Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, FEB. 4, 1893.

Manawatu Herald, 4 February 1893, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, FEB. 4, 1893.

The Foxton Borough Council's ordinary monthly meeting will be held on Monday next, and the Manawatu County Council oi» Wednesday. The Manawatu Times ha9been informed, on the best authority, that the Wellington • Manawatu Railway Company has decided to drain the Makerua swamp, and they arc losing no time in commencing the work . On Monday last several surveyors and vnumber of workmen started to cut the liut; into the swamp, and it is estimated that, employment will be provided for 200 men when the contracts are let. A few days ago a Chinaman is reported to have settled an account at Wellington with 3840 coppers ! The Celestial had the specie in a box, carefully done up in two shilling packets. The Sandon State School is just now without a head-teacher, Mr Or. Grant having been appointed to the head-mastership of the Terrace End School at Palmerston North, and somehow or other the Board have not appointed a successor. On every ground, writes Mr Labouchere, I sympathise with one Archibald Lawrie, a farm servant, fourteen years of age, who was charged at Lanark Sheriff Court the other day with " disorderly conduct and breach of peace." Lawrie's offence was that, after the minister begau to preach, he left his seat, went up the pulpit stairs, and quietly, but firmly, " demanded that the minister should give up his sermon or the paper from which he was preaching, as he had preached his trial sermon without notes." For a farmer's boy of fourteen this protest has courage as well as originality to recommend it, and there seems to be a certain amount of reason in his request if it is a fact that at his " trial " the minister had posed as an extempore preacher. However, in spite of legal objections, the Sheriff held that the boy had committed " breach of the peace," and sentenced him to "209, or fourteen days." The punishment is a monstrous one. A desperate encounter between a dog and a shark took place in Auckland harbour one evening last week. The dog, who was swimming about catching a stick which its master threw into the water, was attacked by a small shark. The fish turned to bite, when the dog gave a sudden bound and gripped the shark immediately behind the head. Both disappeared, but in a few seconds the dog came to the surface with a piece of the shark in its mouth. This infuriated the fish to such a degree that, lashing the water furiously, it again attacked the dog, but the latter caught it by the upper part of the head and tore the skin away bit by bit until the shark became completely exhausted, and was captured by those on shore. The Auckland Star does not believe in any special inducement being offered to people to settle in New Zealand. It says that in future this colony must be its own magnet to attract population. "Its climate, products, and resources, and our beneficient land laws, are not equalled by any other country. In no very long time these facts will be apparent enough, and now that America is turning a cod shoulder to the class of people that have helped to make her a great nation, our turn will come. Our very distance, instead of being a disadvantage, will be a great benefit, inasmuch as it will inevitably give us a far better class of immigrants than if we were 10,000 miles nearer Europe." Bush fires appear, judging by the clouds of smoke, to be very numerous. Settlers are evidently determined to take advantage of the fine weather we are now enjoying. Last issue we published a paragraph from a Wanganui paper that Mr A. A. Browne, as secretary to the Wanganui Education Board, had been served with a writ by Mr Jellicoe, at the instance of Mr H. Von Blaramberg, claiming £600 damages, said to have been sustained by the plaintiff for the alleged falsification of correspondence. From the last Chronicle to hand we learn that the statement is not correct, as since the letter setting forth that j claim was received, Mr Jellicoe has shifted his ground. St. Hippo and The Dancer have arrived safely in Melbourne, where they have gone to represent Maoriland in the Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup.

