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Manawatu Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 495, 22 September 1905, Page 2

Tho Supreme Court sittings com mence to dsy. His Honor Justice Edwards will preside.

Government is considering the question of renewing the offer to give a guarantee of Id per lb on apples exported to England.

The state of the footpath fronting the Clarendon Hotel in Rangitiket street appears to ba such as to deserve the attention of a Borough official.

The decorative competition at the flower show on Wednesday night was won by Miss Armstrong (No 8) with 110 votes, Mrs Mellsop (No. 12) being second with 50 votes.

Our allowances are reasonable. Clarkt on's*

The members of t Ke Broad street Methodist Church have decided to erect a new church, at a cost of about _20C0, on the presotiE site.

A sacred concert will be given by the Palmerston North Brass Band next Sunday nighr. tbo objeos being to assist tho funds that are being rawed for the relief of a footballer who was recontly severely injured.

The Working Men's CIuW i?, in the future, to be called the Palmcreton Club. This was decided upon at a meeting on Wednesday night. The committee have under consideration a proposal to estab-li-«h an up-to-date library for the benefit of members. Hundreds of satisfied clients. ClarkBon's.* The special train, bearing the 'Frisco mail arrived in Palmerston a few minutes after ten last night. A few minutes of bustle, the hurried discarding of mail-bags from the well-filled mail van, and away whhled the train on its southward journey.

F. T. Moore, of Wellington, who some time ago offered to kill Sir J. G. Ward, now writes to the New Zsaland Times to inform all those hitherto unaware of the fact, that it is useless to try and remove R. J. Sedaon from office •' because Mr oeddon holds office in obedience to the will of a benificent Providence."

It U pleasing to noto that the V.M.C.A. gatherings are attracting a number of young fellows of the class who at first held aloof trom the movement, A number of strangers were present at the entertainment last evening, and the expression of their countenances as they left the hall showed that they were pleased with theic new found way of spending their evenings.

Repairs by competent cycle mechanics. Clarkson's.*

Australian hardwood (tallow wood) is largely used in the construction of railway waggons by the Wellington-Mana-watu Company, for carrying the principal strains. Kauri is also largely used in waggons and carriages. Sonio of the kauri props that had been standing in a viaduct near Johnsonville for twenty years were found, on being taken down, to be perfectly sound. Portions of them are about to enter on a now period of usefulness as parts' of waggons and carriages now under construction in the Company's workshops

The monthly meeting of the Terrace End School Committee was held last evening. Those present were Messrs Bennett (chairman), Smith, Dixon, Home, Johansen and Bobbie. Other members who were not present sent apologies. The headmaster reported the number on the roll to be 311, the average roll 283.87, and the highest attendance 300. These returns showed marked improvement on last quarter's. It was decided in view of the small attendance, to bold over the various reports until next Thursday when an adjourned meet* ing will be held. At this meeting arrangements will also be made for opening the new infant rooms.

Mr Cecil Palmer, the gentleman who is bo depressed in spirit beoaase New Zealanders only pay lOd per bead for naval defence in comparison with 18s per head disbursed by the populace of England, that he lays awake at night thinking about it (and who at present enjoys the distinction of being- secretary of the Wellington Branch of an institution called the Navy League) interrupted the curriculum at the High School yesterday to make a few remarks about " patriotism "to the scholars. In view of the faot the New Zealanders sent more men and horses to the Boer War than England did in proportion to the respective populations, and that we havo announced their preparedness to back " England right or wrong " on any warlike occasion that; may' offer in the future, it is apparent that Mr Palmer is beginning ad the wrong end. He ought to be sent along to help Lord Roborts

"The only way to 'secure to tho Union the support in,the House necessary to carry out its views," says a circular issued by the executive of tho New Zealand Farmers' Union, "is for all members to pall togather on this important point. Privato reasons for supporting a candidate should bo sot aside. Onoe tho decision is made bur members must be loyal to tho Union, acd act for the' good of the country, giving' the chosen candidate all the support intbeir power. We are indifferent a* to whether the candidate is a supporter of tho Government or the (Opposition, or an Independent; but to be indifferent as to whether tho candidate supports tho Union and answers the questions put to him by tho Union in the affirmative would fargely nullify the groat work already dona. We haye a, great belief in our own principles, and wo believe that in doing cur utmost to secure members who recognise these as right, we are ouly acting in tho best interests of the country and the workers.

