BREVITIES.

Northland Age, Volume VI, Issue 4, 13 September 1909, Page 4

BREVITIES.

Parliament iB to meet on Thursday, October 7. It will pay you to inspect Leser’s fine stock of drapery.* Flax cutters should note an advertisement elsewhere in this issue. For Influenza take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails. 1/6 & 2/S.* Mr. “Dick” McKay has contracted for the water carriage of all the green flax for the local mill. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 1/6 & 2/6. Mr. Robert Tracey advertises that his fine stallion-Lord Volonel will he at the service of breeders this season. Ladies’ fashionable jackets. A good variety at lowest prices, at Leser’s.* Councillor Pearson is, we are glad to learn from the hospital authorities, progressing favorably. The ger-er of the flax mill is heard in the land. In plain language Mr. Bannerman has started work at the Mangonui flax mill. A green stone and watch chain have been found between Awanui and Mangatete and the owner should apply to J. P. Denney for same. Mrs. Berghan wishes it known that poison will he laid at Cooper’s Beach, dogs having proved destructive and troublesome.* The Council of the Mangonui and Whangaroa Acclimatisation Society meet in the Court House, Mangonui, at 2 p.m. next Saturday. The Chelmsford arrived in Auckland last Tuesday, having taken eight days on the round trip to the Northern ports. A record performance. The ladies' should read our advertisement columns this week. A dressmaker, said to be particularly skilful, will be available in a few days. Mr. A. Northwood writes us that he will be taking up his quarters in Kaitaia early in October and will visit Ahipara immediately thereafter. If you require a skirt or blouse, and cannot wait to have one made up, call in at Leser’s. He will show you something that will please you.* A reward of thirty shillings is offered for the recovery of a dark bay filly, with black points and star on forehead, lost in Kaeo by Mr. F, A. Hansen. “ Women have their rights, but there is one right a woman cannot have, and that is boss the home, where her husband lives.”—Mr. C. C. Kettle, S.M. Henry Wakeford Wilding, accountant of Auckland, has been adjudged a bankrupt. The first meeting of his oreditois is fixed for Friday, September 17, at 2.30 p.m. Mr. “ Bill ” Gardiner paid us a visit last Thursday and incidentally paid his account. • We wish all our subscribers were as prompt in meeting their financial obligations as Mr. Gardiner. An advertisement in this issue calls attention to the new Domo Separator that has become so popular of late in milking communities. It is noted for its simplicity, efficiency, and reasonable price. Mr. Alf, Long, of Mangatete, returned to the County by the Clansman on Thursday. The popular saw-miller made no stay in Mangonui, his interests in Mangatete necessitating his prompt return to the river mill. The patient Rigg, brought from Waiharara to Mangonui by the Apanui last week, was found to be suffering from nothing more serious than a severe cold and he will return to-morrow by the morning boat.

Congratulations to Mr. Leser. May his matrimonial venture be a success. Mr. and Mrs. Leser are due in Mangonui on Thursday and we are informed that the gentleman’s many friends are preparing to give the happy couple a hearty reception. The following candidates have been nominated for the Rangitikei seatF. F. Hockley, Opposition; W. Meldrum, Government; R. E. Hornblow, Government and Labour; James Georgetti, Independent; R. W. Smith, Government and pledged to freehold. Under by-laws regulating and licensing public billiard rooms the Bay of Islands County Council purpose charging five pounds per annum for each such room not containing more than one billiard table and eight pounds annually for each billiard room containing two or more tables. During the last meeting of the North Auckland H. and C. A., Board, a member asked the Chairman if the procedure was based on Parliamentary lines. “Yes,” replied the Chairman, “and common sense.” For deadlocks, motions, and amendments, the proceedings of the meeting constituted, perhaps, a record. The annual meeting of the Victoria Valley Cricket Club took place in the Valley school room on 4th inst. Messrs. D. and E. White, H. H. Thompson, J. Stimson and J. Dawson were elected as the Committee. Mr. E. Panther was chosen captain and Mr. J. Dawson appointed Secretary and Treasurer. For some days Cabinet has been busily engaged framing the Estimates for the current year. The main effect of the retrenchment policy will only he apparent ; in the figures from September 1, when the salaries of most of the officials who have been retired ceased. It is expected that the Estimates will continue to engage the attention of Ministers for some time.

