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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10660, 31 May 1913, Page 4

Owing to the telegraph ofiic© being closed and the working of labour awards, the Rangifclkei- Advocate will not be issued on King’s Birthday, Tuesday, 3rd June. A dance will bo held in the Social Hall, Marton Junction, on June 3rd, in aid of the Junction Band’s fund. An elderly man, Thos. Bareou, committed suicide at Hcrorsta, Canterbury, yesterday with a shot gun. New York reports that in the Roosevelt libel case yesterday Farfieid, Loeb and Edward Heller, naturalist of the African hunting expedition, and several newspaper men, testified to Mr Roosevelt’s sober habits. The services at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Marton, tomorrow at 11 a.m and 7 p.m., and

at Tutaeuni at 9,30 p.m. will be conducted bv Rev. A. Porter, and at Marton Junction at 7 p.m. by Mr Gomes. Taking time by the forelock ia an old time saying of much value —it certainly would seem to be such accordiug'-to the advertisement to-day of Mr T. Barton on page 8 concerning ■ the special offer he makes of- oatmeal. *

_Bangit:ke! street, Palmerston I IS'orth, is still moving ahead. I Several basin ess firms in that street have decided to increase the size of their premises, amnug the number being the Jlauawatu Machinery Exchange .'Company. The latter find it necessary, owing to Increasing business, to greatly enlarge their premises. A bag of -mails disappeared from the steamer Kina shortly before she left Westport i'er Lyttelton. It was placed iu the chart room on Tuesday evening, and missed about 11 p.m. When the Kina arrived at midnight detectives went aboard to investigate, but they did not obtain information of any value. Wellington Acclimatisation Soli cicty has resolved to urge Govern- !' jx-eiifc to discontinue the unwise policy of allowing the indiscriminate slaughter of opossums in districts such ns Paraparanmu, where they are doing no damage and that these valuable annuals shculd be protected and allowed to be shot or trapped during a regular scf-Ecn cf | not more than three months iu win- I tor, and only on payment of a | S’ a licence i'co. It was urged 1 that by this meuau an industry cf im-pGrt:-:.;’oe "would be created. The Mr.rton Brunch of the Overseas 01 no ccio ova tied Empire Day with, a daaeo In tho Town li-jiil last evening, when there were about eighty couples present, The hall was tastefully decor*,red with banting, and t!ia floor was i« perfect order. The music was supplied by (JrozierA Premiere Orchestra, and ; could not possibly have boon ex- ! celled. Extras wore plaved by | Misses C. Man- (3), AL\i : 'w ami [ 11. Brads. The -supper provnu-d by! tb’O ladies was of a dainty nature. | Messrs G. K. Barnett, A. Way, .1. | Warwick, G. Argo and u B. T. performed the duties cf MA. O ,'and | |Mr G. H. Barnett as secretary was f j indefatigable iu his efforts to nroI vide a pleasant evening 7 o amusement. 1 O:; Saturday the Club celebrated ■ Empire Day by a huge boa lire. • which was] the first lighted in the \ Empire that•evcniag/Aad which had I been arranged for by Dr, Warren 1 ; and Mr I. Gibbs. | | The gross payments f-u Old Age t I Pensions for y;uo £■' 15,7(U). I |as ag.i'n 1 r"I V),bed for the tnevions > I year. TT - •* c payments, clssr fie- I I dnetiou or refunds, end with credits S I from Tea endowment x'-vl totalled I ! £397,0H;). The nnnsbov of ciai i I lodge;! icM veer was 3-110, Inch ; ; 2975 in the nv;r;-i..«’:.s y.-v, and the i ' number ircantt-.d 2U60 uy.umvt, 3=148. j I The pensioners who died a umbered |’ cancelled to eg lion 036 The "decrease * in Old Age Pensions this your is due ? to the fact fuit 08.6 Gv.i Ago Pen- | oiens have been cancel ie:; bv heiny | converted into mi litsvv pensions. | The pros.-; puynieuA u?f- d- i in;,r of Widows' Pension* totalled £3.3,114, and tho number of claims j • lodged wee (s,'.*U. Of V7iU military i

i pensions ma dm pi du ij. v.vro gramme. • : • T.bo rwospeccr- * liability for the cm - ; i » rent voar exceed:; dnO.udO. ; j Oji”p»gc I, Mow; E. Lloyd pr C ! : I are advertising a great hoc? and \ sale, also in too wonted cnp'm-: ! i I special attention is direct d W ;■ . ’ ? of t'-sir loading dcpwMion'n:, , . ! ■ I Thursday they will make a sp m < * exhibition of new f!;ro: tur r. ; •: \ with special reduced prices for x:, • ; ■ tomes made to order. LcvHc.-i ‘ - i ■ do well to inspect iUewc id, I ww I & Cod's windows and me dew • ; I trcimsly moderate toev con c: ■< c smart costume made from such wd-c----five material;'.* < The discriminating plug ennd r ' bays GOLDEN EdGLii PEdd.Aromatic, sweet aud cool. It m c m i : best of all brand:-, Try a plug.— !; you’ll like it, " li For Influenza take Woods’ GmM a Peppermint Core. if ever fails, j* c (ri 2s Gd vV

