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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 14, 19 October 1880, Page 2

San Fbanciso > Mail.— The English mai> arrived at Auckland on Sunday,, and will probably reach these districts about Thursday. Amongst the passengers are Mr Larkworthy (owner of the Moutoa and < arnarvon Estates) and Mrs Larkworthy. '1 he Agent-Geneealship. — How is it none of Sir George Grey's friends on the Liberal side have proposed hire* to succeed Sir Julius Yogel as Agent General ? His departure from- the country would be the signal tor the rallying of the Liberal party, and if he "were gone it is pretty 'certain Messrs Oliver, Atkinson & Co. would soon bo doing duty in Opposition.- The moans suggested wonld be a most dignified way of getting rid of the K:iwau knight, but we are afraid the Government parly know his value to-) well a3 a disintegrating force to lot him depart. Co.N-miroEAui' Onxiox.— Our Palinerstm contemporary's crowning stroke that though we condemned tho penally indicted on Mr Rockstrow as exesssive, yet in our heart wo were pleased to see the Bunch charged by lhe Advocate with partiality in his favour, is worthy of him. Wo suppose, then, ho meant wo " belauded " tho Advocate in our heart ! This is wriggling. In the previous issue we understood him to soy wo did it in the Manawatu Herald. It seems we were mistaken. A3 to trimming our sails to catch tho popular breeze in this instance, we are amused, not annoyed. Of course that is known to ba our contemporary's habit, and wo would simply reply to his proverb with this : " Because you use a small bushel yourself, do net measure our corn with it." More Retrenchment. — The public prisons at Thames Russell, Opotiki. Charleston, Iteefton, Pioton, Arrow, and Queens town, hare been abolished. This is a step in the right direction, as they wore absolutely unnecessary, being in close proximity to hrge prisons. School Examination.— Tho chairman of tho Poxton School L'ommiilee informs us that the annual examination of the Fusion scl.ool by Inspector Foulis has been fixed to t;ike plnca on Friday and Mondity, the sth and Sth November. A Woud to the Foolish. — The importance <>f advertising is recognised by every wise man. Nevertheless, there are somo dull-brained persons who look upon money spent in advertising as a kind of gift to newspaper proprietors. For the benefit of such, wo chronicle this inoident. About six weeks ago, Mr J Flitter, of the Manawatn Hotel, Foxton, lost a roan mare, which ho valued at £30. After he had unsuccessfully exhausted lhe usual efforts to dis over her, he took to advertising na a list resource, knowing if that would not bring her home i/Othing would. The advertisement was placed in the Manawatu Herald, and

achieved Mr Futter's aim. Shortly after it appeared, he received a letter fiom AwaInivi, staliiigjin answer to the advertisement, (hit n inaru of llio description tulvertivd wns running tlioio. Further enquiries -showed Uir.t the, nnim.-il in qufistion' was Mr Ftittcr's, and on S turduv lust ho regained possession. So tlitifc by Iho expenditure of (\ fow shillings in advertising, Mr Futter has saved £)0. To every man whn wishes to I save himself from loss, lo incense his buMiies-*, or in a word to prosper, wo say, " Go and do likewise." A Combination ot? Offices — The Foxtou Postmaster uppears to have mado a person »1 matter of our suggestion that his office could be dispensed with, and its duties divided between the Telegraphist and Collector, of Customs. On Saturday he. came to our office in an excited state, and threatened we should have to " put up with the consequences," if he suffered through what we had written. To assure him, \ve may explain that we" do not wish him to he cut off, as we did not at all refer to persons. Cur simple desire is that such a combination of offices may be made as will ensuro! the continuance of Foxton as a port of entry. With persons who may suffer or gain by what we propose we have nothing to do, as the good of the place \ must be our consideration. At the same timo, wo would suggest to Mr .Rodger that as a public servant it would become him much betterlo stop in his office and attend to the duties for which he is paid, instead of rushing round iho town in an excited "way, because a newspaper suggests that his office can bo dispensed with. Holiday. — In response (o a requisition signed by the principal business people of Palmerston, Mr