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Manawatu Herald, 16 September 1893, Page 2

The School Committee huld a meeting on Thurday afternoon. It was reported that the measly epidemic that holds the town had not abated, and it was therefore resolveduot to open the school, as intended, on Monday.

A new advertisement of Joe Tos's appears to-day.

A meeting of shareholders in the Foxton Temperance Hall Company will be held on Wednesday next to consider the advisability of selling the hall or otherwise.

Messrs Bain «fe Co of Nelson inform the public that they are now carrying on the well-known and old established business of E. J. Warner <fe Co.

News was received in town on Thursday that Frank Saville died in Palmerston from injuries he received bush felling in the Pohangiua district, on Wednesday.

A couple of Miuahs were setn living in a garden a little way out of town, this week. These birds are very plentiful in Taranaki but we have not heard of any having been seen in this district before. They are not good bird, for au orchard.

Mr John Slrang left on Thursday on a trip to the Old Country. We wish he may havo a pleasant voyage and a safe return. He purposes returning within six months.

The Resident Magistrate did not open Court on Thursday till two o'clock. It little mattered as there was little to do, all the civil cases having been confessed except one, and the proceedings did not occupy a quarter of an hour. The contested case was that of T. Ennis against a native, who was successful in securing the reduction of the claim to the amount he admitted.

Roads ! where are they just now ? Worse roads than there are about Foxton it might be thought difficult to find ; but on Wednesday we viewed one, the road to Sandon. It i.s wonderful the amount of water there is for miles, every here and there, over the road. Of cours'? the County Council had many complaints from all parls. Excapt some of the oldest settlers, all say that the country roim 1 about is wet tor this winter than tlnvv have ever known it.

In spite of all the wet the lambing appears to have been very good in the Carnarvon and Sandon districts, and we look forward to noling some good percentages. The lambs also appoar remarkably healthy and strong, and in one paddock near Sandon we noticed some /it to kill.

We regret to learn that this afternoon the infant son (Alfred), of Mr and Mrs James Symons succumbed to an attack of fever from which he had been suffering for some

About half a ton of cream leaves Camp bt'lltown every three tiny?.

A'_ present the main street is barred oft" at Its junction with the Motoa road. The whole road has h.-.-en dug across to get at the oil culvert, which was completely rotten and choked up it is intended to iay si'Sincih earthenware pipes in [he place of the old limber culvert. The .stoppage of tho nulvnrt h.is occasioned a deal of annoyance to Uir rosid"iit« on the Motoa road, more particularly to Mr ( !. Co'ey, whose yard ha?, hflpn froijnonily lloodod. At. the List occasion his hack nnd front doors had wafer before fhnm so that the house could not oven be reached dry.

At a committee moeting of the Borough Council on Thursday the following tenders were opon-Ml for the collection of the dog tax, viz :— Messrs P. flnerin, K. Blake and Siiftdboit. A\\ were at the one price, one shilling per head. fthadboU's tender was informal The committee decided to accept Mr 1\ Gutrin's tender.

Frederick Loveday announces that the drapery business known as Loveday Broa. will in future be carried on by him.

Messrs T. P. Williams, F. E. .Teuks and W. Hamer return thanks to fhe electors.

The date of the meeting re buildings at the Heads is fixed for Wednesday afternoon at Ml 1 Kay's office.

Messrs Gorton & Son hold a stock sale on Tuesday at A wahun, and on Friday on the Ashurst road near Colyton.

A young woman named Miss Lizzie Hodges, lately from Foxton, had a very painful experience on Thursday morning, says the Advocate, and ia still in what is probably a critical condition. She came to Marton on Tuesday last and entered the service of Mrs Carter, of Gladstone Hous?. On the following day she attended to her duties, but on Thursday morning she complained of pain, which she explained resulted from swallowing a pin some three months since. About 8 o'clock she started to call on a doctor, but, having got as far as Mr Tartalini's, fell to the ground unconscious. She was picked up and taken into Mr Tartalini's, where Dr. McCarthy, who was at once called in, did all that was possible to relieve the sufferer.

