Untitled

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 679, 31 March 1909, Page 4

"Tho Devil in Levin" appears on page 6, being an acknowledgement from the Horowhonna Chroniole that a oharge made in its oolumns against

Rev. Mr Spencer is incorrect. Other interesting matter (oourt reports, inquest, etc), appears on our outside pages. The following is the latest addition to the telephone exohangfl :-No. 545 Robt. Gardner, Main street. The drawiug of the Art Union in eonneotion witli the recent Floral Fete will take place at 8 p in, on Thursday evening at Mr Hirsch'a office in Rnngitikei street.

A substantial sum lias been collected for the presentation to Ex-Super-intendent Tingoy, and moro is desired. A meeting of subscribers and all othes interested is called for the Mayor's room at 5 p.m. tomorrow.

A reminder is given of the meeting to be held in the Empire Hall at 8 o'olook this evening to make arrange-

meats to secure tl

he services of

ooaoh for Manawatu cricket next season. Cricketers and all interested are requested to attend.

The management committee of the Rugby Union last night appointed Messrs Firaui, .Mauning, Foote, Stubbs, and Mniler to consider and arrange for grounds. The new Pohangiua Valley Glob was assured that sb far as possible matches would be played at Asbhurst. The following are the nnseonred Falmerston creditors of Robert Oobb, sheep farmer of Mangaweka :~Wyoherley £2, Abraham and Williams, Ltd., £26, Do Luen Bros. £lO, Hanuah and 00. £B, Playle Bros. £7, Manawata Olub £l, 0. M, Boss and 00. £2. The assets amount to £6O, and the liabilities to £292. *

Two subjoots of interest to ladies will be disonssed at a meeting to be held in the Oonnoil Chambers on Thursday afternoon at 4 o'olook. The first is the. proposal to restore the system of granting free passages to single female immigrants suitable for domestio service and the second a proposal from the Mayoress of Wellington, to establish a stewardess's bed in the hospital as a memorial to the brave stewardesses of the Penguin.

Tliere is expected to be a good representation of looal voluntoers at the Easter encampment, which will last from 9th to 13th prox. inclusive. The local men will be able to entrain on the 9th, thus avoiding the usual all-night travelling. The order has gone forth that no one taking part in the manoeuvres will be allowed to act as correspondent for a newspaper, but eaoh newspaper will be allowed to send oho correspondent with the forces.

Two horses attaohed to a brake

wliioh was standing unattended in the yards of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Co., off Bangitikei street, yesterday took it into their heads to explore the world. They only got as far as the telephone pole outside Mounsey's anotlon rooms when they oarne to grief, eaoh horse having Us own notion of whioli side of the pole it shonld puss on. The brake, of course,

stnok and the horses, after breaking the harness and damaging the vehicle to some extent, made their escape, but were soon stopped.' At the Magistrate's Court yesterday Lily Evans (Mr Moore) claimed £2 from F. W.. Klein (Mr Cooper) for a week's wages and a week in lien of notioe. Defendant said lie

had dismissed plaintiff at a moment's notioe beoause, while employed at his supper rooms, she had stopped out all night. Plaintiff explained that she had been at a danoo at Oroua Bridge, and spent the night at her mother's house. Hib Worship thought defendant's aotion was justifiable as plaintiff had not notified

him of her intention of stopping away all night. Plaintiff was entitled to payment for the days on whioh she had worked, and judgment was given for 12s fid without oosts. At a meeting of the committee of

the Horticultural Society last night various sub-committees were set up to make the necessary arrangements, for the Show next month, including one to arrange a musical programme for the evenings. Mr Mason reported that there me likely to be big exhibits from Otaki. A feature of the Show will be the school garden exhibits, in which it is anticipated that nearly all the sohools in the district will show flowers and vegetables, principally the latter.. Ohil-

dien will ba admitted to the hall at a special concession oharge of Bd, Arrangements for the Show are well in hand and it promises to be a big success.