Liuton, Mayor of that Borough, has declared Friday next, October 22, a public holiday, in honour of the oponin:r and dedication of the Masonic Hall. Tenders. —Mr Clere, the well-known architect of Foilditig, invites tenders for the erection of a house at Okana, Moutoa. The tenders close on Saturday, 30th October, and are lo he sent to this office. The plans and specifications may be seen at Mr Clcre's office until noon on the 23rd instant, after that date until the tenders close they will lio fov inspection at the Hekalb office, Foxton. A. Sad Decease. — Persons cannot be too careful as to what they may leave' within reach of young children. A few days ago, at Karere, a child about 20 months old, daughter of Mr Guthrie, the district teacher, was poisoned through eating phosphorus from the heads of matches. Au inquest was held before Mr v Varburion, coroner, on Friday last, touching the death, when a ver diet was returnee! to the effect that the child was killed by phosphorus poisoning, and that no blamo was attributable to any one. In hia evidence the lather said he had no idea how the deceased got the matches, as he was always very careful. She might have picked up a box which was supposed to be empty, but may have had a few matches in it. Ho picked up about thirty In.atob.e9, all with the heads off. Great sympathy is felt for tho bereaved parents. Tho deceased child was a granddaughter of the Hoii Mr Uryce, who passed through Fuxtoi> on Saturday to atteud the funeral. Racing Club. — In auothrr coluum appears aa a requesting all persons favourable to the establishment of a [lacing Club for the County to meet at the Public Hall, Palmerston, on Saturday evening next, at 7 o'clock, .for the consideration of the matter The proposed is, we think, ono in the right direction. It is utmost impossible for each of the townships in tho district to, get up more than -one successful gathering in tho year, and j\ve think it would be highly desirable if !sm agreement were coruo to by which each h id its ov:n special set of sports, for which £p{n:aU could bo made throughout the County. For instance, lh-j annual Regatta could ib; held at Foxion, tho whole County assisting tha movement ; the an:iu»l Race M<-eltng r»t P.tlinorston, as the centre of tho Counfy"; while the Boxi:i>» Day Athletic Sports eoiild bo left entirely in tho hands of our Fcildjng follow-inttler.s. In these matters unioii is strength, and we feel sure the suggestion we have thrown out wouM, it' actod ujj'ni, command pretty general support thoughout tho County. / Leasing- the Feuuie< — At the l-.st sitting of tiiu County Council, upon thu motion of Mr Nauson, iv committee consisting of Messrs Maeartliur, Linton, Rockstruw,j and the mover was appointed to draw up specitica'ions for leasing the ferries in tho County for a term not exceeding seven years, i We are not, of course, aware whethev the loommittee and Council will adopt tho Iperiod mentioned— seven years j but wo would respectfully point out that if a ferry is let for bo lengthened a period it is probable a considerable loss will ensue to I the funds of the Cou cil. In old established districts the trade may be averaged, aiid remains from year to year about the same ; but in districts like Manawatu, which are in course of settlement, tho traffic incfeasus very rapidly, and hardly ever deceases. At the same time, it is almost certain the tenders sent in would be based entirejy on the existing traffic, with a small pur ccjntage added for increase, but which would! pro bably bo in no aensa commensurate wijh the increase that actually would take hluce. Hence the importance of ferry leases 'being let for no longer say than thres or; four yeai-3 at the very outside. The Foxton and (iorgo ferries, since they have been li>t by tender, have each year returned an inert lased lvvcnue to the Council, which fact ap lears to favour the idea that the Council w Duld gain more by three yeats' leasas thai l by seven. Of course a great deal can just] ybe BjMB jM against annually changing tho ferrymen, but tli is idea should not be carricdToo far. A three years' lease would bo a fair adjustment of the matter, conserving both the safety of tho public by securiug as fur as possible experieured ftrryuien, and the rights of the ratepayers by securing to the funds of the Council tho increased value of the f my, at the end of each triennial period. To House BiteEDEita. — In another column Mr M'Lennau announces that the