Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1892.

Manawatu Herald, 14 June 1892, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1892.

I Sergeant Manning is to be removed to Wellington, at least so says the Manawatu Times. "For the rain, it raineth every day." At least that has been our experience here for the past week, excepting the occasions when it hailed, and when the water came down altogether, and not in globules. However, a change came over the scene yesterday, the sun shone out, the glass rose rapidly, and there is every promise of a little tine weather. It will be appreciated. ] Sir John Hall in his letter published elsewhere hits the Premier a straight blow when he state* "it is a favourite practice of the Prime Minister's to make assertions on a public platform where he thinks him* self safe from contradiction, whioh he would not make in the presence of those to whom the facts of the case aye known ." Probably Mr George Hutchison is of the same opinion. The Feilding Star says :— We understand that Mr John Stevens interviewed the Ministry in Wellington, and received a promise of support from them in his candidature for the Rangitikei seat. Canon Chalmers, of Melbourne, has been eleoted Bishop of Goulburn Mr A. E. Shadbolt inserts a notice that it ii his intention, to apply for a slaughter Ing lice .bo at tho next meeting of the MftflftWftUi Geunty _9«n_ll,

The information about Mr Wright Stewart's proposals for a connecting line of railway, as given In the Manawatu 1 inves, is not Correct by a long way, and must be taken for what it is worth. It is by Mr Stewart's wish that we have not j given particulars before now. The first number of the Horowhenua Tint* was pub.ished at Otaki on Thursday. It is published by Mr F. Webbe. It is a fairly printed paper liavlng six columns to the page, '- ar aoj very well supposed with I p /..yerlisements as itshould be If Hie proprietor is to make a fair return. However, jihis m' ,y Very likely soon be altered for the better. The editor has as yet hardly settled himself in the pectliar nomenclature of the district and thus makes some curious errors. One mistake, in trying to have a dash at our member, is too good not to reproduce. TII9 writer says :— " Mr Wilson, M.H.R., at his meeting in Pa'merston recently, expressed himself satisfied that the electors of Palmerston would place him at the top of the poll if he again contested the seat, and a'most in the same breath he announced his intention of deserting those he had such great confidence in, to contest the new seat of Otaki." The editor of the Horowhenua Times appears unaware that Mr Wilson, when addressing the Palmerston electors, addresses the residents from Waikanae to Palmerston and Sanson, as these districts are at present all in the Palmerston electorate. Mr Wilson has good cause to express his trust in the electors support as he has had an unbroken record, and has represented this district continuously, though under different names. We regret that the evident purpose of the starting of a newspaper at Otaki should be so clearly Bhown in its flrst^ issue, but before it will be of much servioe to its party, accuracy will have to be more closely attended to. The usual sittings of the R.M. Court will be held on Thursday. There are a good many cases of interest set down for hearing. Tho adjourned annual meeting of the Butohering Company will be held at the Publio Hall to-morrow afternoon. The altered advertisement of Messrs Hennessy, Westwood A Co appeared in our last issue. Beyond the usual stock of grooeries and ironmongery, they keep ohina and crockery, and a fully stooked timber yard Tbey claim that thejr's is the best house for grooeries and hardware. To-morrow Messrs Stevens A Gorton hold the clearing sale for the exeoutors of the late Mr F. Rich, at Campbelltown. lhe note to the advertisement warns purohasers that if the farm is not sold, the stook will not be offered. Tenders close to-morrow evening at six o'clock for draining for the Messrs Barber Bros. Mr H. P. Forster, who lately opened a baker's shop in Main-street, finds that his business is increasing owing to his turning out a good loaf and paying attention to his customers. At the last election for thi6 constituency it pleased the Government labour candidate to endeavour to beguile the electors by asserting that Mr John Stevens was running in the interest of Mr Wilson ! It was, however, pretty well known that this was not so, but just otherwise, and now that the Government are supporting Mr Stevens in the Rangitikei election we have an emphatic declaration of the fact that Mr Stevens' candidature was hoped to damage Mr Wilson's election. Mr Hall, a Labour candidate, has been returned for the Bundaburg constituency in Queensland. Owing to the accumulation of water and foul air in the T»urham ooal mines during the strike, work is being resumed but slowly. '_« Mercutio " in the Auokland Herald writes :— " During the present week I saw a ■ sight I never expeoted to see in New Zea- , land, policemen, with large families, out of , their scanty pay . contributing to pay the medical and burial expenses of a deceased comrade in the South, the Government i having declined to " bury their dead " — namely, a police officer on active service. • These be days of retrenchment I shall be told. Yes, but during the week I read also that the Government intend to introduce early in the session the Payment of Mem. bers Bill — I presume the old one, £240 a year, pay monthly, and protection from creditors. That looks like retrenchment !" Dr Mary P. Jaoobi, of New York, and Dr Mary Woolsey Hoxon, of Washington, are said to earn over £8000 a year in the practioe of their profession. Dr Grace returned from the meeting of the a.M.P. Sooiety a week ago, and in speaking to a repreientative of a Wellington newspaper thus made reference to his trip : — I also observed everywhere what I thought to be jealousy of New Zealand, its people, its products, its climate, and its progress. It all arises from the character and extent of our food productions, and . from the offence we have given them by refusing to federate In this connection I may mention one oiroumstance that seemed rather peculiar to me. I took advantage of the large publio meeting of the members of the •• u straiten Mutual Provident Society to demonstrate the financial soundness of New Zealand, and I gave as an illustration the fact that the A.M P. Society had loaned in this Colony a sum of £878,115 over a period of 20 years, and had that aggregate amount now out on loan, and that during the entire; 20 years we in New Zealand had not a shilling of interest in arreai*, nor lost a shilling of the original capital. I challenged the whole world to produce a greater evidence than this of oimmercial morality and financial soundness amongst a people. Yet in spite of the fact tbat reporters from ! all the Sydney papers were present, and notwithstanding that my speeoh was in reply to an attack made upon the solvency ! of New Zealand, the Sydney Morning Herald never published the reply, contenting itself with the baldest reference to my remarks. A curious phenomenon is said to have been witnessed in Wanganui on Friday morning last at about 7 o'clock. The whole of Castlecliff was observed reflected in the sky, as in a case of mirage, to which, in fact, it must be attributed. The breakers, the sand, the mouth of the river, and I the Freezing Works were all distinctly visible. The works were inverted in the mirage, which is generally the case in these phenomena when the objects reflected are not below the horizon. The site was one of unusual interest, and, as the Chronicle observes, it is a pity it was witnessed by so few observers. •On Sunday the heavy hailstorm wbich broke over here at one o'clock p.m, was felt in mid-Carnarvon at eleven o'clock a m. Speaking at Christchurch the Hon. W. P. Reeves said " the School Committee Election Act was not so cumbersome and clumsy as Opposition newspapers tried to make out." It is bad enough at its bast without any need of trying to make ft out worse. "A DRINK FOR THE GODS," so saith the great Prophet — Mahomet, when taking his oup of coffee under the flg trees, If you would enjoy suoh, drink Crease's A 3 Op ff .. , M . oDly in 1 a. d 3 lb tins. '

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