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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 5, 17 September 1880, Page 2

AtL Saints' Chuech. — We are requested to remind members of the English Church that thit Yon. Archdeacon Thorpe will oon« <luct Divine Service at All Saints' Oh :roh on Sunday next,both morning and evening. The Great Flood.— Mr Q. Satberley, overseer of the iVloutoa Estate, informs us that since the great flood many portions of the '• big swamp" have hardened considerably, and th>it now it is possible to walk over parts of the swamp where before tho flood it was impossible to do so. Mr Satherley attributes the hardeuipg to the pressure caused by the great body of water rolling over it. Otaki Cottiit — A sitting of the Ofcaki Court was held on Tuesday, before Mr Ward, It. M. The business transacted was of a very unimportant nature, the principal case being that of Thomas Kana piri and othe; =, v. \V. tx. Simcox. Mr Mankins appeared for d •fendmt, and contended that the real question at issue was ono of title, and thti 1 therefore thi* dispute was outside the jurisdiction of the Court. The Magistrate accepted this view, and the plaintiffs were nonsuited, with oosts. Journalistic. — A change is pending in the editorial management of the Feilding Guardian, as wo learu Mr Capper deems it desirable to dispense with the services of an editor, and resume himself charge of the literary department. During tho time Mr M'.Minn has been editor of the Feilding Guardian the literary work has been done well, and it will be a matter for regret that his services should be lost to the Press of this district. Opening of tub Waitotaua. Section*.— The section of railway from Kai Ivvi to Waitotara was to be opened privately yesterday. We have lo tliank Mr (iothornm for forwarding us an invitation to join the jovial party who left Wanganui, but regret that pressure of business prevented our accepting his invitation. Dispr.w. — Mr llonore, of the Manawatu Cash Store, aunounces the arrival of his spring goods. Any one passing the shop who takes tho trouble to look in will see that it is well stocked with all the goods usually found iv a general store. Buttes. — Can any of our readers explain whybut f oris so much dearer iv Foxton th:m iv other places ? A few days ago this article was selling at Is 9dper pound in the FoXtm stores, but now is lowered to Is 6d. Yet wo hear that at Palmerstou the best fresh butter can be purchabed for one shilling per pound, while the commercial reports from Wellington we published in last issue showed that thu article of diet referred to was selling there as follows : — Salt butter, 6d per pound ; fresh butter, 9d per ponnd. Ot course these prices are wholesale, nevertheless it docs seem absurd that in a district lik ; this, where so much butter is produced, the retail cost should be one hundied per cent more than the wholesale Wellington market price. Perhaps some of the Palmerston dairymen will take the hint, and see it the southern township cannot afford them a^wu-e profitable market than that they u iaßr their doors. Civil.— Tho onty«civil oa«e except that of Rausfteld v. Sisncox hoard at' the Ouiki" Court on Tuesday, was one in which V. Bills sued J. Bradley, surveyor's labourer, of Palmerston, for £12, upon an IOU, in which case plaintiff was nonsuited with c ist-f, 15a. Wobth Remembering. — Persons dealing in lOU's should bear in mind the difference between that instrument and a promissory note. At the Otuki Court, on Tuesday, .MiFred Hills sued a man named Bradley for £12, and in support of his claim produced a document which appeared to be an IOU, but which contained a dtatement that the amount was to be paid at the rate of so much per month. The document was stumped with a panny receipt stamp.but the Magistrate decided that as there was contained in it a promise to pay at a certain rate, the document in question must be treated as a promissory note, aud therefore required a sixpenny stamp. As only a penuy stamp was upon it, the document could not be considered ajegal promissory note, and as it certainly, wis not an IOU, the plaintiff was nonsuited with costs. We may explain that a simple IOU does not need a stamp, but any one (jiving or receiving one should be careful no addition is made which gives it the character of a promissory note, as no promissory note is legal without the usual regulation stamp. In the present case, Mr Bills generosity iq allowing Bradley time appears to have been the cause of additional trouble and expense to him. The London Maxket.— The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company received the following produce telegram dated London, 13th September: — Wool. — Competition ia increasing, and quotations are on an average to Id better than at the opening. Trade in the manufacturing districts is slightly better. Up to date 175,000 bales have beeD sold. — Tallow.