purebred Clydesdale horse Oliver Cromwell will stand tho season at the Oroua Downs Station. As only a limited number of mares will be taken, early application is necessary. Tub Paimekston Mayoralty. — We understand that Mr Jas. Linton, who during the past year has filled the office of Mayor of the Borough of Palmerston, has received an influential requisition, inviting him to again offer himself for the same position at the forthcoming election. In accordance with the wishes of the burgesses, Mr Linton, we believe, intends to stand, and there is little doubt but that tho settlers will show their appreciation of Mr Liuton'e worth as v private citizen, <wd of his able administration during the past year, by returning him. It is possible Mr Ferguson may bb brought forward, but against bo general n favourite hs Mr Linton he would be very heavily handicapped. Accident.— A man named Bilderbeek had his arm broken at Awahuii on Thmsday. Ho was engaged felling bush, on Mr M'Donald's property, and was struck by a branch. Cbiokbt. — The Feilding cricketers are arranging their matches f>r the season. They will play the Mount Stewart men Oa

Saturday, October 23, Halcombe on Saturday, Novombor 6, Palmeiß'.on on Prince of Wales' Birthday (ruesdayj November 0). Death of llr Massed iti>.— By t«l'«ram we learn that on Saturday last Mr Muns ford, lute R.M. at Wellington died at Dunedin. The deceased gentleman was for a number of yeurs Uesident Magistrate ut Port Chalmers, and on the retirement of Mr J. Coutts Crawford from the position of R.M. at Wellington ho was appointed to that position. While there his conduct of the public busiuess Rained tor him the 'esteem of tho legal profession and of the public ; but his failing health ' rendered a change necessary. He therefore exchanged places with Mr Shaw, R M. and District Judge at New Plymouth. The change appeared to do Mr Mansford good, and after ueYeral months he was sufficiently restored to be able to return to the more arduous duties of the Wellington Magistiatesbip. After a week or two, hia illness returned, and he therefore received twelve months' leave of absence, with the intention of visiting Europe, if an operation he was to undergo in Dunedin was successful. He left Wellington last week and appears to have died at Dunedin shortly after lub arrival. The late Mr Mansford was married twice, having issue by both wives. The lady whom he leaves to mourn _ his lo^s, is many years hia junior, and is a sister of Mr Jago, a noted Gdod Templar iv the South Island, and editor of the Dunedin Evening Stnr. Testimonial to Mr Flower— The address presented by the members of All Saints' Church, Foxion, to Mr J. N. Flower, on the occasion of his departure from Foxton, has been beautifully written and illuminated, and miy be seen in the window of tho llbuald office this afternoon. The whole worL has been done in a masterly manner, and reflects great credit upon the writer, a gentleman in Wellington, 'the address will he duly signed by the officials ot the Church, and forwarded to Mr Flower per first steamer to Kaikoura, Otaki Highways Board. — The above Board met at Otaki on October 12, when them were present Messrs Simcox (chairman), Hadfield, Kebbsll, aud M'Crae. Various le'ters from the Public Works office regarding the survey of the road through native land from tho Mill road to the Otaki river were read. Amongst them was one.dated September, 30, 1880, i:i which the Minister of Public Works promised to issue warrants under section 78 of ''The Public Works Act, 1876," re land for the road. Accounts amounting to £(J 6s 6d were passed for payment. It was resolved to hold the Board meetings in future on the second Tueaduy iv each month. No other business was transacted. East Coast Phogkkss. — They have public spirited people in Wuirarapa. Mr Wakelin, of Carterton, is about to fit up an improved plant for milling purposes. He is not at all sanguine as to its success, us he will lrive to import wheat from Canterbury, tho charges for freight, &c, on which will be rather heavy, but he thinks that when owners of land in the Wairarapa open their eyea to this fact they will be induced to bestir themselves to compete by producing as good a sample, even though the price should be a little higher. We think Air Wakclin's well-meant scheme will not succeed. •Fkozex Meat.