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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 281, 1 October 1889, Page 2

The R. M. Court sits to-morrow

We would draw the attention of the constable to one or two dogs whose actions are very dangerous to equestrians, they being in the habit of flying out at every passer bye. If steps aye not taken to keep these animals in hand some accident will soon have to be recorded. One do« belongs to a resident in I'urcell-street, the other to a residdent in Dnnean-street.

Last Friday a man at one of the mills at the Oroim Bridge ' was seized during the night with some sort of a stroke, which rendered him absolutely speechless and stiff. His mates placed him in the train for the hospital. He has been described to us as representing aboard, there not being a yield in any of his limbs.

It is asserted from Christchurch that C. Chinnery, flax mill proprietor, Eangiora, has perfected an appliance for dressing Itlionniuiii- ttixt.r to a quality fine as silk, and has applied for a patent. The machine embraces improvements in feeding, rollers of strippers, and in the table for removing the stripped flax, and comprises in the same machine all the requisite parts to turn the flax out dressed, only requiring two men to attend to it. It will turn out three tons per day. Mr Chinuery is now erecting one which will be completed as soon as possible. Many ot the parts have to be imported. The inventor has devoted his attention to this machinery for the last fifteen years.

The last dance in ralmerston was marked by the novelty in the get up of tha guests. The ladies went powdered, and with beauty patches on their faces, as the belles of old were wont to fascinate their beaus. The gentlemen had white waistcoats and white "button-holes." The whole presented a novel nnd charming sight.

Mr Davies is another fortunate holder of He therlea property who is about putting sheep to fatten on grass sown in the fall.

Mr Davies, the cousin of the owner of Totara, has also secured property in the above block, and has received an offer to purchase all the sawing timber on his section. This will bo making the land cost him a trifle, if anything.

The improvements on the Carnarvon Estate are still being carried out. The 400 acres in turnips last year are now laid down in grass, and another 400 acres are being broken up for turnips this year. Five hundred acres of manuka are being cut down for surface sowing with grass, and this will be continued annually until the whole estate is cleared.

Messrs T. Kennedy Macdonald d- Co., the well known firm of auctioneers in Wellington, have a preliminary notice of an important sale of Foxton properties some time next month. Amongst them will be the well known Cook estate, which lies in the very centre of the town, cutting it in half, besides properties on the bankß of the river by Wirokino and Paiaka. When the particulars are publ shed we shall describe their positions more accurately ; but with regard to the town sites we may state they represent the frontages on the Main-street between the oridge and the Moutoa road, so that some idea of their value and number can be realised. It all depends upon the terms that will be offered, as to the sums realised, as they are all bound to sell.

The lambing at the Okaua station ie linished, and Mr Davidson informs ub that it is not so good as last year, owing to the large percentage of young ewes, but still it tallied 85 per cent.

Mr Joseph Trask " cut the painter " with Foxton on Saturday, when he transferred his family and household goods to his new house at Shannon. There he has a most comfortable and neat habitation, and a first class piece of ground. He is one of Shannon's most useful settlers, being hard working, practical, and thrifty.

The grass around Heatherlea is looking very well, and numbers of sheep will be fattened there this Rummer. We learn that Mr Nye has leased his clearing to the Messrs Hymons, and Mr Davidson will at once place 1000 wethers on his grass there.

Mr Andreason, the weft fcttown fisherman why left the heads lrist year, ha** forced no betted iJWot,- iijnkt has therefore retui-Wc^ <o his old hunting o^nld^;

The flood whicji has beeniil iWe tfWr the last few days has been a very high ofltf; htti hp not committed, any damage.- The Moutda 1 firftim'p' would haive been perfectly dry, and was so up to s'untf&y ntorriing. had not the flood gate at the Karikan give** wfty below, so as to allow the water to pour in underneath the sill. All the day the water rushed up; the drain, laying the lower paits u't!a£r wafer:

Some /!*»•■ we' rpa'y Iqbfc forward to *teps being taken agam'sf toofe -jvlto break file law, though it may hot be ]#*{ yet.- However., fit's there is no. knowing when Has l*w or lif, r<!preserita'tive liraV wake up, \Ve would strongly ieddrMiehd fltose shootists who paddle down the river firing a t sitting ducks to look out, or the indulgence Way cost more than it is worth. It is odd that we have never to record a case successfully initiated by the police. if r (fetioVtif notifies that his spring goods ex s.s. lonic, h&VC b*en delayed owing to her calling rtt Dunedin 1 fiVsl

The Auckland Hersild thus refers io Olid of the app'eariftjces of (he Payne family :— The celebrated I'jiyWe Vkiiiiif of musicians made their first appearaude' in Au'elcldnd last night. Before the hour for comttieflcing the hall was crowded to excess, and many had to find room on the stage behind the singers. They are thoroughly skilled musicians who, nevertheless, come before the public without any affectation or undue display. They do not aim at any classical effect, and therefore there are none of the " tfhanig of music " in their entertainments, Theii' programmes are full of the simple and romantic music which appeals directly to the heart. The great strength ot the company is in their harmony. As insti'itnJeWalists they shine. The vocal and instrilttletttat quartette, ' South Esk ' was one of the niOflt finished performances we hace ever heard. Miss Maud is a remarkably clever vioriniste. She produce?* clear tone with perfect intonation. The ' feathering ' bowing with the long cadences showed her ability in execution. Miss Lizzie played as a vlolftt t»ci\o, with rare skill, the immortal air, ' The Last Rose of Summer.' The notes were clear and beautiful. Her violin solo, 'The Keel Row,' evoked enthusiastic applause. She sang with good effect Millard's ' Waiting.' She has a very pleasing voice, cultured and sympathotie. Miss Nellie rendered in sympathetic voics ' The Cuckoo,' and imitated the cry of the bird. Mr Ralph Steele has a resonant baritone voice. His humorous song, ' Yawning,' provoked loud laughter. The part song ' The Three Chafers,' brought to a close as enjoyable an entertainment as has ever been presented in Auckland.