Star cyoles will shine in any company, Sole agents, Adams Star Ctycle Co. Clarendon Buildings.*

" Whatever the law permits to bo done is being doae," replied the Native Minister in tho House of Representatives to Mr Berries, who winted to know whether any steps are being tokpn to suppress tohungas. Mr Herrios thought the question deserved more serious consideration at the hands of the Government. Tohungahm. he said, was a matter of vital importance to the native race, to which it was doing a great deal of harm while the Government stood idly by and did nothing. Last session it was found . that licenses had actually been issued by the Nalivo Department to these quack doctors on the East Coast. Tohungas, he added, not only ruined the body but tho moral fibre of the Maori, and he earnestly hoped that the Govern ment would cive the question full consideration. The Native Minister roulied that several cases bad been brought before the law courts, and many of those pr seciited had got off. VThen they did come within the four corners ot the law they were punished. Mr Carroll went on to point out that " quacks" are not unknown among the Europeans, and instanced recent sensational cab egrauis about the " Abode of Love" at Clapbam. He waa developing this point of view when the Bpeakec announced that the time given to discussing answers to questions had boen exhausted.

The concert by the Broad-street Methodist choir for the entertainment of of the V.M.C.A. last evening was bright and moßt diverting. Every item was well received and no wonder, for the capital manner in which each number was .rendered evidenced that a deal of assiduity had been exercised in preparation for tho entertainment. Part songs, vccal iolos, and recitations were distributed through the programme, bright changes greatly aiding the general effect. Enoorcs wero plentiful, scarcely a number being heard without an insis ant recall following. The following was the programme; — Chorus. •' Radiant Morn," choir; song, Mr Lett; part song, "Awake Aeolian Ljre," Gloe party; duet, "Bells of Eve," Mrs Mowlein and Miss Baattie; brass duet, Messrs Bycroft and Thompson ; chorus, " The Sun shall be no more," choir; song, "Shadows," Miss Mowlein ; part song, " May D<iy," Glee party; recitation, Miss Sussex ; plantation song, 'De Ringfcailed Coon," Glee party; part aon», " Profundo BasBO," Mr Wiugftte and quirtet; trio, "Tho Gipsies' Laughing Tiio," Messrs DavU, Bennett and Foad; part song, " GoodNighr," Gleo party.

Describing the visit of tho French flfet to England, the Portsmouth correspondent of ihe London Daily Telegraph gays:-There was a three-legged race, ia which Englishmen and Frenchmen paired and ran together, as if they had been twins. The winning pair rolled over just beyond the tape, and one couple after another crashed down on top of ihem, and a great, roar of laughter shook the Portsdown hills. There was a tug-cf-war for teams of ten, each team composed of five Englishmen and five Frenchmen, and Matlow and Mathurin roared impartially. Men of tho Naval Depot contributed a gymnastic display, and to that our guests gave the most generous praises. Then the depot played pushball, and Mathurin held aching sides. Long before all the races were over English and French were dancing cakewalka and waltzes. Bound the refreshment tents lemonade bottles and teacups, all empty, lay a chaos of crockery. Mathurins had possessed themselves of English .flags, and these thoy waved alofr, and on the point of eaoh flagrttaff was a pork pie. They chanted the Marseillaise, the National Anthem, " Good-bye, Little Girl,' " Skylwk," and more songs than ever I baard of, dropping iato " For he's a jolly good fellow " by way of punctuation. What did they think of ie all? I asked an amiable patty officer, and between the strains of an adjacent chorus came something like this: " The sport, he makes many friends, comrades, good fellows. Vivo l'Angleterro ! Vive le sport!" And the English view? "They're jolly good sportsmen every one, and what more do you want?" What indeed? Vivo lo sport 1

Mrs W. H. Smith obtained first prize for asparagus at the Bhow on Wednesday, not Second prize us indicated in our report..

