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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10494, 2 November 1912, Page 4

The Chilian Minister denies a report that Germany is about to buy. a coaling station at Magellan Island. Madrid reports that v a motor-car fell into the sea at Alicante. Nine occupants were drowned.

Mr McNab states that in. consequence of the allegations recently made by Dr. Newman he will cease editing the Government historical records.

With a view to preventing the glorification of the American flag in Canada, the Board of Censors at Toronto confiscated a number cf Aims whereon the Board’s official stamp was forged.

In connection with/ the Rosen murder Sydney reports that Belcher has been remanded on a charge of murder. In reply to a question, he declared: It’s their own fault. They’ve led me such a life these three months.

The Sunday r Services Jin St. Andrew’s Presbyterian,‘Church, morning and evening, and the afternoon service at Tutaenni, will be conducted by Rev. A. Porter. At themorning and service the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be dispensed. 'Captain Pearce, editor of the Fastoralists’ Review, has been ajipointed by the meat companies of New Zealand and the principal companies of Australia to act as their delegate at the Refrigeration Congress to be held at Chicago in Sep--tember.

fAn inquest was held at Danuevirke yesterday on Charlotte Lena Anderson, the two-year-old infant killed by a fall from a horse at Tamaki yesterday. The jury found death to be accidental, no blame being attached to anybody. At London yesterday a gang of four coiners and forgers was remanded., Evidence was given of the discovery at a house in Earl’s Court, of ten-pound notes, an engraving plate, a watermark plate, and a quantity of unissued notes, counterfeit sovereigns and Half? sovereings, with moulds,, ,

The bakers’ conference afe Melbourne yesterday discussed the question of day bread baking and resolved: “That this conference, comprising the master bakers in all parts of the Commonwealth and New Zealand, is of opinion that under the present conditions day labour is impossible. ’’ ,

The appeal made by Mrs Godley, wife of General Godley, for subscriptions towards the Dominion Ladies’ Shooting Prize Fund for senior cadets, has met with a liberal response in Pahiatua. The sum of £lO has been raised, the number of subscribers (all ladies) being 97. The lists are now closed.

A house of seven-rooms on the main road at Karori w;as destroyed by fire yesterday morning together with the contents. It was owned and occupied by William Townsend, a civil- servant. Insurances : House in Commercial for £SOO, and contents in National for £IOO. :

Before the Empire Commission at London yesterday Sir J. Taverner supported a primage duty on all foreign imports. TWo-thirds of this duty would be devoted to keep, up the navy, and the remainder to promote trade within the Empire. He advocated an all-British cable: service and reductions in postal charges on Australian newspapers..

In the Education Amendment Bill, which has been introduced into the House, there is a clause which states that the; Minister of Education may disestablish any dis : trict high school where there are less than 13 pupils, or any high school or day technical 'school with fewer than 40 pupils, or lie may disestablish these institutions if, in his opinion, adequate means of. obtaining similar instruction are already providied in the district. At a sale of Holstein-Friesians at Palmerston yesterday Mr O. Hopping of Rongotea bought the following bulls:—Dominion De Kol Domino for SOOgus, Baron Frederick for 187gns, Netherland Prince 80gns, and Cessar 90gns. He also bought the following cows: Franleiu93gns, Cressy llOgns, Maroa lllgns. Mr Whittaker, Palmerston, bought the Shorthorn bull Gouiburn for Sogns; Ellery, Raetihi, 33gus;MrD. Gibson, Maiton, bought Uncle Sam for 37>£gns ; and Mr Hopping secured .Riverside Lass for. B(3gns.,

At Ohakune Court yesterday Mr Eerr, S. M., gave his reserved decision in the case °of Walker v. Sinnot, a elaim for the returner the value of -thirteen cattle. Walker had given them to Sinnot to graze, and when Walker went to get. delivery, there were 13. short. Sinnot alleged, that they died during the winter. - Walker alleged that they had died through Sinnot’s neglect. The Magistrate held that Sinnot had been negligent, and judgment was given for the value of the thirteen cattle at £2 iss, with costs and witnesses’ expenses. . Further shipments of_ summer goods ex s.s. Rimutaka, have just been opened Jup at the Bon Marche, Feilding, and Messrs Spence and Spence’s ’’store is now chock-a-block with new ."goods in all departments, and the \ firm are particularly busy in the millinery and dress sections.

