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Manawatu Times, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 12909, 5 October 1914, Page 4

A dance will be held by the Druids in the Oddfellows' Hajl on Wednesday in aid of the Huntly Belief Fund. The special collection taken up yesterday by the Catholic Church congregation in aid of the Huntly® Belief Fund amounted to £3B lis 3d. The site of the proposed Oroua Freezing Works at Aorangi has now been acquired, and it is the intention to push on with' the works as soon as . possible. ' A farmer in conversation with a "Times" representative stated that the present spring is not so favourable as last year for growth, and even with the recent rains grass is not too plentiful. He anticipates that the hay crop will be late. ' At Police Court on Saturday morning before Mr Poynton,. S.M.", Mathew Wighton, a second offended for drunkenness, was fined 10s in default 48 hours' imprisonment. One first offender was fined 5s bail and another was convicted and dis- ( • charged. For the first time since the war began the evening papers on Monday had a fair amount of fresh war news, which was evidently delayed in transmission to the morning papers of the same day'. This fact made one journal almost delirious with joy—which may be dashed by the bill for wire charges which would have been escaped had the news come to the morning papers as usuaL Special display in the Showrooms of the C. If. Boss and Co., to-day, of English Tailored Model Costames embodying all the news it style features, at most reasonable pttattr A f.TiftrmUg array of exclusive Millinery ( is alse showing, which win appeal to* the well-dressed wpman. Make *

One or two carriages on this morning's north-bound Auckland express were occupied by a number of immigrants from the Old Land who have just.reached these shores by the Buahine. The English and New Zealand ladies' hockey teams passed through Palmerston last night by the Auckland express. Several members of the local hockey executive went to the station to say au revoir to the English team. * A man named E. Alexander Rae, engineer, cut his wife's throat and then his own throat last night. His wife's condition is very serious. They have a family of young children. Deceased was a prohibited person suffering under the effects of liquor.—Press Asso- * ciation. On the Manawatu links the medal competition was won on Saturday by S. Macdonald with 73 nett, C. Louiason was second with 76. In reporting the result of the Bogey competition played on Saturday 26th for the pendant prize by an oversight Victor Harman's name, was omitted* This player returned 2 up, thus tieing for the second place with A. Ekstedt. A large number of people assembled in the Square on Saturday evening to hear the Palmerston Band. The collectors were particularly active and succeeded in taking £2O 7s lOd. The Band played in the Esplanade yesterday afternoon a good crowd 'being present. The collection during the afternoon amounted to £9 4s sd. The ; Painters' Union also subscribed £3 3s, while a donor sent along £l. The committee will meet at the office of the secretary in George street on Wednesday evening next at 8 o 'clock. Despite the of the hour, 12.30 a.m., several local hockey enthusiasts, including Messrs Hodg■on, Secretary local Association, and Mr Geo. Larking, were down at the railway station this morning in the hope of seeing the English ladies' team as they journeyed to Auckland, to fay good-bye. The visitors were, however all in slumberland so they were not disturbed. Several members of the New Zealand rep. team, who were also aboard, were However on deck and were supplied with the cup that cheers. Only the English team pays a visit to the Waiton-o Caves today as the accommodation there i» insufficient for the'two teams. ( Mr Manning, Secretary of New 7-ealand Association, who is directing the tour of the English visitors, was very enthusiastic at the game played by the Maoriland girls at Christchurch on ( Saturday and stated Miss Birchley, Palmerston's representative, played a , really sterling game at full back. EXTBAOBl)IN r ABr. The public travelling by trains arc notified that t^iey" have time for refreshments 'it Dustin's (opposite Bailway Station), Pilmerston North.*