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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11697, 17 October 1916, Page 4

A meeting of the Marton Defence Rifle Club will be held at 7.50 tonight in the Drill Hall.

A committee meeting of the Miniature Rifle Club will be held at 8 p.m. to-night. Colonel Logan reports the following members of the Samoan Garrison under medical -treatment: —Lieut Wallerau, Privates Young aud And rews.

At the Marten Police Court this morning, before Mr H. H. Richardson, J.P., John Galway was fined 5s for being drunk on the Marton Railway Station at 1 o’clock this morning.

The annual general meeting of the Sandon branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union will be held at the County Offices, Sanson, on Saturday, 21st inst., at 7.30 p.m. At Wanganui yesterday three young men were charged with a breach of the anti-shouting legislation, and were each fined 30s without costs, while a barmaid, who suppliedjthem with liquor, was fined 10s without costs, and had her license suspended for six months. In the case of the licensee, Mr J. G. Swan, judgment was reserved. At the Wellington Supreme Court yesterday, three men—Frit?. Rierson, Albert W. Westrup, and John Carlson—appeared for sentence on charges of cargo broaching, The Chief Justice, having regard to the men’s youth when taxed by the police, granted probation for six mouths, each accused being ordered to pay £4 towards the expenses of the prosecution. The committee of the Feilding Farmers’ Union resolved on Friday, “That this meeting emphatically protest against the acti.ou of the Shipping Companies jn increasing the freight on wool by an additional penny per lb., and consider their action in this connection unfair to the farmers of this country and unpatriotic to the interests of the Empire. ”

A final reminder is given of the Garden Party and Sale of Work in aid of Dr. Barnardo’s Homos, which will be held to-morrow in Greystnke Bash at Upper Tufaeuui, under the auspices of the Upper'"Tutaenui Dorcas Society. The Marfcon Junction Band will he in attonriunoe|and a coach will leave Thacker’s Stables at about 1- «10.

Ont of eight applicants. Captain W. A. Tullock, assistant harbourmaster, was last evening appointed harbourmaster at Westport, and out of nine applicants. Captain Toiuton, also an assistant harbourmaster, was appointed deputy. Those appointments were made under a reorganisation scheme by which there are a harbourmaster and a deputy in place of a harbourmaster and two assistants.

Mr H. McMauaway at the farewell to Private Allsop at Stand on on Saturday evening, stated that the Lower Rangitikei district had responded most creditably and when conscription was enforced, which might be only a matter of a few dsys, there would be very little for the commissioners to do in this district in the First Division, and if every district had answered the call in the same manner there would be no need of conscription tor some time to come.

The Marton Bov Scouts had their first field day on Saturday afternoon, when over thirty boys uuder Scoutmaster Dixon and A.S. M. Tripe fell in and marched to the racecourse. While there they received some very helpful general instruction from Mr G. Denbow, formerly a Scout in Loudon, and passed part of the afternoon in rudimentary scouting, skirmishing and observation. Relay races filled in the rest of a useful and instructive afternoon. The Scoutmaster is anxious to enrol a patrol of senior boys, and those who are considering the question of joining are requested to call on him to discuss the matter. The toys will understand that each patrol is a more or less independent milt working apart, so that the hoys will have free scope unhampered by smaller boys. The K. Z. Times states that news has been received by cablegram of the death in Brantford, Ontario, of Mr Howard Jacksgn , a one : trme well known resident” in Dunedin and Lawrence. Mr Jackson was born in 1847,and was educated at Mill Hill School, Saffron Walden. He arrived in Auckland in 1858. Previous to his taking over the management of the Blue Spur Mine, Mr Jackson w&s engineer to the 35. and C. Aid Corporation and laid off many of the Pending reads, leaving the Public Works .Department for that purpose. Prior to this he was engaged laying off the railway line between Marton and Feilding, and was well known in Marten, where he used to spend week ends. A few years ago he left New Zealand for Canada to join his son, who had established himself in business as a civil engineer.

Our prices always leave yon a little over for other things—that-is why we are always making (and keeping) customers. Bpying groceries tor cash eliminates hookkeeping amt had debts, and eliminating canvassing and delivery costs also keeps onr prices consistently lower than others. —Hodder and Tolley’s grocery section, Marton.

Further claims dealt with hy the War Pensions Board last weeks bring the total number,of pensions granted to 4313, of an annual value of £20,(SGO, average per pension £4O. On Friday evening last a farewell social and dance was held at Waituna in bouour of Private Edward England, son of Mr E. F. England, home on final leave. The commodious wool shed of MilEnglaiul, which was decorated for the occasion, gave ample accommodation li'or the large number present. For “the dance Mr Mayhew was M.C., and Mr Hooper provided the music. During the evening Private England was presented with a wristlet w’atch as a memento from his friends. It was not until morning, after a very pleasant time, the party separated. At * the monthly meeting of the Foilding Chamber of Commerce, held! last night, Messrs Tolly and Murphy were appointed delegates to the * Conference of the Associated Chambers of Commerce. It was restored that the Postal Department be asked to correct the telephone subscribers’ list'monthly. The sum of £lO 10s was voted to the Feilding Techiucal School. On the motion of Mr Cobhe, as a remit to the Conferenpe. it was resolved that the Government be asked to establish a line of steamers between New Zealand aud England. Mr Gobbe. in favour of his motion, pointed out how enormous had been the increases in shipping rates. The following recruits to the 22nd Reinforcements were farewelled at Feilding yesterday afternoon : —S. M. Aldersou. S. G. Bowers, W, H. Bruce, E. B.'Corbett, J.JEclgeley, R E. L. Ferguson, G. E. Gennge, H. G. Gatchell, N. G. Greenhow, S. F. iHowitt, C. H. Ingram, M. D. Janies, L. G. H. London, W. Nesbit, J. B. O’Hagan, J. S. Parsons, S. A. K. Smith, S. Storrior, H. S, D. Stewart. R. J. W. Stewart, J. Stringer, G. H. McLeod, n.c. e infantry. Cr.’Harford, who made the farewell address on behalf of the townspeople, referred to the patriotone reernit. Mr Alderson, who had enlisted for the second time after having been iq active service and discharged on account of a wound.

If you are looking for something really smart, something stylish and becoming, something a little different from the ordinary, something that will wear and give satisfaction at a reasonable price, you should without hesitation pay a visit to Lloyd’s Ltd., Marton, where yon can always rely on seeing a choice and extensive selection of the very latest summer wear. See special advertisement on page one.