Interviewed at Greymouth with reference to the slackness of the coal trade, Mr. Colvin, M.P., for Buller, stated that 1 next session he would urge the Govern- t ment to impose a protective duty on imported coal. He believed that existing ] legislation would be sufficient to prevent t the New Zealand companies taking advantage of such duty to proportionately c increase their prices. * l The Clansman arrived alongside the * wharf at 1.30 p.m. on Thursday. Cargo for out hack consignees was discharged first hut it was pointed out to us by one of the crew that few of the country people were ready to take delivery of 1 their consignments. Once, however, that \ the settlers recognise that their goods t will be ready for them at an early hour t they will show their appreciation by readiness to take delivery, even from the n ship’s slings. \

Presentation to Mr. Houston next Tt ursday. Mr. Vernon Reed, M.P., is due in Mang< nui on Thursday. Councillor Powell, we are advised by a Herekino correspondent, is confined to his residence, suffering from an abdominal oomplaint. ! Miss Houston, who was a passenger to A' ickland by Friday’s boat, expects to spend some three months in the city visiting friends. The Auckland Farmers’ Union, Ltd., of Whangarei, advertise the payment of a ( lividend at the rate of eight per oent. per Annum. A successful company. Messrs. Littleproud and Harrop are now engaged repairing, repapering and generally renewing the .Settlers’ hotel, Mangonui, wherin host Swann reigns cheerily. Mr. Norman Wyles, who ns now running his launch from the Mangatete, in Mr. Long’s timber trade, has spent ’the last week here awaiting repairs to his engine. Mr. A. G. Quartley made a business trip to town last week hut is expected to return to the treadmill of the law and litigation of this and the neighbouring County on Thursday next. Constable Drummond attended the quarterly meeting of the Licensing Bench last Friday, journeying to Kawakawa for the purpose. During his absence Mangonui refrained from any outbreak against law and order. Messrs. Harrop and Milne, cordial manufacturers, of this township, are now busy filling orders. Last week Norman Wyles’s launch came into Mangonui with a launch load of returned “empties” and there are good orders coming in and expected. During the week we were permitted to inspect the private residence, now nearly completed, which Mr. G. C. Donald is erecting for Mr. Leser. We had to ex- 4 press our admiration of the excellence of the design (Mr. Donald is his own architect), the loftiness of the rooms and the accuracy and finish of the workmanship. The house is a credit to its builder and certifies to skilled and honest workmanship. We noticed Mr. Hassett was assisting Mr. Donald with the papering. For unapproachable impudence and cheek one of our debtors should be awarded a certificate and, as wo always endeavour to advertise merit in any form, we hasten to place his latest before the public. We have an unsatisfied judgment in the local court against this individual and opening our mail on Wednesday we expected the letter received from him to contain a welcome remittance. Oh dear, no ! Our friend wrote asking us to insert an advertisement whereby he might annex many shekels hut did not even hint at paying his debt to us. Needless to say the advertisement does not appear in this issue. When operations are required at the Mangonui hospital it is necessary to wire for a medical man to come from Kaeo or elsewhere to administer the anaesthetic. This means that with mileage a heavy fee has to be paid by the patient and it is not always that the sufferer can afford this. If the County Council were to appoint a medico as anaesthetist to the hospital it is possible that the fee for this service might be reduced. We don’t complain of the amount charged but we suggest to Councillors that the appointment of a permanent officer for this work would probably lead to the fee being reduced. And as every shilling is of importance to a sick man with a wife and family the arrangement hinted at might be worthy of the Council’s consideration.