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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10509, 20 November 1912, Page 4

Feildmg contributions towards Mrs Godley’s cadet prize fund have now reached £ls Is. The late Mr J. O. Thompson, if Feilding, left £35 to the British i, and Foreign Bible Society, and £25 e to Oroua No-License League. •f Mr Wm. L. Bailey, Taonui, who a met with an accident through his 5 * horse stumbling and throwing him n out of his trap, sustaining bad bruises, is making a good recovery. A forty-year resident of Feilding, Mrs J. Smith, died yesterday, aged «. 61. She leaves a husband and family of 10, all grown up, six boys and four girls. >r A dual reminder is given of the > Anglican Church Social in Marton i- Junction Hall at 7.30 this evening. 3, There will be hosts of amusements and a first-class concert. Admission _ is Is and supper free. ~ We observe that most of the district news contained in the Advocate, including letters from our own correspondents, appears in a “hashed up” form in a Wanganui contemporary, but we regret that we cannot consequently congratulate it = on its enterprise. iEueas Mclntosh Murison, a barman at the Clarendon Hotel, Napier, _ was arrested last night on a charge of supplying a certain drug to a woman with intent Jito procure abortion. Accused appeared at the Court this morning and was rejfe manded till Monday. :- Raugitikei County Council’s road n grader has been doing very useful work on Tutaenui road near Marton, u and when finished the road will be J- much wider. At Bryce’s and Ingle’s 0 corners on the same road the gorse (j hedges have been cut away thus minimising the risk of accident. .. Sydney reports that the woman found in Moore Park has been ideutified as Catherine Shanahan, a ■i domestic servant aged 40. She is n stated to have been subject to fits. t She fell recently, fracturing her skull, for which she was treated at a the hospital. It is conjectured that 1 she had another fit, which affected j. the fracture, inducing hemorrhage. g A curious case of the restoration Q of sight is reported from Heidelberg , hospital for incurables, Melbourne. a William llton, a butcher, was 35 L ~ -years ago struck by lightning and n blinded, partially paralysed, and H struck deaf and dumb. Ten days ago he recovered his sight and was 6 able to sit up in bed and read and ■ converse with the aid of a diagram, if The cause of the is unknown, e but it is surmised, to be the absorption of a clot of blood on fhe brain. e Yesterday afternoon while Mr' S. Kendrick was attempting to head- ’* off a young beast on the side of Tutaenui road near Calico Line 7 corner, his horse ’put its foot in a ,1 small trench, stumbled and rolled ; -j on its rider, who was on examination found to be severely winded. Dr. Warren was summoned but no t bones were broken or other injuries e inflicted. The sufferer was taken yr by motor car to Marton Hotel and later was taken home. He is about again this morning practically s none tlie worse for . what might a have proved a more serious accia dent. f Mr Flowers states that if the New f South Wales cinematograph ceusor- , ship regulations are found to be un- * workable and harassing he is pre--1 pared to alter them. He does not r desire to interfere with such desirv able cheap entertainment, but he had received very strong complaints » about some of the pictures, and the 1 injury likely to be caused to the T young. The managers intend sub--7 mitting their own scheme of censorship. They contend that the regu--1 latious are only partly valid, and ■ that the Ministerial powers are 3 being delegated to an unauthorised j extent. r The- annual sheep returns for year ending April 30th, show there were 33,750,153 sheep in the "-Dominion as, ‘ against 33,996,126 in 1911. Wanganui County has 526,746, a decrease • of 1603, the largest holder being H, Y. Hammond, Makirikiri, 21,733. Rangitikei County (Hunter ville ’ sub-division) 696,019, decrease of I 80,600, largest holders Watt imd Lonrie, Orumatua, Moawhango, 39,000; ' Feilding sub-division 242,513, increase of 48,592, largest ‘ holders Wilson Bros., Marton, 11,765; total for Rangitikei County, 938,531, decrease of 8008. Oroua County (in Rangitikei) sub-diviison 160,658, increase 4389, largest holders Oornfoot and Hogg 5331. Kiwitea County 322,576, increase 4749; largest holder E. Short 16,434 (not including 4045 held in conjunction in a partnership on Tawera Estate, Oroua County). Pohangina 151,960, decrease 4850, largest holder C. F. Johnston, Kimbolton, 10,709. Manawatu 158,786, Increase 27,839, largest holder Jas. McKelvie, Folding, 10,175. In the North Island (Waipiro Bay) A, B. Williams bad 84,403, and in the South Campbell and Son, Marama, Otago, 83,638. On three stations in Masterton, E. J. Riddifofd has 30,993, and in conjunction with a partner on another 51,554, a total of 83,547. , FELIX MOTOR is the most up-to-date machine for driving Milker Plants, -Separators, Circular Saws, Shearing Machines, etc. It will develop up to 5 h.p. It starts easy. No lamp, no dirt. Safe to work, | easy to understand. Full Particulars | and prices from the Wanganui j | Fresh Food and Ice Company. * | ; | The one great safe and speedy cure ! 1 for colds —Touking’s Linseed Emul- | j siou. I j Your local draper stocks the j j Roslyn Writing Pads at 6d and Is 1 ■ 1 each. Remarkabie_value. Try one.* 1

