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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10737, 30 August 1913, Page 4

In the Auckland divorce case the petition of William Henry Paterson was dismissed. ' Mr O. M. Whictington has been ' elected chairman of Hawke's Bay Education Boaid for the fifth successive term. The preliminary test of Napier ; municipal trams is in progress. The service is expected to be available for the publio in a week's time. Hawke's Bay Education Board has adopted a resolution urging, that the" minimum salary oft teachers .in the backblocks schools should be raised to £l3O. .''"". . > -f For uttering forgßd cheques at Wanganui, Thomas Batkin ,„and Ohandos Richard Batkin were yester- ; day oommifcted to the Supreme Court . for sentence. Robert Anderson, aged 49, first ' saloon steward on the Makura, com--1 mitted suicide on the voyage from Sydney, He nearly cat his head off with a razor. He evidently he'd his head over a lavatory basin while he committed the deed. Walter Medley Hulston,found guilty . at Christohurch Supreme .Court, of receiving stolen.goods, was sentenced ' to two years reformative treatment. ! Judge Denniston commented in strong terms on the fact that Halston.at the age of 15, was placed in charge of a barber's shop which haa j become a resort, of thieves. , The Marton Brass Band will give another of their popular concerts in r the Park on Sunday afternoon, com- • msnoing at 3 o'clock A■* choice programme, fnclading sacred selections, will be rendered by a band of 1 24. A special feature of the. prot gramme will be a Serenade by one I of America's foremost composers, entitled "Moonbeams." 1 Every man looks well if his hat suits him. It is tihe aim of the store ! "Where the good hatE are" to en- • deavour to suit and satisfy every client in offering them the very best headwear obtainable. Our new ar- , rival of Jhats, carefully selected six months ago, are drawn fromJeading ■' English, Austrian and Italian manuj facurers. —Lewis and Cameron, Mar- . ton *

In the House yesterday the epidemic was discussed. Referring to Mr Reed's statement that.there were 2000 cases in the Bay of Islands electorate, Sir Joseph Ward asked how could a man go through the country suffering from the disease for weeks and still be alive, if he really had smallpox? The history of smallpox showed that its victims died off like flies

In St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church at the morning service the Rev. H. J. Fletcher, of Taupo, will give an address on Mission work among* the Maoris. He will also address the afternoon meeting at Tutaenui. The evening service in St. Andrew's will be conductedby KeV. A. Porter, when a special sermon will be given to men on' the life story of William Borden, hero missionary to the Arabs. .' The sarvices at the Junction Hall in the evening, will be conducted .by Mr Geo. Gregory. Special musio and singing will be given. Messrs E. Lloyd and Co. commence their first new season's display of new novelties this week. Large shipments are now arriving weekly from their London buyers.The variety and styles for the com-, ing season arc the most charming yet exhibited, and the values are on a competitive basis with' the keenest competitor. A cordial invitation is extended to the residents of this dis triot to inspect their latest fashions. * BOX 23. MANGA WEKA, is always crammed full of mail orders from every corner of the district. We have the goods that sell,, and the public are 6iot, slow at finding out where the good thinas" aie to be bought at a small cost Almost every .boat that enters the harbours of the Dominion bring something' new and novel for" Stewart's Oent/al Book Arbade,. Mangaweka. *

ing, have'just opened" up magnificent selections of new Spring milli'i^y^n'fehat^ yfeyf^in/the» showroom' on ■-. Thursiay

At London « constable named Murphy lias been sentenced to 18 months for relieving a man of £2, whom he had arrested.- .

It iB reported that the portrait of an old man bj Rembrandt has ' been discovered in the storeroom of the Oalais Museum. Examination of the picture revealed nnder - paint fonr signatures of Rembrandt, dated 1648; ' John Colbeck, a son of the late Onpfc. Col back, aged 62, was found dead .on the premises of the Auckland Club, yesteiday. Death, was due.'to heart failure.

Hawera ratepayers yesterday oarried a proposal to borrow £30,000 for street improvements and to complete drainage, but rejected a pioposition to raise £12,000 for a Municipal Opera House. James Leslie McGregor, land agent at Hamilton, was yesterday, -eommitted for trial for breaches'' of the Bankruptcy Act. Alfred Brassed, a farmer, of Rotorua, was also committed on a simillar charge.

The body of Ettie Douglas, aged 37, a married woman, who left a note on July 29th at Cambridge stating that she intended to drown herself, has been found in the, Waikato river. At- the inquest a verdict of suicide while temporarily insane was returned.

Mr Percy Stevens announces a hue art sale on behalf cf Mr J. Douglas Perrit, the well known artist, whose works have commanded ready sales throughout New . Zealand, Australia and Eaxope. Catalogues are in pre paration and the sale will be held probably on Saturday, September 6. The Review took a plebiscite of Tokio ladies on the question of an ideal husband. The majority described the principle qualities .as miserly, manly, appearance, does not put his face inside the kitahen, does not criticise his wife's hats, does not drink heavily, is fat nor ! jealous.

The new premises at the corner of Broadway and High Street, Marton, are now out of the builders' hands Mulinder this morning opened up one of these shops with a full stock of groceries and ironmongery. Needless to say, he has the best of quality.that could be procured, also believing that small profits and quick returns; is the best motto. The public of Marton will be startled, if they will visit the Progressive Store, at the remarkable prices for* which th'ey can secure the necessaries of life and thus reduce the cost of living.*

'Letters from several correspondents evince a desire to use Bible iriSchools movement as a text for attacking the Bible and the Christian religion. We decline to allow such correspondence, which cannot serve any useful purpose, and is calculated to give pain to others. We regret to notice fcnat some of our contemporaries are allowing their columns to be used for ribald attack's qp the faith of many people. ' These correspondents are themselves proving how desirable it is that the State should not permit the introduction of religions strife into-our schools. Be .Fair, to your --Corns—order "Anticor'.' the perfect Safety Corn Shaver, from yaur local dealer today.' Only 2s 6d. Immediate' comfort guaranteed or your money back.*