Council." It is not necessary for our contemporary to expose its hand. The fact is that this journal—as its columns amply demonstrate—is fully appreciated by the private advertiser and the public institutions in this community. The one exception is the Palmerston Borough Council, and the reason is not far to seek. We are afraid that it is somewhat characteristic of the peculiar genius of that body that its lonely preference should be to sleep with the Standard rather than to wake with the Times. A number of charges, brought by the Inspector of Vehicles (Mr Fitzherbert), for breaches of the Borough by-laws were heard at the Police Court yesterday, the majority of the offences being committed on race days last December ; —John Jones pleaded guilty to allowing his two unlicensed vehicles to ply for hire on the 26th and 27th December, and on the four charges was fined amounts aggregating £2 and costs £3 10s. Edward Whitehead was also charged with driving one of the said vehicles on both days without having obtained a license to do so, and was fined £1 and costs 14s. Wm. Reid, charged with a similar offence on the 26th and 27th December, was fined £1 and costs £1 15s. Newett Baker (Mr Baldwin) was also fioed 5s and costs £1 15s for driving an unlicensed vehicle for hire in the Borough. A charge against John Little (Mr Baldwin) for driving an express without having a driver's license to do so, was dismissed. "Are you going visiting to-day mother." "No dear. Collinson and Cunninghame's sale is on to-day, and I cannot afford to miss that."* A charge of assaulting Ernest B. | OUiver (Mr Meatyard) was heard at the Police Court yesterday against Chas. Giles (Mr Baldwin). Defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr Thomson, S.M., stated that the informant had written to him a letter in connection with the case, and he warned him that he had no right to do so. The Bench considered it was only fair the 'letter should be handed over to the' defenoe for perusal. The offence was alleged to have taken place at Stoney Creek, where defendant employed Olliver to assist in milking his cows. In consequence of informant ill-treating one ot defendant's cows, a dispute occurred, during which Giles was alleged to have struck informant. Mr Thomson dismissed the case without hearing evidence for the defence, Costs were not allowed to either side,

Yesterday at the Court S. Law, J. Reid, H. Cooper, E. Burns, A. Wills, and L. Cummings we-" each fined 10s and coats 7s, for riding their bioyoles on footpaths.

The number of prohibition orders in force in Masterton at present is said to constitute a record, being no less than forty. The whole of the orders, with one or two exceptions, have been issued by tho consent of the parties concerned.

Bertie Lantzke, a Westralian, slipped on the cliffs at Alderney. He olung for five hours to a jutting spur one hundred feet above the rooks. A doctor noticing his peril organised a successful rescue.

Contributions of cakes, flowers, vegetables, fruits, and sweets are invited from those interested in the work of the Palmerston North Beautifying Hociety for use or sale at the show on February 17th. Details of gifts may be addressed to " Collector," Times office, or to Mrs Mellsop, hon. sec.

A boat containing six residents of Kawa Eawa (north of Auckland) was capsized in a squall off Russell. Mrs Marshall and Mr and Miss Cully were drowned but the remaining occupants were rescued after being in the water for three hours.

A false alarm of fire was given last evening. The caretaker at the Coleman Place Station received a telephone message that the Eoyal Hotel was on fire, but when the alarm was rung and the Brigade were proceeding to the locality, it was found the affair was a a hoax.

" Give me a £ dad, Collinson and Cunninghame's sale is on to-day." "That's right my girl, you can't do better than spend it there."*

The Primate of New Zealand, on behalf of the Anglican community, has telegraphed thanks and congratulations to Sir Maurice O'Rorke on the University Senate passing his motion in regard to the University conferring degrees of Divinity without requiring instructors or students to conform to'any peculiarities of sects or denominations.

There are indications that the next local option poll will be very keenly contested in the Woodville electorate. At the last poll there was a substantial majority in favour of No-license, and it is the intention of the party to try and raise it up to a sufficient majority to carry their point. To this end they intend to organise and canvass the electorate thoroughly. On the other hand, the pro-liquor people are making every effort to prevent the Prohibitionists from doing so, and, if possible, to turn the majority into a minority.

A man named Edward Masters, a rabbiter, shot his wife yesterday at Hastings, and then attempted to commit suicide. The man and his wife had gone to Hastings by the 11.20 train from Napier, and shortly after arrival at Hastings, while passing down Avenue road, the man drew out a revolver and fired twioe at his wife, one bullet striking her on the right side near the shoulder and the other in the back. He then turned the revolver on himself, the bullet grazing his temple. The woman lies in a precarious condition in the Napier Hospital.

