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Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 693, 19 April 1909, Page 4

The total expenditure daring the past year on charitable aid was £ll7B 7s Id, the nauiber of applicants for obaritable aid having been 181. The congregation of St. Patrick's is ooqßidering the question of holding a bazaar on a grand soale towards the fund for redaoing the parish debt. As the Falmerston Gnards are now np to fnll strength and reornits still ooming in, it has been decided to apply to the Government'to form a maxim gun squad. At the Police Court on Saturday, Olara Alma Chapman, recently remanded for medioal treatment, was convicted' and discharged as a third offender. The Magistrate warned her not to appear agajn. 'Two first offenders received the usual penalty. New Zealand exports for the year ended Maroh I], last, amounted to £16,346,6113 in value, compared with £16,03,280 for the previous twelve months. There were increases in butter, cheese, beef, lamb, oats and timber, and decreases in wool, tallow , mutton, kauri gum, hides, skins, rabbits, hemp, and gold. The "Doctor" Flannels stocked in white,' pink, Shetland and [Natural at The Bon Marohe, Palmerston North. Prices : .1/41,1/6, 2/3, , C. M. Rosa and Co.riimto inspection and comparison of stock and prices, -Advt I' Cricket material from the best makres, Wisden's, Sugg's, Mark's patent Soti hatfdles, " Union Driver," "Crawford's Exceller," etc., etumjls, gloves, balls, legguards, etc.. at Park's Warehooie.

The Palmerston Gnards are forming a signalling squad under Col.Sergeant Matlieson, and Sergeant Dalziell.

The Wellington Trades Council has decided to support in every way any members of the Flax Employees Union who may ba locked out owing to refusal to acoept the contraot system proposed to be introduced into the flaxmills.

A Ohristohurch wire atatos that Mr A. H. Anderson, secretary of the Saturday Half-holiday Committee, appealed on Saturday against the deoision of the Oifcy ; Oonncil to strike his name off the municipal roll oil' the ground that he was only a lodger. In the mo&ntime Mr Anderson had been put on the roll in respect to property qualification, The solicitor for the Oity Council did not call evidence and the Magistrate allowed the appeal. . The North Island Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Association has decided that, in addition to the Blaok Orpington championship, the North Island oliampionships for Buff Orpiugton fowls and working Homer pigeons will be oompeted for at the Wanganui Poultry Association's show on 7th and Bth July next. The annual exhibition of the New Zealand Wyandotte Club, will also be held in conjunction with the Wanganui Show. Referring to the taking of the half • holiday poll on , the 28th inst, the Mayor of Wanga-' nni explained that the Aot prescribed no regulations for the taking of the poll, so the solicitors had to work out a method. The form of ballot paper adopted contains every working day in the week-Monday to Saturday—and the voter must mark a cross against the day he prefers. At the annual meeting of the Palmerston North Guards, the' following Commmittee were eleoted:— Shooting. 001.-Sergt. Mafcheson, Seigts. Dalziell, Armstrong, Mellor and Pvts. Smith, Stratford and Wilson ; social, Sergts. Dalziell, Mellor, Armstrong and Pvts. / Korslake, Mitohell,. Bright, Pitt, Gasooigne, Dryland and' Larsen; advisory, non-coms, and Pvt.. Wilson; finance, offloers, seoretary,' and assistant seoretary; armonrer, Sergt. Armstrong; assistant armourer; Pvt. Pitt; seoretary Pvt. Cuthbertson; assistant secretary, Pvt. Mitohell; oustodian, Pvt Pitt. ' The oomplaint is sometimes mado that ohuroh-goers are not Booiable, that they allow strapgers to oome and go and even attend for months without welooming them or making advanoes towards acquaintance.. The tmfortunate position may arise ' out of well-intentioned respect for-the stranger's reserve, but that by the way. The ladies of the Presbyterian Churoh are making an effort to deal with the Welooming of strangers comprehensively, and plaoe.it on an organised basis It is lelt that there • is Bpeoial need for ensuring that women who may visit' the Ohuroh shall be mad? weloome aB they have not the Bame opportunity forforming acquaintances as men. It is therefore proposed to form a committee whioh' shall assist Sister Graoe ic visiting, The details of the. sohemo' will be threshed out at a meeting to be held this week. , As we stated in our Saturday's issue, 1 a fire oooorred in the Tiranakl . Herald building at 1 i o ; 'olook .pa Saturday morning, the jobbing and printing departments being 'destroyed. The literary and linotype departments ebapiad, being,in a briok bnilding with steel shutters over the windows, and door,. It Is impossible to estimate the damage ,at' present/ The building was insured for £650 and ,is a total loss, hod the machinery and plant for £1750', whioh is feared to be damaged* irreparably. Both insurances are in the New Zealand Company. The origin of the fire is a mystery: The bnilding was left apparently safe at 11.20 p.m. by the publishers of the weekly paper, A slight. outbreak \ oconrred early oh Wednesday morn-, ing in the same building when the May-Oatway alarm brought the Brigade before the fire had- any, hold. The alarm system had not ■been reinstated owing to the difficulty in obtaining thermostats, which are *part of the apparatus.. The paper was published as usual. Messrs Barrand and Abraham, Ltd., have on view at their warehouse in Bangitikei street, samples of the Crimson Xing Swedes and the White Belgian carrots, grown by Mr Mcßeath, at Otaki, , ftora Button's seeds, the first prize winners at the Otaki show Considering that the seed was only sown down on the 2nd of December, the root* are remarkably fine speoimeni for the short time they have wen growing.