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Manawatu Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 170, 27 July 1907, Page 4

Commerical news will be found on page 8. The All Saints' Ladies Guild will hold their spring flower show on September 11. Madame Carreno (pronounced Car-rain-yo) during her tour of N.Z. has with her two Bechstein grand pianos. At Palmerston Court yesterday, before Messrs E. Essex and S. Abraham, J.'sP., a first offender for drunkenness was dealt with in the usual way. Sidney O'Neill, of the buck j limning combination, was fined .£3 at Auckland yesterday for blackening the eye of Sidney Luella, the clown. The biennial meeting of the Palmerston Holiday Association will be held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday morning next at 10 o'clock. There was a large gathering at the An" glican Church, Awah.iu, yesterday, when Bev. G. B. Stephenson presented 21 candidates, to whoui the rite of confirmation was administered by Bishop Wallis. The Bev. C. C. Harper also took part in the service.

Manawatu Golf Club modal competition will be played to-day. < Palmerston Borough Conncil, after considerable discussion last evening, fixed the water rate. Particulars ot the same ] will be dnly advertised. ( The appointment of chief Government .] Dairy Expert in "West Australia has been conferred upon Mr J. A. Kinsella, formerly Dairy Commissioner in New Zealand. j The fortnightly assembly of he Foresters' I Lodge was again largely attended last evening. About 85 couples graoed the floor t which was in excellent condition, and those ' present spent an enjoyable time. The J mu sic was supplied by Mr Kirk and Mr F. Rolfe acted as M.C. The supper was' as* usual excellent. Captain McNaught, general organiser < sf the National Defence League, was a visitor to Palmerston yesterday for the purpose of forming a branch of the , League, and will hold' a meeting on ] Thursday, August 8. He states that in ' E'eilding he was accorded every support, and a strong committee was set up to j carry on the League in that town. ] Mr D, MacPherson, who was in charge of the Ma®awatu court at the New Zea- : land Exhibition, yesterday received a ■ communication from Mr J. W. Perry, ! acting Commissioner of Awards, stating that the diplomas will be forwarded in i the course of a few days. In all there' 1 are some fourteen diplomas to come to 1 Palmerston. In order to assist the ladies to provide < the necessary articles for the Terrace End 1 School Bazaar, it is intended to hold a gift social at the school on Friday evening next. A first class musical programme has beep arranged and it is hoped that parents an'd the public generally will attend the function and assist this worthy object. At a meeting of the Holiday Committee of the Wairarapa Employers' Association, held at Masterton yesterday, the following resolution was passed:— '' That this committee strongly approves of the weekly statutory half-holiday being observed on Thursday as at present, and that the petition now being signed by shopkeepers and residents is heartily endowed." The annual dance of the Campbellstreet Old Girls' Hockey Club was held at the Municipal Hall last night. About 100 couples tripped the light fantastic to excellent music supplied \y Messrs P. C, Hanley (piano) and T. Kitchen (violin). The ladies' committee provided a dainty supper. Mr H. Palmer acted as M.C. Among those present by invitation were the members of Nelson representative hockey team. At the meeting o! the North Island Poultry Association, held yesterday at New Plymouth, there were present:Mr Charles Goodson Hawera, President; Messrs Paul Huntes, Hastings, and John Casey, Vice-Presidents; Mr A. M. Conroy, Hawera, secretary; Mr J. E. Cowell, Hawera, treasurer, and fifteen delegates. All exhibitors at Palmerston Winter Show were disqualified. The rales are to be revised at a meeting to be held at Palmerston in September. Some twenty fiaxmillers journeyed from Palmerston yesterday to the Weraroa State Farm at Levin. : Several varieties of flax planted nearly four years at • the farm were inspected, but some disappointment was expressed at there being little or no. information available as to the various speoies that were being experimented with. The party were Bhown over the whole farm and were much interested in what they saw. The visitors were received most cordially by . the, manager of 'the farm, Mr J. Bryedale, and altogether spent a very pleasant day, A meeting in connection with the formation of a branch of the anti-Asiatic League, was held! last evening. Mr Cameron, organiser, addressed the meeting, and the following resolution was carried unanimously s—"That this meeting declares in favonr of a White New Zealand, and also that the best means ot effecting this endi is by legislation in thd direction of a high poll tax." An Executive Committee was appointed as follows: President, Mr A. G. Wallace; VicePresident, ,Mr B. Bice; hon. secretary and treasurer; Mr A. A. Pratt; Messrs A. E. Mansford, A. E Hodson, B. Wells, G. Norman, W. B. Wright, W. Peters, H. Sinclair, T. Harvey, F. Anderson.