According to the sheep returns for 1-382, the Cheviot Estate carried 86,000 sheep, a little o\ r-r a sheep to the acre* The Hawei'a Star states that an exoerimental shipment of poultry is to be made to London. Some ifJOO young fowls and duckling are to be frozen at Waisara and ssnt Home at once. Much was made a few days aj; i of the vapid ride oE Lord Bnvford from Napier to Uicklaud with relays of horsen, but it is Minted out that Mr W. Stock, of Hast ugs, lid the same journey with one pony. He left Napier on a Thursday morning, and irrived in Cambridge in time to take the train to Auckland on Saturday. The Thnett states that it is the intention of Miss Fisher to leave Wellington very shortly in order to place herself under Madame Bahnson in Melbourne, by vrhorn her fine contralto voice will be trained for the concert platform. A number of the young lady's friends in Wellington have decided to give her what help lies in their power, and a grand concert will be given under Mr Robert Parker's direction on March 2, in the Opera House, His Excellency the Governor having signified his intention of being present. A number of iafluential ladies nave already given or promised substantial help in the matter, so that the pecuniary success of the undercaking may be said to be already assured. Harvesting in the Sandon district is now •n full swing. Several fields of oats are ilready in stack. The oat crops are turni ig out to be quite as good as anticipated, b it the wheat crops generally speaking, are v ;ry poor. In Lower Rangitikei the crops ire quite up to the standard of previous but in one or two places the caterpillar has made sad havoc and reduced the yield by, in some instances, almost 50 per jent. — Advocate. "Pakeha," in the Wanganui Herald, understands that the speedy hack Muriwai, by Torpedo — Mystery Girl, has finished her career as a hack, and" will niost probably make her appearance amongst race horses in the Palmerston Handicap on the Ist of March. We hear that Captain Preeee, who lately started in business as a land and commission agent at Palmerston North, intends tiking out au auctioneer's license. News by the last mail reports that Mrs Maybrick is recovering, and the hemorrhages with which she was recently attacked, and which caused the repor s that she was in a dying condition were caused by herself and not by the ravages of consumption. Ace jrding to some of the London newspapers the reported illness of Mrs Maybrick was nothing less than at attempt on her part to create public sympathy for herself, aud to induce the Home Secretary to release her from confinement. ' &,■ The opening stock sale by the United Farmers' Alliance at Birmingham was very successful, says the Advocate. Mr B. B. McKenzie, in a few words at the opening of the sale, said it was for the share-holders in the Alliance to make it a prosperous business. It was proposed to have a stock sn.'e fit Birminuton every two mouths, but if inducement were given it would be held monthly. At the conclusion Air AicKeuzie iiimnked the farmers for their attendance at the sa'e, and said it was quite equal to what io had expected and he was very well satisfi :d. He would point out that in soin>? ;ases vendors had placed 100 high reserves on their stock. He concluded by saying that haviug already received entries for the ipxt sale lie had decided it should lake place on the Ist March. It is reported that the eldest son of Sir Maurice O'Borke, late Speaker of the House of Representatives, was to be married this week to Miss Rhodes, of Christchnv.fh, who is said to be worth close upon £500,000. Building operations are in full swing at Levin. Mr Gower is having a shop aud dwelling-house erected, and the place when completed is to be occupied by a cordial manufacturer, who will also carry on the produce business. Several other buildings are in course of erection. A hotelkeeper named Campbell was fined £5 by Mr Kettle, R.M., at Wauganui the other day, and the conviction endorsed on his license, for supplying a drunken man with liquor. While at Blenheim, Mr Seddon is reported to have said that the general election may be expected about October or November next, as Parliament will expire by effluxion of time on December oth. That cats are rather hurd to kill is a g-uerally accepted fact, says the Napier Uaiiy Teleyruph, and ihis theory was amply Dome out oy the escape of one of the tribe at the fire at Messrs Sidey and Lockie's r.he other night. The shop cat, which had taken numerous prizes at hows, and which ! ives on the premises, could not be got out of the building when the fire was in progress, and the pride of the establishment was, of oours'-, given up as dead. The fire started at about half-past six, and notwith standing the suffocating smoke that filled the placj for over two hours, notwithsiand ing that tons upon tons of water were poured on from eight jets ; despite the fact that there were several explosions of powder, &c, and the ceiling fell in, that cat was found shortly after 11 o'clock alongside the staircase, which had been blown away by ihe detonators, and he was only just wet. He did not forget to meow out his displeasure, however, at the unpleasant experience he had undergone during the previous five hours. On the R.M. at Napier making an order for payment of a certain sum, the party atfeced said: — " Well, Ishan'tpay it your Worship ; so whatever you have to do, you had better do at once." Verily we a c behind the times. All our local seekers after " beery " record" have sunk into insignificance. A papar by the last 'Frisco mail reports the fact that a lady of that city has just been convicted for the 315 th time for drunkenness. It is s 'tiled that in Napier influt nza has attacked horses, dogs, and poultry. In the case of horses and dogs the animals suffer from a more or less pronounced paralysis of the hind quarters. S >me of the city schools in Wellington are so over crowded that they aro refusing to admit children. The Agricultural Department have received advices from Home that several parcels of New Zealand butter have lately r ached there of irregular quality. This is regarded as a s- rious matter, because consumers will fight shy of the article unless more care is shown. With respect to the cheese, the Scotch market will absorb all the shipments,: choice Home sorts being scarce, and in advance of 4s to ss, is looked for. '1 he writer advises New Zealand shippers to send goods with all despatch. Mr E. Tennyson Smith's temperance lnispiou in Palmerston has resulted in a loss of £14 5s to Mr Smith, and a social has been held in the Wesleyan schoolroom to recoup him. The Wellington Benevolent Trustees, having no funds, one of their number, Mr Kebbell, very generously offered to guaran. tec an overdraft of £1000 on his own responsibility for the use of the Board.

