Who is to be Mayor

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 14 November 1891, Page 2

Who is to be Mayor

On Monday the Eeturning Officer requires nominations for the office of Mayor for the Borongh. Who is it to be ? The present Mayor has ) stated most emphatically that it 1 will not be him, as he finds his other duties interfere with his proper attention to those belonging to the office. We hope the selection will be made from amongst the Councillors, as it has been shown that business is more speedily got through when the Mayor is well acquainted with the working of the Council, and we also hold that those who have willingly given their time to the duties of Councillor, are entitled to enjoy what honour is attached to the office of Mayor. There are three Councillors who would worthily fill the chair, and who have the best interests of the town at heart, so that no complaint of Avant of choice can be made on that score. We believe that the general opinion points to one particular ' ouncillor, and that the Councillors are themselves of the same opinion, and if this is so, there is not likely to be any contest, and the Borongh will , sesure a most painstaking Mayor. We draw attention to the date, as what is everybody's business is often nobody's business, and so, a nomination might not be obtained. Such a lapse would not reflect credit on the I t ow ««

The small boy who had been placed in the oare of Mr Carter, at Montoa, from the Industrial School, has been permitted by the authorities to re urn to his parents in the South Island. He was shipped by the Queen of the South on Thursday, Constable Gillespie having obtained some small subscriptions from the townspeople to pay his fare. Shearing is in full swing at the Himatangi run of the Messrs Barbers, and at the Carnarvon Estate. Mr McLennan has finished his shearing, and was fortunate enough to be stopped only for one day. The Hon Mr Eolleston was banquetted at Christchurch on Wednesday evening. It was one of the most brilliant functions ever held in Christchurch. The Tuam street Hall was filled with farmers, run> holders and visitors, from all parts of the colony. There was also a large attendance of ladies in the gallery. The chair was occupied by Mr John Grigg, of Longbeach, and fully 380 sat down to the spread. There is evident y a growing conviction on the minds of the leader of the Government, and the Opposition, of the necessity of organisation. At the Christchurch banquet the Boh Mr Eolleston said : "In short, if they ha \ faith in their colony and in their institutions, they must organise. They must not sit quietly, but must unite to form a party to repi-esent the greatest interests of the colony, and they must be ready to fight the politica 1 .*harlatan3 now in power. They had the assistance of a public press, the most intelligent portion of which, he was glad to say, were on their side, and though no pressure had been brought upon'it, it had taken up the side independently, because it had seen it to be its duty to support the right. We notice that the Press Association's . reporter at Palmerston asserts that "in consequence of the low prices ruling, all | the fiaxmillers in this district intend clos- j ing down for six months unless the flax market improves." He must be referring to on'y two or three mills, as the majority around Foxton are still hard at work and will keep so unless prices fall. Mass will be held at St. Mary's Church to-morrow at 8 and 10.30 a.m. An automaton mechanical bowler has at last been perfected, and exhibited at Kennington Oval. A full account is given in Land and Water, from which we shall give some extracts in another issue. ) i There was a phenomenal hailstorm at Hawera on Saturday- Some of the stones j were half an inch through ; several windows were broken, and Qretu daraage vfan • done to the fruit tre«"i,

There are 33 acres of land, in the estate of W. Wintersgill, offered for sa'e by tender, with 11 head of cattle. The horse sold at the pound today realised £3 2s. Some curious examples of streaked wool, the results of experiments made by Mr W. I A. Murray, of Capadee, South Australia, says. an exchange, with the objeot of getting a breed of blaok theep, are now to be seen in Adelaile. The experiments we gun in 1886, and in the first place Mr Larray se'ected black ewes from pure merino, where sheep of this colour w re usually destroyed. It was not till 1889 that enough ewes were secured. Mr Murray's other aim was to get a ram with one more generation of black. In 1890, Dense Darkey was obtained by the black ram Satan out of a black ewe; and this year a dozen lambs, quite black, except for a white star, have been secured from Dense Darky. Last year the wool from this lam was perfectly black, but this year it has undergone a curious change, being black at the tip and streaked with grey and white further down. Several experts, to whom the wool has been submitted, say they have never Been anything similar to ic. Wells broke the bank at Monte Carlo five times, winning £60,000. He olaims to be the inventor of an unfailing system of winning. Affairs in Tennessee are alarming. The miners have sworn to murder the convict labourers, and have demanded that the Governor should resign. The tomb of the morganatic wife of Victor Emanuel has been surreptiously entered, the coffin burnt, and the remains desecrated. The news that Mr W. Bridson had won the Amateur Championship of Victoria was received with great jubilation by the meinbe>s of the Wellington Kowing Club. The other competitors were McEae, of Sydney; Bitchie and Gow, of Tasmania; Ainsley, Scheidsr, and J. Watters, of Victoria. A good start was effected, and the New Zealander at once dashed off with the lead, which he steadily increased to the finish, winning by three lengths. Time, 20iran 50sec. The Coroner's enquiry into the accident which occurred at the Porirua Races on Monday, which led to the death of Benjamin Bell, youngest son of Mr George Bell, of Otaki, showed by the evidence of William Jillett, Secretary of the Porirua Jockey Club, that four horses started in the Maiden Hurdle Eace —Minnie Clyde, Victor, Melos, and Lawyer, the latter which is owned by Hira Parata, being ridden by Bell. The first three took the first hurdle almost simultaneously. Lawyer followed closely behind Melos, who struck the hurdle. In the rebound the hurdle caught Lawyer, who fell on the heels of Melos, Bell fell at the same time, and his horse tumbled on top of him Melos appeared to strike the hurdle with his fore feet, but not hard enough to break it, and Lawyer got entangled in it. There was no jostling or unfair riding, nor was the deceased kioked. If the horses had been going faster witness did not think the accident would have happened. In his opinion the matter was entirely accidental. Bell was picked up and taken off the course, and attended to by Drs Bennett and Newman, who kept him for half an hour in the hope that he would revive. Then, by their instructions, he was taken to the Hospital. He was unconscious all the time. Dr Ewart, Medical Superintendent of the Hospital, said that Bell's case was hopeless from the first. The jury concurred in the opinion that the affair was purely an accident, and returned a verdict of Accidental Death.