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Manawatu Herald, 26 September 1893, Page 2

Mr Battersby made another start at the artesian well last week and, owing to the non-intervention of the Mayor, has succeeded in passing out of the waterbearing strata the pipe was in. Whither he will have to wander in the unknown depths before another water-bearing strata is met no one knoweth. What we do know is that one chance to make use of the large expenditure has been lost. The ratepayers must now go on sinking both pipes and money, or go without well water. The meeting to re-establish the Foxton Cricket Club will be held to-morrow evening at the Foxton Family Hotel. A good attendance is desired. On Thursday Messrs Abraham »fc Williams hold their stock sale at Palmerston. Mr Greenwood can be consulted at Whyte's Hotel today. The mills around Oroua Bridge are again showing signs of activity, Mr C. Pascal having resumed operations at his mill, and other mill owners contemplate starting work in a few days. How horrible ! A correspondent of a Southern paper writes of Parliament as a " Bow-wow Shop." Is it because there are so many puppies, or because Dr Watt's " Let dogs delight to bark and bite " has some reference to their snarling proceedings? We have received a copy of the proposed new by-laws of the \ anganui Borough, and shall be pleased to hand them to the Mayor if he would desire to read them. At a public 1 meeting on Friday at Pnlmerston the idea of the 'Borough purchasing a portion of the Hokowhitu reserve was very strongly objected to. Mr Steele has written to say that the Payne family will pay a visit to this colony very shortly. Pleasant reading for the poor ! A doctor in Palmerston advertises that he " has very great pleasure in warning his debtors he will summon them, each and every one, without goiug to the expense of first sending round lawyer's letters." Mr James Linton, an old resident of Palmerston North, has been appointed Coroner for the district, in succession to Mr G". 11. Suelsou, resigned. I c wa? not over particular. It was a case of anything for a quiet life, or that which will please you. In a Chinese case heard at the Wanganui Court on Wednesday last one of the witnesses, in rep'y to a query as to what form of oath he would prefer he blandly answered " Oh ! blowee matchee out, blake platee cut im fowlee s'elp me bob, any ting ! me no care I" Leo Percy, a discarded lover, shot dead Bessie Montagu, an actress at the Empire Theatre, and also his rival, a man named Garcier. He then committed suicide. While Sullivan was rowing on the Thames a man fired a revolver at him, but missed him. It is believed to be the act of a lunatic. A Shannon correspondent to a Palmerston paper has the following : — The newspaper office is almost completed, and the first issue is to come out next month Already a staff of reporters, &c, &c , are fast gathering round; and the paper is to have a good " send off " in the way of looal support. Messrs Abraham and Williams hold their stock sale at Levin on the 4th October. On Saturday Messrs Gorton and Son hold a clearing sale at Mr P. Stewart's farm near Awahuri. On Saturday night Sir John Hall, who is retiring from public life, was entertained at a dinner'at'BeJlamy's by the Opposition party. The Hon. W. Eolleston, leadm- of the Opposition, .presided, and besides nearly all the mena biers of the party in the House of ltepre'sentatives, there were present the Hons C. C. Bowen, H. Oliver, andJ. D. Ormomt, M.'sL.C.; the Hon J. Bryce and Messrs T.W. Heslop and Menteath. .:. Mr C. B. Laidlcy, a Shannon resident, has been appointed clerk to the Wirokino Eoad Board, in place of Mr Wallace, who has retired. The 10th of November has been fixed as the date for receiving applications for leases of the Cheviot estate, and the land which is to be sold will be offered at some time between that day and the 15th. What is coming in the sweet by-and by. The unemployed at Christchurch held a meeting in Cathedral Square last week, and was addressed by Messrs Whiting and Powell. Whiting read a paper which he said had been placed in his hand, and was as follows :-" To His Worship the Mayor — We, the unemployed, finding that our so-called legislators do not lesislate so as to enable us to live ; and finding that they are pilfering, robbing, and burglarising us, we ask you to step between us and the robbers. We intend to have the means of living through politica! and social rights, and if we are not successful through your Worship we are prepared for the future in ways which will be explained by and-bye." A suspicious illness, attended with convulsions, is reported among the. shearers on the Terrick station, Queensland. One man has succumbed. An enquiry proved that the bread supplied was impregnated with strychnine.

