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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10401, 15 July 1912, Page 4

A strong southerly gals, with heavy rain, continues in New South Wales. The Italian ship Oaterino F., 93 days out from Buenos Ayres, baa baeu towed into Sydney. She was partially dismasted by a gale on May Bih. Hahse, a messenger employed by the American Express Go. in Berlin, who absconded with £SOOO of paper money, confessed that he buried 94,000 marks, which the police found Oai.ro reports that Abdallah Me Sabahi, and Mahmud Ramzi, who Were arrested in connection with the recent plot, have been released. They testified against Wakld, one of the chief conspirators. Victor Smith, an amateur aviator, was killed in' the Palsatlo district, says a cable. The aeroplane was caught in a gust of wind and dashed to the earth. Saaish held the world’s amateur aviation 'speed record. 1 . iSM . Yesterday Ada Love, wife of Walter Love, was found dead at her residence at Wellington. She declined to accompany her husband to a picture show on Saturday evening, , caying she was unwell. When he i returned at 10 p.m. she was lying on the bedroom floor and asked to be left alone. Her husband placed a ; pillow under her head, covered her i up, and went to bad. When ho i awoke iu the morning, she was dead. A large Ministerial pa: tv, says a ( Sydney message, visited the Mur- . ■rumbidgee irrigation area under the ■ Jack scheme. Mr Griffith i performed the ceremony of turning ’ on the water. At present 445 , farms, embracing 300,000 acres, are ready for irrigation. Later a ranch larger area will be irrigated. ( Two Guineas fer four lines of { poetry! Read Tonking’s Linseed S Emulsion intimation every Satnrc c amongst news items £

