Notes arid Events.

Manawatu Herald, 29 April 1893, Page 2

Notes arid Events.

From a paragraph in the Wanganui Chronicle we notice tban an attempt is being made to form as gigantic concern as the Bank of England in that flourishing town, as it is recorded that- there were to be seen in Mr Drew's window three bank notesj which have interest to commercial men. (All bank notes interest everybody, especially the negotiabh ones.) The first One r is on the " Colonial Bank of ; Issue *'— for £1 number 84680, and 'dated Auckland, 19th June, 1850, 'and sighed for the Goveriimißi.^6f ' New Zealand,. William' Hulind. v> Tail note was presented io the Museum

by i|r. J., frethbridge, Uriel Mr Drew .Hirikirig it would iritere'st our busijjesi. rtieti ,t>la(Jecl (I in His .tfiridow. This proved to be the case, for niatiy did not know that the Government of New Zealand had ever issued bank notes. (We regret to repoj't this as it may tempt the prasenfc Goveramefit ttj revive the . law.) THe _.e__fi day Mr Oi CooKe, .olicitor; pV____it_d M English ill dote; dated Winchcomb, 6th June, 1816. This note is interesting from its- early date. Mr Calender, of the Bank of _iew Zealand, seeing the above two lttp6es, gave another one oil the : Gotiinlerdial Bant of New '.JSsaland, Qdted, Dunedin, __nd «tadiiary, 186 S. These notes will be placed in the Museum money case, and are sure to prove interesting to visitors, two of them marking, as they do, epochs ,of great commercial interest. (Not satisfied with having received three unnegotiable bank notes in three days the cry is for more, and for new ones, as the old ones can only go for show, the new ones could be used for payments. ' The new ones will be the hardest to get. . Whenever a man is convicted of Murder and sentenced to be hung, the American, girls' begin to heave flowers into his cell till He cah't turrl i'ound withou. upsetting a v_.s> of roses, or a big basin full of pansies, and getting his feet wet. A murderer is stated to have once said if anything could reconcile him to being hungit would be getting rid ot floral tributes that the girls lavished oh him. It has been truly said:— The newspaper cannot be made to order. It must be a growth like the charac ter of man.. Whatever, its merit that can only be determined, by years ot fidelity to truth and princi pie.. It may gather the news and make a great noise, but without the reputation for reliability, it still falls short of its aim, and is not entitled to regards as a really great news* paper. Its reputation rests with the readers as man's reputation rests with his contemporaries and those he seeks to serve. The people must have confidence in the paper to accept its editorial expressions as those governed by a conscience and a desire to serve the publio good rather than some interest.

"It has been written that since philanthropic people have gone so far in" improving the conditions of the American gaols, the prisoners are trea ted rather better than visitors at mostf hofcejs and certainly with more respect Vv <#-"