The hiring of a waiter was the subject of litigation before Dip McArthur, S.M., yesterday. The plaintiff was Jas. Edward West, and the defendant Henry B. Tucker, hotelkeeper, Palmerston North. For plaintiff, it was submitted that West was engaged by Sage and Co. on behalf of the defendant to work as a waiter in hi 3 hotel, and that when he went to Palmerston N* he found that his services were not required. His claim was for .£3 10s 8d damages. The defence was that Sage and Co. had no authority to send the man to Palmerston North as they did, and that any authority whioh they had was cancelled by telegram before the plaintiff left Wellington. His Worship nonsuited plaintiff without costs. The monthly meeting of the Fire Brigade was held last evening, Supt. Tingey in the chair. After routine business the question was considered of furnishing the social hall and purchasinga billiard table so as to make the social hall a place of amusement and pleasure for the members of the Brigade and the Fire Police. It was reported that at the recent Fire Police social the proposal was mentioned and donations amounting to £11 had already been promised. The members of the Brigade heartily supported the proposal and it. is hoped to receive the cordial support of the public. It was pointed out that by having something to induce the members of both corps to be at the station there would always be members on the spot when an alarm of fire wa3 given. A sub-committee was appointed to act with the Fire Police in furthering the object. SWEEPING REDUCTIONS—TO-DAY. Sale! Sale! ! Men's tiousers. from 3s lid, rubber coats 9s 6d, suits 19s 6d, braces Cd, caps 6d, flannels 2s 3d, Bedford cord trousers 7s 6d, merino singlets and pants Is 3d, large size handkerchiefs 5 for Is (usual price 6d each). Every article reduced for 21 davs.—Db Luen Bros., The Square, Motor cars for hire at Skeate? and Bookaert, Ltd., Broad street, 'Phone 142.—Advt.

In the House an Tuesday Mr Firihei* characterised the expenditure on the Midland Railway as a criminal •waste of money. We regret to record the death'off Mr 0. H. Bruce, which occurred aft Cambridge yesterday. The ftneral will tako place at Halcombe, probably ni Monday. The Gisborne Waterside Workes# are furwarding a subscription to re-' lieve the distress caused by the* Sydney coal lumpers* trouble. At Auckland Police Court yesteriay John Brown, a kanaka, charged with; carnally knowing, a girl under' 16, was remanded until August 2nd. At Dunedfa Police Court Thomson,. JacoEson, aad Callahan, three Are' men on the Bippingham Grange, were committed for trial on a charge? >f broaching cargo from the holtf svhile the vessel was laying at Vio-' boria Wharf. Mary Gibson failed to* appear to answer a oharge of having 1 on February 3rd at Christichurch made a false declaration regarding, blie birth of her child The case was s remnded till Saturday, the Inspector" naiyng that a warrant will be issued :or the arreßt of accused, who was* iow in InvercargiH. The contract let by the Govern--nent for the constitution of Arthur s Pass tunnel on the Midland railway, it a cost off £600; 000, was srongly commented upon at a meeting of Auckland Chamber of Commerce, she opinion being generally expressed 1 ihat the money could be used irn ather ways so as* to give betterreturns. A resolution was carried urging Auckland members to unitedaction to secure a fair apd just aliojacion to Auckland* Provinoe of money for railways and other publie works, and further vigorously protesting against the expenditure sanctioned on Arthur's Pftss tunnel. The Government are being asked by Mr Hogan whether they will take > into serious consideration the advisability of constructing a brancfy line of railway, either a light one or an ordinary line,, from Wanganui inland to oonnect with the Main Trunk line, and thereby open up ijomense tracts of excellent land for settlement, bringing into use millions of feet of timber, and to a very great extent miniimse the demand for roads in the bach blocks. In a note to this question, Mr Hogan points out. that between Wanganui and the Main Trunk line there is a distance of 60 to 65 miles, almost entirely without roads. This locality contains some of the best land in the colony, and many of the blocks are covered with heavy timber. In reply to a deputation from, the Meikle Committee, whioh waited <m him yesterday, the Premier said it was one of the flue sides of nature to Bee the commitee working on behalf of aman who they considered had been wrongfully sent to prison. He thought it was proper to give effoet to the recommendations of the Commission, and he; intimated that legislation was being prepared with, the object of having Meikle's name' deleted from the criminal records.. The amount of compensation was a difficult one to determine, but it was ■being inquired into by the' whole of the Ministers. He did not wirti to reflect on the Commission's report . in any way, but he said it contained matters whichmade the task of the Government in this direction a difficult one. Probably a determination 'would be arrived at in the next fortnight, and he would let the secretary of the committee know the result. ; A meeting of settlers from all parte; of the province was held in Blenheim last night to protest against the delay in extending the railway line to Flaxbourae ana the erection: of a new wharf at Picton. The , Flaxbourae settlers complained bit-; terly of the way Government had treated them. They had been promised extension of the line immedia-, tely Flaxbourne was acquired, .with tha result that the estate : was" stite divided in smaller sections than, otherwise would have been the 4ase and holdings were taken up near the township of Ward. Many sections were only ten acres. The position now is that thirty of the holders, who are not able to reside (bin their sections, have been wanted that they must do so or forfeit. The settlers are reluctant to do this and urge that Government should odme to their aid at the present juncture by letting railway work to teamsters by contract and so enable them to eke out a living until this railway is right through. The meeting resolved that a deputation from all looal bodies shall go to Wellington, and urge the claims of the South Island Trunk line. ' • ' A final notice to quit all millinery At The Bon Marche is gazetted, and the fir on are now making thfcir last show of the {season,, at the final nctiee to quit prices. If you< are thinking of another hat at a merely-(pit price, have a look at them to-day—Gv M. Boss and Co.—Advt.