Tonking’s Linseed Epaulsion positively knocks out coldsl Just try a bottle. Is 6d, 2s 6d, 4s 6d,' everywhere.

Mr 18. Ellery,' piano. tuner, from "Wanganui, will visit Marion on Monday. Orders may, be left with MrW. R. Snellgrove.* 1 ; Mar ton, Brass Band will give a" performance' in the Park to-morrow ' afternoon, f commencing at 3 o’clock. C A collection will bo taken up for ■ the instrument fund. , -The conference between the parties ■ is- still sitting at Reef ton. No 1 decision has yet been made. A ) public meeting of the Miners’ Union <. has been called for Sunday to . consider fresh developments. 5 , B The committee on Mr Joshua * Jones’ claims in connection with 5 Mokan lands has recommended that he be paid £3OOO compensation in, full satisfaction of any claims he, i may have. The Professorial' Board of the 3 Otago University has nominated Frederick Fisher Miles for the c Rhodes scholarship. Miles has a’ 1 splendid scholastic record, and has j taken keen interest in the general life of the University. s Those who intend visiting Rotorua should note the announcement made bv “ The \ Commonwealth,,”

Those who intend visiting Rotorua should note the announcement made by ‘ ‘ The Commonwealth,,’ ’ which contains thirty rooms and is close to the baths and the railway station.*

Oallway Robinson, the 12 year old son of Mr Robinson, flaxmilP manager, was bathing ait Foxton Heads yesterday afternoon along with other lads when he got beyond his depth and was drowned. .His body has not yet been recovered. Yere Boyle, aged 58, a widower, was found at the bottom of a cliff 83 feet high on Milton road, Napier, this, morning with liis neck broken. It is believdd deceased foil over whilst on his way homo last night at 9 o’clock. He was a painter by trade, but had been unemployed for a fortnight. ■ V A young man named P. J. Collins, at Timaru, employed at a steamlaundry, fell backwards while carrying a load of clothes on October 3rd, and hurt his head. He was in the hospital till the 30th and when/he then returned home he still complained of pains in the head. Yesterday morning he died unexr, peotedly. , At Dunedin Court yesterday, James Carson, a barman at the Port Chalmers Hotel, was charged with supplying liquor to a man while in a state of, intoxication. He was convicted and fined £5. and costs. In a case against John D. Parsons, the licensee of the. Port Chalmers Hotel, charged with ' permitting drunkenness on his premises decision was reserved.

John J. Gunn, the young bantamweight boxer, who was one of the New Zealand team to visit Australia' for the championship meeting, committed suicide at, Tiinaru yesterday.' He was found floating in the harbour, and died after being got out. He had a bottle of rat poison in his pocket, , half emptied. He is said to have been depressed by adverse in recent contests.

At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association at Wellington last night it was stated that after all expenses had been met, the y sum of £lO7 17s ,4d remained to credit, In 1908-9; there were 110 clubs with a membership 1 of 6882,vwhereas during the current year there are 206 clubs the membership of which is 11,047.. The excess: of income over expenditure during the year amounted to £73 2s 2d.

