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Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1349, 22 June 1911, Page 4

The Post Office was illuminated for the Coronation last night and looEed well. His Excellency the Governor is to be BSkoii to become patron of the National Sweet Pea Society, and to open the show on December 6th. A meeting of the North Island { Railway League was held yesterday, tlie president, Captain Haydon, presiding. It was decided to adjourn the meeting till the eeoond week of the next eittijg if Parliament. The Empire Seleifc Rink was very extensively patronised" Jast night, when ideal weather oonditionß prevailed for the invigorating pastimewet and oold. There will be three sessions to-day—morning, afternoon and evening. At the annual meeting of the Pallnerston North Fire Board Superintaodeut Warner was iustrnoted to enter an emphatio protest agaiust tlie new building at the Showgrouuds being used for any.other purpose tiiau what it is licensed for. To-day's programme at the Winter Show will be as follows:—10.S0 a.m. to 2.30 p.m., Ooufereuce; 11 a.m., mil* tatting in grandstand; 1 p.m. to 8 p.m., horse competitions and Association football matoh Wellington v. Msnawatu; 7.80 pin., scone making; 8 p.m., sinoko concert. Mrs Barton addressed a good gathering of women in the Oppra House yesterday aftarnoon. • Mrs Mowlem, president W.0.T.U., presided. Mrs Barton gave a stirring addresß on the need for womeu's work in the No-lioense crusade. The effect of the drink traffla was likened to tlie legeud ot the lttinatour to which year after year young men aud women wore offered up as victims. The object of the meeting was to form a Women's Crusade in Paim'erifcow, aud at the close a good number wrote their names in the CraßiUie books. The Paltnerston Hinemoa girls' hookey club will play a return matoh with the Wellington Hinemoa team i this afternoon at 3 o'oloek. The game will be played on the High School.ground. The Wellington girls arrive by the Ij.4sb.id. train, and after the match will be entertained at tea. In the evening the looal girls will take the visitors to the Wiuter Show. The following are the results of the reliability and petrol oonsuinptiou ttiai from P'almerston to Waverley and baok, held ou King's Birth' day, under the auspices of tlie Mauawato Motor Cycle Club:—A. Jack 1, Hall 2, W. Passraore 3, Douglas 4, Drafflu 5, Auderson 6, Jones 7, Blunflellß. Jack receives Mr Tucker's oup aud Mr Trevor's gold medal; Hall receives a £2 2s trophy, and Passuiore£l'ls trophy, besides Mr Soott's medal for being first bs a ; private owner. A meeting of the utility poultry breeders attending the Wiuter Show was held in the Empire Hotel last evening, when Mr 0. darning presided over a good number, including some of the biggest egg produoeis in the Dominion. It was decided to form a North Island Utility Poultry Association, and a provisional committee, consisting of Messrs G. Fiun, D. Inman-Tod, and A. Mundy was appointed to further the movement. The meeting was most enthusiastic, nun the members went exhaustively into several questions affecting utility poultry. The arrangements for tire running of the Dunlop Ohristohuroh-Timaru road race, promoted this year by the Dunlop Rubb : r Company of Australia, Lti, are being arranged with the energy and enthusiasm whioh charactoiised the firm's efforts iu past years. The decision to start the race from Obristohuroh, September 7th, and finish at Timaru, has been received with approval. The first prize will be £4O cash and the prize for fast-st time £25, with a £5 6s gold medal, These aro donated by the compauy, the latt?r provisionally ou the winner competing in the Melbourne.Warrnp.mbaol road race about Qotober 14th, 1911. There is 6Vfit'y indication that (he entries this year will be a recoi'J, aud the ra.ee, an unprecedented B!'OCCf». Hie annual meeting of the PalmerstJU #orth File Board was held ' ~*V( mining, Present—Messrs It \ J. A. S i i rtt M ,'*% V, T, Wood, 0. Nash, F. Mow b . go ' per . A Kwen J. J. MaL '„,,„,- waa mtendent Warner. An a t ■?