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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9402, 24 March 1909, Page 4

The Rimutaka left Plymouth on March 21st for Wellington. The Mayor of Feilding convenes a meeting for Friday evening to impress on Government the necessity of some scheme of compulsory military training. fMr W. Mitchell, of Raumai, while riding a horse in from a paddock bareback yesterday was thrown, and broke his leg. He was taken into the Palmerston Hospital and is making satisfactory progress. As showing the excellent season being experienced by dairy farmers this season, a farmer at Fernridge, Masterton, informed an Age reporter that his dairy herd last month returned him one pound per head, whilst at this period last year his cows were practically dry. At a committee meeting last night of the Marton. Operatic Society it was decided that , the next piece staged would be Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Sorcerer.” The sobres are expected to arrive in about a week’s time when practices will commence. Seven new members were elected. In discussing railway matters with the Marton deputation at Wellington on Monday last the Hon. J. A. Millar expressed the opinion that Marton/and Frankton Junctions would share the honour of possessing the largest railway yards in thb Dominion. That where at present only one goods train was required at the Marton Station three would sooa be required. These trains would be “made up’’ at Marton, and the station would greatly increase in importance.

The Wairarapa Age says:—A number of the members of the Opaki Rifle Club intend taking part in the North Rangitikei Rifle Association meeting on April 9th and jlOth. There will be keen competition for the Tansey Shield in the Teams match. The Opaki’team have already won this valuable shield twice in succession, and if they are again successful at the coming meeting the trophy will become the property of the Opaki Rifle Club. Marton Ratepayers’ Association suggests the following as candidates for Borough Council:—Messrs Hil ton, E. J. Wilde, F. Purnell. E. Reed, W. H. Gomez, H. T. Manning, R. J. Walters, G. E. Signal, J. F. Miles and J. L, Zajonskowski. Messrs Beckett and Sicely were suggested for the Mayoralty, but Mr Sicely said that as Mr Beckett held similar views to his own, and had more leisure time, he would stand down and allow Mr Beckett to go in unopposed. Mr Gomez’s opinion that all candidates for Oouncillorsihp should give , public expression to their views, was endorsed. Messrs Wilson and Sicely reported that the concrete work at the, reservoir had not set as it should have done.

It is not often, says the Dunedin Star, that women publicly speak their thoughts on politics. At the banquet tendered to the Hon. T. Mackenzie at Kahuika on Thursday night Mrs M‘lntyre, a splendid type Qf thb true pioneer, informed the Minister that she was “going to say something about that Government of yours. If it bad not been for your Government thousands of people in homes of their own would never have had the chance to be comfortably settled. I cannot understand anyone fighting against this f Government. ” After this sentiment had been applauded, the lady struck right home by asking the Minister’s support in the matter of getting a bridgejerected over a creek opposite to her hense. Mr Mackenzie promised support readily. The 'lady evidently knew the power of flattery. A good deal of interest centred about the meeting of shareholders of the Meremere Dairy Op., held on Saturday. The object of the meeting was to discuss the company’s business relations with an Auckland firm to whom the season’s supply of butter had been sold. The price agreed upon was less per cent. Everything went well until December, when two cheques for that month’s butter (totalling £2297 10s 9d) were considerably delayed and upon presentation, were dishonoured. This blow was distributed over 28 suppliers, the individual losses ranging from £l2 to £164. Three suffered to an extent exceeding £IOO. A number of dairy companies, including the Taihape Dairy Company, are creditors in the estate. Taihape has an overdue account of £747 10s,