— The market ■is quiet. Best ' mutton ,is worth £36, and best beef £33 lOs per ton. District Court. — Ftom the Manawatu Times we learn that the Oiowa Prosecutor has entered a nolle prosequi in the case of Perreau, chnrged with larceny, and the case will therefore not come on for trial at the Palraerston District Court. Acknowledgment. — We have to acknowledge with thanks receipt from »ho Government Printer of a complete set of tho Actsboth local and general — passed during the late sessiou of Parliament. The printing and genoral get-up is excellent. We shall take an early opportunity of reviewing tho legislative results of the session. The .Battle of the Poiucers. — It appears that the reign of the pigs at Otaki is to contiuue. Some months ago 'he Highways Board took action in tho matter, and several informations were laid against owners of the pigs. Upon the Coflrt assembling to try the coses, Mr Hankins, who appeared for the defendants, pointed out that all the Justices on tho Bench were interested, boing members of the Otaki Highways Bourd, and applied for an adjournment, so that the matter might be decided by the Resident Magistrate. The cases were therefore adjourned until Tuesday last, when Mr Ward occupied the Bench. Upon ;he first case being called on — that against Mr Bills —Mr Hankins pointed out that the chief matter iv dispute was whether the Highways Board had a legal title to the road upon which the trespass was alleged to have been committed, and stated he would require strict proof of the title of the Board. He suggested that if the Board were not in a position to furnish this, the oaeeu had better fee withdrawn

and in the meantime the Board could ascertain j£s exact position, and if it were found desirable, lay fresh informations. The Resident Magistrate concurred in these suggestions, and the Board being unable to produce proof of ownership, the cases were withdrawn, each party to pay his own co3ts. It will appear therefore that the conflict betwoen the Otaki Board and thu Otaki pigs is still undecided, but as (h^ latter are in possession — and thus havo nine points of the law on their side— they may at present be regarded as victorious. New Season's Tea. — Messrs Thynne, Linton & Co. advertise the arrival of their new season's teas, and of another shipment of the best Bpirits. The extensive character of their importations will be seen by the following quotation from the Tui's mnnifest: — Under bond — 2 cases tobacco, 25 oases-brandy, 5 oases old torn, 30 oases schnapps, 60 cases geneva, 2 qr-cauKs brandy, 2 <jr oaska whiskey, 2 qr-caska rum, 'JO demyjohns, 50 boxes tea, 25 packets 4 box6s in each, tea — Thynne Lin ton &Co ; free goods— 6s pokga, Thynne, Linton & Co. Bellrin'gers. — The Lynch troupe gave two entertainments at Foxton— on Monday and Tuesday evenings, — and were well patronised on each occasion. Exvlanatory. — Mr H. Brown explains to us that in asking for expenses at the Court List week, for hia attendance, he merely asked for what lie thought was fair, and that he had every desire to assist the creditors in getting in tha debt* owing to his estate Camphelltows School. — The settlors on the Douglas Block should be a/jain on the alert, to secure tlie erection of their school, which is much ne<;ded. Prom the Wan ganui HeraM wo extract the following: — " Wo understand thufc the sum of £102,000 has been B'Jt apart for school buildings throughout the Colony. The share of the Wang mvi Board should be at least £6000." In the interests of the Caropbulltown settlers we hope Messrs Sanson and Snejson will be on the lookout for a share of the money for tlii) district referred to. Australian Corn CroFs. — Advices from Snuth Australia and Victoria with regard to the co»-n crops are encouraging. The season so far has been favorable. In curt.iin distriota in New .routh Wales the winter has been the driest on record. The Government nstronomer for the latter Colony states : — " For Sydney, the present winter is the d riest on record, and yet the rainfall obseiv vations go back to 1840. Indeed, the nunfall for May, June, and July has not only the reputation of being the least for the three months of winter, but comes near the driest three months wa have ever recorded for forty-one years. October, November, and December, 1567, include the driest period we have known, and give a total rainfall of only 126 inch, while the three months' winter of 1880 gives a total rainfall of only 196 inch. Such drought in winter is, however, more remarkable than the dry summer period. The winter which in point of dryness comes nearest that of 1880 was that