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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11760, 21 February 1919, Page 4

A very sad fatally toot, plnca at Longbnrn last night, when Arthur Rex Meehan, 23 months oil, a son of Mr Patriot Arthur Meehan, was drownel in an artificial late when playing with other children. Dr. Godfrey was summoned, hut could only pronounce life extinct. A mistake was made in the advertisement of Messrs J. Harris and Son’s yesterday, in regard to the price of the small property for sale. It should have read price £175, cash required £SO. The balance as rent. Mrs Robert Twentyman, of the Thames, who was visiting Auckland, fell off a train last night, and received injuries to her sbnll, which resulted in her death in the hospital. At the Wanganui Club’s Swim ming Carnival, last evening, J. Johnston, who competed at the Marton meeting on Tuesday evening, won the 75 yards (medley heats), egg and spoon race, caudle race, and tied with Dixon in the Club Handi cap 50 yards. He also captained the winning team in tha Primary Schools Relay Race. V. Reid was p laced second in the 50 yards ban dicap off scratch and third in 100 yards open, N. Reid winning off 10 sees. There is not much time left. The Real Sale posit ively closes on Saturday, and then back we swing into ! regular business again. But until and including Saturday, the sale holds out opportunities you cannot afford to miss in these times of high prices. Your purchases will pay you handsome interest in the money you save in goods, looks, and downright good value Order through the post or telephone if yon cannot come to H.B. New Zealand Clothing Factory, Broadway Marlon.* The fates seem to have displayed a remarkable sense of artistry in decreeing that the Great War should cease at the moment when it did (says the Evening Standard), for the hostilities came to an end at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. In pre-war , Germany the eleventh day of the eleventh mouth had a rather mirthful significance, for on that d»y was always inaugurated the carnival season, which was celebrated especially in the fibineland and South Germany, by weekly festivities, and | increased in intensity of jollification i until Shrove Tnesday. London seems to be thinking a good deal about the 15,000 American sailors who are in town (writes a London correspondent). Wbat are they thinking about London, “I like your town all right,” one of them said to me, “but you haven’t enough restaurants. Even in a small American town every street has got them in bunches of fives Your ! transport is not up to standard, but I suppose that’s the war. London’s more like an American city than Edinburgh, and the people are all right. You are not so modern as we are. I see yonr girls have got their hair bobbed—why our girls had that ten years ago. The people are real friendly. We like yonr bnrg, but your climate is a mntt. The big difference is yonr ladies. You can sneak to a lady here, high or low, without getting into trouble. If you spoke to a lady in America you’d be arrested. I don’t say that there’s not something where you’re ; more democratic than we are.” It is obvions that our debt to the troops cannot cease with the ending of the war; for so long as there are sick and maimed soldiers, they most command public sympathy and support. Whatever methods of assistance are undertaken by the State, there will remain a constant need for providing help and cheerfnl comfort to the brave fellows who have done so much for us. This "fact has already received practical attention and at Rotorna, where a large number of sick and maimed troops are convalescing, there is being conducted a Church of ’England Institute for Wounded Soldiers. It is a place of welcome rest and recreation, wherein ‘‘the boys” can happily whil* away the hours by means of games, reading, music, and social intercourse. It is said that 5,000 free morning and afternoon teas are supplied every month—a fact which gives some idea of the broad scope of the work to he done Pnblic support is needed to maintain and extend tbs activities of the Institute, so that it may be able to welcome the ever-increasing number of homecoming New Zealanders. Wbst Mr C. L. Mao Diarmid characterised as a ‘‘monstrous case” was heard at the Hamilton Polise Court recently. F. Maxwell, representative for Messrs Ellis and Bnrnand, was charged with travelling on the railway on Ist* August last be tween Taumarnnui end Frankton, without a ticket, which expired on 31st July, and some three or four days previously he applied for another to be issued on Ist August, and this was awaiting him at Ham iiton. The train left Tamnarunui at 12.2 a.m., two minntes after the expiration of the old ticket and he explained the circumstances. The guard reported"the matter to pertinent, bnt though it was round to be as stated, the Department ordered a prose’nlion, the con teution being that Maxwell sboall have paid the fare and applied fbr a refund. The Bench referred to ‘‘red tape,” and dismissed the informa tion, as there was not the slightest reason to think Maxwell de-ired to defrand the Department.—Waikato Times. Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be extra special bargain days at McGrner’a Sumner Sale, These will be os days,, when some very snappy baragins will bs(thrown oat. The sale opens at 10 o’clock tomorrow morning.* If yon have pedigree stock and want to raise good cattle it does not pay yon to supply a cheese factory, in yonr intaiest yon should separ ate yonr milk at home, and by giving yonr calves yonr own warm, clean and wholesome skim milk yon will get better results. Write ns Box 185, Wanganui. Maoriland Dairy & Produce Co. Ltd. *

Hie anneal concert in com, with the Obakea School heldin the Ohakea Public * »,. Friday evening next at ■S'S) Proceeds are in aid o£ school Mr J O Pearce, represent: Ooliier and Co., p>auo i Wangauni, ik now visiting « Orders for tuning shouldO* 1 promptly tc]Wanganui Messrs Lloyd’s, Ltd., %e 9 clearing-op days commence o a ‘f? day, Tuesday and Wednesday *‘ i The last three days will be for drastic and sweeping redijix There will be costumes, liuery, blouses, ami all t| J* and oddments that will bo reduced to half the sale prjc 9 ? are certain to find *ainon§ 8 r offerings something that you