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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8768, 21 March 1907, Page 2

3 Marton School Cadets left for ; Christchurcli yesterday in calirge of L Mr E. Mossman and Mr A. Train. ’ The boys looked smart in their new ■ uniforms, and no doubt wiil give a 3 good account of themselves. At Wanganui Police Court yesterday, before Mr It. S.M., ; B." J. Foster, charged with having falsified the books of the Maugaweka , Sash and Door Company, with intent to defraud, was remanded. : At the St. Patrick’s Day sports at Palmerston yesterday the .Hunters’ Competition was won in a field of eight byMrL. McEelvio’s Hailstone. In' the Pony Jump Mr J. D. Scott’s Oauteon took first place, no awards being made for second and third horses. Owing to the wet weather all the stock advertised for the Apiti sale did not come forward, and the attendance of buyers was less for the saliie reason, .consequently bidding was not brisk, nevertheless a clearance of all lines offered was effected. At Fcilding Court yesterday, three Chinamen, fruiterers of the town, were convicted of selling groceries after 9 p.m. on Saturday last and fined £1 each, with 7s costs. John Fishiook, Inglewood; Yic. toria, writes:—“Last*winter I contracted a very severe cold, for which I tried nearly every medicine under 1 the sun without obtaining.the slightest relief. A friend" recommended me to try Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, which I did with very gratifying results, and was soon well.” For sale by T. H. Brodiu, Marton; Ellis Bros., Huntoryillo; and W. D. Clark, Bpljs,

At tho mooting of the Grand Lodge, 1.0.0. F., at Oamaru, last night, th§ centralisation of the sick funds of tha Order was carried by IB votes to 2, This matter has been before the Grand Lodge since 1887.

Pater Grinlj at the Feilding Poliee Court yesterday, was convicted of drunkenneas. This being the third offence of the same kind this year, his old age pension was cancelled. . At the Government Experimental Farm at Levin, the Lawrence-Konnedy, the Hutchinson ' and Hartnett milking machines are each to be installed. Farmers, therefore, will have an opportunity of judging as to the merits of the three makes. , Members of tho Native Land Commission", the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) and Mr A. T. Ngata leave Wellington for Wanganui this morning, and commence work there on Friday. Matters connected with about five blocks of land will be investigated. At Feilding Gospel Hall last evening a farewell tea meeting was tendered to Mr W. W. Corpe, of Makino, who loaves Feilding by mail train to-morrow (not yesterday as was stated in our last issue) for an extended trip to Europe. Residents from many parts of the district assembled and a very oiiioyablc time was spent. The ketch Isabella de Fraine, which went on tho beach near tho North Spit, Kaipara Heads, on Friday last, whilst beating in, has been towed off. The ketch, which did not sustain any damage, was 3S days out from Dunedin to Horekino, and put into port short of provisions and water.

Arthur Wilson, a jockey, sustained a bad compound fracture of his right log, by being unseated from his mount at the Invercargill races yesterday. The horse. Trump, continued and fought out a neck and neck finish.

. Tho Pluntet Challenge Shield, given by the Governor to the Now Zealand Cricket Council for competition amongst the various cricket associations in New Zealand affiliated to the Council, was presented by His Excellency to the Council at Christchurch yesterday. Full regular tramway services are to be run in Wellington on Good Friday. The cars will bo run by a volunteer force of motormen and conductors. Members of tho staff were - asked individually whether, they would run on Good Friday, and only thirty replied that they would prefer not to work that day.

At Kiwitea Hack Racing Club’s meeting yesterday a discussion took place as to the running of Makino, on account of his good win in the Welter, as compared with his performance earlier in the day, but after careful consideration the stewards found no cause of complaint. During tho discussion, the owner, Mr James Bull, offered to soil tho horse for ,£3O. Tho offer was promptly accepted by Mr Poole, who handed Mr Bull a cheque for that amount.

Before the business of the Magistrate’s Court was-proceeded with at Martou to-day Mr Lyon, on behalf of the Martou bar, addressing the S.M. (Mr Stanford) expressed the loss that the Martou bar and public had sustained in the death of Mr S. Gibbous, who was one of the local Justices of tho Peace. Counsel added that the late Mr Gibbous, in such capacity, had rendered good service, and that he had also been a member for some years cf Martou Borough Council, and its representative on the Wanganui Charitable Aid Board, and had served the town and district faithfully, and great regret would bo felt at Mr Gibbons’ demise. His Worship raid that it was very regrettable that a useful citizen and public man had been removed from their midst, and his loss would no doubt bo keenly felt.

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