At the last meetidg of the Manawatu Road Board Mr McEwan resigned the chairmanship. Mr Baker waited on the Board, and reported that a writ had been served upon him as solicitor for tlio Hoard at the instance of Mr D. Grant, claiming £050 damages. He had consulted Mr Gully with a view to defending the action. — The Board confirmed Mr Baker's action in consulting Mr Gully, and authorised him to take all steps necessary to defend the action, including the procuring of all the n"eossary evidence. '! ha Board then went into committee to consult Mr Baker with reference to Mr Grain's claim.

Excited persons have been busy signing petiiions to Hi'h Excellency the Governor praying him to defer the Electoral Bill for the Royal absent. Tn Wellington tho foremost man introduced to tin: Governor to present this cool request was Mr John Jack, who i?, w^ believe, a wine and spirit merchant in that city. 'Hie. trade is again making itself conspicuo'is, and by objecting to women voting emphasizes the, opinion all hold that women when they vote will b? against all who refuse to " leave sacV, and live clennlv."

The Flectoral Bill is now at Iho fiovern inent Printing Offices, where the n^cassary corrections must be made in the typo. The Premier stated yesterday i# the Fiouae that as soon as the Kitl was assented to, forms of claim for enrolment under the extended franchise would be distributed at once throughout the Colom

About 100.000 people are waiting on the outskirts of a Oherokpp reserve which is to !in declared ormn for aettlenißnt next Sntnrdnv.

Some half-castes whilst out trapping in the; country known as the Rcoiia Blocks, or no man's land, between Luke Victoria and the Hopiltah Station, in the extreme southeast corner of Now South Wales, snrprisr-d a niiml)?!' of wild blacks. On being informed that the half castes were friendly the leader of the wild blocks induced the others to lay down their weapon?. They afterwards made several unsuccessful attempts to escape. The newly-discovered tribe consists of 30 persons -12 man, 8 women, and 10 children. They are totally uncivilised, and without clothing of any kind. For years past a number of wild blacks were believed to have existed in this district., but they had been seen by very few people, as the country is complete y uninhabited by ' uropeans. The leader, an old man named Mannia, is supposed a long time ago to have committed some depredation at the Hopiltah station, and to have bolted, taking another man's lubra with him. The half-castes intend staying with the wild blacks for a time, and then to bring them on to the frontage.

Mr G. M. Kobbe'l sends the following letter to tho Post: —It may interest many of your readers to see how our financial institutions are taxed compared with those in England. The Union Bank of Australia pays in London — witli assets amounting to over £24,000.000, and a profit for the halfyear of £69.608— a sura of £2061. The Colonial Bank of New Zealand— with assets amounting to under £4,000,000, and a profit for the half-year of £16,797— pays a sum of £2215. No wonder we have a surp'us !

At Albury recently a dinner was given to test a new systetein of preserving meat. Six weeks previously a sheep had been killed and locked up in a room by a committee, who examined th? carcase at intervals. At the dinner, the m?at, dressed in various ways, proved excellent. Among those present were medical men, pastoralists, banker?, stock agents, ami other leading residents. All spoke warmly in praise of the results. Mr P. Affleck, who takes a leading part in the movement, staled that the promoters hoped to be able to ship nifat without freezing by the process It was decided to experiment with a bullock. Particulars of the process were not disclosed, except that it includes a 16 hours' fumigation of the carcase.

A line of 21 fat bullocks, bred by Mr Wastney, of Bulls, was sold at Messrs G-orton <t Son's stock sale at Bulls at the fancy price of £7 12s a head, says the M?r<'tii\>i. The cattle were indeed pictures to look at. being about thn finest bullock? we have so.'ii about the district, which speaks volumes for Air Wastnoy'a breeding.

A Japanese novelty is " glass papor" which is said to combine wonderful transparency with unusual strength and tenacity. The material for making it is furnished by a Japanese aquatic plant.

\ London correspondent states that the executive of Kew Orai-dene have given Sir Walter Buller a brood of five young white swans to be placed on his lake in the Wellington district. They will go out by one of the direct steam?rs.

A dozen robbers seized a New York oxpress at Kindaivill, blew no the safe with dynamite, and stole 250.000 dollars. The driver of the train was killed. A sheriff's posse pursued and captured the bandits.

The two Auckland boy burglars have been committed to the lJurnam Industrial School, to be. kept there till theey are 15.