A petition is being signed in Auckland asking for a public enquiry into the recent railway collision at New Lynn. At Palmerston Court judgment was given for plaintiff in the case of Prank Harris & Go. v. Rora Hakaraia, for erection of the Major Kemp memorial in Wanganui. A sharp shock of earthquake was felt at Melbourne yesterday morning. There were preliminary tremors at 8 35, and the maximum at 8.37. All the disturbances ceased at 8.46. The Public Works Committee decided to recommend a trans-harbour cantilever bridge from Dawes Point ito Milson’s Point, carrying four railway lines, two roadways and one footway, at a cost of two and three-quarter millions. At the adjourned inquest at Ashburton on Jospeh Walter Stephens, who was found drowned in the Domain swimming bath on the 23rd, the ooronar returned a verdict of suicide while temporarily insane. W. G. Garrard, who lately rej signed tiie secretaryship of Canterbury Rugby Union, after 19 years office, on Thursday night received a i silver tea and coffeo service from Canterbury footballers in appreciation of his work. ! The clearing sale of jewellery, | watches, silverware and leather I goods now being conducted by Mr j A. B. Ekatedt In Marion is being well patronised. The whole stock is to bo cleared at a sacrifice in order to close the business and any offer of a reasonable nafcaro will not be refused.*

j The Kia Ora Depot, Marton, have j taken over all the garden tools, | gloves, etc., from Messrs Bees and * Upchurch, and will in future keep a stock of garden requisites. They have also been appointed sole agsnts for the Dominion spade, cf solid steal, imported from the Hardy Patent Pick 00., Sheffield. At Ashburton Magistrate’s Court yesterday the Defence authorities proceeded against Wallace Alexander Boss, a member of She Territorial forces, on a charge oi" taking liquor into the recent “casual” camp at Crari. Defendant pleaded guilty, and as he had already been fined 10s by the Defence authorities for the breach of discipline, and the case was the hrst of the kind in Canterbury, a nominal penalty of 40s was indicted. Edward Robert Hill appeared at Ashburton Court yesterday on a charge of keeping liquor for sale in a no-licensa district. Forty-four bottles of whisky had been discovered, by tho police under a false bottom of che cupboard in the defendant’s kitchen, a week ago, and consequently he did not attempt to defend the case. A line of £SO was inflicted.

