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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11761, 22 February 1919, Page 4

Dr Gilrutb arrives in Melbourne ‘shortly. His appointment will not be renewed at the expiration of the present term, which stipulates six months after the war The fbrvicea at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Ohnrcß, Marton, tomorrow will he conducted by Rev L H Hunt. The evening subject will be “Lining Water, the source, the nature.and the destination of Eeliigon. ” Brigadier Toomer, Divisional Officer of the Salvation Army, is announced to conduct a psecial service next Monday night in the Army Hall. The Brigadier is accompanied by Adjutant"Bladin, who recently returned home, after spending a considerable time as Chaplain with the forces. The public are invited to attend this service. The following candidates from this district passed the Public Service examinations held in ifebrnary last:— Mary Margaret Henagan, Feilding; Beryl Gnlee, Feilding; Eva Lucy Oldfield, Feilding. Senior Free Places .-—Wilfrid Aid’s, Feilding; Alice Thora Anderson, Marten; Clarice Batten, Marton; Marion Edwards, Marton; Frances McGrath, Marton; Dulcie Magnire, Feilding; Ralph Richardson, Marten: Yalda Savage, Marton; George Stafford, Marton. At the annual meeting in Auckland of the|Society of Civil Engineers the president, Mr S. A. E. Mair, angiuer to Hangitikei County, said that for a permanent highway, subject to mixed muior and horse Traffic, with a preponderance of the former, the mass concrete road, sealed or carpeted wish a wesrine surface of tar-compound, was being gen erslly adopted, hat where borse traffic has been almost entirely eliminated the plain concrete surface was realising all cliimedfor it. In the few instances in New where a bare concrete road surface subject to a mixed traffic bad come under his observation it had shown within the year considerable wear, and bad then nsnjily been carpeted. Messrs Lloyd’s, Ltd., three great clearing-up days commence cn Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next. Tbe last three days will be notable for drastic ana sweeping reductions. There will be costumes, dresses, millinery, blouses, and all remnants and oddments that will he further reduced to half the sale price. You a re certain to find among the final Offerings something that you want.*

There will be Divine Service in the Presbyterian Church,Parewanui, at 2.30 to-morrow afternoon. There will *>e service at the Crofton (Angpoan) Mission Room tomorrow at 9.30 a.m. and 7.30 pm. The income and the expenditure of the Auckland Harbour Board for the past year were iecords. The proceeds from the Bulls pic tares on Wednesday next will beheld in aid of the Bulls School Prize Funa.

A public meeting will be held in the Seddou Memorial Room, Mangaweka, on Tuesday evening to arrange a Defitting valedictory to Mr A. H. Gascoigne.

The many friends of Mr Alex Ross, of Hnnterville, will be glad to hear that he is progressing favourably at the Wanganui Hospital, where ha recently underwent an operation. The fnueral of the late Daisy Gardiner, of Tnrakina, who died at the Wanaguni Hospital yesterday, will leave the residence of Me R. Reynolds, Springvale Road, at 1.30 p.m. on Sunday for the Aramono Cemetery. The late snowstorms of last year have had a wonderful effect upon cereal pasture and other vegetation in the Masterton distr s ct. The show of clover has probably never before been equalled As a fertiliser, snow has few rivals It appears to be nature’s method of restoring vitality and fertility to the soil —Age.

The body of an elderly man named Frank Hornden, an old resident of Auckland, was found floating in the harbour to-day At the inquest, evidence was given that the deceased was very feeble and short-sighted. A verdict of found drowned was returned, there being no evidence to show how Hornden got into the water

Mr J G Oobbe will move at next Wednesday’s meeting of the Wellington Harbour Board; “That the members of the Wellington Harbour Board place on record the extreme regret that the Government has again failed to give the board authority to provide its workers with homes, and pledge themselves to continue their efforts to arouse the Government to a sense of the pressing need that exists for better living conditions tor the board’s workers. ”

The many friends of Mrs J. A. Thomas nee Miss Freda Sicely, who is at present visiting her old home in Marton, will be sorry to learn of her misfortune in the loss of her husband, Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant J. A. Thomas. Married at the Upper Hutt on 17th March, 1918, her husband sailed with the 87tb Reinforcements on tne 9th May and on Slat January, 1919, she received the sad intelligence that her husband had been killed in action in Franco on the 7th October

An inqtlest was held at TaifafrP? on Wednesday concerning the death of a married woman named Thomas, who was admitted to the Taihapa hopsiial on Monday last suffering from severe injuries caused by a fall from a horse at Rangataua on Sunday lest, Thomas Martin, husband of deceased, stated that ou Sunday his wife borrowed a horse to ao. company him as far as Ohakuna, as be was reluming to his work at HoropHo, She was riding behind him, when her horse became startled and bolted. She did not appear to have any control over the animal, and he lost sight of her at a bend in the road. When he rode up, his wife was lying beside the road, and he immediately summoned assistance Medical ass stance was not immediately available, but the doctor attended to deceased later in the day and ordered her to be removed to the Taihape Hospital, where she died on Tuesday aftenoon. His wife was 52 years of age, had been married 83 years, and was the mother a family of ten living. She a * good horse-woman. Tim aiSdical evidence showed that dea fc|s aB dye to cerebel liemr- fllfl g 6 by injury to the 'jiead. A verdict in acc,ord~ Ufece vriiL the medical evidence was retained / This is the last week of McGruer’a Sale. Monday, Tuesday ajal Wednesday will ha remnunt days. Drzens of useful remnanla will be cleared at a half of sale price also fifty short end of Tweeds and Gabardines far skir a and children’s dresses marked at ridiculously low prices.