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Manawatu Times, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 12864, 13 August 1914, Page 4

At Palmerston Police ourt yesterday, before Mr A. J. Graham, J.P., two first offenders for drunkenness were fined 5* each, while one first offender was consisted »*t discharged.

i ! A sharp shock of earthquake was B felt at Eltham at 12.40 a.m. yesterday. r The Ulimaroa arrived at Wellington yesterday morning. £ Poverty Bay beat the English ladies at hockey by live to nil after a strenu--0 ous game. r Westport ratepayers have carried a r proposal to instal a sewerage system y at an estimated cost of £28,500, with i- £SOOO for private connections. t Farmers are reminded of the mass e meeting at Abraham and Williams this afternoon when important matters in connecti »n with the present crisis will be discussed. 0 The tender of Messrs Clark and a Kavanagh has been accepted by the 5 . Public Works Department for altera* tions and additicns to the Artillery Stables in Palmerston. Palmerston Licensed Victuallers' Association met yesterday morning ,s and subscribed 61) guineas to be hand- [. Ed over to the Defence authorities to be expended whatever way they think ' best. A motor car came in contact with a 8 lad riding a bicycle at the corner of e Grey and Rangitikei streets yesterday g morning. Fortunately the youth was 1 thrown clear, but the bicycle was ' badly damaged. Wanganui Education Board last 8 night adopted a resolution asking Mr s D. H. Guthrie, M.P., to support incluf sion of a clause in the new Educatio* Bill providing for the granting of an honorarium to the Chairmen of Edu- ■" cation Boards. " An error occurred in our report of ? the Police Court yesterday, when the a name of Mr C. Bergerson was given as e a defendant in a civil case. Mr C. Bergerson has been a resident of Palr merston since the earliest days of its s settlement, and has never been a det fendant in the Court, s Constable Murray, of Shannon, arj rested a German naval reservist at Tokomaru yesterday. Two i German army reservists were brought to PalB merston yesterday afternoon by the J New Plymouth e> press. The three i men in addition to the others already arrested are being kept at Palmerston for the present. 1 ' The damage dune to the windows of T the premises of the German Consul in 1 Wellington (Mr E. Focke) has been re--3 , paired by some of Mr Focke's British r 1 friends, who wished to make some reparation for the insult he had been submitted to by irresponsibles. Since t Saturday Mr Focke has received many r letters from Wellington friends deploring the incident. The Mayor is calling a patriotie s meeting at the Opera House on Friday evening. Patriotic speeches will 1 be delivered and there will be several i well known patriotic songs. Mr W. 1 F. Durward is writing words for a special patriotic song for the gathering. and a collection will be taken up 1 while it is being rendered. The Mayor • intends opening a War Fund on Frii day night. The public are reminded of the High School Old Girls' entertainment i* the Opera House this evening when it 1 is anticipated that the attendance r will be exceptionally large, more espet eially as the proceeds are to be handj ed over to the Patriotic Fund. Every effort is being made by the girls to en--1 sure the success of the function. > Should the necessary leave be forth- ■ coming members of the Expeditionary Force in camp will be admitted free. An opportunity is offered to those suffering from defective vision to 1 consult Mr Ernest M. Sandstein, i F.S.M.C., D.8.0.A. (London), eye--3 sight specialist of Messrs Coote and 5 Sandstein, ophthalmic opticians, Lambton Quay, Wellington, who is now making his 6th sight testing visit to Palmerston North. Mr Sandj stein will be in Palmerston to-day,- . Friday, and Saturday, August 13th, | 14th and 15th, and may be consulted ' at the Club Hotel. Consultation is s free. A little excitement was caused on 1 Palmerston railway station yesterday, i Under the Defence regulations deser- . ters who enlist for the Expeditionary Force are pardoned by the King, aid ' yesterday afternoon six deserters and two Germans were travelling to Wel- , lington by the New Plymouth express. . The person in charge of them got out on the platform, when the train arriv--1 ed in Palmerston, and immediately one of the deserters had an altercation with one of the Germans. A pair of "black eyes" and a broken carriage window resulted. The Mayor acknowledges with thanks the following gifts:—Books from Mrs Ackhurst, Mr G. Shailer, and Mrs McNicolj 2 dozen pairs sox, Lauchlin and Co.; 1000 cigarettes, Mr McKnight; 2 dozen sox and underwear, value £3, Mrs F. J. Nathaa. Gifts for the men (of any description) will be gratefully received. So far 5000 yards of material have been cut up for shirts, flannels, etc., by the Ladies' Committee involving an expenditure of £SOO, so that donations in money are urgently wanted. At a meeting of Master Bakers at Palmerston yesterday afternoon, it was unanimously decided under the present war conditions not to make any rise in the price of bread, as it was felt that in times when everyone is expected to muke some sacrifice, it would be unfair to the public to raise the price. The bakers were prepared to take their full share of hard times should they unfortunately arise and it will only be in of a .substantial rise in the price cf flour that they wm reluctantly be compelled to make any alteration in thj price of the Btaflf of life. C. M. Ross and Co.'s sale terminated on Saturday. The balance of sale stock and many other oddments which H is not intended to take into stoek are now being thrown on to the Baigain Tables to go out at what they will bring.* A CLEVER SCIENTIST. Malt extraction has engaged the attention of a number of eminent scientists, and Sir E. Montgomery, in making a life study of malt, won many honours. His success in inventing "Bermaline"—which ccntaing all the best substances refined from malt—is reflected by the record sale Bermaßn* Bread made with the real Bermalin# enjoys. Sir E. Montgomery, Is as Interview with Mr W. S. Dnitik, dl Dustin% Ltd., naid:—"With yopn knowledge of Bermaline you should tot making nothing else." Barmallne Bread besides being a palatable Afternoon Tea Bread is relished by sufferers from indigestion in the word# of u poet: "Indigestion ne'er encumbers thoße who live on Bermaline." Bayers should be eareful that they bay the original article at Dustin'a shops, as some bakers make a very inferior sub* stitute* ,