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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9397, 18 March 1909, Page 4

It is understood that the Wanganui Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting resulted in a profit of something Ilka £IOOO. The Union Steamship Company has accepted a tender for the erection of new offices for the Company in Wellington. The .contract price is over £40,000, Mrßosa, M.P., is to be asked to draw the attention of the Minister for Public Works to the state of the Manawatu Gorge Road. It is still in a bad condition, though, the bridge is almost completed over the Manawatu. Until the road is put in order the bridge will be of little use. The scheme proposed by the Salvation Army to devote the Inebriates’ Home at Pakatoa Island to women only and to establish a separate Home for men on Buthes Island, in Hauraki Guif, is rapidly assuming a practical shape. Already £4500 has been, subscribed out of the £7OOO required. It is intended to provide accommodation for 100 men at Buthes Island.

There are no breaches of awards to come before the sitting of che Arbitration Court at Wanganui. The export of sheep from Gisborne to Canterbury has been very brisk lately some 17,300 having been exported this year. The export of frozen meat is going to be a record one.

TJiere are at the present time five oases of typhoid under treatment in the Wanganui Hospital, one, the most serious, being that of the House Surgeon, Dr. Withers. Dr. Withers has had a very serious attack, but yesterday he took a turn for the better. 7 The death occurred yesterday at Westport of Duncan MoLellan, aged 76, who was an old Crimean veteran gunner in the Royal Artillery. He fought at the Alma, lukermann, Balaclava, and the capture of Sebastopol. He was many years a resident of Kumara and well known throughout the West Coast. He leaves a widow and one daughter. He will have a military funeral. The present tourist season has been' a record one. One of the factors in the increased traffic has been the opening of the Main Trunk line, bringing a large number of Southern visitors to Auckland, for the first time. Oversea visitors also have been larger than usual, and at present there are many American and Canadian tourists in the Dominion.

Notice to retire from employment in the Government. printing office was served to-day by the Government on 1 members of the staff who are over 65 years of age. Three months’ salary to date from 81st inst. will be allowed each man retired and afterwards each one will receive superannuation as fixed by the Act of last sesssion.

The Aratika school picnic was held on Messrs Weallens Bros. ’ lawn last Thursday when prizes were presented to the following :—Standard Y., Harold Gray, Albert Whittaker, Bessie Gray; Standard IV., Leslie Allerby; Standard 111., Robert Allerby, Doris Gray ; Standard 11., Ivy Allerby; Standard I , James Ritchie, Maggie Hitohman, Nellie Gray. A special prize and first-class certificate was awarded to Ivy Allerby for having made fall attendances, and second class certificates to Leslie Allerby and Bessie Gray. Mr A. Gray, Chairman of Committee, made the presentations. At the New Brighton Club's trotting meeting a remarkably fine performance was put up by the well known pacer Myosotls, a 7-year old mare, by Huon—Georgina. Starting off scratch, she cat her field down in brilliant style, and won easily in the splendid time of 3 minutes 13 seconds. The course at New Brighton is of sandy formation, and somewhat rough, which enhances che brilliancy of the performance. The time equals the Australasian record pat up by Mr J. Buokland’s Fritz, on January 2nd, 1899, at Christchurch, and also under similar conditions was credited with 2min. 13 2-ssec. in April, 1902, at Bathurst, New South Wales..