— From Melbourne, under date October 9, we learn that che freezing chambers of the Frozen Meat Work*, Maribyruong, are ull but completed The refrigerating machinery works satisfactorily The freezing of carcases will be commenced next weok for shipment by the steamer Protos. Grhen Phoumiuu. — Mr Chas. Pownall, of Wellington, has for many years devoted great consideration to the host me-ins of turning New Zealand flax into a marketable article. In season and out of season he has done his best, both with his peu and iv more practical ways, to show the value of lhe raw material which Nature has so bountifully mattered over this country, and though ho is now engaged in business in Wellington, he still keeps a watchful eye, with the view of bringing before tiio public the value und importance «f the flax industry. FroiM Saturday's NZ. Ti;ues we quote the following practical letter by Air Powuall, dealing with tlie heavy shipments of grfteii phortniiim now being mado to Mcl otirne:— " Sin, — I notice at a meeting of tho Harbor Ooard mention was made of the large quantity of green phonniuin now being shipped to .Melbourne tor pipermaking, and I cannot conceive a greater folly than allowing it to be shipped in this state. Put through one of the scraping machines and then dried, without any wash* ing, the libra would bocioared from all silica and deleterious matter, and would be increased in value for this purpose at least 200 per cent., while the bulk for shipment would be reduced to oue-fifth ; besides it would afford a considerable amount ot employment at a very trifling outlay. Further, it is painful to know in these hard times that Melbourne can aft'ord to pay freight and manufacture paper to a prufit from the material we have upon the spot." The fact brought under notice by Mr Pownall is undoubtedly v most paiuful one. It would be much better if, iustead of spendiug mouoy upon useless railways, to furnish work to the unemployed, the Gove-nment would offer bonuses for tho purposo of inducing capitalists to start such industries as paper- making,^whioh would employ the labourers now obtaining subsistence from public money. As the mouey is spent at present, it. is only a temporary remedy, but if the plan we suggest were adopted, a permanent cure would be effected by the absorption of surplus labour through the op^iinjg^oji^wiiidujtriL'S. . — . Presentation.^ — Cn Friday evening last, at the close of tho Foxton Christys' usual practice, Mr J K. Russell, on behalf of the members, presented to Mrs Davies, the company's piaui-ste, a lady's work basket, in blue satin, and a haudsomely bound edition of " Moore's Melodies," with music attached, arranged by Sir John Stevenson, an eminent English composer. Air Uussell,in a few remarks, stated that the company, recognising the valuuble services rendered by Airs Davies since tho organisation of the company, desired to show their appreciation of those services. A great deal of the success achieved by the company had been owing to the excellent manner in which Mrs Uavies had discharged (he arduous duties of her position. After the presentation, three cheers were given by those present for MS Davies, and Mr shore briefly replied ou her behalf. The inscription in the book, which had been capitally illuminated by Mr Palmer, was us follows : — " Presented to Mrs Davies by the Foxton Christys for services rendered as pianiae. October 1880." The Unemployed.— The Chief Engineer of tho North Island has issued a notice that as the spring advances the number of men employed on the public works by the Government will be considerably reduced. E. M. CotTRT.— The usual fortnightly sittings of the B. M. Court will be held at Foxton tomorrow (Wednesday), and at Palmeraton on the following day. Thk Poisoning Case at Otaki.— We believe the preliminary investigation of the ohurge against Francis Ruinsey, of attempting to poison the Maori girl Tioriori, will

