Rangitikei Advocate. TWO EDITIONS DAILY MONDAY, JULY 1, 1912. EDITORIAL NOTES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10389, 1 July 1912, Page 4

Rangitikei Advocate . TWO EDITIONS DAILY MONDAY, JULY 1, 1912. EDITORIAL NOTES.

THE proposal to provide a”retirlng allowance for placed out politicians could have come only from professional politicians. la this country politicians are-- exceedingly wall pa-d,. mast of them receiving far more than they oonld earn v in any other occupation, and the only qualifications necessary to enable a man to ociaiiefco for the position are'a glib tongue and a br®zen front. Strict regard for truth is somewhat of a handicap is political life, and it is even possible to break pledgee and still retain cffioe. In addition to the pay the politician who Is not too scrupulous has many other opportunities to make money. Thera is no Justification whatever for the proposal to pension those v?ho|have had ample pay for their work and who should be able out of it to sat aside a sufficiency for their declining years If they fail to do so they may still fa!! back on the ordinary old age pension. Bet if there is to be a system of paying pensions to these people then the necessary fond shonld be created by means of deductions from the salaries of those employed la politics,' Just as is done in the railway and post and telegraph services. IT speaks loudly far the good sense of tke majority of workers in this country that the efforts of the Federation of Labour to’’secure practical ..sympathy for those taking part in the senseless strikes at Waifai and Reefton have not been successful, IS Ja evident that the majority do act endorse the views of extremists, though come may be temporarily misled by their load ravipgo. We beiseve that If ever the organised minority in this country precipitates a serious conflict with employers the unorganised majority will frustrate the designs of the agitators and the anarchistic element will not prevail. The average employee la a genuine worker, but the agitators seem to think that Labour should net work, or use the best appliances. They miss tiie point that Labour which will not work, and work faithfully and energetically, is of no use to the world.

THE Education proposals outlined in the Governor’s Speech are on similar liilesTto those We have frequently advocated, and we trust that they will .ha incorporated in the. policy of the new Ministry, or be given legislative effect by some other means. Properly applied ihey would, be the means of securing better results at much less cost .than the present system. They would ensure the Educational progress of the capable, and enable waste on the incapable to be avoided. Under a’propar system the cost could be out down by at least one-half, and in the. present state of the filaancesrand with our huge public debt, this fa a matter of groat Jmnortauoe.

Oa Saturday at Paris, Papke'defeafced’Moreau for the middle-weight boxing championship of the world. " The running ten-mile championship of;New South Wales was won by Hayken. Botany Harriers,, in 56min. ISaecs. Owing to the Eaiserin’a unsatisfactory health, the Kaiser has changed his plans and will return to Potsdam. Berlin reports that the explosion of gas in connection ,' with the wrecked airship Schwabens injured 24 soldiers. Two thousand attended the Royal Colonial Institute conversazione Miss Mina Oadlow, the Kew uZsaland contralto, Gang. The first appearance at Marton Skating Riuk tomorrow night (Tuesday) of Zeas, <the world’s champion fcsflok skater, is "attracting considerable Interest. New South Wales revenue for the year is £15,761,907, an increase c£ £1 933,768 over she previous year, while Victoria's revenue ; is. £9,386,716, ac“ihcreaao of £684.183. The latest development at Reefton is that the engine-diivera refused on Saturday to lower' the shift bosses working the Energetic Mi no', The bosses were working the popper single-handed A heavy gala struck Gisborne and -the bis? on' Saturday evening. B-vsi-eI fasces and windows were srasehed, Including several large .date-glass windows in town. The ’Wsvns, from the north, will not be tendered'until the gale goes down. She will . probably shelter under Young Nick’s Head, A magisterial inquiry into the circumstances connected with the missing dredge 1 Manchester, which left Lyttelton on April 4th and Wellington on April 6.Sh for Sydney, and w"ioh has net since been nerd of, will be held at Lyttelton on July 3rd, before Mr H. W. Bishop., S. M. An inquest was held yesterday at Auckland hospital into the death of Owen Lynch, wno died as the result of eollairsa after an operation. A verdict was returned in accordance with the medical evidence, viz.