Mr Desmond Campbell, of th« railway olerical staff, Marton, has received word* of bis transfer to Auckland. An: Auckland message says,:—A lad named Altrill, a son of O. Altrill, a resident of was out shooting with a young companion, and on rising from a crouching position h« presumably touched the trigger of the gun which was discharged, with the result that he was killed. -This differs materially from the first account of the occurrence. Gisborne reports that a serious acoident occurred to a co-operative worker, D. Oroniu, on the railway works four miles beyond Matawai. "Cronin was engaged diving a horse attached to a truck through a outting on the railway construction works when he fell and before he could roll clear the truck passed over him ,severely injuring his head and shoulders and a number of his ribs were broken. It is a miracle he was not killed outright. He was taken to Gisborne Hospital. It wate decided at a committee meeting of Court Little John last evening to celebrate this year's anniversary by a social and dance. On previous occasions it has been found that the Court ioom has been much too small .and this has seriously affected the comfort of the larga number who always look forward to this popular annual event. This year the committee have booked the Town Hall for June 6th and this anniversary promises to eclipse all previous ones. In the case of Emil Hansen against Michael Leonard, a cab driver, claiming £53, balance of £?, which plaintiff entrusted to defendant on a joy ride extending over some days, Mr Kettle, S.M., at Auckland gave judgment for plaintiff for £4O. He said the affair was disgraceful from start to finish. Plaintiff, who was foolish in liquor, handed over a large sum to the cabman, who betrayed his trust. The Magistrate added that he had no sympathy with plaintiff and regretted that he could not hand the money to some charitable institution. Christoliuroh lady benefits and says:—"l have used Tonking's Linneed Emulsion for the past five months for myealf and family. It is the .best we have ev.erftried, baing a groat benefit to ma during an attack of bronchitis." Stop coughing at once. More easily said than done, eh! Ton try Tonking's Linseed Emulsion *and see. It relieves at onco and suit* everyDody.* ' Blankets, Ruga, and Down Quilts are a necessity for the cold wintry weather now upan us. Messrs Sperioe and Spence, of Feilding, have a replace advertisement drawing vattention to the advantages of buying th®sie goods from th«m at rookbottom prices and oarriago paid.*' For Children's Hacking Cough at sight, Woods' Groat Peppermint Curt Is 6d, 2s 6d,
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10639, 7 May 1913, Page 8
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445Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10639, 7 May 1913, Page 8
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