{ »> reoeived from Mr R. M. Biu,"&li Tho chairman spoke on the W, work done by the Boaid during the year, and thanked the memberß for their aisistance. MrE. J. Armstrong was le-appointsd ohairnian for the thiid successive year. Mr Wood brought up the question of the fourinch water main at the Showground as recommended by the Superintendent, aud stated that the one-inoh servioe was of no utility whatever in the A. and P, buildings, Messrs Ewen aui Mallard oonoorred, aud it was resolved that the superintendent briug down an exhaustive report on the question of fire protection and extinguishing purposes for tho A, ami P. show buildings, Messrs Ross and Co., the-Bon Marcho, are showing sonic exquisite styles iu Ladies Coats, Costumes- and Millinery for Show Week, of which they invite in- ' VISITORS. ] Note that Wm, Oates has now opened new stocks in Phonographs, G'emF,Fireside, Standards. Home?, Triumphs, from e 70s upwards. New Records, New Cycles, t from £7. New Go carts, the latest designs, i Yen arc invited to inspect at Oates'' Cyole t and Music Stores, 53 and 54, i West, opposite railway station. £

'At the annual mpeting of the New Zealand Lincoln Breeders' Association held last evening, Mr W. Peny was elected president. The Municipal Pictures and Profetsar Barnes' marionettes gave a good exhibition last night aud will not comeou again till to-inoirow, when there will be oompltto new prrgrammes. The Palmerston Couisiug Club will open their June meeting to-day at 1 o'clock, when several rounds of the £IOO Maideii Stake, Opon (Sweepstake aud Puppy Stake will be ruu on the Terrace fiiud Plumpton. A good day's, sport is beiug looked forward to by euthusiasts. Messrs J. Nathan and 00. desire db to apologiEO to tho many visitors who desired to seo the dried milk prooeis at work \efctoiday. Tha milk Sfmt iu was said to be about 48 houis fid, and as the machines will only make quite fresh milk the firm had to give up the demonstration for tho day. They have now arranged that the milk supply shall be right for the rest of the Shew. "Messrs Hall and Jones, the Rangitikei strtet cycle dealers, who have ■so fine a shop iu the new buifdiugs ereoted by Mr Sutherland, have news of new triumphs for the Bradbury motor cyole, which they recommend so highly. MrG. T. Taylor is, the latest demonstrator, and (particulars of how he won the Orange Gnve to Pretoria road race are given on page 5. Dannevirke is Bending down a team of golfers of eight ladies topiay against the Manawatu ladies to-day. The following local team has. been S3lecr«fJ—Miss Sybil Abraham, Mn Abraham, Mrs Mollsop Mrs Mcßae, Miss Moore, Misa MoLennan, Miss . Sylvia Abraham, Mrs Adams, emergencies: Mrs Warburton aud Mrs , Moore. A team from the Manawatu Olub visits Otaki on Saturday. There was a large attendance at the meeting of old boys of the Engi lish Public Schools yesterday. An , Association was formed and the , following officers elncted -.—Patron, , His Exoellenoy Lord Islington, Har* , row; president, Professor Ha'slam, Rugby, South Island, Dr Valintine, ■ Marlborough North Island; vinepresident, G. Starkey, Marlboronßh; committee, Kev, J. L. Dove, Marlborough; M, Koto, Clifton; W. L. I Levin, Rugby; B. Wylde, Win* ■ ohester; W. Izard, Kailejbury; L. i A. Abraham. Charterhouse; secretary, H. N. Watßon, Charterhouse. i The definition of a pnblin school was ( left to the committee. It is a deli- , oate problem either for Eugland or this oountry. ! Mr T. H. Richards, of the Speed i Cycle Depot, not far from our office > had a double object in the decoras tions and illuminations of last night ■ aud to-day. Ho is not only oelebrat- ! ing Coronation bnt also the oonolui sion of his first year in business "on ! his own." Mr Biuliards is a popnler I man in the oycle trade, and he has I succeeded iu establishing an exoel- > lent business in so short a time. Its basis is the Speed oyole, built in tie , B.S.A. factory, ani the "All ( British," built in England of pattern , parts. These "leadiug lines," with , a good stook of oyoling accßßSorifß , and prompt attention to business i have brought success.