The anneal meeting of Marton Debating {Society will be held tomorrow evening in the Coronation Hall, at 8p m. A good attendance is requested. The three year old twins of Mr & Mrs Rutherford, Cunninghams, who a shore time ago within two days suffered fractured thighs, are making good progress. Yesterday morning at Palmerston North whiie“preparlng breakfast Mrs Oallanan dropped dead on the floor. Deceased, who was, s4 years of age, leaves two daughters and a son, the latter being a teacher at Puketoa School, near Hnntervllle, The friendly football match at Feildlng, on Saturday between Cheltenham and Fellding, resulted in a victory for the home team. Until this match Cheltenham llco had not been crossed for the season. The sea of mud made good football impossible. McGregor for Feildlng scored a try in both spells. There was no other score. A aog fight which occurred in Dunedin had, as an aftermath, a law suit for dam ges, instituted by a woman, the owner of one of the canine combatants, against the male owner of the other dog, who alleged that the man had struck her with a stick and fractured her thumb. After a lengthy hearing the Court gave plaintiff judgment for £2O, with costs £6 7s. Mrs Margaret Louie, 78 years of age. died In Dunedin hospital yesterday morning as the result of an accident at Port Chalmers, on Tuesday night. She lived with her son, David Lonie, and, going out at 6.50 pm. to bring in some stockings, missed the path and fell ten 5 ! fees down the bank on to the railway line, and sustained a broken leg. Taihape is bolding its first Winter Show on Thursday. Largo entries have been received for poultry, pigeons and farm produce. Mr Ernest Short is to give a demonstration on Romney sheep and wool, and a Goverumnet expert is to give a lecture and demonstration on the poultry industry. Capt. Faber, M.P., asserted that when the Ministers returned from Malta they intended to abandon the Mediterranean, but after a severe struggle the Defence Committee sooI ceeded in reversing their intention. He believed the Canadian offer would be 7,000,000 dollars every other year. The question of appointing a stock agent was considered by the Farmers’ Union at Marton on Saturday, Being regarded as Impracticable, it was decided to allow the proposal to drop, but the secretary offered to take a list of stock for sale. This list will be available for perusal by members of the Union, and, should a sale take place, a small commission is to be paid. The Union accepts no financial responsibility in any transactions that may be completed. The Chairman was of opinion that the scheme would be workable, without seriously affecting auctioneering associations. If a farmer wanted a certain line of first-class stock it would be better for him to go straight tc the vendor. There has died at Aurora. Illinois, Mr D. W. Stock well, one of the quaintest characters In the State, who has been known for many years as “The Man Who Stood Still.” Fifty years ago ha was the owner of one of the biggest shops outside Chicago, and during the Cavil War be prospered greatly. Aftro the war. the Chronicle relates, he failed to keep abreast of the times, and the same goods which he earned then still adorn the show windows of his shop. For a tew years the shop made a profit, but within half a dozen years after Che war the place was a cariosity shop, and continued so.i The hoop stirs, barber-striped hose, jet 'jewellery, anti other antiquities continued to form liia stock. In latter years he was the only one who entered the place, except visitors to the city, and his shop became a show placn in g moderate way, on account of the man’s peculiarities. Mr Stock well bus carried about £2OOO worth of goods—and out of date—tor over forty years. But, notwithstanding lack of custom, be opened his shop promptly at 7 o'clock every morning, and remained until 6in the evening. He died at the age of 77, The Minister for Customs, Hon. F M, B, Fisher, has under consideration » proposal dealing with the appointment to the High Commissioner’s office In London of an expert whose business it will be to advise the Customs Department In New. Zeala&.rf of full particulars of the goods that sre. being exported from that ooTumy The Commonwealth Governra.-nt, says Mr Wj ß j iers has three officers ui uondoa doing this particular class of work. New Zealand has voce. a«d- there can be no question that from evidence in the possession of the Department very large quantities of goods of foreign maonfacfcp're made under sweating conditions are being exported from tho Continent to England with the trarte mark, “Made in Loudon,” the same goods being made by people who are paid at the rate of Jrom Is id to il - a day. Those goods are then sent out to New Zealand as English and so get the benefit of the perferential. duty. It la believed that the appointment of an expert in Loudon who would hi in a position to verify the information sent out to the New Zealand Customs by English exporters may possibly buys *he same country large sums of mousy and as the same time go a long way in the direction of abolishing She importation of “ahoddy“ into New Zealand. There are maey good ‘separators an the market, but we claim for the ‘Baltic” the following points:— Easy running, clean skimming, itundard .spare parts always on land. That is why we took up the Wanganui Agency. The B Ifcio Company has now a special expert jut here, and he can always overhaul my machine that may require atten;ion, and all machinery needs atlention sooner or later. Prices and jarticulara can be obtained from ;he Wanganui Fresh Food and Ice 10., Guyton Street, Waagannl.* A heavy strong washing Shirting 3rqud Drill at Sale Price is adveriised by Oollinsou and OuHniughame, jtd., the Big Drapers of Palmerston tforth. This is a splendid line for trong wear, and being fleecy lacked makes it warm. The colours ,re Plain Greys, and Grey with trikes, and the Sale Price is Carriage will be paid on all parcels ver £1 to the Bearcat Railway Station wh»oh includes any article f Drapery may require at our Sale Prices *

■ A social aad danfcfc in aid of the School fond will be held in Orofton Hall, on Friday evening. Over half a million workmen have applied for unemployment books for payment of contributions under the Insurance Act. Ifc learnt on good authority that the Hon. T. Mackenzie wiil act as Leader of the Opposition, Sir Joseph Ward will assist as a nrivate member. During a heavy® fog at Auckland last night She Ferry steamer Peregrine, a new vessel, went on a rocky bottom at Stanley Bay. She soon floated off. but the stern post shattered the.blades and propeller and the shaft was badly bent. At Marton Court this morning, before Mr J. F. Sioely, J.P., Dr. Warren; who appeared voluntarily on a second offence, was fined 6s and costa 53a for riding-a bicycle on a foopath. James Donohue was fined a similar amount for riding a motor cycle on Station street foothpatb. Every day something new, cheap and reliable is being exhibited at Messrs Lloyd & Co. ’s great sale. This week is going to be an epoch of a'huge clearance. Three special 10s 6d Hues axe worth your while to look at. Girls’ 1 tweed coats, sizes S 3 to 48 ; handsome silk blouses and a smart range of boys’ overcoats, all to clear at 10s 6d; with hundreds of other bargains in ladies’ and men’s wear very cheap and very good. * Ho increase in the “dost of Living” prices of Groceries, etc. Lower than ever for cash. Drapery, Olotbing and Bools are to be cleared regardless of cost to facilitate making alterations to the premises. Great money saving sale now on. See adyt.—-T. H. Bredin, Co-op. Stores, General Providers, North Broadway, Marton.*