We regret to learn that Affs S: ,M. Bakcl-, who. is ho«.v oji ft VisH to" lier (laugh lei- at fre'vUU has been stricken with ft se'verb attack of inflammation, and is dangerously ill. 1 1 is understood Mr Levin leaves a fortune of about £230.000. The executors are Mr Pearce, the Hon. G. McLean, Mr H. D. Bell and the Rev. Mr Fitzgerald. It is believed Mr Levm was anxious to make Some alterations befol'e he died) ns he manifested a desire 14 Write; b'lit para* lvsip. tfas tod slvorif-, and nothing could be done. It is supposed he desired to make some bequests for charitable purposes, as his will wns of old date. At the Avondale (Auckland) Jockey Club pony race meeting on Saturday th.er"e . tf as no totalisator, tout booties Were in force. The absence bl tlie general racing public Slibwed racing had no attractions without the machine. Only 350 were present. Mr J. O. Evett has been re appointed handicapper to the Wellington Eacing Club. Seven Mount Morgan and two Eockhampton miners have been arreated dn suspicion of e&tensivfe robberies of gold at the Mblilit Idbrgah mine. Kobberies have extended over a number of years. The arrests were effected by a large number of police and detectives. Some sensation has been caused, and other arrests ai ; c expected. The supposed leafier of the gang, who was rhahagifag the affair, was arrested while disposing of some of the stolen amalgam to a Bockhampton storekeeper. Detectives have been engaged in the mine as workmen for months past, preparing for a coup. Mr W. H» Preecei electrical eilgirieer to the English Post Office Department, has given the following to a representative of the press : — ' We propose to establish at Leeds, in the very centre of England, a telephone exchange, with which every chief town in the United Kingdom will be connected, so that it will be possible for any town to speak with any other. A man sitting at his desk in the City of London will be able to speak with his correspondent in Glasgow or Aberdeen. A shipbuilder at Belfast will be able to speak with his client at Southampton, while the invalid at Torquay will be able to consult his doctor in Newcastle by speech. It is intended that the work in the towns themselves shall be done principally by the telephone companies, but the Post Office itself will open exchanges where there are no companies. It would, perhaps, have been better if the whole service could have been under the management of one administration. But the Government found that there were great difficulties in buying up existing companies, and they have elected to adopt a compromise which will certainly benefit the public' The following is a description of the wonderful gown presented to the Infanta Eulalie by the Liberty Cut Glass Company, Toralo :— " Its foundation," writes a lady correspondent of the Daily News, "is a silk warp, woven with fine strands of glass. In each strand there are 250 almost invisible threads, and to make three-quarters of a yard of this material employs four women one whole day. This : curious fabric of mingled silk and glass is • arranged as a gored skirt over one of white silk. It is bordered with a flounce of chiffon, partially veiled with a glittering fringe of glass. Above it is a twist of chiffon and plaited glass. The bodice is in silver cloth, woven in with threads of glass, and glass epaulets glimmer above : the chiffon sleeves. The price of this ball dress is r>oo dollars. The Infanta's is pure white, but the glass can be made in a variety of colours, and can be so woven . through the silk as to produce a shot ! effect. The seams have to be glued = together instead of being sewn. The | silvery sheen produced by the fine threads of glass is remarkably pretty, especially under the rays of artificial light.' Most old acts, says " Oriel " in the A rgus, know how hard it is to retrieve one mistake. There is one troupe travelling round the colonies which still scrupulously avoids a certain town, where years ago a conlrttfiDjis occurred which time can hardly blot out. It was after the first act that the lending man, who was unfortunately sufficiently " disguised " to play Eccles's great scene without any aid from art, came into violent collision with his manager. " Ladies and gentlemen," exclaimed the latter ex- ! citedly, rushing before the curtain, " the • performance cannot go on. My leading i man, Mr , I regret to say has jus! | called me a swivel-eyed son of a sea cook." Before either sympathy or merriment could assert itself in the minds of the audience the curtaiu, on the prompt siie, was drawn back, and the head of the erring actor thrust through, wagging helplessly. "So y'are Dan," he protested more in sorrow than in anger ; "so y'are s'elp me." The mere return of money at the doors was never held to have set the manager's reputation right with the playgoers of that place. A dastardly attempt was made to wreck an express train between Launceston and Hobart on Wednesday night. The engine and one passenger carriage were derailed, and the former was hanging over a precipice. The rails had been loosened from the sleepers, and logs placed across the permanent way. The Government has offered a £500 reward for the discovery of the perpetrators. During the debate in the English Parliament on the question of appointing an Indian commission of enquiry, Sir W. Weclderburn supported the proposal. He said forty millions of people in the Peninsula were subsisting on one meal a day. Messrs Boss and Sandford announce the arrival of their first shipments for the spring and summer season's ex s.s. Duke of Devonshire, Matatua, Taiuui, and Kaikoura, which are now being opened up, and of which they propose making their first display in all departments on Thursday next, 14th inst, and following days, anil respectfully invite the ingpection of purchasers at the Bon Marche, Palmers ton North Advt. Shopping at Te Aro House means getting the choice of the largest stock of new fashionable Drapery. It means you are buying at the lowest cash price and getting a bonus discount. We make special efforts to please our country customers. All goods are charged at \Vellington cash prices and carriage is paid on all parcels of 20s and upwards. Send for patterns of our new Dresses and Delaines, our new Prints and Crepons, you will find the choice large and the colorings select. Enclose cash with all orders and they will be promptly executed and a bonus of 5% will be returned on all purchases of 20s and upwards from Te Aro House, Wellington.