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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10640, 8 May 1913, Page 4

Sydney reports that there is still a sonth east gale, exceptional rain, / and the sea is very rough. A British syndicate of leading shipbuilders has obtained a contract for the first instalment of the Portuguese navy, involving one and a half millions. ' Wellington Fire Brigade’s report shows that the losses during the year totalled £83,803. The Whitcombe & Tombs’ fire accounted for £41,283. At Leichhardt, N. S. W., a woman named Mrs Ofaeyne, suffering from depression dne to illhealtb, shot her three years old child, inflicting a dangerous wound, and then shot ' herself dead. At Salonika, Sabinas, the Greek King's assassin, was being taken to the magistrate’s room for interrogation. He was handcuffed when, he was removed. The officials’ attention was divered for Ja moment, and he dashed to a window and fell 450 feet. General Hatton in a speech at the Colonial Institute, London, said he once peronaliy advocated a voluntary system, but no Government was strong enough to carry it out. Therefore he favoured compulsory training in England. During the recent heavy weather two out of the five cables across .Cook Straits were broken, and in consequence telegraphic work between Wellington and Christchurch is suffering delay. The Totanekai arrives from Auckland on Friday to effect repairs. The New Zealand Company’s Whakatane, which left Auckland on Friday, did not arrive at Wellington until early this morning (Wednesday). Owing to the gale sne put into Gisborne for 16 hours, and also met heavy weather from thence to Cook Strait. She suffered no damage. For some time before reaching Gisborne she was only able to steam two knots an hour.

At Hokitika Magistrate’s Court a member of the Charitable Aid Board was charged with having received a payment after becoming ]& member, for work done previous to his appointment. Magistrate Hewitt inflicted a fine of £5 la to enable an appeal, if desired, to be lodged. Defendant signified his intention to refund the amount accepted, £2l.

A circular has been received from headquarters stating that all senior cadets in uniform under an officer will be given a free pass on the railways to the nearest port of call of H.M.S. New Zealand. As far as this district is concerned Wanganui is the nearest and the data of the battleship’s visit is either IGth or 39th June.

Waverley reports the following series of accidents: —J. Blendon was cutting np a sheep, and in doing so put his sharp butchers’ knife on on% side. Here it was discovered by his three-year-old daughter, who commenced chopping the edge of the block. Her bother placed his hand over the aide,and before Mr Blendon could prevent an accident, the knife came down and severed his finger. John Richardson, a resident of Waitotara, was taken to Waverley yesterday suffering from a severely crushed foot, sustained while moving some logs. James Burke, %vas working at Hgutuwera on Monday evening when in making what is known as a “drive,” a small tree fell on his right leg, shattering the fibula.

Only when tea is absolutely pure do you get the highest stimulating power and the least waste. Parity in tea is secured by the utmost care in orery branch of the industry, j from picking of the leaves to marI' keting of the finished product. Orescent Tea is a high grade, pure Tea. It is rich and strong, and i uniform in flavour. Sold in three grades at 2s, la lOd and is 8d per Ih. I REGENT CIGARETTES will | please the inhaler. Smoke them and share in the Great Free Gift j Scheme. Write for Free Gift Oata- | logue to Regent, Box 831. Wellingi ton. Forty Free Gifts. | Messrs. E. Lloyd and Co., Marton, ! are, considerably overstocked in Dress E Tweeds, and in order to' create [ special interest in this department thby wiU make a ten days’ reduction | on all costumes made from . Tweed f up'to 2s Oil per yard. The values are | excellent and the range of selections |is most varied. These new tweeds I will be exhibited in their windows on Saturday, 3rd inst. The price for making costumes from these x weeds will be reduced to SOs. Good It and style guaranteed, *

The North v. South Island Rubgy football match is to be played on -July 38th, but fixing the place wa* •-field over. ; | The Auckland police have received information to-day that a Maori named H. Cook was killed yesterday Lat Um.awera through being jammed • between two logs while engaged in logging. Hnnterville Town Board election ■yesterday resulted in the return of Messrs Berry and Abel, who respectively poHeel 83 and 54. The other ■ candidates scored as follows: —Dallas 30, Dukeson 26, and Ensom 23. The Auckland boardinghouse keepers have decided to raise the tariff by Is a day for casuals from • June Ist, with a further rise of 2s a -day on December Ist. This is stated to be doe to the increased coat of foodstuffs, while the coming exhibition probably influences the step. During the present year five comets are expected to make their appearance. Holmes’ 'comet, which was last seen in 1892, will be the first to become visible. Next month ’the Enske visitor will be seen. -Others announced are Finlay’s, De Vico’s E. Swift’s, and Westphal’s. The last-nanled has not been seen ’for nearly sixty years, and is of unusual size. A well dressed man about 33 years of age, auburn hair, whose pockets oonatained documents bearing the name W. Timperly, and a railway ticket from Hawera to Hastings, sat in the Westport Coal Company’s yard, near Palmertson North station, yesterday afternoon, and died. One of the employees went up and spoke to him, and found that he was dead. The cause was apparently heart disease, Patrick Kennelly, a miner, aged ?3, |single, was .discovered in the Mataura river on Sunday by Constable Henderson of Lumsden, Kennelly. who lived in a hut about two miles from Athol, had been missing since Friday, and it is thought that he was drowned while attempting to cross the river. The body was removed to Garstou, where an inquest was held, aud a verdict was returned that the deceased’s '•death was caused by shock while ■ferying to cross the Mataura river.