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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8855, 4 July 1907, Page 2

The gold exported from Now Zealand during past half year was valued ai £904,918, a decrease cf £16a,40G ebmpafod with corresponding pcirod of last year.

By yesterday’s mail a draft for £344 was forwarded from Napier to Loudon, representing subscriptions raised by the Telegraph ou behalf of Pearson’s fresh air fund.

The Press Association corrects yesterday’s telegram from Blenheim to read —lu the assault aud robbery case Burgess was committed for trial and the charge" against Hannan was dismissed.

According to the views expressed to a Wairarana Daily Times reporter hy a well known Masterton farmer, the inability of farmers to got their land worked, oh account of the unusually wet winter, must result m a very late sowing season. An extraordinary state of things exists on quite a number of properties in the district. In fields where winter oats were put iu two and tnrea mouths ago, but only half the aroa_ sown through the rainy season setting in so early, the drills are still standing, waiting to complete their task, whilst the sown portion is uow m a, forward condition, .being several inches high. A number of intending students iu the agricultural classes attended the school room at Bulls ou Monday evening expecting to JDeot Mr Grant the Board’s instructor. Owing to unforeseen circumstances Mr Grant was unable to be present. Ho has since notified Mr Downes that lie will be present on. Monday evening next when the first quarter’s lessens will be arranged." This class bids fair to be one of the most popular as a large number of young men have signified their intention to join. In future ‘the dressmaking classes wilt be held iu the afternoon as well as in the evening, so as to give those pnnils from a distance an opportunity of attending who find tho evening classes inconvenient at present. :

On the ground that the purposes of dairying instruction are best served .where the factories axe most densely aggregated, the Board has resolved that the instructor, Mr Brone, will work in tho Mauawatu district, after completing his duties in South Taranaki. The instructor will work for a fortnight continuously at each school where classes are taken.: As far as possible work at the schools will ho begun immediately after the inspector’s annual visit, so that the ordinary school work will bo interfered with as little as possible. In the formation of farmers’ and factory managers’ classes he will act in .conjunction with Mr Amos, the IBoard’s supervisor of technical instruction for the Southern District.

Wanganui Education Board has resolved on the following programme for Arbor Day, 24th instant—l, Assemble, National Anthem, saluting of the flag. 2. An address by tho chairman of the committee and others. 3. Songs and recitations by pupils. 4. Pupils present to the school pictures, Shooks, curios, specimens of seedlings. B. The junior children under the lady teachers-will ornament the walls of the class.rooms with .the _ pictures and the senior pupils will proceed to the playground to plant the trees. All the tools necessary for doing the work should be to baud. 6. The chairman to declare tho rest of the day a holiday.

Men’s New Zealand Saddle Tweeds 7s lid, Boys’ All Wool Throe Garment Suits 18s Gd, Men’s Oilcoats 8s Gd, Large Striped Rugs 6s Gd, Wool Sox lOcl, Roslyn Flannels 2s 9d, Tweed Caps for Mon and Boys 9d, Warm Ribbed Under Pants 2s lid, Tweed Shirts 2s lid, Navy Cloth Tams Is fid, Boys’ Navy Sailor Suits 8s Gd and' 8s lid.—Neal’s Great Clothing Sale, Fexldiug.*

A money-saving affair it will be to you, that is, if you decide to participate in tho wonderful offerings at Neal’s Great Clothing Sale, Peilding, now on, J’ho object, a general clearance of men and boys’ wearables at shelf-emptying prices, The winter is still with us, so buy seasonable goods at zero prices.* DR. SHELDON’S DIGESTIVE TABULES" Taken after meals, digest the food, This is a natural cure for IndigesV tion. Pood half digested is poison, as it creates gas, acidity, palpitation of tho heart, headaches, and many other troubles. When you take Dr. Sheldon’s Digestive Tabules you can feel certain you are not taking into your system any strong medicine or powerful drug, but simply the natural digestive elements which every weak stomach lacks. One or two taken after each meal will positively cure Indigestion, Dyspepsia, and all Stomach troubles. For sale by Ellis Bros,, HuuteryiUo.

Yon often sing of England, And of Ireland too, and Wales,

And the “Braes of Bonnie Scotland,” With her stirring Border Tales: But don’t forgot New Zealand (No other skies are bluer). And its famous household remedy— Woods’ Great. Peppermint Cure.

WINNING ON ITS MERITS. From a small beginning SCJCKOSINE has steadily won its way, and is now recognised as the most valuable winter food for all live stock; It goes further and is relatively cheaper than either .oats, pollard, or bran. It lias the highest feeding value, and is the most easily - digested, Obtainable from Brice, Broad and Go., Ltd., Martqn.

1 Dunedin reports that the tag Plucky I has been sent in quest of ■Harvey, the 1 missing shareholder. - With to-day’s issue au inset is circulated containing special information relating to Mr ,T. McEldowuey’s winter sale of drapery, clothing, etc. Housewives, especially, 1 will no doubt, study the iuset with interest. The sale begins to-morrow at Mr McEldowney’s establishments at Marton, Huutorville and Taihape. The funeral of the late Mrs J. Harris at Saudou yesterday was largely attended by relatives and friends, and numerous wreaths were sent. Service was held in the church by Rev. Wilson, prior to departure for tiie cemetery. The deceased lady, who had been a great sufferer foxsome time, was highly esteemed by a largo circle of friends. She was aged 39 and leaves a family of eight. Among the cattle to be offered tomorrow at Eeildiug are 35 gooff conditioned dairy cows, August and September calvers. These will be offered by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company on behalf of Mr P. E. Lewis, of Table Elat, and are for absolute sale, as the vendor is giving up dairying.

A Christchurch, Press Association telegram states that the late Sir John Hall’s .will included many charitable bequests, the principal ones being £30,000 to bo administered by the Trustees for eharitablo purposes in Canterbury, .£IO,OOO to establish a hall for working boys, and £IO,OOO for a now Anglican Church at Ilorata. Almost every church and benevolent institution in the district is remembered in the will.

The Parliamentary trip to tho North Island Main Trunk railway works, which was to have been m’ade shortly before the session, but abandoned owing to wet. weather, has now been definitely fixed for the 19th inst. It is proposed to go right through to Eaetihi on the 19th. There the party will be the, guests of the Baetihi Progressive Association. Taumaranui will bo made a stopping place on Saturday, 20tb, and a special train is to bo put on to take them from Taumaranni to Onehunga. Tho visitors will return to Wellington by way of tho Manawatu line on the following Monday. At Blenheim Robert Burgess and Daniel Hannam have been committed for trial on a charge of assault and robbery on Thomas Bran ton. Thu alleged offence was committed in May, but prosecutor was hitherto afraid to give information, having been drunk while a prohibited person. Prisoners had been at the time suspected of being connected with several disturbances, but in .the absence lof evidence bad been charged with vagrancy and sent to gaol for three months.