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Manawatu Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 103, 4 May 1907, Page 4

Mr Fowlds, M.H.R., passed through Palmerston yesterday by the express train en route to Wellington. An old resident in Jackeytown district informed our representative that the water was higher on Thursday than the big flood in March, 1880. Mr G. J. Scott, chairman of directors of Manawatu Building Society, has been manager of that Society for the past twenty years. A settler residing below Jackeytown had to swim a mob of 30 head of cattle and horses to a place of safety owing to the heavy floods. At Bulls Court yesterday, before Mr Stanford, S.M.. F. Rhodes, licensee of Rangitikei Hotel, was fined J615 for supplying liquor to a Maori to be consumed off the premises. Owing to the flood -waters still rising on the Palmerston side of Shannon, it was impossible for the last train from Wellington to reach Palmerston last evening. A potato exhibitor from the South Island has written to .Manawatu A. & P. Association intimating that he would be willing to send the exhibit of potatoes which secured the gold medal at the Exhibition. The apace required is seventy square feet. A lad employed at the TJ.F.C.A. was charged at Palmeraton Court yesterday morning with the theft of a bottle of ale. Messrs D. G. Monrad and James Moslem, J.'sP., inflicted a fine of £5, in default 14 days' imprisonment. The amount of the fine was subscribed immediately by his fellow employees. The Manawatu Building Society last year paid 10 per cent, added £150 to reserve, and carried forward £237. In their report the directors emphasized the fact that owing to limited capital at their disposal they had to refuse good business, and with increased capital a safe and larger business could be done The total receipts for the year amounted to nearly £15,000. The proprietor of "The Phoneries," Main-street, near railway platform, announces that he has opened up a very big shipment of music which he is selling at very low rates, one line being "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree" and 22 other songs for one shilling the lot. The Phoneries is the best place in Palmerston to purchase phonographs or records. Every article being new and there is no old stock to get rid of. The police in Christcliurch employ a Chinese cook—a fact which has caused the Canterbury Trades and Labour Council to pass a motion " expressing regret." So do the Dunedin police, and a clean, tidy specimen of his race and an expert cook he is too. " Jimrnie " is known to every man in blue who has lived at the police camp since the barracks were erected in Lower High-street many years ago, and 11 the boys" of the past, as well as those of to-day, stand by " Jimmie " as the boss cook in " the service." —Dunedin tar. The steadilv increasing trade in our men's clothing and mercery department is a reliable guarantee ot the satisfaction our patrons invariably obtain in this department. Are you a customer P If not we want to make you one. See oar value and variety. Ross and Co. —Advt.

Colonial conference on pages 2 Hnd 3 ; jorrospondence on page 7; commercial >n page 8. Archbishop Redwood passed through Palmerston yesterday by north mail rain. Rev. A. Don reports that the Outlook Chinese Famine Fund now totals over £850 and further amounts are being revived daily. On Wednesday evening next at the A.shhurst Hall a grand concert and dance will bo held in aid of the Catholic Church Funds. Refreshments will be provided and an enjoyable evening's entertainment can confidently be anticipated. Referring to the low scale of subscriptions now collected by the Farmers' Union, Mr G, Whejler at the meeting of Feilding branch yesterday pointed out that the benefit derived by farmers in insurance rates was far in excess of the payments made. In his opinion the subscription should not be less than 10s a year, to enable the several branches to adequately pay for the secretarial work required. A meeting, convened by the Wellington Church Council, was held last evening to discuss the formation of a committee to provide legislation against gambling. There was an informal discussion of a series of proposals dealiug with the abolition of the totalizator and prosecucutions for gambling. These were approved as the basis of consideration for a citizens' committee which it is proposed to call lato existence. The mortal remains of the late Mr H. J. Russell were interred in the Palmerston cemetery yesterday with military honors, the deceased having been one of the oldest members of the Manawatu Mounted Rifles. A contingent of his old comrades in arms toon a gun carriage out to Stoney Creek, where the bier was transferred to it from the hearse and escorted to the cemetery. A large number of settlers from all parts of the Pohangiua district followed the procession from Raumai. The service at the graveside was impressively conducted by the Revs. G. B. Stephenson and H. Klingender, the latter being chaplain to the Palmerston Volunteer Corps. The Palmerston Rifles and Guards were respectively represented by Captain Mounsey and Lieut. Wood. A firing party from tlie Mounted Rifles accorded the customary rites to their late comrade. Many floral tributes of sympathy were sent. Dunedin is sending a deputation to interview the Minister for Public Works in reference to a provision in one of the Public Works lets which they consider will injuriously affect the Borough ii enforced. It appears that where a streel is under a certain width the owner oi property fronting that street may call or the Council to pass a resolution affirming that fche street will never be widened In one particular case the Morningtoi Council were so requested but declined to pas 3 the resolution, whereupon th< owner dedicated a strip of his frontage t< the Borough and sent in a bill for £50( compensation. This power of dedicatior is in accordance with law where a Counci decline to guarantee that they will no' ultimately widen a i. arrow street, and i is on this point that the Morningtoi Council want relief. The Borough con tains many narrow streets and the Coun cil cannot afford to widen them now, bu do not wish to bind themselves over to di so and many cases of dedication wit] consequent claims for compensation wouli ruin the finances of the Borough. Speaking at Darfleld, Mr Chas. Lewis M.H.R., said that as an Opposition mem ber he would like to see the Land Bil passed as it was first presented, so that b; actual experience the people would what liberalism in land matters meanl He strongly criticised the limitatioi clauses, not on their own account, but fo their grounds and effects. The limit meant that there was no free lam for the man of small means, because h waa not able to pay outright. Owing fc the inability of the vendor to regain hi land if a partially completed sale fel through, the .£15,000 limit would crippi the lending powers of institutions oi whose loans the success of the farminj industry practically depended. Th actual clauses he did not oppose, an< would, as a party man, pass the whol Bill, though as a responsible man hi would oppose parts. He disapprove* strongly of the proposal to abolish thi optional tenure as being the most distinc and flagrant breach of faith ever perpet rated by any Government. He condemne< the endowment clauses as abject non sense, and inadequate to do what Mr Mc Nab expected. The total result of th limitation and unimproved value systen would bo to seriously check improve wents. Mr Millar arrived at the Thames yesterday and met several deputations the most important being in connectioi with the silting of the Ohinemuri river, i result of mining operatsons, and th< operation of the Factories Act. Regard ing the former, he said the matter wai one of importance and he fully recognise* the gravity of the situation. As Minis ter for Marine, Ke waa determined tha' any property under his charge should no' be damaged if his voice in the Cabiie' could stop it. He had great sympathy with river settlers and others who hac suffered and he promised to assist I way that lay in his power. Regarding the enforcement of the Factories Act which matter affected other parts of Nov Zealand, Mr Mackay, Deputy Inspectorol the Department of Labour, wrote stating that in the case of butchers employed al interva!s in making small goods, thej were more shop assistants than factory employees, and therefore uot compelled to take Saturday as the holiday, but can take the day fixed upon lcwilly as the half-holiday. The Minister promised to bring the matter before Parliament and endeavour to secure amendment so as to exempt small boroughs where the conditions were different, from the provisions of the Act having special application to large cities. FOR FARMERS. Bedford Cord grousers are really the best for farm work; they are warmer than other materials, and for wear there is absolutely nothing to beat them. Price, 8s lid pair. To be had only from De Luen Bkos.j the Square.