At the International Horse Show, at New York, United States was first and England second. The battleship New Zealand has been commissioned and is completing at Devouport for sea service. The British Dreadnought Thunderer, equipped with Admiral Percy Scott’s “fire director,” scored three times as many hits with 13 point guns as the Orion, unequipped with the appliance. Mar ton Junction Band has kindly consented to play several selections outside the hall at the Anglican Church Concert at Marten Junction this evening. Several solos by bandsmen will also be rendered. Mr H.-F, Cameron, proprietor of the White Hart Hotel, Marton, has forwarded a cheque for £lO to the secretary of Marton Fire Brigade, in recognition of their services at the late fire. The untimely death of Mrs R. T. Morris, of Hereford Farm, Marton, will be regretted by many friends. Deceased had been ailing for some time, and passed away on Tuesday. The funeral takes place on Friday. Dr. Parkin, of Oxford, addressing the National Association of State Universities, at Washington, criticised the American Rhodes scholars. It was, he said, a mystery how some of them ever got to Oxford, Merit alone, apparently, was not the deciding factor. The death has occurred at Tahoraite of a Maori woman, aged 128 years, named Atenate Wharekiri. In the troublesome times her husband Hohepa Paewai, was a friendly chief, and, with deceased, did much to quell the warlike spirit of the tribe. Most ,of the Tahoraite block is owned by deceased and her descendants. A taugi is being held. The United States Supreme Court’s decision in the Bath Tub Trust case was fixed on the principle that there can be no monopoly in an unpatentod product of patented machines without violating the Sherman* law. The combination, which controls 85 per cent, of the enamelled ware manufactories in America, is thus illegal. Mrs J. C. Fraser, an old and respected resident of Poverty Bay, died yesterday.- She went to Gisborne over 40 years ago, and took' a prominent part in defending Tolaga Bay when Te Kooti descended on that settlement, and was regarded as one of the heroines of the raid. Colonel Porter, in his book, says Mrs Fraser did Spartan duty, arming herself with a gun and doing everything possible to instil a spirit of courageous defence into the defenders until relief arrived. A tact that was brought forcibly to light by the [recent fire at Marton was the manner in which the onerous duties are carried out by the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade.' It is a position that is not easily filled, and requires a fireman with a thorough knowledge of how to cope with an outbreak to the best advantage with the material at his disposal, and the municipality is fortunate in’ securing Mr J. H. McDonald as its superintendent. There is also another side to the question, and that is compensation. Marten’s population is too small to allow of it being constituted a Fire Board district, and consequently no remuneration is paid to its superintendent, who is compelled in a serious outbreak to lose several days' work from his occupation, besides sustaining damage to personal apparel, if unable to don the uniform. He is also partly responsible for the fire escapes at boardinghouses and hotels, on which jhe is expected to report. The Marton Borough Council would meet with the wishes of a number of ratepayers if it added the Superintendent to its list of inspectors’ salaries at a reasonable figure. November the month of Roses, the most charming month of the year. What to wear! Don’t let this trouble you, but pay a visit to Lloyd’s and you will find just what you want amongst the enormous selection of smart up-to-date novelties, stylish ready-to-wear goods, fashionable fabrics and charming millinery. It will pay you to do your shopping at Lloyd’s. The prices will save you money and you will find just what you want.* Messrs Spence and Spence’s special sale of showroom goods is meeting with great success. There has been quite a rush on the summer hats, coats and dresses. Big economies can now bo effected in the purchase of ladies and children’s wearables at the Bon Marche, Feilding.* If your property is not insured call at or ring up the Standard Insurance Co., Ltd., Broadway, Mar ton. Telephone 97. O. R. Cooke, Rangitikei District Agent. Insurances effected promptly on the mos - reasonable terms. —Advt. All chemists keep Tonking’s Linseed Emulison, because people demand' a safe and certain cure for colds. Is 6d, 2s 6d, 4s 6d,