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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11700, 21 October 1916, Page 4

***The Rangitikei Advocate will not be published on Monday, 23rd October (Labour Day).

There will be divine service at the Hawkestone Read (Anglican) Mission Room, Marton Junction, at 7.30 p.m. to-morrow. The Rev. J, Blackburn, vicar of Bulls, will take the service at St. Stephen’s, Marton, to-morrow at 11 a.m.

Members of the Marion Defence Rifle Cluo will parade at the Drill Hall at 8 o’clock sharp on Monday morning, to proceed to the range for class firing. The Union Company’s hulk Mikado caught fire and sank In the harbour at Suva. She had a cargo of 450 tens of coal and 200 sacks copra. She is a total loss. To-morrow, Young People’s Day, is the day set apart by the Presbyterian Church for the children. At St. Andrew’s, Marton, there will be a special children’s service in the morning, and in the evening the Rev. L. H, Hunt will give a special address for young men and women. Tne member foi Stratford, Captain J. B. Hine, cabled to Mrs Hine last week that he was leaving Sydney then for the front. During his stay in Sydney Captain Hine had taken a flight in an aeroplane, |and was quite pleased with the novel experience. Mr J. G. Coates, member for Kaipara, is a captain in the 19th Reinforcements. Sir James G. Wilson informs us that he has a little of the seed of Eucalyptus Macarthun, which is highly spoken of as a gum in the Forestry Commission’s report. Sir James says it has been found to be good for fencing and posts in the Waikato and should be equally valuable for the same purposes here. He will he pleased to send a small packet of seed to those who might desire to try it. It splits easily and is, therefore, better than blue gum. A Fitzroy resident had a welcome surprise yesterday morning. A few days ago he was caughtina heavy shower of rain, and on reaching home placed his boots on a window sill to dry. When he went .to get them later on they had disappeared, and he had been minus those best pair of boots until yesterday morning when he discovered them hanging on his front gate. Evidently they don’t fit the individual, who thought be had a better claim to them.—Taranaki Herald.

Early yesterday morning a car owned and driven by Mr W. Kemp, Kumeroa, when returning from the Hastings Show, and containing Messrs Boyd, Johansen, and Nicoll (Pahiatna), and J. Peddles (Woodville), overturned and righted itself, but badly damaged, in McLean Street, Woodville. ’ The eccnpants were thrown out and injured. Five were taken to Pahiatna Hospital, where, alter treatment, two were able to leave. Kemp and Nicoll were moie seriously hurt, the former being unconscious. Johaasen sustained a broken arm and a number of cuts, whilst Boyd was bruised and cut about.

A deputation from the New Zealand Institute asked the Minister for Internal Affairs for a definite understanding with reference to the Vote for scientific work. It was pointed out that the sum of £350 on the Estimates should not be limited to work of immediately apparent economic value, but that some latitude should be allowed to the Institute. The Hon. G. W. Russell expressed appreciation of the paints mentioned, and suggested that the beat course for the Institute was to lay before him frem time to time what it was proposed ahonld be done. He readily sanctioned Votes in th« right direction from the money available.

Advices received this week from the London bouse of Messrs Dent, Alleroft and Co., the famous glove manufacturers, by the Economic, Ltd., Marton are to the effect that further supplies are extremely uncertain. The head of thoir shipping department is now the only man left in it. and unless the film’s appeal against his being called up for military service succeeds, they will have to close altogether. The showing of Dent’s gloves now being made at the Economicis therefore worthy of close inspection. Dent’s best makes are offered at direct importing prices. Our prices always leave yon a little over for other things—that is why wo are always making (and keeping) customers. Buying groceries for cash eliminates bookkeeping and had debts, and eliminating canvassing and delivery coats also keeps our prices consistently lower than others.—Hodder ami Tolley’s grocery section, Marton.

The Catholic Church Services are inserted as usual over the leader.

The Ohingaiti Patriotic Society will hold a grand gala day at Obingaiti on Wednesday, October 25tb, A dance will be held in the evening.

Mr James Stevens, Mar ton, has started business as coach proprietor, and will Jrun a coach to meet all trains.

A meeting of the Marton Chamber of Commerce will be held in the Secretary’s office, at Davenport’s Buildings, on Wednesday, 2ath October at 8 p.m.

Both the Marton Methodist services will be l conducted by the Rev, F. Rands to-morrow, who will take as the evening subject “Must We Be Born Again?” The choir will sing ‘‘God Shall Wipe away All Tears. ” All seats are free and strangers are invited.

The secretary of the Marton Brass Band wishes to notify members that there will be no practice on Monday evening (Labour Day) but a full attendance is requested for Friday evening as the Band intends rendering a first-class programme of music in the Park at an early date. Mrs Jane Humphrey, of Marton, has just received word that Private Richard S. Biackall was wounded on October 2nd. but no particulars are given. He belonged to the 11th Reinforcements and previous to enlistment was foreman for Messr a H. T. Manning and Co., contractors, of Marton,

Area Sergeant-Major Sanders will be away at camp at Wanganui during the next ten days and the defence office will, therefore, be closed. Intending recruits, however, have been provided for. They can enlist at the post office during office hours, from 9 a.m. to 5 p,m., or at the police office from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

In the Dunedin Police Court yesterday morning, James Kiacaid Simon was prosecuted under the Footwear .Regulation Act for tailing to legibly stamp or impress upon the soles of certain boots and shoes a statement of the material composing such soles. Mr Bartholomew, S.M., said the defendant had been guilty of carelessness, and fined him £lO and costs.

This week at Feilding when a marriage took place in one of the churches it was deemed expedient to restrain the maternly interestTof one of the spectators in tne bridegroom by keeping her our of the church. Sh e claims to be bis mother (a pnre delusion, though she appears to ho quite intelligent in other matters) and has often addressed him as Freddie, showing a motherly interest in his concerns that was, to say the least, fembarrassing. As to who she really is no one seems to know. Among the most recent enlistments in Wellington is that of Mr J. Coyle, a gentleman very well known in many parts of the North Island, and at present secretary of the Wellington Hospital Board. When the Hospital Board met yesterday Mr Coyle read his resignation, in the course of which he stated that he felt it incumbent upon himself to offer his services to the country. He added that he had been ordered to go into camp in December. The Rev. Dr. J. Kennedy Elliott said it was exceedingly creditable tu Mr Coyle to take this step. It was heroic and patriotic of him, but the services of Mr Coyle were invaluable to the community. It would be impossible to replace bim, and steps should be taken to have him exempted. The chairman of the board (Mr H. Baldwin) tSimrght that when a man saw fit to enlist it was wrong to persuade him against it. Mr C, M. Luke moved that tbe Hospital Committee should take steps to obviate the necessity of Mr Coyle going to the front until tbe eligible single men are exhausted. The Rev. Dr. Elliott seconded, and the motion was carried by a big majority. Messrs Lloyd’s Ltd. have just landed a beautiful selection of the daintiest of underwear. Every lady is specially invited to inspect the charming variety, which is now on exhibition in their underclothing department.