Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, FEB. 13, 1892.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 13 February 1892, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, FEB. 13, 1892.

On our fourth page will be found some interesting reading, oeing a letter addressed by His Excellency Lord Onslow to the French Consul in Wellington. The subject matter of the communication being Lord Onslow's opinion of the value of the medical preparations of the Rev. Mother Mary Joseph Aubert. He declares that he has used them for some time and has found thf m really tonic and fortifying. Next Wednesday the poundkeeper at Shannon will sell the two horses at present in the pound unless they are previously released. . Mr Bramley has secured the horses for which he advertised. The Chronicle says:— The Education Board being dissatisfied with the result of painting school buildings by contract, have determined to try the experiment of pur-cha-ing the materials themselves, and authorising the committee to employ the necessary labour. The late Cardinal Manning's will has been proved at under £100. The Timaru Herald reports that Dr Hayes performed an important operation on a girl at Qeraldine recently. Assisted by Drs Fish and Blunden, he opened her abdomen, extracting a dangerous abscess on the intestines, aa<l put right a tangle in them. The operation saved the girl's life, and she is now getting oc nicely. Writing in the Farmer, Mr Howe, the well-known Normanby nurseryman, describes the following remedy which he has discovered for root fungus on fruit trees : - " The bes application I have found yet is common salt. I have tried gas tar, lime, caustic soda and sulphur, and sulphate of iron. I have found very little benefit from lime. Gas tar or gas lime is more effectual than lime, applied in caustic or slaked state. But common >alt, after trying it now for several years, I find is the best for preventing the spread of fungus if applied in time befote the roots are much diseased. Salt is very quick in its action, and perme ates evenly through the soil, and is not soon lost to the soil like many other solvents ; and in addition, it acts a fertiliser, and keeps our light porous soil damp during the dry raonthß of summer. The fourteen days grace allowed to pro-perty-holders to pay their tax expires on 18th inst. Up to the 6th inst there had been collected £236,500 For the same date of last year £236,000 was collected. The estimated amount payable this year is £355,000. Don't he wish he may get it ? McKinley, one of the seamen belonging to the cruiser Baltimore, who was injured in Valparaiso, claims £8000 from Chili. "Love one another." The Catholics of Canada have been prohibited from sen ing their children to schools where Protestant children attend. The Wellington office of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report the local demand for hemp continues firm, and sales are reported at £15 10s to £15 15s for good, f.a.q. ; fine, £16 to £16 10s. Owing to the Small number o mills j at work, the quantity on offer is extremely ' small. Cable advices from London quote , medium fti worth £92 per ton tb*r»,

This morning Frederick Taylor appeared in answe. to a summons chargisg him with having supplied liquor to Walter Alzdorf knowing him to be a prohibited ?*r.-~n. Taylor pleaded not guilty to knowing that he was prohibited, but admitted supplying the liquor. The constable gave evidenc-, and S. Trask who deposed to having some months ago warned Taylor of an order havin.- been issued against Alzdorf , and having then prevented a similar offence. The Bench (Messrs Nye and Thynne, J.s P.), considered the offence proved, and stated that they only inflicted the nominal fine of 10s with 9s costs this time, but w6uld inflict the full penalty of £5 on the next case proved before them. It would be as well for Mends of prohibited persons to make a note of this. The tender of Messrs Cronin & McGrath has been accepted for the construction of the Te Aro extension at £5553 4s Bd. The Art Union for a picture belonging to Mr Keen has been drawn at Palmerston, and he notifies elsewhere the winning number. We understand that the drawing gave every satisfaction. The Beturning Officer gives notice of the election of Mr John Ahem as a Councillor for the Borough.