la the Divorce Division, at Christchurch, a decree nisi, with tha custody of the children, and costs on the lowest scale, was granted in McKenzie v. McKenzie, wife’s petition; a decree nisi was granted in Morlaud v. Morland, wife’s petition; Blgwood v. Big-wood, husband’s petition; Acourt v. Acourt, wife’s petition; Saner v. Sauer, wife’s petition; Rankin v. Eankin, husband’s petition; and Moss V. Boss, wife’s petition. . A meeting of Feilding Farmers’ Union .Iwaa Isold yesterday to make final arrangements for tba ploughing match on June llth. A vote of thanks vt-is accorded Fending A. and P. Association for its donation of £lO 10s. Mr Kouken was appolnted judge of horses and Messrs W.. J. Gray, Marton, and Jas. Houghton, Okaiawa, judges of plougihng events Mr G. B. Healey’a special prize of a pair of. blinkers Will be awarded for best kept horses. The entering committee reported satisfactory progress and the ground committee meet on Monday prior to the match to mark off the ground. i In reference to a telegram stating I that Mr Oawthrou has been ap- | preached to induce him to change f the site of the Holer Physics Observatory from Kelson so Wellington; Miss Mary Proctor states that there 5a absolutely no foundation for the rumour. 800 is in daily correspondence with Mr Gibbs, president of Kelson Institute, who is the representative of Mr Oawthron. and from Isis letter sho finds that ail arrangements are proceeding on the basis originally intended. Miss Proctor adds that from her | knowledge of Mr Caw Miron she is j satisfied there never was any ground | for a belief tit at lie is lively to j change Ids mind, or even that he | had been asked to do so. ax com- | mitteo composed of ;n 1 . wabars of the Astronomical Branch, of the I Philosophical Society of Wellington, I Prof. Adams Government AstroI ncssr. Dr, Hector, Rev. Father Kennedy and Pxof. La by hove besie. .holding meeting;;! to r h t >t , necessary for the proposed Ugwthron * Solar Observatory end their report | will soon be publisher!, ~ | | K p.ceiit severe long distr-imo !. ■ i liwo proved beyond doubt vim won- I ' nor iul cl ay mg per ns of too Kup- | mobile. Over bad no.ids, through i snow covered mountain pusses, across roadless Qiratebcs of v;:h\ ; >ud hilly ; oouih-y. to. ■ gallant i-itic car mtuic its way without mishap. “Ho trouble at any time, ’ ’ said the pilot after tin! tour. \ “Ail I had to do war; to sit tight, and Gc-cr, while the others—-the ; big car.-;—wara lagging . behind, aula deep in mud, ” Yea." there ia no doubt about it, the Hupp is the ideal car for the i>:ua who desires to get abroad quickly. It has ail tho virtues of the nigh powered extensive curs. Yet the cost in in comparison, infinitesimal. StandardYaticu of pur's, enormity , of output, careful ficr'-mical management, have ilknuwSha Ira op’s prr'm.l.v.v:; h':---- Y h," M; .vH-nn A-mmem v ITme.pYY yd - price,; \ r-'rye i'rom TWO to GY) it comm to I •ym mmphro wRY Wind nhiHn, j Gcuhn-s s.:.'X/H.:YriDCK'\Y''6a. I . AG GAMUT. role ny nis If.,- Yr.::y ; j ' _ -lend for IGmyimm; Din I _/■ H Ck.i. C ; n Fk j J, .Guv-ton ; i hm'f-nJR & CD., agents for Man-j gaw oka district, * " j NOTHING TO EQUAL IT, ' “Fox too immediate relief and complete cure of influenza there is ■-'y"hin;,y cqrml to Uh.u.mberiain’s - { QO'.n meza-dy,” write;: Aiic Tunny ~ Snnmtm _ Miirrawa.h, Tasmania, j *'a yaw relicvt'd me of thf; com- ' ; ; A:Y i,;ei I have recommend/ d m g : ; ' me;,;:'hmnn; who have lon ml >*; to j ■mu coughs and colds hi ai,mo;h: :;tv I ] form. Cue close has always vived t j relief and one botrle Riwuya ’ {■ •‘■f's my coh'hv. ” Formic -cot- Y rVhere. ’ s

Dargaville reports that the steamer Inga is discharging Jcargo at Aoroa, and will probably have to be wholly lightered before the extent of the damage is revealed.

The. practical examinations for the Royal Academy and the Royal College of Music this year will be conducted by Mr P. de G English, who has not previously visited New Zealand. Mr English is a musician of long experience; his first appointment dating from 1886 and his appointment as examiner from 1903. Since then has conducted examinations on behalf of the Board in all parts *of England, Australia, and South Africa, and his appointment, to New Zealand gthis year may certainly be viewed with satisfaction. Dr. Warren is honorary Marton :) representative.

“Prices for sheep in this district will go sky-high next spring, * was the confident assurance of ?' prominent Gisborne sheep during a chat with a Gisborne Time* reporter last week. There had been absolutely no growth during the long spell of drought in tke si nmer, he asserted, with the res - A that the grass had been absolute eaten to the last vestige. Particularly was this the case with regard to feed for cattle. He knew of some farmers who had hung on to their \ cattle, with the result that tfie feed* had petered cut. They o hid no+ get rid of them, as cattle a drug in the market, owing to the general shortage of-fed. The result was*that they had now to pay ga much as la a week for grazing, which; would make their lines of cattle asy thing bat a paying proposition. Questioned as to the reason for the large shipments of sheep which were being made from thb Gisborne district to southern ports, he replied that this was owing to the same cause-—shortage of . + eed. The country districts were now looking fresh and green, but the grass was not there in sufficietis quantity to pasture all the flocks. When the grass carao on in the | spring everyone would be wanting to stock up again, and, “mark my words,” he repeated, “prices will go sky-high.”

Women as a rule are the most consistent tea drinkers, and the multiplication of tea-rooms and teai ’ kiosks throughout the Dominion affords striking evidence of the in-, oreasing popularity of tea. The women cf New Zealand may be*» classed as tea connoisseurs, for theyshow a decided preference for-. Crescent Tea, which is rich and strong, of delicious flavour and sold at 2s, Is lOd and ts Sd par lb,* Every plug smoker should try GOLDEN EAGLE PLUG. It cutseasily, .has a delightful fragrance and aroma, is cool aud sweet, and it won’t burn the tongue.

Warner’s Eust-proof Corsets. In the latest models the bust is low and full. Flexible corsetting above' the waist is the result—the newest figure fashion. Perfect comfort with figure elegance,*