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Manawatu Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 284, 9 December 1907, Page 4

Feilding notes and shooting appear on page 6, also our usual Monday featnre of " The Churches." There are current items on page 2, including tho last message from "The Besses- o , the Barn," and telegraphic and cabled news on page 7. The programme of the Foxton Races appears on page 3, and will be referred to to-morrow.

The aggregate balance sheet of the Bank of New South Wales is published in another column. It reveals a very satisfactory state of affairs.

A proposal is on foot to start au operatic society in Palmerston if a suitable tenor can be procured.

Owing to the inclement weather prevailing on Saturday morning the High School match for the '' Schools of the Empire" shooting match has been postponed till a later date.

The Education Department has been holding examinations in cardboard modelling and plasticene at the local Technical School during the past week The examination was under the direction of Mr Browse, Chief Technical Instructor of New Zealand.

A parade of the Palmerston North Rifles will be held this evening when distance-judging will be undertaken. At the conclusion of the parade the members of the corps will be measured for new service uniforms which will be completed in time for the next Easter Camp.

It is understood that a big brigade camp will be held next Easter, embracing the whole Wellington Volunteer District, which takes in both East and West coasts from Gisborne and New Plymouth respectively to Wellington. Nothing is yet known as to what locality the camp will be held in.

The members of the Palmerston North Rifles ing on Saturday to shoot against the Manchester Bifle representatives, waxed quite enthusiastic on thier return home regarding the very hospitable treatment they received at the hands of their Feilding comrades-in-arms who vied with each other in making the visitors' outing a very pleasant one.

Walking and travelling requisites in tan goods now od display in the certre window of the Boa Marche, interesting to those contemplating Xmas hoMdays. C. M. Boss & Co. invite inspection.— Advt.

Tho cheque jaafe paid by the Dairy Union for milk s pplied during No* vember amounted to £7.412 17s lOdV at the rate of 10d per ponnd for butter fat. This rhowed an increase over the October cheque cf £2,012.

Two young fellows, William T. Barnes fand Edward D. Foreman,. were charged at Dunedin on Saturday with deserting from H.M.S. Pioneer at Lyttelton on December - 2nd. Barnes said they were not deserters, but merely leave-breakers,. but would be deserters on Monday,, making seven days after leaving the - ship. It would be better for them if: they were sent north to day. They: were remanded to Lyttelton, and; proceed by the midday express..

An Auckland telegram reports 8 heavy-downpour of rain ou Friday which continued intermittently on. Saturday. It will do an immense amount of good to the country, but had serious results to the Floral Fete promoted on behalf of the funds of the Ladies Benevolent Society, which is in very low water. The Fete proceeded at Ellerslie despite theunfavourable conditions.

Writes a correspondent: "A Pal j merston business man absolutely refused lsat week to allow one of hie employees one or two daye off in order to play in the Pahnerston Band Contest. He was one of the best players in the Band and his place will be hard to fill, but he has consequently resigned from his position.. The Band is purely a public body, and business men making their living: in the town should do as muoh aa possible to help it on by allowing: their assistants a certain* amount or liberty in this matter."

A boy named "Victor Kingebeer, of* Linton, had a miraculous escapefrom serious injury on Saturday. He was riding a bicycle along Fitzherbert Street on the footpath, and while passing the entrance of the Dairy Union's Factory, collided with a dTay which waa just, leaving: the factory. The horse and dray passed right over the boy, but, though his bike was badly emashed up, he escaped with a few 'bruise* and a slight shaking. It is surprising that more accidents do not occur through the practice of cycling on the side-walk for although the danger a number of peopleinsist on disregarding it.

There seems to be very widespread ignorance regarding the conditions for free places at the ' Palmerston High School. Applicants' for free, places after Christmas must have gained a Standard VI proficiency certificate and msut be under 14 years, of age. The Department, however, gives free places to 10 per cent, of the total number of applicants whoare oter that age. Should there be many more applicants over 14 than free places are provided for in the regulations either a fresh examintaion would be held, or reference madeto the Education Board for the in* ■dividnal marks. Applications by those who have the profioiehoy certificate, but who are over 14, should he sentfin as soon as possible.

The musio for the New Plymouth Band Contest, which arrived., lsat week, is of an exceptionally intricate-* and delicate nature. '• Nothing nearly upjto its standard lias hitherto been, selected and there is some hard work before the bands in its preparation.' The two chief pieces are Rossini's"William Tell," and "Gems of Schumann. , 'the grand test piece at the Crystal Palace, London, last Sep-. tember when the winning band. was,. "Wingate's Temperance", conducted by W. Rimmer. This band received 250 points and the next to it was only 210. The six next,'all class bands, got only 90 points. This, shows what an exceedingly difficult selection is the Schumann arrange* ment. The judges on that ocpasionl were men well known in themniecal: world, Lieut. Charles Godfrey, : M.V.0., R.AM.., RiO.M., vW. Short, L.R.A.M., and Richard Stead, three of the greatest band-, musio judges in Irealnd. ■: