Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1893.

Manawatu Herald, 27 April 1893, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1893.

Mr Wilson invites tenders for cleaning out some 535 chains of small drains on the Motoa Estate. Mrs Grammar was elected a member of the Ashurst School Committee. Notice appears to-day of an extraordinary election for a Councillor for the Borough of Foxton. Mr McMillan, in his letter of resignation to the Mayor, mentions that pressure of private business has compelled him to -take this step. The election necessary for the Borough Council should call forth some little interest. We trust that someone endowed with a little life and energy will be the successful man, a little more circulation of the blood than the tongue is what is much needed in the Council. The school committee elected at Sanson were — Messrs J. Bowater, Bishop, Bailey, Cockburn, Bisk, T. • Sanson, and W. Bowater. At the subsequent committee meeting, Mr James Bowater was elected chairman, and Mr Cookburn secretary and .treasurer. Only the required number was nominated for the Campbelltown school committee, and they were — Messrs Sanson, C. Anderson, J. Jarvis, J. Glover, S. Knight, C. Bowater, T. Mitchell, H. Sanson. Chairman, Mr C. Anderson; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr S, Knight. At Otaki the following were elected a school committee :— Messrs Carkeek (chairman), Sew Mr Clark, T. Smith, Freeman, Noble, Lee and Walkley. Messrs Gorton & Son, under instructions from Mr John Saxon, will hold a clearing sale at Potatau, Lee's Line, on Wednesday, May 3rd. The particulars are advertised. In the last Gazette it is annnounced that a Trust Commissioner will hold fa Court at the Resident Magistrate's Court Falmerston on the 28th April for investigating certain cases, amongst which is that of a lease from Hoani Meihana and others to W. K. Simpson for part of the Bangitikei-Manawatu Block. We have to thank the Government Printer for a copy of the Crown Lands Guide No 13. We are also obliged to the publishers of the Deutsch-Australische Post for a copy of their paper. It is printed in Sydney and is most probably a very interesting number, but we have some difficulty in deciding this point owing to the reading matter being in German, a language, beautiful in pronounoiation, but which we failed to acquire during the school days of our youth. : In the Wanganui Supreme Court the case of Soler v. Soler was concluded on Tuesday. His Honor pronounced judgment for a judicial separation, the questions of the custody of the children and the alimony to be referred to in Chambers. Full costs were allowed against the respondent. Some damage was done to the Queen's Wharf when the steamer Wairarapa was being brought alongside on Tuesday morning (says the Post). The vessel was bound for No. 2 berth, and ran with considerable force into No. 4. The damage consists of the carrying away of one of the piles and the brace pieces underneath, while the top and lower stringers for a space of about 15 feet are torn to matchwood, and a quantity of the wharf planking has been started. The water-pipes underneath the damaged' portion of the wharf will have to be removed. Mr Ferguson, Engineer to the Harbour Board, lias made arrangements for temporary repairs to the wharf, until time can be found for properly completing the work The steamer herself received no injury. The force of the collision was Bufficient to startle the inmates of C Shed, who rushed out «f the building in double nuiok time* Tha extent o! the ctftm&se ii sstatidteh Bendy «&09.

At the committee meeting of the Manawatu Oounty Council yesterday, Mr Coyle obtained the contracts for the erection of the einbankment3 at Motoa* The price was under £18 eaoh* Mr Bindon, School Inspector, is holding the examination at the State School to-day. In the trainsheds, next tho Pest-office, Mr Jonas has established a billiard-room and ft hair-dressing saloon, to which he has given the title of " Premier," The name is to be taken as un indioation of his desiro to be first in all he Undertakes) and he has fairly striven to effect this in tb.B fc\vo departments. The bMiftfd table is one of the best> and the saloon is very comfortable and neatly fitted up, and the uair-dresser is competent and obliging. A cali is desired* A. pretty big order. The Chicago World's Columbian Exposition has set up a Bureau of Admissions and yesterday we received a circular requesting us t6 ndtify the number and names df our' Jtetfreaeutdtives .Who will Visit the Fair! How tempting all this is ! We are much afraid that circumstances over which our subscribers and advertisers have some control will prevent our being able to notify our friends which of our Representatives, if indeed any, will be there. To comfort your horse dating the fly days of summer, the following remedy will be found a success, says Ji R; GaMpbell in Land and Water i— " Boil a quantity of the flowers and young leaves Of tile elder tree for An hour Or So, and then strain off the decoction into a stone bottle or other vessel, where it will keep good for years. In hot weather, when flies abound, apply this liquor to the horse's coat by nteana of a sponge every morning. No flies will trouble the horse all tnat day. The liquor dries on, but does not stain the coat. The smell it gives off no flies can staridt 7 ' A moth has made its appearance in South Atistmlla, which beats the codlin moth in destructiveness, as it eats the heart out of apples, pears, quinces, etc. A new departure, a London contemporary relates, has recently been taken by a body of Anarchists. Disgusted with the little regard paid in Europe to their doctrines, they have migrated from the Old World and founded a colony of their dwn in the distant wilds of the Republic of Brazil It is said by a writer in a Pads journal, who has obtained infdt'matlan regarding this movement, that the village, which has been appropriately called «' Anai'chie " already consists of two-and-twenty wooden houses* surrounded by about 300 aflres of land. The UleiiibertS Bf this strange community arc evidently not of a lazy disposition, for they are ploughing the soil with a view to growing vegetable food, and have begun to breed sheep and cattle. Should this condition of affairs continue, the moral condition of the emigrants will neoessarily improve, and "Anarchic" will have to be re-christened " Arcadie." Everyone will hope that this novel colony will prove, a success, and that the example set by its founders will be widely followed by the friends they have left behind. The net loss sustained by the Wellington Racing Club through the legal proceedings in connection with their action in receiving late entries for the Summer Meeting was £212 2s. The Hon. Captain Russell declined to accept £14 5s which was due to him, otherwise the club's total loss would have been £226 7s. The recent prize fight at Auckland as the outcome of which Nicholson, one of the principals, has been arrested, on a charge of having qaused the death of the other, Forgie, took place on the night of the 11th inst. at the Zealandia Rink, Stanley-street. There were about 400 spectators, chiefly young men and boys, and large numbers were unable to gain admission. Forgie fought under the assumed name of Camp bell. The fight began at about a quarter to ten and lasted till shortly before 1 o'clock in the morning. After the 30th round it could be clearly seen that Forgie was beaten. He showed signs of distress, but would not give up. At the 35th 'a foul' occurred. Nicholson knocked Forgie over the ropes and then put his hand on his opponents shoulder and pulled him back in order to strike him again The referee awarded the fight to Forgie, and the contest was at an end, the police at this stage stepping in and stopping the fight. Forgie went to his work the next day as usual, but in the evening took so his bed. He rapidly became worse and died. The immediate cause of death is believed to have been an injury to the brain, while it is also thought that he received other internal injuries. Dr Lindsay gives it as his opinion that death was caused by laceration of the brain, and says he has no doubt that Forgie died from injuries received in the fight.