MaNAWATU Herald. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1889. THE ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA.

Manawatu Herald, 8 February 1889, Page 2

MaNAWATU Herald. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1889. THE ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA.

When any particular act of bravery in rescuing persons from drowning comes „ before , the public notice, nearly the first explanation that is heard, is the rescuer should have his | claim for recognition brought before j some Society. Those saved from a

suddeu death generally congratulate themselves on having done all that is requisite if $hes take the trouble to make an _fi_fidavit recommending the rescuer to a reward. These persons, and thope Who run the risk of perhaps some day being grateful that encouragement is held out to all to risk life to save the lives of others, seldom trouble themselves to think how societies formed for rewarding merit are kept in funds, and we therefore propose to bring the claims of " The Royal Humane Society of Australasia" for support before our readers. Just one hundred years after the foundation of the Royal Humane Society of England, the Victorian Humane Society was inauguratd in Melbourne in the year 1874. Four years afterwards, in response to several applications, the Directors extended the operations of the Society to the adjacent colonies, and obtained power to assume the title of " The Royal Humane Society of Australasia." The objects of the Society are — 1. To bestow rewards upon all who promptly risk their own lives to save those of their fellow creatures. 2. To provide assistance, as far as it is in the power of the Society, in all cases of apparent death in any part of Australasia. 3. To restore the apparently drowned or dead, and to distinguish by rewards all who through skill and perseverance are, under Providence successful. 4. To collect and circulate information regarding the most approved methods and best apparatus to be used for such purposes. For the purpose 6i carrying out the first of thes6 ob jests ioiir classes of rewards have been founded,, viz :--l. The gold medal. 2. The silver medal. 3. The bronze* medal. 4. Certificates of merit. These rewards, with the cost of the requisite life saving apparatus, naturally needs money, and the Directors appeal to the cordial and liberal support of the colonists. The report for the year 1888 shows that this Society has been the means of rescuing upwards of 40.000 persons from death, and it has dealt with 761 cases and made 683 awards. We regret to learn from the honorary correspondent of the Society at Foxton that though there have been two awards already made to our townsmen, for saving life from drowning, in the ; Btanawatu river, which has always demanded its share of victims, yet not a solitary contribution has been received towards its funds. This is not as it should be, and we trust to be able to record a list worthy of the district and the object for which it is contributed, for it ie not to the credit of the inhabitants to ask any public body to reward their people, whilst withholding any tangible recognition of the value of the rewarding body. There is undoubtedly a case which deserves to be brought under notice of this Society, but the inhabitants cannot expect the honorary correspondent to be always asking and giving nothing in return. All those who believe in giving honor to whom honor is due, shou'd send in their subscriptions to the honorary correspondent, and the same will be acknowledged in these columns free of charge.

We bear that there is every likelihood of a regular tailor starting iv business in this town very shortly. All the trades seem likely to be added to, as a building is to be erected next to Mr Gibson's shop tor a blacksmith and engineer. Next week will be celebrated by the union of two young couples, These matters are generally booh known, and we may expect a goodly gathering next Sun • day at St. Mary's, and another sometime in the middle of the week at one of the places of worship in the Mam street. We wish the young peop c every happiness. The Rev. Father Patterson will hold Mass afc St. Mary's on Sunday mornins. at 8 end 11 o'clook, and service in the evening at 7. Over the leader Mr Fitsheibeit, M.HR. for the Hutt, notifies that he haa commenced business in Palmerston N. Our advertising columns are too eagerly scanned. Tis very rough on the proprietor that direofcly he gets a good advertisement of mouey, or property found, which can be recovered on the easy terms of paying for the advertisement, that tbe parties •hould immediately see what is found, and claim the same, with only one insertion to pay for. Another time (for of course tho chain ornament has been olaimed), wa tthall stow these ootices somewhere (if such a place oan be found) where for a reasonable number of insertions they ahall esoape tbe lynx eye of the publio. Mr W. Trask has bad the misfortune to lose three horses, tbe descriptions of which he advertises. He lost them, by putting them into somebody else's yards to take care of them. We should feel obliged if our readers wonid give information if they have seen them about anywhere. Advertising ia the life of a place and a paper. Of course we are pleased to receive the support we have, but at the same time we regret 'bat our news columns are now and then seriously entrenohed upon by advertisements received just prior to publishing. Our readers will have noticed that every issue we have to make re-,' arrangements in our advertising columusj ito keep space for resding matter, but | again anil .again thf advertisements lap 'over .he p__»_e we endeavor to keep clear j I We make this explanation so tbat out] I subscribers may know that it is our desire! to do what is fair to them, and if we bavej had to trench upon tbeir spnoe, we intend to make auch new arrangements to giyel : them more reading matter at the earliest) opportunity. j Coopers, owing to the wholesale potting of butter, have had a very bufjr time, and ; MrG.UHiad and Mr Cook of Palmeratoja have hf.d tv do all they kne.w to keep abrenaft wi'h t heir orders. Mr Cook advertises that he is now prepared to provide kegs, tallow casks, &0., on the shortest notice, and lowest possible prioaa.

