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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 18 April 1891, Page 2

The mother of the Archduke Michael has committed suicide with a poniard. •The cause ia attributed to grief at the disgrace, of 'her son, who was recently deprived by the Czar of all military ranks held by him in the Russian army, in consequence of his secret, .marriage with the daughter of the Duke of Nassau.

' The Times!, referring to the failure of the Victorian loan, considers that the colonies have been allowed to borrow too cheaply, and that their most sanguinefriends must now see that the time has arrived for them to at least moderate their demands. Mr Daniels, the shipwright of the Union S.S. Coy., who has been examining the Wariaka, returned last flight ; and, as a" result of his inspection, it has been decided to make an effort to float the vessel. Seeing that she withstood the last severe gale and suffered very little damage from it, it is believed, there-is every likelihood of her holding out until the mechanical preparations for getting her afloat can be completed. It is proposed ;to construct a wooden false bottom, then pump out the water, and take advantage of > the spring tides to tow her out. Mr Daniels expects to have everything in readiness to float her at spring tides during the first week of May— Post. It is expected that Portugal will ratify the convention giving Umtassa kraal to the Rhodes Company, Portugal retaining a portion of the Mutai river basin. On Monday a Court will be held to hea r certain charges against persons who are suspected of having shot game before the opening of the shooting season. To-night the meeting of hemp-millers is called. The time is fixed for 8, and the place of meeting in Boss & Sandford's old shop, next the chemist's. Mr Nye obligingly sent us a bunch of the Syrian grape to sample. We very much enjoyed them. The bunch weighed only 2flbs and hung 14 inob.es in length. We are not speaking slightingly of the specimen, but Mr Honore had a bunch early this week, from the same vinery, hanging in his shop window, which weighed 4|lbs 1 No doubt Mr Nye's vinery will take a lot of beating. Our Wellington contemporary the Pjfess has made an effort to introduce the pictorial into its letter press, and with the report of the Shelly Bay explosion enquiry, gives, what it purports to be the likenesses of Captain Falconer, the Coroner, and Messrs Gully, Skerrett, and Jellicoe. We can only Bay we hope the artist has erred, as if faithful, they are not flattering likenesses. Captain Falconer is drawn looking out of the corner of his left eye, possibly at Captain Powell. The examination has evidently been a frightful strain on Mr Gully, who has two pronounced wrinkles on his forehead. Mr Skerrett appears to have been sketched shortly after he had said something rather sharp about Mr Jellicoe. The Coroner is represented as at last having secured forty winks during one of those scenes between counsel which has been frequent at this enquiry. Mr Jellicoe appears very fierce, and has got his eye on some undiscovered mystery, and keeps it there. We admire enterprise, and congratulate our contemporary on the attempt, the idea is good, but not the execution. In fact the portraits remind us of those made up in the penny-dreadfuls, of those condemned to die. We wish it better luck next time. The Press has published some corres- { pondence between Messrs Yogel and Jellicoe, solicitors of Wellington, which goes to show that a long term prisoner is sometimes of sufficient value to fight about. Mr Yogel was about to take proceedings to test the validity of Judge Edwards' appointment by applying for a habeas corpus of a convict, but unfortunately for Mr Yogel, by the time he commenced to move, he discovered it was time for his convict to move, into the outer world. He therefore searched for a more' fitting subject, in the list of prisoners. He selected John Aldridge,and got the convict to employ him. Then Mr Jelliooe interfered and said he was acting for him. Then Mr Yogel said he was, until at last an affidavit from the convict placed the matter entirely with Mr Yogel. The solicitors have both warned one another to " take care, and not do it again," for fear of dire results. Much interest is being taken in the election of a school committee for Kereru, which shows a proper spirit. Mr T. Easton has parted with his interest in the land he held in Carnarvon to Mr Harry Gower, nephew of Mr J. W. Gower, who intends farming on his own account. The County road between Kereru and Shannon is now passable for riders. Archdeacon Fancourt will hold th 6 firs service in Kereru to-morrow, in the afternoon, in the school -room. He purposes holding one regularly every four or five weeks. Messrs Bailey, Edwards, Sanson, Bishop and Stewart have been elected a Licensing Committee for Sanson. The local option poll was strongly against the granting of additional lioenses of any sort. Tenders are invited for oleaning out 50 chains of the Karikari drain and for removing about ISO yards of soil, on the Motoa Estate. ' The Manawatu Road Board has decided to write to the Surveyor-General, asking him to recommend the Governor to appoint a Royal Commission to decide which of the local bodies Bhall contribute towards the maintenance of the Awahuri bridge. At the Palmerston Resident Magistrate's Court on Thursday the following case was partly heard. We take the report from the Manawatu Times : — B. Spelman v. Fitzherbert and Matthews, olaim £40. Mr Guy for plaintiff, Mr Fitzherbert for defendants. In this case the statement of the plaintiff set forth that the plaintiff had bought some land and cottages at Foxton for £110 from Mr Harris, and had instructed Mr Matthews, who was then in partnership with Mr Fitzherbert, to prepare the transfer. The plaintiff handed Mr Matthews the amount of the purchase money, £70 being for Mr Harris and £80 for Mrs Symes, the mortgagee of the property. The £70 was paid to Mr Harris, but the mortgage money was never paid off by Mr Matthews, and the plaintiff was sued for the recovery of the money. After taking the evidence of the p'aintiff's witnesses, the case was adjourned till next Court day in order to allow of Mr Fitzherbert perusing the evidence of Mr Matthews, which had not yet arrived from Auckland. Mr Fitzherbert said he knew nothing at all about the matter, and it was impossible for him to oross-examine the witnesses until he received the evidence of Mr Matthews. The Chilian insurgents seem to be getting j the Beat of it. The troops of the President are said to be deserting him, and his defeat by the insurgents is imminent.