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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11770, 1 March 1919, Page 4

A child named Thelma Celling, aged 10 year?, fell eff a horse at Auckland yesterday and sustained concussion of the brain. She is still unconscious Messrs Lloyd’s, Ltd., dressmaking department is now id charge ot Miss Stuart, late of Dunedin, who is a most competent medisfe. Ladies'are respectfully 'asked to place their orders for autumn garments as early pg possible fo prevent disappontment Perfect satisfaction guar-cteed Messrs Lloyds are also showing their first shipments of new autumn mill 1 aery, coats and costnme? in exceptionally smart styles at extremely moderate prices.* If von have pedigree stock and want to raise food cattle it does not pay von to supply a cheeas factory. In*vour inter'esc yen should separ ate’ vonr milk at home, and by £:vin2 vonr cslves your own warm, cl cc »u and wholesome skim milk yon will set better results. Write us Box "iSS, Wanganui. Maoriland Dairy & Produca Co. Ltd, *.

It is reported that some Southland flax mills are closing down owing to the low prices of hemp and the high cost of prodnctou. The King invested 270 oversea officers and men at Buckingham Palace, inclnding sis Victoria Crosses. The Methodist Chnroh services are advertised in this issue The evening service will be an In Memorised” for the late Rev r Rard‘, O. F Rev P J Coi-fum will 1# the speaker, and special masio will be rendered by the choir The preacher at St Stephen’s Churm, Marton, to-morrow, morning and evening, will be the R«v H C Money, C F All offertories for Melanesian mission. A writ has been issued on behalf of Lieutenant Greirson against the Hawke’s Bay Tribune, claiming £2OOO damages in respect of an alleged libel contained in the issue of that paper of February 15th, 1918. A bootmaker named D. Oorronno was fined £5 at tne Magistrate’s Court on a charge of manufacturing and selling a pair of of sandals, the inner soles of which were composed of cardboard, and failing to stamp legibly on the outer sole a statement as to what materials were used.—Wellington telegram. A man named George Williams, bush manager at Cook’s Mill, at Mataroa, sustained a broken spine last night by a bongh of a maire tree falling on him. He wca brought into Taihape hospital this morning, but it is expected he will not recover beyond the invalid stage He bad a wife and two children. Ihe Goverment Repatriation Board, at a meeting yesterday, decided to call a conference of chairmen of diitret boarda and lacsl committees at a the chief centres where the Repatriation Department has established officers and paid staffs. The conference, which probably will be held on March 12th, is for the discussion of repatriation problems, with a view to the co-otdina-tiva of work and the repatriation of definite lines of policy. In* connection with the Massed Band performance which is to be held in the Marton Park nex t Sunday the Feilding Braes Band will arrive about one o’clock The latter will be met by the Citizens’ Band and will march from the Sash and Door Factory, commencing at 1.43, and will play en route to the Park An excellent programme of music ha« been arranged and a collecti on will ba taken to help defray expenses. The construction of a tunnel two miles and eight chains in length, which will be necessary in the case of the development of the Mangatao hydro-electric scheme, appears on the face of it to be a formidable undertaking, but. according to the Government’s expert, Mr Barry, it will not be so. He states that it will be possible to work from numerous faces, which will greatly lessen the magnitude of the work, besides making for speed. As announced ia yesterday’s issue the Harvest Thanksgiving services at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Marton, will be postponed till next Sunday week, March 9th. To-morrow at Tntaenni the special Harvest Thanksgiving Service will be held. The offerings of fruit, produce, etc. to the. Presbyterian Orphange in Wellington, and the collection will go towards the debt extinction fund The Rev L H Hunt will preach at all of the services ta-taorrow The evening subject will be “The Lamb of God”

Matters is connection with the hvdro-electric schema are being well pushed by the Managbao HydroElectric League, and yesterday under their auspices a Ministerial visit was made by the Hon. Sir Wm. Fraser, Minister of Public Works. A message from Wellineton states that the retirement of Major Norton Francis from the post of Director of Base Records is announced He is being succeededj by Major J G Rcacbe, D.S.O , a returned soldier, formerly on the staff of the Public Health Department. There will be a Rest Tent for women and children at the A & P Show on Wednesday in charge of the Plunket Nurse She will welcome tnera any mother wanting a little rest from the heat and crowd, whether she is an old friend or not. There will be comfortable chairs and bottles can be heated There will also be a supply of literature for anyone desiring it This tent was found a great boon last year and the Committee hope more will avail themselves of it this year There is no charge for the use of it, but a box will be placed there to receive any voluntary contributions towards expenses.