-, that deceased came to hia death in a natural way by disease. At the inquest at Dannevirke on Saturday ou Edmonson Green, labourer, 71 years of age, who out bis throat, a verdict was returned that the wound wes self-inflicted while temporarily Insane. Deceased suffered from pains in his head, and had expressed a wish that he wss dead. Yesterday morning F. O. Macquand, a boarder at Zealaadii? Private Hotel, Auckland, died suddenly He was apparently well when retiring oa Saturday night, bus efforts to arouse Mm by a mate, John Garrett, at 840 -yesterday morning were unsuccessful. Garrett watted In the bedroom till about eleven o’clock, when deceased sat up in bed, opened hia eyes, and then fell back dead. A post-mortem examination will be made. Auckland District Gormcil of the United Labour Party has resolved “That this organisation respectfully demands that a return should be issued immediately giving a clear and fully detailed statement of the amount expanded on the new compulsory mT ?a*y training scheme up to date (3) A clear ana detailed estimate of the expenditure fox the balance of the year.and the pxobable future expeadltuie (3) The number and salaries of Imperial *and other officers and the amount expended by them oo travelling expenses. (4) The number of men liable for training, the actual number under training,’and the number passed through camps, statUig how many of those were old volunteers (5) The names of .coat; actors - -for unSformc end equipment, with amounts of their contracts.’’ On Saturday evening about 5.40 Hannah Daua ; 80 years' of age, a widow, was knocked down \by a motor oar !n Oolomo Street, Sydenham, and (Led from the result of the injuries At the inquest Thoa Guy. owner -od driver of the car, stated tha: he was licensed to ply for hire. He was returning to town on hia proper side of the street, when a meSormau on a tramoar behiua raog the’bell J »nd td avoid & collision with“two cyclists who were on their wrong ’side,witness pressed (to hia wruug side of the road. When turning to return So hia proper side a wotpan "suddenly appeared in the middle of the road, ‘and the next thing he knew -was that the oar had knocked her down. At the time the motor-car was going between four and fivemiles an hour. Immediately he saw she woman he applied the brakes a«d believed be pulled up within five nr'slx feet The Coroner advised witness always, to keep on his proper side of the road. He recorded the following verdict “That the Ylooeased was killed in Oolota bo Street Sydenham, by being knocked down by a motor-car driven by one Thomas Guy while on bis wrong side of the street.” It is probale that she police will proceed further In tha matter. Messrs E Lloyd & Go.. Marton, are-holding a great preliminary sale of smart mU’iaery prior to their great end of season sale, which will commence as soon as the whole' stock is re-marked. Clients are assured the sale is going to eclipse all,, previous bargain events Two columns oa page 1 have been reserved, where a brief budget of the many barganla will be published weekly; as a final reminder patrons are solicited to w.’flt and see * -Nervous and run down women are greatly benefited by Stearns’ Wine of Gao Liver Extract. It never fails to restore the lost energy and vitality necessary to women,

On Wednesday in the House Mr E. . NenmauViß to ask the Hon. Myers whether Government intends to make more generous provision for pensions for Maori War veterans. The estates of ,25.0.deaeased parsons were certified for stamp duty. in -June. The largest was that of Joseph H. Williams, ' Napier, £68,715. In the high jump at Palmerston North Show Mr H. D. Oameron’Q Review cleared 4?fe. in, -and secured liras prize'. Second money was divided between the owners of Saluta63ou*and Mr Henry’s (Auckland) entry. On“ Friday last Mr Edward Newman. M F., in tha House, presented a petition on behalf of Mr J, B. Barrington for compensation on account of the death of'his child through she recent railway accident at Wellington Road crossing, Marton. , Zsua’ feats at Marten Skating Riak to-morrow night, include skat ing through an avenue of steel .bayonets with only a lit la distance between them. skates through a number of;lighted caudles and- an army of small bottles. , Miss Garter has decided to give lessons in plain cooking each even* ing this week. This ls.au opportunity that shonld he taken by. the ladies of the district as Miss Garter has' hew ideas and ne w recipes, and an exceptionally simple and interesting method q£ teaching. ' The German Social Democrats at Reichenhall have given notice that the master bakers must not employ a non-nnionist elderly baker, who was dismissed. He