Constable Gillespie ikri'e ;te«l a mau named Edward Jeffrey last T'.mrsduy afternoon, while at work at a flaxoiill iv town. He is 'wanted' for larceny commuted at New Plymouth. It appears thai Jeffrey eloped with anotlier man's wJfe, hot'-i coming to Foxton, anil it- is alleged that property that 'was'nt liis'n ' was. taken a-vay. He was taken to Palmerstoa on Thursday afternoon and sent on to Sew Plymouth next day. William Kinley remanded for a violent assault was also takei by the same train to Wanganui, and will be brought back to Foxton by Wednesday evening's train. Mr M. O'Connor has startc d work at the flaxciill, formerly owned by Mr Stratford, but which has been removed ;o a sLe near the bridge. Messrs Thompson have also commenced operations agniu at their mill. — Standard, As the outcome of a domestic quarrel in a cottage on Parliament street last Wednesday, Jas. Grainge shot his stepfather, Geo. Love, in the shoulder with a revolver. The parties were quarrelling ou Tuesday night, and Love, getting ihe worst of it, is said to have been thrown outside by Grainge. Early Wednesday moi ning Love made an assault on the house, breaking some- windows, and Gmingi ran up, and procured a revolver and tiring at Lovo shot him in the shoulder. The wound is not dangerous and Love * as able to give depositions at the Police station on Wednesday morning. Grainge fired a ."wend shot-, but v did not take effect. Grainge appeared at the Police Court, charged with shooiing with intent to do grievious bodily harm, and was remanded. We learn from an exchange that although Mr J. Ivess has received liberal promises of support from the residents at Hunterville, two other newspaper men mean to race him for the place. One has a plant, and the other is looking for one. llunterville is evidently a •• Promised Land."— tar. Mr xrkwright was interviewed by several prominent Liberals at Marton, and requested to Ftaud for the liangitikoi constituency at the next general election. Mr Arkwright, however, while declining to contest the seat, hoped that a supporter of the present Ministry would be returned, aui would promise his support to any candidate selected by the Liberal Association. He would have consented to contest the seat had they beer at a loss for a candidate, but said thrfy had a candidate ready, by which it h presumed h? indicated Mr J. Stev.-.us. — Advocate. Mr McGuire addressed his constituents last Tuesday evening, and declared himself uu independent member, while giving the. Government a general support. He ap proved of their financial and land policy, out would oppose the abolition of tiie Railway Commissioners. A new paper has been started in Wanganui, entitled " The Stage," devoted to music, sport, and the drama. A Wesport telegram slates that a youn<r man named McNabb, aged 18, was drowned in the Karamea Kivi-r, when bathing. The D.O.A. mentioned at the District Court the other day, when the public examination of Robert Eliiott was called on, that he had received information that debtor was doing a very flourishing business m San Francisco. — Standard. The .Showroom is abundantly stocked with choice goods for present requirements, of wl.ich we invite inspection and compurison Boss .\d Saxdforp, District Importers, the Bon Marclie, Paimorston North, — A dvt. Every one will remember the famous Melbourne " Boom." Thai is a matter of history. All readers of Nuw Zealand newspapers and (" their name its legion ') will know that the "boom " has burst and that a terrible depression has settled upon that city. To residents in all party of th>Province of Wellington it will be a matter of intense personal interest, which they will fully ascertain by a visit to the " Erupted Boom " Sale. Comnv nciug on Thursday the 26th inst at Te Aro House, Wellington. The proprietor of Te Aro House has just returued from a visit to that city of the Erstwhile " boom " and subsequent collapse, where he made some large and fortunate purchases at 'prices that would thoroughly astonish the oldest stagers in the Drapery trade. The prices also at which we shall offer this vast mass of new and seasonable goods will bu veritable eye. openers to the most astute bargain hunters at the " Erupted Boom " .Sale, Te Aro House, Wellington. Don't taik of your former bargains at suvplu? stock sales. This sale will beat them. Don't mention the cheap lots at bankrupt stock sales. This sale will be far auead of them. Don t trouble to recall pleasant memories of wonderful parcels at salvage sales. This sale will give you some more wonderful still, Don't fail %o poy on early visit to this astonishing " Erupted Boom " Sale, at Te Aro House, Wellington. Don't forget that Thursday 26th January is the opening day of the " Erupted Boom " Sale at Te Aro House, Wellington.