of 1872, which, dry as it was, yielded 4 - 25 inches, or more than double the fall during the same period of 1830. It is stated on good authority that in 1837 wheat sown at I&iitUind in May of that year was found in the ground in September without any sign of germination." Our New Gowbr^or. — The Hon. Sir Arthur Hamilton Gordon, G.C.itf. G., youngest son of the fourth Earl of Aberdeen, some time Pivmi-r of England, by his second wife Harriet, daughter of the late John Douglas, was born November 26, 1829. In 1854 he was elected in the Liberal interest, for Beverley, having defeated Mr G. W. Hastings, and he retained the seat until the general election of 1870,w0.eu he unsuccessfully contested Liskeard. Sir Arthur Gordon was assistant private secretary to his father when Foreign Secretary, and also when prime Minister ; and he was specially atfc.ched to Mr Gladstone's mission to the louian islands in 1858. Ho was appointed Governor for New Brunswick in 18iil, Governor of Trinidad in 18 C 6, and Governor of Mauritius in October, 1870. In 1871 he was created a Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George. When the Fiji Islands were erected into a separate t olony Sir A. Gordon was appointed its first Govornorand Commander-in.chief, Februai'y 4, lS7t3 : also Consul General and High Com misaioner for the Western PaciSc in 1877. Ho was nominated a Knight Grand Cross of S.S. Michael and George iv August, 1878. Sir Arthur married in 1865 Uachael Emily, eldest daughter of J G. ShawLefevre, Clerk of Parliaments. Additions to the English Navx;-— An English paper gives the following information with regard to the .Navy : — " The completion of the Inflexible, the Ajax, and the Agamemnon is now promised during the present financial year. This will make an important addition to the actually available strength of the navy. The Inflexible, the largest man-of-war afloat, is a vessel of 11,406 tons displacement ; while the Daadolo and Duilio, her rivals in the Italian navy, are only 10,570 tons. The armament of the Inflexible consists of four 80-ton guns. The Ajax and Agamemnon are sister ships, each of 8492 tons, so that by the completion of the three vessels 27,524 tons of ironclad shipping will be added to the immediately available strength of the navy. The Ajax and Agamemnon carry only four 38-ton guns, but aa these weapono throw a projectile weighing 70Ulbs with sufficient velocity to penetrate 14-inch armor, the vessel must be regarded as offensively of considerable power, while they admittedly possess great defensive strength." Candahar. — The following description of Candahar will be read witli interest : — Candahar (or Kandahar) the capital of C'-ntral or Southern Afghanistan, is situated about 2<>o miles to the southwest of Cabul, in lat. 32 deg. 37 rain. N., and long. 66 deg. 20 mm. E, and at an elevation of 3484 feet above the level of the sen. It is in the form of an oblong square, while all the streets run 9'craight, and cut one another at right angles. At the point of intersection there is a large dome ( chars"), 00 yards in diameter. Tbe population is variously estimated at from 25,000 to 100,000. It is a place of great commerce, trading with Bombay, Herat, Bokhara, Samarcnnd. &c. Among its permanent residents there is a larger proportion of Afghans, chiefly of the Doovaanee tribe, than in any other citj of Afghanistan. About two miles to the northward rises a precipitous rock, crowned by a fortress impregnable to everything but heavy artil-li-ry. Here, amid all the disasters of the Afghan war, the British maintained their ground. The Heathen Chinee. — The ingenuity of the Chinepe is proverbial, but when John appeared in Court on Tuesday, he discovered to hia cost that tbe " Inglees " bad too much " savey" for him. When called upon to answer a charge of driving quickly round a corner of a street, he, with a cunning smile, informed the magistrate, through his interpreter, that the tram-car had frightened the animal beyond bis control, but his handsome countenance became contorted with disappointment when Mr Johnson inforrred his that the offence occurred in a street where [the tram-car wns never seen The imposition of a five shilling fine did not tend to allay the palpitation of the poor heathen's heart, «a his hand convuli-