sued tha Union, and the Court ordered the Union, to indemnify, his oases and to pay him 28 j weekly until he is employed. Hamilton Rosa Gibson, arrested at Gisborne, pleaded guilty at T'maru on Saturday to issuing eight valueless cheques of £lO each to business people there on June 15!;b. In most eases he paid smell accounts, got the .change and decamped the; same day. .He. was remanded for seriteneje,, bail in one surety of £2OO being allowed.' The annual hooka y match between Maaawatu and Oroaa took place at Palmerston on Saturday, and resulted in a win for the visitors by 3to 9. The, first spell resulted in two goals each—-for Oroua by Bartholomew and Fraser, and for Manawatu Martin two. In the second spell Fraser again scored for Oioua, the play also favouring them. * At Rugby football Queensland 28 New South Wales B. v At Auok*land, Auc&landi. beat Thames by 39 to 3 At Napier, Hawke’s Bay 17 beat Manawatu 8. Playing the League game at Brisbane, the New Zealanders defeated Queensland by 15 to 3; and playing, the Association game at iSydney, New South Wales beat Queensland by: 6—o. At Cheltenham on Saturday, Manawatu beat Oroaa by B—3. Sir George White’s funeral at London waa very impressive. Lord B'-bsrta represented the King, while Queen Alexandra, tha Kaiser, and other Royalties were represented The pall-bearsrs included Lord Dandonald, Sir lan HaaiUtdn, Sir Arolilbald Hunter, Lord Methuen, Sir F. Grenfell, and Sir Evelyn Wood. Troops lined the route The coffin was covered with wreaths from their Majesties, Queen Alexandra, the Kaiser, and the Defenders of Ladysmith. Previous to tha Maheno’s departure from Sydney for Auckland, a trimmer on the vessel had a quarrel with the assistant butcher. He went to hia quarters returning with a razor and encountered W. Norman, an ex-employee of the . Union Company, aud evidently mistaking him for the butcher, slashed hia face below the ear to beneath the jaw, inflicting terrible injuries - The trimmer was arrested, and Norman was conveyed to the hospital. An Oamarn woman is said to have had a-novel experience the other day. Having washed her hair, she tried to taka the water oat of it by running It through tha wriuger. She turnedj’the handle t'll her head and tha rubbers came into contact, the hair |iu the meantime clinging close to the latter. She found ie Impossible to extricate herself and cried for assistance, but even when aid arrived there .was difficulty ,in effecting a separation. A number of youths appeared at Palmerston|Oonrt to-day on charges of failure to comply with the conditions of the Defence Act One youth gave as an excuse for not attending camp that bis mother was dying. He wits convicted and discharged, Antoher youth for failing to attend parade and swear if, was fined £1 And costs; a third, who find been enrolled, but had failed to carry out any personal service during the whole year never presented himself at parades or camp, and had openly boasted that he would not comply with the Apt. was. fined £3 aud, ordered to pay costs £2 93 ' The attention of our readers is drawn to the anaonncemen« in this issue that Gahagan’s Economic commence their greatest Winter Sale to-morrow, Tuesday, July 2nd. Miss Fish of the Wanganui House has now taken charge of the showroom, and It is especially'‘desired that there shall be an abeolnte clearance in that department. The prices will effect'l*- As the other deparsments are all falling into line this will be an exceptional oppportnnity for the residents of Marton and surrounding districts to secure hew and seasonable goods at ridiculously low prices At, Palmerston North Supreme Court on Saturday, before Judge Cooper, In the o?se Ellis Bros., Brills, v Hodder & Tolley, a claim for £617 for a crop of crested degstail. His Honour said that defendants had not established; that the seed ~ was not first Class'. Colour seemed to be the difficulty. He re-, lied mainly on Dr. Gookayne’s evidence after testing the worst bag of the 103, which he had proved sweet. On the non-snit point he reserved his decision. He would 'like counsel to again argue' the legal position before him at Wellington. In ttiri meantime he would hold that defendants had no right to reject the seed. i All connections ami otner wons in respect to the! Marton sewerage system will bs done in an efficient manner al the lowest possible cost by Messrs Ross and Upohurcb, certificated plumbers and sanitary engineers. This is a special feature of the firm’s work The stock of sanitary applfeoas include tire most modern designs. Messrs Eeea and Upchurch are recognised as experts in all branches of their business and their staff is: composed of skillsd man.*