Linen crash, 42 inches wide, 6d per yard at Collinson and Cunninghame's sale.*

For many years past the New Zealand Police Department has made a practice, whenever it required a criminal photographed or the photograph of a person "wanted" by the Australian police reproduced, to entrust that work to a private photographer. It has now been decided that in future all the photographing required by the Department shall be done by constables in the various centres, and instructions in the art is being imparted by Mr F. Dinnie, the officer in charge of the police finger print and photograph bureau in Wellington. The Department states that a considerable annual saving will be effected under the new arrangement.

With the object of encouraging the study of Scottish literature in the colony, Mr John Lambie, chief of the Ashburton Scottish Society, offers three prizes of £5, £3, and £2 for the best tranlation into English prose of Burns' poem "TheTwa Dogs." Translations must be the bona fide work of resident of this colony, and must be in the hands of Mr Robert Bell, proprietor of the Ashburton Mail and Guardian, not later than March 31st, 1905. The judges will be Messrs John Lambie, J. McLachlan M.H.E., and'T. Dunn, M.A.. Full par . ticulars may be obtained on application to Mr Robert Bell, Ashburton.

A drowning accident occurred in the Wangaehu river at Kaiwhangaroa on Saturday afternoon, the victim being a little girl named Florrie Cameron, a daughter of Mr Eonald Cameron. Mrs Cameron had taken her three children for a bathe, but found that the influence of the river had removed the sand from the usual shallow spot she had been in the habit of taking them to. She left the children for a short time to select another place, and during her absence the child bad got into the water and was drowned before-her mother could reach her.

Collinson and Cunninghame's sale to-day.*

" There is a strong feeling in the Opaki district (says the Wairarapa Daily Times of Saturday) that the recent case of poisoning at Dreyertoh in that locality oufijht to have been thoroughly investigated by the authorities. The principal sufferer is said to be now completely paralysed. We, ourselves, are not in a position to express any opinion on the question; because, in the first instance, a thorough inquiry into all the facts connected therewith is necesssary in order that an intelligent idea of the unfortunate affair may be grasped. All we can do is to express the almost unanimous opinion of the settlers in the district, and that is that the authorities are treating it altogether too lightly, and have taken insufficient steps to ascertain the cause of the extremely narrow escape from death which befel one of the sufferers."

The members of the Campbell street School Committee present at the monthly meeting last evening were Messrs Palmer (chairmen), Clausen, Swallow, K. Wilson, Perrin and Aitcheson. The attendance returns for December were:—Average roll 633, average attendance 529, highest 557 present roll 637. The record on the whole was good considering the weather and the prevalence ot sickness. Since the re-opening of the school after the vacation, 63 scholars had joined, but against this addition, several had left, and others had joined the High School. During the recess changes had taken place in the staff, Miss Bradley, Miss M Grant, Mr H. Seater.andMr E.Mousley had been promoted to other schools, and their places had been filled by Misses Scott, Chapman, and Jamieson. Miss Carthew, of Feilding, has also been appointed to the school. In consequence of the number of bicycles brought to the school by children, the Committee decided to build an addition to the shelter shed to accommodate them.

Black silk merveleaux Is lid per yard at Collinaon and Cunninghame's sale*

Speaking at the farewell social to Dr. Graham last night, MrT. Wilson, secretary of the Court of Manawatu, A.0.0.P. stated that the individual who presided over the department which affected Friendly Societies had become antiquated. If he was not antiquated, the attitude he took up towards the secretaries and the heads of the various organisations was such as to cause a considerable amount of discontent ana dissatisfaction. No amendment had been made in the Friendly Societies Act since 1882, and consequently a very large number of flaws aod defects had been discovered in it. Eeforms were necessary, particularly in the direction of making the Act a little more elastic in regard to the division of funds. It was almost impossible for a number of I Friendly Societies to pay their way so far as the management fund was concerned. The amount of money which they were compelled by Act to pay into the management fund was altogether insufficient tocarry on the administration. Another point was the somewhat exorbitant amount which is required to be placed to the credit of the general fund of my society. Mr Wilson strongly disagreed with the Eegistrar General in his statement that the lodges are unfinancial. He hoped that before long to see the amendments required put in force. Mr W. T. Wood, M.H.E., speaking on the same subject, said if he had the last speaker's support he would be prepared to fight the Eegistrar and show his statement that only two of the societies in the colony were solvent was wrong At the present time the total membership was 41,236, and the accumulated funds reached ,£804,757. The latter had increased in five years £176,742. An amendment would have been brought down last session, except that the Premier was prevailed upon to defer the matter until the whole of the societies had had an opportunity of expressing their requirements. ' ;

TJncrushable all wool Frenoh voiles is per yard, worth 3s 6d. Collinson and Uunmnghame's sale,*