It is understood that the instruction given bj the Hon. T. Mackenzie, when a member ot the Ward Government, to members of the : Department of Agriculture not to give information jto the press regarding Departmental matters, has been withdrawn, and in its place an instruction has been issued allowing officials of the Department to give to the pres° information that would in the Ordinary course be given to farmers or commercial men, but not to give any information possessing any political significance. The, engineer, Mr Howorth, reported to Wanganui Harbour Board last evening that the old bar at the entrance of the' river has practically disappeared there being ah improved depth due the scour of 2 feet 6' inches where the bar formerly existed, and three or four years ago between 10 and 11 feet, there are now 25 feet 6 inches The bar is 600 feet beyond the end of the moles, where the depth is 22 feet 6 Inches ; and the Board proposes extending the moles another 1500 feet where thd depth is 30 to 40 feet. The engineer says vessels drawing 20 feet now enter the port. A fitting illustration of the pressmen’s grievances at Palmerston Show was afforded at the conclusion of the President’s remarks at the interview on Thursday. A number of suggestions had been made, and Mr Tolley asked for others. , One pressman mildly hinted that the messenger boys "should have a distinctive badge. It'was not altogether" nice that these boys should be run-" ning about the grounds labelled with tlie same delicate badge as the pressmen, The President'recognised this; the boys should have a shoulder badge. It was not fair to a man who had worked his way up to the responsibilities (of . a pressman that he should be ticketed as a runner boy. Just then a runner boy came, very grubby," rather shabby, but healthy looking. He wore a “Press Special” badge. The roar of laughter, which went round was a happy ending to a trying interview. In all undertakings there is a certain element of chance. Ho matter whether it‘s political, social or municipal reforms any innovation is speculative. There are many projects that appear theoretically excellent, but when put into active practice have proved a great disappointment. It’s just as well under the circumstances that there should be a diversity of opinion in orfier to look at all innovations from every standpoint. After the strife of the battle is over it’s always pleasant for all contending parties to be able to agree on one subject. The Marton ratepayers will find at Lloyd’s value in drapery, clothing and boots and shoes that cannot be improved upon. If you will only visit - Broadwav House your feelings will be mos"t pleasantly subdued. The values will make yon at peace with the world. *

Will the war■■■ be confined to the Balkans or will it spread? If the European Powers become involved, practically the whole world will be at war. But we don’t mind if the taste for Orescent Tea spreads. It would not surprise us to see it, because Orescent Tea has a delicious flavour, and it is unsurpassed at the popular prices: 2s, Is lOd and Is .8d per lb.* ;r

The Ulimaroa, Victoria, Arawa, and Maheno should be within wireless range to-night. On page 2, .{Parliament; page 3, ‘ Markets and Captain Scott’s Expedition; pages 6 and 7, WellingtonLand Board; Mrs Newman, wife of Dr, Newman, member of Parliament for Wellington East, and daughter of the late Dr. Peatherston, superintendant of Wellington , Province, died to-day (Saturday )'af ter a long illness, ' The deceased lady was a: prominent figure in Wellington pßilanthropic circles and highly respected. Fourteen years ago a Hastings business man gave a client a receipt for 10s in advance of payment, as she explained that it would convenience her in some way. > Whe» he subsequently requested the money the woman bare-facedly refused to pay, saying that she held his acquittal, The trader simply wrote the debt off hiss book as bad, and thought no more ’ about it. The woman recently died, and the busi-ness-man. was'amazed to receive a letter from her executors last week enclosing 10s as conscience money,, ■ as a result of instructions under her will. ■ According to the Lyttelton Times, quite an idyllic picture of domestic ■ felicity was given the other day in t#e Magistrate’s Court at Christchurch. ‘‘My, wife has washed my neck several times,” said the defendant; "in{respohse to the Magistrate, Mr H. ,W. Bishop, asking him if he could recall when he had last had a bath. Defendant went on to explain that he .had hurt his arm and could not wash his neck or hi§ back. 'The wife said she wished to be separated from defendant. He ‘ ‘snored dreadful” : and his breatjk smelt very badly. To her, knowledge he had net had a bath for 20' years.

Bishop Averill, in his address to the Anglican Synod at Napier, said: “The great mass of , the working men in England are hot iconoclasts or anti-religious Socialists, nor do they desire the overthrow of the present constitution; but they want justice, they want to ’ live their lives, ■ they want,, some security of tenure in their employment; -th ey want to work without the possibility of starvation staring their families and themselves {in the face upon - a week’s notice, they want to feel that they are treated as human beings and not merely hands, they want to see something better than the ‘ workhouse’ awaiting them in. their{old age.

It is stated by the ’ Auckland Star, on the authority of a man of long' experience in the timber business that from 600,000 feet to 700,000 feet of good kauri is concealed among the bush of one of the most desirable of the Awakino sections disposed of ak the recent ballot at Te Aroha. The timberis said to have been hot only by the Grown land ranger, but by the successful applicant himself when going over the land.. There being no reservation ■on thetimber, it will, if rumour speakstruly for once, mean a windfall •of £2OOO or so for the lucky drawer of the section.

Goughs; Golds and Croup cured by Tonking’s Linseed Emulsion. Is 6d;. 2s 6d, 4s 6d per bottle at all Chemists-' and Stores.