[ The fortnightly meeting of the Orona Lodge of Druids was held at the Oddfellows' Hall; Onba street, last night, A.D. J3ro, F. Jaokson presiding over a good attendance of members. Four candidates were initiated and two proposed for membership. The auditois presented their annual report and balance-sheet whioh showed that the various funds were in a flourishing condition and showed a substantial inorease all round, Bro, Buoknell, who haß been acting as minnte seoretary for a number of years, tendered his resignation whioh was accepted wM regret, and it was deoided to make him a presentation at the next social and dance to be held on Wednesday next. Several members handed in

their names for the interlodge card tourney, whioh commences the first week in May. The lodge card tournament will commence on next lodge night. These tournaments promise to be very Buooessful this year, a large number of trophies having been presented for competition. After passing the usual siok pay amounts the lodge was qlosed. Tie New Season's Raincoats—guaranteed waterproof—are now being shown at The Bon Marohe. The assortment is most complete-all fashionable styles and Bhades being shown. Ladies are urged to make their selection now, while the display is at its best. The prices are very reasonable.***

The Union Steam (Ship 00., and the Northern Steam Ship 00,, have decided to reduce the fares between New Plymouth and Onehunsa to the same rate as obtains between Lyttelton and Wellington.

The largest of the 187 estates of deceased persons finally certified for stamp duty this month were those of Geo. G. Stead (Canterbury) £188,602, Peter Duncan (Canterbury) £41,064, David Thomas (Canterbury) £34,644, James Stothart (Hawke's Bay) £21,181, John T. Bell (Canterbury) £71,775. The largest estates in the Wellington district were ;-Mary Ann Whyte £5109, Stephenson W. Lookwood £3165, Barbara MoLeod £2826, Colin MoLiohlan £2461, Martha Wright £2625, Robert Steele £2237, Wm. Geo. Rians £2172, Eliza Taft £1969, Duncan McKenzie £1341, John Craig Lasoelles £1225.

In an interview Lieut Shaokleton stated that he had made no arrangements , for further attempt on the South Pole. Ho added:-"But if I ever do make the attempt, it will be from the other side, from the Falkland Islands and South Amerioa. This. side we have seen and we know about*} it nearly all that is worth knowing, know that the South Pole must be on the high plateau we traversed during the last stages of our journey. It is the other side that is unexplored" Lieut Shaokleton said he had no intention at present of leoturing through Australasia, but it was not unlikely he would deliver leotmos at Homo He intended to leave New Zealand on the 15th April, all being well. Before that there might be other plans to record, but not at present. He was glad to get a spell of comparative rest." Mr Lawrence Johnstone, the subjeot of the deputation to the Hos-, pital and Charitable Aid Board to whioh we referred on Saturday, l and of an oditorial article in the Feilding Star, desires us to say with regard to tho lattor that the statement that while in the Palmerston Hospital he brought Mr Piranl by urgent telegram from Wellington to. oomplain of the nurse and [doctor is not correot. He wrote to the Feeding Star to this effect and the editor added a note that the statements were true. Mr Johnstone olaims that he was nevor in the Palmerston Hopsital before two years ago, and that Mr Wood wss member for this district for six years. Further, he says he never complained Of the matron, Miss Doherty, of whom he says he had nothing but good to say. He also denies that he was ever in , the Otaki Hospital as stated by the Star.

MrW. H. Field, M.P., has received a letter from the Minister for Public Works stating that an offloer is not at present available to make a detailed survey of the proposed Levin-Greatford line. In his letter the Minister says:-"The Greatford station in its present position is not considered suitable for a ;junotion, as it is only a little om three miles ~ distant from the important'' junction at Marton, and it is probable that the projected new line, if ooustruoted, would be oontinued on to Marton.. Allowing; for this additional distance, the line from Levin would be about forty-two miles in length, but apart from the large bridges over the Manawatu and Rangitikei rivers, ' the route presents no engineering difficulties. The country to .be, traversed is practioally level, and there would be no less than one mile of grades steeper than "one in 100, and no sharp curves. It is probable that it would be practicable, and advisable, to utilise about five miles of the existing Foxton-Palmerston railway. The oost of. constructing , the whole line from Levin to Marton would not be less than £300,000."