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Manawatu Herald, 29 July 1893, Page 2

We are informed that on Tuesday tha Good Templars, accompanied with other good fellows intend on Tuesday to visit their total abstainer friends in Sanson, in a befitting manner. They will leave Fos. ton by special train and will have with them the celebrated brass band of the town. This has been arranged so as to give their friends in the north a treat and to show also their innate modesty by con fcrast with the instruments of the band. We wish them all a good trip and a safe return. A meeting of the Lawn Tennis Club is called for Monday evening. The Elax-millers Association invite applications for the position of Grader. In response to the advertisement that appeared in our columns for tenders for clearing scrub, the Messrs Robinson received thirteen offers and they have accepted the tender of Edwards and Spain at twelve shillings per acre. A special train left Foxton this morning after the ordinary train had left, having on board the chief engineer of Working Railways, who is making a tour of inspection. "No foreigners need apply " is the text of Mr Palmer's " Gum and Gumfieldsßill." It is a wonderful measure and it is not complimentary to the independence of the colonists. It would be the law, if this Bill i? passed, that whereas- a colonist of one year's residence being a British subject, could secure a license for a shilling, any " alien " would be called upon to pay £5. Carry this Bill out to affect all labour and trade in the colony and then it will be noticed what a piece of selfishness it is desired to perpetrate. The ferry : cases were called on at the Police Court yesterday morning, but on the application of the defendant were adjourned to Wednesday next. The meeting of the hemp millers on Thursday afternoon was very successful, and a large amount of useful business was transacted. Me 3V G. Wilson wrote asking that 1 some miller should he appointed as a witness to attend the Local Industries Committee, and it was understood that Mr Gardner would act. The Association has now a very strong support and should be a great success. Says the Bulletin :— At Melbourne the other day, when the divorce case of Tobias v. Tobias was in progress, Mrs Tobias fainted under a violent cross examination and fell backwards, head first out of the witness box. As the box was about 2 foet higher than the floor, her brains would probably have been knocked out by that concussion if somebody had not caught her in time. Next day two pieces of clothes line were stretched across the entrance to prevent the lady from falling out any more and the case proceeded. Considering the manner the average counsel bellows at a nervous witness, and the kind of questions he asks hef, this ; precaution seems distinctly advisable. Another piece of clothes line tied round the neck of the barrister would also be beneficial in many instances. Mr James McGowan was elected for the Thames seat on Thursday. The Pall Mall Gazette says that Mr Bodgers, husband of Minnie Palmer, the well-known actress, is suing for a divorce, and seeking to recover £10,000 damages from the co-respondent, a wealthy baronet.

A London cablegram says the New inland Colonising Company is sending a number of small farmers and others at once to settle a block at Carnarvon be« longing to the Sank of New Zea'and. A very pleasing incident occurred at tha State School yesterday afternoon. It has been known that Miss Ballantine would be leaving to day for her new field of labour and her pupils and the other scholars and tsachers in the school were determined she should not leave without some little token of their friendship. It was therefore decided to purchase her a little present and lo give it her yesterday afternoon. At the request of the head master the Chairman of the School Committee was asked to make the presentation. At two o'clock every scholar except the infants, were marshalled into one room and all teachers, and a few friends being present, the Chairman was asked to explain the object of the gathering, which he did and also stated that he was aware of the very high opinion the committee held of Miss Ballantine'B ser-vices-whilst teaching in the school the last four years. He then read an address from the scholars to Miss Ballantine and then asked her to accept a gold bangle the present of the teachers and scholars. It was mentioned that the address would be engrossed and illuminated before [handing it to her. Mr Stewart replied for Miss Ballantine, and then three cheers, oh ! dear, how those boys can oheer, were given for that young lady. Then cheers were given for the Chairman, for the head master and teachers, and then, on the application of the Chairman, farther studies for the day were dispensed with, which occasioned more cheering. Miss Ballantine left by train this morning and was seen off by a large circle of immediate friends. We know of no one who has made such excellent friends with all as this young lady has done in such a short time. The feeling of the sohool children was real and deep. To-day a football match is to be held in Palmerstoa between the team from the Foxton State School and one of the Palmerston school. The Foxton boys left by this morning's train under the charge of Mr Stewart. Little Miss " Dolly " Curtis is to be much commended for her display of presence of mind yesterday the exercise of which enabled her to save the life of a baby from drowning. A child of about ten months old of Mr Mcllvride's was taken out for an airing by a little girl in a perambulator, and by the bridge over the Awahou stream in Gray street, from some cause, shot the baby out of the carriage and from the impetus received the little thing rolled down the bank and fell into the stream, lying face-downward?. The girl in charge was so frightened that she was on the point of running away, when, luckily, little Miss " Dolly " came along the road and took in the position immediately, and starting a run jumped into the water, which was, however, not more than a foot deep and picked the infant out, popped it into the perambulator and took it to the Post Office to Mrs Curtis, who after giving it some little attention took it to its mother. The baby is getting along all right this morning, but is a good deal bruised and scratched about during the course of its roll and fall into the water. Bravo, little Miss " Dolly." Extraordinary success has marked our Great Salvage Sale at the Te Aro h ouse Branch, Main-street. But all good things come to an end and so will this Salvage Sale. We shall positively close it on Saturday next. A few days only remain in which our wonderful Salvage bargains can be secured, so look lively, and secure them without delay. Those who are wise will profit by this announcement and hurry up to the sale during its last days and thereby save money . Those who are dilatory will miss this last chanoe of buying cheaply, and will lament ever afterwards. But this need not be. There is time yet to secure the biggest bargains of the sale, only a few days how. ever. We cannot prolong the sale beyond Saturday next at theTe Aro House Branch, Main-street, Foxton. As showing the wonderful development and steady progress of Colonial Manufactures during the past year or to, it is worthy of note that Messks Ross & Sandford,, of tho Bon Mavch6, Palmerston North, are now retai ing to the public Men's All-wool Colonial Tweed Suits at the wonderful low price of One Pound, quite as good as what could be bought a short time back for double this money. This firm are now holding a gigantic Clearing Sale of the whole of their extensive and valuable stock and it will be to the interest of buyers of Clothing and General Drapery to pay them an early visit.-— Advt.