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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 12082, 19 June 1920, Page 4

A" Sydney cable annouaces thai Barry, the English sculler, is indisposed and has discontinued training. ■-, tyZ. Mr Edwards has been granted a year's leave of absence pending retirement, but will carry on until" Mr Justice Hosking recovers his health sufficiently to resume duty.

The Bristol Chamber of Commerce has pasaed a resolution regretting bir Thomas Mackenzie's retirement ks a national loss. The hope wap expressed that means would be found of retaining his services in England. Eight fillies and eight ponies will leuve Bristol on the 23nd for the Prince of Wales' Canadian ranch to form the beginning of a thorouj? hbred stud

The Daily Telegraph states: It is understood'Lycefctwill not be invited to represent England in the Davis Cud contest The present selections are'Parke, Kingscote, Barrett and Woosnam.

Mr E Newman, M.P, met a number of the Makowhai soldier settlers yesterday and personally inspected several of the farms. "Mr Newman undertook to bring before the Minister several matters of interest to the settlers. The General Steamship Corporation of S.an Francisco intends trading to Ncjw Zealand with three cargo steamers, each about 8800 tons dead weight. The first steamer will leave San Francisco for Auckland about lOfch July. Mr F U Ronyard, B.Sc, of the Haverstock Central School, London, has been appointed as a teacher in the Feilding District High School. He is 35 years of age, unmarried, and has an exceptionally line scholastic and scientific home science record. He 7,i1l arrive by the Arawa,

At the inquest on the Victims of the Tatu tragedy, the jury returned a verdict that they were killed through the explosion of a packet ot gelignite left in the kitchen overnight;, the cause of the explosion being nuexplainable. Medical evidence showed that Miss Lilburn and the child of Mrs- England were killed inatantaneouslyand that Mrs England died of shock, the evidence of England showing that when he rushed to the house he found his wife still consciuus.

Trousers vsith hip pockets of convenient width and depth, and ooats with tails ouch as the redoubtable iHr Fickwick was wont to affect, are a feature of the spring fashions show for men conducted by the Custom Gutters' Club in New York. While disclaiming any suggestion that the new sartorial designs are born of a public demand for facilities wherewith to evade the country's prohibition laws, says,the Daily Mail correspondent, the fashion arbiters agree that the new models are receiving general approval, particularly from oldtiuie bonvivants. Trousers likewise are to he cut wider and waistcoats higher, possibly to correspond with the coat. It will be possible, if the new styles attain general adoption, for almost any man to pull his trousers over his boots, or if occasion demandu, reverse the operation. The relatives and friends of those members of the N.Z.E.F. who died in the United Kingdom and were buriod at Torquay will be pleased to know that the gfaves are being well .cared for and that many of the local people have interested themselves in this' direction. Information .received bv the Secretary, N.Z. War Graves Committee, Wellington, from an unofficial source, states that several members of the Torquay Borough Uounsil and a member of the Y. W.G. A in Torquay placed fresh wreaths on the graves on Easter Sunday and intended So pay similar tribute to the memory of soldiers on Anzac Day. Any relatives desiring to learn further particulars should communicate with Councillor or Mrs Waymouth, of the Torquay Borough Council. England,

The Rev L H Hunt will conduct services ac St Andrew's'Presbyterian Church, Marton, to-rnorrow. In the evening he will give the third of a series of addresses on the Christian's attitude to the world, "The Geniality of Jesus," or "The Christian and his Social Relations."* McGruer's have just landed a splendid line ot Ladies' Winter Gloves, These gloves are Fleece Lined, very warm and comfortable. Stocked in Grey, jßeavor and White. Price is only 3s 6d pair. *

Gloves to ladies have been a problem for some considerable time past, and while the cost of skin gloves is high, yet tradespeople are enable to give a guarantee with same. The world famous Duplex Fabric Glove's are largely a solution of the problecc, as iu appearance it is difficult to distinguish them from skin snede gloves, and they give great service Lloyd's, Ltd., of Marton, are showing Duplex Fabric Gloves iu Ivory, Pastol, Beavor, and Brown at 7s 6d pair; also White wiSh black stitchings at 9s 6d.*

A tire destroyed Burgess' forcitare works and Hudson's engineering "-works at Marrickville, Sydney, yesterday. Damage. £30,000. Warren Nffwth, at Palmerston yesterday, was farther remanded for a week on bail on the charge of manslaughter in connection with the Sandon motor tragedy. The home coming of Mrs Sheldon Awdry, of Marton, who has been on a trip to the Old Country, was marred liy an nnfortnnate accident on the Arawa, a day or two before the boat reached New Zealand. Running through a heavy sea the boat lurched, and Mrs Awdry received the contents of a vessel of boiling water carried by one of the stewards. She was badly scalded but is making good progress The Rev H T Peat will conduct both services at the Methodist Church en Sunday, the evening subject will be "What is a Christian?" The choir will render an anthem. Non-church goers specially invited* Men: Here's rsews ot vital import to you. Clothing and mercery is on a side line at Johanson & Kearney's store, 233 Main St., Palmerston North. We aim to specialise aDd cater exhaustively for the needs of every man, as a visit during Show Week will prove to you.* Readers who are interested in the progress of the Protestant movement are reminded of the meeting to be held ia the Marton Town Hall on Monday night next. The wonderful success of the P.P.A. at the recent elections stamps it as one of the most powerful political associations in Mie Dominion aud Mr Elliott's explanation of the aims and objects of the Association should be intensely interesting* A Lautorn Lecture will be given by Rev W W Bedwell, on Thursday evening, June 24th in S. Stephen's Schoolroom, Marton