Another fire broke out in Palmerston yesterday morning at 11.30, when the Royal Hotel wasdscovered ablaze. Before it was extinguished a considerable amount of damage was done by like and water. At 1 o’clock the fire broke onb again, and destroyed ail che upper storey before it was subdued. Of the insurances the New Zealand office holds the main risk—£3ooo on the wooden porton and £3OOO on the brick. There is also a risk on the wooden, structure of £SOO held by the Liverpool, London, and Globe. The latter company also bold the risk on hotel furnitnre to amount of £ISOO. On the Clothing Factory stock, damaged by water, the Royal is the principal company concerned, holding a risk for £1250, while the Commercial Union is responsible for £SOO. The State office is liable for £IOO on Gallop’s stock of fruit. An aged eouple named Hickey were in Auckland Oonrb yesterday. The husband, aged 84.-married the wife, aged 70, in August last, and she charged him with failing to maintain her. He countercharged her with assault and asked that she be bound over to beep the peace. The husband, it was alleged, bad represented that he had £2OO in the savings bank and a mortgages of £SOO over some property. A month after the marriage Hickey “cleared out,’’ saying that he was going to Rotorua for his beatlh. Evidence was given by Mrs Hickey to the effect that she was now unable to support herself owing to failing eyesight. She denied ever having assaulted Hickey. His Worship refused to make an order for maintenance, as the old man had nothing, and the application to have Mrs Hickey bound over to keep the peace was adjourned sine die, to bo brought on ac twenty-four hours’ notice. , Those who on Sunday gathered at the Matarawa Cemetery to tender their last sad tribute to one they had all loved and respected, witnessed the closing scene of one who had endeared herself by her unselfish and noble life to all with whom she had been associated. It was on a Sunday nearly 40 years before that the residents of Wanganui who bad gathered ot meet the s.s. Wanganui on her return trip from Auckland were puzzled to' account for the display of flags with which she was decorated, and on her drawing to her moorings, found that Captain Linblater, her commander, animated by that chivalry inherent in all ot his calling had hoisted every available scrap of bunting in honour of the fact that Mr Finlay McLean, at that time a well-known shipper of fat stock to the northern ports, had returned bringing with him a young wife. The gallant captain passed away with his boat on u trip to Sydney and sleeps beneath the waters; but the lady whose presence he «o kiDiJly welcomed on his ship, after a brief stay in Wanganui joined her husband where he had settled on the Turabina river, where through all the vicissitudes and trials borne, so nobly by our earliest pioneers, she built up with him that home since so vrr.il known as “Bird Grove.’’, The deceased lady was the fourth daughter of Captain Williamsoo of Auckland, and sister of Mrs R. Baddeley of Wanganui, Mrs J. W. Oxley, Auckland, and D ; - Williamson, Hunterville. She leaves a sorrowing husband, seven sons and two daughters to mourn her loss. Many persons are complaining that things are dull, money scarce, trade not what it used to be. With us our sale lias been a great success. New goods from best British manufacturers now’ opening. This season we intend offering special inducements to cash buyers, Neal’s store, Feilding, is the right place for economic buyers of Men’s and Boy’s wearables.* 1

Miss Sicely, daughter of Mr J, F. Sicely, of Marton, who has for some years been on the teaching staff of the Mangatainoka School, has been promoted to the position of assistant teacher at the Upper Hntt School. The luncheon arrangements at Messrs Dalgety & 00. ’s saleyards are now under new arrangement, Mr Atkins, so long known as caterer at Messrs Jackson & 00. ’s Wanganui saleyards having been entrusted With the business.; At Feilding Police Oonrt this morning, before Messrs Trewin and Oobbe, J’s.P., Charles Clark and Caroline Hope were sentenced each to three months hard labour for beinig idle and disorderly persons. There are a large number of previous convictions against each.

Play in thepolo tournament at Palmerston commences on Friday at 3.30 p.m. and will be as follows: — Friday 3.30 p.m., Rangitikei v. Manawatu B; Saturday 11 a.m.. Fern Flate Play Mangabeia; 2 p.m., Parawanui play Christchurch ; 3.30 p.m., Manawatu play Hawke’s Bay; Monday, winners of Friday play Hawke’s Bay B. The handicaps .for the cup will not be made till the teams have been seen at play, so that a satisfactory adjustment may be made. “SUOROSINE” FED. Mr J. H. Sellers, of Okaiawa, the noted breeder of Berkshire pigs, writes:—“l have • used “SUOROSINE” for the past four years, and the result has quite exceeded my expectations. During that time I have taken 198 prizes, 33 Champions, 5 Gold- Medals, and four Points Prizes.” For Pigs, Horses and all kinds of live stock there is no food equal to “SUOROSINE. ”