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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10550, 15 January 1913, Page 4

The Duchess of Connaught is steadily recoveringjt'rom her attack of peritonitis. The current British naval programme includes 25-knot battleships burning oil fuel. Explorers have unearthed ' the ancient city of Bethshemesh, 30 miles from Jerusalem.

A four roomed house and contents at Masterton, owned by Rangi Kerehoma and occupied by Frank Boyle, was destroyed by fire last night. The furniture was insured for £IOO.

A son of Mr Bottcher, of Rongotea, on Saturday, together with his sister, was driving from the butter factory at Rpngotea, when a bull suddenly leaped a fence on to the road near by the trap. The horse swerved and the two young people were thrown out on to the road, a wheel of the trap passing over the boy's head as he lay on the ground. Miss Bottcher escaped injury. The lad, who sustained several nasty cuts and bruises about the face and head, was brought to the Palmerston Hospital.—Manawatu Times.

Owing to the lack of domestic help farmers' wives are having the life of galley slaves. What with the task of rearing big families, mikling cows, baking, cooking, and household chores, the lot of the farmer's wife is no't a happy one at present. Servants or lady helps on the farm are almost an unknown quantity, and lucky the farmer's wife who can compress her toil within 16 hours out of the 2i in the present busy season. No wonder the married women soon look old, when their working hours aro beyond all reason. Sixteen hours' toil per day is out of the question, and yet this kind of white slavery is generally practised on many farms iuTTapanui district. —Tapanui Courier.

If you have a cold, take Tonking's

| Linseed Emulsion, and you'll soon f fiud that you haven't a cold at all. j Is 6d, 2s "(id. 4s 6d.

WHAT SHALL I READ NEXT?— i Mangaweka's Central Book Arcade j has absolutely the latest books to I choose from after the bustle of j Christmas. Novelties. {[music j stationery and Ornament:- - . District j agent for Pauline reliable jiaper patterns. —Frank Stewart, Box 23. I Mangaweka.*

As a result of the circular saw accident Robt. McCullough died at Auckland Hospital yesterday morning.

Mrs and Miss Dalrymple, Rangitikei, who have been on a pleasure visit "to the Old Country, are passengers by the Remuera. James David Clifton has been remanded at Hastings Magistrate's Court on a charge of attempting an unnatural offence.

At the inquest on John Brady, who fell off a river steamer at Wanganui last week, and was drowned, the verdict was accidental death.

Some very heavy crops of oats are being harvested in the Masterton district just now, says the Age. In one or two cases they are expected to produce nearly one hundred bushels to the acre.

At Auckland this morning a man, whose name isfbelieved Riley, fell down the hold of the steamer Rakanoa, and received serious*injuries to his head. He was removed to the hospital in a serious condition. a Constable Gerald "Wade, who was shot by a striker atWaihi inJNovember, is now in Auckland, and is well on the road to good health. The bullet is still embedded in his side, and he has been examined by Drrs. Lewis and Murray, who took an X-ray [photograph, £ locating the ttie bullet. It has yet to be decided whether an operation will be necessary for its removal.

A start has been made with the erection of pens, etc., at the Marton Racecourse for the Marton A. & P. Association's Show on February 13th, 1918. Schedulesjwill on Saturday and may be obtained on application to tiie Secretary. Mr E. Newman, M.P., has received intimation from the Hon. Mr Herries, Minister of Railways, that he will visit Rangitikei about the first week in connection with the question of Sandon Tramway extension.

From to-night the usual fortnightly parades of Marton Senior Cadets and Territorials will be held as usual. The Senior Cadets are summoned to attend the first parade of the new year to-night, when a good muster is expected. £The Territorials parade to-morrow night.

H. J. Richards was arrested on board the steamer Maunganui at Bluff on Monday, charged with forging a cheque for £5 on a firm of solicitors at Martinborough. At the Court yesterday, Richards was remanded to appear at Martinborough on the 22nd inst.

Another drowning fatality it is feared occurred at Wanganui this (Wednesday) at 4 o'clock. A married man named Arthur Hill Campbell left his house in Wanganui East, shantily clad, and has not bben seen since. It is thought he got into the river and the police are dragging it. The annual general meeting of members of the Marton Athletic Club will be held in the Coronation Hall at 8 o'lcock to-morrow evening, when the report and balancesheet for past year will be considered and election of officers. After ten years" service as secretary fer the Club Mr Arthur Way does not intend to seek re-election on account of his other secretarial duties.

A painful scene occurred at Auckland railway station yesterday afternoon, when several Waihi miners, who had attended the funeral of William Sullivan were jeered |at by a number of Federationists and called scabs and mongrels. The Feds. bad assembled for the purpose of seeing off a comrade named Harvey. TliOglatter not putting in an appearance, they allowed their feelings to get the upper hand. Parry, McLennan and Ganam, Federation leaders, were on the platform, but took no part in the demonstration.