ively poUed about tho bottom of a dirty bag for the necessary "spondulicks." — NZ. Times. Registration of Deaths.— The Medical Association of Dunedin hnvo decided to represent to the Colonial Secretary the desirability of amending the Registration Act as follows : — 1. That no death be registered until a certificate of its cause be signed by a mpdical man who has been in regular attendance, such certificate to be produced to the Registrar. 2. That no burial be allowed within a radius of ten mile 3 from a Registrar's office until the death has been registered, or reported to the coroner, for his direction. 3. That any iredioal man required to certify to the cause of death be empowered to call before him, where practi cable, any one or more of informants named in the Act, from whom he has reason to believe he can obtain such information at may be necessary to the discharge of bis duty. 4. That failing such attendance medical men be relieved from all legal responsibility under the Act. A Comet ix 1885 !— A.t a banquet given to Mr Seddon on Friday night at Kumara, Mr John White is reported in the local paper to have thus spoken, in responding to the toast of " The Mining Interest ":_«• He (Mr Whyte) had. been accused of sometimes seeing into futurity, and, aoting on that peculiar gift, he would now predict that in five years from hence Mr Seddon would be Premier of Now Zealand. and applause.) in the year 1815 a most wonderful planet appeared, an-1, on consulting his horoscope, he found that was Iho year of Mr Seddon's birth. If they would go bick to the discovery of Kumara, they would find it was five years ago, and, in iact the numeral V. was the most extraordinary number. From calculations he had made, Mr Seddon would burst for h and astonish the world in the same year this planet gathered all the stars of lesser magnitude about it, and that would be in the yoar 1885. (Laughter.) On behalf of the mining community he thanked them heartily for the manner in which the toast bad been receivod." Poor White! We fear his estimato of planets aud premiers are wide off the mark, and that his waiting for the " bursting forth to the astonishment of the world," will end in disappointment. — West Coast Times. A SuaoESTiox. — A correspondent writing to the N. Z. Times, makes a suggestion to the effect " that after the Melbourne Exhibition is over there should bo an effort made to exhibit in the chief centres of population in New Zealand as many of tho exhibit's belonging to New Zealand as possible, in order that New Zealand may have acquaintance with herself as well as become known to others. When our youug people learn to feel proud of their country thyy learn self-respect, and gain a stimulating influence to advance hoi" interests. The recent exhibition of colonial industries at Chiistchurch h:\s not only proved a financial success, but it Ins opened the eyes and minds of old and young to the fact; that we are much farther advanced in the production of goods than the many had the least idea of, and a great impetus has been given to the production and use of colonial product. There ueod be liltle doubt but that if tho exhibitors would kimlly consent to exhibit their articles under official supervision in the several large towii3 of New Zealand they would help forward tbe progress of the country." The Twenty pkr osnt. — Our Patea neighbours are naturally distressed at the loss of the 20 pent, of land fund, as the approaching sale 3of the Wimate Plains would have enriched them to an enormous degree. The Patea Mail estimate the loss to the Couuty Council of that district at £40,00) this year, and £50,000 next. Wanted a Leech. — Why (asks an Knglish paper) has nobody invented such an apparantly simple thing as an automaton leecb, us wall as such elaborate nachinos as the automaton due!:, the speaking machine, and a hundred others ? It really seems mere childs play to construe. 1 ; a little instru ment which should accomplish the work of those disagreeable cre.itiu'es, l< thiu<*s of obsene and unlovely forms," as Shelley would describe them, and so save sick people from much annoyance and disgust and poor worn-out horses from tha awful fate of being used to feed these blood suckers. A letter just ro< eived from Bordeaux gives a frightful account of the leech-ponds ten miles from that ciiy. The leeches ar • re gularly fed with the blood of old horses, which are driven into the pond-;, where the leeches suck them till they grow faint. Theu they are taken our, and are allowed to graze in the fields till they regaiu a little Bt length, when they aro again driven into the pond, and the process is repeated till at last they are dragged out bloodless aid dead. We rejoice to hear that a wellknown English veterinary surgeon, who has done so much to mitigate the horrors of some of the Continental veterinary schools, has taken this matter of the Bordeax leechponds in hand. The French authorities, for the credit of their country, if for no other reason, are likely to aid him to stop such barbarism. The eoroplefcest remedy, howover, as we said before, will be the invention of a patent automaton leech. Who will make a fortune as well as achieve a work of humanity by constructing such a thing P _