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Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 664, 13 March 1909, Page 4

A little of the rain whioh is so badly needed in the distriot fell yesterday morning in a shower oominenoing about 4.80 and lasting in an apologetio fashion for an honr'or two. The rain was too light to have muoh effect on the parohed country, Steady rain is now falling. i* Word has been reoeived that the ponies of the Mangaheia Polo Glnb team will leave Qisborne on Sunday and arrive in Palmerston on Tuesday for the polo tournament, whioh opens on Friday or Saturday of next week. The Ohristohuroh ponies will lea»o on Wednesday and arrive on Thursday. About ten entries are expected for the Onp. It is hoped that rain will fall next week, other, wise the ground will bo vory hard for the tournament. Special Display of Latest Millinery and Dress _ Goods to-day at The Bon Marohe, which yon are cordially invited; to inepeot. j

The first meeting of the Timber '■ Commission will be held at Invercargilf<Jri the2scli Inst- ! -\t\ V, ! ) ; 'j) Mr J. H. Southwipk has presented l ';' a neat oamera to the Boating Club • for the prize for the boys swimming, race or lads under 16 years at the Aquatio Sports next Wednesday. - Levin correspondent. A meeting of the Caledonian Society was held last night, Mr J. R. Graham presiding. A large amount of rputine business was disposed of and there was evidenoe that veiy large nominations will be attracted by the full and excellent programme whioh appears in our advertising columns.

It is understood that friotion has > existed at the Weraroa Training Farm for some time between the manager and the farm overseer and that the latter has asked for an enquiry, whioh has we understand been granted by the Department. We also understand that Mr Pope of the. Edncation Department will ■investigate the matter.

The Old Boys' Junior Hookey Glutf met last night to make arrangements , for the coming season. The following officers were elected:—Patron, ' Mr L, Qiorgi; president. Mr J!'. Bel); vice-presidents, Mr Peattie and Mr F. Garner; captain, V. Goldfinoh; vice-president, captain, J, Cousins; secretary, F. Aisher; selection oomnuttee, captain, vice-captain and . seoretary. Mr Peattie promised to • donate a trophy for the most oonsis- ~ tent player during the season, and Mr Wall promised a trophy for the player who improves most. It was decided to commence practice as soon as possible.

The destrnotion by fire of the hostelry, Pipiiiki House, on the Wanganui river will oause very little inconvenienoe, if any, to the many tourists doing the Wanganui Jriver trip. There ib another house at Pipinki, and the proprietors of the river service will at once fit up their large . two-tleoked steamer "Maouwaif'as a s , houseboat, and looate it at Pipiriki pending the rebuilding of Pipiriki Hoase. The hour of starting'from Tanmarnnui will be altered'from 6.80 aim. to 9 a.m. This will be a welcome, alteration to those arriving at Taumarunni by tho late night trains. • Down driver passengers will stop overnight at the houseboat. Mr W. T. Wood has decided not to contest the Mayoralty. Nunibers of deputations have reoenth waittd on , Mr Wood asking him to d 6 so and .' \yesterday six visifcad him. To these Mr Wood gave a definite reply that ho had'thoroughly considered the matter and had come to the conclusion that he owed it to Mrs Wood and himself not to seek public honours for a year at least. For that time lie intended to devote himself to his business and give Mrs Wood, a rest from the worry of publio life. Mi- Wood expressed his grati-, tude to those who had promised him' their support if he oameout.- Mr Wood' 3 deoision leaves Mr j.' A. Nash (the present Mayor) the only oandidate in the field so far.

At a committee meeting of the Palmerston North Coursing Olub • held in the Clarendon Hotel last evening/ the proposed draft of alter- • ationsto the rales of the N.Z o.■■-/ Association was received from Mr Sumpter, secretary of the N. Z. 0. A., : Oamaru. Several enquiries for pro- .{ grammes of the first meeting came to hand from Gisborne and Wanganui, also a programme of the Waterloo -* Cap meetiug, whioh is to be held at Inveruargill this year. It was deoided to get hares through the N.Z. Forwarding Agenoy; also co write Mr Bull when the first shipment - would arrive. It was deoided to adopt the same: trials as last year' and to disqualify,Mr T. Bills and' Mr S. Heale under.Rule 83 of 'N.Z.'. C.A. during the pleasure of the : oommittee. i