A double drowning fatality occurred at New Brighton yesterday afternoon. A married * ; woman, named Mabel Highet, aged 32, the wife of Gibb Highet, of Christchurch, was bathing in the River Avon at Herring Bay, when she got

out of her depth, and into difficulties. A brother-in-law, John Highet, aged 37, who was bathing at the time, went to her assistance, but was dragged under. Both were drowned. Mrs Highet had two small children,r'five and [three years, on the bank of the river when the

tragedy happened. Dragging operations commenced shortly afterwards. The bodies were recovered, and taken to the city morgue. The hearing of an appeal by George Lamborn Gripman, against

his distuissaltfroni the|service of the Dunedin and'Kaikorai Tram Com-

pany was concluded yesterday afternoon. The Magistrate, Mr Widdowson, in'giving hisfdecision on behalf of the Board, said a preliminary point was raised by Mr Stephens that an appeal did not lie as a week's notice had been given. The Appeal Board held that section 6 of the Tramways Amendment Act, 1912, gave a right of appeal in all cases. It came to the conclusion that the appellant's dismissal from the service of the Company for the

reasons given was too severe and that it should be set aside. The determination of the Board was:—l. That the appellunt's dismissal, being too severe, should set aside; 2. That in lieu thereof the appellant be suspended for two months from 2'7th .November, 1012 ; and 8. That the appellant be reinstarted in the service of the company as spare griprnan on 3?th January. News was received in Helensville

shortly before 12 o'clock 'yesterday that the North Tehana-Heiensville train had collided with a large white motor car at the crossing near the Kaukapakapa railway station. It was found that the car, occupied by Mr and Mrs Dudley Hill, Mrs Frank Gordon and Mr Denton Tanner, of SStheg Hawkes' \ Bayg district, had been run into by the engine, the occupants being thrown out. Dr. Meinhold pronounced life extinct in the case of Mrs Gordon. Mrs Hill was hot badly injured, but was extensively bruised and suffering from shock. Mr Tanner received a bad fracture of the left knee, also severe cuts .and bruises over the head and body. Mr Hill

had two ribs broken, and severe cuts and bruises over the body, head and face. All the injured should recover. Mr Tanner and Mrs Hill, who were seated in the back of the car, state that they have ro recoi-

] lection how the accident happened—•Mr Hiii, who was driving the car, states that he was not aware ot the crossing. As he w;:s looking ahead, he noticed no sign, and did not hear

the train whistle. Mrs Gordon was seated beside Mr Hill. The party was from Kawke's Bay, on a touring trip.

St. Petersburg reports that Czarevitcli is laid up in bed. A Frenchman, named Louis, killed by a kick from a horj Aohanga yesterday. Turkey breeding, says the 1 Express,* is an increasing indi on farms in the neighbourhod

London. In this case the shealfl the birds and their astonishing were attributed to secrets of res —to their active life and to "da lion salad" with which the]

were regaled'when they werejchi While Surrey and Sussex fowls fattened for the market by habran mash thrust down their tht through the agency of a force t the turkey fattens naturally. As winter deepens the meals are \ made rather more Gargantuan; then more meal is given the morning and a greater arq ( of grain in the afternoon. But real English Christmas tut] which greatly excels both in and delicacy the rather mej white birds that*:come,from 'Aus and Eastern Europe, is fed naturally as a pheasant. The di| ence is that he sometimes ge| warm meal and may observe that luxuries of lite increase as Decern approaches. Mr J. W. Poynton, the Pah stob new S. M., was welcomed j full Bar at Court yesterday, ana the course of a very interest; reply, he said that the position oi magistrate was a very important ( —and rightly so —in the Brit community. One of the reasi was that the British people \s better colonisers than other natio When a new place was coionii other countries erected a fort i ruled the place by military l 8 On the other hand, the Brit people built a courthouse, wi they met, and their grievances wi settled, not]jby military law, but the Magistrate. The position a Magistrate was very importa Several positions were offered to speaker, and he informed the Mit ter that he would take this one. Poynton then referred to an ea association with Palrserston. had gone there in 1898. The disti was a very fine one, centrally si ated between Hawke's Bay a Wanganui. The town would ah remain first of the inland This was rightly so, owing to very good position. The dim was good, and the Bar was goodi thespeaker hoped he would long main their Magistrate. The jx tion, though an important one, i also very pleasant. Although Magistrate could not give satiai tion to everybody, yet he could gi satisfaction to many. If he follow the rules laid down, he would ceive help from every mrmber oft community. If he was courteoui everybody, and always acted what he conscientiously believed be right, and kept himself free fo favouritism, he would have t hearty .help of the community. 1 course of action would have ! earnest attention, and he woi endeavour to be fair and imparti to all.

Messrs E. Lloyd & Co.'s gi stock taking sale is proving a grJ draw. The firm's premises in Bros way, Marton, were thronged fl last two days with . patrons, evl department presented a scene of aj mation. The low prices for so exceptionally new and up-td-di stock are bringing in a host of id buyers. The secret of successgliesl the fact that Lloyd's run real gd ine sales.*