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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8860, 10 July 1907, Page 2

The Invercargill police yesterday raided a Chinese Laundry, and it is understood that an opium prosecution will follow.

At tho Gisborne Police Court yesterday a charge against a totalisator clerk of supplying a minor with a totalisator ticket was dismissed, owing to contradictory evidence.

The police made a raid yesterday on one of the large closed hotels at Oamaru and seized all tha liquor in lockers that were not locked. The case cornea on next Monday, along with two other cases for alleged sly-grog selling. Nurse Clarkson, who for the past six months has acted as assistant nurse at Palmerston Hospital, loaves to-day to accept well-merited promotion to the post of matron of Patea Hospital. Miss Clarkson, who was trained at Timara, has proved herself to he a capable nurse, and her mnny friends will be pleased to hear of her success.

A New Plymouth telegram states that after years of intermittent prospecting for gold on the western ridges of Mt. Egmont a reef has been discovered samples of which show gold freely throughout. The locality is kept secret but is known to be within the National Park Eesorve, and Government at present refuse permission for development. A small farmer from down tho Foxtoa

lino got into 'rather a heated argument tho other day in Palmerston among several supporters of the Government and trades and labour unions, Tho former was arguing against giving five days and a half work instead of six, and finding that other arguments made no impression asked his opponents how they would like it if they ordered six-bags from him and ho brought thorn into town and emptied out five full ones, but when ho camo to the sixth only deposited half tho contents thereof. They admitted they would only pay for what they received,' fivo bags and a half.

Why spend money at xiotorua and other thermal springs when Rhemno will quickly euro you of rheumatism, gout, sciatica, or lumbago. Chemists aud stores, 2s 6d and 4s 6d.

Tho bargain event of the season will bo tho Bon Marche Winter Sale, commencing Thursday next. Messrs Spence and Spence are now busy remarking goods and getting ready a groat array of special bargains for tho opening day. Remember Thursday next and following 28. days. Tho stocks of tho Bon Marche will bo given over to slashing prico reductions.*

The Arbitration vmuru is considering the carpenters, plumbers and labourers’ dispute, all desiring an increase in wages in view of the alleged cost of living. A well attended public meeting at Napier resolved to hold a week’s carnival in March next and a strong committee was appointed to work up R. 3?. Mac Nicol, Rev. James Bi-vino and Rev. E. J. Evans h ivo resigned their charges to Auckland Presbytery,' two former owing to ill-health, and tho latter to accept a call to Bulls. Tills renders vacant twelve charges under .the Auckland Prein i? toy. "

lutoudiug exhibitors at the Marton I'rjaltry ;MiGvr are reminded that schedules can (lie obtained from the Hi,-, (jonimitteo decided this vc-ar to luvro a large poster primed in lieu of the book form and a catalogue issued of all the exhibitors when entries close Members of the Marton _ Fire Brigade met on J Monday evening to express good wishes aud congratulations to No, 1 Foreman W. Mclndoe on his recent marriage, aud to present him with a set of carvers as a mark of esteem. Tho presentation was made by Gaptain Campbell. Mr T. Fahey met with a painful accident at Marton on Monday. He was oiling a surface planer at Mr A, Brown’s factory when by some means two fingers t.f the left hand came iu contact with tho knilo and vyero completely severed.

