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Manawatu Herald, 27 May 1893, Page 2

At the Wanganui races for the final steeples Kiugroso broke his neck jumping the last hurdle ; the jockey, Whittier, was seriously injured and is expected to sucj cunib. In the Court of Appeal the Judges found that Donald Grant had no right to recover -damages from the Government for alleged damage done to him by certain drains passing through his land in the Kairanga Block, Manawatu District. One little letter often spoils many things. The llailway Department issued a poster this week in connection with the train service, for the ciicus* The Wanganui Clirmikk had the job. Tho^headlino was printed "Fillis's Circus and 'Mf/nngcvie," but the dictionary has refused to recognise it. A Managery has nothing to do with beasts or anything to do with a circus except most remotely. The word means conduct, direction, administration, husbandry, economy, and frugality. No circus has over led to economy or frugality on the part of the settlers. Anything of that sort has been on the part of the pro-' prietors and,, , therefore s not advisable to puGlisil..' The husbandry meaning is the nearest to the point tliat can be got and this would not be a wholly attractire bait for the young fellows. A new departure is dangerous and it would be better to retain, for the future, 1 the 6ld l fashioned manner of spelling the word probably intended to have been used in this poster. The attraction of the circus combined with the reasonable excursion rates charged on the railway caused n large I: umber to travel on Thursday and Friday to Palmerston. It is said that the last train on Thursday night left Palmerston with near 400 persons, 200 of whom were through passengers, ft was a general remark that the railway management had. met the occasion in a proper liberal spirit. The train from Palmerston on Thursday night did not reach Foxton till close on two o'clock in tlm morning, delay having occurred in its start. We are sorry to learn that the Wanganui. hospital lias received another morphia patient, In the person of Dr Urantiug. .Some-.j-oars ago this Jiospital.-had a similar case/art a a bottle of brandy ; per day was the little account lie 'i-an up. tb ease him off the effects of morphia 100 expensive at the price, so the Hospital Board declared, and we, think so to. . '••''. .Unfortunately, the Pal users ton School 'Committee have permitted religious in sfoiictton to be given in their schools, after school hours,, and, a? .might , be expected, the local papers are beginning^ to receive numerous' letters of complaint upon the matter. It is impossible to amicable arrange such a difficult question, and it is a pity it should be attempted. We. attended the, circus, yesterday after ribbn. *We ftb Ihot' say 'this /to' put on' I" frills\".<Jr to account to our -banker for tljfe. increase in the. : overdraft,' 'but ; simply yj'say that Filli3^ circusJsJj[ie,niOßt honest Vine 'we' liavo seen in the colony, and that ihe afternoon performance is a genuine one and was not scamped as § it was, by some, supposed it would be. All young' sters of any age and there are as many i joung ol#%n aßs^hjßre'argsOldyflung^men, should go and see it and enjoy themselves. a short stay iii the district we have had no opportunity of calling attention to it, beyond announcing the way to get there.. The menagerie has a fair collection of animals, very good what there are, and all excellently cared for. The cage of four ' ljpijrs. \ jepi'^Bo^tn&^^peciifie'ns; tbsh\wv ' km.d;j $ie Bengaf tigerls &!§o a magnificent * creature, and its performance; loose, \xx the ring gave lovers of nature an opportunity, to witness its graceful movements. The" elephants, live in number, were the smallest we have seen, and are well trained, decile, animals, and went through their performance in a most intelligent manner. The niorikeys' were mostly small; I . but the' trick monkey was i a most amusing character. The horses are the best, being well-bred and well kept, that has ever beenattached to a circus in this colony. The exhibition of the four trained Arabs was id pleasing one. A. $re broke, out. on .board the four/masted v ship' Port ; JaeVso'n, lying at the -,Central -.wharf at Sydney. Most of tha 'tween deck cargo was removed, but the ship burned fiercely almost fore and aft. If the flames reached a quantity of inT a ; am ( able v .good.s. anid-.spirits. .nothing would 1 save the ship/ Five steam fire-engines were pouring 100,000 gallons of water per hour into the vessel. The cargo is valued at £50,000 The fire was, extinguished after the hold had been' flooded to the ,dep|h of 14 feet. The insurances on the Vessel and cargo are not known, but most of the colonial offices are interested in the cargo.

