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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11819, 2 May 1919, Page 4

One section of Crozier’s Orchestra at Rata to-night, while another section of this popular combination under piays|at the Marton Chrysanthemum Show. An item of £SOOO for purchase of three motor loiriesauda tractor was on the preliminary estimates submitted to Rangitikei County Council yesterday. Councillors were unanimous in agreeing to it, the Chairman remarking that he would like another road roller and crusher purchased.—The Council lias [been unfortunate during the past year owing to shortage of labour “and high cost of teams.

“People who own dogs are supposed to he honest; they should come to the office to register their dogs. ” “I’m not honest I’’ admitted a Councillor at yesterday’s meeting of Rangitikei County Council, when Mr Stewart, the collector, who has been away on account of ill-health, was in attendance, and announced being able to resume his duties. Mr W. J. Phillips, of Sanson, who is well-known as the owner of the racehorse Nobleman, a member of the Bulls and Districts Patriotic Society, and a member of the Manawatu County Council, has disposed of his farm near Sanson to Mr D. Henderson, of Fern Flats, Marton. Mr Phillips has lesided in Sanson for most of his life, and is a very popular figure in this district, and will be greatly missed by the numerous associations with which he has identified himself. It is understood that he will live privately in Palmerston North.

Mrs Maurice Hewlett, wife of the author, and a member of the aeroplane building firm of Hewlett and Bioudeau, arrived in Wellington by the Paloona from England. Mrs Hewlett has come to the Dominion in consequence of information she received that New Zealand contemplates the commercial use of aircraft. She is an old aviator, being the first woman to receive an English flying certificate. She considers the Dominion will be best sei-ved by seaplanes, being too mountainous for land machines. There are, she saj'S, immense possibilities for seaplanes, owing to the numerous harbours and protected waterways. On the subject of aviation generally, Mrs Hewlett remarked that the stability problem lias been solved, and the only thing that a pilot has to consider is his engine. She is a firm believer in the commercial prospects jof aviation, and is of the opinion that the oneman machine will become a popular institution. Messrs Lloyd'?, Ltd., are now shoeing the most extensive range of blanker? and eiderdown quilts that thev I are ever stocked. Their blankets come from the best colonial manufacturers and their Down quilts are the newest productions of the leading English makers. In every der-artmenc they hold full stocks of warm, ttylish,* up-to-date and reliable goods for winter wear.*

In onv report of the Anzao Celebrations at tbs Marten District School an error appeared in the name of one of the Anzms —t he name ehocid have been Me W. Betridga not Berry as reported. Two thousand five hundred dogs were registered in Raugitikei County last year. Now that the County has been enlarged by the inclusion of Ruauui, h is expected the number will increase by about 40. At the inquest on a-boy named Riddle at Dunedin yesterday, the evidence showed that death was dne to diabetes, which was stated to he very unusual in the case of one so young. Owing to Miss Cargill being unable to give dancing ‘lessons in Martou during the winter, Mrs Johnson, assisted by Miss Audrey Johnson, will conduct classes in the Druids Hall, commencing on Saturday, May 81st. Further information may he obtained from Mr F. Hatherly. “I would shade all the roads if I could get them nicely planted!’’ remarked the Chairman of Raugitikei County Council yesterday, when Cr, J. Brice asked that a settler in his Riding be allowed to plant some shelter trees on the road line. Permission was granted pnbject to the supervision of the Engineer. "While a young man named fArthur Leo Beon Ashton, who was sentenced to two years’ reformative treatment, was being taken to Invercargill from Dunedin yesterday, he leaped from a carriage near Adendale and escaped into the Jbnsh. So far ho has not been recaptured.

Lights on vehicles, or rather the absence of them, was referred to by Cr. J. Brice at Eangitikei County Council meeting yesterday. He had on several occasions met motorists travelling at night without lights, and on his suggestion, Council decided to draw the attention of the police to the fact. The Chairman stated that on one occasion a motor cyclist without lights had made use of his head lights, “and made him go, too, at times! ’ ’ A lengthy letter was read at yesterday's meeting of Eangitikei County Council from a contractor, who some months ago had left a job, which, according to the Engineer, was not finished. The writer asked : “Do you expect your contractor to maintain work for eight months while your Engineer attends a Conference of Engineers?” And stated further: “Your Eugineor wants eight months to inspect a road, and only gives the contractor 14 days to do the work!” The late Private O, O’Connor was accorded a military funeral at Marton yesterday afternoon. As the hearse approached High Street it was met by a firing party of twelve under a N, C. 0. from tiie Eeturned Soldiers’ Association, who headed the funeral cortege with reversed arms through Marton. A number of Eeturned Soldiers and residents of the district also followed in the cortege. “At the graveside an impressive service was conducted by the Eev. Father Gashmau, and the military service by Sertg. A. E, Bryce, The firing party fired the salute, and Bandsman F. Hodler (of the Marton Brass Band) sounded “The Last Post. ’ ’ A curious scene was witnessed at the Highgate Police Court recently, when a girl who was giving evi deuce fainted. A woman accompany ing her loudly called for a cigarette, and the solicitors engaged passed their cases to a constable, who was told cy the women (o light it and “pall bard. ” He did so, and was quickly breathing forth huge clouds of smoke. “That'll do,” said the woman, adding :“Now blow a cloud of smoke on to her face near the nose,” The officer oid so, with an immediate efffet on the fainting girl. In a moment she had recovered consciousness and was instantly on her feet This method of restoration was nn Known to the police, but fcbe woman said it had always been effectual with the girl, who was subject to faints.

A daring robbery took place at Milton on Wednesdays night. From what can be gathered, the postmaster (Mr McGuire), a very old servant of the Department, retired to bed about 11 o’clock, leaving the office keys in the top pocket of his trousers, which were hung lin the wardrobe. Some time on Thursday morning Mr McGuire heard a noise in the bedroom, but, after listening for some time and hearing nothing more, he contended the noise was caused by the springs of the bed in the adjoining room, occupied by his daughter. At 7 o'clock a boy from the office informed Mr McGuire that the office safe door was standing open. Investigation showed that all notes in the safe had been taken, amounting in all to over £SOO. It is understood there were six £SO and several £lO notes. The office lias a record of the numbers of the £SO notes, and also most of the £lO notes.

Private Morris, who has Just returned to Wellington, was captured on April IGtfa, 1918, witb other members of the New Zealand Entrenching Battalion. His unit hsd been hurried to the front at a time wb*n the British armies were falling back before the great main offensive and it was surrounded and cut off by the avdsmcing enemy. Morris was kept working behind the line on an ammunition dump unloading ammunition trains and loading lorries for the firing lice, and with others was frequently worked all day with no food. Part of the time, the men were kept during the night in a shed with a concrete floor without bedding. The men became physical wrecks and one committed suicide with a German bomb. Later, Morris and others were kept *n ths“Elack Hole of Lille.” They were there six weeks, 850 men in a room 60, by, 20 feet, again without bedding." When the Allied advance began the men were marched back from point to point, ‘'there were signs that the spirit of the Germans was being broken, bnt the situation rl !he„prisoner9 was relieved only by the Belgians, whose kindness and generosity never foiled When news of tb« armistice arrived, the prisoners were told they' would be sent home, but they did not weit for German permission. They left their piisi a quarters that night, and with >ht) assistance of sympathisers, mane their way ta Brnss.-lls.

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