An advertiser seeks an engagement as an engine driver. He has good references and the distinct advantage of being a steady man. He oan also keep strippers iv order. This seen.a to be ihe mau, if uot forGalw.y, certainly for Foxton. We 'draw at. cation to the '• Triumph" ; windmill, which Mr Dunn, of Lincoln, Ch.istohurch, now offers at • extremely low prices. One is being shipped to his agents, and will be erected where settles will have an opportunity of inspecting it. The six-foot mul can be purchased tor ib 10a. Manchsscer HouSe is making itself a name as haing the spot where anything may be purchase:], so (but an enterprising customer can buy a pouud of calico, a yard or two or liiebnuka, a slice ot cheese or a lump of fit c clay, a nightcap or a vice, potatoes ana oil feeders and so un, in fact the proprietor offers ilia " atock and dies " ; though no notice cf that melancholy even, bas yet reached us ; ou the contrary Mr McMillan '; believes in living and pushing as long as he can, and tho whole of this mediy has been occasioned by his being ready to do business in tbe hundred and one articles that the beinp mill must have. Dr Loye in his book "La Morfc par la Deoapitatioo tells the following story :— " ibis partisan (Sohavenburg) Was caught together with {our of his associates, and they were all condemned to death . They wero already ou their knees ready to submit to their fate, when Schaveoburg addressed the judge, asking that hia four companions might be ranged in single tile m front of him at a distance of eight feet from each other. " if," he saia " after I am beheaded, I get up and walk up to the first of my comrades, will you pardon him"} The judge thought he was pretty safe in complying witb the re<jueat. '• But if I walk up to the second, the third and the fourth will you pardon those also " 1 The judge replied that he would obtain their pi don from tha Emperor. The partisan wa.i satisfied, bent his head, received the mortal blow, apd his head rolled down, but to the great surprise of the judge and the spectators, the body got up, walked along, passed the first, second, third and fourth of the condemned men, and fell down. The occurrence waß told to the Emperor, who pardoned the four criminals." The other day Wa had a look round the garden and orchard at Wirokino, attaohed to the reaidenoejof Mr J. Davies. The fruit on the trees looked remarkably well, most of the apple trees being full of fruit, whilßt the plum trees could not hold their branoheß up. Mr Davies with pardonable pride pointed out some apple trees which used to be infected with the American blight, but which are. now as clean as could be wished. He treated them to a painting with the receipt we have published (castor oil and soft soap). He has some vines iv a house, and they appear doing well, but the owner says they are not near what they were last year. The raspberry crop has been heavy. We noticed a bed of onions which we very muoh doubt could be beaten, very heavy specimens could be furnished. We inspected an alteration to the dip, and noticed one lit le wrinkle whioh is worth attention. Most dips have the lead running straight in o the trough, but the Wirokino lead leads beyond the trough just on the edge of it a distance of two sheeps length. At tbe furthest end a decoy sheep is fastened, and then the space adjoining hira and the lead from the yard has a steep intimation towards the dip, and is covered with zino, the space in the fencing being hidden with sacking. The working is thus most easy, after the' decoy sheep is placed in poai ion, the others are driven up from tbe yard and as they approach the decoy they they slip oo tbe incline in the lead, push the sacking on one s.de and place themselves into the trough without any handling. Ths idea is simple and Successful, Mr M'Lennan advertises 1200 Lincoln ewes for sale. His flock tbat they are a portion of, is so well known that it is a sufficient guarantee of their value. Mr Larkwortby, the Managing Direo'or of the JS.Z.L. & M.A.C. in London, arrived by yesterday's midday train. The Ciinard liner TJmbria, which left New York on Januaiy 5, passed Crow, bead at five o'clock on the afternoon of January 11, making the passage to Queenstown in 6J 2h 45min, beating the best record. "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin," and the death of Mrs Hull, the Queen's late nurse who died after an illness of some months, in her seventy-eighth year, at Windsor tends to show. The funeral, wbich took pUce at Clewer, was attended by General Sir H*nry Ponsonby on behalf of the Prince of Wales. TheQueensenta chaplet of everlasting ftoweis and bay leaves, to wbich a card with tbe words " A mark of affection and gratitude from Viotoria R and I." was attached ; and other touching mementoes were tendered by Her Majesty's children. But the ««In remembrance of dear old May," on a beautiful wreath of lilies, white camellias stephanotis, and ferns sent by the Prince aad Princess of Wales, appeals to the hearts of all, and speaks volumes for the true feeling of our future Eing and Queen. And the widowed Empress Frederick forwarded a cbaplet of immortelles " As a mark of affectionate regard." Princess Oarmtiun, Princess Louise, ; Princess Beatrice, and the Duchesaof Ab any contributed wreaths of everlasting fiawers, the offerings be ing labelled with similar expressions of esteem. l!_ittle-tWr*jt«^-*Mii*^ittte mind's. The last effort of the Editor of the Rangitikei Advocate is this—" Hit Worship •he Mayor of Foxton bas resigned his civic dignity. Tbe present is an ex. ceediuKly inopportune time, however, for one who has posed a* tbe saviour of Foxton to shake hitmelf free from the responsibilities of office. Tbe creation of a borough bas not resulted in any of tbe financial or other advantages pre dieted by those who laboured to bring about the change. The borough is, indeed in financial strait*, and there is evidently trouble looming ahead for the ' Borough Council in the fact tbat the Manawatu County Council are about to initiate proceedings for the recoveiy of the cash award in the recent arbitration. Mr Thynne's hasty retreat from office, therefore, is suspiciously .suggestive of a desire on bis part lo emulate the rut in a certain particular, and now that he bas tasted for a brief period tbe pleasure of being your Worship, to let somebody else bear the responsibility. " We merely reproduce it to show what a small view of public matters can be taken by some public writers. The po•ition now occupied by Mr Thynne is a Bomaießt tpMrtr te th» above.