"Hock Key.,," of Sydney, beat T Iraey, of Wellington, in a fifteen round fight, under the auspices of the Wellington Uoxmg Association, on Wednesday night. J

Le&m up-to datoncss from the Amenc-ins! Every 'Frisco mail time packets and circulars arrive at this office irooi pusbioß Yankee houses for one who departed this life twenty years ago 1 i .The m ,c~ BtitUßnta of Mr W. H. HawSnf'i, ?" E;' 7 IU be hor»6ed learn that he has forfeited his halo.- He occupied a very prominent position at a punching exhibition euphuistically described by the virinous press of Wellinston as a" boxing match" on Wodnesday night.

Mr ■ -R. Horoblow addressed a very attentive audienoo at the Bangiwahia Town Hall on Wednesday night. His speech occupied nearly two hours, and hia references to the land question settlement and tbo disabilities under which the pioneer settlors are labouring were well received. The aidroas throughout was well arranged and repeatedly applauded.

The now infants' room of the Terrace End School is nearing completion, and will be ready for occupation in a week or two. The room will be the most complete on tho coast. It is detached from the main building, and is divided into two compartments. Some 120 scholars will be occomujodated. It will be fitted with convenient single deßks, one for each infant, while the walls will be hung with small blackboards upon which the little learners will make their first attempts to write. All the appointments are thoroughly up-to-date,

John Adlam, a well-known Waihi settler, attempted to commit suicide in a novel manner on Monday. He deposited a pound of blasting power wrapped in paper, in a hole in the ground, and. laying a train of matches, laid his head upon it and awaited the explosion. The powder exploded with aloud noise and the unfortunate man was severely burned, but not fatally hurt. He has been in ill-health for some time.

In the Supreme Court, Wanganui, yesterday morning, Richard Daniels, Town Clerk of Marton, who pleaded guilty to the embezzlement of £700 of Borough funds, was brought up for Bentence. His counsel stated that he had been clerk for three years, and came from the South Island, where he had carried on the business of a stockbroker. Through failure during the boom he was left with £600 0r.£700 of debts. He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment.

In the original Teachers' Superannuation Bill provision is made that the annual retiring allowance for members should be one-sixtieth part of the salary received during the term of contribution. Under the Act no aooount was taken of previous services. An amendment introduced by the Government provides for payment for previous service at the rato of one one hundred and twentieth of the salary received during the term of the previous service. The amendment also provides that if a contributor die leaving children, a payment of five shillings a week for each child until it attained the age of 14 years should be made out of the superannuation funds.

It was very significant', as it mast have beon gratifying to those concerned, that last night's audience at the Opera House was both larger and more enthusiastic than that which witnessod the first production of " A Moorish Maid." The performance was again a very fine one. Dragging a little attbo oommencement, under the continued and warmly expressed appreciation, it presently got into splendid swing ana from that stage to the conclusion, plandits, encores, and roars of laughter greeted the workmanship of the orchestra and the clever characterisations of the artists. The ovation afc the conclusion was a fitting compliment irmoeri, marking the mum™ ally pleasant relations botween a keenly pleasod audience and intensely gratified performers. Tho opinion is expressed on every band that while tho libretto is ia txiany respects' commonplace and inadequate aud capable therefore of very groat improvement, the music (with all those refrains and cadences with which is ia so subtly p:-rmoated) ia equal to any" yes produced by the acknowledged master* ; aad it is hoped that the opera may, in the near future, be given a greater scope and a wider vogue. The following particulars have bean filed with Mr G. J. Scott, D.O.A.j in the bankrupt estate of Paul St. John, tailor, of Paltuerston. Tho assets are estimated to produce £100 3a, made up as follows : {stock-in-trade, shop fittings, etc, £75; book debts £17,105, estimated to produce £12 ; oßsh in hand 3a ; furniture, household effects £l'l. -The unsecured creditors total up to a pum of £105 8s 7d, thus leaving a deficiency of £5 0s 7d. The list of unsecured creditors is as follows:—Wellington : Edmundson and Dickinson £1 10s, Philps and Wilson £4 5s 9.1. Chris!church : A. F. Donoghtie £59. Invercarglll: C. McDonald £17. i'aimarston North: P. O. Freeth £3, Nash and Coornbe £3, Bell, Gully and Cooper £3 11 3 4d, Photo Supply Stores £10 63 6d, Hosking £2, Nightingale £1 10*. Total £105 3s 7d. The bailrupt. has put in a written statement, which says that he commenced business on Jun* 13th, 1005, with a capital of £120. He purchased the tailoring business from Mr Donoghue for £100 for the stock-in trade, etc., and £50 for the goodwill. He paid £100 cash, and gave two promissory notes of £25 each for the balance. He alleged that he bad paid considerably more for the business than it was worth. Not being able to meet the P.N's. as they cam a due he decided, as Donoghue was pressing for payment, to become bankrupt at once to save his creditors as far as possible from loss.