The Presbyterian bazaar, onr Levin correspondent writes;"; was V highly successful affair, over £4O in •' oash being taken the various stalls and ' for competitions. Shooting, quoits,- nail'driving, liat trimming for gents, etc, kept tho large orowd which thronged the Century Hall well employed. A leoitation oontest for young ohiidren was judged by Mr Byron Brown, who award first prize to Muriel Muir, five years old, aud second to Stuart Roberston, 1% years. The hat-trimming for gents ' was won by Mr Sidnty Hall; naildriving for ladies by Mrs B. R. Gardener (Mayoress), do. for gents, Mr 0. % Shaw. A moat exoiting event was a shoot for a guinea portmanteau, for whioh there were no less than thirty entries. Seven v of these tied, then three tied, after whioh Messrs, H. Hook an'd J Robertson tied five times, she latter eventually seouring the prize bv one Eoint. An orchestra,' consisting of tessra Hayfleld (violin), W/bodmas (cornet),- Papworth (doub'le bass) and Kearsley (piano), ■ -discoursed sweet musio during the evening. ,Mrs Papworth deserves'all praise for the tremendous amount of hard work she put in as saoretary.

A remarkable, instance of how a portmanteau was lost and found in a dramatio manner is being related in one of the looal hotels. A young man; who lives in a boarding-house at Foilding was temporarily transferred to Palmerston and took up residence In the hotel in question. Yesterday at lunoh time, when passing the open door of a' bedroom, he spied a bag remarkably like his" and with a number of luggage labels arranged in a manner he had imagined peouliar to his bag He oould not dismiss the suspinion that the bag was his, however improbable it seemed in some respects, and that night he went up to Foilding and found that his bag had disappeared from his boarding-house. The next scene in thedrania of tho portmanteau was when the owner returned to Palmerston and entered the bedroom of the man who had taken possession of it with a friend and a whip. The man in possession offered no explanation and no resistance when his belongings were unceremoniously bundled out of the bag ,whioh' was taken possession of by it' rightful owner. Someone left the hotel this morning to catch an earlv train. '

Embroidered belts, tinsel belts, leather belts, silk belts, velvet belts, in great variety at low prices. Durward's. v When in Wellington visit Mrs Kolleston, Willis street (over Carroll's) for hair treatment, shampooing, hairdressing (latest styles thoroughly taught), face massage. A selected stock of toilet requisites on band. Late of Sydney and Melbourne certificated,*** Toys of all deaoriptions—Extra value on the 6d and Is tables, at Park's Xmas Bazaar. Tan and black lisle lace hose 1/6,1/11 pairexcellentvalueat Dunvard'iV

:■'."■ Pahiatua has challenged. Palmer- \ Onp. The (Jup ')},<' Was pn-view at the Malcolm Furnishii ing;-Company's window yesterday, and was much admired. An excellent programme appoars in our advertising oolumns.for the Grand National Concert to be held in the Zealandia Hall under the patronage of their Excellencies on St. Patrick's Day. Mr John Kebbell, Oliau, writes ' our Levin correspondent, the other day gave a sheep to be sold in aid of tho Penguin relief, fund, and the animal was sold four times, the amount realised, £1 IBs being sent to the Town Clerk, Wellington. At the meeting of oreditors of Olias. E. Levien yesterday the D.O.A. (Mr Scott) said, in reply to bankrupt's protest against the imputation of fraudulent intent made against him, that he had every sympathy with'the creditors although ' he blamed them for giving indiscriminate credit. On the other hand bankrupt had no business to go and livefoi three months on a grocer and pay nothing. Training is in active progress for the Boxing Association's meeting on the 25tb inst. Mundy, who meets Cole in the heavyweight division, has come to Palmerston to reside. There are six fiist-olass matoheß definitely arranged for the 25th, inst., when the chief contest will be between Jeff Watchorn of Palmerston, who is leokoned as second to none 'in the Dominion as a lightweight, and Gus Devitt, Wellington's champion welter. A novice olass is filling well and the meeting is expected to be the best of the season, ■ ''