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Manawatu Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 280, 4 December 1907, Page 4

On page 2 will be found telegraphic news and an inreretsing description of Disappointment Island ; on page 3an account of a viist to the Weraroa Boys' Home; Feilding notes on page 6; and football and cable news on page 7. The Cricket Association decided to hold its meetings every Tuesday. The Borough Council has appointed Mr Ware caretaker of the weighbridge. A committee meetiLg of the Poultry Association was to have been held at Cotton's Rooms last evening, but lapsed for want of a quorum. At the Bowling Green yesterday afternoon A. J. Smith played Ayling in the champion singles score resulted 31 to 21.

The concluding concert of the sea-son-by the Palmerston Orchestral Society will be held in the Opera House on Tuesday 17th insc., and not on the 20th as stated yesterday in error.

The Hon. Dr Findlay, AttorneyGeneral, has notified that lie will accept the invitation of the High School Governors to present the prizes at the breaking-up ceremony to be held in the Municipal Hall on the evening of Friday 13th inst.

Archbishop Redwood held an ordination service at Meanee,-when the Revs. Hurley and Henry were ordained priests. Minor orders were conferred on the Revs. Venning, Eccleton, Dignan, Geaney, tyhirphy, and Burger.

The Caterers' Union is not meeting with that unanimous support which was at first anticipated. There are four Palmerston hotelkeepers who refuse the tariff of Is 6d for dinner, and this is bad for the others. The change of tariff in afternoon tea is generally accepted and is in force in most restaurants. A conversazione will be held at the Opera House to-night in connection with the Wanganul Methodist District Synod. Several - short speeches will be delivered, while a choir of 50 voices will contribute two anthems. Several leading local vocalists will also assist. The Rev. J. J. Lewis will preside. The well known South Island horseman, J. McCombe, injured at Feilding, was able to leave the hospital yesterday. He intends remaining here until the end of the week to further recuperate before going south. McGregor is still in the hospital, progressing favorably towards recovery. The Wellington Harbour Board has promoted the following membesr of its staff, appointments to be tentative one year from January 1 next: —E. D. Cachemaille, from assistant engineer to acting engineer, £600; V. L. Cachemaille, from asisstant secretary to acting treasurer, £300; J. E. Gamble, from second clerk and assistant cashier to acting accountant and cashier, £300.

In the report of the Public Works Committee adopted at last night's meeting of the Council it was stated that a sub-committee consisting of the Mayor (Cr. Essex), Crs. Armstrong, and Mafchieson, had been appointed to attend the conference at Feilding in connection with the proposal on foot to form one drainage Board for the Orona and Rangitikei rivers. Over 170 choristers were present at the practice of the oratorio "Elijah" under the baton of Mr Maurice Cohen last evening. The practice was a real good one and gave excellent prospects for the future. Several apologies for unavoidable absence were received. An additional 21 names were added to the chorus roll, which closes next Tuesday evening.

Poultry fanciers say that a most singular thing is happening among poultry this season. Owing to the fact that we are having such a late spring, fowls are already beginning to moult. This means that they will have two moults, as they did last season, for the usual moult about February will also take place. To thosa who are expecting to show birds at the end of the .year this will be rather disorganising, as also to those who make their living from the eggs, for the moulting hen does not lay.

The Messrs MacMahon concluded their season at the Opera House last night when another remarkably fine pictorial exhibition delighted a large audience. The mirth - provoking sketches were all extremely clever in conception and the complete abandonment to mirth which resulted was not to be wondered at. An especially pleasing feature of the entertainment were the songs by Miss Lorraine Tansley. They were all exquisitely illustrated.

Many pictorial exhibitions have been given in Patmerston No r tli since the advent of the modern marvel, the kinematograpli. None however, have been produced with a more up-to-date apparatus than that which is carried by Messrs MacMahon's electrician and operator, Mr Mclntyre. He has a perfect little gem combination of electric generating plant, the whole of which only weighs half a ton. In addition to the biograpli for the animated pictures, a fine piece of mechanism in a Triunial lantern is also used, by the aid of which numerous and novel effects are obtainable for the scenes illustrative of songs sung.

The monthly meeting of the Palmerstun Fire Police and' Salvage Corps will bo held at the Fire Brigade Hall this evening.

Dr Cockayne left Lyttelton by the Maori last night for Welliugton with, the birds secured by him on the Auckland Islands expedition which are to b3 liberated on Kapiti Island.. At the Auckland Supreme" Court £50 damages was awarded' Charles Augustus Watson, gum < merchant, who claimed £1200 damages from the National Bank of New Zealand which dishonoured his cheque for £300 by mistake while " lie had sufficient funds in the bank. to meet it.

The Professorial Board of the Otago University has nominated Alexander Moncrieff Finlayson, M. Sc., with first-class honours in physical science (electricity and magnetism), also in natural science (geology), as a candidate lor the Rhodes scholarship of 1908. The chairman of the Board (Professor Gilray) was appointed a member of the committee of selection.

According to a New Plymouth wire a great blow-up occurred in the Birthday Well at the petroleum works on Monday morning, a mixture of oil, papa, and water being thrown above the top of the derrick and carried across the road on to the butter trucks in the freezing works siding. Two of or three minor blowups occurred during the week, and this is regarded as an excellent indication.

Sir Joseph Ward states that the through train fare from Wellington to Auckland will be £1 Ids Id first,, and £1 Is 2d second class. Ordinaryreturn will be double single fare, holiday return £3 lis first and £115s second class. Carriages will be one foot wider those now used. The train will leave Wellington forAuckland daily at noon, and arrive* at the terminus at 8 o'clock next morning.

Walking and travelling requisites in tan gjods now on display in the centrewindow of the Boa Marclie, interestingLto those contemplating Xmas holidays*. C. Ross & Co. invite inspection.— Advt.

Munt, Cottrell and Co.. general carriers and forwarding agents. Goods cleared— cudtoms, and all kinds o£ ship— pin? business attended to promptly*. Address: Queen's Chambers, Wellington - —Advt.