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Manawatu Herald, 11 August 1892, Page 2

A snake coiled round the udder of a cow sucking its milk is the latest explanation as to how the spirit moves them near, Shannon. O;ir Otaki contemporary publishes, .the incident in good faith and credence. The snake was " scotched " and no doubt the d-ii> .'will soon he exhibited. We hope the sufferer, will soon be right ; Mr M. I. Enuishas succeeded within a very' short period in making himself exceedingly popular. As a first-class musician his services have been frequently in request and been most ungrudgingly given, and at the concert on Tuesday his assistance, so great, from bein« able to play any piece at sight, was most warmly acknowledged. An old resident, Mr George Hobinson, passed away yesterday. He had beon a resident of Foxton for the past twenty years. The funeral is fixed for two o'clock to-morrow.

A concert will be given ai fterefu tomorrow evening in Rid of the funds of the Palmers ton Hospital. Messrs Lord and Lewis, after they have finished the sinking of the Borough well, will proceed to sink one for Messrs Hopkirk Bros.' hemp mill; by the Shannon (evi-yi By reference to our report of the County meeting it will h? noticed that Or. Mitchell was absent. This was occasioned by it being imperative for him io refrain from being out of an evening whilst his arm is so bad. ... ; The IWanawatu County Council has determined, and as we think, wisely, to retain Control of the tramway for the next six months. During the short time the Council has had control they have considerably emartened up the carriage, and.prdrJose the luxury of cushions to the seats-in the rieaf ; future ! We are req nested to call attention to the altei'atioh in ti.ie artdresß of Mr R': Murray, cordial manufactures'. The Committee of the Rowing Club held a meeting last night and decided to open the season on the 6th of next month, which will probably be concluded with a concert. ¥he trains are tiow tibia to proceed through the Gorge, though on a 'temporary line, as it will be some time before the slip is e'ewred off the old line. Additions are published to-day to the entries for Messrs Stevens & Gorton's horse sale at Palmerston, arid their Sanson Rtock sale. A new advertisement of the same firm's Palmer3ton stook sale next Thursday also appears. • ..-•;'" It is asserted that England intends to 'Annex Tanganyika; that lake lying 'inland, in .Africa due west of Zanzibar) and Which divides British territory fi'om the Congo free state. The lake is. close on 4Qo;miles lo g by 40 to. .60 miles in width. ; The possibilities of. this vast sheet of water for cheap locomotion lias apparently dawned • upon the Home Government! Mr" 'Lewis, who has become agent for the New Zealaud edition of Tit Bits, has ' just received this week's number. It;isurU|. necessary to say that it is worth procuring, as the paper has a very large circulation in London, and is 'published ata'very low price here, the country edition being six shillings and sixpence per annum,-< « 'Vanity is displayed in various 1 ways, but; in nearly. all, cases the exhibition is ridiculousi As a rule the House oi Com moos has possessed for its members many objectionable persons, but they have not made themselves very conspicuous in dress. It has been left for this year of Grace, and the introduction of some fresher " labour " representative blood to note the absurd innovation in attire thought becoming by a representative of the people. Our cables inform Us that Mr Keir Hardie, who Is a Labour member, appeared in the House of Commons attired in a blue serge coat with a flannel shirt, and without a collar, a tricolour scarf being tied round his neck. He was called t> order for wearing a tweed cap in the Chamber. There is no accounting for how -people like to spend their money, for now Sir George Grey is sending a cable message to the Right Hon. Mr W. E. Gladstone as follows : — " Faint not from age ;be steadfast to the end." The message has been numerously signed by Ministers and private members alike, and is intended to reach Mr Gladstone about the time he enters the House of Commons to move the vote of no-confidence against the present Government. The Emperor William is returning to Germany highly delighted with his trip to England. Queen Victoria herself bade him good-bye. A claim made upon the estate of the late John McKelvie, of Rangitikei, by Mr Arthur Amon, who managed the deceased gentleman's business for the last 20 years, has just been decided (says the N.Z. Times.) As no provision was made for Mr Amon in Mr MoKelvie's will, he sent in a claim to the executors for 20 years' services, and the matter was submitted to arbitration. The arbitrators (Messrs J. Ames and J. Stevens) awarded Mr Amon £200 a year for a period of about 10 years. Mr T. J. W. Gale acted as referee. Mr Hislop represented the executors, and Mr Gully appeared for Mr Amon. A largo number of witnesses were examined. Mr E. M. Smith, M.H.R., has received the following report from Sir James-Hector upon two samples of pig and bar iron made from ironsand at the Onehunga works: — " Pig— This is superior in quality to the sample melted at the Hinui ironworks, Taranaki, in 1889. It is more finely granulated, and is, besides, homogeneous. It is clearly a good pig iron. Bar — The sample bar is very close in texture, very fine in the grain, homogeneous and perfectly malleable. The Bishop of l*'oligno was murdered in a railway carnage while on a journey from Florence to Foligno. .■" ■', - : Three thousand five hundred deaths from cholera took place throughout Prussia on the 3rd and 3th of this month. The Indian press is demanding that Tndia sha 1 be represented in the House of Commons in future by 50 members. On Monday at Masterton a case of gross, cruelty has been brought, under ,the notice, of the police.' A girl, aged". I's',.' brought in ' fromMauricveville.cn Saturday, was examined by Dr Hoskings,' and found to be in a shocking condition through the treatment.of hey parents. An information was laid against the mother.