CONTENTS BILL.

Manawatu Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 496, 23 September 1905, Page 2

CONTENTS BILL.

First Page — Tenders, Amusements, Wanteds, dro. ' . Second and Third Pages—Business Announcements, News of tho Day. Foubth Paok —Auctions, Land Sales,1 General Business Notices.

The Salvation Army's self-denial week starts next Tuesday. Flour ia said to have advanced another 10a a too.

The annual Siro Horse Parade of the A. and P. Association will be held today at the Showgrounds,

Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday : Strong winds to gale ironi between west and south and south-east;; glass rise ; rain probable

His Honor yesterdny remarked it was a pity that so inaoy had been procured for service on the jury who wore exempt by law.

A Swift Royal bicycle is famed foe its splendid bearings. They always ran easy. Adams Star Cycle Co., Clarendon Buildings.*

The Chamber of Commerce will meat on Monday afternoon at 4.a0 o'clock to go into the matter of the proposed bridge at Hokowhitu.

Two common jurors failed to put in an appearance at the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon, and unless showing good cause for absence this mornthey will be fined 40a.

"Is there another William Bice?' asked the BrgUtrar at the Supreme Court as he read out the same cauio twice. "They're both the same person," ventured a police constable. Even his Honor could not refrain from smiling.

The battle of Trafalgar was fought on 21st October, 18:5. The Gazette mates that Fiiday, 20ib October next, is the centenary of that engagement, and that that day will be observed as a holiday in the Government offices of the colony.

Second-hand oycies from 30* at Clark son's.*

Mrs W. R. Williame, who recently gave the Wclington branch of;tho Y.M.G.A. a section for a building in Willis street valued at £2500, has increased, the area, making the valuy of the gift £3500.

The Rev. Elliott states that the head Alliance had disagreed with the decision of tho Wcatland branch not to run a candidate for the Westland seftt; To ensure a valid poll on the local option proposals the branch delegates will be reassembled to reconsider the former decision.

Last night Signor Borzoni held his first praotice in connection with the spectacular display to bo held in conjunction with the Catholic Bazaar in the Zealandia Hall on Show nights. There were 64 girls present, and tho success of the first practice augura well for the pe> foruianct\ . . ,

Mr William Koj7, who is contesting tho Clutha scat as an Independent, told the electors of Balclutba that he was delivering tho first political speech he bad ovf r tried to make, but ho stood as-a Christian mnn, and he was not ashamed of it. He believed tint though ho had a duty to the electors, he also had a duty to his God—h^ wanted to take for hia motto: "For my Country, for God, and for Truih "

Tho Premier intends to convert the whole democracy into Commanders of the Batb t Yesterday in the House he was speaking of sanitation in workers' homes, and expressed the opinion that there were very few workers inched who bad a bath on their premises. " I would enict," he declared «• that no dwelling bouse at ail should be erected unless it bad a bath and sanitary arrangements. It would be tbe means of earing many lives."

Remember a Bseston-Humber bioycle requires no repairing. Adams Star Cyole Co., sole agents*

Judge Edwards, in pointing out yesterday the possibility of witnesses making a mistake ia giving evidence as to their own agee, quoted a case wherein a member of the judicial bench had been under the bona fide belief, evidently for the greater portion of his life, that ho was a year older than he actually was. It was only, said hia Honor, when certain transactions were being completed with a life insurance company and documentary evidenoe had to ba produced as to age that he discovered his error.

Tbe Hospital Board held a special meeting at the Hospital on Thursday to oonsider the plans of the proposed new ward for women and the enlargement of the present men's ward. It was resolved that (he whole Board should procoed to Wellington, with the object of interviewing the Premier to ask foe a grant towards tbe cosS of tho work. It was decided to ask Messrs Wood, Lefchbridge, and Vile, MV,H.IV_, to acconi pany the deputation. Yesterday Mr Wocd telegraphed to the secretary tbafi the Premier wou'd receive the deputation on Wednesday next.

Call and see our Saturday night bar gains. Olarkson's.*

With reference to the statement of Mr Bird, Inspector of Naive Schools, that the families of Maoris suff< r through tho inordinate love cf tbo narivas of the gamo of billiard?, acorrd-pondeut ( (i lieform ") writes to confirm the statement, and saying that certain rooms in Wellington are packed night and day by Maoris and others playing billiards (in which the natives aro very expert), pool, and " devil's pool." The last named gams is, he gays, pure and simple gambling of ft very expensive kind, and not a game of skill like billiards. He asserts that many young men gamble nway all their earnings in these room*, and urges that Parliament should legislate to restrict their use to a game of billiards only.—Post.|

The Trinity College practical examination was held on Wednesday in All Saints' schoolroom. The examiner was Mr Alfred Mistowski, Mua. Bao , Oxon. The following are the results:—Fourteen candidates presented themselves for examination, and thirteen patted. Those gaining 60 mark* pas* and 80 njarka pass with honours. Intermediate Division— Florence Nita Greon (Mrs H. Brown), 60 marks. Junior SHvision— Stnnle> B it (Miss Cherr*tt), 84 ma-k-; K-uhieen M«ud Gifford ( Mk Harper), 68; Frances Ed wine Hun*on (Vliss Harper), 70 ; Eva Muriel Kuk (Mrs Brown), 68: Vernie Clifton Liddle (Mra Brown), 74; Ruby Violet W a t BO n (Mrs Brown), 64; Ivy Myrtle Whitehead (Mrs Brown), 67- Preparatory Division - Muriel Emma Childs (Miss Cherrett), 63 marks; Dori3 Rosalia Cook (Miss CberreU(, 74; Eva Jackson (Mrs Brown), 72; Frank A. R. Miller (Mrs Brown), 76; Eva May Pickering (Mrs Brown). 71.

"Why walk? when you can buy a Standard Star for £12 10s. £ dams Star Cycle Co., sole agents.*

It is reported that the Government has purchased eleven acres of lani, being tho balance of the Belleknowen Estate, near Dunediu, for workmen's homes, at £'250 an aero.

String band at Clarkson'a tonight*

Mr Good, the owner of- Maniapoto,1 who passed through Palmerston on Thursday, in the course of conversation afctributad the bad running of the horse in tbe mile race at Flemington to the fact that he was shod with aluminium shoes, to which he wai unaccustomed, whicn seemed to retard his freedom of action. Although the horse won substantial stakes, his immediate connections do not come very well out of the campaign, as they went nap on him firßtday and had not sufficient confidence to make another plunge in the longer distance race; besides which they were deprived by his inconsistency of participation in the double.