b.» adjourned until Thursday, as Air H«n_ kins, who wilt watch the case on belialt of the girl's t'al.itives, will bo engaged at the Foxton Court on Wednesday. Constable Mitchell returned to Ot.ki on Saturday, from Wellington, whitlwr h>' bad gone lor the purpose of having an analysis made or the girfs vomit. It is understood the result of the analysis will tend to establish the fact that poison was given to the girl. Mr Hankina hits received a letttr from the a id's facher, date I Saturday List, in which he states she is still very seriously ill from the effects of the dose she received. The Thk per Cent.— A rather humorous episode occurred a day or two ago in the Supreme Uourt, Auckland. His Honor Mr Justice Richmond, says tho Herald, in discharging the jury, dosired them to proceed to the Registrar's office, where they would be paid the sum allowed them by the Government for the expense of attending the Court in the servioo of the colony. The following colloquy took place :— His Honor : "But stay — will that bo liible to 10 per tent?" (Laughter.) The Deputy- Registrar, with the flush of a recent bitter experience, said : " They will hayo to pay a stamp duty on their allowance whenever it exceeds 405." His Honor ; " Oh, is that it ? Then go, gentlemen, to the office of the Registrar, and he will give you what is due to you, subject to such deductions as tha exigencies of the country require." Bulls Show.— Mr J. H. Stevens, the energetic and popular secretary of the Bulls Horticultural Society, has forwarded to ug a programme of the Sociey's prizes for the forthcoming spring and autumn shows. There are 140 prizes for competion at the spring show, and 179 for the autmnn. The prizes at tho former range from 40s to 2s, and at tho latter from 483 to 2d. The prizes for each show represent in the aggregate a very considerablo amount, and tho manner in which the affair is carried out shows that the Bulls people arc not only enthusiasts in horticulture, but that they are determined to do credit to their gardens, and thus promote horticulture in their district. Persons desiung to see the catalojyne of prizes may do so by calling at the Hekaxd office. A Step in the Right Direction.—F rom our Feilding contemporary we quote the following : — " We learn that our esteemed fellow townsman, Mr Peter Uartholomow, intends to take a trip to the Melbourne Exhibition He leaves on Monday next, and we wiah him a safe and pleasant voyage and speedy return. Mr Bartholomew's chief object in visiting Melbourne is to endeavor to make arrangements for opening up a market in Australia for New Zealand timber, and also to iateiview foreign visitors to the Exhibition, giving them every information regurding the quality, durability, and value of totara, and other timbers for all descriptions of work Mr Bartholomew, we ure sure, carries with him the best wishes of every in the district, for if he is successful in securing a good mancet for the timber in Australia and elsnwheie it will have a wonderful effect on the progress of tho district." We heartily second the good wishes of our contemporary, and trust the projected trip of .Mr Bartholomew will be ia every way successful, but especially iv opening up a trade in timber with Victoria. F»r years past, large quantifies of timber have been constantly shipped from Hokitilta to the Melbourne market, the vessels returning with merchandise. Now thai direct trade between Foxton and Melbourne has opened ap.it is only a work of time for vessels to van from this port to Victoria with timber, bringing merchandise on the return trip. The vessels used at Hokitika were built expressly for the trade, possessing breadth of beam, light draught, and large carrying capacity. The Lincolnshire Delegates. —Mr Milne, agent of Messrs Grant and Foster (says the Auckland Star), has received advices by tho mail that the reports on New Zealand have been saut out by the Orient Company's steamer Cuzm. The report lias been favourably noticed by colonists in England, and h«s baen largely circulated Sir Julius Yogel took 1000 copies. Mr Grunt wiite-j that his time h nlmoil wholly occupied iv ausweriug enquiries. The result is, that several large capitalists arc earning out at once ; others are only now giviug up their farms, und cannot come until next Spring. Tho harvest pro-inec : s in Euglaud, which at one ti;ne looked promising, arc now as bad as ever. The Imavy rains have dono terrible ilutnnge. TJiu wiie>it crops in many places are completely destroyed. In oue large village in Ybikshire the whole of the tenants arc giving up their farms in a hotly, and coming to New Zealand. . The ; Otamakapua Block. — We are sorry to heur.it tissertcd on good authority that the purchase of tlie Otamakapua B 03k by the Government, which has been so long under negotiation, ia about to lapse, or at any rate be deferred for some time. This blo'k, which lies to tho northward of Foilding, between tho liangitikei river and the ranges, ahd is watered by the Oroua aud Kiwitea breams, comprises 140,000 acres, of which! a great deal is first class bush land, interspersed with small clearings, and