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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11570, 10 May 1916, Page 4

The annual meeting of the Saudon Old Boy’s Association will be held in the Sanson Town Hall on Saturady evening next 8 o’clock. A grand gala in aid of Y. M. (J. A, and Red Cross Funds will be bold in the school grounds at Sandon Block on Wednesday, 17th May. An auction sale of 70 sheep and 10 head cattle will start at 1.80. Games and competitions are on the programme, and a concert and dance will be held in the evening. The Manawatu Mills Co., Palmerston North, notify that they have a limited quantity of John Brown seed wheat from a 55 bushel crop. This line seed wheat has proved to be the best cropper in this district, and early application is necessary in order to secure the seed.

Messrs Cooper and Sorby, aucHamilton, advertise farther particulars of the Kawa Swamp, comprising some 4000 acres of heavy alluvial laupo and flax swamp, situated on the Main Trunk Line alongside of the Te Kawa railway station, 7 miles south of Te Awamutu. This property will be sold by public auction at the King’s Theatre, Hamilton, on Thursday, June Ist, at 11 a.m. (Winter Show week.) The terms of sale are notified in the advertisement.

The .National Apple Show, which was opened at the Wellington Town Hall yesterday, is the first exhibition of the kind held in New Zealand. Its 'success exceeds the most sanguine anticipations. The display of all kinds of fruit is indeed nothing sort of marvellous, considering what little preparation was made. Arrangements for holding a show devoted almost entirely to apples were started so recently that the Auckland Pwwince is almost out of it. So far as Nelson is concerned, growers have had little oyer a week in which to select their samples. The apples are fair samples, being taken from ordinary commercial lots, and in view of this fact the goodly display is most surprising.

Disobedience of British Admiralty orders is now reported (states an exchange) to have been the cause of the blowing up of the P. and O. liner Maloja, with great loss of life, it appears that the Maloja, after she left London, February 36, and stopped at the Downs to discharge the Thames pilot, a naval vessel came alongside, and hade her anchor until further orders. No reason for this order was given, and the vessel, it is said, disregarded it and proceeded on her course. Off Dover she encountered a drifting mine.' Nearly two hundred people perished in the catastrophe which ensued. The (Junard liner Panuonia, which left London nearly at the same time, obeyed instructions, and was anchored at the Downs for two days before she received word that she could safely proceed to New Y ork.

Messrs Lloyd’s, Ltd. are advertising on page one the noted all-wool Swanndn waterproof coats* these are stocked in ladies’ motor and riding coats, also in men’s walking and riding coats. Every garment is guaranteed waterproof. These noted coats have stood a most rigorous test throughout the Taranaki district and are now pronounced by every settler that has given them a trial, to be the most satisfactory waterproof coat on the market. Messrs Lloyd’s, Ltd. are the manufacturers’ agents for this district.*

S?Joiners are required the Saab and Door Factory, Marton.

The Marton ponndkeeper notifies that a black mare will be sold mi Saturday.

The dressmaking class will be enrolled at the Technical School at 7 p.m. , this evening. Mr Hi 1 Iyer, late of H.M.S. Philomel, inserts a notice of thanks to the Ranigtikei Patriotic Society and the residents of Marton.

Ninety-five donnds an acre was refused about a fort-night ago for a farm of 60 acres be-tween -Pending and Awahtfri,

Mrs Maud J essop, of Marton, notifies that she will apply for a certificate to sell New Zealand wine at the Rangitikei Licensing Committee on Bth Julie. The Governor and Countess of Liverdool, accompanied by Mr Gavin Hamilton, private secretary, and Mr H. Hermore, MT9rC., left Wellington last night/for Rotorua, where they intend to remain until May 20th, on winch day they will leave tot Wellington, arriving here nest morning. Those desiring to spend a pleasant and profitable evening will not miss the social to be held in the Marton Wesley Hall to-night. An interesting programme of music, games, competitions and a stirring address by the Rev. L. Hunt has been arranged by the married men of the Guild and will conclude with supper. The social is open to all,' but non-members will pay 6d admjsison. The death of another old resident of Marton in Carlston Henrichs took place at the Wanganui Hospital at an early hour this morning. Deceased had been a sufferer from rheumatics for a number of years, and on account of internal troubles he was removed to the hospital on Tuesday afternoon. He leaves a married family of a daughter and two sons to mourn their loss. The funeral will leave his late residence in Follett Street at 2 o’clock to-mor row afternoon for the Mt. View cemetery.

In the list of the returning soldiers by the next ship appears the name of Aubrey C. M. Siceiy, of Marton, who last year resigned Shis position as computer and draughtsman in the Government Survey Office at Napier, put off his marriage, and enlisted as a private" in the Btfa Reinforcement. In Egypt he was aopointed surveyor to a new Engineering Corps, then , being fformed, and was to be sent to England [for special training, but unfortunately contracted rheumatic fever, sent to hospital and then invalided home, 1h view of the probability of compulsory legislation, an improvement in the National Register has received further cousidertaion by the Government, The National Register Act provides that any person who wilfully neglects to forward his registration card is liable to a minimum fine of £5 and a maximum of £IOO or six mouths’ imprisonment. The Government Statistician’s Department has sworn information against a large number of persona in all parts of the country whom they have reason to believe have brought themselves within the penal provisions of the Act. The Minister of Internal Affairs states that the authorities will in the more flagrant cases institute prosecutions, but in all cases where a man fails through ignorance a further opportuniy will be given. Those who obtain a registration card from the Post Office and fill it in.forthwith will not be proceeded against. Those who fail to taxe advantage of this final opportunity to carry out their obligations will be prosecuted