ESTABLISHED 1875. Manawatu Daily Times. The Oldest Manawatu Journal. Conducted by E. D. HOBEN. Published Every Morning. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1911. YESTERDAY.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1348, 21 June 1911, Page 4

ESTABLISHED 1875. Manawatu Daily Times. The Oldest Manawatu Journal. Conducted by E. D. HOBEN. Published Every Morning. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1911. YESTERDAY.

MM Things were happening with great persistence and insistence &t Palmerston yesterday. Shows were opening, churches rising, d&irj farmers orating, "Old Boys" foregatheiiug, the affairs of the Empire aud the batter industry, and the cause of religion, all whirling alouf in a balieacscope which impelloc speaker after speaker at the vniiow i'auciioDs to tell of tilio days when hi s|ew the mighty raupo six too through witli iis own little axe o: cut down tlio stupendous toi t ii afte: many a weary hour's exertion with i Bturdy mafca aud a crrsj-cnt siw His Excalloucy will have ciiuse ti remembtr the various themes In dealt with from tlio early mom o the dried milk exhibition to tin dewy ova /or was it morn also of tii< Old Boys' dinner. It was at ai eaflier staga that, in t'<o cauis3 o some admirable advice to farmers b rovari-.ed the usual prec3pts in can nectiou ffith t:io troublous thome' o a home separator by advising farmer who wero in inacc:ssible situation away from a factory to rely on th factory and those who were accass ible Ija the factory to do their sepa rating at home. It was a curienß sli; iu aa otherwise very souud addrae that contained some curious evi deucss of how the English fanner is in some directions, far behind tin [ Colonial, whom we aro wont to bii take example from his "advancad 1 British brother. The Hon. T. Mac kenzie's speech w»b timely and a< extremely efltctive reply to th Jeremsic speech at the last Back o New Zealaud meeting, Mr Mac kenzie's figures, which appear else whera, were convincing as well a comforting. The Etone-layiug cere mony was unother interesting fane | tion notable tor a particularly fin I addreßß by ths Rev. 0. H. Laws Then there were the] conference j which will ba still continuing to-da and meautime interest cantres iu th Show, and to-morrow it will be ii the Show and the Coronation cele brations here, and the world ovei.