For 88 years the name "Beeston Hurnber" has been accepted as ah absolute guarantee of perfection.—Adams Star Cycle Co, sole agents*

A. sporting reporter of the Sydney Daily Telegraph has a vivid imagination which should stand him in good stead in a larger sphere. Referring to the racehorse -Maniopoto, which has recently been ct eating a stir on the Australian turf, he says : " Maniopoto gets his name from the tribe of the Ngati Maniopoto, whnss chief, Bewi, celebrated in song and story, it was, when hemmed in by the British troops, hurled at them the strange defiance, •• Aka! ake! kia kaha !" It?is said that in New Zealand there is a better handicap horse than Maniopoto, called1 Mahutonga. Hebe longs to a Maori tribe, who have already won in £3,000 in stakes with him. He is ridden by a young Maori, who startles the jockeys when finishing by Bhouting the cry of defianco as bo flashes down the straight in the load. Mahutonga is weighted in the Melbourne Cup, anc* if he is better than yesterday's Metropolitan winner he thould be a dangerous competitor. Bus it is said that the Maori tribe are loth to let him out of their sight; and it is proposed to get over the difficulty by sending over a Maori commit' cc of his owners. On the lawn at FletniDgton, shrieking Kowi's battlo cry at the field as the New Zealand horao como3 down the straight with a lead, the Maori committee in warpaint wou d be a sight to divert Melbourne."

The executive of the Nelson Licensed Victuallers' Association has issued a circular to all the licensees in the city and district, covering the legal interpretations of doubtful points in the new Act, and urging publicans strictly to observe the law. Beferriug to the alleged increase of drunkenness in Nelson, the ciroular says that this is a matter of great regret. " Owing to the ocoasi >nal presence m the city of a certain class of men, these complaints are well founded in fact, and the numbers of drunken insn lately seen about the city will undoubtedly bung our trade into disrepute with the public. The numbers of people seen coming out of hotels on Sunday also condemns the trade as a whole, and leads the public to accept the oft-repeated charge of the No license party that we are not lawabiding citizen?, and therefore should not be treated on the ordinary principles of justice and equity applied to every other class of the community. If wo do not in our particular trade observe the law, we cannot expect that justice or consideration should be shown us at the approaching local option polls." The circular urges publicans to conduct their bare on perfectly respectable and legal lines, to prevent their employees serving drink to partly intoxicated persons, and itriotly to observe the law with regard to Sunday trading and trading after hours. It further says : " May we rely upon your sympathy in the formation of a Vigilance Committee to ba formed only in the event of its being found that some of the trade 6tiil persist in serving drunken person? and in serving during prohibited hours'?"

The public mind seems :%t present to bo somewhat alienated frotu the pat* timo of picking winners, but there it overweening desire on the part of every man, woman, and infant in- - the community to ascertain •' Who won tb9 English football match ?" Yesterday a largo number of pereons agitated our telephone in pqrBrit of knowledge of this epochmaking event-, and somo of them seemed quite spiteful because no information was forthcoming. Unhappily the cable man maintains his reticence, and we are this morning no wiser than wo were yesterday. The idlers of the town who think more about football than the work which they are paid to do, will please accept this notification that if any information arrives it will bo posted in the window of this offica, but no satisfaction will be afforded to telephone enquiries. Our staff baa got something else to do. For up to-date bicycles, see Clarkson'a*