Not a dog is loft in Cynthiauia, Indiana, in (consequence of an epidemic of hydrophobia, which raged there for a‘ fortnight. A stray dog imported the disease, which quickly spread among horses, cattle, sheep and pigs, as well as dogs. The State anthorities will pay hundreds Of pounds compensation to farmers in the district who have lost live stock through this epidemic. Ijha Pennsylvania Railway has filed plans for the. construction of a great bridge across the East River which will give direct railway communication between New England and the South. The bridge will he the largest and the iicaviest structure of the kind in the world, the main arch having a span of 1000 feet and carrying the railway trucks at a height of 140 feet above ‘the river. A now aspect of the proposal to change the name of Now Zealand from"‘colony” to .‘‘dominion” was put forward by Mr Gray last night. ‘What,” he pathetically asked, ‘will a mau do when lie goes into a hotel and wants a pint of colonial boor? Will ho ask for a dominion beer, or tender a dominion Robert in payment?” Members whose steps lead them hotelwards shuddered at the possible strain that might be put upon them as the result of the change.—Post. At Wellington Police Court John Henry Whitten pleaded guilty to a, charge of theft of a fish service from O. E. Mills and others. Accused, who was head® of the retail department of Mills and 00.. was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. Henry Norman Oossar pleaded guilty to theft of a lady’s costume from Sargood, Sou and Eweu and was committed for sentence. The industrial agreement between Wellington slaughtermen and the local freezing companies lias been f|lal. With the exception of rates of pav it is practically the same as the one the "men were working under before the strike. The main points of the rates are the provision for payment of 23s per hundred sheep, wages to bo paid weekly, but no mau to bo employed on tvkeely wages; agreement to remain in force for two vears.

The monthly meeting of Horseshoe Drainage Board was held on Monda''. Present; —Messrs Hunt, chairman ; Dalton, Thompson and Harper, A letter was recovod from the Sluggish River Drainage consenting to a conference of the Boards to consider terms for amalgamation. Mr W. 11. Andoraon interviewed the Board and requested that an outlet be provided for drainage from his property. Mr Dalton was requested to confer with overseer of Mauay/atu County Council on the matter and report, The Board’s overseer was instructed to have slips in certain drains cleaned out.

A somewhat unusual claim was made in the Magistrate’s Court, Auckland, who.: a mother sought to recover from her step-daughter three war medals which were worn by her late husband, who fought at Inkerman, Sebastopol, and in Turkey. The evidence of the plaintiff was to the effect that she wished to give a medal to her son, who is in Loudon, another medal to her step-daughter (the defendant), and to keep one for herself, hut her step-d:iughter re : tained them all. Mr Kettle, S.H., described the suggestion aa a fair one, but the defendant disagreed with him, and refused the offer, saying that her stepfather gave her the medals. The case was adjourned for a month, the medals to be held by the Court.

A Kimbolfcon correspondent writes: —A tribute to the proselytising powers OX the Farm Labourers’ Union was the statement by Mr L. E. Jackson at- a meeting o f tho Farmers’ Union on Saturday 29th Jane, that' lie intended Applying' for the i post of socrefa-vy to tho North Island Brandi of that Union, Jt J)Shoves tho farmers to bestir themselves and close up their ranks. Not? withstanding their defeat at tho hands of tho Apiti Club the Kimbolton Debating ISociety are anxious to try conclusions with the kindred society at Cheltenham and have challenged thorn to a debate on the 17th iust. at Poole’s Hall. Tho subject will be “Are the trades and labour unions beneficial to the community?” During the past week almost spring-like conditions have pre? vailed to the advantage of agricuL turaiists and others, ' •

A meeting of tho Rougotea Town Board was held last evening. Present: Messrs.las. Penney (chair), j Wilson,’’’and Hickford. A letter was : read from J. Dawson, asking if the j Board will entertain a proposal for | installing a private light in : eon : I junction with himself. —Matter de_j forred, pending ap interview with :Mr Dawson. Mr Hopper ‘ wrote, i asking attention to footpaths op. 1 posite liis bakehouse.—Left '.in the hands of Works Committee. Tho chairman reported that the Postal authorities would pfiy for cost of installing and maintaining a light at tho Post Office. Tho revised valu'a; tion rolls were to hand, showing

total rateable value of properties in the district to ho £83,631. Notice was given to strike a general rate of a penny in the £ and a special rate of a farthing in tho £ for the current year. Accounts amounting to £ls 15s were passed. Those who are well posted as to the best means of relieving pain and curing sores, wounds or burns, always use Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. They insist there-'is nothing like it. Fop sale by John Bredin, Marion; and D. Wilson, Rougotea. Direct shipment of oilskins jn riding cut are now open at Neal’s'Feild? mg. Walking cut 9s lid, 14s 6d, riding cut 17s fid, 21s, 25s 6d. Try our oilskin garments and you will he pleased. We pay carriage by post, rail or coach. Send a trial order.*