MANAWATU

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7110, 23 April 1910, Page 7

MANAWATU

PALMERSTON NOTES. FEOM OUE OWK COEEESPONDENT. P ALAIKR ST ON, April 22. Tho tender .of the Union Timber Company for the erection -ol now bath rooms lor tiio Hospital Ims been accepted, tike price being £ll3. An infant Sunday .school built on The plan .of the Taranaki street school In 'Wellington, but erected in bnc-k mSteua ol no;.a, has just bean commeneed by bh© Cuba street Mol/houist ffiiurdv, \md promises to be the most up-to-duto of its kind in 1110 .Dominion. The Manawatu Hunt Club, has now about two hundred prospective mombers, and its season promise.to be a rosy one. Nine hounds were recently imported from Auckland, hut one has escaped. It is hoped to open tho season next Wednesday. . The Inspector-General of- Schools was- in .Palmerston yesterday and today' conferring with the High Sekoo) authorities in reference to the rebuilding of the destroyed school. Mr Hogben is in favour of building in brick, aud he is to report on the matter to the Minister. , Vlho reoently.-revived Palmerston Debating Society opens next Thursday with “a general meeting and the following 'Thursday the season will got going with a banquet. Two challenges are already in—one from Wanganui and cine /from Woodvilie, and tho season promises to bo a most successful one.. At a large gathering; of Masons at the Manawatu Kilwinning Lodge, Air W H. Oollingwood was installed as Worshipful /.Master. The ceremony was performed 'by R. W. Bro. R. Fletcher, Deuiity Grand Master, assisted-. by Wor. Brp. ,J. A. Nash, p;g,d.c:‘ . Mr Oscar Alonnad lias just islupped fifteen two-tooth Romney rams to the Argentine. They were purchased by Mr J. E. Davenport, a well-known stock exporter, who after , inspecting the loading flocks of ■ this district, selected the rams from Air Alonrad’s Atomona stud. This stud was_ founded in 1907 by the (purchase of ninety-one ewes .and two ranis from Mr A. Matthews’ famous Waiorongomai flock. a:nd - Air Monrad’s success ,111 breeding a strong typo of sheep has boon in a large measure due to Die fact that his.flocks were newer pampered in any way, and no force feeding has been resorted to. A case of much interest to flaxmillers was concluded' on Thursday the' 'S-u,premie, , Court,. .when Waltei Seifert (for whelm Air T. Young appeared) sued .Adam Burges (Air C. I’. Sterrett. K.C.). for an, infringement of his pnitont. flax washing machine. The body of tlie’courb was oocupiod by oight models of different machines. Tho plaintiff alleged his patent fill-/ filled tho conditions of the law aud was the first ,of its kind. Defendant contended that no new principles wore involved: that the patent iwas merely a collection of well-known contrivances lititherto incorporated in other* machines. Models of the Keppol and Suttie machines were produced, and the evidence, .of E, S. Baldwin, patent agent, was to the effect that tho /Suttie, which was patented slightly earlier than the Seifert, was similar in many essential details. Judgment ■ was reserved. A young man named Patrick James Daly"was before the court this morning on a charge of a gold watch, and chain, valued at £SO, from Charles Buckland Pharazyn. of Masterful!. The, offence was, alleged to have occurred in the Club Hotel, Palmerston, on the day succeeding the Palmerston races—the 15th hist. Air Pharazyn was in bed. suffering (he explained! from an attack of toothache. Accused followed the waiter into the robni and said bo wanted to se-e Mr Pharazyn. He was denied an interview,.and returned later. Immediately after this second -appearance the watch disappeared. Accused denied that he had been in the room a second time. Ho admitted that he had been drinkin,g all day. and that his only occupation recently was attending race meetings. Ho did not know Mr Pharazyn personally and had interviewed him in the hope of getting his assistance in purchasing.a horse. Accused was committed for trial. The question iof effecting an old men’s homo in Palmerston has horn boforS the public for a octets id orable time, but was discussed yesterday ,by tilo body uiost concerned for tho first time,' when Air B. Essex moved iat the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board meeting that tlho board secure a section of land on which to cra-Jfc such a homo He stated that there were many pe'oplo in town willing to contribute to snob an institution provided tho board gave thorn,a load, in tho matter. A homo was badly needed, as a number df old men were at. present living as bachelors in tho town in a not too sanlitary condition, .while one or,two deaths liad occurred which were not by any nleans a credit to tho board. Thia chairman (Mr J. G. Wilson) questioned the desirability of having such an institution. He believed too opinion of authoriflies on the matter was hot altogether in favour of collooting old men together under one rioof.' The peculiarities of temperament and their variety made toe - old man very difficult to manage.. Mi Essex .retorted that nearly all tho boards in tho , Dominion had now* erected old men’s /homes, Air Wilson : It is their experience that is making us- pause. Air Efi;rex agreed to await too arrival of Dr Valintine in order that' his opinion on toe matter might be obtained. ELAXAIILLERS DEPUTATIONISB HON. T. AIAOKENZIE. A deputation of flaxmillers, headed by Air "Maurice Cohen, mot the Alinister for Agriculture yesterday and placed before'him several matters affecting the welfare of tho industry—' notably the appointment of a chief grader, so that "equality throughout toe Dominion might be secured; a closer system d-f grading so' that a-finer subdivision might be secured the reinstatement of the bonus to encourage inventors to improve methods of treatment, and the necessity for closer re lations between tho millers and the departmontT The deputation received a very sympathetic hearing from the Atinister, who evinced a keen interest in the requests and suggestions of the deputation. He said that he had bee*, anxious to meet the deputation tor some time .past, but pressure of busi ness had hitherto prevented him from seeing them. He had given some thought already to many of toe repre sentations made, with which _he was entirely in accord, more +n-roooite-rient of. a cb.iof /—ad-r. ano ffint +br-e oonurc+nd W’itb tbo indllP+’-T r.bfu’d be put in closer touch with the Department of Agriculture. He stated that with regard to the bonus and further adjustment of grades, ho would take tho curliest opportunity of conferring with his colleagues in the heads of the department +0 see what could be done in this matter. *