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Manawatu Herald, 19 January 1893, Page 2

The Spanish navy is watching England's action with regard to Morocco. The Government fear that she may seek to establish supremacy in that country similar to her position in Egypt. A serious fire broke out between six and seveo o'clock on Monday evening in Me3sra Sidey and Lockie's large ironmongery stove in Hastings street, Napier. Fortunately there wes no wind, and after a hard fight of two hours the fire was got under, and confined to the premises in which it originated. The building was gutted, and all the stock, valued at about £8000, practically destoyed, as the water spoiled what was not burnt. We have to thank Mr Lloyd, the hon. Secretary of the Manawatu Amateur Athletic Ciub for a complimentary ticket for their meeting. We trust it will prove most successful. The Native Land Court held a sitting at Foxton yeaterday to determine the application of certain natives for a re hearing of the Manawatu Kukutuaki Bl jck N0.3 Mr Ray is engaged on their behalf. Kereopa the old chief at Kereru is objecting lo the application. The Chief Judge. G. B Davy Esq, and the Assessor, B. F. I. Edwards Es<i, form the court. Mr H. F. M. Campbel is the interpreter and Mr Brown the Judge's private Secretary. Last week Mr Tos forwarded by train to We.lingion, fifty six sacks of cabbages. A silly ride like that undertaken by the German and Austrian officers has been chronicled in this colony a telegram from Auckland dated Wednesday reporting that the Earl of I'urford arrived here to-night, having ridden from Napier against tiiue. He made a wager with Wm. Proffitt, bottmaker, Napier, of £300 that the would ride the distance from that town to Auckland, 300 miles, in 66 hours, and leaving Napier on Sunday morning at six o'clock, he reached Auckland on Wednesday night at seven o'clock, thus performing the journey in 61 hours. He had fresh horses at various points of the road. What again ! Can the Premier be conceited ? a few months ago Mrs Mair finished a portrait of Mr Ballance and now theN.Z Times »ays Mr Tennyson Cole is painting a portrait of Mr Ballance at the Premier's residence. i / t the annual meeting of the N.Z. Rifle [ Association, held at Trentham on Monday evening, it was decided by a large majority that the next meeting of the Association should be held in the South Island. This decision was only arrived at after considerable discussion. A moton to hold the next meeting at Auckland was lost. Sergt Rose declared the range at Trentham to be a failure, and said he had never attended a meeting where such paltry prize mouey was given. „ A company has applied to the. Dominion of Parliament for power to construct a canal to connect Lake Erie with Montreal and New Tork. The canal is to be provided with locks, and the proposed route is along Lake Ontario aud the Biver St Lawrence as far as Lake St Louis, where it will branch off along the Hudson Biver to New York. The length will be about 700 miles.. A deputation of the Hospital Trustees waited upon the Minister for Education on Tuesday afternoon on the subject of the overcrowded state of the Wellington Hospital. After a long discussion the Minister said the Government were prepared to give them £3000— via , £1500 for the £1500 they borrowed, and £1500 for the £1500 which was due to them for the insurance on the printing office. They would get the money as it was required. They would get the last mentioned £1500 when it was due to them in May or June next. This is better than nothing but it has been a hard struggle for the Trustees to get even so much. The altered train arrangements for Anniversary day are advertised in another column. Entries are advertised of stock for Messrs Gorton & Pon'a Marton sale, and additions are made to the same firm's Feildmg sale.