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Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1346, 19 June 1911, Page 4

The Racine Oomm'ssion reassembles at Wellington to-day. The monthly meeting of the High bohool Board will be held in tho Secretary's office this evening at 8 p.m. Several business places in town aro now being deoorated lor Coronation Day. and shon windows are gay with 'flags of the Empire. Three boys, escapees from Burnham were bit sted at Ooalgate on Satarday night, says a Preps message, and will be charged with the theft of Dr Brown's motor car. The Southern members of the Sheffield Choir orchestra went through to Auckland on Saturday by exoress traio. Mr Maurice Cohen joined the party here. Thev spent all day yesterday rehoarsing at Auokland. < Distriot Nurse Saturday at Wonganui resulted iu the collection of £3?O sajs a Press inessge. This easily beats last year's reoord, whioh was jost under £3OO. The League now has two nurses employed.

The total registration received by Staff Se-rgt-Major Dovey for the oompnleory training for Palmerstou area is 1470, aud he expects to reoeive a few more. The total for the week ending Saturday was 107. The services at the Salvation Army were well attended vesterday. In the morning the Adjutant preached from Hebrews 11th ohap., 6 verse "Without faith it is impossible to please him," and in the evening from 148<PssIm. "No man osrad for my soul," The band and Songster Brigade rendered valuable help at all gatherings. At 3 p.m. a Praiso Service was held. The grand total of entries for the Winter Show, that opens to-morrow, is 1816, made up as follows—Factory butter 155, factory cheese 82, factory lianas and baoon 4, jndgiog competitions (butter and oheese) SO, fruit, vegetables, farm roots, seeds, school oompetitioDs, home industries 699, poultry 291, hunters aud ponies 54, aad milk testing 11.

Both afternoon and evening S9B< sions of the Empire Rink on Satnr. day were extensively patronised aud keenly enjoyed A sextette of Pal

merston baud players oocsiderably enhancad the pleasure of both skaters and spectators at night. The rink will be open this morning, afternoon and evening, but will have to close down to-morrow owing to the banquet to His Exoellenoy the Governor being given iu the Empire Hall. There will be tbrae sessions on Wednesday The removal of the stage übs completely transformed the hall aud.giveß a skating area SIC feet long.

The Rev. V. MoDonald oonducted services at Bltham vesterday. There is no Baptist Church there, but a number of Baptists share the Methodist Ohuroh, wliobo minister invited Mr; McDonald up. The Rev. Mr Carlisle cone/acted the services at

the Church street Baptist Church iu Mr MoDonald'b absenoe having oome down from Eltham to make this exchange of pulpits. He preached to large oongregations. Mr Frank Oarsoo,, a particularly bright boy who distinguished himself at Campbell Street School, and the High and Technical Sohools, had his right hand oanght in maohinery at Meesrs Reeling and Mundy's during latt week:. He had finally to go to the Hospital, where the hand wai amputated at the wrist on Saturday, gangrene being in an advanoed stage. Wide sympathy will be felt for him by his sohoolmat.s aud friends, but he.is fortunately of the stuff that will overcome bdcli a sad disability as he has suffered, and had strangely enough paid cooßidarable attention to ambidextrous traiuing-a thing that should be tanglit iu all schools.

Mr Field, M.P., has arranged for representatives of the local bodies whioh took part in the reoenfc conference on the Gorge road to meet the Minister for Works fs a deputation et 9.90 p.m. on Wednfslay at Wellington. The deputation will oonsist of Messrß Bniok, Guthrie, Robs, Newman, and Field, M's.P,, and delegates of Eairanga Ooonty (Mesm Moorly and Bryant, Oroua Oonnfcy, Palmeiston North (Mfs?rs Nash and Armstrong), Wooilviilg Borough, Woodv'l'e Owft, Feilding BfltQogh C'DHiicji yd Fl>!'ir,tna County. It will 36H that the road be taken over by tho OovemWenk PS 9 Notional highway. '