, ' TJie winner of the greasy pig at the Athletic Sports Was W. Easton ami not F. Shaibolt. We understood there was a dispute and in our report placed a query against Shadbolt's name. This morning the tops of the ranges were covered with snow. Somers, the winner of the Mtlittell Bate at the Foxton Sports on Wednesday lust, acknowledged next day to the Committee that he was not entitled to run. Ducker, the second man, is also, we understand, to be protested against by Benjamin, the third man, for having won a race at Feilding on ■Boxing Bay last. The Committee meet on Wednesday next pass all stakes won. At Dunedin yesterday a deputation from the Education Board waited on the Minister of Education, and asked that the working average instead of the strict laverage should be resorted to in calculating the capitation paid to Boards, and that this should be taken into account in the payment of capitation for the current quarter* The Minister said he thought the request of the Board required consideration, and he would confer with his colleague, the Colonial Treasurer, as to what could be done. On Wednesday, says the Advocate a party, consisting of Messrs Hunter (Carnarvon Estate), J. T. Dalrymple, K. Dalrymple, Bryce, D. D. McKenzie and some others,.' Went out on to the Carnarvon Estate for a day's, deer stalking. They had some pretty'good sport, and succeeded in securing 'I tyfo; animals, one of which gave theni"a^'obd run.. We saw one of the pairs of antlers yesterday, and to judge by their appearance the deer from which they were taken must have been of very fansize. The two deer that were captured were the only ones seen by the party. On the estate, however, they are plentiful, for only a short time ago a herd, numbering about 30, was seen. There is nothing to beat a vivid imagination. The Post, of Thursday says :— We are informed that just before daybreak yesterday one of the Queen's Wharf officials received a great scare. As he was walking up the wharf he saw three animals approaching him at a trot,- and in the dim light he mistook them for some of the circus lions. Without a moment's hesitation he climbed up one of the hydraulic cranes, and shouted out for help. His cries attracted the attention of some men at the end of the wharf, and in answer to thenqueries he called out that some of the circus lions had broken loose, at the same time pointing to the three beasts just disappearing from view. A loud guffaw followed this statement, and he was disgusted tc find that the animals he had mistaken for lions were only three 3ne -looking brown dogs, out for an airing. A mob of cattle were brought to Palmerston on Wednesday along the County road from Tokomaru by Mr .T Liggins and son, both of whom walked, says the Time*. They state that the road is in a fearful state, and in some places almost passable for traffic. One of the largest discoveries. of fossils ever known in Australia has been, made at Mullyan Creek, South Australia. The find consists of three nearly complete skeletons^ the diprotodon, a large number of bones" of the same animal, three specimens of guanas, and a wombat about tho size of a bullock, and the remains of an extinct bird, similar to the Ne\y Zealand nioa. • Talking about the scarcity of washerwomen in this town,, rccals to mind how ■extremely lucky the gentlemen who lived in the olden time were, men who were not confined to one wife. When a strike did occur they had merely to depute Mrs No 20 or 50 to do hor turn, and then the matter was as good as settled. The four gentlemen mentioned below were well off in this respect. The Sultan cf Turkey with 300 wives, the Persian Shah, 400, tho King of iSiam GOO, and the King of Ashantee 3,000. Fon WixTßii Wkar we have r nice lot of Boys Navy Reefers, very neat and comfortable and in all sizes from ">s (id each at j Te Aro House, Wellington. Fon- the Cor,n Wkathkk we can confidently recommend our Boys and Youths Overcoats with fashionable Cape from Us Gd each, at Tc Aro House. I KuAiiiiY Tkmi'tino aye our Boys Navy Serge Sailor Suits trimmed with gold braid from. 5s (>d oaeh, at Te Aro House. Sproiai.lv Lvi'outkd this Season — Men's Blue. Nap Overcoats with fashionable Cape, a really comfortable garment and wonderful value for 12s. at Te Aro House. Foi: Rainy ' Days our Men's Waterproof Coats in assorted Greys with Capes and Sleeves, and all Sown Seams are imcomparable. The price, 32s (id, makes them irresistible at Te Aro House, Wellington. The Best Vamje Ever Offered —So everyone says of our Men's Black Worsted Sac Suits, bound and made expressly for Te Aro House. Price only 29s 6d each. Try one. It would be a good investment. Extra Value.— All wool Kaiapoi Tweed Sac .Suits for men's wear in nice, assorted, | dark checks, without exception the best , value in New Zealand, 32s 6d each, at Te | Aro House. The s.s. Ruahine has brought our third t direct' shipngjent for the present season I .reasonable goods for most departments. , , We respectfully ., mvi te the early ( inspection of buyers of .Mantles, Jackets, Ulsters, Millinery and Dress goods; The stocks' in these departments at present •afford an excellent choice, and customers need have no difficulty in making satisfactory selections at The Bon Marcke.. Boss & Sandford.— Advt.