The Bangitikei Fibre Company are inviting tender* for scutching and baling, and paddocking. Specifications can be seen at this office. Owing to the late receipt of advertisement there is very little time given to contractors, the tenders closing to-morrow.

The children have been kindly thought of by Mr Patten, as on Friday night he gives them a free entertainment at the Hall. Mr Patten is the happy possessor of an optical lantern, by means of which he displays the large collection of interesting views he has on hand. These slides compline views of arctic scenery, of London, and the world, also mechanical and comical views. The whole are most interesting, and the older children may attend on the payment of a small fee, which will assist in defraying the expenses Mr Patten is naturally put to. Tickets can be obtained at Hamilton's cash drapery establishment. We shall expect to hear " the welkin ring." with cheers for the exhibitor at the close of the show. \Ve had almost forgotten to state that the views are accompanied by a running commentary, which is by no means the worst part of the fun.

The steamer Huia has been taken on the slip, when it was found that some of the frame rivets and bolts have started ; also that abont 15 feet of the bottom plates had set up about two inches. It is estimated that it will cost between £300 and £400 to put her right again.

Mr. Berry, an old and wealthy resident in Now South Wales, has bequeathed £30,000 to the Presbyterian Church of the Colony, £100,000 to found a hospital in the town of Berry, named after him. and £100,000 to St. Andrew's University, Edinburgh. An important piece of evidence, says the Post, bearing upon the vexed question of the identity ( f the man calling himself G. T. Sullivan, who has attracted much public attention lately by his mission services throughout the colony, has come to our knowledge today. It appears that when Mr Sullivan departed from Wellington he left behind him at the house of a certain gentleman, who believed in him and gave him active support during his mission in thin city, several boxes. These boxes are addressed by means of new labels to " Mr (I. T. Sullivan, Wellington," but they also bear an old label, which runs, "Lieutenant Clampett, Waterford." Taken in connection with the other testimony in the same direction, it may now be considered tolerably certain that " Mr Sullivan's real name is Clampett, and that his relationship to the renowned " J.L." is a myth.

The champion Swiss wrestler, S. Muller, is supposed to be the strongest man in the world. He can lift 12O01bs with his two hands, and 6001bs with his little linger. He stands lift 4in in height and weighs 2101bs. The Pall Mall Gazette has an account of a man named Swanson a native'of Alsaca-Lorraine who can break a. chain tested to bear a strain of 25001b5, by pulling it asunder with his hands. He measures 19.1 inches round his biceps and triceps, when the arm is bent. He recently, at the London Royal Aquarium, pulled against IK men and overcame them.

The most famous of the many lotteries in China at the preseat time is that known as the Weising. It is of recent origin, is most popular in Southern China, and is briefly described by the Consul at Canton in his last report on the trade of that place. Mr. Alabaster observes that although Canton is not a literary city, there is no want of opportunities of education. Colleges abound, and any boy who shows ability has no difficulty in obtaining teaching and support as long as there is hope of success in the examinations, which in China take the place of the racecourse elsewhere, (rambling in the shape of lotteries on the successful candidates are licensed and in place of putting mo ey on the Derby the Cantonese satisfy their taste for speculation by favorite students. The lists of those entering are published, and the man who can prick on the list of entries the greatest number of successful scholars wins the lottery. Men ruin themselves buying lottery tickets; tickets are forged or stolen, promising studpnts are hocussed or bribed not to put out their powers ; examiners are it is hinted; exposed to serious temptations ; but as racine; encourages the breed of horses so the Weising lottery encourages the pursuit of learning and furnishes the local Government with a considerable revenue in the amount given for the monopoly of carrying it on.

Messrs Baker If Co's Somnus is again to the fore, by Cyclone winning the Flying Handicap at the Hawke's Bay spring meeting yesterday, beating Whisper and Toogariro 1 /

At Wadestown on Friday a shooting aff&it took place, which resulted in the party shot being dangerously wounded. It appears there has been some dispute over g right of way, and a man named Gambril shot a cow that another man named J. A. Smith was driving, and on Smith remonstrating, shot him m the leg. Gambril has been arrested, and the wounded man taken to the hospital, where he liea in a precarious condition.

Captain Russell has joined the Ministry aod will probably hold the portfolio* of Defence and Education.

Mr UMop has been re-elected for Oamaru, beating his opponent, Mr Dunn, to 18& votes.

A sdfjtffelctofy proof of the importance which the flax export industry is assuming is afforded by the arrival in this port yesterday, from Brisbane, of the barque Bebecca Crowell, chartered to load flax direct for New Yerk. Messrs. W. and &. Tnrnbnll ane Co.aye her agents. It is probableshe will be succeeded on the berth bx the barque Rudolpn Josephy, also to load flax forNW York.

In ifce Blenheim slander case, Hansom v. Fildes (manager for the Bank of New Zealand), the special jury, after an hour's deliberation, found for the plaintiff, and awarded him £125 damage*.

A bronze half-penny is exactly one inch in diameter. If it is laid on an ordnance map drawn to an inch scale, it just covers five hundred acres.

"KEATING'S POWDEB "destroy* Bags, Fleas, Moths, Beetles, and all other insects, whilst quite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating beetles; the success of this powder is extraordinary It ia perfectly clean in application. See the article you pun-hnse is " K eating's, " as imitations are noxious and ineffectual. Sold in tin?, 6d , 1b 6d , and2 8 Gd eaob, by all chemists.