Contractors will please notice that the date for tenders to be in for flax catting and carting for Mr J. W. Stewart is fixed for Wednesday 13th. We hear that the police in the colony »re fm the future io be provided with re- : vnivurs, and the swords whioh are supposed io be worn by mounted constables, are to be called in. We are glad to learn that Dudu has won the Wellington Cup. She is the first of Somnus' produoe out of Fame by the Painter. Last year she won the maiden plate, the Cup, and the District race, at Wanganui. She also won the two handicaps at Hawera. including the Egmont hundicip, and the Palmerston guineas, all of which races were run in the fastest time on record: These performances of his first get, should add materially to the value of Somnus as a site. Tbe Advocate in a short leader on the fiax industry, makes the/ following statements—As regards thei future of the industry, there are people who, from accurate knowledge of the worlds requirements, and the probable supply, have predicted certain prosperity for a long period. We heard yesterday of a gentleman who had been allowed to see a letter from one of the largest wool buyers in London. The writer predioted that the price would rise to over £40 per ton— a forecast evidently about to receive fulfillment from the way the fibre climbs the figures— and that for three years at least the prospects of the New Zealand industry were guaranteed by the pancity of the world's supplies. This is the opinion of ono in a position which enables him to estimate the chances with as muoh certainty as matters commercial admit' of, and will be a comforting assurHnc- to those who have sunk their capital in the undertaking. At the meeting of the Manawatu County Council a letter was read from Jameß I Reid, stating that unless something was done to provide an engine, running on the tramway would soon cease. A discussion ensued as to procuring another engine, and it was suggested that it would be> better to stop the running for a few days iv order to execute repairs. Our Hemp-millers will be interested to know that the purchasers are considering the question oi insisting on insurance on all fil.ro sent by rail.