ponderable interest is- being I takeii idi the meeting to be addressed by Mis Baiton in the Opera Honse Hall this evening upon the NoLicense questioD. Mrs Barton and Miss Hughes are the two lady organise aurt nwsloneis specially ap- | pointed for the women's side of the No-License caufaip at the forthcoming election sod they are to tour tlio Dcmim'on, An already mentioned, Mrs BaitoD, wrio is to come to Paltnerston to-dap, hw had experienoe.ts a oonnc'illor Jf Glasgow, which city is noted for JiavJn/j ono 01 th mm progressiva iinnicipa! oonncils iu the United Kingdom, but \»hioh also has a vaß<f deal of s'qaalid misery aud vioe. T.hose who heard the lady in Wellington deEciibed her ts an interesting spoaJkex with a, fund of horaelv anecdote which drives lifr point* home. H3b WoisliiiVtlie Mayor will preside.

Every loyal'citeon of the Empire will this week ho expected to hoist tho flag and wear some emblem of his loyalty to the Tin-one on Coronation D y, Thursday June 23rd. Flags and other appropriate Emblems are procurable at The Bon Marcho at 3tl, Cd, 9d, and Is each.- Coronation Colours in Ladies' aiul Gentlemen's Ties in choice selection, Ladies' Brooches and Favirns arc popular; Choose early, i -C, M.Koss&Cu.V I

Oiip 0 go2: Gable acta; on page }: Markets and Telegrams; on Mm (.: Feildicg Notes and Hunt Clib: ou page 7: PootbaJJ.

A children's service was held ut bt. Andrew's Uliurcli veslerdav morning, ooodnoted by Sifter Grew, llje Kev. A. Donll conducted ill tl;a other services.

The next ordinary mectiniMi' the Borough Council «ill be held on Tuesday, 27th iutt.

At thb Palmerston railway staticn on batorday a truck wes kcocbed eft' the line during ihuntiug crjetttiois and it vis some time before it coulii bo righted agaiu. The Salvation Army will hold a prayer meetiug iu the barraofes on Wednesday eveuiuc, The baud will play at* the oelebrafeioDs on Coronation Day at both the morning aud evening fanefcious.

At the Police Oonrt on Saturday mmmg, before Mr R. Erfwerds J;P., Prank Clnne alius Kei.J, Ta ttooti aud Keardon, was sentenced to two mouths' hard labour ou a ohaige ol vagrancy. The accused were also MftßDMd to fcurfeen days' ha d labour for drunkenness. ■

Hia Excellenoy the Governor will arrive in Palurerstou at l pi. taW<flli„ln'• ? ap J er e3f P refS fron > Wolliugton, irjstaad of 12.30 as previously notified. The Mayor and o«or ß willmeßtßHhe y o n nil Olumbeis at 12,30 to proceed & the railway station to oaeet I? 8 Exco! leuoy Accommodation l, £s been dmvided at the Rotunda for the vX

At. tho Methodist Ohurch, Broad S J re sv? e i! Brdas ' mml »?> the Rev. 0. w.gj. bpencfl cantluctai the set vice, aucl tie subject for his sermon was the "Coronation cf fclie King » Thei waning eervJoa was conducted bv the Bev. L. B. Neale.

The first meeting of creditors in the bankrupt t state of Eniannol n n a'. tK Z er ' ms h «W in the D.O.A s. oftne on Saturday. Tho following oreditois were present:Messrs Allman, Smith, Hall,Stephenson and Folles, and Mr ff. L Fitzof the billot sale. The nil statement, said Mr A. Akms iiad a_bill.of.sale over fah property for £B3. He estimated that his assets would produce abont ,6180, and would leave a balance of liabilities over about £BO. The pas t two yeaishehadpaidhlg way and the majority of his debts wpre inourred before this time and in some instances as far back as seven years ego. After seveial questions bad been asked about the bill-of-sale and satis aotorily answered it was aecided to sell the stock and implements bF public auction.