The Maypole danoe of 29 performers will be an additional attraction at Marion Skating Bink on Tuesday (to-morrow ) night. A shooting accident occurred on 'Walrarapa Lake A young man named Tyrell Quinn ,wqh getting out o| a biiat aod .Waß bolding a gnu whan the barrel exploded, discharging the contents into his right arm which was very'serlously injured. „ Skating on a revolving ball and hooping tbe' rope is a feat that should be well worth - witnessing, This will be accomplished by Zena at Marion Skating Rink to-morrow night. Other marvellous, “turns” will also be-given. - "Hamilton reports that Kar,te , a well known, Maori, disappeared from his home at Pnhai recently. It-is believed ha'; fell in a stream which waa flooded, Searches revealed no trace of Shim. KanSa was one of the few ‘ sn rvivoss cf tbe Orakau defence.' 'Addressing' a'CTerritoilal who was bafbre him in Masterton the other dav, Mr L. G.JJ’Keld, S;M, said : “Yon young fellows appear to think that von can dictate to; the officers and rule the roost. Yon must understand that you have to comply with tbe regulations of the Act. ” Those in search of good fruit trees, shrubs, roses, etc., cannot do better than attend Messrs Bride, Bread & Oo.’s sals on Wednesday at 2 pm., on behalf of Messrs Benefield & Sou, tbe well known Aramoho nurserymen./ All the leading varieties will be offered. At the same sale a consignment; of apples, onions and poultry will be offered. , ;Mr Qaorga Marlow brought to Marion on Saturday a strong combination of dramatic artist tor the presentation of one of Mrs Morton’s latest works “A Girl’s Temntatloa.’ 5 The four acts fully captured the attention of a..-'.well-filled house for a,Saturday night IS is a powerful play and was handled, in a masterly way, and tbs stage setting was. alap realistic, Samuel Wadsworth, an able seaman, on the'BCo.w Bra. was sweeping the decks as the vessel was enteiing Auckland on Saturduy night. The foreboom jibbed in a sudden squadl, and a rope caught Wadsworth and swept him into the sea which was running high. A boat was lowered and search was made.for an hour but no trace of the man was found. The the National Dairy Show for the tbree .days were bigger than any previous year. The figures, together with, those/ for previous, years, are as follawa™l9o7, £567 4a 6d ; 1908, £503 11s 6d ;'1909 5633 2s 6d; 1910, £731 6a; 1911, £551 17s; -1918, £7Bl 1-4 jld Toe figures given above do not include entry fees or other sources of income, which bring the total takings to.over £IOOO. The finals and semi-fiords of the Palmerston North Coursing CJlub’s Jane meeting were' decided on Saturday. The Maaawafcu Hundred was woo ley Mr J Hanan’s Ocean Queen - full sister to late Bijou, who wo*> numerous big events. The victory carries with Is tbe Licensed Victuallers’ Cup, valued at £lO 10a. This is a creditable win, seeing that , Mr. Hasson ’seaway, with hla selected dogs for an Australian tour. The time of closing for Marten Ploughing Match entries has been extended till to-morrow evening. It is requested that those who have promised donations should hand same into the secretary - without delay as the prises will be given oat st She dinner on Wednesday evening. Gate tickets are fallowed to those donating and can ha had on application to the secretary, Mr O. B. Cocke. The little pig guessing competition' again : attraosed ooupidsrable interest at Mr lasao Gibbs’ pork butcher's shop, nl Marfcon, o» Saturday. , The exact weight wan 121bs 7and the nearest weight’ was 131ba Boza;v guessed .by Mr W. Griffin, 3on , “Scrap Iron Jack” was second with 125bs B,l^ozs.. and Messrs O. W. Huqt.'H. H. Hunt and E. Signal tied foe ihird prize the trotters. One want to the winner In the Hou>e on Wednesday Mr Edward Newman. M P , is to a k the Premier wbe her instructions have . given to the Advances Board to the effect that advenues under tbe Stats Guaranteed Advances Act shall be made to workers os osttlors owning sectinua in country towns and desirous of building thereon, so that workers may be encouraged to make their homes Sn small ponntry towca Instead of in cities. He is also to »ek whether steps will be taken under the Workers’ Homes Act to extend the same facilities to workers on farms of securing homes upon payment of £lO as are now enjoyed by men, daelrlEg homes in towns * We want dairy farmers to know; that wfi are prepared ti buy home 'separated cream in any quantity. We/take cream by rail from Palmerston North, Talbape. and Patea DJsr laaco does not matter.. We pay weekly or monthly as it suits. Write us for particulars or rail your cream at once to Wanganui Fresh Food and lea Ob.,’St. John’s Station.*. > Ask for the popular “Bpalvn” 'WritingTads at 6( ard Is each.* ;,