a proportjjn only consists of rough land unsuitable fpr tigricultnre. A small hapu of one of the Napier tribes having been admitted bw consent as co-oivnars in the block as a mere matter of form, now demand about £2ILoOO as their share of the pm chase money, and refuso to sign tho deed of cession till this exorbitant eh.im is satisfied. The otlit'B tribes concerned will not agree to this, and/the wuo!o n.atler has to »o into Court agjiin in order to delcriiiine the subdivision of interests Fortunale'y, a!x>ut 29,000 atros of the Waitnpu Block, which may beMermed tlio southern sub-division _of tlio OUinakapua, is actually bought, but as for tho main block the Government is indifferent about completing a purchase, on which, in the present state oi' tho land mar kot, they could not in.meciiately realize, and so the whole matter is hung up indefinitely. Indeed we beliove that the hitch iv the negotiation is by no means displeasing to tho Government, who wish to reserve as much as possible of the million set aside for completion of native land purchases, in order that they may have a showy programme iv their Public Works statement nrxt session, and may go, tho country at the subsequent election with an eclat their merits hitherto have nut obtained for them. — Feilditig New Paper — We have to acknowledge with thanks receipt of a now paper, published at Sydney, culled, " The Illustrated Christian Weekly. 1 The journal, as its namu implies, U devoted principally to tho dissemination of news of patticular interest from a religious point of view, though advocating tho viows of no sect. The illua trationß aro extremely neat and striking, while from a literary point of view the Weekly is far above the average of its class. If ita subsequent issues aro equal in merit to that now before us, we nre justified in anticipating for the new Sydney paper a long and prosperous career. New Boats.— The New Zeiland Times chronicles the arrival at Wellington of three new boats for the Star Kowing Club— tlio largest being an in rigged batswing racing four, built of cedar, fitted with long sliding se.ita and all the latest improvements, and measuring 42ft x 3ft lOin. The other two are clinker-built outiigged practice sculling boats, 35ft iv length, with 20in. beam. The

boats in question were built by Fuller,©/ Melbourne. TUe Star Club now owns 23 boats. Chuuch and Statb. — Bishop Moorhouse, in a recent address, asked whether, if our poliliouns w-jve guilty of unscrupulous conduct, ifc was the duty of tho Church to stand by and suy nothing, or to suy that the Church h.id nothing to do with it, as iJ^Vfas a, matter for the Statf ? Wqs thero<rft«God for tho >State, aiul another for tho Church ? Could a nian lie and be unjust a 9 a statesman, without being responsible to G-nd for >t ? He maintained net. If a man lied 01 cheated, no matter iv what position of life he was, ho committed si'i, and it was the du*y of the Church to rebuke sin. Whenever the Church of Christ failed to lift up her voice she would fail to be of use, and the sooner she end9d the bettor. God governed both the Church aud the State, and offencoe against His commandment woufd bring their punishment, whether committed by institutions or individuals. 2J« education, he asked whether if our children were threatened with the loss of the knowledge of God and the light of Christ, we ought not to be expected to count nothing ..too great a sacrifice to avert such a dire calamity. He was almost ashamed to put the question, knowing what thousands of people there were in this colony calling themselves Christians who cared nothing for the knowledge of God being eliminated from their education system, go long as they did not hwe to pay i'or the education. Worth Noticing.— Every little while we read of some one who has stuck a rnsty nail in his foot, or knee, or haud, or some other portion of hi 3 body, and that lockjaw resulted therefrom, of which the patient died. If every person was aware of a perfect remedy for all such wounds, and would apply ifc, then all such reports must cease. The remedy is simple, almost always on hand, and can be applied by any one, and what is better, it is infallible. It ia simply to smoke the wound, or any bruise or wound that is inflamed, with burning wool or woollen cloth. Twenty minutes in tho stnoko of wool will take the pain out of the worat wound ; repeated two or three times, it will allay tho wovbl case of inflammation , arising from a wound.